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1) If a Talmid Chacham takes ill, other Talmidei Chachamim may visit him within the first three days, as all Talmidei Chachamim are considered as close relatives to one another. (See commentary of the Korban HaEidah to Talmud Yerushalmi Peah Perek 3 Halacha 7)
2) Although it is best for those who aren't relatives and close friends to visit within the first three days, if the sick person requires something (even a small insignificant task) or requests a visit, it should be done for him immediately, even by a person who otherwise should not visit during the first three days. (As not providing the sick person what he needs is tantamount to shedding blood as we discussed previously, and this of course supersedes the etiquette of refraining to visit in the initial stage of the illness, which is a Hanhaga of Derech Eretz and not strict Halacha)
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Reader's Question:
Is there a mikor that says shaving on motzi shabbos, or sunday is a disgrace to shabbos?The reason why I underline disgrace is because when the Rama talks about when lag baomer falls out on Sunday the Rama says one should shave erev shabbos (friday) for kavod shabbas.It seems the Rama mentions this halacha exclusivly for lag baomer.The question then is if one shaves on any other motzi shabbos, or sunday is it considerd a disgrace to shabbos
Answer:
It is a Kavod Shabbos to shave or get a haircut every single erev Shabbos, not just for Lag B'Omer. (See Sefer Otzar Hayedios on Inyanei Shabbos from Rabbi Gershon M. Eisenberg Shlita, page 48 for a whole slew of Mekoros regarding the importance of getting the hair cut specifically on Erev Shabbos)
One who does not shave or cut his hair in honor of Shabbos and only does so immediately after Shabbos, is in a sense disgracing Shabbos and it should be avoided, though halachically it is permitted to take a haircut or shave then.
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As a Zechus for the Refuah Shelaima of one of the Gedolei HaDor, the Telzer Rosh Yeshiva , HaRav Chaim Stein Shlita, R' Chaim Yaakov ben Chasya Miriam we will B'Ezras Hashem post here each day a short Machshava, a Chizuk thought to help us all improve our lives and grow in our service of our Father in heaven, HaKadosh Baruch Hu.
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The Medrash says that there is nothing Hashem loves more dearly then Tznius, modesty. (Pesikta Rabasi 46:1)
The Chasam Sofer's daughter Gittel was exceptionally good looking and therefore kept herself away from the public. She once went to the market to take care of something important, and noticed a man looking intently at her. Gittel quickly ran home and took out the Tehillim that her father would use in a time of Trouble, and began saying Tehillim, sobbing strongly.
When her father saw her, he asked what was wrong, and she explained that she is davening to Hashem that He take away her beauty, to enable her to live in the way of Tznius.
Hearing this, he replied, "Because you are willing to give up your beauty for the honor of Hashem, you will merit having a son who will light up the world." Sometime later, Gittel fell ill and her beauty lessened considerably as a result. She later gave birth to a holy child, who became known as the Chasan Sofer.
Submitted by M.F.,; taken from Agudas Avreichei Lubavitch weekly email.
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