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כל המתאבל על ירושלים זוכה ורואה בשמחתה. בבא בתרא דף ס
Whoever mourns the destruction of Jerusalem will merit seeing its rejoicing. Talmud Bava Basra 60b
1) A Jew who intentionally denies and does not keep one [or more] of the Mitzvos of the Torah, but does so for his/her own pleasure or convenience and not for the purpose of rebelling against Hashem or angering Him (known in Halachic terms as a Mumar L'TeiaVon), is still considered a Jew as long as he/she believes in the thirteen fundamental principles of Judaism (The Yud Gimel Ikrim written by the Rambam which can be found in its extensive version in his Pirush HaMishnayos of the 10th Perek of Sanhedrin and in an abridged version in most siddurim following the morning prayers).
Thus, if the aforementioned Jew is sick it is a Mitzvah to visit him and all the Halachos of Bikur Cholim apply to him. (See Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah Siman 251:1 and Rama Sif 2 that it is optional and not mandatory. However, see Biur HaGra there who rules that it is mandatory.)
2) However, if one intentionally denies even one Mitzvah in the Torah and does so with rebellious intentions (known in Halachic terms as Mumar L'Hachis), he is not considered a Jew and it is prohibited to visit him when he is sick or otherwise save his life. (Shulchan Aruch ibid. Sif 2; See Shach there Os 3 who rules that it is also prohibited to feed and financially support such a person)
If the person who is sick denies [at least one Mitzvah of] the Torah, but we aren't sure if he does so rebelliously or out of lust, convenience or another personal pleasure, we can assume it's the latter and we indeed should visit him. (See Pischei Teshuva Yoreh Deah Siman 251:1)
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Reader Submitted Questions of interest on topics related to Halachos we covered, as well as other interesting topic and Answers. Taken from the Q & A pages on the Halacha For Today website.
Although the answers I give to questions are taken directly from the Sifrei HaPoskim, and aren't my own, they are still for study purposes only, NOT for Psak Halacha.
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Reader's Question:
When I looked through the archive of the halachos of the 3 weeks/ 9 days, it mentioned that some things prohibited on Tisha b'Av are not allowed to resume until chatzot the day after Tisha b'Av. What is the reason for delaying and not allowing activites to resume after tisha b'Av ends?
Answer:
Although the Bais haMikdash was set ablaze on the 9th of Av, it continued to burn, and indeed most of it was consumed, on the 10th of Av.
In fact, the Talmud Taanis 29a tells us that Rav Yochanan stated that had he been alive during the time of the Churban he would have instituted the fast day on the 10th of Av instead of the 9th.
Many tragedies have befallen the Jewish people over the years on the 10th of Av as well, therefore this day is marked as a day of mourning as well until Chatzos.
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CHIZUK CORNER
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, B'soch Sha'ar Cholei Yisroel, we will B'Ezras Hashem post here each day a short Chizuk thought to help us all improve our lives and grow in our service of our Father in heaven, HaKadosh Baruch Hu.
קוה אל ד', חזק ויאמץ לבך, וקוה אל ד'
Chizuk For Today:
Rav Avigdor Miller Zatzal
A story is told of a mother whose life was threatened during childbirth; her unborn child's life was threatened as well.
The Doctor said that he couldn't save both; it will have to be either the Mother or the baby.
The Mother decided that she would give up her life for her baby.
And so it was, the Doctor saved the baby and the Mother passed away. The baby was a boy and years passed and it was the day of his Bar-Mitzvah. His father took him to the Kever of his mother so that he could daven.
It was emotional for his father but the child was unemotional and passive. He didn't cry and he wanted to leave quickly so that he could get on with the Bar-Mitzvah celebrations.
After they left, his father turned to him and said," How could you not cry, this was your Mother and she gave up her life for you!"
If we don't' make an effort to concentrate on the loss of the Bais HaMikdash we are as unemotional as this son!
Hashem destroyed his Bais HaMikdash in order to spare us! He took out His wrath on wood and stone rather than annihilate the Jewish people! How can we not cry over it?
Rav Avigdor Miller Zatzal suggests to sit on the floor 1 time a day (in private) for just 1 minute and say "Im Eshkachech Yerushalayim Tishkach Yemini" or even just to say it at any time during the day with Kavanah and bring ourselves to really feel the churban, even a drop.
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