Tuesday
July 20 2010
9 Menachem Av 5770;Fast Day of Tisha B'Av
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Marim bas R' Shlomo Yoel.
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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) On Tisha B'Av it is customary to limit one's pleasures as much as possible. Some people have the custom to sleep with a stone under their pillow, to make their sleep uncomfortable.
(See Toras Moshe from the Chasam Sofer Bereishis 28:11 where he writes that the day that Yaakov Avinu slept on the stone was Tisha B'Av)
Many people simply sleep with one less pillow than they are accustomed to. Each person can do whatever it is they feel would minimize their personal comfort, and thus satisfy the spirit of Aveilus.
From nightfall of Tisha B'Av until Chatzos (midday, around 1:00 pm ) we do not sit on chairs that are higher than 3 Tefochim (between 9 and 12 inches depending on whose measurements you follow, though the Chazon Ish and Steipler were not makpid on the exact measurement in this case, and just sat on a low stool). Some have the custom to sit directly on the floor.
Though sitting on regular chairs is permitted after Chatzos, the other prohibitions of Tisha B'Av (eating, washing etc.) are prohibited all day until nightfall of the 10th of Av.
Tefilin are not donned at Shacharis on Tisha B'Av; rather they are worn at Mincha.
The special Bracha of "Nacheim" which asks Hashem to comfort us from our state of mourning is inserted into the Bracha of "V'LiRushalayim Ircha" in the Shemona Esrei of Mincha. It should be said with deep Kavanah (concentration)
2) Kiddush Levana is recited after Maariv on Motzaei Tisha B'Av, but should only be recited after breaking the fast. Women do not say Kiddush Levana (ever). It is best to say Kiddush Levana with a large Minyan (B'Rov Am Hadras Melech), but B'dieved it may be recited with just another person there or even alone if no one is around.
All the Halachos of the nine days (meat, wine, music, cutting hair etc.) are in effect until after midday of the tenth of Av. One who abstains from the above for the entire day (even past midday) is blessed.
It is proper to refrain from marital relations on the night of the tenth of Av, unless that is the night of Tevilah.
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Reader's Question:
If one says Tehilim daily, is one permitted to recite the daily tehilim portion on Tisha B'av?
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No, it is best not to say Tehilim on Tisha B'Av (unless it's being recited for a sick person).
If one says a chapter daily, he should say an extra one either the day before or the day after Tisha B'Av to make up for the one skipped on Tisha B'Av. (See Mogen Avrohom Siman 554:6 and Shu"t Rivevos Ephraim Vol. 3 Siman 433 quoting Maran Rav Moshe Feinstein Zatzal)
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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, 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 Noach Weinberg Zatzal, Founder and Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah
A STORY OF TRUE FRIENDSHIP by Rav Noach Weinberg Zatzal
At the time of the Roman Empire, two Jewish boys had grown up together in Israel and become very close friends. After awhile, they moved far apart - one living under Roman control, and the other living under Syrian control. Yet they remained very close friends.
One time, when the fellow from Rome was visiting in Syria, someone falsely accused him of being a spy. So they brought him to the Syrian Emperor, and he was sentenced to death.
As he was being led out to be executed, they asked if he had any last requests.
"Please, let me go back to Rome to settle my affairs and say goodbye to my family. Then I'll come back and you can execute me."
The Emperor laughed. "Are you crazy? What guarantee do I have that you'll come back?"
The Jew said, "I have a friend here in Syria who will stand in for me. He'll be my guarantor. If I don't come back, you can kill him instead."
The Emperor was intrigued. "This I've got to see. Okay, bring your friend."
The Syrian Jew was called in. Sure enough, he agreed to take his friend's place in prison, and be killed instead if the friend did not return.
The Emperor was so startled by this arrangement that he agreed to let the Roman Jew go. "I'll give you 60 days. If you're not back by the dawn of the 60th day, your friend is dead."
The Roman Jew raced back to say goodbye and put his affairs in order. After a hectic time and a lot of tears, he started back in plenty of time before the 60 days were up. But those were the days of sailing galleys, and sometimes you could sit for days waiting for the right wind to come. As luck would have it, there was no wind for several days, the sailboat was delayed, and by the time the Roman Jew arrived in Syria, dawn of the 60th day was breaking.
As agreed, the jailors took the Syrian Jew out for execution.
In those days, an execution was a gala affair. Early in the morning the crowds began to gather. Finally, as they were just about to perform the execution, the Roman Jew came running in. "Wait! I'm back. Don't kill him!"
But the Syrian Jew protested: "You can't kill him. He came too late. I'm the guarantor. You've got to kill me instead!"
Each friend was equally adamant. "Kill me!" "No, kill me instead!" The executioner didn't know what to do. The crowd was in an uproar!
Finally, the Emperor was called. In wonder and amazement, he turned to the two of them and said, "I'll let both of you go free on one condition. That you make me your third friend!"
THE ULTIMATE THIRD FRIEND
The Jewish king Ahab, despite the fact that he was evil, was more successful in battle than any other king. Why? Because under Ahab, the Jewish people were united. Unity is the quality God wants most for His children. If we're united, we have the power of God behind us.
Conversely, when the Jewish people are fighting internally, we forfeit God's power.
Strife within the Jewish people is therefore the most insidious and debilitating enemy. It takes us from being the predominant force which can turn the world toward God, and reduces us to an impotent collection of self-absorbed individuals.
That's why the verse "Love your neighbor," concludes with "I am God." Because unity and friendship is so precious that even God wants to be part of it. He wants to be the third friend.
If we're united, the Almighty's with us. If we're divided, we're on our own.
Submitted by Devora F.
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