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September 14 2010
6 Tishrei 5771; 4 Days to Yom Kippur
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1) It is a few days until Yom Kippur, and the order of the day, of course, is Teshuva.
We all want Hashem to forgive us for any sins we may have transgressed against Him or against our fellow Jews.
As we mentioned a few days ago, sins against our fellow Jews cannot be forgiven by Hashem until forgiveness is sought from the one who we offended.
2)When forgiving someone, it is extremely important to verbalize this fact by saying "I am Mochel you with my whole heart". (Rabbeinu Bechaya Bereishis 50:17 explains that Yosef was Mochel the Shevatim in his heart, but never verbalized this thought, thus the Asara Harugei Malchus and many other Tzaros needed to befall Klal Yisroel over the ages. There is a lengthy discussion about this, but this forum is not the place)
Even if one can't bring themselves to be mochel another person with their full heart, it is still worthwhile to verbalize forgiveness and then work on oneself to forgive with a full heart; doing so will help us merit forgiveness from Hashem for our own iniquities. (Based on the teachings of Rav Yisroel Salanter Zatzal)
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Reader's Question:
If someone forgot to make an Eruv Tavshilin, would that person be permitted to light shabbos candles while it is still Yom Tov on Friday?
Answer:
The Shulchan Aruch (Siman 527:19) brings two opinions; one that allows the candle lighting, and one that forbids it. It is best L'Chatchila to be stringent like the the second opinion.(See Mishna Berura S"K 55)
According to the opinion that forbids it, it may be permissible to light one candle only, but better to gift your candles to someone else who did make an Eiruv Tavshilin and have them light on your behalf. (Mishna Berura ibid.)
If one is only making an Eiruv Tavshilin in order to light candles, but will not be cooking anything for Shabbos, the Bracha should not be recited on the Eiruv, rather only the text setting the Eiruv aside should be said.
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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 Moshe Weinberger Shlita
A Jew should never be embarrassed to stand before Hashem ever, especially when doing Teshuva during these days of repentance.
The Yetzer Hara will try everything in the book to convince us otherwise that "who are we to stand before Hashem and ask Him to forgive us, especially when we misbehaved and didn't do what we were supposed to do all year long".
But that's precisely the point of Teshuva: the pasuk says "V'shavta Ad Hashem Elokecha"-shavta means to return, but you can interchange the shoresh of the word to spell boshes-to be embarrassed.
The whole point of Teshuva is to show us that even though we are embarrassed to stand before Hashem, we have to recognize that He is our Father, and doesn't care about what we did in our past-He wants us to come home now, as the pasuk says: "Banim Atem L'Hashem Elockeichem"-we are all Hashem's children, and we should never be too embarrassed to enter before Hashem, no matter what took place beforehand, as a parent's love for His child never changes.
And should we still feel such hesitation, we should always keep in mind the following story with the holy Baba Sali ZT"L:
The Baba Sali was having Seudah Shlishis with the community, and one person was crying to the holy Tzadik that he has been going through tough times with health and Parnassah.
In the middle of the meal, Rav David, the Baba Sali's son-in-law walked in and all of a sudden the Tzadik screamed at him and said "Who called you in here?! Who told you that you can come in? Who called you in here?!"
Rav David was so shaken and frightened he remained silent, and everyone in the room was speechless. All of a sudden the Baba Sali gets up, walks to the corner of the room, and starts to scream to Hashem that just like his son in law is considered like his own child, and therefore doesn't need permission to enter into his father's room, so too, we, Klal Yisroel don't need permission to enter into Hashem's presence, as we are his children and He will take us in no matter what.
He continued to daven there for about an hour, and came back to the table, and told the Yid who was complaining to him about his problems that he davened to Hashem, and that his Tefilos were answered.
But he then made his son-in-law repeat after him over and over again that children don't need permission to enter into Hashem's presence...we are His children, and all He wants of us is to keep that relationship with Him, hence we should never feel we are not worthy of standing before Hashem! Never!
Rav Yisroel Abuchatzeira Zatzal, the holy Baba Sali
Submitted by E.K. based on a talk by Rav Moshe Weinberger Shlita of Khal Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, NY
Our holy sages, the Chazal tell us
תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן עולם הבא, שנאמר הליכות עולם לו, אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות
- one who studies [at least two] Halachos daily is assured a portion in Olam Haba - the world to come. (Talmud Niddah 73a)
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