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As we begin our journey into the 39 Melachos of Shabbos, I want to give credit to the wonderful Sefer "Orchos Shabbos", a three volume comprehensive work authored by Rabbis Shalom Yosef Gelber and Yitzchok Mordechai Rubin from Yerushalayim Ihr HaKodesh. This Sefer is an invaluable resource and amongst the many Seforim that I am using, I am chiefly utilizing "Orchos Shabbos" as the base for my preparation in writing the halachos that will follow over the next few months. May Hashem give these two Talmidei chachamim and their families Arichas Yomim, Health and Kol Tuv.
1)The first melacha that we will discuss is the Melacha of Bishul, cooking or baking.
The most basic definition of Bishul is to change the makeup of an item utilizing heat.
It is biblically prohibited to cook or bake using fire or its byproducts.(Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim Siman 318:3)
There is no difference if the heat source is opened or concealed; the same prohibition applies.
2)Electrical heat sources, which mimic fire, are biblically considered like fire and may not be used to cook nor bake on Shabbos. (See Igros Moshe Orach Chaim Vol. 3 Siman 52. See also Magid Mishna Hilchos Shabbos Perek 12:1)
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Reader’s Question:
Should a Shliach Tzibur make a bracha on shul Talis before davening Mincha?
Answer:
The Mishna Berura (Siman 14:11) Paskens that when a Shatz puts on a Shul Tallis to daven for the Amud he makes a Beracha. The reasoning is that the Shul tallis belongs to everyone, and thus it is "your" Tallis and requires a Bracha.
However, the Biur Halacha (Dibur HaMaschil "Sh’Alah" )brings a few opinios that perhaps one does not make a Beracha on a Shul Tallis, especially if he isn’t wrapping himself in it/putting it over his head, as then it is only being done for kavod Hatzibbur and not for Mitzvah of Tzitzis, as well as some other reasons.
Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal (Halichos Shlomo Vol. 2 Perk 1 Ha’arah 2) says that the minhag is not to make a bracha on a shul Tallis. He says that even those that are machmir by Shachris and Mincha, still do not make a Bracha by Maariv.
Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Shlita says that it is best to have in mind when donning the Shul Tallis that you don’t want to be "Zoche" in the Tallis, and then it won’t be yours, and no Bracha is necessary.
The prevelant Minhag is indeed not to make a Bracha on a Shul Tallis, unless one is explicitly using it for the Mitzvah of tzitzis (such as one who forgot his tallis at home and is "borrowing" the Shuls Tallis)
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There was once a lady who had a lot of big problems.
One day she went to a Rav who happened to be in town. He offered her to exchange her pekeleh (package, meaning problems)with another.
He took her to a room filled with pekelehs and told her to pick the one she wanted.
Most of the pekelehs were very big, but there was one in the corner that was much smaller.
She said to the Rav, "that’s the one i want."
He turned to her and said, "that is yours;the one you already have."
She left understanding that her problems were not as big as other people’s, and most of all, hers were tailor made for HER and she was ABLE to handle them!
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