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1)It is prohibited to do any action to a food item that is not yet fully cooked and is cooking on a heat source and will be fully cooked in due time, whereby that action will in any way accelerate the cooking process and cause the item to be done quicker. (See Shulchan Aruch Siman 254:4)
This includes pushing the pot closer to the heat source, placing it over a larger flame or a hotter part of the heat source, stirring the contents or covering an uncovered boiling pot, even if the cover was picked up momentarily to check if the food is ready, it may not be replaced on the pot so long as the food is not 100% cooked. (See Mishna Berura Siman 254:24 and Biur Halacha Siman 257:4 Dibur Hamaschil Gorem Lah L’Hisbashel)
Furthermore, even when the boiling pot with its not fully cooked contents is removed from the heat source, it is still prohibited to do any actions(as long as the food is Yad Soledes Bo) to speed up the cooking process. (ibid.)
2) If, however, the contents of the pot are already fully cooked it is permitted to do the aforementioned actions (with the possible exception of stirring the food, even though it’s fully cooked, when it is still on the heat source, which may be prohibited as we shall discuss B’Ezras Hashem in the future) even if by doing them the temperature of the food will increase.
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Reader’s Question:
I once learned that if a person has trouble sleeping, reciting the first parasha krias shema repeatedly is a remedy for this problem.
I have many sleepless nights. How many dozens of times should I be reciting the first parsha of krias shema?
Answer:
True, the Rama (Siman 239) does say that one who has a hard time falling asleep should repeat the first Parsha of Shema ,"V’Ahavta Es..." over and over until he/she falls asleep. (Without the first Posuk of Shma ,which should never be repeated over and over. See Mishna Berura on the above Rama).
The Rama doesnt say how many times to do this, he just says "many times". The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (Siman 71:4) says to do this until you fall asleep.
Other things the Poskim say to do for insomnia is to say various other Pesukim or think about a Torah topic.
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Anger can be positive.
When we are angry, we have added strength and energy.
When life is in danger, we will be able to defend ourselves and others much better when we are angry than if we had remained calm.
But in normal day to day situations use tact and the skill of your intellect; anger is inappropriate and unnecessary.
When you have to show anger at someone for his benefit, be careful to measure exactly how much anger is necessary to be shown to get your point across.
It is easy to show excessive anger because you lost your temper rather than because it is really necessary.
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