For a limited time, you can have YOUR banner in a daily email seen by over 2,500 people for only $18 per day!
To dedicate the learning of a day or more of HALACHA FOR TODAY, or to make a much appreciated donation to please CLICK BUTTON BELOW.
Thank you and Tizkeh L'Mitzvos!
Please continue to daven for R' Levi Yitzchak ben Tzirel, director of Chabad@Tysons in Virginia. R' Levi, aside from being one of the truly gentle and good souls in this world, is a young father with 4 children and a whole community who need his guidance. Please daven and learn for his complete Refuah amongst the other Cholim in Klal Yisroel.
If you are just joining us today, please see ARCHIVES so you can review the previous Halachos on this and other topics.
1)A very common practice in most Jewish homes on Friday nights is using a ladle to dish chicken soup into bowls.
The Pot in which the chicken soup was cooked is a Kli Rison.
The question is what status the ladle has?
Do we view the ladle as a Kli Sheini, and thus the bowl from which the soup is being eaten would be a Kli Shlishi.
Or do we say that since the ladle was submerged in the Kli Rishon it assumes the status of that Kli Rishon and thus the bowl from which the soup is being eaten would only be a Kli Sheini.
This makes a big difference, as Challah, baked croutons, raw spices and other non cooked items may not be added to a Kli Sheini.
2)The prevalent Psak is as follows:
If the ladle was sitting in the pot for a long time, or if it was submerged in succession a lot of times, all Poskim rule that it assumes the status of the Kli Rishon and all the Halachos of a Kli Rishon apply to it, and the soup that was transferred via this ladle to a bowl is only a Kli Sheini. (See Mishna Berura Siman 318:87)
If, however, the ladle was not sitting in the pot at all and was simply used to dish out the soup and then removed from the pot, regarding bread and baked croutons, we are lenient and give it the status of a Kli Sheini, and thus the bowl from which the soup is being eaten would be a Kli Shlishi and they can be added. (Shu"t Minchas Yitzchak Vol. 5 Siman 127:3 quoted in "The Shabbos Kitchen" by Rav Simcha Bunim Cohen Shlita page 36 footnote 38)
However, regarding raw spices we are stringent and give it the status of a Kli Rishon, and thus the bowl is only a Kli Sheini and no raw spices may be added until the soup is further transferred into another bowl, a Kli Shlishi. (ibid.)
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!
CLICK ON BANNER BELOW TO VISIT THE AMAZING WEBSITE "JEWISHEVERYTHING.NET"
37. Ma'avir - Kindling a fire. 38. Makeh B'Patish - Completing an object
39. Hotza'ah - Carrying between domains or in public domain
QUESTION & ANSWER CORNER
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.
Questions can be emailed to HalachaForToday@Yahoo.com
Reader's Question:
What if someone wanted to give Tzedakah to a certain organization but before they were able to the organization shut down? Or they saw an ad online [and wanted to give to it] and can't find it anymore and forgot the name [of the organization]?
Answer:
According to the Shulchan Aruch one cannot make a Neder (promise) in his mind. The Rama argues and maintains thata Neder can be made in your mind. (Yoreh Deah Siman 259:13)
The above is only if it was a real promise to give. One who merely thinks about giving Tzedaka, but doesnt make up his/her mind to actually give isn't considered a real pledge according to everyone.(Aruch HaShulchan Siman 258)
The Chazon Ish ruled that one who made up his mind to give Tzedaka to a certain poor person who was collecting, and then the poor person disappeared (similar to your case of the organization closing down) you can give the money to a different poor person (or in your case a similar institution)
The best thing to do always when pledging Tzedaka is to say it's "Bli Neder", thus if you run into issues you will not have a promise to deal with. (Psak of Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal)
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 inspirational thought to help us all improve our lives and grow in our service of our Father in heaven, HaKadosh Baruch Hu.
IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING MEANINGFUL FOR THIS SECTION, PLEASE EMAIL IT TO ME. THANK YOU AND TIZKEH L'MITZVOS!
אל תתיאש מן הרחמים
Chizuk For Today:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Davening is not a chore
Davening opens up every door
Davening is not relegated to a certain kind
Davening is simply speaking your mind
Talk to Hashem; He is waiting to hear
beacuse, to Hashem, YOU are very dear
There is nobody else in the universe but you
and your very own HaKadosh Baruch Hu
Yes, the Yetzer Hara will try to distract
But you must do whatever you can to stay intact
A broken heart, troubles, dismays or a fall
No matter, Your Father is there to answer your call
NEVER despair; no matter how problem ridden
Hashem is SO CLOSE even though He seems hidden
Stand strong. Stand proud. Stand tall
You are a a member of the best nation of all
Find the beauty in Yiddishkeit, it's there for every Jew
No matter what happened in the past, you can always start anew
Things may sometimes seem cold, impossible and black
But soon, real soon, your tefilos will bring the good times back
Important Numbers
