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Today's Halachos are dedicated L'Ilui Nishmas Yosef ben R' Shmuel Dovid Saks A"H .Today is his Sheloshim. See Chizuk Corner below for an inspirational story about him submittted by his granddaughter.
Please also daven and learn for the Refuah Shelaima of HaGaon Rav Chaim Pinchos Scheinberg Shlita,R' Chaim Pinchos ben Yosefa B'Soch Sha'ar Cholei Yisroel one of the leading Poskim and Gedolim, who is in critical condition.
1) Hotplates or other warming elements which work at a single temperature setting and do not have any knobs or other methods of raising or lowering its temperature (and thus are not considered a normal method of cooking), according to most Poskim are considered like a blech (i.e. and no additional blech is required) and uncooked food may be maintained on them from before Shabbos. (see Igros Moshe Orach Chaim Vol. 4 Siman 74; Bishul:35, Shmiras Shabbos K'Hilchasa Perek 1 footnote 71 and Shu"t Shevet Haleivi Vol. 5 Siman 30. If any such non adjustable hotplate is indeed used regularly for cooking, a Rav must be consulted before using on Shabbos.)
Some Poskim require placing an additional blech (i.e. a few pieces of aluminum foil) on top of the aforementioned hotplate before being allowed to leave food on it. (Ruling of Maran Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Shlita quoted in Orchos Shabbos page 66 footnote 20)
2) An adjustable hotplate which can be raised or lowered is considered like a fire (as it is normal to cook on these appliances) and thus requires a blech, according to all Poskim, in order to leave food that is uncooked on it at the onset of Shabbos.
It is also praiseworthy to cover the temperature control knob on the hotplate.
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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.
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Reader's Question:
Is a Kohen allowed to take out the garbage?
Answer:
One may not ask a Kohen to take out the garbage but there is no prohibition for him to do so on his own.
See Mishna Berura Siman 128:175 where he clearly rules that it is forbidden to ask a Kohen to do a chore that is disrespectful.
However, a Kohen himself has no Issur to do such a job as there is no source anywhere prohibiting Kohanim from doing any jobs, especially when they arent in the Bais Hamikdash and wearing their begadim. How else would Kohanim's garbage be removed from their own homes?
In fact if the Kohen offers to take out the garbage for you without being asked, you may accept the offer, it's only the asking that is problematic.
Thus if he can do it for you, he surely can do it for himself.
(See Aruch Hashulchan Siman 128:71 and 72 and the Aishel Avraham (Butchatch) Siman 128:45)
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.
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Chizuk For Today:
[ed note: I received the following email today from a daily reader, edited a bit for clarity]
Here is a true and inspirational article.Its about of my grandfather a'h today is the sheloshim... may it be a zechus for Yoseph ben R' Shmuel Dovid Saks....
"ZEIDY'S KLEINA MAYSELACH'
A story told at the shivah by one of the hundreds or rather thousands of yidden enjoying a hitch with zeidy-my grandfather:
They were heading out to the mountains on a typical summer morning. The fellow was enjoying a pleasant ride with zeidy. They were engrossed in a conversation, when suddenly the van starts slowing down, and then stops stubbornly refusing to go on. Boom... they're out of gas.
They realize that they are midway; in fact they are closer to the city then at the destination of arrival which is the Catskills. They are on a quiet road looking more like a dessert than highway. Of course zeidy has no cell phone. There is no gas station close by.
the fellow's heart skips a beat as he starts getting worried, but zeidy is "nisht gezurgt"(not worried0 "sis du a bashefer oif di velt!! " (there is a creator in this world).
He says a kapitel tehilim and is mispallel like he always said "atu chonen leadum da'as......".
Then zeidy spotted the fellow's cup of cold coffee sitting on the windowsill.
He has a brainstorm,he goes and pours it into the gas compartment and........... The car sputters a bit nuch a kapitel (another kapitel of Tehilim) and bravo off they go...... and believe it or not they went all the way to the catskills on a cold cup of coffee.....
This is a true story about my dear zeidy...
And as zeidy always said [in Yiddish]:
'Its obvious az es is du a bashefer oif di velt vos farluzt nisht, men darf nur glieben..'
it's obvious that there is a G-d above who is always with us; we just have to belive in him!
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