Erev Shabbos Parshas Vayishlach
12 Kislev 5771
November 19 2010
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SPECIAL DOUBLE ISSUE L'KAVOD SHABBOS KODESH
Halachos for Erev Shabbos Kodesh
1)A fully cooked dry food which is cold, such as a Kugel taken out of the refrigerator on Shabbos morning, may be placed on top of a pot of food that is on the fire or another heat source, even if the heat source on which the pot is resting does not have a blech. (Shulchan Aruch Siman 253:5)
Likewise, it may be placed on top of an electronic water urn. (Though, when placing fleishig food on top of a Parve hot water urn it is best to place a piece of aluminum foil between the food and the urn to avoid the possibility of making the urn Fleishig via the steam)
2) However, if the food contains liquid, it may not be warmed up on top of a pot or urn if it is possible for the liquid to be warmed to above Yad Soledes Bo.
The above method only applies to food placed on top of a pot of food, but does not apply to placing cold food into the pot even if it won't mix with the contents of the pot.
Thus, for example, a piece of cold Kugel may not be placed inside a pot of Cholent, even if a piece of aluminum foil separates the Kugel from the Cholent, as anything that is placed inside a pot that is on the fire is considered as if it was placed on the fire itself.
Halachos for Shabbos Kodesh
1)The aforementioned permissible method of warming a food on top of a pot applies only to a pot that contains within it food.
However, if the pot on the fire is empty, it is prohibited to warm up food on top of it. (See Biur Halacha Siman 253:3 Dibur Hamaschil V'Yizaher that an empty pot is nothing more than a blech on which a food may not initially be placed on Shabbos, as in the permissible method it's the food in the pot that separates the fire from the food on top of the pot.)
2) If, however, the empty pot is not directly on the fire and has a blech under it, according to some Poskim it is then permissible to place cold food on top of the pot. Based on this ruling, many people take an aluminum pan and place it upside down on top of a hotplate which is covered with aluminum foil and then warm up cold dry food on Shabbos morning. (Ruling of Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal quoted in Orchos Shabbos page 100 footnote 113)
Other Poskim disagree and prohibit placing cold food on top of an empty pot even if there is a blech under the pot, as they consider the empty pot an extension of the blech and not a pot that's on top of a blech. According to this ruling, the upside down aluminum pan on the hot plate would not be acceptable. (See Chazon Ish Siman 37:9)
For Halacha L'ma'aseh, of course, a Rav must be consulted.
37. Ma'avir - Kindling a fire. 38. Makeh B'Patish - Completing an object
39. Hotza'ah - Carrying between domains or in public domain
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Reader's Question:
Should a wife light [the Chanuka menorah] before the husband comes home from work if [ by the time he comes home]it will be after the zman? and should the husband wait for the wife if she is not home at the zman?(and let her light on her own when she comes home).
Lastly what should one do if he is at a chanukah party and the zman hadlaka arrives. he will not be in his house until later. what should one do? not leave his own house until he lights?
Answer:
The wife should wait for the husband and the husband should wait for the wife and light when both are present, as long as they will all get together before the time of "Tichle Regel min HaShuk- when people are no longer in the streets".
If her husband is away and will not be back until very late that night after most people are already sleeping, the woman should light at the proper time.
The reason for this is because today that we light inside it is more important to light when everyone [in the family] is present and get the Pirsumei Nisa, rather than light alone at the ideal time. (See Shulchan Aruch and Ram'a Siman 672:2. The Seforim also quote a Mekor Chaim that says that it is best to wait until the entire family is present. The Nemukei Orach Chaim says that a lot of Chasidic Rebbes also light very late as they want all the Chasidim to be present and thus get more Pirsumei Nisa. See also Shu"t Az Nidberu Vol. 3 Siman 30:3 and Shu"t Shevet halevi Vol. 4 Siman 66 for various variations in this Halacha as far as what time is considered " Tichle Regel" in today's days.)
Ideally one should light (and wait half an hour) before leaving to the party. If not, he can still light when he gets back.
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Did you ever wonder where your thoughts come from?
More specifically, ever get a brainstorm or really great idea in business or other areas while not thinking at all about that topic whatsoever?
Don't you find it strange that such a brainstorm just "pops" into your mind at absolute randomness?
It's because Hashem at that moment put that idea into your head!
Hashem felt that you deserved to have that idea now and not last week or even 2 hours ago.
If you become aware of this you will start to see and appreciate the Yad Hashem in your day to day life.
Every time you have such a brainstorm, say "Thank You Hashem for giving me this thought".
You will start to become very aware of Hashems presence in your life if you start doing this.
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