Tuesday
1st Day Rosh Chodesh Teves;6th Day of Chanukah 5771
December 7 2010
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Before we resume Hilchos Shabbos, we will take a few days to discuss a few select, timely, Halachos regarding "V'Sein Tal U'Matar", which we just began saying this past Motzaei Shabbos.
1) In the Bracha of "Barech Aleinu" in Shemona Esrei, the Bracha where we request Parnassah from Hashem, in the winter months we insert the words "V'Sein Tal U'Matar L'Vracha, [Hashem please] Give us dew and rain for blessing [i.e. in its right time and in abundant supply]", while in the summer months we say "V'Sein Bracha, [Hashem please] give us [abundant] blessing." (See Mishna Berura Siman 114:14)
2) In Eretz Yisroel [and its surrounding cities] "V'Sein Tal U'Matar L'Vracha" is inserted [instead of V'Sein Bracha] beginning on the seventh day of the month of Cheshvan, whereas in Chutz L'Aretz it isn't said until sixty days after the Tekufah of Tishrei (The autumn equinox), which according to the current way of calculating falls out on December 4 th or 5th. (See Shulchan Aruch Siman 117:1. According to the Abudreham, When February has 28 days we start on December 4 and when February has 29 days we start on December 5)
V'Sein Tal U'Matar is said until Erev Pesach. On Motzaei Yom Tov of the first days of Peach, we begin saying "V'Sein Bracha". (ibid.)
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Reader's Question:
Some people in the shul in which I daven do something which I consider very annoying, and I was wondering if you could tell me if what they are doing is proper or not.
If something special is to be inserted in Shmoneh Esrei (Such as Al HaNisim or Yaaleh v"Yavoh ), they say the first few words out loud when they reach that point in their silent Shmoneh Esrei.
I suppose they're trying to make sure everyone remembers to say it.
It disturbs me because first of all it disturbs what little kavanah I usually muster, as I am distracted from the current bracha I am saying to be reminded of something else.
Also, it seems that shey should be directing their prayers to Hashem, not signaling others in the middle of their tefillah.
I wish they would stop doing it. It really bothers me.
Answer:
This is another one of those sticky situations, which are hard to control.
Many Poskim do indeed say that if these "shout outs" are being done in order to remind the Tzibbur to say Yaaleh V'Yavo or "V'Sein Tal Umatar" or Al HaNisim etc. then it is OK
The Chazon Ish was of the opinion that doing so is not proper Derech Eretz, and even though the "shouter" has good intentions it should not be done (Dinim V'Hanhagos L'Chazon Ish Perek 4:33; also brought in Orchos Rabbeinu from the Steipler Vol. 3 Page 207.)
Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal also was against this "Minhag" of every person in Shul doing this, as it is a Bizayon (disgrace) to the King [Hashem].
However, he quotes the Magen Avraham ( Siman 114:2)that says that for one person (the Shamash or Gabai) to do so when he reaches that place in Tefilah it's OK, but not the whole shul
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