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1) A food item that is cooked or fried and has in it excess oil or another liquid, may be squeezed to remove that liquid, and it is not a prohibition of Borer, provided that there isn't so much oil in it that most people would not eat it in its current state. (Shulchan Aruch Siman 320:7)
However, for a sensitive person who absolutely will not eat this item unless it is squeezed out, even though most other people would eat it, it is indeed considered Borer and he/she may not squeeze it out on Shabbos.
2)A plate that has on it various different leftovers, some liquid and some solid, may be spilled into the sink, even though the liquid will go down the drain and the solids will be caught by the sink strainer, as since all the leftovers are waste it is all considered one item and not "in a mixture".
Furthermore, the action of spilling all the waste into the sink is for disposal purposes and not for the purpose of separating one item from the other and thus is not an action of Borer. (See Shmiras Shabbos K'Hilchasa Perek 12 footnote 47 quoting Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal. See also Chazon Ish Siman 53 Dibur Hamaschil U'Linyan Barza)
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Reader's Question:
There is a minhag that by the chupa, the kallah takes off her jewelry and gives them to her single friends and her bouquet of flowers as well as a 'sgula' to find their zivug. Is there anything to it or is a chukas goyim?
Answer:
This is a well established minhag.
One of the reasons given is that a Choson and Kalah don't wear Jewelry at the chupah to show that they are marrying each other for who they are, and not for their wealth or other external reasons.
Since when the jewelry is removed, someone has to hold it, the minhag evolved to give it to friends, and it became known as a segulah.
There is nothing wrong with doing this as a minhag and it isn't Chukas HaGoy, but it has no source in Halacha, and there is no need to do this if they don't want to.
Also, there is no need to empty their pockets or loosen any ties, according to Halacha, yet many have the minhag to do so. (based on Psak of HaGaon Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv shlita quoted in the sefer Yismach Lev. Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita, also quoted in Yismach Lev says that Al Pi Kabalah, it is important to empty the pockets)
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Chizuk For Today:
A man and his son were walking in the forest.
Suddenly the boy trips and feeling a sharp pain he screams, "Ahhhhh."
Surprised, he hears a voice coming from the mountain, "Ahhhhh!"
Filled with curiosity, he screams:
"Who are you?",
but the only answer he receives is:
"Who are you?"
This makes him angry, so he screams:
"You are a coward!",
and the voice answers:
"You are a coward!"
He looks at his father, asking,
"Dad, what is going on?"
"Son," the man replies, "pay attention!"
Then he screams, "I admire you!"
The voice answers: "I admire you!"
The father shouts, "You are wonderful!",
and the voice answers:
"You are wonderful!"
The boy is surprised, but still can't understand what is going on.
Then the father explains,
"People call this 'ECHO',
but truly it is 'LIFE!'
Life always gives you back what you give out!
Life is a mirror of your actions.
If you want more love, give more love!
If you want more kindness, give more kindness!
If you want understanding and respect, give understanding and respect!
If you want people to be patient and respectful to you, give patience and respect!
This rule of nature applies to every aspect of our lives."
Life always gives you back what you give out.
Your life is not a coincidence, but a mirror of your own doings.
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