1) One who did Borer with the intention of using the item immediately and after the item was removed from the mixture, he/she got busy with something else and didn't end up using it [or even deliberately decided after it was done that they would rather save this item for a later time], has not transgressed the Melacha of Borer, as the intention at the time of doing it was to use it immediately which is permissible.
However, according to some Poskim, it is praiseworthy to avoid this and indeed still try and use it immediately. (See Sha'ar HaTziyun Siman 319:5 quoting the Pri Megadim. Seemingly the Sha'ar HaTziyun does not concur with the Pri Megadim and seems to maintain that there is no need to try and use it now, as once it was done permissibly, it is no longer subject to prohibition of Borer)
2) Conversely, if one transgressed the Melacha of Borer by removing an item from a mixture with intent to use it later on, if he/she ended up using it immediately it does not remedy the transgression, as at the time of the Borer it was in an prohibited manner. (Orchos Shabbos page 150 footnote 57)
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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.
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Reader's Question:
Are there any Minhagim brought in the Poskim regarding Tu B'Shvat, [which will be this Thursday January 20th]?
Answer:
Yes, here are a few that come to mind:
1) It is customary [for Ashkenazic Jews] to eat different varieties of fruits on Tu B'Shvat, as this day is the 'Rosh Hashanah" for fruit trees (meaning that the "year" regarding Ma'aser and Arlah is counted from this day) (Mogen Avraham Orach Chaim Siman 131:16)
2) Some people have the custom to eat an Esrog on Tu B'Shvat (Likutei MaHarich)
Some have the custom to make jelly/jam out of the Esrogim that were used for a Mitzvah on Sukkos. This jelly/jam is given to pregnant women to eat while they are in labor, as eating this Mitzvah jelly/jam is a Segulah for an easy birth and for the child to be healthy.
Many people also have the custom to taste this Esrog jelly/jam on the eve of Tu B'Shvat. (See Kaf HaChaim ibid. and Orchos Rabbeinu Vol. 2 Page 316)
3) It is also customary to daven on Tu B'Shvat for a beautiful, kosher Esrog on the following Sukkos (Bnei Yissochor Shvat 2:2 and Sefer Lashon Chachamim Vol. 1 Siman 38)
The Sefarim write that the words "Chamisha Asar B'Shvat" are the Gematria (numerical value) of the words "L'Kavein Al Esrog Lulav Hadas Aravah" (to have in mind for Esrog, Lulav, Hadassim and Aravos)
The Ben Ish Chai even wrote special Tefilah for this (CLICK HERE for the text of the Tefilah). This Tefilah may be recited on Shabbos, when Tu B'Shvat falls out on Shabbos.
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Chizuk For Today:
A few days ago, in this space we quoted the following:
"As a young man, I was determined to change the world. As I matured, I narrowed my goals to changing my community. Still later, I decided to change only my family. Now I realize that all I could do is just to change myself!'"
- Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel of Apt Zatzal quoted in Sefer Torah Tavlin -
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A daily reader, N.S., emailed me the following response, which I think is a beautiful interpretation of this quote, regardless which Gadol said it:
"When I visited Camp Torah Vodaas (about 18 years ago)
for a Shabbos, a guest speaker spoke to the staff.
He recounted this same story although I believe he said it in the name of the Chofetz Chaim.
He added one thing, though as a hesber (explanation):
The Chofetz Chaim, never changed his goal. That was to change the world.
He just realized that to change the world, you don't need to go out and change the world, or the community, you can also accomplish this by just changing yourself! "
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