Today, B'Ezras Hashem, we begin reviewing Halachos relevant to the month of Adar, the 4 Parshiyos and Purim.
1) The Talmud (Taanis 29a-b) tells us "Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B'Simcha- when the month of Adar arrives we increase our joy" as it says in Megilas Esther (9:22) "V'HaChodesh Asher NehePach M'Yagon L'Simcha...The month (Adar) that was turned from sadness to happiness"
2) If one has a court case with a non Jew, it is a good idea to schedule it for the month of Adar.(Talmud Taanis 29a. see also Mogen Avraham Siman 686:5 and Mishna Berura Siman 686:8)
There exists a custom (brought in the Rama Even HaEzer Siman 64:3, based on deep kabalistic ideas connecting a Jewish marriage to the cycle of the moon) not to get married in the entire second half of a month, during the times when the moon is waning, or according to some sources from the 22nd day of the month and on. (Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal was makpid on this. See Halichos Shlomo, Chodesh Adar page 327 footnote 31 at length)
However, the Poskim rule that this does not apply to the month of Adar, as the entire month, even the latter part, is referred to in the Posuk as a time of Simcha. (See Sdei Chemed Vol. 7, Choson V'Kallah 21)
In a leap year when there are two months of Adar, this applies to the second Adar,although "Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B'Simcha" applies to both months. (Halichos Shlomo, Chodesh Adar, page 328 footnote 35. See also footnote 36 that there is a well established custom in Klal Yisroel to hang signs proclaiming "Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B'Simcha" in homes and in Shuls.)
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Reader's Question:
I'd like to know if it is permitted to use a dishwasher on shabbos if its goes on automatically in middle of the night (so nobody hears it), the dishes are the dishes that were used on shabbes and they are then used again on shabbos?
Answer:
No, it is not permitted to have a dishwasher go on automatically with a time clock, nor is it permitted to have a non Jew turn on the dishwasher on Shabbos. (See Shemiras Shabbos Kehilchasa Chapter 12:35. According to Rav Moshe Feinstein Zatzal, no appliances may be operated via a time clock on Shabbos. See Igros Moshe Orach Chaim Vol. 4 Siman 60.
Though many Poskim are more lenient than Rav Moshe Zatzal for certain things, all agree that a dishwasher is not one of them
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Chizuk For Today:
Question: How important is it for us to keep up with the current events?
Answer by HaRav Avigdor Miller Zatzal:
Current events, intrinsically, are nothing at all; a 100% waste of time. However, if someone is capable of interpreting to you current events, then there is one of the most valuable things you can get. To explain history, whether it's history of the past or history of day to day, is one of the most important lessons; I'll explain to you.
Nothing in this world was made except by Hashem, therefore everything in the world, whether it's a peanut or a cloud, anything in this world is full of tremendous lessons, because it's Hashem's wisdom.
Now, just as objects are all fountains of great wisdom - you know a peanut is a wonderful Mussar Haskel. You take a peanut in your hand, you notice it has a backbone, and you press on the backbone - it opens up by itself, you don't have to break the shell. The peanut is corrugated not smooth, in order to give it more strength; it's soft but strong. When you open it up, inside are clean meats wrapped in beautiful red wrappers. The meat separates into two parts, with a straight cleavage; it opens up because it's made to open up. In between are the cotyledons of the future plant waiting. And in those cotyledons it has information and millions of bits of information, what is necessary to produce a new plant.
So therefore when you study a peanut you can become great in Daas Hashem. Now just as the objects of this world, because they are made by Hashem, teach us great things about Hashem, the events of this world are also done by Hashem. Everything happens only because of Hashem.
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