Monday
15 Adar II, 5771; Shushan Purim
March 21, 2011
1) The 15th of Adar, the day on which the Jews of Shushan as well as the Jews of Yerushalayim [and a few other walled cities] celebrate Purim, is referred to by those in the diaspora who already celebrated Purim on the 14th of Adar as "Shushan Purim".
Some people are stringent and also refrain from work on Shushan Purim. Others say this is only a stringency for women. (Abudreham quoted in the Darchei Moshe Siman 696:1).
Shushan Purim is also a day of Simcha, and one should try and celebrate with a small Seudah containing meat and wine. (Rama Siman 695:2. See also Yosaef Ometz Siman 1106)
2) Tachanun, Keil Erech Apayim and Lamenatzeiach ..Ya'ancha Hashem B'Yom Tzarah are not recited on Shushan Purim.
Al Hanisim is not recited on Shushan Purim; however, if it was inadvertently recited it is not considered a hefsek.
Wishing all our brothers and sisters in Yerushalayim A Freilichen Purim!
We express Shevach V'Hoda'ah to Hakadosh Baruch Hu for allowing us to complete our review of Hilchos Chodesh Adar and Hilchos Purim.
Let us end with the words of the Posuk (Mishlei 15:15), the concluding words of the Rama into Hilchos Purim, and indeed the very last words in Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim: "V'Tov Lev Mishteh Tamid", as Rashi explains "Tov Lev", one who is satisfied with his lot in life, "Mishteh Tamid", will live all his as if he is at a joyous celebration, i.e. Sameach B'Chelko!
May we be zoche very soon to the day when we will all be residents of a rebuilt Yerushalayim with a rebuilt Bais Hamikdash and live an existence of true Simcha of "Mishteh Tamid" with "Korbanos Tamid" on the Mizbayach with the "Aish Tamid" !
QUESTION & ANSWER CORNER
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.
Although the answers I give to questions are taken directly from the Sifrei HaPoskim, and aren't my own, they are still for study purposes only, NOT for Psak Halacha.
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Reader's Question:
If I made a Bracha on coffee in my office and then went with the coffee to my car to go somewhere, do I make a new Bracha when I drink in the car?
If a very short while later I return to my office, still with the coffee, do I make a Bracha when I continue drinking in the office where the first Bracha was made?
Answer:
Yes, when you leave the location where you made the Bracha (besides for HaMotzi and Mezonos which have their own set of guidelines) it stops working and a new Bracha is required in the new location and then again when you return to the first location.
There are a few exceptions to this rule, such as if you were eating a whole time you were changing locations (such as gum or a candy) or if you run out for a few minutes and people are still at the table and you return, no new Bracha is required to continue eating in the first location.
Another exception may be if you really planned to only eat/drink in the car, and while waiting to go to momentarily your car you made the Bracha in your home or office, the bracha will still work when you get to the car. (as he is considered a traveler, and travelers are not subject to the above halachos)
What is considered a "change of location" and some other details of this halacha are beyond the scope of this email, as it is a very detailed set of halachos, many of which which are covered in detail in our discussion of Hilchos Brachos.
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אל תתיאש מן הרחמים
Chizuk For Today:
Question:
Is it important to save money for retirement or your children?
Answer by HaRav Avigdor Miller Zatzal:
It's permissible to do, however to save for your children, it depends. If you save without sacrificing the purpose of your life, that's alright. But people who give away the time that they should devote for their own betterment, they give that to their children, then it's a 100% waste. Because your child, when he comes into the world, he brings along an allowance, that he takes with him from Heaven. Everybody is born with an allowance. My parents didn't set me up in business, didn't leave me any money. Baruch Hashem I never had to borrow any money all my life.
And if you won't save up for your children, you'll take off your evenings to study Torah, you'll do Tzedaka, you'll give money to charity, don't try to leave wealth for your children. Of course if you want to leave them Torah wealth and it costs money to send them to Yeshivas, it costs money to keep even your married children in Kollel, that's yours, whatever you do for them is for you. It's an investment on your own.
But even that, suppose you're capable of sitting in the Kollel but your son would like you to keep on slaving to keep him in the Kollel, so you tell him, if you wish, you can do it for me, I'll let you slave and support me in the Kollel. Why not? Father has the right to be in the Kollel. Sometimes the father has a better head than the son has. The Gemara says, Hu Lilmod U'bno Lilmod Hu Kodem, it's a question who should learn he or his son, he is first. So you don't give away your soul for your children. But, if you can do it without any big sacrifices of your time, to leave a little bit for them, nothing wrong.
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