Thursday
25 Adar II, 5771
March 31, 2011
1) The month of Nisan is a very opportune time to increase one's giving of Tzedakah, charity.
The Tzedakah given in the month of Nisan helps accelerate the acceptance of our Tefilos by Hashem. (Shla Hakadosh beginning of Maseches Pesachim. See also Kav Hayashar Siman 88)
2) Giving Tzedakah is especially worthwhile on each of the first twelve days of the month, when the Parsha of the Karbanos brought by the twelve Nesi'im is read in many congregations on each day respectively.
According to Kabbalistic sources , it is a proper custom to set aside thirteen coins for Tzedakah on Rosh Chodesh Nisan, as thirteen is the numerical value of the words "Echad" and "Ahava", signifying the great love that Hashem Echad has for His beloved children, Am Yisroel, and thus hopefully help bring the final Geulah and Mashiach Tzidkeinu this month. (Moed L'Kol Chai from Rav Chaim Pal'agi Zatzal 1:3 quoting Sefer Ma'aseh HaTzedaka Siman 64)
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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:
If one has a dog, what about feeding the dog? Since dog food is traif (non Kosher) are you allowed to buy it and feed it to the dog or must only kosher food be purchased, I guess the same question would apply to fish, snakes, rodents, cats, etc.?
Answer:
Animals do not need to eat kosher food.
However, there are certain non kosher foods which one may not derive any benefit from and thus would be forbidden to feed to his/her pets.
They are Chometz on Pesach and milk and (kosher)meat that was cooked together.
Therefore, on Pesach one may not feed his/her pet any chometz.
And a whole year round one may not feed their pets any food that may contain cooked (kosher) meat together with milk or milk products.
Other non kosher pet food is 100% acceptable to feed all pets. (See Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah Siman 87:1-3)
CHIZUK CORNER
As a Zechus for the Refuah Shelaima of one of the Gedolei HaDor, the Telzer Rosh Yeshiva , HaRav Chaim Stein Shlita, R' Chaim Yaakov ben Chasya Miriam, B'soch Sha'ar Cholei Yisroel, we will B'Ezras Hashem post here each day a short inspirational thought to help us all improve our lives and grow in our service of our Father in heaven, HaKadosh Baruch Hu.
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Chizuk Corner
"In Ofakim where we live, there is a big playground for children right outside our window. This park is literally in the courtyard of many of the frum familes living in our enclave. On Shabboss afternoon, the park is full of Yiddisher Kinderlach, Kein Yirbu!
One day a member of our Kehilla approached me with a complaint. It seems that his window overlooks the park downstairs and he could not take his Shabbos afternoon nap without being awakened by the noisy children!
I told him - Baruch Hashem the children are playing loudly and boisterously! When the children are playing loudly, we (as parents) can be comfortable with their interaction. However, when they are (all) gathered together and "shushking' and talking silently amongst themselves, that is when we need to start worrying about what it is they are discussing etc!"
Heard From Rav Shimshon Pincus Zatzal; taken from www.OhrShimshon.com
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