Thursday
15 Iyar 5771;30th Day of the Omer
May 19, 2011
1) We learned that it is prohibited to deliberately squeeze fruits that are normally squeezed for their juices, on Shabbos.
However, if the juices oozed out on their own, it depends on the type of fruit and sometimes also on the intent of their use, as follows:
The juice of grapes or olives that oozed out on its own may not be consumed on Shabbos. The reason Chazal prohibited this is due to the fact that they were concerned that if it was allowed, people would then come to deliberately squeeze them, and thus transgress a biblical prohibition. (Shulchan Aruch Siman 320:1)
Furthermore, these juices that oozed out on their own are Muktzeh and may not be handled on Shabbos. (See Shulchan Aruch HaRav Siman 305:32 and Shu"t Rav Akiva Eiger Siman 5 for more about this)
The above Halacha applies even if the person's intent when purchasing the grapes and olives were to eat them and not to squeeze them for their juices.
2) The juice of other fruits, which are sometimes squeezed for their juices, which oozed out on their own, would depend on the intent for which they were purchased.
If they were purchased for the purpose of eating, then the juices that oozed out on their own may be consumed on Shabbos.
However, if they were purchased for the purpose of juicing, their juices that oozed out may not be consumed and are Muktzeh on Shabbos. (Shulchan Aruch ibid.)
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If a woman came to shul late, is she allowed to catch up on davening during Krias Hatorah or does she have to wait until after?
Answer:
Women are not obligated in Krias haTorah and may continue davening even at the expense of missing it.
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And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.(Tehilim 1:3)
One must wonder regarding this guarantee that one whose desire is solely in Torah will prosper. Do we not see many Torah scholars who struggle financially and have challenges raising children?
How, then, can Dovid Hamelech guarantee that one whose desire is solely in Torah will prosper in everything that he does?
The answer to this question is that Dovid Hamelech is not referring to one who prospers in worldly matters. Rather, Hashem guarantees that the Torah scholar will prosper
in Torah, despite his challenges in material matters.
Hashem promised Yehoshua that if he is diligent in Torah study, he will prosper.
This guarantee was that Yehoshua continue to prosper in his study of Torah.
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