Today's Halachos dedicated by a daily reader, L'iluiy Nishmas Yechezkel A"H ben Rav Avraham Zatzal Golmbeck, whose Yahrtzeit is today, 7 Teves. May his Neshama continue to climb higher and higher in Gan Eden. Please learn today's Halachos in his eternal zechus.
CURRENT TOPIC:
HALACHOS OF HADLOKAS NEIROS SHEL SHABBOS; SHABBOS CANDLES
1) When lighting Neiros before the onset of Yom Tov that falls out on a weekday, the Bracha recited is "Baruch Ata Hashem... L'Hadlik Ner Shel Yom Tov"
When Yom Tov falls out on Shabbos, the Bracha recited is "Baruch Ata Hashem...L'Hadlik Ner Shel Shabbos V'Shel Yom Tov"
2) When Yom Tov falls out on Shabbos the same procedure as Shabbos is followed, as we described in the previous Halachos.
However, when Yom Tov falls out on a weekday, and the candles are being lit on Erev Yom Tov, as is done on Erev Shabbos, many Poskim rule to recite the Bracha first and then light the candles, while some rule that the procedure followed on Erev Shabbos should be followed here as well, and the candles should be lit, the eyes covered and the Bracha recited. (See Mishna Berura Siman 263:27)
If the candles are being lit on Yom Tov, as is the custom of some people to not light Yom Tov candles at the onset of Yom Tov, rather to light them only after the men return from Shul and are ready to eat the Seudah, then all agree that the Bracha should be recited first and then the candles lit. (See Mateh Efraim Siman 625:33 and Elef L'Mateh footnote 50)
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Reader's Question:
I am cleaning out old stuff.
I have a whole bag of dried out old esrogim. I know that some of them have kedushas Shvi'is (i.e they are from Eretz Yisrael and were grown in the Shemitah year and thus may not be discarded).
I used to use them as decorations but now i want to throw them out. If they are all dried up is it a problem to dispose shmitah produce in a regular manner?
Answer:
Once they are dried up and not edible anymore they no longer have Kedushas Shvi'is and may be disposed of.
They should, however, be disposed of respectfully (e.g. in a bag and on top of the garbage can and not mixed in with the regular garbage) as a Mitzvah was performed with them.
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Question:
Pirkei Avos states , "Kol Hamekayeim Es Hatorah Mei'oni Sofo L'kayeim Mei'osher- One who upholds the Torah in poverty will eventually uphold the Torah in wealth"
Why is it so good to uphold it in wealth?
Answer by HaRav Avigdor Miller Zatzal:
When our forefathers were in the Midbar, we were in Oni, the wilderness was Oni. Eretz Yisroel, Eretz Zovas Cholov Udvash, a land flowing with milk and honey, was wealth. Now why did Hakadosh Baruch Hu change from the wilderness to Eretz Yisroel, why shouldn't we be forever in the wilderness? Forever eat Mon, always traveling, what's wrong? If that's the way to succeed because affliction is so good, so why go to Eretz Yisroel?
And the answer is this: When a person is good despite difficulty, L'foom Tzara Agra, the more difficult it is to be good, the more reward you get. For a poor man, it's easier to be good. So if a man when he is poor, upholds the Torah and he shows, he recognizes Hashem despite all the difficulties, Hashem says fine, I see you passed the test, now I am going to give you a bigger test, a more difficult test, you'll get more reward.
A rich man who is a servant of Hashem, a rich man who loves Hashem gets more reward than a poor man who serves Hashem. No question about that. And therefore I am going to give you the opportunity now because you showed that you deserve this reward, I am going to give you an opportunity now to thank Hashem in the midst of wealth!
And then you'll get much more reward. Of course, as I said before, it's a Sakono, wealth is a peril, a responsibility; but, Marbeh Nechosim Marbeh Da'ogoh.
Everyone likes to be an owner of a whole block of apartment houses. You know it's a lot of trouble managing a lot of apartment houses, but you want it anyhow. And so Hashem gives you apartment houses, He gives you wealth, and what do you do with it as a result, you become a bigger servant of Hashem.
Oh, Hashem says, the more apartment houses you get, the more you serve Me, then I am going to shower apartment houses on you, more and more.
And therefore a person who passes the test of poverty, deserves to get the next test, which is the more difficult one, the test of wealth
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