Halacha For Today:
Thursday
18 Iyar 5772;Lag B'Omer;33rd Day of the Omer; 17 Days Until Kabolas HaTorah
May 10, 2012
CURRENT TOPIC:
HALACHOS OF ROSH CHODESH
1) There is a debate amongst the Poskim if there is reason to try and eat meat at the Rosh Chodesh Seudah or not.
The debate is
based on the question if there is an obligation for "Simcha, joy" on
Rosh Chodesh or not, as if there is an obligation for joy then one of
the halachically mandated ways to increase joy is to eat meat. (We will discuss "Simcha on Rosh Chodesh" in more detail in the near future)
2) Many people are indeed scrupulous to eat meat on Rosh Chodesh. In fact some Poskim even allow meat on Rosh Chodesh Av.
(See Ben Ish Chai, Year 1, Parashas Devorim Siman 15 and Kaf HaChaim
Siman 551:126 that this is the Minhag of Sephardim, whereas Ashkenazim
are stringent and avoid meat on Rosh Chodesh Av
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Question:
When on Lag B'Omer may one shave or take a haircut, on Lag B'Omer eve or only by day.
What if he has a wedding to attend on Lag B'Omer eve, may he shave for the wedding?
Answer:
Haircuts nd shaving are only
permissible, (according to the Rama Siman 493:2) after daybreak on Lag
B'Omer day (Sephardim must wait until the 34th day of the Omer according
to the Shulchan Aruch Siman 493:2)
Some Poskim are more lenient
and allow shaving already on Lag B'Omer eve. (See Mishna Berura Siman
493:11. Most contemporary Poskim are stringent and rule like the Rama.
For Halacha L'Ma'aseh consult a Rav)
According to the Poskim that prohibit shaving on Lag B'Omer eve, shaving for a wedding is not either permissible.
Only the Choson himself,
according to Maran HaRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Shlita, may already shave
on the entire 32nd day of the Omer in preparation for his own wedding
later that night.
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