Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5772;45th Day of the Omer; 5 Days Until Kabolas HaTorah
May 22, 2012
Today's Halachos are dedicated by daily reader, A.M.,as a merit for the recovery of his niece, an infant born with a heart defect,
Ahuva Frayda bas Rivka
and his cousin, a teenager undergoing chemotherapy for bone cancer,
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May they both merit a Refuah Shelaima B'Karov B'Soch Sha'ar Cholei Yisroel
CURRENT TOPIC:
HALACHOS OF ROSH CHODESH
1) An individual who is davening Shacharis on Rosh Chodesh while the Shliach Tzibur is reciting the Chazoras HaShatz of Tefilas Musaf, or vice versa, and the Shliach Tzibur reached kedusha, according to some Poskim the individual should not respond to the kedusha but rather remain silent and listen to the Kedusha Being said and be Yotzi via the Halachic rule of "Shomea K'Oneh, listening is like reciting". (See Shulchan Aruch Siman 109:3)
2) Other Poskim, however, rule that since both Kedushos belong to a Shemona Esrei, they may be recited regardless of which Tefilah the individual is currently in middle of. (See Rama Siman 109:3. See also Mishna Berura S"K 17 that he should say the entire text of the Kedusha that the Shliach Tzibur is saying
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Question:
I have a friend who keeps complaining that someone in shul davens the "silent" shmoneh esrei a bit too loud, and it seems to disturb my friend. The fellow told him one has to be able to hear himself say the words in shmoneh esrei and he's really sorry it's a bit loud (and not even a whisper) but he has trouble hearing himself otherwise.
It's a small shul so my friend can't really find any spot that's quiet, I think there are also others bothered but they don't want to say anything. My friend says "that's not called a silent shmoneh esrei", but I seem to remember there are 2 opinions about this, and one opinion is that you DO have to hear yourself.
Can you help me find the sources for this halacha? Maybe if they each see the other opinion someone will give in and make shalom.
Answer:
Although one must say the words loud enough to hear himself, they may not be loud enough that someone more than 4 amos away from him can hear. (See Shulchan Aruch HaRav Siman 101:2 and Mishna Berura Siman 101 S"k 6 and 10
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Question:
What does it mean, She'lo Asani Isha?
Answer by HaRav Avigdor Miller Zatzal:
The fact is that a man has more responsibilities; he has more responsibilities than a woman. A woman is the high priestess of the home; she is busy in the home. Therefore Hakadosh Baruch Hu gave her something that will keep her so occupied that you can not tie her down to schedules. Mitzvos asei she'hazman g'rama - it's a schedule thing. You can't tell women to do mitzvos that depend on time. Here it's time to put on tefillin and the babies are crying - you can't! If it depends on time, don't bother her.
A man however is not so tied down to the house. A man is not pregnant! A woman is tied down even by the mere pregnancy, and the fact of children, and so on, who depend on her for nursing and other things. A man is more footloose, is more able to do things, and therefore Hakadosh Baruch Hu put on him more responsibilities. And that's why he makes a blessing every morning that he was chosen for the role of extra responsibilities to serve Hashem.
However, it's very important to realize that there is no such thing as a man by himself. Every man belongs in a certain unit. And in his family unit, all the mitzvos that he does goes to his family. The gemara says if he studies Torah, if his wife sympathizes with him, she encourages him, she gets a full partnership in his Torah. All the good things that he learns go to the benefit of the family, and all the mitzvos he does; it's a family unit. That's why it says when a father is a tzadik, it says, mis'haleich b'sumo tzadik, the tzadik walks in his righteousness, ashrei bunuv acharuv, lucky are his children who come after him. The children get the schar for the father's good deeds. So the question is, what about his wife? Just his children are mentioned?
It says veshomru bnei yisroel es haShabbos, zachor es yom haShabbos l'kadsho. So you, and your son and your daughter and your servant and your maid servant. Where's your wife? The answer is, your wife is not mentioned, because that's you! A man and his wife are one corporation! That's why it's not mentioned. Ata, u'bincha, u'bitecho, where's the wife? The answer is, whatever he does, his loyal wife is going to get a full share. It's all one, ishto k'gufo.
So although he makes a brocho she'lo asani isha, it's because he has the opportunity of putting on tefillin, or wearing tzizis and so on. But, the woman has to realize that whatever she does to encourage the Torah in her house, it's going to mean she is a full partner.
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