Halacha For Today:
Thursday
3 Sivan 5772;47th Day of the Omer; 3 Days Until Kabolas HaTorah
May 24, 2012
Today's Halachos dedicated by daily reader, L.S. as a zecus for Shalom Bayis, Chazarah B'teshuva and Emunah Pshuta Sheliema B'emes, for the following people:
Arthur Ari Chai ben Zina Zilpa
Ginnady Gavriel ben Alla Miriam
Esya Ester bat Hamro
Alla Miriam bat Esya Ester
Pinchas ben Chana
Zina Zilpa bat Abigai Abuchai
Mikail Menashe ben Esya Ester
Vera Ester bat Mira Miriam
Boris Baruch Chai ben Zoya
Milana bat Liza Leah
Stasic Yakov Chai ben Liza Leah
Liza Leah bat Sara Emainu
Roma Rachamim ben Luba
Edik Edward ben Nadya
Suzana Shoshana bat Riva Rivka
Riva Rivka bat Sara Emainu
Lucy Shulamis bat Patricia Pnina Sara
Diana bat Elenor
Rena Rivka bat Elizabeth Leah
Arthur Ariel ben Berta
Gresha Gavriel ben Chana
Diana Freda bat Alla Batya
David ben Ellen Ester
Revital bat Inna Istam
Elizabeth Batya bat Jzana Nechama
Tali bat Sara Emanu
Tori Tamara bat Svetlana Tzivia
CURRENT TOPIC:
HALACHOS OF ROSH CHODESH
1) Before we discuss Hallel on Rosh Chodesh, we will give a little background regarding Hallel in general.
The Nevi'im
(the prophets) already instituted the recitation of Hallel for Klal
Yisroel as a whole upon their being delivered from any perilous
situations they found themselves in. (See Talmud Pesachim 117a.
The Meiri even rules that an individual who was delivered from personal
danger may recite Hallel each year on the anniversary of his personal
deliverance, albeit without a Bracha)
2) The Talmud (Pesachim 95b) states
matter of factly, "Is it possible that Klal Yisroel would sacrifice the
Korban Pesach or take their Lulavim and not recite Hallel?"
(See Rashi and Meiri there; the Seforim explain that these Mitzvos come
only once a year and are both great sources of Simcha and thus it is
unthinkable to not express that Simcha via the recitation of praise,
Halel, to Hashem. The Talmud a few lines earlier also brings a Posuk,
"Hashir Yihyeh Lachem K'Leil Hiskadesh Chag, to support this Halacha,
but clearly came to this conclusion irrespective of the Posuk)
The Talmud (Megilah 14a) also
posits that if Klal Yisroel recited Hallel (i.e. Shira at the Yam Suf,
as Rashi explains) when they were delivered from slavery to freedom; it
goes without saying that when they are delivered from life threatening
situations that Hallel should be recited. |
QUESTION & ANSWER CORNER
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Submitted Questions of interest on topics related to Halachos we
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Question:
Is
it permissible to re-use a postage stamp that arrives on a letter in
the mail and was not postmarked, does this fall under the category of
Ta'us Akum?
Answer:
The stamp may not be reused. (See Shu"t Mishneh Halachos Vol. 6 Siman 288 for a discussion as to why
CHIZUK CORNER
This
section is dedicated L'Ilui Nishmos the Telzer Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav
Chaim Yaakov Stein Zatzal , the Mir Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Noson Tzvi
Finkel Zatzal and the Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Ohr, the great Posek
HaRav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg Zatzal.
May we all strive to follow in their ways and may they be Melitzei Yosher for all of Klal 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.
THANK YOU AND תזכו למצות!
Last night as I
fought off sleep long enough to learn shmiras halashon, do the thank You
Hashem notebook,cheshbon hanefesh, and say shema, I quickly asked
Hashem that He make sure I'm up by 7:30 because I wanted to take a
shower and still have time to daven the full davening.
I REALLY wanted to be up by 7:30, I was determined.
7:30 came and in
walked my alarm clock (AKA mother). I said "okay", grabbed my blankets,
curled up, and shut my eyes again. A few minutes later my second alarm
went off, I said "kk I'm getting out of bed", and I turned over again.
Not sure how it happened that last night I was begging Hashem to let me
wake up on time, and yet this morning, I seemed to just want to sleep
through all the alarms.
It's amazing how
last night I was begging Hashem that I would wake up on time, but then
when the time came, I just felt like sleeping on.
There's one thing
that without a doubt every single Jew no matter what the age or gender,
have in common. We all want to "wake up on time". Every single Jews'
neshama yearns to be better, yearns to be good. At least once a year we
stand before Hashem and beg Him to let us "wake up on time this year",
to let us be better this year. We tell Hashem how much we yearn for
Judaism, we yearn to be better and to grow. But than what happens...
when the time actually comes and Hashem says "okay, I'll give you
another chance this year, go wake up", we're too tired, too lazy, too
busy, and we roll over and shut our eyes and hearts to Hashem.
It's amazing how
"last night", last yom kippur, we stood before Hashem begging for real
life, for spirituality, and then now we just seem to not have time. It's
not that our thirst for a pure neshama, for a life full of Torah and
mitzvos, is dried up, it's just that "our eyes are too tired", we have
excuses and aren't always in the mood. Of course we want to be tznius,
but it gets hard. Of course we want to have a perfect davening, but our
mind keeps jumping to other things. Of course we don't want to be
mechalel shabbos, but sometimes that piece of skin on the lip is too
tempting not to bite.
We all yearn to be
better, our neshaos scream to Hashem that we love Him and want to be
close to Him, but sometimes we let our tired excuses get the better of
us. It's not easy getting out of bed when you're tired, but if you tell
yourself "yes I"m tired, but this is what I really want", than iyH
you'll get out of better sooner or later.
May we all be zoche to achieve that which we truly want.
Submitted by daily reader, I.M
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