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L'KAVOD SHABBOS KODESH
Halachos
for Erev Shabbos Kodesh
1)
Children are obligated to stand up for their parents when they enter a
room.
If
the son is the father's Rebbi (Torah teacher), they both must stand up
for each other. (Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah Siman 240:7)
2)
If the son who is the Rebbi wants to forgo on his honor and serve his
father who is the student and/or allow him to not rise for
him, he may do so as a Rebbi may be mochel (forgive) his
Kavod.
However,
he can only do so in private or even in public if the people know that
it is his father and understand why he is forgoing his honor.
If,
however, it is in a place where people do not know that the student is
his father, he may not forgo on his honor as doing so will seem like the
Torah is being dishonored.
In
such a case, it is best for both of them to stay a distance away from
one another as not to be in a situation that may lead to them
dishonoring each other. (Rama ibid.)
Halachos
for Shabbos Kodesh
If
a parent is blind R"L, there is still an obligation to rise when they
enter the room, even if they will not know that you have done so, as the
Mitzvah to honor parents applies regardless if the parent
is aware of what you have done or not. (See Commentary
of Rav Akiva Eiger to Yoreh Deah 240:7)
If
the child is blind R"L, there is a debate amongst the Poskim if he must
stand up when he is notified that his parent entered the room, even
though he himself did not see the parent. , as the
parent will not be dishonored as they know that he didn't
see them and thus even if he does stand up they will not attribute that
to their entering the room and no honor will have taken
place. (See Nachlas Tzvi Yoreh Deah 240:7 and
Chazon Ish Yoreh Deah Siman 151:1. See also Aruch HaShulchan Yoreh Deah
240:33 quoting the Sefer Chasidim that when doing an action to honor a
parent it must be evident from your action that it is being done in
honor of the parent and not that you would have been doing the action
anyhow)
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