1) A pile of silverware (forks, spoons and knives) that are all mixed together may not be sorted unless being done so close to the time of the meal where they will be used.
Likewise, eggs and vegetables may only be peeled very close to the meal.
2)When separating the silverware or peeling the eggs or vegetables, it isn't necessary to determine the exact amount that will be used at the meal and only sort or peel that amount; rather a generous amount may be prepared even if doing so will probably end up with some of them not being used at the meal.
However, this may not be done if one's distinct intention is to sort or peel enough to have for a subsequent meal as well as the current meal.
QUESTION & ANSWER CORNER
Reader Submitted Questions of interest on topics related to Halachos we covered, as well as other interesting topic and Answers. Taken from the Q & A pages on the Halacha For Today website.
Although the answers I give to questions are taken directly from the Sifrei HaPoskim, and aren't my own, they are still for study purposes only, NOT for Psak Halacha.
Questions can be emailed to HalachaForToday@Yahoo.com
Reader's Question:
Is there such thing as a gray area in life were its neither good or bad, but neutral? Or everything in life is either a mitvah or an aveira?
Answer:
Firstly, Hashem is good. everything Hashem does is good. We may not always see it, but Hashem is good and only does good. Even "bad" things are done for our benefit! Thus, we may say that life is difficult or challenging, but we may never say that life is bad! The very difficulties and struggles and challenges are to test us, and then once we pass our tests, we get eternal reward from Hashem!
The Torah says(Devorim 30:19)"...HaChaim V'Hamaves Nasati L'fanecha, Habracha V'Haklala, Uvacharta BaChaim". Hashem says to us I have placed life and death before you, blessings and curses...Choose life!"
There is no such thing as standing still in Yiddishkeit. We are always moving either up or down, we are either growing or falling, we are either doing what Hashem wants from us or we are doing what He doesnt want us to do. Everything in life is a choice. Will we follow the Yetzer Hara (Hamaves) or will we follow the Torah way (Hachaim)
Not everything is necessarily a Mitzva or an Aveira per se, but EVERY action we do or don't do, EVERY word we say or don't say, EVERY decision we make or don't make will either propel us closer to Hashem or drag us down away from Him Chas V'Shalom.
So, basically there arent really any grey areas in the life of a Jew. Obviously, this topic is deeper and more complicated than a few sentences, but that is the way the Chachamim view it in a nutshell.
CHIZUK CORNER
As a Zechus for the Refuah Shelaima of one of the Gedolei HaDor, the Telzer Rosh Yeshiva , HaRav Chaim Stein Shlita, R' Chaim Yaakov ben Chasya Miriam, B'soch Sha'ar Cholei 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.
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Chizuk For Today:
"As a young man, I was determined to change the world. As I matured, I narrowed my goals to changing my community. Still later, I decided to change only my family. Now I realize that all I could do is just to change myself!'"
- Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel of Apt Zatzal quoted in Sefer Torah Tavlin -
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