Newsletter Parshat Vaera – Shabbat Mevarechim

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לוח זמני תפלה לחורף תשפ״ב

Winter Timetable 5782 – 2021/22

מוצאי שבת

ערבית
)
מוצש(

שקיעה

מנחה שבת

סוף זמן קריאת שמע

הדלקת נרות

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Minha

Shema before

Candle Lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

 

 

4:59

4:59

3:59

3:25

10:18

3:44

3:44

31 Dec/1 Jan

וארא
(ש''מ)

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Q & A Parashat Vaera
  1. Did G-d ever appear to Avraham and say “I am G-d”?
    6:9 – Yes.
  2. What cause did the forefathers have to question G-d?
    6:9 — Although G-d swore to give them the Land, they never actually had control over it.
  3. How was Moshe commanded to act towards Pharaoh?
    6:13 – With the respect due a king.
  4. How long did Levi live?
    6:16 – 137 years.
  5. Who was Aharon's wife? Who was her father? Who was her brother?
    6:23 – Elisheva, daughter of Aminadav, sister of Nachshon.
  6. Why are Yitro and Yosef both referred to as “Putiel “?
    6:25 – Yitro fattened (pitem ) cows for idol worship. Yosef scoffed (pitpet ) at his evil inclination.
  7. After which plague did G-d begin to “harden Pharaoh's heart”?
    7:3 – After the sixth plague — shechin .
  8. Why did Pharaoh go to the Nile every morning?
    7:15 – To relieve himself. Pharaoh pretended to be a god who did not need to attend to his bodily functions. Therefore, he secretly used the Nile for this purpose.
  9. Give two reasons why the blood was chosen as the first plague.
    (a) 7:17 – Because the Nile was an Egyptian god. (b) 8:17 – Because an invading army first attacks the enemy's water supply, and G-d did the same.
  10. How long did the plague of blood last?
    7:25 – Seven days.
  11. Why did the frogs affect Pharaoh's house first?
    7:28 – Pharaoh himself advised the enslavement of the Jewish People.
  12. What did Moshe mean when he told Pharaoh that the frogs would be “in you and in your nation”?
    7:29 – He warned that the frogs would enter their intestines and croak.
  13. What are “chamarim”?
    8:10 – Piles.
  14. Why didn't Moshe strike the dust to initiate the plague of lice?
    8:12 – Because the dust protected Moshe by hiding the body of the Egyptian that Moshe killed.
  15. Why were the Egyptian sorcerers unable to bring lice?
    8:14 – The Egyptian sorcerers' magic had no power over anything smaller than a barley kernel.
  16. What were the Egyptians likely to do if they saw the Jews slaughtering lambs?
    8:22 – Stone the Jews.
  17. Why didn't the wild beasts die as the frogs had?
    8:27 – So the Egyptians would not benefit from their hides.
  18. The dever killed “all the cattle of Egypt.” Later, boils afflicted their cattle. How can this be?
    9:10 – In the plague of dever only the cattle in the fields died. The plague of shechin affected the surviving cattle.
  19. Why did Moshe pray only after leaving the city?
    9:29 – Because the city was full of idols.
  20. What was miraculous about the way the hail stopped falling?
    9:33 – The hailstones stopped in mid-air and didn't fall to the ground.
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

האם יש לברך ברכת שהכל על גומי
לעיסה (מסטיק
)?

שאלה: האם יש לברך ברכת שהכל על גומי לעיסה (מסטיק)?

תשובה: הנה דנו אחרוני זמנינו
האם יש לברך על גומי לעיסה (מסטיק) ברכת שהכל נהיה בדברו. שהרי בשעה שאוכל אדם מן
הגומי לעיסה, אין הוא בולע את גוף המסטיק
, וגם בגוף המסטיק אין טעם כלל, רק הוא טפל בעצמו, וכל
טעמו הוא מחמת מיעוט מיני מתיקה שמכניסים בו, ואם כן יש להסתפק אם ראוי לברך על
דבר כזה אם לאו
.

והרה”ג רבי משה לוי
ז”ל (ר”מ בישיבת כסא רחמים בבני ברק, שהיה שקדן עצום בתורה
, ונפטר בדמי ימיו לפני
מספר שנים), כתב בספרו ברכת ה', שאין לברך כלל על גומי לעיסה, ואף שמרגישים מתיקות
בתחילת לעיסת הגומי לעיסה, מכל מקום אין בטעימה זו חשיבות של אכילה ושתיה, ועל כן
אין לברך עליו
.

והביא ראיה לדבריו, ממה שכתב
המגן אברהם (סי' תקסז) לגבי דין תענית, כגון יום עשירי בטבת, שאסור לאכול בו שום
דבר, ומכל מקום מותר לשרוי בתענית לטעום מן התבשיל ולפלוט ממנו, אף על פי שמתכוין
להנאה. כלומר, מותר (לפי דעת המגן אברהם) לאדם שהוא בתענית לטעום איזה דבר מאכל,
אבל לא לבלעו, אף על פי שבודאי הוא מתכוין להנאתו, שהוא מרגיש מעט מטעם המאכל בשעה
שנכנס לפיו, וגם אי אפשר שלא נכנס מעט שבמעט מגופו של התבשיל לתוך גופו של האוכל
ממנו, מכל מקום הואיל ואין זו דרך אכילה, מותר לעשות כן בתענית, ואין זה נחשב כמי
שאכל בתענית
.

ומכאן כתב בספר ברכת ה' להוכיח
שאין לברך על גומי לעיסה, שהרי בלי ספק שווה דין זה של טעימת התבשיל ללא בליעתו,
לדין טעימת גומי לעיסה, ואם מותר לטעום כך מן התבשיל בתענית, כמו כן אין לברך על
טעימה כזו, ואם כן גם על גומי לעיסה אין לברך. (וכדברי המגן אברהם כתבו ההגהות
מימוני, ואף אם אין הלכה כדבריהם לענין תענית, מכל מקום לענין ברכות היה לנו לחוש
לדבריהם מטעם ספק ברכות להקל
).

אולם מרן פוסק הדור רבינו
עובדיה יוסף שליט”א, כתב שמדברי המגן אברהם אין ראיה כלל, שכן המגן אברהם
עצמו כתב לענין תענית, שטעם הדבר שמותר לטעום כך מן התבשיל, הוא משום שלא היתה
בכוונת האדם המתענה לקבל עליו תענית בחומרה כזו שלא יטעם טעימה שכזו מן התבשיל,
והואיל ואין זו דרך אכילה, אלא דרך טעימה
, אין טעימה זו סותרת לתענית שנמצא בה. אולם לענין הנאה
מן התבשיל, בודאי שזה הטועם ממנו נהנה ממנו, ואם כן גם לשיטת המגן אברהם שיהיה
מותר לטעום כך מן התבשיל בתענית, מכל מקום יהיה חייב לברך עליו, הואיל ואסור
“להנות” מן העולם הזה בלא ברכה. ודין ברכה אינו תלוי כלל באכילה או
טעימה, אלא תלוי הוא בהנאת החיך, והואיל וזה הטועם גומי לעיסה ומרגיש בו מתיקות
נהנה ממנו
, הרי
פשוט שחייב גם בברכה עליו
.

לכן העיקר להלכה, שהלועס גומי לעיסה, חייב
לברך עליו ברכת שהכל נהיה בדברו, שאסור להנות מהעולם הזה בלא ברכה, וכל הנהנה
מהעולם הזה בלא ברכה כאילו מעל בקדשים, וזה הלועס ממנו, נהנה מטעמו, ועל כן חייב
לברך קודם שילעס אותו, וכן היא הסכמת גדולי הדור. ואסור ללועס לדבר עד שיטעם טעם
הגומי לעיסה, ויבלע מטעמו מעט
, שאז
נחשב הדבר כאילו התחיל כבר באכילה שמותר לו לדבר
.

Question: Should one recite the Shehakol blessing on
chewing gum?

Answer: The Poskim of our generation
discuss whether or not the Shehakol blessing should be recited on chewing gum,
for when one chews gum, one does not swallow any of the actual gum in addition
to the fact that the actual gum has no flavor of its own and the flavor is a
result of various flavoring agents added to the gum. If so, it is doubtful of
one should recite a blessing on such a thing or not.

Hagaon Harav Moshe Levi zt”l (one of the rabbinical mentors in Yeshivat Kisse
Rachamim in Bnei Brak who was a tremendously diligent Torah scholar and passed
away at a very young age several years ago) writes in his Sefer Birkat Hashem
that one should not recite any blessing on chewing gum. Although one does taste
some flavor when one begins chewing the gum, nevertheless, this taste is
considered neither eating nor drinking and one should thus recite no blessing.

He proceeds to support his opinion based on the words of the Magen Avraham
(Chapter 567) regarding a public fast day, such as the Tenth of Tevet, during
which one may not eat anything, yet one may, in fact, taste a food and then
spit it out although one intends to enjoy it. This means that (according to the
Magen Avraham) an individual who is fasting may taste a food but not swallow it
although he certainly intends to enjoy it, for he tastes some of the foods
taste when he places it in his mouth and it is impossible that not even a tiny
amount of this food enters the body of the one who has placed it in his mouth;
even so, since this is not the normal way of eating, one may do so on a fast
day and this is not considered eating on a fast day.

The Sefer Birkat Hashem proves from here that one does not recite any blessing
on chewing gum, for the law of tasting a food but not swallowing it is
certainly equal to the law of chewing gum and if it permissible to taste food
in the above manner on a fast day, one should likewise not recite a blessing on
chewing gum. (The Hagahot Maimoni rules in accordance with the Magen Avraham’s
opinion; although the Halacha does not follow this opinion with regards to a
fast day, nevertheless, we must be concerned with their opinion with regards to
blessing based on the rule, “When in doubt regarding a blessing, do not
bless.”)

Nevertheless, Maran Harav Ovadia Yosef Shlit”a writes that the Magen Avraham’s
opinion is not a proof, for the Magen Avraham himself writes regarding a public
fast day that the reason why it is permissible to taste a food is because the
individual fasting never had in mind to accept upon himself the fast under such
stringent terms such that he will be unable to even taste a food in the
aforementioned manner. Thus, since this is not the usual way of eating and is
only considered tasting, this does not break the fast one must endure.
Nevertheless, regarding the enjoyment one has from the food, the individual
tasting certainly enjoys the food. Therefore, even according to the Magen
Avraham’s opinion that one would be permitted to taste a food on a fast day, he
would nonetheless be required to recite a blessing on this food since it is
forbidden to derive “enjoyment” from this world without first reciting a
blessing. The laws of blessings are not contingent on eating or tasting;
rather, they are contingent on the enjoyment of one’s palate. Thus, since one chewing
gum tastes some sweetness or other pleasant flavors and enjoys it, one must
indeed recite a blessing on chewing gum.

Therefore, halachically speaking, one must recite the “Shehakol Nihya
Bidvaro” blessing before chewing gum, for one may not benefit from this world
without first reciting a blessing. Anyone who derives enjoyment from this world
without reciting a blessing is tantamount to using consecrated items for a
mundane purpose. Thus, one who chews gum derives enjoyment from its flavor and
one must therefore recite a blessing before beginning to chew. This is indeed
the consensus of the luminaries of our generation. The individual chewing may
not speak until he tastes some of the gum’s flavor and swallows this flavor, in
which case it will be considered as though he has begun eating at which point
it becomes permissible to speak.

 

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לוח זמני תפלה לחורף תשפ״ב

Winter Timetable 5782 – 2021/22

מוצאי שבת

ערבית
)
מוצש(

שקיעה

מנחה שבת

סוף זמן קריאת שמע

הדלקת נרות

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Minha

Shema before

Candle Lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

 

 

4:53

4:53

3:52

3:15

10:16

3:38

3:38

24/25 Dec

שמות

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Q & A Parashat Shemot
  1. Why does the verse say “And Yosef was in Egypt”?
    1:5 – This verse adds that despite being in Egypt as a ruler, Yosef maintained his righteousness.
  2. “…And they will go up out of the land.” Who said this and what did he mean?
    1:10 – Pharaoh said it, meaning that the Egyptians would be forced to leave Egypt.
  3. Why did Pharaoh specifically choose water as the means of killing the Jewish boys? (Two reasons.)
    1:10,22 – He hoped to escape Divine retribution, as G-d promised never to flood the entire world. Also, his astrologers saw that the Jewish redeemer's downfall would be through water.
  4. “She saw that he was good.” What did she see “good” about Moshe that was unique?
    2:2 – When he was born, the house was filled with light.
  5. Which Hebrew men were fighting each other?
    2:13 – Datan and Aviram.
  6. Moshe was afraid that the Jewish People were not fit to be redeemed, because some among them committed a certain sin. What sin?
    2:14 – Lashon hara (evil speech).
  7. Why did the Midianites drive Yitro's daughters away from the well?
    2:17 – Because a ban had been placed on Yitro for abandoning idol worship.
  8. How did Yitro know that Moshe was Yaakov's descendant?
    2:20 – The well water rose towards Moshe.
  9. What lesson was Moshe to learn from the fact that the burning bush was not consumed?
    3:12 – Just as the bush was not consumed, so too Moshe would be protected by G-d.
  10. What merit did the Jewish People have that warranted G-ds promise to redeem them?
    3:12 – That they were destined to receive the Torah.
  11. Which expression of redemption would assure the people that Moshe was the true redeemer?
    3:16,18 – “I surely remembered (pakod pakadeti).”
  12. What did the staff turning into a snake symbolize?
    4:3 – It symbolized that Moshe spoke ill of the Jews by saying that they wouldn't listen to him, just as the original snake sinned through speech.
  13. Why didn't Moshe want to be the leader?
    4:10 – He didn't want to take a position above that of his older brother, Aharon.
  14. “And Hashem was angry with Moshe…” What did Moshe lose as a result of this anger?
    4:14 – Moshe lost the privilege of being a kohen.
  15. What was special about Moshe's donkey?
    4:20 It was used by Avraham for akeidat Yitzchak and will be used in the future by mashiach.
  16. About which plague was Pharaoh warned first?
    4:23 – Death of the firstborn.
  17. Why didn't the elders accompany Moshe and Aharon to Pharaoh? How were they punished?
    5:1 – The elders were accompanying Moshe and Aharon, but they were afraid and one by one they slipped away. Hence, at the giving of the Torah, the elders weren't allowed to ascend with Moshe.
  18. Which tribe did not work as slaves?
    5:5 – The tribe of Levi.
  19. Who were the: a) nogsim b) shotrim?
    5:6 – a) Egyptian taskmasters; b) Jewish officers.
  20. How were the shotrim rewarded for accepting the beatings on behalf of their fellow Jews?
    5:14 – They were chosen to be on the Sanhedrin.
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

שאלה: האם יש חובה לעמוד בשעת
ברכות השחר וברכות התורה
?

תשובה: יש ברכות שחובה לעמוד בשעת אמירתן. ולכל ברכה טעם מדוע יש
לעמוד בשעת הברכה. וכגון ברכת “ספירת העומר”, שנאמר בתורה, מהחל חרמש
“בקמה”, ודרשו רבותינו, “בקומה”. וכן כיוצא בזה
.

דברי
הגאון – לעמוד בכל ברכה שאין בה הנאה

תשובה: כתוב בתשובות הגאונים
(שערי תשובה סימן עט, והובא בספר האשכול סי' כג
): “הגאון בתשובה כתב, שכל הברכות,
מברך מעומד. והיינו ברכות המצות שאין בהן הנאה, אבל ברכות הנהנין לא צריך”.
כלומר, יש שני סוגי ברכות, יש ברכות שאין בהן הנאה, כגון ברכת ציצית ולולב וברכות
התורה, ויש ברכות שתיקנו לברכן ויש בהן הנאה, כגון קידוש וברכת לישב בסוכה וכדומה.
וכתב הגאון, שבכל ברכה שאין בה הנאה, יש לעמוד בשעה שמברך אותה. ולפי זה בודאי שיש
לעמוד בשעת אמירת ברכות התורה. ומובא בתשובה זו, שכן כתוב בפירוש בתלמוד ירושלמי
.

דברי
רבי דוד אבודרהם
– “על”ץ של”ם
אולם
מובא עוד בתשובות הגאונים, שיש אומרים שהחיוב לעמוד הוא דוקא בששה ברכות בלבד,
ולכל אחת מהן, טעם מדוע יש לעמוד באמירתה
.
ורבי
דוד אבודרהם נתן סימן לזכור באלו ברכות יש לעמוד, והסימן הוא: על”ץ של”ם
. שהוא ראשי תיבות, ע'ומר
(ספירת העומר), ל'בנה (ברכת הלבנה), ציצית, שופר
, לולב, מילה (ברית מילה). (אולם באמת שנוהגים לעמוד גם
בברכות נוספות. אך אלו הששה הן העיקריות
).

דברי
הפני יהושע

ולכאורה
לפי דברי הירושלמי ודעת הגאון, יש לעמוד גם בברכת התורה. אולם הפני יהושע
(בחידושיו למסכת מגילה דף
כא.) כתב, שדוקא מצות שהעשייה שלהן היא כשעומדים
, גם את הברכה יש לברך כשעומדים. וכגון לולב, שיש ליטלו
כשעומדים, יש לברך עליו כשעומדים. אבל קריאת מגילת אסתר, שאין חיוב לקרותה עומד,
אין חיוב לברך על קריאתה עומד. וכן כתבו עוד מגדולי האחרונים
.

ההכרעה
להלכה

ולפי
זה כתב מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף שליט”א (יחוה דעת חלק חמישי סימן ד), שמכיון שאין
חיוב לעמוד בשעת לימוד התורה, כמו כן ברכות התורה אין חיוב לברכן בעמידה. וכן
ברכות השחר, אין חיוב לאמרן בעמידה, כיון שרק כאשר המצוה היא בעמידה, אז יש לברך
בעמידה. (וברכות השחר לא ניתקנו כלל על מצוה
).

ואדרבה
כתב בשו”ת הרמ”ע מפאנו, שברכות התורה אפשר לברך כשהוא יושב, משום שעל
לימוד התורה נאמר “בשבתך בביתך”. והפרי מגדים הוסיף, שבקריאת שמע
וברכותיה לא הצריכו לעמוד, כי כשאדם יושב, יוכל לכוין דעתו יותר. וכמו כן ברכות
התורה, שיש אומרים שחיובן מן התורה, בודאי שיש להזהר לכוין מאד בשעת אמירתן, ואפשר
לברכן מיושב
.

ולסיכום: בברכות השחר וברכות התורה
אין צורך לעמוד, ואפשר לברכן כשהוא יושב

Question:
Is it obligatory to stand during the Birkot HaShachar (morning blessings) and
the Birkot HaTorah?

Answer: There are certain blessings
which require one to be standing during their recitation. There is a unique
reason for why one must stand while reciting each of these blessings. For
instance, regarding the blessing for counting the Omer, the Torah states, “From
when the sickle begins [to make contact] with the stalks (English for
“Ba’Kamma”),” and our Sages expound this to mean, “Be’Koma,” i.e. while
standing.

The Opinion of the Gaon-One Must Stand During Any Blessing Which Involves No
Enjoyment

It is written in the Responsa of the Geonim (Sha’arei Teshuva, Chapter 79 and
as quoted by the Sefer Ha’Eshkol, Chapter 23): “The Gaon writes in one of his
responses that all blessings must be recited while standing. This refers to
blessings on Mitzvot which do not entail enjoyment; however, for blessings on
things which involve enjoyment, on need not stand.” This means that there are two
kinds of blessings: Blessings which do not involve any enjoyment, such as the
blessings on Tzitzit, Lulav, and Birkot HaTorah, and there are blessings which
our Sages enacted to recite on things from which one does have enjoyment, such
as Kiddush, “Leeshev Ba’Sukkah,” and the like. The Gaon writes that any
blessing which does not involve any enjoyment should be recited while standing.
Based on this, one should certainly recite the Birkot HaTorah while standing.
The same response states that this is actually written openly in the Talmud
Yerushalmi.

The Opinion of Rabbeinu David Abudirhem-“Alatz
Shalem

Nevertheless, the Responsa of the Geonim continues that some say there the
obligation to stand applies to only six blessings; each one possessing a distinct
reason why one must stand for that specific blessing.
Rabbeinu David Abudirhem composed an acronym for one to remember which
blessings to recite while standing which is, “
Alatz Shalem.” This is an acronym for
“Omer” (counting the Omer), “Levana” (Blessing on the New Moon), “Tzitzit,”
“Shofar,” “Lulav,” and “Milah” (Berit Milah). (The truth of the matter is that
we customarily stand while reciting other blessings as well, but these are the
primary ones.)

The Opinion of the Penei Yehoshua
It seems that according to the opinion of the Talmud Yerushalmi and the Gaon,
one should recite the Birkot HaTorah while standing. However, the Penei
Yehoshua (in his commentary on Tractate Megillah 21a) writes that only
regarding Mitzvot whose performance is also done while standing should their
blessings be recited while standing as well. For instance, regarding the Lulav
which is taken while standing, one should recite the blessing on it while
standing as well. However, regarding the reading of Megillat Esther which need
not be done while standing, one need not recite the blessing on it while
standing either. Other great Acharonim rule likewise.

The Bottom Line
Therefore, Maran Harav Ovadia Yosef Shlit”a writes (Responsa Yechave Da’at
Volume 5, Chapter 4) since there is no obligation to stand while learning
Torah, the Birkot HaTorah need not be recited while standing either. Similarly,
the Birkot HaShachar need not be recited while standing since only when the
performance of a Mitzvah is done while standing must its blessing also be
recited while standing (and the Birkot HaShachar were not enacted for Mitzvah
performance at all).

On the contrary, the Rama (Rabbeinu Menachem Azarya) of Pano writes in one of
his responses that the Birkot HaTorah may indeed be recited while seated, as
the Torah writes regarding Torah learning, “When you shall sit in your house.”
The Peri Megadim adds that our Sages did not require one to recite Keri’at
Shema and its blessings while standing because one is indeed able to
concentrate better while sitting. This would surely apply to Birkot HaTorah as
well, which according to some is a Torah obligation and must surely be recited
with great concentration; thus, they may be recited while seated.

Summary: The Birkot HaShachar and Birkot HaTorah need not be recited
while standing; rather, one may recite them while seated

 

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You are requested to attend the

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION

ON Motzae Shabbat, December 18th 2021 at 8.30 pm

AGENDA

1.      Minutes of the 2020 Annual General Meeting

2.      Matters arising from the Minutes

3.      Parnas Presidente’s Report

4.      Adoption of the Report

5.      Treasurer’s Report and Presentation of Accounts

6.      Discussion and Adoption of Report

7.      *Election of Hon Officers and Members of the Mahamad

a)      Parnas Presidente : Mordechai Maman has been proposed

b)      Parnas Vice Presidente : Benjamin Hassan has been proposed

c)      Treasurer : Yamin Ibgui has been proposed

d)      Gabbai : Eli Shoshana has been proposed

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f)       Ladies Committee Chair : Elaine Marshall has been proposed

g)      Mahamad (6 members – sub-group duties to be defined) : Loretta Hodari has been proposed; there is room for proposal of other members

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Winter Timetable 5782 – 2021/22

מוצאי שבת

ערבית
)
מוצש(

שקיעה

מנחה שבת

סוף זמן קריאת שמע

הדלקת נרות

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Minha

Shema before

Candle Lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

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4:49

4:49

3:49

3:10

10:13

3:34

3:34

17/18 Dec

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Q & A Parashat Vayechi
  1. Why is kindness towards the dead called “chesed shel emet” — kindness of truth?
    47:29 – Because the giver expects no reward from the recipient.
  2. Give three reasons Yaakov didn't want to be buried in Egypt.
    47:29 – a) Egypt's ground was to be plagued with lice; b) At the time of the resurrection, those buried outside Israel will suffer; c) So the Egyptians wouldn't make him into an idol.
  3. How do you treat a “fox in his time” (i.e., a commoner who rules)?
    47:31 – Bow to him.
  4. “When I was coming from Padan, Rachel died on me… I buried her there on the way to Efrat…” Why did Yaakov say all this to Yosef?
    48:7 – Yaakov thought Yosef harbored resentment since Yaakov had not buried Yosef's mother, Rachel, in the Ma'arat HaMachpela.
  5. Initially, why was Yaakov unable to bless Ephraim and Menashe?
    48:8 – The Shechina departed from him.
  6. What does pillalti mean?
    48:11 – “I thought.”
  7. What does “Shechem” mean as used in this week's parsha? (two answers)
    48:22 – a) The actual city of Shechem; b) A portion.
  8. Which individual is called “the Emori”? Why? Give two reasons.
    48:22 – Esav. a) He acted like an Emorite; b) He trapped his father with words (imrei pi).
  9. What did Yaakov want to tell his sons but was unable to?
    49:1 – When mashiach will come.
  10. What privileges did Reuven lose due to his rash actions?
    49:3 – Priesthood and Kingship.
  11. What congregation from Yaakov's offspring did Yaakov not want to be associated with?
    49:6 – Korach and his congregation.
  12. What did Yehuda do after he heard Yaakov rebuke Reuven, Shimon and Levi? Why?
    49:8 – He drew back. He was afraid that Yaakov would rebuke him for the incident with Tamar.
  13. What does milk do to teeth?
    49:12 – It makes them white.
  14. Why is Yissachar like a “strong-boned donkey”?
    49:14 – Just as a donkey bears a heavy burden, so the tribe of Yissachar bears the yoke of Torah.
  15. With what resource did both Yaakov and Moshe bless Asher?
    49:20 – Oil-rich land.
  16. In Yosef's blessing, Yaakov said, “They embittered him…” Who are “they”?
    49:23 – Yosef's brothers, Potifar and his wife.
  17. Which descendants of Binyamin “will divide the spoils in the evening”?
    49:27 – Mordechai and Esther.
  18. From whom did Yaakov buy his burial place?
    50:5 – From Esav.
  19. What oath did Yosef make to Pharaoh?
    50:6 – Yosef swore not to reveal Pharaoh's ignorance of Hebrew.
  20. Which two sons of Yaakov did not carry his coffin? Why not?
    50:13 – Levi, because he would carry the aron (holy ark). Yosef, because he was a king.
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

שמיעת מוזיקה
ודברי תורה בחדר האמבטיה –תכניתו של מרן זצ”ל

שאלה: האם מותר לשמוע בחדר האמבטיה שירים של קודש, או דרשות
ושיעורים של דברי תורה? והאם מותר לדבר דברי תורה באמבטיה
?

תשובה :יש לדון
בשאלה זו מצד שתי בעיות. האחת, כאשר האדם מתרחץ ואינו לבוש, האם מותר לו לדבר או
לשמוע דברי תורה. והבעיה השנייה, האם עצם המקום שהוא “חדר אמבטיה”,
מוגדר כמקום שאסור לדבר או להרהר שם בדברי תורה
.

ולא יראה בך ערות דבר
נאמר בתורתינו הקדושה: “ולא
יראה בך ערות דבר”, ומכאן למדו רבותינו במסכת שבת (כג.) שאסור לאדם שאינו
לבוש לדבר דברי תורה, ולכן אסור בהחלט לדבר בדברי תורה בשעה שאדם מתרחץ וכדומה,
שהרי הוא אינו לבוש. אולם כל זה לענין דיבור ממש בדברי תורה, אבל לענין הרהור
בדברי תורה, כלומר מחשבה בדברי תורה, אין לאסור מצד מה שאינו לבוש, שהרי נאמר
בתורה ערוות “דבר”, דיבור הוא שאסור, אבל הרהור מותר
.

דין חדר האמבטיה
אולם יש לעיין בדבר מצד אחר, שהרי
כשם שאסור לדבר בדברי תורה וקדושה כשאדם אינו לבוש, כמו כן אסור לדבר בדברי תורה
במקומות שאינם מכובדים, כמו שנאמר “והיה מחנך קדוש”. וכל שכן שאסור לדבר
בדברי תורה במקום מטונף ממש, כגון בית הכסא (שירותים) או בית המרחץ
. ובמקומות אלה אפילו להרהר בדברי תורה אסור. ולכן עלינו
לדון האם חדרי אמבטיה דינם כדין בית הכסא ובית המרחץ שאסור להרהר שם בדברי תורה,
או שדינם שונה, כיון שהם נקיים יותר
.

ובגמרא במסכת שבת (י.) תניא, הנכנס לבית המרחץ,
(בבתי המרחץ שלהם היו שלשה חדרים, חדר שבו כולם לבושים, חדר אחר שחלק מהאנשים
לבושים וחלקם אינם לבושים, וחדר אחרון שבו כולם אינם לבושים), מקום שבני אדם
לבושים, רשאי לקרות קריאת שמע ולהתפלל ולהניח תפילין. מקום שכולם ערומים אסור
אפילו לדבר שום דבר של קדושה, ואפילו לומר “שלום” שהוא כנוי לה' יתברך,
אסור
.

ולענין חדר האמצעי שבו יש אנשים לבושים ויש
שאינם לבושים, כתב הר”ן במסכת עבודה זרה
(מד:), שאף שאסור
לדבר שם בדברי תורה, מכל מקום מותר להרהר שם בדברי תורה
. וכן מותר לענות
בפיו על איזה דבר אם הוא מותר או אסור, שאינו מפרש את טעם ההיתר או האיסור, מותר,
שגם זה נחשב כהרהור בדברי תורה
.

וכתב הרשב”א בתשובה (ח”ז סימן תיח),
שטעם הדבר שאסור לדבר בדברי תורה בבית המרחץ, הוא מחמת חמימות המים הנמצאים שם,
אבל מקום שהמים שם צוננים, ואין שם אדם שאינו לבוש, מותר לדבר שם בדברי תורה,
ולברך על הטבילה וכיוצא בזה. ומבואר בדברי הרשב”א, שעיקר האיסור לדבר דברי
תורה בבית המרחץ, אינו משום שהוא מקום שבדרך כלל בני אדם הולכים שם כשאינם לבושים,
אלא הטעם הוא מחמת הלכלוך המצוי במקום שהמים שם חמים ובני אדם מתרחצים שם. ולכן
במקום שהמים קרים
,
ואין שם בני אדם באותה שעה, מותר אפילו
לברך שם על טבילת כלים
.

דין חדרי האמבטיה שלנו
ומרן רבינו הגדול רבי עובדיה יוסף
זצוק”ל
, בתשובה (בשו”ת יביע אומר חלק חמישי סימן
יא), האריך בענין זה, כי גם הוא נשאל בזה, בזמן שהיה משיב לשאלות ברדיו בהיותו רב
ראשי, ואחד המאזינים עלה ושאל, האם מותר לו לשמוע את התכנית של מרן זצ”ל
כשהוא מתרחץ לכבוד שבת
.
ומרן זצוק”ל הביא ראיות שעיקר
האיסור לדבר בדברי תורה בבית המרחץ, הוא דוקא מחמת הזוהמה הנמצאת שם. והביא ראיות
שיש לחלק בזה בין בית מרחץ ציבורי
,
לבין בית מרחץ פרטי, כמו האמבטיות
שיש בבתים שלנו
.

ומכל מקום לענין הלכה פסק, שיש לדון את בתי
המרחץ שלנו כדין “חדר האמצעי” של בית המרחץ שהיה בזמנם. כלומר, אין להקל
לדבר שם בדברי תורה, אבל מותר להרהר שם בדברי תורה. ולכן מותר להכניס טרנזיסטור
לחדר האמבטיה ולשמוע ממנו דברי תורה, אפילו בשעה שהוא עומד להתרחץ, שהרי מצד מה
שאינו לבוש, כבר ביארנו שאין לחוש לזה לגבי הרהור (מחשבה), ורק הדיבור ממש הוא
שאסור, בין כשהוא לבוש ובין כשאינו לבוש
.

ולסיכום: חדר
אמבטיה שבזמנינו, אסור לדבר שם שום דיבור של דברי קדושה. ומותר להרהר שם בדברי
קדושה, ולכן מותר לשמוע שם תכנית רדיו של דברי תורה וכיוצא בזה
.

ופשוט שכל זה דוקא בחדר אמבטיה שאין שם בית הכסא
(שירותים), שאם יש שם בית הכסא אסור אפילו להרהר שם בדברי תורה
.

Listening to Music or Words of Torah in a Room Which Has
a Bathtub or Shower in it

Question: May
one recite holy words (words of Torah, prayer, or blessings) in a room with a
bathtub or shower in it? Similarly, may one listen to holy songs or Torah
lectures in such a room?

Answer: There
are two primary points which must be addressed: Firstly, whether or not one who
is bathing and therefore undressed may speak or hear words of Torah. The second
issue is whether or not a room which houses a bathtub or shower is classified
as a place where speaking or thinking words of Torah is forbidden.

“So that He Shall Not See a Shameful Thing Among You”
Our Holy Torah states, “So that He will not see a shameful thing among you.”
Our Sages in the Gemara in Masechet Shabbat (23a) expound this verse to mean
that one may not utter words of Torah while undressed. Thus, one surely may not
speak words of Torah while bathing and the like since one is undressed. This
applies, however, only to speaking words of Torah; however, thinking words of
Torah is not prohibited just because one is undressed, for the verse specifies “a
Shameful Thing” which connotes that only speaking words of Torah will be
prohibited in this situation but thinking them will be permitted.

The Law Regarding a Room Housing a Bathtub
Nevertheless, we must entertain this question from another perspective. Just as
one may not recite words of Torah and other holy words while undressed, so too,
one may not speak words of Torah in places that are not respectable, as the
verse states, “and your camp shall be holy.” Surely one may not speak words of
Torah in a place which is actually filthy, such as a restroom or bathhouse. In
such places, even thinking words of Torah is prohibited. We must therefore
determine if a room housing a bathtub or shower is halachically tantamount to a
restroom or bathhouse and even thinking words of Torah will be prohibited in it
or perhaps its law will be different since it is cleaner.

The Gemara in Masechet Shabbat (10a) quotes a Baraita
which states that one who enters a bathhouse (the bathhouses in those days
consisted of three rooms: an outer room where everyone was dressed, a middle
room where some were dressed and some were not, and an inner room where
everyone was undressed), in the place where everyone is dressed one may recite Keriat
Shema
, pray (Amida), and don Tefillin. Where everyone is undressed, one may
not speak words of holiness and one may not even greet a friend using the word
Shalom,” for this is a nickname for Hashem.

Regarding the middle room where some people are dressed
and some are not, Rabbeinu Nissim in Masechet Avodah Zara (44b) writes that
even though one may not speak words of Torah there, one may nevertheless think
words of Torah there. Additionally, one may render a halachic ruling there by
exclaiming “permitted” or “forbidden” without explaining the reason behind
this, for this is also considered only thinking words of Torah.

The Rashba writes in his responsa (Volume 7, Chapter 418)
that the reason why people customarily make the blessing when immersing their
utensils in the Mikveh although we have explained that one may not even say “Shalom
in a bathhouse is because saying “Shalom” or speaking words of Torah is
only forbidden in a place where the water is hot and thus the place is
considered “soiled” and steamy. However, in a bathhouse where the water is cold,
speaking words of Torah is permitted. We may infer from the words of the Rashba
that the primary reason for prohibiting speaking words of Torah in a bathhouse
is not because people are undressed there; rather, it is because of the grime
usually associated with a place where there is hot water and people bathing
there. Thus, in a place where the water is cold and there are no people at the
present time, one may even recite the blessing of “Al Tevilat Kelim
(the blessing for immersing new utensils in a Mikveh).

The Law Regarding our Shower Rooms
Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l (in his Responsa Yabia Omer Volume 5,
Chapter 11) writes at length about this topic and proves that the main
prohibition of reciting words of Torah in a bathhouse is only because of the
filth found there. He also proves that a halachic difference exists between a
public bathhouse and a private one. He rules there that our shower rooms
(nowadays) can be halachically classified as “the middle room” mentioned in the
Gemara. This means that one may not speak words of Torah in today’s shower
rooms, however, one may think words of Torah in them. Based on this, one may in
fact bring a radio into a room that houses a shower or bathtub and listen to
words of Torah or holy songs even while showering, for we have already
explained that just because one is undressed does not mean that one may not
think (or hear) words of Torah. Only actually saying words of Torah will be
prohibited there, whether one is dressed or not.

Summary:
Regarding a room that houses a bathtub or shower nowadays, one may not recite
any words of holiness in it. One is permitted, however, to think words of Torah
in it and may therefore listen to a Torah lecture or holy songs from the radio
and the like there.

Note: Obviously, the
aforementioned Halacha applies only to a room that houses a bathtub or shower
alone; however, if there is a toilet in the room, one may not even think words
of Torah there.

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You are requested to attend the

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION

ON Motzae Shabbat, December 18th 2021 at 8.30 pm

AGENDA

1.      Minutes of the 2020 Annual General Meeting

2.      Matters arising from the Minutes

3.      Parnas Presidente’s Report

4.      Adoption of the Report

5.      Treasurer’s Report and Presentation of Accounts

6.      Discussion and Adoption of Report

7.      *Election of Hon Officers and Members of the Mahamad

a)      Parnas Presidente : Mordechai Maman has been proposed

b)      Parnas Vice Presidente : Benjamin Hassan has been proposed

c)      Treasurer : Yamin Ibgui has been proposed

d)      Gabbai : Eli Shoshana has been proposed

e)      Hon. Secretary : David Marshall has been proposed

f)       Ladies Committee Chair : Elaine Marshall has been proposed

g)      Mahamad (6 members – sub-group duties to be defined) : Loretta Hodari has been proposed; there is room for proposal of other members

8.       Election of delegates to:

a)       Manchester Shechita Board : there is room for proposal of other members

           Election of delegates to:

b)      Manchester Jewish Rep Council : there is room for proposal of other members

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ויגש questions

1.     Where in the פרשה [and its מדרשים] would you
find……..

a.     Someone offering himself as a slave?

b.     A royal person
putting himself in danger from his ‘enemies’ in order to avoid embarrassing
them?

c.     Someone playing a
harp?

d.     A royal person harnessing
his own chariot?

e.     Two men crying on each other’s necks?

f.      One man crying on
another’s neck, and the other is reciting something?

g.     A צדיק giving a ברכה to a king?

h.     People thanking someone for saving their
lives?

2.     A common name for בתי כנסת for קהילות which
originate from Iraq is a three-word phrase taken from the
פרשה. What is this name, and why is it used for such קהילות?

3.     What have ישמעאל, the men of שכם and the men of
מצרים all got in
common?

4.     True or false: every פרשה in ספר בראשית reports the birth of someone except ויגש.

5.     Who was incorrectly described as an only child?

6.     When did a house hear?

7.     ‘There will still be five’ but in
fact there were none. What and why?

8.     Which event in the פרשה
is taken as a hint to the destruction to the two בתי מקדש
and משכן שילה?

9.     Who foretold the future without realising it?

10.   Who reminded whom about the end of פרשת
שופטים
?

11.   Whose musical talents earned her a long life?

12.   ‘The five weakest.’ Who were they?

13.   Which rule did יוסף
introduce to מצרים which the תורה describes as applying עד היום הזה?

14.   
Find a 3-word פסוק in the פרשה.
Is it the shortest
in the Torah in letters?

15.   
Which word in שביעי
does not occur anywhere else in the Torah? [Hint: a tiring question]

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הדלקת נרות

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

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Minha

Shema before

Candle Lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Date

Parasha

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Q & A Parashat Vayigash
  1. What threatening words did Yehuda say to Yosef?
    44:18 – He threatened that Yosef would be stricken with leprosy, like Pharaoh when he took Sarah from Avraham. Alternatively, Yehuda threatened to kill Yosef and Pharaoh.
  2. Why did Yehuda say his missing brother died?
    44:20 – Yehuda feared that if he said his missing brother was alive, Yosef would demand to see him.
  3. Why was Yehuda the one to plead for Binyamin?
    44:32 – He was the one who took “soul” responsibility for him.
  4. What do we learn from Yosef telling his brothers, “Go up to my father”?
    45:9 – We learn that Eretz Yisrael is higher than all other lands.
  5. What two things did the brothers see that helped prove that he was really Yosef?
    45:12 – He was circumcised like they were, and he spoke lashon hakodesh.
  6. Why did Binyamin weep on Yosef's neck?
    45:14 – Binyamin wept for the destruction of Mishkan Shilo built in Yosef's territory.
  7. Why did Yosef send old wine to Yaakov?
    45:23 – Elderly people appreciate old wine.
  8. What did Yosef mean when he said, “Don't dispute on the way”?
    45:24 – He warned that if they engage in halachic disputes, they might not be alert to possible travel dangers.
  9. What happened to Yaakov when he realized Yosef was alive?
    45:27 – His ruach hakodesh (prophetic spirit) returned.
  10. Why did G-d tell Yaakov, “Don't fear going down to Egypt”?
    46:3 – Because Yaakov was grieved to leave Eretz Canaan.
  11. “I will bring you up” from Egypt. To what did this allude?
    46:4 – That Yaakov would be buried in Eretz Canaan.
  12. What happened to the property that Yaakov acquired in Padan Aram?
    46:6 – He traded it for Esav's portion in the Cave of Machpelah.
  13. Who was the mother of Shaul ben HaCanaanit?
    46:10 – Dina bat Yaakov.
  14. When listing Yaakov's children, the verse refers to Rachel as “Rachel, wife of Yaakov.” Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah are not referred to as Yaakov's wives. Why?
    46:19 – Rachel was regarded as the mainstay of the family.
  15. Yosef harnessed his own chariot instead of letting a servant do it. Why?
    46:29 – Yosef wanted to hasten to honor his father.
  16. Why were shepherds abhorrent to the Egyptians?
    46:34 – Because the Egyptians worshipped sheep.
  17. Why did Yosef pick the weakest brothers to stand before Pharaoh?
    47:2 – So Pharaoh wouldn't see their strength and draft them.
  18. What blessing did Yaakov give Pharaoh when he left his presence?
    47:10 – That the waters of the Nile should rise to greet Pharaoh.
  19. Yosef resettled the land of Egypt, moving the people from city to city. What were his two motives for this?
    47:21 – In order to remind them that they no longer owned the land, and to help his family by removing the stigma of being strangers.
  20. Whose fields were not bought by Yosef?
    47:22 – The Egyptian priests.
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

דין מי ששכח להזכיר ותן טל ומטר בברכת השנים


בהלכה
הקודמת


ביארנו
באופן כללי את עיקר הדין שתיקנו רבותינו שהחל מליל שבעה במרחשוון מבקשים בתפילה
בברכת השנים “ותן טל ומטר לברכה”. ועל כל אדם להזהר בתפילתו שלא ישכח
להזכיר את בקשת הגשמים בתפילה. ועתה נבאר הדין במי ששכח לבקש בתפילתו על הגשם
.

בגמרא במסכת ברכות
(כט.) אמרו, טעה ולא שאל גשמים בברכת השנים, מחזירין אותו
. כלומר, אם טעה
אדם ולא הזכיר בקשה על הגשמים בברכת השנים, דינו כדין מי שחיסר ברכה אחת מברכות
התפילה, שאין תפילתו תפילה, ועליו לחזור ולהתפלל שנית אם סיים תפילתו בלא שאלת
גשמים. וכן פסקו הרמב”ם (פ”י מהלכות תפילה
) ומרן השלחן ערוך
(סימן קיז
).

אולם אם נזכר
ששכח לבקש על הגשמים לפני שסיים את ברכת השנים, כלומר שעדיין לא בירך “מברך
השנים”, יחזור לתחילת ברכת השנים ויתקן לומר את הנוסח שאנו אומרים בחורף. ואם
התחיל כבר בחתימת ברכת השנים, כלומר שאמר, “כי אל טוב ומטיב אתה ומברך השנים
ברוך אתה ה'”, ונזכר שלא ביקש על הגשמים, לא יוכל לחזור מיד לתחילת הברכה,
שאז נמצא שהזכיר שם ה' לשוא. ולכן יאמר “למדני חוקיך”, (שאז הזכרת ה'
אינה לשוא, שהרי פסוק הוא בתהלים “ברוך אתה ה' למדני חקיך”), ויחזור לתחילת
הברכה, ברך עלינו וכו' (או “ברכנו” למנהג האשכנזים), ויבקש על הגשמים
.

ואם נזכר אחר
שסיים כבר את ברכת השנים, אבל עדיין לא התחיל בברכת “תקע בשופר גדול”,
יזכיר מיד “ותן טל ומטר לברכה” וימשיך בתפילתו. (וטוב שבברכת שמע קולינו
יחזור ויאמר, ותן טל ומטר לברכה “על כל פני האדמה
“).

ואם סיים את
ברכת השנים ונזכר שלא שאל טל ומטר, מבואר בגמרא, שאם נזכר לפני שהגיע לברכת
“שומע תפילה”, גם כן אינו חוזר להתפלל מראש התפילה, מפני שיכול לבקש על
הגשמים בברכת שמע קולינו שהיא כוללת את כל הבקשות בתפילה, ובכך יתקן את מה שהחסיר
בתפילתו. והכוונה בזה, שבברכת שומע תפילה, לפני שיאמר
כי אתה שומע
תפילת כל פה” וכו', יאמר, “ותן טל ומטר לברכה על כל פני האדמה”,
ובכך הוא מבקש על הגשמים. ואם נזכר שלא שאל טל ומטר אחרי שהתחיל כבר בחתימת ברכת
שומע תפילה, כלומר שאמר, כי אתה שומע תפילת כל פה ברוך אתה ה'”, יסיים מיד
“למדני חוקיך”, ויחזור לתחילת ברכת שומע תפילה, ויבקש בברכתו על הגשמים
.

ואם נזכר אחר
שסיים את ברכת שומע תפילה לגמרי, אבל לא התחיל עדיין לומר “רצה ה' אלהינו
בעמך ישראל”, יאמר מיד “ותן טל ומטר לברכה”, ואחר כך ימשיך בברכת
רצה“.

ואם התחיל כבר
בברכת “רצה”, וכן אם נזכר באחת הברכות שלאחר מכן, או אפילו באמצע
“אלוקי נצור”, כל שעדיין לא אמר “יהיו לרצון” האחרון שלאחר
אלוקי נצור, חוזר לברכת השנים, ושואל שם טל ומטר וממשיך בתפילתו משם על סדר הברכות
.

אבל אם נזכר
אחרי שסיים את אמירת יהיו לרצון שאחרי אלוקי נצור, שוב אין לו תקנה, ועליו לחזור
לראש התפילה ולהתפלל שנית
.

ולסיכום: מי ששכח לבקש על הגשמים
בברכת השנים, אם נזכר באמצע ברכת השנים, יחזור לתחילת הברכה ויבקש על הגשמים. ואם
נזכר לאחר שהתחיל בחתימת הברכה “ברוך אתה ה'”, יסיים “למדני
חוקיך”, ויחזור לתחילת ברכת השנים. ואם נזכר לאחר שסיים את ברכת השנים לגמרי,
אבל לא התחיל עדיין בברכת “תקע בשופר גדול”, אז יזכיר מיד “ותן טל
ומטר לברכה”, וימשיך בברכת תקע בשופר גדול
.

ואם נזכר לאחר
שהתחיל בברכת תקע בשופר גדול, יבקש על הגשמים בברכת שמע קולינו
,
שלפני
שיאמר “כי אתה שומע תפילת כל פה”, יאמר, “ותן טל ומטר לברכה על כל
פני האדמה”. ואם נזכר בסיום ברכת שומע תפילה לאחר שאמר “ברוך אתה
ה'”, אז יאמר “למדני חוקיך”, ויחזור לתחילת ברכת שומע תפילה ויבקש
על הגשמים. ואם סיים את ברכת שומע תפילה, אבל לא התחיל עדיין באמירת “רצה”,
יזכיר שם “ותן טל ומטר לברכה” וימשיך בברכת רצה
.

ואם נזכר לאחר
שהתחיל בברכת רצה, חוזר לברכת השנים, ומבקש שם על הגשמים וממשיך על סדר הברכות
משם. ואם נזכר אחר שסיים את אמירת “יהיו לרצון” שבסיום אמירת “אלקי
נצור”, יחזור לראש התפילה ויתפלל שנית

The Laws of One Who
Forgets to Mention “Ve’Ten Tal U’Matar” in the “Blessing of the Years”

In the previous Halacha,
we have discussed in a general manner that our Sages enacted that beginning
from the Seventh of Marcheshvan (outside of Israel from the Fourth or Fifth of
December), one begins reciting “Ve’Ten Tal U’Matar” (a request for dew
and rain) in the “Blessing of the Years” within the Amida prayer. One should
take care not to forget to mention the request for rain in his prayer. We shall
now discuss the laws of one who has forgotten to request rain in his prayer.
Since there are eight different scenarios, we have summarized this Halacha briefly at the end of the Halacha.

One who Forgets to Request
Rain Must Repeat the Amida Prayer

The Gemara in Masechet Berachot (29a) states: “If one errs and forgets to
request rain in the ‘Blessing of the Years,’ we require him to go back.” This
means that if one mistakenly omits the request for rain in the “Blessing of the
Years,” it is considered as if he has omitted an entire blessing from the Amida
prayer, in which case his prayer is not considered a prayer, and if he has
concluded his entire prayer without asking for rain, he must repeat the entire
Amida. The Rambam (Hilchot Tefillah, Chapter 10) and Maran
Ha’Shulchan Aruch
(Chapter 117) rule likewise.

If One Remembers in the
Middle of the Amida that he has Forgotten

Nevertheless, if one remembers that he has forgotten to request rain before concluding
the “Blessing of the Years,” i.e. before reciting the last words in the
blessing, “Mevarech Ha’Shanim,” he should go back to the beginning of the
“Blessing of the Years” and recite the text we customarily use during the
winter months. If one has already begun the conclusion of the blessing by
saying “
Ki Kel Tov U’Metiv Ata Umvarech Ha’Shanim, Baruch Ata Hashem,”
and only then remembers that he has forgotten to request rain, he cannot
immediately revert back to the beginning of the blessing, for this would cause
him to have recited Hashem’s name in vain; rather, one should recite the words
Lamedeni Chukecha” (in which case his mentioning of Hashem’s name
will not have been in vain, for there is a verse in Tehillim, “
Baruch Ata
Hashem Lamedeni Chukecha
”), after which one should go back to the
beginning of the blessing, i.e.
Barech Alenu, and request rain.

If one remembers after he has
already concluded the “Blessing of the Years” but before beginning the next
blessing of “Teka Be’Shofar Gadol,” he may insert “Ve’Ten Tal
U’Matar Livracha
” right there and he may then continue his prayer as
usual. (It is preferable that he once again mention “Ve’Ten Tal U’Matar Al
Kol Peneh Ha’adama
” within the “Shema Kolenu” blessing of the
Amida.)

If one has concluded the “Blessing
of the Years” and then remembers that he has forgotten to request dew and rain,
the Gemara explains that if he remembers this before reciting the “Shema
Kolenu
” blessing of the Amida, one does not go back and begin praying anew
since he can request rain in the “Shema Kolenu” blessing which
includes all requests of the prayer; by doing so, one can supplement what he
has previously left out of his prayer. This means that during the “Shema
Kolenu
” blessing, before reciting “Ki Ata Shome’a Tefillat Kol Peh,”
one should recite “Ve’Ten Tal U’Matar Livracha Al Kol Peneh Ha’adama,”
and by doing so, one will have requested rain. If one remembers that he has not
requested dew and rain only once he has already begun concluding the “Shema
Kolenu”
blessing by saying “Baruch Ata Hashem,” he should
immediately insert the words “Lamedeni Chukecha” and go back to the
beginning of the “Shema Kolenu” blessing and then insert his request
for rain.

If one only remembers after
completing the “Shema Kolenu” blessing but has not yet begun saying “Retzeh
Hashem Elokeinu Be’Amecha Yisrael,
” one should insert “Ve’Ten Tal
U’Matar Livracha,
” and may then continue the “Retzeh” blessing as
usual.

If, however, one has already begun
saying “Retzeh” and only then remembers or if one remembers at any
subsequent point in the Amida prayer, even in the middle of “Elokai Netzor
for that matter, as long as he has not yet recited the last “Yihyu
Le’Ratzon”
following “Elokai Netzor,” one must go back to the
“Blessing of the Years” and ask for dew and rain there and subsequently
continue all the other blessings as usual, in their order.

However, if one only remembers
after reciting the “Yihyu Le’Ratzon” following “Elokai Netzor,”
he no longer has any recourse but to go back to the beginning of the Amida
prayer and pray again.

Summary: If one has forgotten to request rain in the
“Blessing of the Years”:

  • If one remembers in the middle of the Blessing of
    the Years, he should return to the beginning of the blessing and recite
    the appropriate text for the winter months.
  • If one remembers after he says the words, “Ki El
    Tov U’Metiv Ata Umvarech Ha’Shanim Baruch Ata Hashem,” one should say the
    words “Lamedeni Chukecha” and return to the beginning of the blessing and
    recite it correctly.
  • If one remembers after concluding the blessing by
    saying “Baruch Ata Hashem Mevarech Ha’Shanim” but has not yet begun the
    “Teka Be’Shofar Gadol” blessing, one should insert the words “Ve’Ten Tal
    U’Matar Livracha Al Kol Peneh Ha’adama” right there and then proceed with
    the “Teka Be’Shofar Gadol” blessing.
  • If one remembers only after he has begun the
    “Teka Be’Shofar Gadol” blessing, one should insert the words “Ve’Ten Tal
    U’Matar Livracha Al Kol Peneh Ha’adama” in the “Shema Kolenu” blessing
    before the words “Ki Ata Shome’a Tefillat Kol Peh.”
  • If one remembers during the “Shema Kolenu”
    blessing after reciting the words “Ki Ata Shome’a Tefillat Kol Peh Baruch
    Ata Hashem,” one should recite the words “Lamedeni Chukecha,” return to
    the beginning of the “Shema Kolenu” blessing, and insert “Ve’Ten Tal
    U’Matar Livracha.”
  • If one remembers only after he has completed the
    “Shema Kolenu” blessing but has not yet begun the “Retzeh” blessing, one
    should insert “Ve’Ten Tal U’Matar” right there and then proceed with the “Retzeh”
    blessing.
  • If one remembers after beginning the “Retzeh”
    blessing, one must return to the “Blessing of the Years”, recite the
    correct version, and continue with the rest of the blessings of the Amida
    (“Teka Be’Shofar Gadol”, “Hashiva Shofetenu”, etc.) once again.
  • If one remembers only after reciting the “Yihyu
    Le’Ratzon” verse after the “Elokai Netzor” prayer, one must return to the
    beginning of the Amida and pray again, this time concentrating and
    requesting rain in accordance with the law.



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Remember

יעלה ויבא

על הניסים

FULL הלל

מוסף של שבת ראש חודש


Sefer Yalkut Yosef

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 3 Sefarim

(1) Parashat Miketz (6 Aliyot)

2) Rosh Chodesh (7th Aliya) followed by Kadish

3) Chanuka (Maftir) followed by Kadish


The Haftara read will be 

(1) Chanuka

(2) 1st & last Passuk of the haftara of Rosh Chodesh

(3) 1st & last Passuk of the haftara of Machar Chodesh

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Shana & Moshe
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Shemuel Chaim ben Aiysha
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TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION

You are requested to attend the

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION

ON Motzae Shabbat, December 18th 2021 at 8.30 pm

AGENDA

1.      Minutes of the 2020 Annual General Meeting

2.      Matters arising from the Minutes

3.      Parnas Presidente’s Report

4.      Adoption of the Report

5.      Treasurer’s Report and Presentation of Accounts

6.      Discussion and Adoption of Report

7.      *Election of Hon Officers and Members of the Mahamad

a)      Parnas Presidente : Mordechai Maman has been proposed

b)      Parnas Vice Presidente : Benjamin Hassan has been proposed

c)      Treasurer : Yamin Ibgui has been proposed

d)      Gabbai : Eli Shoshana has been proposed

e)      Hon. Secretary : David Marshall has been proposed

f)       Ladies Committee Chair : Elaine Marshall has been proposed

g)      Mahamad (6 members – sub-group duties to be defined) : Loretta Hodari has been proposed; there is room for proposal of other members

8.       Election of delegates to:

a)       Manchester Shechita Board : there is room for proposal of other members

           Election of delegates to:

b)      Manchester Jewish Rep Council : there is room for proposal of other members

9.       A.O.B. existing members of  It is proposed that the term of office of President and Vice President be for a period of 4 years; the office will then come up for a fresh election and the ex-officios may re-apply for re-election.  

Thank you in advance for attending – your support for this meeting is important.

On behalf of the Mahamad

*Nominations should reach the Synagogue before Motzae Shabbat, December 18th 2021.

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Winter Timetable 5782 – 2021/22

מוצאי שבת

ערבית
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מוצש(

שקיעה

מנחה שבת

סוף זמן קריאת שמע

הדלקת נרות

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Minha

Shema before

Candle Lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

 

 

4:50

4:50

3:50

3:15

10:02

3:37

3:37

3/4 Dec

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Q & A Parashat Miketz

All references are to the verses and Rashi’s commentary, unless otherwise stated.

  1. What did the fat cows being eaten symbolize?
    41:4 – That all the joy of the plentiful years would be forgotten. (Not that the good years would provide food for the bad years.)
  2. How did Pharaoh's recollection of his dream differ from Nevuchadnetzar's recollection of his dream?
    41:8 – Pharaoh remembered the contents of his dream but didn't know its meaning. Nevuchadnetzar forgot even the contents of his dream.
  3. What was significant about the fact that Pharaoh dreamed repeatedly?
    41:32 – It showed that the seven good years would start immediately.
  4. What does “Tsafnat Panayach” mean?
    41:45 – He who explains things that are hidden and obscure.
  5. What happened to the Egyptians' grain that was stored in anticipation of the famine?
    41:55 – It rotted.
  6. What did Yosef require the Egyptians to do before he would sell them grain?
    41:55 – Become circumcised.
  7. Did Yaakov and his family still have food when he sent his sons to Egypt? If yes, why did he send them?
    42:1 – Yes, but he sent them because he did not want to cause envy in the eyes of those who did not have food.
  8. What prophetic significance lay in Yaakov's choice of the word “redu” — “descend” (and not “lechu” — “go”)?
    42:2 – It hinted to the 210 years that the Jewish people would be in Egypt: The word “redu” has the numerical value of 210.
  9. Why does the verse say “Yosef's brothers” went down to Egypt (and not “Yaakov's sons”)?
    42:3 – Because they regretted selling Yosef and planned to act as brothers by trying to find him and ransom him at any cost.
  10. When did Yosef know that his dreams were being fulfilled?
    42:9 – When his brothers bowed to him.
  11. Under what pretext did Yosef accuse his brothers of being spies?
    42:12 – They entered the city through 10 gates rather than through one gate.
  12. Why did the brothers enter the city through different gates?
    42:13 – To search for Yosef throughout the city.
  13. Who was the interpreter between Yosef and his brothers?
    42:23 – His son Menashe.
  14. Why did Yosef specifically choose Shimon to put in prison?
    42:24 – Because he was the one who cast Yosef into the pit and the one who said, “Here comes the dreamer.” Alternatively, to separate him from Levi, as together they posed a danger to him.
  15. How does the verse indicate that Shimon was released from prison after his brothers left?
    42:24 – The verse says Shimon was bound “in front of their eyes,” implying that he was bound only while in their sight.
  16. What was Yaakov implying when he said to his sons: “I am the one whom you bereaved”?
    42:36 – That he suspected them of having slain or sold Shimon, and that they may have done the same to Yosef.
  17. How did Reuven try to persuade Yaakov to send Binyamin to Egypt?
    42:37 – He said, “Kill my two sons if I fail to bring back Binyamin.”
  18. How long did it take for Yaakov and family to eat all the food that the brothers brought back from Egypt? Give the answer in terms of travel time.
    43:2,10 – Twice the travel time to and from Egypt.
  19. How much more money did the brothers bring on their second journey than they brought on the first journey? Why?
    43:12 – Three times as much, in order to repay the money they found in their sacks and to buy more even if the price had doubled.
  20. How did the brothers defend themselves against the accusation of theft?
    44:8 – They said, “We returned the money we found in our sacks; can it be that we would steal?”
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

נר שבת ונר חנוכה, סדר ההדלקה

נחלקו רבותינו הראשונים, מהו סדר הקדימה בהדלקת
נרות חנוכה ונרות שבת. כי דעת הרב בעל הלכות גדולות (המכונה בה”ג), שיש
להקדים הדלקת נרות חנוכה להדלקת נרות שבת. וטעמו מבואר בדבריו, מכיון שבהדלקת נרות
שבת נוהגות הנשים לקבל עליהן את קדושת השבת, ממילא אחר כך הן אסורות בהדלקת נרות
חנוכה. לפיכך ברור שיש להקדים את הדלקת נרות חנוכה לנרות השבת. והביא דבריו רבינו
הטור
.

ואף על פי שיש כלל בידינו
תדיר ושאינו תדיר,
תדיר קודם
“, כלומר, נרות שבת, שהם תדירים (שכיחים, ומזדמנים
באופן קבוע), בכל שבוע ושבוע, קודמים לדבר אחר שאינו תדיר כל כך, כמו נרות חנוכה,
שאינם נוהגים אלא שמונה ימים בשנה. וכמו שאנו מקדימים בכל שבת בקידוש, את ברכת
“בורא פרי הגפן” לברכת “מקדש השבת”, מפני שברכת בורא פרי הגפן
היא תדירה יותר, (וכמו שאמרו בברכות נא:), כמו כן היה מן הראוי להקדים את הדלקת
נרות שבת לנרות חנוכה, מכל מקום מכיון שאין אפשרות להדליק נרות חנוכה אחרי נרות
שבת, על כן יש להקדים את נרות החנוכה
.

אולם רבותינו הרשב”א והרמב”ן כתבו לדחות
את דברי בעל הלכות גדולות, שהרי לעולם אין קבלת השבת תלוייה בהדלקת הנרות, ולפיכך,
כיון שבודאי בדעת אותה האשה ובדעת כל אדם, להדליק אחר כך נרות חנוכה, בודאי שלא
חלה עליה קדושת השבת לכל הדעות. ולכן העלו להלכה
, שיש להקדים את נרות השבת לנרות חנוכה, לפי הכלל
שבידינו “תדיר ושאינו תדיר
, תדיר קודם“.

והנה לענין הלכה, הרי
אנו פוסקים כדעת מרן השלחן ערוך
, שאין האשה מקבלת עליה את קדושת השבת בהדלקת הנרות,
ובפרט במקום שבדעתה לעשות אחר כך מלאכה, כגון להדליק נרות חנוכה וכדומה, שבודאי
שאינה מקבלת שבת בהדלקת הנרות. וכל שכן לענין בעלה של אותה האשה, שהוא המדליק בדרך
כלל נרות חנוכה, ובודאי שאינו מקבל שבת בהדלקת הנרות של אשתו. ולפי זה היה נראה
לפסוק כדעת הרמב”ן, ולהקדים את הדלקת נרות השבת תחילה
.

אולם כתב רבינו הרדב”ז, שאפילו לדברינו, שאין
קבלת השבת תלוייה בהדלקת נרות, מכל מקום מאחר והדבר עדיין תלוי במחלוקת הפוסקים,
ועוד, שמצות נר חנוכה חביבה יותר, לכן יש להקדימה להדלקת נרות שבת, למרות הכלל
“תדיר ושאינו תדיר תדיר קודם”. וכיוצא בזה כתב מרן הבית יוסף, שאפילו
לדברי הרמב”ן והרשב”א שיש להעדיף להקדים נרות שבת לנרות חנוכה, מכל מקום
אדם שאינו רוצה לעשות כן
, הרשות בידו להקדים איזה מהם שירצה. ולפיכך נכון
יותר לנהוג כדעת בעל הלכות גדולות, ולהקדים את נרות החנוכה לנרות השבת. וכן פסק
מרן בשלחן ערוך. וכמו שנתבאר ענין זה באורך בספר חזון עובדיה על הלכות חנוכה
.

לכן לסיכום: יש
להקדים לכתחילה, ולהדליק נרות חנוכה תחילה, ואחר כך להדליק נרות של שבת. ומכל
מקום, אם טעו והדליקו נרות שבת תחילה, רשאים להדליק אחר כך נרות חנוכה, שהרי אין
קבלת השבת תלוייה בהדלקת הנרות למנהג הספרדים. ואפילו למנהג האשכנזים שהאשה מקבל
את קדושת השבת בהדלקת הנרות, וכמו
שביארנו כבר, מכל מקום בודאי שבעלה אינו מקבל שבת בהדלקת הנרות
שלה, והרי הוא רשאי לברך ולהדליק נרות חנוכה
.


The
Order for Lighting Shabbat and Chanukah Candles

There is a disagreement among the Rishonim as to the
order of lighting Shabbat and Chanukah candles on Erev Shabbat Chanukah. The
Ba’al Halachot Gedolot (commonly referred to as The “Behag”) is of the opinion
that Shabbat candles must be lit before Chanukah candles because women
customarily accept upon themselves the sanctity of Shabbat by lighting the
Shabbat candles and were they to light Shabbat candles first, they would then
be unable to light Chanukah candles thereafter. Clearly then, Chanukah candles
must be lit first. This opinion is quoted by the Tur. Although we have a rule
that the more common of two Mitzvot must be performed first, for instance in
Kiddush of Friday night the “Ha’Gefen” blessing precedes the blessing of
“Mekadesh Ha’Shabbat” because it is more common (as explained in the Gemara in
Berachot 51b), so too, in our case, Shabbat candles are lit more often than
Chanukah candles; would it not follow that Shabbat candles be lit first?
Rather, according to this opinion since it would not be possible to light
Chanukah candles after Shabbat candles, the Chanukah candles must indeed be lit
first.

However, the Ramban and the Rashba disagree with the Behag’s opinion, and they
hold that lighting Shabbat candles in no way constitutes an acceptance of
Shabbat, and since this woman, and everyone else for that matter, has in mind
to light Chanukah candles after lighting the Shabbat candles, according to all
opinions she has not yet accepted Shabbat. Thus, they have ruled that one
should first light Shabbat candles and only then light Chanukah candles, based
on the rule of performing the more frequent Mitzvah first.

Halachically speaking, the ruling on this matter follows Maran HaShulchan Aruch
that a woman’s lighting of Shabbat candles does not constitute an acceptance of
the sanctity of Shabbat, especially if she has in mind to perform work
afterwards, for instance lighting Chanukah candles and the like, in which case
she certainly has not yet accepted Shabbat. This applies all the more so
regarding the husband of this woman, who is usually the one to light the
Chanukah candles, that he has not accepted Shabbat on the basis of his wife’s
lighting of the Shabbat candles. It would then seem that the Halacha should
follow the ruling of the Ramban that Shabbat candles should indeed be lit
first.

However, the Radbaz writes that even though we hold that one does not accept
Shabbat by lighting Shabbat candles, since there is a dispute amongst the
Rishonim regarding this matter, plus the Mitzvah of lighting Chanukah is more
beloved, it is therefore proper to light Chanukah candles first, even against
the rule of the more common Mitzvah coming first. Similarly, Maran HaBet Yosef
writes that even according to the opinion of the Ramban and the Rashba that
Shabbat candles should be lit before Chanukah candles, one may still light
whichever one he chooses first. Thus, it is preferable to light Chanukah
candles before Shabbat candles in accordance with the opinion of the Ba’al
Halachot Gedolot, as Maran rules in Shulchan Aruch and is further explained in
Chazon Ovadia on the Halachot of Chanukah.

Summary: On Erev Shabbat Chanukah, one should preferably light Chanukah
candles and only then light Shabbat candles. However, if one accidentally lit
Shabbat candles first, one may in fact light Chanukah candles afterwards, for
according to the Sephardic custom, one does not accept Shabbat by lighting
Shabbat candles. Even according to the Ashkenazi custom that one does in fact
accept Shabbat by lighting Shabbat candles, nevertheless, a husband surely does
not accept Shabbat through his wife’s Shabbat candle-lighting, as we have
already mentioned, and he may still light Chanukah candles with a blessing.
 

 

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CST depends on volunteers to continue providing the level of security we have all become reliant upon. So, on behalf of CST, we are asking you now, as direct beneficiaries of this service, to consider becoming a volunteer for this very important organisation in 2022.

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Winter Timetable 5782 – 2021/22

מוצאי שבת

ערבית
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מוצש(

שקיעה

מנחה שבת

סוף זמן קריאת שמע

הדלקת נרות

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Minha

Shema before

Candle Lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

 

 

4:54

4:54

3:55

3:20

9:56

3:42

3:42

26/27 Nov

וישב
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Q & A Parashat Vayeshev
  1. “These are the offspring of Yaakov: Yosef….” Give three reasons why Yosef is considered Yaakov’s main offspring.
    37:2 – (a) Yosef was the son of Rachel, Yaakov’s primary wife. (b) Yosef looked like Yaakov. (c) All that befell Yaakov befell Yosef.
  2. What was praiseworthy about the fact that Yosef’s brothers did not speak to him in a friendly manner?
    37:4 – They did not act hypocritically.
  3. How do we see from Yosef’s dream about the sun, moon and stars that all dreams contain some untrue element?
    37:10 – The moon represented Rachel. Since she had already died, it was impossible for that element of the dream to come true.
  4. Who brought Yosef down to Egypt?
    37:28 – A caravan of Midianites.
  5. Where was Reuven when Yosef was sold?
    37:29 – He was attending to Yaakov.
  6. In addition to the brothers, who else knew that Yosef was alive?
    37:33 – Yitzchak.
  7. Why didn't G-d reveal prophetically to Yaakov that Yosef was alive?
    37:33 – Because the brothers had issued a ban against revealing the truth to Yaakov, and G-d, so to speak, abided by their ban.
  8. For how long did Yaakov mourn the loss of Yosef?
    37:34 – Twenty-two years.
  9. Verse 37:35 states “his father wept.” To whom does this refer?
    37:35 – Yitzchak, who wept because of Yaakov’s suffering.
  10. Who was Tamar’s father?
    38:24 – Shem.
  11. In what merit did Tamar deserve to have kings as her descendants?
    38:26 – In the merit of her modesty.
  12. Why is the word “hand ” mentioned four times in connection to the birth of Zerach?
    38:30 – To allude to his descendent, Achan, who sinned with his hand by taking four things from the spoils of Jericho.
  13. Why does the Torah relate the incident with Potiphar’s wife immediately after the incident of Yehuda and Tamar?
    39:1 – To teach us that just as Tamar acted with pure motives, so did Potiphar’s wife.
  14. How did Potiphar “see” that G-d was with Yosef?
    39:3 – Yosef mentioned G-d’s name frequently in his speech.
  15. Who in this week’s Parsha pretended to be sick?
    39:11 – Potiphar’s wife.
  16. Why were the butler and the baker imprisoned?
    40:1 – The butler was imprisoned because a fly was found in the king’s goblet, and the baker was imprisoned because a pebble was found in the king’s bread.
  17. For how long were the butler and the baker in prison?
    40:4 – Twelve months.
  18. How did the baker know that Yosef had correctly interpreted the butler’s dream?
    40:5 – The baker dreamed the interpretation of the butler's dream.
  19. What prompted the butler and baker to tell Yosef their dreams?
    40:6 – Yosef asked them why they looked troubled.
  20. How was Yosef punished for asking the butler for help?
    40:23 – He remained in prison an additional two years.

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  1. Which miracle do we celebrate with the lighting of candles?
    The oil for lighting the menorah in the Beit Hamikdash after the victory over the Hellenites was only enough for one day and it miraculously lasted for eight days until a new supply of pure oil was available. (Rambam, Laws of Chanukah 1:1)
  2. How did they know that the oil found was uncontaminated?
    Its container had the seal of the kohen gadol. (Mesechta Shabbat 21b)
  3. Who led the battle against the Hellenites?
    Matityahu, the kohen gadol and his sons. (Rambam, Laws of Chanukah 1:1, and the “Al Hanissim” prayer in the Siddur)
  4. During which of the “four exiles” did the miracle of Chanukah take place?
    The third exile under Hellenite oppression during the era of the second Beit Hamikdash. (Rambam, Laws of Chanukah 1:1)
  5. Name two non-halachic customs connected with Chanukah.
    Eating either donuts or potato pancakes made with oil and playing with the sivivon (dreidel).
  6. How many blessings are made before lighting candles?
    Three blessings the first night and two the other nights. (Rambam, Laws of Chanukah 1:4)
  7. Why do we light the extra candle known as the “shamash”?
    Since it is forbidden to benefit from the light of the candles we light an extra one so that if we do benefit it will be from that one called the shamash because it is sometimes used to serve as the lighting agent. (Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 673:1)
  8. What is added to our regular prayers at least three times a day?
    The prayer “Al Hanissim”. (Ibid. 682:1)
  9. What is the special reading of the Torah each day?
    The gifts of the nesi’im (heads of the twelve tribes at the inauguration of the Sanctuary as recorded in Bamidbar 7:1-8). (Ibid. 684:1)
  10. Is it obligatory to eat a meal like on Purim?
    No. But if the meal is accompanied by songs of praise to Heaven it is considered a seudat mitzvah. (Ibid. 670:2)
  11. When do we have occasion to use three Sifrei Torah on Chanukah?
    When Rosh Chodesh Tevet is on Shabbat and we read selections for Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh and Chanukah. (Ibid. 684:3)
  12. What three mitzvot did the Hellenites decree against?
    Shabbat, circumcision and Rosh Chodesh. (Midrash)
  13. What damage did the Hellenites do to the Beit Hamikdash
    They made breaks in the walls and contaminated the sacred items. (Rambam, Laws of Chanukah 1:1)
  14. What two military advantages did the Hellenite army have over the Jews?
    They were stronger and more numerous. (“Al Hanissim” Prayer)
  15. Is it permissible to do work on Chanukah?
    It is permissible to work but women have a custom of refraining from work for the first half hour that the candles are burning. (Mishna Berurah 670:1)
  16. Why is there no Mussaf prayer on Chanukah except for Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh?
    Because there were no additional sacrifices in the Beit Hamikdash during Chanukah. (Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 682:2)
  17. How does the name Chanukah indicate the date when this holiday begins?
    If we break up the word into two parts — Chanu, and the letters chaf and hei, we read that they rested from the war on the 25th day of the month.
  18. What special prayer do we add to the morning services?
    Hallel. (Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 683:1)
  19. What did the Jews do after victory that explains the name Chanukah?
    They rededicated the altar in the Beit Hamikdash, which the Hellenites had defiled. (“Chanukah”means inauguration.)
  20. Which regular prayers in the morning service do we omit on Chanukah?
    Tachanun and Psalm 20 before Uva Letzion. (Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 683:1)
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

 חג
החנוכה

בימים אלו, אנו עומדים בסמוך
לימי החנוכה. ולכן נתחיל לבאר את עיקרי הדינים הנוגעים לימים אלה, ממה שכתבנו
בשנים קודמות, ובתוספת נופך
.

זמני ימי החנוכה בשנה זו
ימי החנוכה הם שמונת
ימים. החל מיום כ”ה בכסליו, כמו שנבאר. ובשנה זו יחול יום
כ”ה בכסליו ביום שני הבא (בעוד כשבוע). ובליל יום שני, כלומר, מוצאי יום
ראשון, נדליק נרות חנוכה בפעם הראשונה. ובמוצאי יום ראשון שאחריו, נדליק נרות
חנוכה בפעם האחרונה בשנה זו
.

נס חנוכה
בתקופת בית המקדש השני
גזרו מלכי יוון גזירות על ישראל, ועמדו עליהם להשכיחם מצוות התורה, ולבטל אותם
מדתם, ולא הניחום לעסוק בתורה ובמצוות, ונכנסו להיכל בית המקדש ופרצו בו פרצות,
והיה צר מאד לישראל מפניהם, עד שריחם עליהם הקדוש ברוך הוא, והצילם מידם, וגברו
עליהם בני החשמונאים הכהנים הגדולים, והרגום, והושיעו את ישראל מידם, והעמידו מלך
על ישראל מן הכהנים
.

וכשגברו החשמונאים על היוונים,
נכנסו לבית המקדש, ורצו להדליק את המנורה הטהורה, ולא מצאו אלא פך אחד של שמן טהור
שהיה בו כדי להדליק את המנורה יום אחד בלבד, ונעשה בו נס והדליקו ממנו שמונה ימים,
עד שכתשו זיתים ועשו מהם שמן טהור. ואותו היום שבו נמצא פך השמן, יום כ”ה
לחודש כסליו היה. ולכן תיקנו חכמים שהיו באותו הדור לעשות שמונה ימים הללו, מיום
כ”ה בכסליו, ימי הלל ושמחה, ומדליקים בהם נרות בכל לילה משמונת הלילות, כדי
לפרסם הנס, וימים אלו נקראים “חנוכה
“.

למה נקרא שמו “חנוכה“?
כתב רבינו פרחיה בפירושו
על מסכת שבת (כא:), שהטעם שנקרא חנוכה “חנוכה”, הוא משום שבימים אלה
חנכו מחדש את המזבח בקרבנות תודה ונדבה לה' יתברך על הנס שנעשה להם, כי היוונים
סתרו את המזבח, וכשגברה ידם של החשמונאים, חזרו ויסדו אותו מחדש. וכל אותם שמונת ימים
של חנוכה, היו ימים שבהם חזרו ישראל למקדש, ועסקו בתיקונו, בסיוד הקירות ותיקונו
מחדש. (חזון עובדיה עמוד ו)
.

הזהירות בהדלקת נרות חנוכה
צריך להזהר מאד במצות
הדלקת נרות חנוכה, כי מצוה זו חביבה עד מאד, כדי לפרסם את הנס בהודאה לה' יתברך.
ואמרו רבותינו (שבת כג:) שהמקיים מצוה זו כהלכתה זוכה לבנים תלמידי חכמים, שנאמר
(בספר משלי פרק ו.) “כי נר מצוה ותורה אור”, ופירש רש”י, על ידי נר
מצוה בא אור של תורה. וכתב המאירי, דהיינו לעשותו בהידור רב ובדרך חיבוב
.

כמה נרות יש להדליק
כמה נרות צריך להדליק בחג
החנוכה? מעיקר הדין די בנר אחד בכל בית מישראל, בין שבני הבית רבים ובין שבני הבית
מועטים, ונהגו כל ישראל להדר במצוה ולהוסיף נר אחד בכל לילה, עד שבלילה האחרון
מדליק שמונה נרות. (ועוד נר אחד כ”שמש”. מלבד יוצאי ארם צובא, שחלקם
נהגו להדליק שמונה נרות, ועוד שני נרות, אחד כ”שמש”, והשני, זכר לנס
שנעשה להם)
.

מנהג הספרדים ובני עדות המזרח,
כדעת מרן שקבלנו הוראותיו, שאחד מבני הבית מדליק, ופוטר את כל בני הבית בהדלקתו,
אבל האשכנזים נוהגים שכל אחד מבני הבית מדליק נרות חנוכה בפני עצמו
.

The
Holiday of Chanukah

Since we are approaching the holiday of Chanukah, let us begin
discussing some of its pertinent laws based on what we have written in previous
years in addition to new some new ideas as well.

When Chanukah Falls Out this Year
The holiday of Chanukah lasts for eight days beginning from the 25th of Kislev, as we shall discuss. This
year, the 25th of
Kislev will fall out on Monday of next week. Chanukah candles will be lit for
the first time next Sunday night. On the Sunday night of the following week,
Chanukah candles will be lit for the last time this year.

The Miracle of Chanukah
In the Second Temple era, the Greek sovereignty decreed many terrible decrees
upon the Jewish people and did not allow them to involve themselves in Torah
learning or Mitzvah observance with hopes of making them forget the
commandments of the Torah. Additionally, the Greeks entered the Bet Hamikdash
and inflicted much damage and disrepair upon it. All this caused tremendous
anguish to the Jewish nation until Hashem had mercy on them and brought about
salvation to Israel through the sons of the Hashmonai high-priests who defeated
and annihilated the Greeks and eventually appointed a member of their own
priestly family as king.

When the Hashmonai family entered the recently ruined Temple and
wished to light the pure Menorah (candelabra), only one container of pure olive
oil, enough to last for only one day, was found. Nevertheless, Hashem performed
a miracle and the flames of the Menorah kindled for eight consecutive days
until they were able to procure more olives in order to produce more pure olive
oil. The day that the single container of pure oil was found was the 25th of Kislev and thus, the Sages of that
generation established these eight days, beginning with the 25th of Kislev, as days of thanksgiving and
joy. Furthermore, they established that candles should be lit every one of
these eight nights in order to publicize this miracle. These days are called
“Chanukah.”

Why the Holiday is Called “Chanukah”
Rabbeinu Perachya writes (in his commentary on Shabbat 21b) that the reason why
this holiday is called “Chanukah” is because during these days, the Bet
Hamikdash was re-inaugurated (which is the definition of the word “Chanukah” in
Hebrew) through thanksgiving offerings to Hashem for the miracles He performed
for us by allowing the Hashmonai family to defeat the Greek armies who had
destroyed the Altar and other portions of the Bet Hamikdash. When the Hashmonai
family overcame the Greeks, they renovated the Bet Hamikdash anew and the
rededicated it. The entire eight-day period of Chanukah was a time when the
Jewish nation returned to the Bet Hamikdash and carried out the required
repairs to return it to its original majesty. (Chazon Ovadia-Chanukah, page 6)

Being Meticulous Regarding Lighting Chanukah Candles
One should be extremely meticulous regarding the Mitzvah of kindling the
Chanukah lights, for it is a very beloved Mitzvah since through it we publicize
the miracle amid thanks to Hashem. Our Sages teach us (Shabbat 23b) that one
who fulfills this Mitzvah properly will merit having children who are Torah
scholars. They derived this from the verse (Mishlei 6), “For a Mitzvah is a
candle and Torah is light” where Rashi explains that through a candle
associated with a Mitzvah (i.e. Chanukah candles) the light of Torah emanates.
The Meiri further elaborates that this means that this Mitzvah must be done in
a beautified and loving manner.

The Amount of Candles One Should Light
How many candles must one light on the holiday of Chanukah? According to the
law, one candle per Jewish household is sufficient, whether the members of the
household are few or many. However, it is customary to beautify the Mitzvah by
adding one extra candle per night, such that on the last night one would be
lighting eight candles (excluding the “Shamash” candle; some Syrian
communities have the custom to two additional candles each night of Chanukah,
one as the “Shamash” and one commemorating an unrelated miracle that
they experienced).

The custom of the Sephardim and Middle Eastern communities is in
accordance with the opinion of Maran, whose rulings we have accepted, that only
one member of the household lights and thus exempts the other members of the
household. Ashkenazim, however, differ in their custom in that every member of
the household lights Chanukah candles for himself.

סדר
הדלקת נרות חנוכה

כבר ביארנו, שכדי לפרסם את נס
חנוכה, תיקנו חכמים להדליק נרות חנוכה בכל לילה מלילות החנוכה
.

סדר הברכות
המדליק נרות חנוכה בלילה
הראשון, מברך שלוש ברכות לפני ההדלקה: ברוך אתה ה' אלהינו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו
במצותיו וצונו להדליק נר חנוכה.  ברוך אתה ה' אלהינו מלך העולם שעשה נסים
לאבותינו בימים ההם בזמן הזה. ברוך אתה ה' אלהינו מלך העולם שהחיינו וקיימנו
והגיענו לזמן הזה
.

ובשאר לילות החנוכה אינו מברך
ברכת “שהחיינו”, אלא ברכת להדליק נר חנוכה וברכת שעשה נסים לאבותינו
בלבד. (ואם שכח לברך שהחיינו ביום הראשון, רשאי לברך ביום השני)
.

וכתב בספר מטה משה (סימן תתקפ),
שנתנו סימן לסדר הברכות, על פי הנאמר בפסוק (במדבר כא), “עשה לך שרף (רמז
לברכת להדליק נר חנוכה), ושים אותו על נס (רמז לברכת שעשה נסים), והיה כל הנשוך,
וראה אותו וחי” (רמז לברכת שהחיינו)
.

להזהר להדליק את הפתילות היטב
יש נוהגים, שכאשר מדליקים
את הנרות, מיד כאשר רואים שהאש נאחזה בפתילה, מסלקים ידיהם ועוברים לנר הבא. וכתב
מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצ”ל, שאינם עושים כהוגן. משום שיש להזהר בשעת ההדלקה,
שלא לסלק את היד, עד שתהיה השלהבת עולה מאליה, כלומר, שתאחז האש היטב בפתילה. וכמו
שכתבו הפוסקים לגבי נר שבת, שעל האשה להזהר להדליק “את רוב היוצא מראש הפתילה
שבנר”. וכן הדין לגבי נר חנוכה. שכיון שמברך “להדליק נר חנוכה”
צריך להדליקו בעצמו היטב
.

The Order of Lighting Chanukah Candles

We have already established that in order to publicize the
miracle of Chanukah, our Sages enacted that one must light Chanukah candles
every night during the holiday of Chanukah.

The Order of the Blessings
When lighting the Chanukah candles on the first night of Chanukah, one must
first recite three blessings before lighting: “Baruch Ata Hashem Elokeinu
Melech Ha’Olam Asher Kideshanu Bemitzvotav Vetzivanu Le’Hadlik Ner Chanukah
,”
Baruch Ata Hashem Elokeinu Melech Ha’Olam She’Asa Nissim La’Avotenu
Bayamim Hahem Ba’Zeman Hazeh
,” and “Baruch Ata Hashem Elokeinu Melech
Ha’Olam Shehecheyanu Ve’Kiyemanu Ve’Higianu La’Zeman Hazeh
.”

On all subsequent nights, the “Shehecheyanu” blessing
is omitted; only the “Le’Hadlik Ner Chanukah” and “She’Asa Nissim
La’Avotenu
” blessings are recited. (If one forgets to recite the “Shehecheyanu
blessing on the first night, one may recite it on the second night.)

The Sefer Mateh Moshe (Chapter 580) writes that there is a sign
to remember the order of the blessings based on what is written in the
following verse (Bamidbar 21): “Make for yourself a fiery serpent (hinting to
the blessing of “Le’Hadlik Ner Chanukah”) and place it on a pole (“Ness
in Hebrew; hinting to the blessing of “She’Asa Nissim”); it shall be
that anyone who has been bitten shall gaze at it and live (hinting to the
“Shehecheyanu” blessing).”

Taking Care to Light the Wicks Well
Some customarily light the candles and immediately upon seeing that the wick
catches fire, they remove their hand and move on to the next candle. Maran
Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l writes that this is incorrect, for one
should take care when lighting not to remove one’s hand until the flame has
caught onto the wick well (i.e. that the flame engulfs a majority of the wick).
This is similar to what the Poskim write regarding lighting Shabbat candles
that a woman should make sure to light “most of what emerges from the head of
the wick.” The same applies to lighting Chanukah candles; since one recites the
blessing of “Le’Hadlik Ner Chanukah,” one must make sure to light it
well on one’s own.

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Q & A Parashat Vayishlach
  1. What sort of messengers did Yaakov send to Esav?
    32:4 – Angels.
  2. Why was Yaakov both “afraid” and “distressed”?
    32:8 – He was afraid he would be killed. He was distressed that he would have to kill.
  3. In what three ways did Yaakov prepare for his encounter with Esav?
    32:9 – He sent gifts, he prayed, and he prepared for war.
  4. Where did Dina hide and why?
    32:23 – Yaakov hid her in a chest so that Esav wouldn't see her and want to marry her.
  5. After helping his family across the river, Yaakov remained alone on the other side. Why?
    32:25 – He went back to get some small containers he had forgotten.
  6. What was the angel forced to do before Yaakov agreed to release him?
    32:27 – Admit that the blessings given by Yitzchak rightfully belong to Yaakov.
  7. What was it that healed Yaakov's leg?
    32:32 – The shining of the sun.
  8. Why did Esav embrace Yaakov?
    33:4 – His pity was aroused when he saw Yaakov bowing to him so many times.
  9. Why did Yosef stand between Esav and Rachel?
    33:7 – To stop Esav from gazing at her.
  10. Give an exact translation of the word nisa in verse 33:12.
    33:12 – It means “travel”. It does not mean “we will travel.” This is because the letter nun is part of the word and does not mean ‘we’ as it sometimes does.
  11. What happened to the 400 men who accompanied Esav?
    33:16 – They slipped away one by one.
  12. Why does the Torah refer to Dina as the daughter of Leah and not as the daughter of Yaakov?
    34:1 – Because she was outgoing like her mother, Leah.
  13. Whom should Shimon and Levi have consulted concerning their plan to kill the people of Shechem?
    34:25 – Their father, Yaakov.
  14. Who was born along with Binyamin?
    35:17 – His two triplet sisters.
  15. What does the name Binyamin mean? Why did Yaakov call him that?
    35:18 – Ben-Yemin means “Son of the South.” He was the only son born in the Land of Israel, which is south of Aram Naharaim.
  16. The Torah states, “The sons of Yaakov were twelve.” Why?
    35:22 – To stress that all of them, including Reuven, were righteous.
  17. How old was Yaakov when Yosef was sold?
    35:29 – One hundred and eight.
  18. Esav changed his wife's name to Yehudit. Why?
    36:2 – To fool Yitzchak into thinking that she had abandoned idolatry.
  19. Which three categories of people have their sins pardoned?
    36:3 – One who converts to Judaism, one who is elevated to a position of leadership, and one who marries.
  20. What is the connection between the Egyptian oppression of the Jewish people and Esav's decision to leave the land of Canaan?
    36:6 – Esav knew that the privilege of living in the Land of Israel was accompanied by the prophecy that the Jews would be “foreigners in a land not their own.” Therefore Esav said, “I'm leaving. I don't want the Land if it means I have to pay the bill of subjugation in Egypt.”

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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

שאלה:
האם מותר להתפלל עם פיז'מה
?

תשובה: ביארנו בהלכה הקודמת,
שהמתפלל,
צריך שיכין מקום ראוי לתפלתו, וצריך שיכין כראוי את בגדיו, גופו ומחשבתו, כמו
שנאמר בספר עמוס: “הִכּוֹן לִקְרַאת אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
“.

ולפיכך
כתב הרמב”ם (בפ”ה מהלכות תפלה הלכה ה), על המתפלל “לתקן מלבושיו
תחלה
, ומציין
עצמו ומהדר, שנאמר השתחוו לה' בהדרת קדש, ולא יעמוד אדם בתפלה באפונדתו”
(שהוא בגד שלא לובשים כאשר עומדים בפני אדם חשוב), מפני שבשעת התפלה יש לעמוד
בלבוש מכובד ומסודר
.

ולפי
זה נראה שבודאי אין לאדם בריא לעמוד בתפלה עם בגד שינה “פיז'מה”, שאין
הדרך כלל לעמוד בפיז'מה בפני שום אדם, ובודאי שלא בפני אדם חשוב. והמתפלל חייב
לעמוד בתפלה כשהוא מהודר ומצויין בלבושו, כמו שפסק הרמב”ם
.

ולגבי
אדם חולה, כבר מצאנו שהיקלו לגביו בענינים אלו, לגבי תפלה, שהרי כל אדם חייב
להתפלל כשהוא עומד, ואילו לגבי חולה פסק מרן (סימן צד) שאם אינו יכול לכוין כשהוא
עומד מרוב חולשה, רשאי להתפלל כשהוא שוכב על צדו. ולפיכך כתב הגאון רבי עובדיה
הדאיה ז”ל בספרו שו”ת ישכיל עבדי (חלק שמיני, השמטות סימן ב), שהוא הדין
לגבי בגדים, שאין מחייבים אדם חולה ללבוש בגדים כדי להתפלל, ורשאי להתפלל כשהוא
לובש “פיז'מה” ובתנאי שהיא נקייה כראוי
.

ולסיכום: אסור להתפלל עם בגד “פיז'מה”. ולאדם
חולה שקשה לו ללבוש בגדים, יש להקל שיתפלל עם בגד פיז'מה, ויקפיד על נקיותה
.

ולא
נוכל שלא להזכיר את זכרונו הטהור של מרן רבינו הקדוש רבי עובדיה יוסף זצ”ל,
בימי חוליו האחרון, למרות שסבל כאבים עזים בכל גופו, השתדל עד כלות הכוחות לעמוד
בתפלת העמידה, והיה לבושו נאה ומסודר, ומעתיר בתפלה על כל ישראל, עד שבעוונות
הרבים גבר חוליו ואיבדנו כלי חמדה. תהא נשמתו צרורה בצרור החיים, ויעמוד מליץ טוב
לצדקנו, לראות בתחיית המתים, עין בעין בשוב ה' ציון. אמן כן יהי רצון
.

 Can one pray while wearing pajamas?

Answer:
In
the
previous
Halacha
we have
established that before praying, one must prepare a fitting place, proper
attire, and cleanse one’s body and thoughts, as the verse in the book of Amos
states, “Prepare yourself before your G-d, Israel.”

Thus, the Rambam (Chapter 5 of Hilchot Tefillah, Halacha
5) writes that “one must prepare appropriate clothing first in order to glorify
one’s self, as the verse states, ‘Bow to Hashem through glorious sanctity.’ One
should not pray while wearing an apron” (which is not a garment one would wear
when standing before an important official), for one must wear respectful
clothing while praying.

It is therefore clear that a healthy individual should not pray while wearing
pajamas, for one does not stand before even ordinary people while wearing pajamas
and certainly not before important people. One praying must stand do so in
respectable and glorified clothing just as the Rambam rules.

Regarding someone ill, we find that our Sages were lenient with regards to an
ill individual, for instance, although one must pray while standing, Maran
Ha’Shulchan Aruch (Chapter 94) rules that an ill person who cannot stand as a
result of his weakness may pray while lying on his side. Based on this, Hagaon
Harav Ovadia Hedaya zt”l
writes in his Responsa Yaskil Avdi (Volume 8, glosses to Chapter 2) that the
same applies regarding clothing and an ill individual need not change his
clothing and he may pray in pajamas, as long as the pajamas are adequately
clean.

Summary: One may not pray while wearing pajamas. An ill individual who
has difficulty changing his clothes may pray while wearing pajamas as long as
they are clean and unsoiled.

On a nostalgic note, during his final illness, although Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia
Yosef zt”l suffered
tremendous pain throughout his body, he exerted much effort with the minimal
amount of strength he had to recite the Amida prayer while standing and while
wearing respectable attire. In this way, he would stand and beseech Hashem on
behalf of the entire Jewish nation until he unfortunately departed us for the
Heavenly Yeshiva. May his soul be bound in the eternal bond and may we soon be
reunited with him as we witness the Final Redemption and the Resurrection of
the Dead, Amen.

 



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  1. When Yaakov traveled to Charan, the Torah stresses that he departed from Beer Sheva. Why?
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  2. On the night of his dream, Yaakov did something he hadn't done in 14 years. What?
    28:11 – Sleep at night lying down.
  3. G-d compressed the entire Land of Israel underneath the sleeping Yaakov. What did this symbolize?
    28:13 – That the Land would be easy for his descendants to conquer.
  4. Yaakov said “I will return with shalom.” What did he mean by “shalom”?
    28:21 – Completely without sin.
  5. Why did Yaakov rebuke the shepherds?
    29:7 – He thought they were loafing, stopping work early in the day.
  6. Why did Rachel, and not her brothers, tend her father's sheep?
    30:27 – Her brothers weren't born yet.
  7. Why did Yaakov cry when he met Rachel?
    29:11 – He saw prophetically that they would not be buried together; or because he was penniless.
  8. Why did Lavan run to greet Yaakov?
    29:13 – He thought Yaakov was carrying money.
  9. Why were Leah's eyes tender?
    29:17 – She cried continually because she thought she was destined to marry Esav.
  10. How old was Yaakov when he married?
    29:21 – Eighty-four.
  11. What did Rachel find enviable about Leah?
    30:1 – Her good deeds, thinking they were the reason Leah merited children.
  12. Who was Yaakov's fifth son?
    30:5 – Dan.
  13. Who was Leah's handmaiden? Was she older or younger than Rachel's handmaiden?
    30:10 – Zilpah. She was younger.
  14. How do you say dudaim in Arabic?
    30:14 – Jasmine (Yasmin).
  15. “G-d remembered Rachel” (30:22). What did He remember?
    30:22 – That Rachel gave Leah the “signs of recognition” that Yaakov had taught her, so that Leah wouldn't be embarrassed.
  16. What does “Yosef” mean? Why was he named that?
    30:24 “Yosef” means “He will add.” Rachel asked G-d for another son in addition to Yosef.
  17. G-d forbade Lavan to speak to Yaakov “either of good or of bad.” Why didn't G-d want Lavan to speak of good?
    31:24 – Because the “good” that comes from wicked people is bad for the righteous.
  18. Where are there two Aramaic words in this weeks Parsha?
    31:41 – Yagar Sahaduta, meaning “wall of testimony.”
  19. Who was Bilhah's father? Who was Zilpah's father?
    31:50 – Lavan.
  20. Who escorted Yaakov into Eretz Yisrael?
    32:1 – The angels of Eretz Yisrael.

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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

תפלת
חנה

בספר שמואל
(פ”א) מובא המעשה – חנה אשת אלקנה אשר לא היו לה ילדים, וכשעלתה חנה אל
משכן ה' בשילה, בכתה חנה במר לבבה ונדרה נדר לה', שאם היא תזכה לבן
,
הרי
היא תקדישו לעבודת ה' כמו שמבואר שם. ובסוף תפילתה נתברכה על ידי עלי הכהן שהיה
גדול הדור, שה' ימלא את שאלתה. ויהי לתקופות הימים ותהר חנה ותלד בן ותקרא את שמו
שמואל, כי מה' שאלתיו. וממנו גדל שמואל הנביא. ונאמר שם בפסוק אודות תפלת חנה
“וחנה היא מדברת על לבה, רק שפתיה נעות וקולה לא ישמע
“.

ובגמרא במסכת
ברכות (לא.) אמר רב המנונא, כמה הלכתא גברוותא (כמה הלכות חשובות) איכא למשמע מהנך
קראי דחנה (יש ללמוד מהפסוקים של חנה
).

וחנה היא מדברת
על לבה רק שפתיה נעות” מכאן למתפלל שצריך שיחתוך בשפתיו, כלומר שלא יתפלל רק
בהרהור הלב אלא יבטא את התפילה בשפתיו ממש
.

וקולה לא
ישמע”, מכאן שלא ישמיע את קולו בתפילתו (בתפילת העמידה) ותניא, המשמיע קולו
בתפילתו הרי זה מקטני אמנה, שמראה כאילו אין הקדוש ברוך הוא שומע תפילה בלחש.
המגביה קולו בתפילתו הרי זה (נוהג בדרך) מנביאי השקר, שנאמר בהם
(מלכים פ
י”ח) ויקראו בקול גדול
.

ויש אומרים שמה
שאמר רב המנונא שלא ישמיע קולו בתפילתו, היינו שצריכה התפילה להיות בלחש עד שלא
תשמע אפילו לאזניו של המתפלל בעצמו. ומכל מקום בתלמוד שלנו ובתלמוד ירושלמי מוכח
שלא נאסרה אלא השמעת הקול בתפילה לאנשים אחרים, אבל המתפלל בעצמו יכול להשמיע
לאזניו. ואדרבא כתב הטור שהדעת ניתנת שיותר טוב להשמיע לאזניו, כי אז יוכל לכוין
יותר. וכן כתב הרמב”ם ז”ל, ולא יתפלל בלבו אלא מחתך הדברים בשפתיו
ומשמיע לאזניו בלחש, ולא ישמיע קולו (לאחרים.) וכן פסק הרשב”א, שלכתחילה מצוה
להשמיע לאזניו, וכן פסק מרן השלחן ערוך, וכן האריך בזה להלכה ולמעשה מרן הרב
עובדיה יוסף זצ”ל, שלכתחילה יש להשמיע לאזניו מה שמתפלל, וכמבואר
.

(ואף על פי שבספר
בדק הבית כתב מרן השלחן ערוך שמדברי הזוהר נראה שנכון שלא ישמיע קולו אפילו
לאזניו, מכל מקום העיקר להלכה כמו שפסק בספרו שלחן ערוך שנתחבר אחרי ספר בדק הבית,
ובו פסק מרן שצריך להשמיע לאזניו, וזאת משום שמרן חזר בו וראה שאין הכרח מדברי
הזוהר לומר שלא ישמיע לאזניו
.)

Hannah’s Prayer

In the Book of Shmuel (Chapter 1), an incident is
recounted that Hannah, wife of Elkana, did not have children. When Hannah made
a pilgrimage to the Mishkan (Tabernacle) in Shiloh, she cried to Hashem from
the depths of her soul and vowed that if Hashem would give her a son, she would
dedicate his life to the service of Hashem. At the conclusion of her prayer,
she was blessed by the leader of the generation, Eli Ha’Kohen, that Hashem
grant her wish. Indeed, shortly thereafter, Hannah became pregnant and
eventually gave birth to a son named Shmuel, a reference to the Hebrew words,
“for I have requested him from Hashem.” This child grew up to be one of the
greatest prophets, Shmuel Ha’Navi. Regarding Hannah’s prayer, the verse states,
“And Hannah was speaking upon her heart; only her lips moved but her voice was
not heard.”

The Gemara (Berachot 31a) states: “Rav Hamnuna said: How
many important laws must we derive from the verses involving Hannah!”

 The words “And Hannah was speaking upon her heart,
only her lips moved” teach us that one who prays must actually verbalize the
words of the prayer as opposed to only thinking them in one’s mind.

The words “But her voice was not heard” teaches us that
one may not make one’s voice heard during the Amida prayer. The Baraita states
that one who makes his voice heard while praying has little belief in Hashem,
for one is behaving as if Hashem does not hear prayers whispered in an
undertone. Furthermore, one who raises his voice while praying is behaving in
the manner of false prophets, as the verse (Melachim, Chapter 18) states
regarding the prophets of the
Ba’al, “And
they called in a loud voice.”

Some authorities maintain that when Rav Hamnuna said one
must not let one’s voice be heard while praying, this means that the prayer
must be recited so quietly that it is not even heard by the ears of the
individual praying. Nevertheless, it is clear from both our Talmud and the
Talmud Yerushalmi that only making one’s prayer heard by others is forbidden;
however, one may pray in a way that one hears the words one is uttering. On the
contrary, the Tur actually writes that it is preferable for one’s ears to hear
the words one is reciting, for this is conducive to proper concentration.
Similarly, the Rambam writes that “one should not pray in one’s heart; rather,
one should utter the words and make them heard to one’s ears in an undertone
but not make them be heard by others.” The Rashba likewise writes that it is a
Mitzvah to preferably make one’s prayer heard by one’s own ears. Maran
Ha’Shulchan Aruch rules likewise. Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef
zt”l deals with this matter at length and concludes that
halachically speaking, one should preferably be able to hear the words one is
uttering in one’s Amida prayer.

Although Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch writes in his Bedek
Ha’Bayit that it seems from the holy Zohar that it is correct to pray in a
manner where not even one’s own ears hear the words one is reciting,
nevertheless, the Halacha follows what Maran has written in his Shulchan Aruch
which he authored after the Bedek Ha’Bayit where Maran rules that one should
make one’s prayer heard by one’s own ears. This is because Maran had changed
his mind and realized that there was no real indication from the Zohar that one
should not make one’s prayer heard by one’s own ears.


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  1. Why was it important that Yitzchak look like Avraham?
    25:19 – So everyone would agree that Avraham was indeed his father.
  2. Why does the Torah stress that Rivka was Betuel's daughter and Lavan's sister?
    25:20 – To praise her, that even though her family was evil she was righteous.
  3. What are the two differences between Tamar's pregnancy and Rivka's pregnancy?
    25:24 – Rivka gave birth at full term to two children, one righteous and one wicked. Tamar gave birth after seven months to two righteous children.
  4. Why was Esav named Esav?
    25:25 – He was born fully developed. The name Esav is based on the Hebrew word for “made”.
  5. Who gave Yaakov his name?
    25:26 – G-d.
  6. How did Esav deceive his father?
    25:27 – Esav deceived Yitzchak by asking questions that suggested that he was very strict in mitzvah observance.
  7. Why was Esav faint when he returned from the field?
    25:29 – From having murdered.
  8. Why are lentils a food for mourners?
    25:30 – They are round like a wheel and mourning is like a revolving wheel that eventually touches everyone.
  9. What was the birthright that Yaakov bought from Esav?
    25:31 – The right to bring sacrifices.
  10. Why was Yitzchak not permitted to go to Egypt?
    26:2 – Through the akeida he had attained the status of a korban and was forbidden to leave Eretz Canaan.
  11. Why did the Philistines plug up the wells?
    26:15 – They felt that either marauders would attack to capture the wells, or, if attacking for other reasons, they would use the wells as a water supply.
  12. Why did Yitzchak lose his sight? (three reasons)
    27:1 – a) From the smoke of the incense offered by Esavs wives to their idols; b) From the angels tears which fell into Yitzchaks eyes at the time of the akeida; c) In order for Yaakov to receive the blessings.
  13. At what age should one anticipate his own death?
    27:2 – When he reaches five years from the age his parents were when they passed away, until five years after.
  14. Why did Rivka ask Yaakov to bring two kid goats?
    27:9 – One for Yitzchak and the other to offer as a korban Pesach.
  15. Why did Esav leave his special garments with Rivka?
    27:15 – He suspected that his wives might steal them.
  16. What fragrance did Yitzchak detect on Yaakovs garments?
    27:27 – The scent of Gan Eden.
  17. What was the “fat of the land” promised to Esav?
    27:36 – Italy.
  18. When will Esav be freed from subjugation to Yaakov?
    27:40 – When the Jewish People transgress the Torah.
  19. What inspired Esav to marry the daughter of Yishmael?
    28:7 – Seeing that his father despised his current wives, he resolved to take a wife from his father's family.
  20. Knowing that Machalat was Yishmael's daughter, it's self-evident that she was the sister of Nevayot. Why, then, does the Torah state that Esav married “Yishmael's daughter, the sister of Nevayot”?
    28:9 – To indicate that Yishmael died between her betrothal and her wedding, and that it was Nevayot who gave his sister in marriage to Esav. Knowing the date of Yishmael's death, we can determine the date of Esav's marriage and thus Yaakov's age, 63, at the time of his flight from Esav.

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להישען בזמן התפילה

שאלה: האם בזמן שצריך לעמוד, כגון בתפלת העמידה, מותר להשען
על איזה חפץ
?

תשובה: במסכת זבחים (דף יט:) מבואר,
שלדעת חכמים, מי שנשען בשעה שהוא עומד, אין זה נחשב לעמידה. ומבואר בפוסקים שהלכה
כחכמים, שכל “הנסמך”, כלומר, הנשען
, נחשב כיושב ולא כעומד. (אף על פי שיש כמה נידונים בזה
בדברי הפוסקים, וכאן נכתוב רק את מסקנת ההלכה
).

ולפיכך
כתבו התוספות שם, שבשעה שצריך לעמוד, אין לסמוך (להשען). וכן כתבו הרא”ש ועוד
מרבותינו הראשונים. והביא דבריהם מרן הבית יוסף (בסימן קמא ובסוף סימן צד
).

וכן פסק
מרן השלחן ערוך (סימן צד) בזו הלשון: יש להזהר שלא לסמוך עצמו לעמוד (כלומר
, להשען על העמוד, כגון
עמוד התפלה שבזמנינו, או עמודי הבנין), או לחבירו
(כלומר, שנשען על חבירו) בשעת התפלה.

וכן
להיפך, בשעה שצריך לשבת, כגון, מי שצריך לומר “נפילת אפיים”, ואינו יכול
לשבת, כתב מרן החיד”א
(בקשר
גודל סי' יט), שעליו להשען על איזה דבר, וכך יוכל לומר את הנפילת אפיים. שהרי
הנשען על איזה דבר, נחשב כיושב
.

אולם
לגבי ברכת המזון, שמבואר בשלחן ערוך (סימן קפג) שיש לברכה כשהוא יושב, כדי שיהיה
מיושב בדעתו ויוכל לכוין היטב, נראה שבזה אין להקל לברך בשעה שהוא עומד אף על פי
שהוא נשען, מאחר ועדיין לא תתיישב דעתו בצורה כזו. וכן פסק בספר ילקוט יוסף (תפילה
עמוד תמב
).

ולסיכום: במקום שיש לעמוד בתפלה, כלומר, בתפלת העמידה, אין להשען על
איזה דבר, מאחר והנשען נחשב כעומד
.
אדם
שהוא זקן או חולה, ואינו יכול לעמוד בלי להשען, עליו לעמוד ולהשען, שעמידה כזו
בודאי עדיפה על פני ישיבה ממש
.

Leaning While Praying

Question: May one lean on any given
object during points of the prayer where one must stand, such as during the
Amida prayer?

Answer: The Gemara in Masechet Zevachim (19b) states that according to
the Sages, one who leans on something while standing is not considered standing
at all. The Poskim explain that the Halacha follows the opinion of the
Sages that if one is leaning on something, he is considered to be sitting, not
standing. (Although the Poskim quote several different scenarios, we shall only
write the bottom-line of the
Halacha.)

The Tosafot (ibid.) therefore write that at a time when one is obligated to be
standing, one should not lean on any object. The Rosh and other great Rishonim
rule likewise. Maran Ha’Bet Yosef (Chapter 141 and end of Chapter 94) quotes
their opinions.

Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch (Chapter 94) rules as follows: “One should take care
not to lean against a pillar (such as prayer stand, i.e. “Shtenders” or pillars
of the building) or against one’s friend while praying (i.e. reciting the Amida
prayer).”

Similarly, when one is required to sit, such as while reciting “Nefillat
Apayim

(supplication prayer after Vidduy), Maran Ha’Chida (in his Sefer Kesher Gudal,
Chapter 19) that one should lean against something and one may then recite the
Nefilat Apayim” in this way, for one leaning on something is
considered sitting.

Nevertheless, regarding Birkat Hamazon, where Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch (Chapter
183) writes that one must recite it while seated in order for one to be able to
recite it with maximum concentration, it seems that one should not rely on this
leniency and recite it while standing but leaning on something since one will
still not be able to concentrate properly in this position. The Sefer Yalkut
Yosef (Tefillah, page 442) rules accordingly.

Summary: During the part of the prayer service where one must be
standing, i.e. while reciting the Amida prayer, one must not lean on any
object, for when one leans on something, one is not considered standing.

If one is elderly or ill and cannot stand without leaning on something, one may
do so, for this is certainly more preferable than actually sitting down.


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Q & A Parashat Chaye Sara
  1. Name the four couples buried in Kiryat Arba.
    23:2 – Adam and Chava, Avraham and Sara, Yitzchak and Rivka, Yaakov and Leah.
  2. What did Sarah hear that caused her death?
    23:2 – That Yitzchak was almost slaughtered.
  3. What title of honor did the Bnei Chet bestow upon Avraham?
    23:6 – Prince of G-d.
  4. Where was Avraham born?
    24:7 – Ur Kasdim.
  5. How were Avraham's camels distinguished?
    24:10 – They were muzzled, so they wouldn't graze in the fields of others.
  6. What is meant by “all the good of his master in his hand”?
    24:10 – Eliezer carried a document in which Avraham gave all he owned to Yitzchak so that people would want their daughter to marry him.
  7. What special character trait did Eliezer seek when choosing a wife for Yitzchak?
    24:14 – He sought someone who excelled in performing acts of kindness.
  8. Why did Avraham's servant, Eliezer, run toward Rivka?
    24:17 – He saw that the waters of the well rose when she approached.
  9. Why did Lavan run to greet Eliezer?
    24:29 – Lavan coveted his money.
  10. When Lavan told Eliezer that the house was cleared out, what did he remove?
    24:31 – Idols.
  11. Who did Eliezer want Yitzchak to marry?
    24:39 – His own daughter.
  12. Aside from Eliezer, to which other people did Rivka offer to give water?
    24:44 – To the men who accompanied Eliezer.
  13. Lavan answered Eliezer before his father, Betuel, had a chance. What does this indicate about Lavan's character?
    24:50 – That he was wicked.
  14. What did Rivka mean when she said “I will go?”
    24:58 – I will go even if you don't want me to go.
  15. What blessing did Rivka's family give her before she departed?
    24:60 – That the blessings given to Avraham would continue through her children.
  16. Who was Ketura?
    25:1 – Hagar.
  17. What gift did Avraham give to Yitzchak?
    25:5 – The power of blessing.
  18. How old was Avraham when he died?
    25:7 – 175 years old.
  19. For how many years did Yaakov attend the Yeshiva of Ever?
    25:17 – 14 years.
  20. How many times is Eliezer's name mentioned in this week's Parsha?
    None.

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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

המתאחר לבית הכנסת בשבת

בהלכה
הקודמת
ביארנו, שמי שאיחר להגיע לבית הכנסת בתפלת
שחרית, ורואה שאם יתפלל את כל סדר התפלה, לא יוכל לעמוד בתפלת העמידה עם הציבור,
עליו לדלג קטעים בתפלה
, כפי שביארנו, כדי שלא יאבד את ה”תפלה
בציבור” שמעלתה גדולה
.

ועתה
נבאר, אודות אדם המאחר לבא לבית הכנסת בשחרית של שבת. וכפי הנראה, הוא יספיק לומר
את כל מזמורי התפלה (פסוקי דזמרה, שהם המזמורים, מ”מזמור לתודה”, ועד
“שירת הים”), אבל לא יוכל לומר גם את “נשמת כל חי” שאנו
רגילים לומר בכל שבת. והשאלה היא, האם כדאי לדלג מזמורים מתוך ה”פסוקי דזמרה
“,
ובכך
להספיק לומר את נוסח “נשמת כל חי”, או שעדיף יותר לומר את כל הפסוקי
דזמרה, ולדלג את “נשמת כל חי
“.

שיטת
ה”חיי אדם

ובספר
חיי אדם (כלל יט) כתב, שבשבת מוטב לדלג פסוקי דזמרה, ממה שידלג נשמת כל חי, כי
חובה לומר “נשמת” בשבת, שנקראת “ברכת השיר”. ולכן, אם אין
שהות כל כך, יאמר “ברוך שאמר”, “תהלה לדוד”,
“נשמת”, ו”ישתבח”. וכדבריו פסקו כמה מהאחרונים
.

שיטת
ה”שלמי ציבור

ולעומתו
בספר
שלמי ציבור” כתב, שאם אינו יכול לומר גם “פסוקי
דזמרה” וגם “נשמת כל חי
“, מוטב לדלג
“נשמת” ממה שידלג בגוף הפסוקי דזמרה. שהרי כלל גדול בידינו “תדיר
ושאינו תדיר, תדיר קודם”, כלומר, דבר שהוא קבוע, כמו פסוקי דזמרה שאנו קוראים
בכל יום, הם קודמים לדבר שאינו קבוע כל כך, כמו “נשמת” שאנו אומרים רק
בשבת. וגם בשיטה זו נקטו הרבה מרבותינו האחרונים
.

דברי
מרן רבינו 

ומרן
רבינו עובדיה יוסף  כתב, שאין הכרח לדברי החיי אדם, שכן אמירת
“נשמת כל חי” אינה חובה כל כך כמו פסוקי דזמרה, אלא מנהג בלבד. כמו שכתב
הרמב”ם
(בסדר
התפלה) בזו הלשון: “ובשבת נהגו כל העם להוסיף לפני ישתבח נוסח נשמת כל
חי”. ומבואר שאמירת נשמת כל חי אינה חיוב מן הדין ממש, אלא בתורת מנהג
,
(
כמו
אמירת שירת הים, שגם כן אינה אלא מנהג
).

ובפרט
שנוסח נשמת כל חי לא מוזכר כלל בגמרא שיש לאמרו בכל שבת בתפלה, ולכן בודאי שיש
להעדיף את אמירת “פסוקי דזמרה” הקבועים בכל יום, על פני אמירת
“נשמת כל חי
“.

ולסיכום:
המתאחר
לתפלת שחרית ביום שבת, ורואה שלא יוכל להספיק להתפלל עם הציבור
,
אלא
אם ידלג קטעים מן התפלה, מוטב שידלג את אמירת “נשמת כל חי”, ממה שידלג
את אמירת “פסוקי דזמרה” הקבועים בכל יום

One who Arrives Late to the Synagogue on Shabbat Morning

In
the
previous
Halacha
, we have explained that if one arrives late to the
synagogue for the Shacharit prayer and realizes that if he prays according to
the proper order he will not be able to recite the Amida prayer along with the
congregation, one should omit certain portions of the prayer in order to pray
with the congregation, the importance of which is extremely great.

We shall now discuss the Halacha regarding one who arrives late to the
synagogue for the Shacharit prayer on Shabbat morning. If it seems to one that
he will be able to recite the entire Pesukei De’Zimra (beginning with “Mizmor
Shir Le’Yom Ha’Shabbat” until “Az Yashir”) but will not be able to recite the
“Nishmat Kol Hai” prayer customarily recited on Shabbat as well, the question
becomes: Should one omit certain portions of the Pesukei De’Zimra in order to
be able to recite the “Nishmat Kol Hai” prayer or is it preferable to recite
the entire Pesukei De’Zimra and omit the “Nishmat Kol Hai” prayer?

The Opinion of the “Chayei Adam”
The Sefer Chayei Adam (Chapter 19) writes that it is preferable to omit Pesukei
De’Zimra on Shabbat in order to have ample time to recite the “Nishmat Kol Hai”
prayer, which is called “The Blessing of the Song.” Thus, if one does not have
much time, one should recite “Baruch She’amar,” “Ashrei,” “Nishmat Kol Hai,”
and “Yishtabach.” Several Acharonim rule accordingly.

The Opinion of the “Shalmei Tzibur”
Nevertheless, the Shalmei Tzibur writes that if one does not have enough time
to recite both Pesukei De’Zimra and “Nishmat Kol Hai,” it is preferable to omit
the “Nishmat Kol Hai” prayer than to omit parts of Pesukei De’Zimra, for we
have a rule, “The more common of two Mitzvot takes precedence.” Thus, Pesukei
De’Zimra, which is recited every day, precedes the “Nishmat Kol Hai” prayer
which is only recited on Shabbatot and holidays. Many Acharonim rule likewise
as well.

The Opinion of Maran 
Maran Harav Ovadia Yosef z''l a writes that the opinion of the Chayei Adam is
not necessarily correct, for reciting the “Nishmat Kol Hai” prayer is not as
obligatory as reciting Pesukei De’Zimra and is merely a custom. Indeed, the
Rambam writes (in his Order of Prayer): “On Shabbat, the congregation
customarily adds the ‘Nishmat Kol Hai’ prayer before Yishtabach.” Clearly, reciting
“Nishmat Kol Hai” is not an actual obligation and is merely customary (similar
to reciting the “Song of the Sea,” i.e. “Az Yashir” which is also customary).

This is especially true since the Talmud does not mention the addition of
“Nishmat Kol Hai” in the Shabbat morning prayer. Thus, Pesukei De’Zimra, which
is recited daily, surely takes precedence over reciting “Nishmat Kol Hai.”

Summary: If one arrives late to the synagogue on Shabbat morning and
sees that he will not be able to recite the Amida prayer with the congregation
unless he omits certain portions of the prayer, it is preferable that one omit
the “Nishmat Kol Hai” prayer than to omit the Psalms of Pesukei De’Zimra which
are recited every day