ק׳ ק׳ שׁערי תפילה
The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
scheduled for this Motzae Shabbat,
has been been postponed until further notice,
details of the rearranged date and time will be
announced in due course
Thank you for your understanding
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תפלה לחורף תשפ״ג
Winter Timetable 5783 – 2022/23
מוצאי שבת | ערבית | 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 |
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4:48 | 4:44 | 3:48 | 3:15 | 10:07 | 3:34 | 3:34 | 9/10 Dec | וישלח |
- What sort of messengers did Yaakov send to Esav?
32:4 – Angels. - 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. - In what three ways did Yaakov prepare for his encounter with Esav?
32:9 – He sent gifts, he prayed, and he prepared for war. - 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. - 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. - 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. - What was it that healed Yaakov's leg?
32:32 – The shining of the sun. - Why did Esav embrace Yaakov?
33:4 – His pity was aroused when he saw Yaakov bowing to him so many times. - Why did Yosef stand between Esav and Rachel?
33:7 – To stop Esav from gazing at her. - 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. - What happened to the 400 men who accompanied Esav?
33:16 – They slipped away one by one. - 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. - Whom should Shimon and Levi have consulted concerning their plan to kill the people of Shechem?
34:25 – Their father, Yaakov. - Who was born along with Binyamin?
35:17 – His two triplet sisters. - 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. - The Torah states, “The sons of Yaakov were twelve.” Why?
35:22 – To stress that all of them, including Reuven, were righteous. - How old was Yaakov when Yosef was sold?
35:29 – One hundred and eight. - Esav changed his wife's name to Yehudit. Why?
36:2 – To fool Yitzchak into thinking that she had abandoned idolatry. - 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. - 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.”
מיון הסכו”ם בשבת
לשאלת רבים: בסיום הסעודה בשבת, כאשר מדיחים את הכלים, וכולם מונחים יחד בערימה, האם מותר לברור את המזלגות, ולהניחם לבדם בתא מיוחד, וכן את הסכינים והכפות, או שיש בזה איסור משום בורר?
תשובה: בהלכות הקודמות דיברנו בענין מלאכת “בורר” האסורה בשבת. והזכרנו, שאין היתר לברור בשבת, אלא בשלשה תנאים: שיברור בידו ולא על ידי כלי (כגון מסננת), ושיברור את האוכל מן הפסולת, ולא להיפך. ושיברור על מנת לאכול לאלתר (כלומר, מיד, ולא לאחר זמן).
ועתה לנדון השאלה: הנה בודאי שבברירת הסכו”ם זה מזה, לא שייך להקל מצד מה שיברור דוקא את “האוכל” מן “הפסולת”, כלומר, דוקא את חלקי הסכו”ם שהוא חפץ בהם מתוך אותם שאינו חפץ בהם, משום שאין זה בורר על מנת לאכול “לאלתר”, שהרי הוא מניח את הכלים עד לסעודה הבאה.
Sorting Silverware on Shabbat
By Popular Demand: After the silverware is washed and laying in a pile following the Shabbat meal, may one select the forks, knives, and spoons and place them in their designated compartments or does this constitute a prohibition of selecting?
Answer: In the previous Halachot, we have discussed the forbidden work of selecting on Shabbat. We have mentioned that one may only select on Shabbat when three conditions are met: One must select by hand and not with the use of a utensil (such as a strainer), one must select the food from the waste and not the opposite, and one must do so in order to eat the food immediately (and not to leave it for a later time).
Regarding our question, one may certainly not be lenient and sort the silverware just because one is selecting the “food” from the “waste”, i.e. selecting the specific silverware that one wants from the items that he does not want, for this cannot be considered selecting in order to eat “immediately”, as one intends to leave the utensils for use during the next meal.
Selecting Items that do not Grow from the Ground
We have mentioned in the past that according many Poskim, the prohibition of selecting only applies to things which grow from the ground, such as fruits, vegetables, and grain; however, cutlery utensils which do not grow from the ground are not included in this prohibition. Although we rule that halachically, one should not select even items that do not grow from the ground, nevertheless, this opinion may be included as a reason for leniency regarding sorting silverware on Shabbat.
Selecting Regarding Two Items that are Equal in One’s Eyes
Another important reasoning to be lenient which Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l quotes in his Responsa Yabia Omer is that since when one sorts silverware there is no “food” and “waste” present, for all the utensils are equal in one’s eyes, it seems that the prohibition of selecting does not apply to such utensils.
The Bottom Line
Maran zt”l concludes by writing that it seems that those who customarily sort forks, knives, and spoons that were mixed together and place them in their designated compartments following the Shabbat meal do not transgress the prohibition of selecting on Shabbat. It is preferable though that after washing these utensils, one should dry each utensil that comes to his hands separately and afterwards place it in its designated compartment, for in this way, the prohibition of selecting certainly does not apply.