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מוצאי שבת | ערבית (מוצ״ש) | שקיעה | מנחה שבת | סוף זמן קריאת שמע | הדלקת נרות | מנחה וקבלת שבת | תאריך | שבת פרשת |
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With the discovery of the goblet in Binyamin's sack, the brothers are confused. Yehuda alone steps forward and eloquently but firmly petitions Yosef for Binyamin's release, offering himself instead. As a result of this act of total selflessness, Yosef finally has irrefutable proof that his brothers are different people from the ones who cast him into the pit, and so he now reveals to them that he is none other than their brother. The brothers shrink from him in shame, but Yosef consoles them, telling them that everything has been part of Hashem’s plan. He sends them back to their father Yaakov with a message to come and reside in the land of Goshen. At first, Yaakov cannot accept the news, but when he recognizes hidden signs in the message which positively identify the sender as his son Yosef, his spirit is revived.
Yaakov, together with all his family and possessions, sets out for Goshen. Hashem communicates with Yaakov in a vision at night. He tells him not to fear going down to Egypt and its negative spiritual consequences, because it is there that Hashem will establish the Children of Israel as a great nation although they will be dwelling in a land steeped in immorality and corruption.
The Torah lists Yaakov's offspring and hints to the birth of Yocheved, who will be the mother of Moshe Rabbeinu. Seventy souls in total descend into Egypt, where Yosef is reunited with his father after 22 years of separation. He embraces his father and weeps, overflowing with joy. Yosef secures the settlement of his family in Goshen. Yosef takes his father Yaakov and five of the least threatening of his brothers to be presented to Pharaoh, and Yaakov blesses Pharaoh. Yosef instructs that, in return for grain, all the people of Egypt must give everything to Pharaoh, including themselves as his slaves. Yosef then redistributes the population, except for the Egyptian priests, who are directly supported by a stipend from Pharaoh. The Children of Israel become settled, and their numbers multiply greatly.
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השמן והפתילות הנותרים
שאלה: האם מותר לזרוק את השמן הנותר מהדלקת נרות חנוכה?
תשובה: השמן או נרות השעווה, המיועדים להדלקת נרות חנוכה, אין להשתמש בהם בשימוש אחר, כגון לצורך אכילה, או להדלקת נרות שבת. והוא מפני שהשמן הוקצה למצוותו, כלומר, מיוחד הוא אותו השמן למצות הדלקת נרות חנוכה, ולכן אין להשתמש בו שימוש אחר, אלא עושה לו מדורה ושורפו. (כלומר שורף את השמן שלא לשום צורך).
והכוונה במה שאמרנו שאין להשתמש בשמן הנותר לשימוש של חול, אינה לשמן הנשאר בבקבוק, אלא אך ורק לשמן הנשאר בבזיכים של מנורת החנוכה, שאין להשתמש בו אחר כך לשימוש של חול, או להשליכו לאשפה. וכן נרות הנותרים בקופסת הנרות, לא הוקצו כולם למצות הדלקת נרות חנוכה, ורק שארית הנר שנותרה מן ההדלקה, אין להשתמש בה לשימוש אחר.
יש אומרים שאין לאסור להשתמש בשמן הנותר, אלא כאשר כבו הנרות בתוך חצי שעה מזמן הדלקתן, שלמשך חצי שעה הוקצו למצותן. אבל אם דלקו הנרות כבר יותר מחצי שעה ואחר כך כבו, אין עוד קדושה בשמן הנותר, ומותר להשתמש בו לכל שימוש. וכן דעת מרן הבית יוסף.
אולם יש חולקים ואומרים שגם אם עברה חצי שעה, עדיין יש קדושה בשמן ובפתילות הנותרים. ולכן כדי שלא להכנס למחלוקת הפוסקים בזה, נכון לעשות “תנאי” לפני ימי החנוכה (או באמצע ימי החנוכה, שהתנאי שיועיל מכאן ולהבא, לימים הנותרים), ולומר בפיו, שאינו מקצה את השמן והפתילות למצותן. (כלומר, יאמר: אני מתנה בזה, שאיני מקצה את השמן והפתילות והנרות הנותרים מהדלקת נרות חנוכה למצותן). ואז לכל הדעות יוכל להשתמש בהם לכל דבר. (חזון עובדיה חנוכה עמוד קס. תורת המועדים חנוכה עמוד קכו.
ולסיכום: נכון להתנות לפני חנוכה, או אפילו בתוך ימי החנוכה, שאין בכוונתו להקצות את השמן והפתילות לשם מצוה. ואז לא תחול קדושה על שאריות השמן והפתילות, ויוכל לעשות בהן מה שירצה.
The Laws of the Remaining Oil and Wicks used for Lighting Chanukah Candles
Question: May one dispose of the remaining oil used for lighting Chanukah candles?
Answer: One should not use oil (or wax candles) designated for lighting Chanukah candles for any other purpose, such as for eating or lighting Shabbat candles, since this oil has already been designated for the Mitzvah of lighting Chanukah candles; thus, one must not use it for any other purpose. Rather, one must burn the remaining oil on its own, with this burning serving no alternate purpose.
When we say that one may not use the leftover oil for a mundane purpose, this does not refer to the oil remaining in the bottle; rather, this refers to the oil that remains in the glass cups of the Chanukah Menorah. Only this oil should not be used for a mundane purpose or disposed of. Similarly, those candles remaining in the box have not become designated for the Mitzvah of lighting Chanukah candles; only those candles which were actually lit as Chanukah candles should not be used for any other purpose.
Some say that it is only prohibited to make use of the remaining oil when the candles were extinguished within a half-hour of being lit, for they were designated for their Mitzvah for a timespan of a half-hour. However, if the candles stayed lit for more than a half-hour and then went out, no sanctity rests on the remaining oil and one may use it for whatever he pleases. This is indeed the opinion of Maran Ha’Bet Yosef.
Nevertheless, some disagree and write that even if the candles stayed lit for more than half-an-hour, sanctity still rests on the remaining oil and wicks. Thus, one should make a “condition” before the onset of Chanukah and delineate clearly by mouth that he is not designating the oil and wicks for their Mitzvah. In this way, one may use the remaining oil and wicks for whatever he pleases according to all opinions (See Chazon Ovadia-Chanukah, page 160 and Torat Ha’Moadim- Chanukah, page 126).
Summary: It is proper to make a condition before Chanukah or even during the days of Chanukah that one does not intend to designate the oil and wicks for the sake of the Mitzvah. In this way, no sanctity will rest on the remaining oil and wicks and one will be able to use them for whatever one wishes.