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Shabbat Rosh Chodesh & Chanuka

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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of their children
Shana & Moshe
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from far and beyond
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Shemuel Chaim ben Aiysha
Yaacov ben Chana Debora
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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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PLEASE NOTE: VOTING IS BY ATTENDANCE ONLY –  PROXY VOTES ARE NOT VALID FOR AGM’s

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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

מקץ (ר''ח) (חנוכה)

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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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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
(ש''מ)

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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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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

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Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

PM

AM

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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

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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

 

 

6:45

6:45

5:53

5:15

10:22

5:41

5:41

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Q & A Parashat Vayera
  1. Question: Why did G-d appear to Avraham after the brit mila?
    Answer: 18:1 – Avraham was sick, so G-d came to “visit” him.
  2. Question: Why was Avraham sitting at the entrance to his tent?
    Answer: 18:1 – He was looking for guests.
  3. Question: What were the missions of the three angels?
    Answer: 18:2 – To announce Yitzchak's birth, to heal Avraham and to destroy Sodom.
  4. Question: Why did Avraham enjoin the guests to wash the dust off their feet?
    Answer: 18:4 – He thought they were among those who worship the dust, and he didn’t want any object of idolatry in his home.
  5. Question: Why did Avraham ask specifically Yishmael, and not someone else, to prepare food for the guests?
    Answer: 18:7 – To train him in the performance of mitzvot.
  6. Question: Why did the angels ask Avraham where Sarah was?
    Answer: 18:9 – To call attention to Sarah’s modesty, so as to endear her to her husband.
  7. Question: When G-d related Sarah’s thoughts to Avraham, He did not relate them precisely. Why?
    Answer: 18:13 – For the sake of peace.
  8. Question: What “cry” from Sodom came before G-d?
    Answer: 18:21 – The cry of a girl who was executed for giving food to the poor.
  9. Question: How many angels went to Sodom?
    Answer: 19:1 – Two; one to destroy the city and one to save Lot.
  10. Question: Why was Lot sitting at the gate of Sodom?
    Answer: 19:1 – He was a judge.
  11. Question: Lot served the angels matza. Why?
    Answer: 19:3 – It was Passover.
  12. Question: Why did Lot delay when he left Sodom?
    Answer: 19:16 – He wanted to save his property.
  13. Question: Why were Lot and his family not permitted to look back at Sodom?
    Answer: 19:17 – As they, too, deserved to be punished, it wasn’t fitting for them to witness the destruction of Sodom.
  14. Question: Lots wife looked back and became a pillar of salt. Why was she punished in this particular way?
    Answer: 19:26 – She was stingy, not wanting to give the guests salt.
  15. Question: In what merit did G-d save Lot?
    Answer: 19:29 – Lot had protected Avraham by concealing from the Egyptians the fact that Sarah was his wife.
  16. Question: Why did Avraham relocate after the destruction of Sodom?
    Answer: 20:1 – Because travel in the region ceased and Avraham could no longer find guests.
  17. Question: Why did Avimelech give gifts to Avraham?
    Answer: 20:14 – So that Avraham would pray for him.
  18. Question: Why was Avraham told to listen to Sarah?
    Answer: 21:12 – Because she was greater in prophecy.
  19. Question: Why did G-d listen to the prayer of Yishmael and not to that of Hagar?
    Answer: 21:17 – Because the prayer of a sick person is more readily accepted than the prayer of others on his behalf.
  20. Question: Who accompanied Avraham and Yitzchak to the akeidah (binding)?
    Answer: 22:3 – Yishmael and Eliezer.

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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

אם
יש חיוב לעמוד בשעת הקדיש או אמירת ברוך ה' המבורך לעולם ועד


שאלה: כשאומר השליח ציבור או העולה לתורה “ברכו את
ה' המבורך”, והציבור עונים לו
ברוך ה' המבורך לעולם
ועד”, האם הם צריכים לעמוד, או שדי להם בקימה מועטת, או שרשאים הם לשבת ואינם
חייבים לעמוד כלל
?

תשובה: הנה רבינו הרמ”א
כתב בספרו דרכי משה, שנהגו לעמוד בשעת אמירת ברכו את ה
' המבורך, ושכן
כתב המרדכי, על פי דברי התלמוד ירושלמי, שנאמר לגבי עגלון מלך מואב, “קום כי
דבר ה' אליך”, מכאן אמר רבי אליעזר שכאשר עונים הציבור אמן יהא שמיה רבא וכל
דבר בקדושה צריכים לעמוד על רגליהם
.

ומבואר
יוצא מדברים אלה כי חובה לעמוד בשעה שאומרים “ברוך ה' המבורך לעולם ועד
“,
שהרי
אפילו עגלון מלך מואב עמד בשעה שהגיע אליו דבר ה'. ועל כן חובה לעמוד בשעת עניית
קדיש, וכן בשעת עניית “ברוך ה' המבורך לעולם ועד”. וכדברי הרמ”א
כתבו עוד מגדולי האחרונים, ובהם רבינו המקובל הרמ”ע מפאנו ז”ל
.

אולם רבינו חיים
ויטאל תלמידו של רבינו האר”י כתב, שרבינו האר”י לא היה עומד בשעת עניית
הקדיש כלל, ואמר לו שדברי התלמוד ירושלמי שהובאו בדברי הרמ”א אינם נכונים, כי
אין זו לשון הירושלמי, והוא נוסח מוטעה שאינו נכון להלכה שנדפס בטעות בתוך לשון
הירושלמי. ורק אם היה האר”י עומד בלאו הכי, ותוך כדי עמידתו היה החזן מתחיל
באמירת הקדיש, אז לא היה יושב עד שיסיים החזן את אמירת הקדיש, ואחר אמירת הקדיש
היה יושב. וכן כתב הרמ”א בתחילת דבריו שבדרכי משה, שהמהרי”ל לא היה עומד
בשעת עניית קדיש או ברוך ה' המבורך לעולם ועד, אלא היה יושב. ורק אם היה עומד בלאו
הכי, והחזן היה מתחיל באמירת הקדיש, לא היה יושב עד שתסתיים אמירת הקדיש
.

והיוצא מן
האמור, שלפי דעת רבינו האר”י אין חיוב לעמוד בשעת עניית קדיש, וכן אין צורך
לעמוד בשעת עניית “ברוך ה' המבורך לעולם ועד”. וכתב רבינו החיד”א
,
שאילו
היה הרמ”ע מפאנו רואה את דברי רבינו האר”י, היה אף הוא מודה שמותר לשבת
בשעת עניית הקדיש, כי הרמ”ע מפאנו הולך תמיד ברוב דבריו על פי דברי רבינו
האר”י הקדוש
.

והנה מרן רבינו
יוסף חיים מבבל כתב בספרו “עוד יוסף חי”, שראה בעירו בגדאד
,
שנוהגים
הציבור לקום “מעט” בשעת עניית “ברוך ה' המבורך לעולם ועד”.
וחיפש ולא מצא שום מקור למנהג זה. וכן נוהגים כיום בכמה מקומות, שקמים קימה מועטת
בשעת עניית ברוך ה' המבורך לעולם ועד. ואין שורש למנהגם, כי למנהג האשכנזים
היוצאים ביד רמ”א יש לעמוד לגמרי בשעת עניית ברוך ה' המבורך
,
ואילו
למנהג הספרדים אין צורך כלל לעמוד בשעת עניית ברוך ה' המבורך לעולם ועד. וכן
הסכימו כל אחרוני הספרדים, שהעיקר להלכה כדברי רבינו האר”י שאין חיוב לעמוד
בשעת עניית הקדיש ועניית ברוך ה' המבורך וכו
'.

ולכן לסיכום: למנהג האשכנזים יש לעמוד בשעת עניית הקדיש, וכן
בשעה שעונים הציבור “ברוך ה' המבורך לעולם ועד”, צריכים לעמוד. ואילו
למנהג בני ספרד אין חיוב לעמוד בשעת עניית הקדיש ועניית ברוך ה' וכו'. אך גם למנהג
הספרדים, אם היה עומד
, ותוך כדי כך התחיל החזן באמירת הקדיש, לא
ישב עד שיסיים החזן את אמירת הקדיש. וספרדי המתפלל אצל אשכנזים, נכון שיעמוד גם
הוא בשעת הקדיש ואמירת ברכו, כדי שלא יהיה יושב במקום שכולם עומדים
.

The
Obligation to Stand While Kaddish and Barechu are Recited

Question: When the Chazzan or an
individual receiving an Aliya to the Torah recites “
Barechu
Et Hashem Ha’Mevorach
” and
the congregation replies “
Baruch Hashem Ha’Mevorach Le’Olam Va’ed,” must the congregation rise
completely or partially or is there no obligation to rise whatsoever?

Answer: The Rama writes in his work Darkei Moshe quoting the Mordechi
that it is customary to recite Barechu while standing. This is based on the
Talmud Yerushalmi which expounds the verse regarding Eglon, king of Mo’av,
“Rise, for Hashem has spoken to you”- Rabbi Elazar understood from here that
one must rise while reciting “Amen Yehe Shemeh Rabba” and any other words of
holiness.

Based on their words, one must stand while reciting “Baruch
Hashem Ha’Mevorach Le’Olam Va’ed
,” for even Eglon, king of Mo’av, stood when he was
told the word of Hashem. It is therefore compulsory to stand while answering
Amen to Kaddish and while reciting “
Baruch Hashem
Ha’Mevorach
”.
Many other great Acharonim, including the great Mekubal, Rabbeinu Menachem Azarya
of Pano, rule likewise.

On the other hand, Rabbeinu Chaim Vital, chief disciple of the saintly Ari z”l, writes that the great Ari z”l would not stand up while
answering Amen to Kaddish and he said that the Yerushalmi quoted by the Rama is
incorrect, for it is a mistaken passage erroneously printed in the Talmud
Yerushalmi. Only when the Ari was already standing and the Chazzan began
reciting Kaddish would he remain standing until the conclusion of the Kaddish
at which point he would be seated again. Indeed, the Rama writes in the
beginning of the aforementioned Darkei Moshe that the Maharil would not stand
during Kaddish of the recitation of “
Baruch Hashem
Ha’Mevorach Le’Olam Va’ed.
” Only if he was standing in any case and the Chazzan
began Kaddish would the Maharil remain standing until the conclusion of the
Kaddish.

Based on this, according to the opinion of the saintly Ari z”l, there is no need to stand
during Kaddish or during the recitation of “
Baruch Hashem
Ha’Mevorach Le’Olam Va’ed
.” Maran Ha’Chida writes that were the great Rabbeinu
Menachem Azarya of Pano to have seen the words of the holy Ari, he would
certainly have agreed that one may remain seated during Kaddish, for Rabbeinu
Menachem Azarya ruled mostly based on the words of the holy Ari.

The great Rabbeinu Yosef Haim of Baghdad writes in his Sefer Od Yosef Hai that
the custom in his hometown of Bagdad is that the congregation rises slightly
while reciting “Baruch Hashem Ha’Mevorach Le’Olam Va’ed”; he writes that he searched
for a source for this custom but he has not found one. This is indeed the
custom is several places today. However, there is no basis for this custom, for
according to the Ashkenazi custom which follows the Rama, one must be standing
completely while reciting “
Baruch Hashem Ha’Mevorach” whereas according to the
Sephardic custom, there is no need whatsoever to standing while reciting “
Baruch
Hashem Ha’Mevorach
.” All
Sephardic Acharonim agree with the ruling of the Ari
z”l that there is no need to
stand during Kaddish or Barechu.

Summary: The Ashkenazi custom is to rise for answering Kaddish and
reciting “Baruch Hashem Ha’Mevorach Le’Olam Va’ed.” According to the Sephardic
custom, however, there is no need to stand during Kaddish and Barechu.
Nevertheless, even according to the Sephardic custom, if one was already
standing and the Chazzan begins reciting Kaddish, one should not be seated
until the Chazzan concludes the Kaddish. If a Sephardic individual is praying
in an Ashkenazi synagogue, it is preferable for him to stand during Kaddish and
Barechu in order not to be the only one sitting while everyone else around him
stands.

 

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Q & A Parashat Lech Lecha
  1. Question: What benefits did G-d promise Avraham if he would leave his home?
    Answer: 12:1 – He would become a great nation, his excellence would become known to the world, and he would be blessed with wealth.
  2. Question: “And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” What does this mean?
    Answer: 12:3 – A person will say to his child, “You should be like Avraham.”
  3. Question: Who were the souls that Avraham and Sarah “made?”
    Answer:12:5 – People they converted to the worship of G-d.
  4. Question: What were the Canaanites doing in the Land of Canaan when Avraham arrived?
    Answer:12:6 – They were in the process of conquering the land from the descendants of Shem.
  5. Question: Why did Avraham build an altar at Ai?
    Answer: He foresaw the Jewish People's defeat there in the days of Yehoshua due to Achan's sin. He built an altar to pray for them.
  6. Question: What two results did Avraham hope to achieve by saying that Sarah was his sister?
    Answer:12:13 – That the Egyptians would not kill him, and would give him presents.
  7. Question: Why did Avraham's shepherds rebuke Lot's shepherds?
    Answer: 13:7 Lot's shepherds grazed their flocks in privately owned fields.
  8. Question: Who was Amrafel and why was he called that?
    Answer: Amrafel was Nimrod. He said (amar ) to Avraham to fall (fel ) into the fiery furnace.
  9. Question: Verse 14:7 states that the four kings “smote all the country of the Amalekites”. How is this possible, since Amalek had not yet been born?
    Answer: 14:7 – The Torah uses the name that the place would bear in the future.
  10. Question: Why did the “palit ” tell Avraham of Lot's capture?
    Answer:14:13- He wanted Avraham to die trying to save Lot so that he himself could marry Sarah.
  11. Question: Who accompanied Avraham in battle against the four kings?
    Answer: 14:14 – His servant, Eliezer.
  12. Question: Why couldn't Avraham chase the four kings past Dan?
    Answer: 4:14 – He saw prophetically that his descendants would make a golden calf there, and as a result his strength failed.
  13. Question: Why did Avraham give “ma'aser ” specifically to Malki-Tzedek?
    Answer: 14:20 – Because Malki-Tzedek was a kohen.
  14. Question: Why didn't Avraham accept any money from Sodom's king?
    Answer:14:23 – G-d had promised Avraham wealth, and Avraham didn't want Sodom's King to say, “I made Avraham wealthy.”
  15. Question: When did the decree of 400 years of exile begin?
    Answer: With the birth of Yitzchak.
  16. Question: What did G-d indicate with His promise that Avraham would “come to his ancestors in peace”?
    Answer:15:15 – That his father, Terach, would repent and become righteous.
  17. Question: How did G-d fulfill His promise that Avraham would be buried in “a good old age”?
    Answer: 15:15 – Avraham lived to see his son Yishmael repent and become righteous, and he died before his grandson Esav became wicked.
  18. Question: Why did the Jewish People need to wait until the fourth generation until they returned to Eretz Canaan?
    Answer: 15:16 – They needed to wait until the Amorites had sinned sufficiently to deserve expulsion.
  19. Question: Who was Hagar's father?
    Answer: 16:1 – Pharaoh.
  20. Question: Why did Avraham fall on his face when G-d appeared to him?
    Answer: 17:3 – Because he was as yet uncircumcised.
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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 רבינו עובדיה יוסף זצוק”ל (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 Ha’Shachar (morning blessings) and the Birkot Ha’Torah
(blessings of the Torah)?

Answer: There are certain blessings which require one to be standing while reciting
them. There is a unique reason for why one must stand while reciting each of
these blessings. For instance, regarding the blessing on counting the Omer, the
Torah states, “From when the sickle begins [to make contact] with the stalks
(English for “Ba’Kamma”),” and our Sages expounded 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 Ha’Torah, and there are blessings which our Sages
enacted to recite on things from which one does derive 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 stated explicitly 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 Ha’Torah 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 Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l writes
(Responsa Yechave Da’at Volume 5, Chapter 4) since there is no obligation to
stand while learning Torah, the Birkot Ha’Torah need not be
recited while standing either. Similarly, the Birkot Ha’Shachar 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 Ha’Shachar were not enacted for Mitzvah performance
at all).

Indeed, the Rama (Rabbeinu Menachem Azarya) of Pano
writes in one of his responses that the Birkot Ha’Torah 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 able to concentrate better while sitting. This
would surely apply to Birkot Ha’Torah 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 Ha’Shachar and Birkot Ha’Torah need
not be recited while standing; rather, one may recite them while seated.


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מוצאי שבת

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מוצש(

שקיעה

מנחה שבת

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הדלקת נרות

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Q & A Parashat Noach
  1. Question: Which particular sin sealed the fate of the flood generation?
    Answer: 6:13 – Robbery.
  2. Question: Why did Hashem tell Noach to build an ark, as opposed to saving him via some other method?
    Answer: 6:14 – So that people would see Noach building the ark and ask him what he was doing. When Noach would answer, “Hashem is bringing a flood,” it might encourage some people to repent.
  3. Question: The ark had three levels. What function did each level serve?
    Answer: 6:16 – The top level housed the people, the middle level housed the animals, and the bottom level, the refuse.
  4. Question: What indication do we have that Noach was familiar with the Torah?
    Answer: 7:2 – Hashem told him to take into the ark seven of each kosher-type animal, and two of each non-kosher type. “Kosher” and “non-kosher” are Torah concepts.
  5. Question: Why did Hashem postpone bringing the flood for seven days?
    Answer: 7:4 – To allow seven days to mourn the death of Metushelach.
  6. Question: Why did the first water of the flood come down as light rain?
    Answer: 7:12 – To give the generation a chance to repent.
  7. Question: What did people say that threatened Noach, and what did Hashem do to protect him?
    Answer: 7:13,15 – People said, “If we see him going into the ark, we'll smash it!” Hashem surrounded it with bears and lions to kill any attackers.
  8. Question: What grouping of creatures escaped the punishment of the flood?
    Answer: 7:22 – The fish.
  9. Question: How deeply was the ark submerged in the water?
    Answer: 8:4 – Eleven amot.
  10. Question: What did the olive branch symbolize?
    Answer: 8:11 – Nothing. It was a leaf, not a branch. (The olive leaf symbolized that its better to eat food “bitter like an olive” but which comes directly from Hashem, rather than sweet food provided by humans.)
  11. Question: How long did the punishment of the flood last?
    Answer: 8:14 – A full solar year.
  12. Question: A solar year is how many days longer than a lunar year?
    Answer: 8:14 – Eleven days.
  13. Question: When did humans receive permission to eat meat?
    Answer: 9:3 – After the flood.
  14. Question: What prohibition was given along with the permission to eat meat?
    Answer: 9:4 – The prohibition of eating a limb cut from a living animal.
  15. Question: Why does the command to “be fruitful and multiply” directly follow the prohibition of murder?
    Answer: 9:7 – To equate one who purposely abstains from having children to one who commits murder.
  16. Question: Name two generations in which the rainbow never appeared.
    Answer: 9:12 – The generation of King Chizkiyahu and the generation of Shimon bar Yochai.
  17. Question: Why did Noach curse Canaan specifically? Give two reasons.
    Answer: 9:22,24 – Because Canaan is the one who revealed Noach’s disgrace to Cham. And because Cham stopped Noach from fathering a fourth son. Thus, Noach cursed Cham's fourth son, Canaan.
  18. Question: Why does the Torah call Nimrod a mighty hunter?
    Answer: 10:9 – He used words to ensnare the minds of people, persuading them to rebel against Hashem.
  19. Question: The sin of the generation of the dispersion was greater than the sin of the generation of the flood. Why was the punishment of the former less severe?
    Answer: 11:9 – They lived together peacefully.
  20. Question: Why was Sarah also called Yiscah?
    Answer: 11:29 – The word “Yiscah” is related to the Hebrew word “to see.” Sarah was called Yiscah because she could “see” the future via prophecy. Also, because of her beauty, everyone would gaze at her.

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

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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

חינוך הילדים והבאתם לבית הכנסת

שאלה: האם יש חיוב על פי ההלכה, לילדים קטנים, להתפלל
בכל יום שלש תפלות, שחרית מנחה וערבית? והאם נכון להביא את הילדים לבית הכנסת
לתפלות הימים הנוראים
?

תשובה: במשנה במסכת ברכות (דף כ ע”ב) שנינו: נשים
וקטנים חייבין בתפלה
.

ומבואר אם כן, שגם הקטנים, שהם זקוקים לרחמי ה' יתברך, חייבים במצות תפלה.
וכשם שחובה על הגדולים לחנך את הקטנים בכל המצוות כולן, כמו כן חובה לחנכם למצות
תפלה, שהרי בכל המצות כולן, בין מצות שהן מן התורה, ובין מצות שהן מדברי רבותינו,
חובה לחנך ולהרגיל בהן את הקטנים, מצד מצות חינוך, וכן הדין לענין מצות התפלה
.

ומכיון שאין חילוק במצות חינוך, בין מצוות שהן מן התורה, למצות שהן מדברי
רבותינו, לפיכך נראה, שאף על פי שמן התורה די בתפלה אחת בכל יום, וכן הנשים אינן
מחוייבות אלא בתפלה אחת בכל יום, מכל מקום ילדים קטנים (בנים), יש לחנכם להתפלל
שלש תפלות בכל יום. שחרית, מנחה וערבית
.

וכן היה נוהג מרן רבינו עובדיה יוסף זצ”ל, שהיה נזהר לחנך את בניו מאז
שהיו יודעים היטב לקרוא, שיתפללו בכל יום כל שלשת התפלות. (ילקוט יוסף תפלה
ח”א עמוד תקח)
.

ואת הבנות יש לחנך שתתפלנה בכל יום לכל הפחות תפלה אחת, ונכון שתהיה זו תפלת
שחרית, עם ברכות השחר וקריאת שמע ותפלת שמונה עשרה. וכפי שביארנו כבר
.

ואמנם יש להעיר, שאם רואה האב שהדבר מכביד מאד על בנו, צריך להזהר מאד שלא
להמאיס בעיניו את ענין התפלה, ולפעמים יש להתייעץ עם מחנכים מנוסים, עד כמה יש לדרוש
מהילדים להתפלל, בתחילה תפלה אחת, ואחר כך שניים, כלומר, שחרית ומנחה, ורק אחר
יתחיל לחנכו גם במצות תפלת ערבית
.

ובענין הגיל, שיש לחנך בו את הקטנים להתפלל. כתב הפרי מגדים שהוא מגיל שש או
שבע. והכוונה בזה, בכל ילד לפי חריפות שכלו, ולפי כשרונותיו ובגרותו, שלא כל ילד
ניתן לחנכו לשלש תפלות מיד בתחילת לימוד הקריאה, אלא כל ילד יש לו את הטבע שלו, את
מדותיו ואת רמת הבנתו, עד שניתן לדרוש ממנו להתפלל כל יום שלש תפלות, ולהשתדל
שיהיה הדבר בנעימות ושמחה
.

תפלות הימים הנוראים, הן ארוכות יותר, ולכן, את הילדים הגדולים, ודאי שיש
להביא לתפילות אלה, לחנכם במצות התפלה, אבל הקטנים ביותר, אין להביאם לבית הכנסת,
ואותם שהם בני חמש או שש שנים ובכל זאת באים לבית הכנסת, יש לדאוג שיבואו להחזירם
לביתם אחר זמן מה, כי על פי רוב הם אינם מסוגלים לשבת שעות רבות בשקט במקומם,
ובודאי שהייתם בבית הכנסת תגרום להפרעה לשאר המתפללים
.

Educating Children Regarding
the Mitzvah of Prayer

Question: Is there a halachic requirement for
children to pray three times a day, namely, Shacharit, Mincha, and Arvit?
Similarly, is it correct to bring children to the synagogue during the High
Holidays?

Answer: The Mishnah (Berachot 20b) tells us: “Women,
slaves, and children are obligated to pray.” Based on this, children, who are
also dependent on the mercy of Hashem, are also obligated to pray. Just as it
is a Mitzvah upon adults to educate and train their children regarding all
other Mitzvot, it is also incumbent on adults to educate them regarding this
Mitzvah, for regarding all Mitzvot, whether Biblical or rabbinic in nature, one
is required to train one’s children to perform them so that they may become
acquainted with them; the Mitzvah of prayer is no different.

Since, regarding the Mitzvah of educating one’s
children to perform the Mitzvot, there is no distinction between Torah and
rabbinic commandments, it would thus seem that although the Torah obligation is
to pray only one prayer daily and indeed women are only required to pray once
daily, nevertheless, young boys should be trained to pray three times daily:
Shacharit, Mincha, and Arvit.

This was indeed the custom of Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia
Yosef zt”l who would educate his sons to pray all three daily
prayers as soon as they learned to read (Yalkut Yosef, Tefillah, Volume 1, page
508).

Girls should be trained to pray at least once a
day, preferably the Shacharit prayer which includes in it the Birkot
Ha’Shachar
 (morning blessings), Keri’at Shema, and the
Amida prayer. (When reciting the Pesukei De’Zimra and the
blessing before and after Keri’at Shema, girls and women should
omit the name of Hashem from the blessings in these places, as we have
discussed in the past.)

Nevertheless, we must point out that if the father
notices that this is overburdening the child, one must be exceedingly careful
not to make the child revolted by prayer. A parent must always consult with
wise and experienced educators as to how much a child should be expected to
pray; one should start by training the child with one prayer in the beginning,
then two (meaning Shacharit and Mincha), and only then should he start training
him to pray Arvit.

Regarding the age that one should start training
his children to pray, the Peri Megadim writes that the proper age is from the
age of six or seven. What this means is that every child must be individually
evaluated based on his intelligence, talents, and maturity, for not every child
can handle praying three prayers a day immediately upon being taught to read.
Every child must be judged by his own capabilities, characteristics, and level
of understanding, until he reaches a point when he can be expected to pray
three times a day through happiness and serenity.

Since the High Holiday prayers are longer than
usual, although older children should certainly be brought to the synagogue to
pray in order to educate them in the Mitzvah of prayer, younger children should
nevertheless not be brought to the synagogue. If one brings his children of
five or six years old who are brought to the synagogue in any event, one should
make certain to take them home after a while, for in most cases, such young
children are unable to sit quietly for hours on end and their presence in the
synagogue will certainly disturb the prayer of other congregants.