Newsletter Parashat Noach

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to families 
Benady, Salem, Cope & Chisik
on celebrating the Chatuna of 
Shemuel & Rachel

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refua shelema of 
Sulcha bat Mazal
Shemuel Chaim ben Aiysha
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Riddles and Questions on the Parasha
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לוח זמני תפלה לחורף
תשפ״ב

Winter Timetable 5782 – 2021/22

מוצאי שבת

ערבית
)
מוצש(

שקיעה

מנחה שבת

סוף זמן קריאת שמע

הדלקת נרות

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Minha

Shema before

Candle Lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

 

 

7:15

7:15

6:25

5:50

10:10

6:13

6:13

8/9 Oct

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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
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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)
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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.

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                           Ladies’ Seating Plan 

                                  for the Yamim Noraim                                                                                     High Holy Days



Elul 5782

August 2021

 

Ladies’ Seating Plan for the Yamim Noraim – High Holy Days

 

 

Dear Ladies,

 

We hope this letter finds you well and in good health.

 

As we know tefila, prayer, is our strongest tool in
connecting directly to Hashem and especially during the upcoming
awe-inspiring
days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, now only a few days away. It is vitally important
that we use our tefilot to ask Hashem to inscribe each and every one of
us in the Book of Life and that all may merit a year of health and happiness.

 

The Shulhan Aruch expresses the importance of makom kabua, makon
kodesh
– that a person’s regular and fixed place where he or she prays has
a direct relationship to the power of the tefila, to the extent that the
place a person prays is called kodesh – holy.

 

Therefore, in order to avoid disappointment on such special days we are
willing to reserve a seat for lady members of our community and this can be done by contacting Mrs Emma Jacobs directly or by email to moorlanenews@gmail.com.


Ladies who are non-members are also invited to apply for a seat and we will try to accommodate you as best as possible and availability. 

 

We will attempt, to the best of our ability, to allocate the seats
according to where the ladies sit throughout the year, but we cannot guarantee
how the seats will be allocated. We will also consider accommodating places for
unmarried girls over Bat Mitzva to sit next to or close to their mothers.

 

Please tick for which day(s):

1)     ONLY Rosh Hashana (2 days)                        _______

2)     ONLY Yom Kippur                                        _______

3)     BOTH (Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur)       _______

 

Please let us know below who the seat is for:

1)     Name  _______________________________

2)     Name  _______________________________

3)     Name  _______________________________

Please note, we will gladly reserve and allocate you a seat,
however, if for example, you are allocated a seat for Yom Kippur but can only
come for Ne’ilah please understand that your seat cannot be kept vacant
all day, when others could use the seat until you arrive.

 

Therefore, we endeavour to do the following:

 

·      
A clear sign
will be posted asking ladies to respect the allocated seating plan by not
sitting in someone’s allocated place and to vacate the seat as soon as the lady
comes.

 

·      
If someone is
sitting in your allocated seat when you arrive, you have the right to politely ask
that person to move.

 

·      
We request
that you ask the lady to move in the most polite, discreet and nicest way
possible so as not to cause embarrassment, offence or any discomfort whatsoever.

 

 

Thanking you in advance.

Tizku leshanim rabot

 

The Gabbaim

 

 PS – Whilst there is no charge for allocating you a seat, any
donations made will be gratefully appreciated.


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Members who received the 

Yom Kippur Hashkavot lists 

are reminded to reply to the emails received

so that the individual family hashkavot will be said in Yom Kippur

otherwise all list will be amalgamated into one list

and said one after the other


 



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Summer Timetable 5781 – 2021

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן
שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

9:18

9:15

9:35

8:11

7:29

6:56

6:45

20/21 Aug

כי תצא


For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat. (Unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles should be lit by that time, in all cases.

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Q & A Parashat Ki Tetze
All references are to the verses and Rashi's commentary, unless otherwise stated
  1. Why must a captured woman mourn her family for a month in her captor's house?
    21:13 – So her captor will find her unattractive.
  2. What fraction of the inheritance does a first-born receive if he has a) one brother? b) two brothers?
    21:17 – a) 2/3 b) 1/2
  3. What will become of a ben sorer u'moreh if his parents don't bring him to court?
    21:22 – He will eventually rob and kill to support his physical indulgences.
  4. Why is it a degradation to G-d to hang a criminal's body on the gallows overnight?
    21:23 – Because humans are made in G-d's image; and because the Jewish People are G-d's children.
  5. What do you do if you find a lost object that costs money to maintain?
    22:2 – Sell it and save the money for the owner.
  6. Why does the Torah forbid wearing the clothing of the opposite gender?
    22:5 – It leads to immorality.
  7. Why does the Torah link the mitzvah of sending away the mother-bird with the mitzvah of making a railing on the roof of your house?
    22:8 – To teach that one mitzvah leads to another, and to prosperity.
  8. When is it permitted to wear wool and linen?
    22:12 – Wool tzitzit on a linen garment.
  9. What three things happen to a man who falsely slanders his bride?
    22:18 – He receives lashes, pays a fine of 100 silver selah, and may never divorce her against her will.
  10. Although the Egyptians enslaved the Jewish People, the Torah allows marriage with their third-generation converts. Why?
    23:8 – Because they hosted Yaakov and his family during the famine.
  11. Why is causing someone to sin worse than killing him?
    23:9 – Murder takes away life in this world, while causing someone to sin takes away his life in the World to Come.
  12. If one charges interest to his fellow Jew, how many commandments has he transgressed?
    23:21 – Three; two negative commandments and a positive commandment.
  13. What is the groom's special obligation to his bride during their first year together?
    24:5 – To gladden her.
  14. When is a groom required to fight in a non-obligatory war?
    24:5 – When he remarries his ex-wife.
  15. What type of object may one not take as collateral?
    24:6 – Utensils used to prepare food.
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

שאלה: האם מותר לאכול פת לחם בלא נטילת ידים, באופן שהאוכל אינו נוגע בלחם בידיו אלא באמצעות מפית וכדומה?

תשובה: בגמרא במסכת חולין (דף קז:) אמרו, התירו מפה )כלומר התירו אכילת פת על ידי שיעטוף ידיו במפה, בלא נטילת ידים) לאוכלי תרומה (שהכהנים שהיו באים לאכול תרומה בזמן שבית המקדש היה קיים, היו מחוייבים ליטול ידיהם קודם אכילתם, כדי שלא יטמאו את התרומה במגעם, והקילו עליהם חכמים, שאם רצו, אינם מוכרחים ליטול ידיהם, ורשאים לאכול את תרומתם באופן שלא יגעו בה בידיהם אלא בהפסק מפה או כפפות וכדומה) ולא התירו מפה לאוכלי טהרות (שבזמן שבית המקדש היו סתם בני אדם שאינם כהנים, שנוהגים בחסידות ואוכלים את כל מאכליהם בטהרה, כדי שלא יטמאו מאכליהם, וממילא אותם בני אדם הוצרכו גם כן ליטול ידיהם לפני שהיו אוכלים כל דבר, כדי שלא יטמא במגעם, ולאנשים אלו לא הקילו רבותינו לאכול באמצעות מפה בלא נטילת ידים) וטעם הדבר שלא הקילו בזה אלא לכהנים הבאים לאכול תרומה ולא לסתם בני אדם, פירש רש”י, שהוא מפני שהכהנים היו מורגלים מאד כל ימיהם לאכול את כל מאכליהם בטהרה (לפי שאצלם נוגע הדבר לאיסור ממש) ולפיכך אין לחוש שיטעו ויגעו בידיהם במאכליהם, על כן היקלו להם שיאכלו לאכול בלא נטילת ידים באמצעות מפה, מה שאין כן סתם בני אדם, שאינם רגילים וזהירים כל כך לאכול בטהרה (שהרי אצלם אין הדבר נוגע לאיסור ממש וממילא אינם זהירים וזריזים כל כך בזה) יש לחוש שיגעו בטעות בידיהם במאכל, לפיכך אין להקל להם לאכול באמצעות מפה בלא נטילת ידיים.

ולאור האמור, כתבו רבים מרבותינו הראשונים, לעניין נטילת ידיים שבזמנינו קודם אכילת פת לחם, שמכיון שבודאי אין אנו בכלל אותם כהנים שהיו זריזים וזהירים לשמור על מאכליהם בטהרה, ממילא תקנת רבותינו ליטול ידים קודם הסעודה שייכת בכל מקרה, ואין להקל בה על ידי אכילה באמצעות מפית. והעושה כן, לבטל נטילת ידים מכיון שאוכל על ידי מפית, מבטל תקנת חז”ל. וכן פסקו הטור ומרן השלחן ערוך (סימן קסג) ומובן שכל זה שייך גם לענין הבא לאכול דבר שטיבולו במשקה שביארנו בעבר שחייב בנטילת ידיים.

ולסיכום: אין להקל לאכול פת לחם בלא נטילת ידים, אפילו אם אינו נוגע בפת בידו, וכגון שאוכל באמצעות מפית וכדומה,
שבכל מקרה חייב בנטילת ידים. אלא שעדיין יש אופן שבו הקילו לאדם לאכול פת בלא נטילת ידים, וכמו שנבאר בהלכה הבאה.

Question: May one eat bread without washing one’s hands if one does not touch the bread with one’s hands directly and instead holds it with a napkin and like?

Answer: The Gemara in Masechet Chullin (107b) states: “The Sages permitted a cloth (i.e. they permitted eating bread without first washing one’s hands by wrapping one’s hands in a cloth) for those eating Terumah (meaning that during the time when the Bet Hamikdash still stood, before eating Terumah, the Kohanim were required to wash their hands first so as not to impurify the Terumah by touching it. Our Sages ruled leniently for them that, if they wished, they would not need to wash their hands; rather, they would be permitted to eat their Terumah in a way where they would not touch it directly, i.e. by wrapping their hands in a cloth or by wearing gloves and the like). However, they did not permit a cloth for those eating their food amid purity (for in the times of the Bet Hamikdash, there were pious non-Kohanim who would eat all of their foods amid purity so as not to impurify their foods. These individuals would also need to wash their hands before eating any food so as not to impurify the food by touching it. Our Sages did not provide the leniency of eating without washing one’s hands by using a cloth for such people).” Rashi there explains that the reason why our Sages were lenient regarding this matter only with regards to Kohanim eating their Terumah and not for any other people is because the Kohanim were quite accustomed to eating all of their foods amid purity all their lives (for with regards to them, this matter could sometimes border on an actual prohibition) and there is therefore no need to be concerned that they will mistakenly touch their food with their hands. Thus, our Sages were lenient and allowed them to eat without first washing their hands through the use of a cloth. On the other hand, regarding other people who were not as accustomed and careful to eat their food amid purity (for this matter never borders on an actual prohibition for them and they were therefore less meticulous in this regard), we must be concerned that they will mistakenly touch the food with their hands. Therefore, there is no room for leniency for them to eat with the use of a cloth without first washing their hands.

Based on this, many Rishonim deduce from here regarding the hand-washing we perform before eating bread that since we can certainly not be included in the category of the Kohanim who were especially careful to keep their foods pure, the rabbinic edict to wash one’s hands before eating a bread meal is applicable in any case and one may not act leniently by eating with the use of a napkin. If one does eat with the use of a napkin in order to circumvent the requirement to wash one’s hands, one has nullified an edict of our Sages. The Tur and Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch (Chapter 163) rule likewise. All this applies to one who would like to eat a food dipped in liquid (which requires a hand-washing before) as well.

Summary: One may not act leniently and eat bread without first washing one’s hands even if one is not directly touching the bread with one’s hands, for instance, if one is eating with a napkin and the like; in any case, one is obligated to wash one’s hands. However, there is one situation where the Sages were lenient and permitted one to eat bread without first washing one’s hands. We shall discuss this further, G-d-willing, in the following Halacha.

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(i) if unwell follow the halachot of a sick person on Tisha BeAv
(5) Meore Haesh said in the Bet Hakeneset
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Sunday
End of the fast
(1) before eating say Havdala  
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(b) Hamavdil Ben Kodesh LeChol
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Summer Timetable 5781 – 2021

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן
שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

10:37

Fast begins: 9:26

ערבית: 10:50

9:08

9:13

8:27

7:46

7:30

16/17 July

דברים 

(שבת חזון)

10:24

10:20

9:13

9:04

8:18

7:39

7:20

23/24 July

ואתחנן (שבת נחמו)

10:09

10:05

9:19

8:53

8:07

7:30

7:10

30/31 Jul

עקב

9:53

9:50

9:24

8:40

7:55

7:20

7:00

6/7 Aug

ראה  (ש''מ)

9:36

9:35

9:30

8:26

7:43

7:08

6:45

13/14 Aug

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Q & A Parashat Devarim
  1. How do we see from the beginning of Parshat Devarim that Moshe was concerned for the Jewish Peoples honor?
    1:1 Moshe mentions only the names of the places where the Jewish People sinned, but does not mention the sins themselves.
  2. How much time elapsed between leaving Mt. Sinai and sending the spies?
    1:2 – 40 days.
  3. Moshe rebuked the Jewish People shortly before his death. From whom did he learn this?
    1:3 – From Yaakov, who rebuked his sons shortly before his death.
  4. Why did Moshe wait until he had smitten the Amorite kings before rebuking the Jewish People?
    1:4 So that no one could say, “What right has he to rebuke us; has he brought us into any part of the Land as he promised?”
  5. What were some of the achievements that resulted from the Jewish People “dwelling” at Mt. Sinai?
    1:6 – They received the Torah, built the mishkan and all its vessels, appointed a Sanhedrin, and appointed officers.
  6. Why does the Torah single out the names of the avot in connection with the giving of the Land?
    1:8 – Each of the avot possessed sufficient merit for the Jewish People to inherit the Land.
  7. What did Moshe convey to the Jewish People by saying: “You today are like the stars of the Heavens”?
    1:10 – They are an eternal people, just as the sun, moon and stars are eternal.
  8. Apikorsim” (those who denigrate Talmud scholars) observed Moshes every move in order to accuse him. What did they observe, and what did they accuse him of?
    1:13 They observed the time he left home in the morning. If Moshe left early, they accused him of having family problems (which drove him from his home). If he left late, they accused him of staying home in order to plot evil against them.
  9. Moshe was looking for several qualities in the judges he chose. Which quality couldn't he find?
    1:15 – Men of understanding.
  10. Moshe told the judges, “The case that is too hard for you, bring it to me.” How was he punished for this statement?
    1:17 – When the daughters of Tzelofchad asked him a halachic question, the law was concealed from him.
  11. Why did Moshe describe the desert as great and frightful?
    1:19 – Because the Jewish People saw huge, frightening snakes and scorpions in the desert.
  12. Which tribe was not represented among the spies?
    1:23 – Levi.
  13. Which city did Calev inherit?
    1:36 – Hebron.
  14. How many kingdoms was Avraham promised? How many were conquered by Yehoshua?
    2:5 – Avraham was promised the land of ten kingdoms. Yehoshua conquered seven. The lands of Moav, Ammon and Esav will be received in the time of the mashiach.
  15. Why were the Jewish People forbidden to provoke Ammon?
    2:9 – This was a reward for Lots younger daughter, the mother of Ammon, for concealing her fathers improper conduct.
  16. Why were the Jewish People not permitted to conquer the Philistines?
    2:23 – Because Avraham had made a peace treaty with Avimelech, King of the Philistines.
  17. How did Hashem instill the dread of the Jewish People into the nations of the world?
    2:25 – During the battle against Og, the sun stood still for the sake of the Jewish People, and the whole world saw this.
  18. Why did Moshe fear Og?
    3:2 – Og possessed merit for having once helped Avraham.
  19. Who was instrumental in destroying the Refaim?
    3:11 – Amrafel.
  20. What was the advantage of Reuven and Gad leading the way into battle?
    3:18 – They were mighty men, and the enemy would succumb to them.
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דין סעודה
מפסקת בשנה זו 

ערב תשעה באב, אסרו חכמים לאכול בשר ולשתות יין
בסעודה המפסקת, (היא הסעודה שאוכל לפני תחילת הצום, אחר חצות היום). וכן אסרו
לאכול שני תבשילים בסעודה המפסקת, וישנם כמה פרטי דינים בזה. אולם בשנה זו  שתענית תשעה באב תחול ביום ראשון, נמצא שערב תשעה באב חל ביום השבת,
ולפיכך, מפני כבוד שבת
,
שאסור לנהוג בה דיני אבלות, אמרו
חכמים שבסעודה זו (שהיא סעודה שלישית של שבת קודם תחילת התענית), אוכל אדם ושותה
כל צרכו, “ומעלה על שולחנו אפילו כסעודת שלמה בשעתו
“.

ובדברי הפוסקים מצאנו בביאור דברי רבותינו שני
פירושים, שיש אומרים שמה שאמרו רבותינו שאדם מעלה על שולחנו אפילו כסעודת שלמה
בשעתו, אין הכוונה בזה שאסור להמנע ממאכלי בשר ושתיית יין ביום השבת, אלא שאם רוצה
אדם לאכול בשר ויין בסעודה זו, רשאי לעשות כן, אבל בכל זאת ראוי להימנע מאכילת בשר
ושתית יין וכדומה בסעודה מפסקת אף על פי שהיא חלה ביום שבת, וזאת מפני אסונינו
הגדול בחורבן הבית
.

אבל לדעת רוב רבותינו הראשונים, פירוש דברי
רבותינו הוא כפשוטם, שאין להמנע מאכילת בשר ושתיית יין ביום שבת אף בסעודה המפסקת,
מפני כבוד השבת. ובספר שבלי הלקט
(לרבינו צדקיה בן רבי אברהם הרופא שחי לפני
כשמונה מאות שנה בעיר רומא שבאיטליה), הביא תשובת רבינו קלונימוס איש רומי שהשיב
לרבי יקר, שאם חל תשעה באב ביום ראשון התירו הגאונים לאכול בשר ולשתות יין בסעודה
המפסקת
, מפני כבוד שבת, ואין צריך לשנות שולחנו בשבת,
ובלבד שיש לו לישב בדאבת נפש שלא לנהוג בשמחה
.

וכן יש לנהוג להלכה ולמעשה, שבסעודה מפסקת שחלה
ביום שבת, כמו בשנה זו , אין להימנע מאכילת בשר וכדומה (וכן מותר לשיר
זמירות שבת בסעודה זו מפני כבוד השבת
)

The Laws of the Last Meal Before the Fast of Tisha Be’av
This Year 

On Erev Tisha Be’av, our Sages prohibited eating meat and
drinking wine during the last meal before the onset of the fast of Tisha Be’av
held after halachic midday. They likewise forbade eating two cooked foods
during this meal. Nevertheless, this year, since the fast of Tisha Be’av
is observed on Sunday, “Erev Tisha Be’av” will thus coincide with Shabbat.
Thus, in honor of Shabbat during which observance of mourning customs is
forbidden, our Sages said that during this meal (which is actually Seuda
Shelishit
, the third Shabbat meal and the last meal before the fast) one
may eat and drink one’s fill and “one may serve on his table like a feast of
King Solomon during his reign.”

Among the Rishonim, we find two different ways to explain
this statement of our Sages: Some explain that when they said that “one may
serve on his table like a feast of King Solomon during his reign,” this does
not mean that one may not abstain from eating meat and drinking wine; rather,
if one wishes, one may eat meat and drink wine during this meal. It is
nevertheless preferable to abstain from eating meat and drinking wine during
the last meal before the fast of Tisha Be’av even when Erev Tisha Be’av falls
out on Shabbat in commemoration of the great tragedy of the destruction of the
Bet Hamikdash.

On the other hand, most Rishonim explain that one should
not abstain from eating meat and drinking wine on Shabbat, even during the last
meal before the fast of Tisha Be’av, in honor of Shabbat. The Sefer Shiboleh
Ha’Leket (authored by Rabbeinu Tzidkiyah ben Rabbi Avraham Ha’Rofeh who lived
in Rome approximately eight hundred years ago) quotes a responsa by Rabbeinu
Klonimus of Rome who wrote to Rabbeinu Yakar that if Tisha Be’av falls out on
Sunday, the Geonim permitted one to eat meat and drink wine during the last
meal before the fast in honor of Shabbat. One need not spare anything from
one’s table as long as one sits and eats solemnly and does not act joyfully.

The Halacha indeed follows this opinion that during the
last meal before the fast of Tisha Be’av which is held on Shabbat as is the
case this year, one should not abstain from eating meat and the like (one
may likewise sing Shabbat songs during this meal in honor of Shabbat).

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Summer Timetable 5781 – 2021

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן
שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

10:48

10:45

9:03

9:20

8:34

7:52

7:30

9/10 July

מטות־מסעי

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Q & A Parashat Matot – Mase

Matot

  1. Who may annul a vow?
    30:2 – Preferably, an expert in the laws of nedarim. Otherwise, three ordinary people.
  2. When may a father annul his widowed daughter's vows?
    30:10 – If she is under 12 1/2 years old and widowed before she was fully married.
  3. Why were the Jewish People not commanded to attack Moav, as they were to attack Midian?
    31:2 – Because Moav only acted out of fear against the Jewish People. Also, Ruth was destined to come from Moav.
  4. Those selected to fight Midian went unwillingly. Why?
    31:5 – They knew that Moshe's death would follow.
  5. What holy vessels accompanied the Jewish People into battle?
    31:6 – The aron and the tzitz.
  6. Those who killed in the war against Midian were required to remain outside the”machane” (camp). Which machane?
    31:19 – The Machane Shechina.
  7. Besides removing traces of forbidden food, what else is needed to make metal vessels obtained from a non-Jew fit for a Jewish owner?
    31:23 – Immersion in a mikve.
  8. “We will build sheep-pens here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.” What was improper about this statement?
    32:16 – They showed more regard for their property than for their children.
  9. During the conquest of the Land, where did Bnei Gad and Bnei Reuven position themselves?
    32:17 – At the head of the troops.
  10. What promise did Bnei Gad and Bnei Reuven make beyond that which Moshe required?
    32:24 – Moshe required them to remain west of the Jordan during the conquest of the Land. They promised to remain after the conquest until the Land was divided among the tribes.

Masei

  1. Why does the Torah list the places where the Jewish People camped?
    33:1 – To show G-d's love of the Jewish People. Although it was decreed that they wander in the desert, they did not travel continuously. During 38 years, they moved only 20 times.
  2. Why did the King of Arad feel at liberty to attack the Jewish People?
    33:40 – When Aharon died, the clouds of glory protecting the Jewish People departed.
  3. What length was the camp in the midbar?
    33:49 – Twelve mil (one mil is 2,000 amot).
  4. Why does the Torah need to specify the boundaries that are to be inherited by the Jewish People?
    34:2 – Because certain mitzvot apply only in the Land.
  5. What was the nesi'im's role in dividing the Land?
    34:17 – Each nasi represented his tribe. He also allocated the inheritance to each family in his tribe.
  6. When did the three cities east of the Jordan begin to function as refuge cities?
    35:13 – After Yehoshua separated three cities west of the Jordan.
  7. There were six refuge cities, three on each side of the Jordan. Yet, on the east side of the Jordan there were only two and a half tribes. Why did they need three cities?
    35:14 – Because murders were more common there.
  8. To be judged as an intentional murderer, what type of weapon must the murderer use?
    35:16 – One capable of inflicting lethal injury.
  9. Why is the kohen gadol blamed for accidental deaths?
    35:25 – He should have prayed that such things not occur.
  10. When an ancestral field moves by inheritance from one tribe to another, what happens to it in Yovel?
    36:4 – It remains with the new tribe.
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אכילת בשר
מראש חודש אב

מבואר במשנה במסכת תענית (דף כו:) שגזרו חכמים,
שבערב תשעה באב, דהיינו בסעודה המפסקת, שהיא הסעודה האחרונה שאוכל לפני התענית,
אין לאכול בשר, וכן אין לשתות יין, ולא יאכל אדם שני תבשילין, כגון אורז וביצה
וכדומה, אלא תבשיל אחד בלבד
.

ומבואר מן הדברים כי אין איסור מן הדין באכילת
בשר אלא בסעודה המפסקת בלבד ומכל מקום נהגו ישראל שלא לאכול בשר כלל, מיום ראש
חודש אב ועד יום עשירי באב
.
ומנהגים אלו נזכרו כבר בדברי
הגאונים ורבותינו הראשונים, ופשטו בכל ישראל
. ואין חילוק בין
בשר בהמה לבשר עוף, שבכל אופן אסור לאכלו, ואפילו תבשיל שנתבשל עם בשר, כגון מרק,
אף על פי שהוציאו ממנו את הבשר, אין לשתות ממנו
, מפני טעם הבשר
שיש בו. אבל דגים אינם בכלל האיסור ומותר לאכלם
.  

אכילת בשר ביום ראש חודש וביום עשירי באב
מנהג הספרדים להקל באכילת בשר ביום
ראש חודש אב עצמו, כפי שביארנו בהלכה הקודמת, אבל האשכנזים נוהגים להחמיר אף ביום
ראש חודש אב. ובזה הספרדים מיקלים יותר מהאשכנזים. ולעומת זאת לגבי אכילת בשר ביום
עשירי באב, מנהג הספרדים להחמיר שלא לאכול בשר ביום עשירי באב כולו, ולמנהג
האשכנזים יש להקל באכילת בשר ושתיית יין מיום עשירי באב אחר חצות היום
.

מנהג התימנים בענין אכילת בשר
מנהג אחינו בני תימן, בכל ארצות
תימן, שלא היו נמנעים מאכילת בשר ושתיית יין, אלא בסעודה מפסקת של ערב תשעה באב,
שכן הוא עיקר דין התלמוד. אולם עתה שזכו לעלות לארץ ישראל, וכאן המנהג פשוט להחמיר
בזה בכל תשעת הימים, כתב מרן רבינו עובדיה יוסף זצוק”ל, שעליהם לנהוג בזה
כמנהג ארץ ישראל, ואסור לפרוץ גדר בזה, ובפרט שכאן ניכר יותר ענין החורבן, שרואים
עין בעין מקום חורבן הבית, ואז בודאי שייך יותר לנהוג איסור בדבר. (חזון עובדיה
עמוד קע
).

אכילת בשר בערב שבת
בשבתות שבתוך תשעת הימים, אוכלים
בשר, ומותר לטעום בערב שבת מהתבשילים שיש בהם בשר כדי לתקן את המאכל (כגון להוסיף
מלח וכדומה) ויש מיקלים לטעום מן המאכלים של שבת אף שלא לצורך, לפי שעל פי דברי
המקובלים יש ענין גדול לטעום ממאכלי השבת, ומרן רבינו עובדיה יוסף זצוק”ל כתב
שיש להקל בזה, ומכל מקום המחמיר תבוא עליו ברכה
.

אכילת בשר שנותר משבת
כתב מרן רבינו זצוק”ל, שאם
נשאר בשר מן המאכלים שבשלו לכבוד שבת, מותר לאכול מהם במוצאי שבת ב”סעודה
רביעית” שהיא הסעודה שאוכלים במוצאי שבת. והמיקל לאכול מבשר זה שנשאר מסעודת
שבת אף בשאר ימות השבוע, יש לו על מה שיסמוך, ולקטנים שלא הגיעו לגיל מצוות יש
להקל באכילת בשר שנשאר משבת אף בימות החול. (אך בתנאי שלא יבשל לכתחילה כמות גדולה
לשבת בכדי שישאר לו בשר לימות החול). ולילדים קטנים מאוד שאינם מבינים כלל את משמעות
חורבן הבית, מותר לתת אף לכתחילה בשר בימים אלו
, ומותר לבשל עבורם
בשר בשבוע זה שחל בו תשעה באב
.

אדם חלש הזקוק לאכילת בשר
חולה, אף על פי שאין בו סכנה, מותר
לו לאכול בשר בימים אלו. וכן יולדת תוך שלושים יום ללידתה מותרת באכילת בשר. וכן
מינקת שהתינוק שלה חלש, ואם תמנע מאכילת בשר יוכל הדבר להשפיע לרעה על בריאות
הילד, מותרת באכילת בשר. וכן מעוברת שסובלת הרבה בהריונה יש להקל לה לאכול בשר
בימים אלו. אבל אדם בריא שאוכל בשר בזמן שנוהגים בו איסור, גדול עוונו מנשוא, והרי
הוא פורץ גדר, ועונשו גדול

Eating Meat Following Rosh Chodesh Av

The Mishnah in Masechet Ta’anit (26b) tells us that on
Erev Tisha Be’av during the last meal one eats before the fast, one may not eat
meat, drink wine, or eat two cooked foods, such as rice and an egg. Although
the letter of the law dictates that the prohibition to eat meat only applies
during the last meal one eats before the fast of Tisha Be’av, nevertheless, the
custom of the Jewish nation is to abstain from eating meat from Rosh Chodesh Av
until the Tenth of Av. These customs have already been mentioned by the Geonim
and early Poskim and have been accepted by the Jewish people. There is no
distinction between meat and chicken, as it is prohibited to consume any of
them. Even a food cooked with meat, for instance a soup cooked with meat,
should not be eaten even after the meat has been removed, due to its meat
flavor. Fish is not included in this prohibition and is permitted to be eaten.

Eating Meat on Rosh Chodesh and on the Tenth of Av
The Sephardic custom is to permit eating meat on the day of Rosh Chodesh
itself, as we have explained in the previous Halacha; Ashkenazim customarily
forbid this even on the day of Rosh Chodesh. Regarding this aspect, Sephardim
are more lenient than Ashkenazim. On the other hand, regarding eating meat on
the Tenth of Av, the Sephardic custom is to prohibit eating meat during the
entire day of the Tenth of Av (i.e. until sunset of the Tenth of Av), whereas
the Ashkenazi custom is to permit consumption of meat and wine following
halachic mid-day of the Tenth of Av.

The Yemenite Custom Regarding Eating Meat
The custom of Yemenite Jews was to only abstain from eating meat and drinking
wine during the meal immediately preceding the fast of Tisha Be’av; however,
they would not abstain from doing so during the other days of the month of Av,
in accordance with the letter of the law of the Talmud. Nevertheless, now that
they have merited settling to Israel where the prevalent custom is to abstain
from this during the “Nine Days,” Maran Rabbeinu zt”l writes that they
should accept upon themselves the local custom and they may not act
differently. This is especially true since the destruction of the holy Temple
is felt in Israel more than in other places, for the location of the
destruction is clearly visible for all to see and it is thus certainly
befitting to act stringently in this matter.

Eating Meat on Erev Shabbat
On Shabbatot within the “Nine Days”, one should certainly eat meat. On may also
act leniently and taste meat dishes on Erev Shabbat to see if the dish requires
any improvement (such as more salt and the like). Some say that one may be
lenient to taste from such Shabbat dishes even when it is not necessary to do
so, for according to the Mekubalim, it is important to taste Shabbat dishes on
Erev Shabbat. Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l writes that one may be
lenient regarding this matter; however, one who acts stringently is truly
praiseworthy.

Meat Left Over from Shabbat
Maran Rabbeinu zt”l writes that if some meat is left over from dishes
that were cooked in honor of Shabbat, one may partake of this meat on Motza’ei
Shabbat during “Seuda Revi’it” (the fourth meal of Shabbat which is
eaten upon the conclusion of Shabbat). This is especially true if one regularly
eats meat during “Seuda Revi’it.” One who is lenient and partakes of meat
left over from dishes cooked in honor of Shabbat even during the other days of
the week indeed has on whom to rely. Regarding minors who have not yet reached
Bar/Bat Mitzvah age, they may be lenient and partake of such leftover meat on
other weekdays as well. (All this applies only when one did not intentionally
cook a large amount for Shabbat in order for there to be leftovers for during
the week.) Regarding young children who do not comprehend the matter of the
destruction of the Bet Hamikdash at all, one may feed them meat during these
days and one may even cook meat for them during the week during which Tisha
Be’av falls out.

An Individual who is Weak and Needs to Eat Meat
One who is ill, even with a non-life-threatening illness, may eat meat during these
days. Similarly, a woman who is within thirty days of giving birth may eat meat
during these days. Furthermore, if a woman is nursing a weak child and
abstaining from eating meat could possibly impact the health of the baby, she
may eat meat during this time. Similarly, a pregnant woman who suffers very
much during her pregnancy may act leniently and eat meat during these days.
However, if a healthy individual eats meat during this period when everyone
else customarily abstains from doing so, his sin is too great to bear, he is
considered a “fence-breacher,” and he shall be severely punished.

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מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן
שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

10:56

10:50

8:59

9:25

8:38

7:55

7:40

2/3 July

פינחס (ש''מ)

For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat. (Unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles should be lit by that time, in all cases.

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Q & A Parashat Pinchas

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

  1. Why was Pinchas not originally a kohen?
    25:13 – Kehuna (priesthood) was given to Aharon and his sons (not grandsons), and to any of their descendants born after they were anointed. Pinchas, Aharon's grandson, was born prior to the anointing.
  2. Why was Moav spared the fate of Midian?
    25:18 – For the sake of Ruth, a future descendant of Moav.
  3. What does the yud and hey added to the family names testify?
    26:5 – That the families were truly children of their tribe.
  4. Korach and his congregation became a “sign.” What do they signify?
    26:10 – That kehuna was given forever to Aharon and his sons, and that no one should ever dispute this.
  5. Why did Korach's children survive?
    26:11 – Because they repented.
  6. Name six families in this Parsha whose names are changed.
    26:13,16,24,38,39,42 – Zerach, Ozni, Yashuv, Achiram, Shfufam, Shucham.
  7. Who was Yaakov's only living granddaughter at the time of the census?
    26:46 – Serach bat Asher
  8. How many years did it take to conquer the Land? How many to divide the Land?
    26:53 – Seven years. Seven years.
  9. Two brothers leave Egypt and die in the midbar. One brother has three sons. The other brother has only one son. When these four cousins enter the Land, how many portions will the one son get?
    26:55 – Two portions. That is, the four cousins merit four portions among them. These four portions are then split among them as if their fathers were inheriting them; i.e., two portions to one father and two portions to the other father.
  10. What do Yocheved, Ard and Na'aman have in common?
    26:24,56 – They came down to Mitzrayim in their mothers' wombs.
  11. Why did the decree to die in the desert not apply to the women?
    26:64 – In the incident of the meraglim, only the men wished to return to Egypt. The women wanted to enter Eretz Yisrael.
  12. What trait did Tzlofchad's daughters exhibit that their ancestor Yosef also exhibited?
    27:1 – Love for Eretz Yisrael.
  13. Why does the Torah change the order of Tzlofchad's daughters' names?
    27:1 – To teach that they were equal in greatness.
  14. Tzlofchad died for what transgression?
    27:3 – Rabbi Akiva says that Tzlofchad gathered sticks on Shabbat. Rabbi Shimon says that Tzlofchad was one who tried to enter Eretz Yisrael after the sin of the meraglim.
  15. Why did Moshe use the phrase “G-d of the spirits of all flesh”?
    27:16 – He was asking G-d, who knows the multitude of dispositions among the Jewish People, to appoint a leader who can deal with each person on that person's level.
  16. Moshe “put some of his glory” upon Yehoshua. What does this mean?
    27:20 – That Yehoshua's face beamed like the moon.
  17. Where were the daily offerings slaughtered?
    28:3 – At a spot opposite the sun. The morning offering was slaughtered on the west side of the slaughtering area and the afternoon offering on the east side.
  18. Goats are brought as musaf sin-offerings. For what sin do they atone?
    28:15 – For unnoticed ritual impurity of the Sanctuary or its vessels.
  19. Why is Shavuot called Yom Habikkurim?
    28:26 – The Shavuot double-bread offering was the first wheat-offering made from the new crop.
  20. What do the 70 bulls offered on Succot symbolize?
    29:18 – The seventy nations.
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

דין תספורת בימי בין המצרים

מרוב תוקף האבלות בימי בין
המצרים, נהגו האשכנזים שלא להסתפר ולהתגלח, מיום שבעה עשר בתמוז ועד יום עשירי באב
.

 

אולם הספרדים ובני עדות המזרח
לא נהגו להחמיר בזה, אלא מנהגינו כעיקר תקנת רבותינו התנאים, שגזרו אחר חורבן בית המקדש,
שבשבוע שחל בו תשעה באב אסור מלספר ולכבס, וכן פסקו הרמב”ם ומרן השולחן ערוך
.

 . ועד אז מותר לספרדים
להסתפר ולהתגלח
.

 

ולענין תספורת לנשים בשבוע שחל
בו, או בכל ימי בין המצרים למנהג האשכזים, הדבר תלוי במחלוקת אחרת, וכפי שנבאר
:

 

נחלקו הפוסקים, לענין אשה שאבלה
על אחד משבעת קרוביה (אב ואם, אח ואחות, בן ובת
, ובעל), האם
היא אסורה להסתפר, כשם שלאנשים אסור להסתפר, או שאיסור זה אינו נוהג באשה
.

 

ולהלכה, מרן השלחן
ערוך, אשר הספרדים וכל בני עדות המזרח הולכים לאורו, פסק שאין איסור תספורת נוהג
באשה. ועל כן תיכף אחר שבעת ימי האבל, מותר לאשה להסתפר
. אבל
הרמ”א, שלפי הוראותיו הולכים האשכזים, פסק שאיסור תספורת נוהג גם בנשים
.

 

ולפי זה נראה, שלדעת מרן השלחן
ערוך, ולמנהג הספרדים, אין איסור תספורת נוהג בנשים. אבל למנהג האשכנזים היוצאים
ביד רמ”א, אף הנשים בכלל איסור זה. וכן פסק הגאון רבי משה פיינשטיין
זצ”ל, ועוד מגדולי הפוסקים
.

 

ומכל מקום יש מרבני האשכנזים
שכתבו, שאף על פי שבאבלות ממש, מנהגם  הוא שגם הנשים אינן מסתפרות, מכל מקום
בבין המצרים רשאיות הנשים להקל בזה, כי אין תוקף מנהג האבלות חמור כל כך מצד הדין,
רק בתורת מנהג, כמו שביארנו. אבל בשבוע שחל בו תשעה באב, שאז איסור התספורת הוא
מתקנת  חכמי המשנה ממש, ולא רק מחמת המנהג, אין לחלק בין אנשים לנשים
.

 

ומכל מקום מנהג הספרדים להקל
בזה לגמרי כמו שכתבנו, אפילו בשבוע שחל בו תשעה באב.

 

The Laws of Taking Haircuts During the “Three Weeks”

As a result of the mourning
observed during the “Three Weeks,” the Ashkenazi custom is to abstain from
shaving and taking haircuts beginning from the Seventeenth of Tammuz until the
Tenth of Av.

 

Nevertheless, the Sephardic
custom is not as stringent and follows the letter of the law established by a
Tannaic enactment (following the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash) which is to
prohibit taking haircuts and laundering clothing during the week during which
Tisha Be’av falls out. The Rambam and Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch rule likewise.

 

Regarding a woman taking a
haircut during the week during which Tisha Be’av falls out or during the “Three
Weeks” according to the Ashkenazi custom, this depends on a different
disagreement among the Poskim, as follows:

 

The Poskim disagree regarding
whether a woman who is in mourning for one of seven relatives (father, mother,
brother, sister, son, daughter, or husband) is forbidden to take a haircut just
as it is forbidden for a male mourner or does this prohibition not apply to
women.

 

Halachically speaking, Maran
Ha’Shulchan Aruch, whose rulings are followed by Sephardic and Middle Eastern
Jews, writes that the prohibition to take a haircut does not apply to women.
Thus, immediately following the initial seven days of mourning, a woman may
take a haircut. Nevertheless, the Rama, whose rulings are followed by Ashkenazi
Jews, writes that the prohibition to take a haircut applies to women as well.

 

It therefore seems that
according to Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch and the Sephardic custom, the prohibition
to take haircuts observed in mourning of the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash
does not apply to women either. However, according to the Rama and the
Ashkenazi custom, women are also included in this prohibition. Hagaon Harav
Moshe Feinstein zt”l and other great Poskim rule likewise.

 

On the other hand, there are
Ashkenazi Poskim who write that although women are prohibited to take haircuts
while in actual mourning for a relative, nevertheless, woman may act leniently
and take haircut during the “Three Weeks,” for this is not as much a halachic
prohibition according to the letter of the law as it is a custom which has been
accepted. However, during the week during which Tisha Be’av falls out, when it
is an actual prohibition to take a haircut based on the edict of the Sages of
the Mishnah and not merely customary, there is no distinction between men and
women.

 

Nevertheless, as we have
stated above, the Sephardic custom is to permit women to take haircuts even
during the week during which Tisha Be’av falls out.

 

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Summer Timetable 5781 – 2021

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן
שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

11:00

10:55

8:56

9:27

8:40

7:56

7:40

25/26 June

בלק


For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat. (Unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles should be lit by that time, in all cases.

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Q & A Parashat Balak

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

  1. Why did Moav consult specifically with Midian regarding their strategy against the Jews?
    22:4 – Since Moshe grew up in Midian, the Moabites thought the Midianites might know wherein lay Moshe's power.
  2. What was Balak's status before becoming Moav's king?
    22:4 – He was a prince of Midian.
  3. Why did G-d grant prophecy to the evil Bilaam?
    22:5 – So the other nations couldn't say, “If we had had prophets, we also would have become righteous.”
  4. Why did Balak think Bilaam's curse would work?
    22:6 – Because Bilaam's curse had helped Sichon defeat Moav.
  5. When did Bilaam receive his prophecies?
    22:8 – Only at night.
  6. G-d asked Bilaam, “Who are these men with you?” What did Bilaam deduce from this question?
    22:9 – He mistakenly reasoned that G-d isn't all-knowing.
  7. How do we know Bilaam hated the Jews more than Balak did?
    22:11 – Balak wanted only to drive the Jews from the land. Bilaam sought to exterminate them completely.
  8. What is evidence of Bilaam's arrogance?
    22:13 – He implied that G-d wouldn't let him go with the Moabite princes due to their lesser dignity.
  9. In what way was the malach that opposed Bilaam an angel of mercy?
    22:22 – It mercifully tried to stop Bilaam from sinning and destroying himself.
  10. How did Bilaam die?
    22:23 – He was killed with a sword.
  11. Why did the malach kill Bilaam's donkey?
    22:33 – So that people shouldn't see it and say, “Here's the donkey that silenced Bilaam.” G-d is concerned with human dignity.
  12. Bilaam compared his meeting with an angel to someone else's meeting with an angel. Who was the other person and what was the comparison?
    22:34 – Avraham. Bilaam said, “G-d told me to go but later sent an angel to stop me. The same thing happened to Avraham: G-d told Avraham to sacrifice Yitzchak but later canceled the command through an angel.”
  13. Bilaam told Balak to build seven altars. Why specifically seven?
    23:4 – Corresponding to the seven altars built by the Avot. Bilaam said to G-d, “The Jewish People's ancestors built seven altars, but I alone have built altars equal to all of them.”
  14. Who in Jewish history seemed fit for a curse, but got a blessing instead?
    23:8 – Yaakov, when Yitzchak blessed him.
  15. Why are the Jewish People compared to lions?
    23:24 – They rise each morning and “strengthen” themselves to do mitzvot.
  16. On Bilaam's third attempt to curse the Jews, he changed his strategy. What was different?
    24:1 – He began mentioning the Jewish People's sins, hoping thus to be able to curse them.
  17. What were Bilaam's three main characteristics?
    24:2 – An evil eye, pride and greed.
  18. What did Bilaam see that made him decide not to curse the Jews?
    24:2 – He saw each tribe dwelling without intermingling. He saw the tents arranged so no one could see into his neighbor's tent.
  19. What phrase in Bilaam's self-description can be translated in two opposite ways, both of which come out meaning the same thing?
    24:3 – “Shatum ha'ayin.” It means either “the poked-out eye,” implying blindness in one eye; or it means “the open eye”, which means vision but implies blindness in the other eye.
  20. Bilaam told Balak that the Jews' G-d hates what?
    24:14 – Promiscuity.
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

ימי “בין המצרים

הבהרה:
באחת
ההלכות האחרונות
, פירסמנו שמותר להשתמש במדיח כלים, לכלי
חלב וכלי בשר יחד, ועיקר ההיתר היה, מאחר והסבון המעורב במי המדיח, פוגם את כל המאכלים
שבתוכו, עוד לפני שהמים רותחים. ועתה קיבלנו פניות רבות, שיש בזה בעיה מצד
המציאות, כי ישנם מדיחי כלים, שמזרימים מים רותחים עוד לפני כניסת הסבון למדיח.
לכן עלינו להבהיר, שבודאי במדיח כזה, אין להשתמש לכלי בשר וכלי חלב יחד. ולשמועים
ינעם
.

ימי “בין המצרים

הימים שבין שבעה
עשר בתמוז לבין תשעה באב, נקראים ימי “בין המצרים” על שם הפסוק
(במגילת איכה פרק
א פסוק ג) “כל רודפיה השיגוה בין המצרים”, ואמרו רבותינו זכרונם לברכה,
שְאֵלוּ הימים, הם הימים שבין שבעה עשר בתמוז לתשעה באב
, שבהם נכנסו
האויבים לירושלים עיר קדשנו ותפארתנו, ופרעו פרעות בישראל, עד יום תשעה באב, שבו
החריבו את בית המקדש בעוונות הרבים, ומאז ועד היום עם ישראל אינו יושב בטח, ותמיד
קמים עליו אויבים מבית ומחוץ
.

ואף
על פי שזכינו תהלות לאל עליון, לחזור לארץ קדשינו בצורה יחסית חופשית, עדיין לא
זכינו לגאולה שלימה, כי בית חיינו חרב, ואומות העולם מציקות לעם ישראל יום יום,
והצרות תוכפות יותר ויותר. ועל הכל, מבחינה רוחנית, שאנו רחוקים מאד מהגאולה
האמיתית, עד שישוב ה' וירחם על נחלתו, וישוב לגאול אותנו גאולה שלימה, גאולת
עולמים
.

דרגות
האבלות בימים אלה, ושבוע שחל בו תשעה באב

במשך
השבוע נבאר את דיני “בין המצרים” (ממה שכתבנו בשנים קודמות, ובתוספת
נופך). ודינים אלו מחולקים. שמיום י”ז בתמוז ועד ראש חודש אב, נוהגים מעט
מנהגי אבלות. ומיום ראש חודש אב, מוסיפים על מנהגים אלה עוד מנהגים אחרים
.
ולאחר
מכן בשבוע שחל בו תשעה באב, נוהגים מנהגי אבלות נוספים
.

תיקון
חצות

מכיון
שימי “בין המצרים” הם ימי אבל לעם ישראל, נוהגים בהם כמה מנהגי אבל
,
וחסידים
ואנשי מעשה נוהגים לומר “תיקון חצות” אחר חצות היום בימי בין המצרים.
(חצות היום, היינו, שמחלקים את הלילה, מהשקיעה עד הזריחה לשתיים
,
והנקודה
האמצעית, היא “חצות” הלילה, מלשון “מחצית”, ובאותה השעה ביום,
הוא זמן חצות היום. ובהרבה לוחות שנה מופיעה זמן חצות היום, או חצות הלילה
,
שהוא
שווה לזמן חצות היום), ואומרים “תיקון רחל” שבו פסוקים של בכי וצער על
חורבן בית המקדש, ומנהג זה הוא מנהג ותיקין, והביאו מרן החיד”א בספרו מורה
באצבע, וכתב שכן נהגו בארץ ישראל על פי דברי רבינו האר”י ז”ל, וכן כתב
עוד בספרו שו”ת יוסף אומץ. וכתב שנוהגים לומר “תקון רחל”, משום
שתקון רחל מיוסד על בכיה ומספד על חורבן הבית. והביא עוד מדברי רבינו האר”י
שכתב שמנהג טוב וכשר לכל בעל נפש לישב באבילות אחר חצות היום בכל ימי בין המצרים,
ולבכות בכיה ממש על חורבן הבית. עד כאן. ובודאי שעל ידי אמירת תיקון חצות יתעורר
כל אחד להצטער על חורבן בית המקדש וכל הצרות שבאו עלינו ועל אבותינו מתוך הגלות
המרה הזו
.

וכן
נוהג מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף ז”ל, לעורר את הצבור לומר תקון חצות בזמן חצות היום
בימי בין המצרים
. (ותיקון רחל מודפס בסידורים). וכן היו
נוהגים לאמרו בישיבת “פורת יוסף
בירושלים. ויש נוהגים
לומר “תיקון חצות” בכל ימות השנה בחצות הלילה, ותבא עליהם ברכה
.

 The “Three Weeks”

The Period of the “Three
Weeks”

The three week period between the Seventeenth of Tammuz and the Ninth of Av is dubbed
by our Sages “Between the Straits,” based on the verse (Eicha 1, 3), “All of
her enemies overtook her between the straits.” Our Sages tell us that these
three weeks between the Seventeenth of Tammuz and the Ninth of Av are when our
enemies entered the holy city of Jerusalem and massacred countless Jewish
people until the Ninth of Av when they finally succeeded in destroying the Holy
Temple. From that day on, the Jewish people no longer dwell securely and we
must endure enemies attacking us from the outside as well as within.

Although, thank G-d, we have merited returning to the holy land relatively
freely, we have nevertheless not yet merited the ultimate redemption, for our
Bet Hamikdash still lies in ruins, the nations of the world are constantly on
the offensive against the Jewish nation, and our tragedies multiply
exponentially every day. We are indeed very spiritually distant from the final
redemption and we hope and pray that Hashem pities us and redeems us once and
for all, speedily in our days.

The Levels of Mourning during this Period and the Laws of the Week during
which Tisha Be’av Falls Out This Year

In the following Halachot we shall, G-d-willing, discuss the laws of the “Three
Weeks.” There are various degrees of mourning observed during this period: From
the Seventeenth of Tammuz until Rosh Chodesh Av, few mourning customs are
observed. From the day of Rosh Chodesh Av, some more mourning customs are
added. During the week during which Tisha Be’av falls out, even more mourning
customs are observed.

Reciting “Tikun Chatzot”
Since these days are a time of mourning for the Jewish nation, we customarily
observe some customs pertaining to mourning. Pious and upstanding people
customarily recite “Tikun Chatzot” (Psalms and prayers related to the destruction
of the Bet Hamikdash) after Halachic midday during the “Three Weeks” (Halachic midday is calculated by
splitting the night time hours between sunset and sunrise and the mid-point is
Halachic midnight. The exact same time
during the day is
Halachic midday. Many Jewish calendars state either only Halachic midnight or midday since they
are in essence the same time.) “Tikun Rachel,” which includes verses that
lament the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash, is recited. Maran HaChida in his
works “Moreh Ba’Etzba” and “Yosef Ometz” writes that this is an ancient custom
that was observed in Israel based on the words of the holy Arizal. He writes
that the custom is to recite “Tikun Rachel” because it is based on weeping and
lamentation for the destruction of holy Temple. He adds in the name of the Ari
who writes that it is a worthy custom to sit and mourn after the
Halachic midday every day during the
“Three Weeks,” including shedding actual tears for the destruction of the Bet
Hamikdash. Through reciting “Tikun Chatzot,” one will surely be moved to tears
because of the sorrow of the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash and all of the
other suffering we and our forefathers have endured during this long and
arduous exile.

Maran Harav Ovadia Yosef z”l indeed encourages his congregation to recite
“Tikun Chatzot” after Halachic midday during the period of the “Three Weeks.”
(“Tikun Rachel” is printed in most Siddurim.) This was indeed the custom in
Yeshivat Porat Yosef in Jerusalem. Some actually have the custom to recite
“Tikun Chatzot” throughout the entire year after
Halachic midnight, and they shall
indeed be blessed.

 

updates

(1)
Tehillim tonight 
*6.45pm* – 7.15pm
*This week ice-cream and cake*
No supper
Boys can play before and after from 6.40 till 7.30 
but there is no supervision before or after that
Going forward there will be refreshments 
but no supper for the moment
(2)
Mazal Tov
to
Daniel & Livy
Ailion 
on the safe arrival of their 
new baby Boy
Sheyegadel Laberit Bizmana
LaTorah Lahupa Ulemaasim tovim

Special Mazal Tov 
to our dear members 
Stuart & Shery Ailion
on their first grandson

Mazal Tov to all the family

Moorlanenews   
would like to use this opportunity 
to wish Stuart & Shery
a big Mazal Tov
&
Thank you for all your years 
serving on the mahamad

(3)
Mazal Tov
to
R'Mordechai & Sharon Benady
on the engagement of their son
Shemuel
to
Rochel Cope

Special Mazal Tov
to our dear friends 
Mr & Mrs. D Salem

Mazal Tov to Families
Benady, Salem & Cope

(4)
Mazel Tov 
to ALL our dear members & friends
who have celebrated Semachot 
in the past few weeks

Reminder: 
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so we can advertise it 
We only advertise 
SEMACHOT
when given permission by the 
'Baale Hasimcha' – those making the Simcha
to do so

May we always share in semachot…Amen

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Swim4Torah 5781

We set out at 11 am from Manchester and after heavy holiday traffic around Blackpool arrived at Ullswater around 1 pm, to find the north lakeside road blocked by an accident. We rerouted to the south side; the only parking spaces we could find were at a point where the lake is nearly double as wide as at the original destination. This did not deter our nine intrepid swimmers, and over half of us made it to the other side, three of whom did the reverse trip as well, swimming with impressive strength right to the finishing post. The others also traveled a fair distance and spent between one and two and three-quarter hours swimming in the cold water under a sunny sky, under the watchful eye of our lifeguard R' Yanky Breuer in an inflatable dinghy. The swimmers were presented with a towel with the Swim4Torah 5781 logo and were treated to a barbeque brought up from Manchester by R' Shmuel Oppenheimer, who was accompanied by boys from Moor Lane Shul who were awarded this trip because of their sterling efforts in fundraising for the campaign.
The campaign is now just under £700 short of its bonus goal of £30,000. If you have not as yet donated and would like to, the link is below.
 All the best 
Moshe Stamler 
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Mazal Tov 
to
Avy & Rachel Levy
on the safe arrival
of their new 
baby Boy

Sheyigadel Laberit Bizmana
Latorah Lahupa Ulema'asim tovim

Mazael tov to brothers
Shoham & Osher
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refua shelema of 
Shemuel Chaim ben Aiysha
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לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשפ״א

Summer Timetable 5781 – 2021

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן
שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

11:00

10:55

8:54

9:26

8:39

7:55

7:40

18/19 June

חקת

For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat. (Unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles should be lit by that time, in all cases.

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Q & A Parashat Chukat

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

  1. “Take a perfect Para Aduma (red heifer).” What does the word “perfect” temima mean in this context?
    19:2 – Perfectly red.
  2. How many non-red hairs disqualify a cow as a Para Aduma?
    19:2 – Two.
  3. man dies in a tent. What happens to the sealed metal and earthenware utensils in the tent?
    19:14,15 – The metal utensils are impure for seven days, even if they are sealed. The sealed earthenware vessels are unaffected.
  4. What happens to the one who: a) sprinkles the water mixed with the ashes of the Para Aduma; b) touches the water; c) carries the water?
    19:21 – a) Remains tahor; b) He, but not his clothing, contracts tumah; c) He and his clothing contract tumah.
  5. Why was the mitzvah of the Para Aduma entrusted to Elazar rather than to Aharon?
    19:22 – Because Aharon was involved in the sin of the Golden Calf.
  6. Why does the Torah stress that all of the congregation came to Midbar Tzin?
    20:1 – To teach that they were all fit to enter the Land; everyone involved in the sin of the spies already died.
  7. Why is Miriam's death taught after the law of Para Aduma?
    20:1 – To teach that just as sacrifices bring atonement, so too does the death of the righteous.
  8. During their journey in the midbar, in whose merit did the Jewish People receive water?
    20:2 – Miriam's.
  9. Why did Moshe need to strike the rock a second time?
    20:11 – After he hit it the first time, only a few drops came out since he was commanded to speak to the rock.
  10. When Moshe told the King of Edom that the Jewish People would not drink from the well-water, to which well did he refer? What do we learn from this?
    20:17 – To the well that traveled with the nation in the midbar. This teaches that one who has adequate provisions should nevertheless purchase goods from his host in order to benefit the host.
  11. The cloud that led the Jewish People leveled all mountains in their path except three. Which three and why?
    20:22 – Har Sinai for receiving the Torah, Har Nevo for Moshe's burial, and Hor Hahar for Aharon's burial.
  12. Why did the entire congregation mourn Aharon's death?
    20:29 – Aharon made peace between contending parties and between spouses. Thus, everybody mourned him.
  13. What disappeared when Aharon died?
    20:29 – The clouds of glory disappeared, since they sheltered the Jews in Aharon's merit.
  14. Which “inhabitant of the South” (21:1) attacked the Jews?
    21:1 – Amalek.
  15. For what two reasons did G-d punish the people with snakes specifically?
    21:6 – The original snake, which was punished for speaking evil, is fitting to punish those who spoke evil about G-d and about Moshe. And the snake, to which everything tastes like dust, is fitting to punish those who complained about the manna which changed to any desired taste.
  16. Why did the Jewish People camp in Arnon, rather than pass through Moav to enter Eretz Canaan?
    21:13 – Moav refused them passage.
  17. What miracle took place at the valley of Arnon?
    21:15 – The Amorites hid in caves in the mountain on the Moabite side of the valley in order to ambush the Jews. When the Jews approached, the mountain on the Eretz Canaan side of the valley moved close to the other mountain and the Amorites were crushed.
  18. What was the “strength” of Amon that prevented the Jewish People from entering into their Land?
    21:24 – G-d's command, “Do not harass them” (Devarim 2:19).
  19. Why was Moshe afraid of Og?
    21:34 – Og had once been of service to Avraham. Moshe was afraid that this merit would assist Og in battle.
  20. Who killed Og?
    21:35 – Moshe.
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

שאלה: שעון
מעורר, האם מותר להכינו מערב שבת, על מנת שיצלצל בעצם יום השבת
?

תשובה: הנה
לעצם עריכת והכנת השעון שיצלצל בשבת, לכאורה יש לדון בזה לאיסור, שהרי הזכרנו כבר
בעבר את דברי הברייתא במסכת שבת (דף יח.), “אין נותנים חטים
לתוך ריחים של מים כדי שיטחנו ביום השבת”. כלומר, אסור להכניס חטים
לפני כניסת השבת, לריחים (כעין מכונה לטחינת חטים, המופעלת על ידי תנועת גלגל מים
בשבת). ואף על פי שלא נעשית כאן כל מלאכה בשבת עצמה, שהרי מניחים את החטים מערב
שבת, והם הולכות ונטחנות מאליהן על ידי תנועת המים בשבת, מכל מקום, הואיל
והריחים משמיעות קול רעש בשבת, יש בזה משום זלזול בכבוד השבת
. ונחלקו רבותינו בגמרא אם להלכה אנו תופסים כדברי
הברייתא.  כי יש מי שמפרש שדברי הברייתא הם לכל הדעות, ולפיכך אסור להתחיל
מלאכה מערב שבת בדבר המשמיע קול בשבת עצמה, ויש אומרים שדברי הברייתא תלויים
במחלוקת אחרת בין בית שמאי לבית הלל, ולדעת בית הלל אין לחוש להשמעת קול שכזו
בשבת, ומותר להכניס חטים לריחים מערב שבת על מנת שיטחנו בשבת עצמה
.

ולהלכה פסק מרן השלחן ערוך (סימן רנב), שמותר
לתת חטים לתוך ריחים של מים סמוך לחשיכה
(לפני כניסת השבת),
ואין חוששים להשמעת קול שיאמרו ריחים של פלוני טוחנות בשבת. וכתב על זה
הרמ”א (שלאורו הולכים יוצאי אשכנז), ויש אוסרים בריחים
, וכן בכל דבר שיש
לחוש להשמעת קול, וכן נוהגים לכתחילה, אבל במקום הפסד יש להקל
.

ומעתה נבא לנדון שלנו, שלכאורה לפי דברי
הרמ”א שאסור לגרום שיצא קול רעש בשבת, כמו כן אסור לגרום להפעלת קול רעש
שגורם השעון מעורר, שהרי יש בזה זלזול בכבוד השבת, שנראה כאילו יהודי מפעיל את
השעון בשבת וגורם לרעש בשבת. ולפי זה למנהג האשכנזים יהיה אסור להפעיל שעון מעורר
שיצלצל בשבת
.

וכן פסק להלכה הגאון רבי משה פיינשטיין בשו”ת
אגרות משה (חאו”ח ח”ד סימן ע), שלמנהג האשכנזים ההולכים לאורו של
הרמ”א, יש לאסור הפעלת שעון  מעורר בשבת, אם הוא קול שנשמע גם מחוץ לחדר
שהוא נמצא בו. (אבל אם אין הקול חזק כל כך, ואינו נשמע אלא באותו חדר שהשעון נמצא
בו, אף הוא כתב להתיר). ומבואר מזה שדעתו של הגאון היתה להשוות הפעלת שעון מעורר
לכל כלי המחולל רעש בשבת
.

אולם מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצ”ל בתשובה
שהובאה בספר ילקוט יוסף (שבת א' עמ' פט) הביא דברי כמה אחרונים הסוברים שיש להקל
בזה אף לשיטת הרמ”א. שהרי לכל הדעות, אם אין הקול נשמע ממש מחמת פעולה שנעשית
שמיד לאחריה הוא בא, כמו בהפעלת ריחים
,
אלא רק לאחר זמן, אין לאסור בזה
מחמת השמעת קול. ועוד יש להוסיף על כך
,
שהרי רוב בני אדם אינם מכוונים בכל
יום את השעון שיצלצל, אלא הוא מוכן אצלם בכל יום ויום להקיצם משנתם. ובאופן כזה
בודאי שאין לאסור את הפעלת השעון בשבת, שהרי כתבו הפוסקים, (הובאו דבריו בבית יוסף
סימן שלח) שמותר להפעיל מערב שבת שעון שבכל שעה הוא מצלצל בקול רעש, הואיל והכל
יודעים ששעון זה הוא מוכן מאז ומתמיד, ואין מי שמפעילו בכל יום ויום, ובאופן כזה
לא שייך איסור כלל. וכן פסק הרמ”א להלכה
.

ועל כן העיקר להלכה, שבין לאשכנזים ובין לספרדים, מותר בהחלט להכין מערב שבת
שעון שיצלצל בשבת לעוררם משנתם. וכן העלה הגאון רבי אליעזר יהודה ולדנברג
ז”ל. ועוד רבים מגדולי הפוסקים
.

ובהלכה הבאה נדון בעזרת ה' עוד בענינים אלו.

Question: May one set an alarm clock to go off on Shabbat?

Answer: It
would seem to be prohibited to set an alarm clock to go off on Shabbat based on
the Baraita (Shabbat 18a) which states, “One may not place wheat into a
water-operated mill (before Shabbat) in order for the wheat to be ground on
Shabbat.” Although no forbidden work is being performed on Shabbat as the wheat
is being placed in the mill before the onset of Shabbat and it will only be
ground on Shabbat as a result of the water’s movement, nevertheless, since the
mill produces noise on Shabbat, this constitutes a disrespect for the Shabbat.
The Sages of the Talmud disagree whether or not the Halacha follows the opinion
of this Baraita. Some conform this Baraita to all opinions and it will
therefore be forbidden to begin any forbidden work before the onset of Shabbat
if it will continue on Shabbat and produce noise. Others explain that this
Baraita is contingent upon another related disagreement between Bet Shammai and
Bet Hillel such that according to Bet Hillel, there is no concern with such
noise being produced on Shabbat and it will be permissible to place wheat into
a mill before Shabbat in order for it to be ground on Shabbat itself.

Halachically speaking, Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch (Chapter
252) rules that “It is permissible to place wheat into a water mill shortly
before the onset of Shabbat and we are not concerned that as a result of the
noise, people will say that so-and-so’s mill operates on Shabbat.” The Rama, on
the other hand, rules: “Some rule stringently regarding a mill and anything
else which produces noise. We are indeed preferably concerned with this view;
however, in situations of financial loss, there is room for leniency.”

Based on the above, regarding our situation, it seems
that according to the Rama that one may not cause noise to be produced on
Shabbat, it will likewise be forbidden to set an alarm clock to go off on
Shabbat, for this constitutes a disrespect for the Shabbat as it seems that one
is operating the alarm clock on Shabbat and causing noise to emanate. According
to this, it will be forbidden for Ashkenazim to set an alarm clock to go off on
Shabbat.

Indeed, Hagaon Harav Moshe Feinstein zt”l rules
likewise in his Responsa Igrot Moshe (Orach Chaim, Volume 4, Chapter 70) and
writes that Ashkenazim, who follow the rulings of the Rama, may not set an
alarm clock to go off on Shabbat if it can be heard outside of the room it is located
in. (However, if the volume of the alarm clock is not so strong and can only be
heard within the room it is located in, even Harav Feinstein rules leniently.)
We see that Hagaon Feinstein equates the law of an alarm clock to a vessel
which produces noise on Shabbat.

Nevertheless, Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l (in
a response printed in Yalkut Yosef, Shabbat, Part 1, page 89) quotes several
Acharonim who rule that there is room for leniency in this regard, even
according to the Rama’s opinion, for according to all opinions, if the noise is
not heard immediately after the action the individual performs, such as
regarding a mill, and is only heard later, there is no prohibition of producing
noise here. Additionally, most people do not set their alarm clocks to go off
every day; rather, it is already set to wake them up at the same time every
day. If this is the case, there is certainly no room to prohibit setting an
alarm clock for Shabbat, for the Poskim (quoted by the Bet Yosef in Chapter
338) that it is permissible before Shabbat to set a clock to go off and make
noise every hour of Shabbat since everyone knows that such a clock is set once
and no one sets it every day. The Rama himself quotes this as Halacha.

Thus, halachically speaking, it is permissible for
both Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews to set alarm clock before the onset of
Shabbat to go off on Shabbat. Hagaon Harav Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg zt”l
and other great Poskim rule likewise.

In the next Halacha, we shall, G-d-willing, discuss some
more details of this law.