Newsletter Parashat Ki Tetze

Moor Lane Logo New Best.JPG

Announcements

Invitation

With much gratitude to HaShem, 

R' Raphael & Leah Kada

invite the kahal to the naming of their baby daughter 

Beezrat HaShem 

THIS SHABBAT

at Moor Lane Shul 

followed by Kiddush 

  

Moorlanenews

would like to use this opportunity 

to wish

R'Raphael and Leah

a big Mazal Tov

and a lot of Nachat from their new baby daughter

Sheyegadela Latorah Lachupa ulemaasim tovim


Mazal tov to families Kada & Masserano

*****

Selichot

Sundays 7:00 am

Mon – Fri 6:00 am 

Shacharit will follow straight after Selichot

Please note: The time for Shacharit may be a few minutes 

before the normal time for Shacharit

****

Mincha

Mincha next week will be at 7:00 pm

followed by Arbit

Please support our minyanim whenever possible

***** 

SHABBAT

Shabbat Times

לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשע

Summer
Timetable 5779
2019

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ"ש(

שקיעה

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה
(תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

8:18

8:15

7:27

9:52

7:15

6:41

6:11

6:40

13/14 Sep

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.
)


Youth Club 4:00 pm

Avot Ubanim 5:00 pm

Mincha 6:00 pm

Followed by
Shiur

*****

Children’s
Tehilim straight after Musaf

Anyone wishing
to donate a Kiddush Please email Moorlanenews

****

Q
& A on Parashat KI Tese

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.

 ****

Halachot
from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

 חודש הרחמים והסליחות

כבר הזכרנו באחת ההלכות
הקודמות, מאיזה טעם אנו נוהגים להרבות בסליחות ותחנונים בכל
ימי חודש אלול, שהוא מסוגל לסליחה וכפרה
.

וידוע שבימים אלה אנו קרובים יותר לה' יתברך,
והוא ממהר לשמוע תפילות. כמו שדרשו "אני לדודי ודודי לי", ראשי תיבות
אלול. וכן בפסוק "ובא לציון גואל ולשבי פשע ביעקב",
רמוז חודש "אלול". וכתב רבינו יונה בספר היראה בזו הלשון,
"משנכנס אלול עד מוצאי יום הכפורים יהיה ירא וחרד מאימת יום הדין".
ובזכות התשובה בימים אלה, אנו עתידים להגאל, כמו שנרמז בפסוקים שאמר דוד המלך,
"לדוד ה
' אורי וישעי", אורי, בראש השנה, וישעי, ביום
הכפורים. ומסיים דוד המלך
,
"
לולא האמנתי לראות בטוב
ה'", ופירשו רבותינו (בברכות ד.), שהיה דוד המלך מתיירא (מפחד) שמא יגרום החטא
ולא תבא הישועה, ולכן יש ניקוד (נקודות) מעל המילה "לולא" האמנתי לראות
בטוב ה', שרצונו לרמוז בזה על חודש
 "אלול"
(אותיות לולא), שבזכות תשובתינו בימים אלה נוושע ביום הדין
.

וכתב הגאון רבי דוד עמר ז"ל, בספר תפלה
לדוד (סי' ריב), שבחודש אלול ובעשרת ימי תשובה
, נכון מאד לכוין
בברכת "השיבנו אבינו לתורתך" שבתפלת שמונה עשרה, ולהזכיר כמה משמותיהם
של אלה שנטו מדרכי ה' ותורתו, ויצאו לתרבות רעה, וביחוד אם הם קרוביו. והביא כל זה
מרן רבינו הגדול זצ"ל הכ"מ בספרו חזון עובדיה (עמוד כה).  וכמו כן
בודאי שראוי לאדם להתפלל גם על עצמו, שיזכה לשוב בתשובה
, ולעלות מעלה מעלה
בתורה וביראת ה'. וגם כל בקשותיו האחרות, יהיו לשם שמים
, שאם תהיה לו
פרנסה טובה ובריאות טובה, יוכל להתחזק עוד ועוד בעבודת ה
'.

ובאמת שאם נתבונן, הלא נראה כל איש ואשה, כמה
אנו מאריכים בתפלה על קרובינו שחלילה אינם בקו הבריאות, או מעוכבי זיווג וכדומה.
והלא הדברים קל וחומר, כי הכאב על מי שאינו הולך בדרך ה' הוא גדול פי כמה וכמה,
שמאבד עצמו מחיי העולם הבא, ואינו מזכה את עצמו בזכויות רבות לחיי עולם הנצח, אשר
כל קורות האדם בזה העולם הם כאין וכאפס לעומת חיי העולם הבא
.

וזכור לנו, שאחר פטירת
רעייתו של מרן רבינו זצ"ל, היה מרבה בתפלות ובלימוד תורה לעלוי נשמתה, והיה
מזכיר מה שכתבו המקובלים, שיראה אדם את קרובו הנפטר כאילו הוא עומד ומתחנן לפניו
שיצילו מאש אוכלה. כי צורך האדם בעולם הבא לזכויות ומעשים טובים בכדי לזכות בחיי
העולם הבא, הוא גדול לאין שיעור מכל צרכיו בזה העולם השפל והחולף
.

והגאון רבי דוד עמר הנזכר, הביא בספרו את הנוסח
הנכון למי שרוצה להוסיף שמות קרובים בברכת "השיבינו", שיאמר בתוך הברכה,
אחרי אמירת "השיבנו אבינו לתורתך וקרבנו מלכינו לעבודתך והחזירינו בתשובה
שלימה לפניך": יהי רצון מלפניך ה
'
אלהינו ואלהי אבותינו, שתחתור
חתירה מתחת כסא כבודך להחזיר בתשובה שלימה כל פושעי ישראל, ובכללם תחזיר בתשובה
שלימה את (יאמר את שם הקרוב ואת שם אמו
,
כגון דוד בן אסתר), כי ימינך פשוטה
לקבל שבים, ברוך אתה ה' הרוצה בתשובה

(ונכון שבסיום הברכה כשמזכיר את שם ה', יכוין שניקוד שם
ה' בכתיבתו בברכה זו, הוא בסגול, כפי שמודפס בסידורים המדויקים
).

ויהי רצון שהשם יתברך יחזיר את כל פושעי ישראל
בתשובה שלימה וידעו תועי רוח בינה, ומלאה הארץ דעה את ה' כמים לים מכסים

The Month of Mercy
and Forgiveness

We have already discussed in a previous Halacha the reason why we customarily recite Selichot
prayers throughout the entire month of Elul which is an auspicious time for
forgiveness and atonement.

It is well-known that during these
days we are closer to Hashem and he hears our prayers more quickly than usual,
as our Sages have expounded the verse, “Ani Le’Dodi
Ve’Dodi Li” (“I am to
my beloved and my beloved is to me”) which is an acronym for the word “Elul.”
Similarly, the month of Elul is also hinted in the verse, “Uva Le’Zion Go’El
Ul’shaveh Fesha Be’Yaakov.” Furthermore,
Rabbeinu Yonah writes in his Sefer Ha’Yir’ah: “From the beginning of Elul until
the conclusion of Yom Kippur, one should be filled with fear and trepidation
over the Day of Judgment.” In the merit of the repentance during these days, we
shall one day be redeemed, as is hinted in the verses composed by King David,
“A Psalm by David, Hashem is my light and salvation”: “My light” on Rosh
Hashanah “and salvation” on Yom Kippur. King David ends this Psalm by saying,
“Were it not that I believe that I should see the goodness of Hashem,” and our
Sages explain (Berachot 4b) that King David feared that sins might impede the
salvation and thus, the word “Luleh” (“Were it not,” also the
same Hebrew letters as “Elul”) is dotted in the scripture in order to allude to
the fact that in the merit of our repentance during the month of Elul, we shall
be saved on the Day of Judgment.

Hagaon Harav David Amar zt”l
writes in his Sefer Tefillah Le’David (Chapter 212) that during the month of
Elul and the Ten Days of Repentance (the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom
Kippur), it is especially worthy to recite the blessing of “Hashivenu Avinu
Le’Toratecha
” (fifth blessing of the Amidah prayer which deals with
repentance) with proper concentration and to mention the names of some
individuals who have strayed from the proper path of Hashem and His Torah,
especially if they are one’s relatives. Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l
quotes this in his Chazon Ovadia-Yamim Nora’im (page 25). One should certainly
pray that one merit repenting fully on his own and continue to ascend higher
and higher in spirituality.

Indeed, if we stop and think for a
moment, do we not all pray lengthily for our relatives who, G-d-forbid, are not
in the best of health or have yet to find their marriage partners and the like?
Certainly the pain one feels for an individual who does not follow the path of
Hashem is much greater, for such an individual loses his share in the World to
Come and misses out on countless merits in the Eternal World; anything a person
can experience in this world pales greatly in comparison to life in the World
to Come.

We remember that when Maran zt”l’s
wife passed away, he would learn and pray a substantial amount in order to
elevate her soul. He would mention what the Mekubalim say that one should
imagine his deceased relative as though he is standing before him and begging
him to save him from a raging inferno. One’s need for merits and good deeds in
order to merit entry in the World to Come is infinitely greater than any
physical need one may have in this lowly, fleeting world.

The aforementioned Hagaon Harav
David Amar quotes in his work the correct text for one who wishes to insert
names of relatives in the blessing of “Hashivenu.” After reciting “Hashivenu
Avinu Le’Toratecha Ve’Karevenu Malkeinu La’Avodatecha Ve’Hachazirenu Bitshuva
Shelema Lefanecha
,” one inserts: “May it be Your will, Hashem our G-d and
the G-d of our fathers, that You dig a tunnel under Your Holy Throne to accept
the repentance of all of the sinners of Israel, and similarly may You cause
so-and-so (insert name) son/daughter of so-and-so (insert mother’s name) to
repent fully, for Your right hand is outstretched to accept those who are
repentant,”  then conclude the blessing, “Baruch Ata Hashem Ha’Rotzeh
Bitshuva
.” Here is the actual Hebrew text one should recite in the Amida:

יהי רצון מלפניך ה' אלקינו ואלקי אבותינו שתחתור
חתירה מתחת כסא כבודך להחזיר בתשובה שלימה לכל פושעי ישראל, וכן תחזיר בתשובה
שלימה את פלוני בן פלונית, כי ימינך פשוטה לקבל שבים
.

It is correct that when one
concludes this blessing upon reciting the name of Hashem one should have in
mind that this name of Hashem is punctuated with the “Segol” mark, as
is printed in precise Siddurim; one should concentrate on this but not utter
it.

May Hashem return all sinners of
Israel to Him through complete repentance and may the land be filled with the
knowledge of the Hashem like the waters that fill the sea.

 

****

Shabbat Shalom


moorlanenews@gmail.com


Please feel free to ask us any questions or requests you may need through this e-mail. We will get back to you, bli neder, asap.

Please send us any announcement you would like to make through our e-mail before Wednesday morning, if possible, unless there is a Yom Tob. Exceptions will be made for late entries

Be advised that we will only announce your simcha when you give us permission to do so

If you no longer wish to receive further emails from moorlanenews please reply with the word "unsubscribe".

Thank you, Hatzlacha & all the best

Newsletter Parashat Shofetim

Moor Lane Logo New Best.JPG

Announcements

Selichot

Sundays 7:00 am

Mon – Fri 6:00 am 

Shacharit will follow straight after Selichot

Please note: The time for Shacharit may be a few minutes 

before the normal time for Shacharit

****

Mincha

Mincha next week will be at 7:15 pm

followed by Arbit

Please support our minyanim whenever possible

*****

Rabbi Stamler's Fundraising Swim

Here is the sponsored swim, completed on Monday in Ullswater. 
It took me two hours, several thousand strokes, and was very strenuous, 
but – with a full wet suit, visibility buoy and a dinghy accompanying me all the way 
was perfectly safe despite the cold water. 
For anyone still wishing to donate towards the wonderful communal work we are doing, 
you can do so at 'Go Chesed'  then  Swim for Torah. 
A massive thank you to all the wonderful donors!!!!
Moshe Stamler
image.png


**** 

SHABBAT

Shabbat Times

לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשע

Summer
Timetable 5779
2019

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ"ש(

שקיעה

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה
(תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

8:36

8:30

7:44

9:47

7:32

6:55

6:25

6:40

6/7 Sep

שופטים

 

*    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.
)

Youth Club 4:00 pm  

Avot Ubanim 5:00 pm

Mincha 6:00 pm

Followed by
Shiur

*****

Children’s
Tehilim straight after Musaf

****

Anyone wishing
to donate a Kiddush Please email Moorlanenews

****

Q
& A on Parashat Shofetim

  1. What is the role of shoftim? What is the role of shotrim?
    16:18 – Shoftim are judges who pronounce judgment. Shotrim are officers who enforce it.
  2. What qualifications should one look for when appointing a judge?
    16:18 – That he is expert in the law and that he is righteous.
  3. May a judge accept a bribe if only for the purpose of judging fairly?
    16:19 – No, because it will sway his judgment.
  4. What is the source for the concept "seek out a good beit din"?
    16:20 – "Tzedek tzedek tirdof…."
  5. Although the avot built matzevot, the Torah later forbade doing so. Why?
    16:22 – Because the Canaanites used them for idolatry.
  6. "You will come to…the judge who will be in those days." It's impossible to visit a judge living at a different time, so why must the Torah add these apparently extra words?
    17:9 – To teach that although a judge may not be as eminent as judges of previous generations, we must obey him nevertheless.
  7. What does Hashem promise a king who doesn't amass much gold, doesn't raise many horses and doesn't marry many wives?
    17:18 – That his kingdom will endure.
  8. How many Torah scrolls must the king have?
    17:18 – Two. One stays in his treasury and one he keeps with him.
  9. How was King Shaul punished for disobeying a minor command of the Prophet Shmuel?
    17:20 – He lost his kingship.
  10. Certain kosher animals are not included in the law of "chazehshok and keiva." Which ones?
    18:3 – Chayot (non-domestic-type animals).
  11. Families of kohanim served in the Beit Hamikdash on a rotational basis. When was this rotation system implemented?
    18:8 – During the time of David and Shmuel.
  12. Which three categories of false prophets are executed?
    18:20 – One who prophesies something he didn't hear, something told to another prophet, or prophecies in the name of an idol.
  13. What does it mean to "prepare the way" to the cities of refuge?
    19:3 – To post direction signs saying "refuge" at the crossroads.
  14. How many witnesses are meant when the Torah writes the word eid (witness)?
    19:15 – Two, unless otherwise specified.
  15. "Through the mouth of two witnesses…." What types of testimony does this verse invalidate?
    19:15 – Written testimony and testimony translated from a language which the judges don't understand.
  16. If witnesses in a capital case are proven to be zomemim (false-conspirators) before their intended victim is executed, how are they punished?
    19:19 – They are put to death.
  17. Why does the section about going to war follow the laws governing witnesses?
    20:1 – To teach that if the Jewish People execute fair judgment they will be victorious in war.
  18. The Jewish army is warned of four "scare-tactics" the enemy might employ. What are they?
    20:3 –
    (a)Clanging their shields
    (b)Making their horses stomp and whinny
    (c)Shouting
    (d)Blowing horns.
  19. When a murder victim is found in a field, who determines which city is closest?
    21:2 – The Sanhedrin.
  20. What happens if the murderer is found after the calf's neck was broken?
    21:9- He is tried and, if guilty, executed.

****

Halachot
from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

 חודש אלול –
מעשה במרן זצ"ל בענין שמיעת מוזיקה

כתב מרן רבינו עובדיה יוסף זצ"ל: חסד גדול
עשה ה' יתברך עם עמו ישראל, כאשר גילה להם, כי יום המשפט הוא יום א' בתשרי. (כי
באמת, גם אומות העולם נדונים ביום זה, אבל אין להם ידיעה על כך, ולכן אינם
מתכוננים כראוי ליום זה
,
ומפסידים טובה הרבה). וכמו שנאמר
בתהלים, "תִּקְעוּ בַחֹדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר בַּכֵּסֶה לְיוֹם חַגֵּנוּ, כִּי חֹק
לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא מִשְׁפָּט לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב". כי בנוהג שבעולם, מי שעבר על
החוק, ונתפס אצל שוטר והלה יקחהו באופן מיידי לפני שופט, להשפט בצורה מהירה, הלא
קרוב לודאי שלא יוכל להתמודד מול האשמות שהוא מואשם בהן. מה שאין כן אילו תנתן לו
האפשרות לדעת את מועד המשפט, ויוכל להתמודד ולהתיעץ עם עורך דין טוב, בכדי שידע מה
לטעון במשפט ומי יסנגר עליו, שאז בודאי יש תקוה שיוכל לצאת זכאי במשפטו
.

כמו כן אנו, מיום ראש חודש
אלול, מריעים בשופר וקמים לסליחות ומתכוננים ליום הדין שאומרים בו הרת עולם היום
יעמיד במשפט כל יצורי עולם, ואז מתחילים גם כן לומר בתפילה, המלך הקדוש, המלך
המשפט, ובאלול אנו מתכוננים כראוי להכין פרקליטים גדולים לפני הקדוש ברוך הוא,
ואלו הם פרקליטיו של אדם, תורה ומצוות ומעשים טובים (שבת לב.), ובתוספתא אמרו,
צדקה וגמילות חסדים
,
פרקליטים גדולים הם בין ישראל
לאביהם שבשמים. וכן שנינו באבות, כל העושה לו מצוה אחת, קונה לו פרקליט אחד. ואם
הפרקליט הוא גיבור ואיש מלחמה, כגון שהוא נוצר מפי תלמיד חכם העוסק בתורה, בודאי
שאז אותם המקטרגים לא יהיו אלא כשועלים קטנים מחבלים כרמים, שגערה אחת מאת סנגור
כזה תשתק את כולם. וכמו שאנו אומרים בסליחות, חתום פה שטן ואל ישטין עלינו, ויעמוד
מלאך ומליץ טוב בעדינו, הוא יגיד יושרנו. הרי פתח רחב להוציא אותנו זכאים לפני ה'
יתברך
, וכמו שאמרו במסכת ראש השנה, על הפסוק, כי מי גוי
גדול אשר לו אלקים קרובים אליו, כה' אלקינו בכל קראנו אליו
.

רבינו האר"י ז"ל כתב בשער הפסוקים, על
הפסוק העוסק בבריחת הרוצח לעיר מקלט, ששם לא יאונה לו כל רע, וכפי שנאמר "אנה
לידו ושמתי לך" (מקום אשר ינוס שמה). ראשי תיבות "אלול", לרמוז כי
חודש אלול ניתן לתשובה, ושב ורפא לו. והכל צריכים לחזור בתשובה, וכן אמרו על
הפסוק: ומל ה' אלהיך "את לבבך ואת לבב" זרעך
, ראשי תיבות אלול,
לרמוז על הבא ליטהר, מסייעין אותו. ובפרט בענין התשובה שהקדוש ברוך הוא אמר
לישראל, פתחו לי פתח כחודו של מחט, ואני אפתח לכם פתח כפתחו של אולם. וזוהי הסיעתא
דשמיא לחזור בתשובה
.

ועוד נרמז חודש אלול בפסוק, ומשלוח מנות
"איש לרעהו ומתנות לאביונים", ראשי תיבות אלול. כי זהו הזמן הראוי ביותר
למצות הצדקה, שמכפרת עוון. וכמו שאמרו במדרש, הקרבנות אין מכפרים אלא על השוגג,
והצדקה מכפרת בין על השוגג ובין על המזיד
.

בימי חודש אלול, על האדם להתבונן ולעשות חשבון
נפש עם עצמו, להתחזק בעבודת ה'. ואפילו מי שזכה לעבוד את ה' כראוי, עליו להתחזק
ביתר שאת בימים אלה, ברצינות גדולה ובריכוז, כדי שלא יאבד ימים יקרים אלה
.

ומעשה היה, לפני כשש שנים,
שנסע מרן זצוק"ל ברכבו לאיזה שיעור תורני, ובשעת הנסיעה רצה הנהג שלו להסב לו
קורת רוח, לכן הפעיל "דיסק" עם מוזיקה ייחודית שמרן זצ"ל היה אוהב
לשמוע. פנה אליו מרן זצ"ל בנעימות וביקש ממנו שיכבה את המוזיקה
, מהרי ימים אלה הם ימי חודש אלול!!! ישמע חכם ויוסף לקח!

The Month of Elul

Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l
writes that Hashem bestowed a great kindness upon his Jewish nation by
revealing to them that the Day of Judgment is on the First of Tishrei (for in
truth, the other nations of the world are also judged on this day, but since
they do not know about this, they do not prepare themselves accordingly and
they miss out on a substantial benefit), as the verse states, “Blow the Shofar
on the [new] month, on the designated day of our festival. For it is a statute
for Israel, a [day of] judgment for the G-d of Yaakov.” Usually, if one breaks
the law and is caught by a police officer, if the officer takes him immediately
in front of a judge to be judged in a swift manner, it is almost certain that
the defendant will not be able to cope with the charges being leveled against
him. If, however, he is made known of the court-date and given the chance to
meet with and seek adequate legal counsel and know who will represent him in
court, he surely has hope to be found innocent in his case.

Similarly, from the day of Rosh
Chodesh Elul, we begin blowing the Shofar and waking up early in the morning to
recite Selichot (prayer service for atonement) in preparation for the Day of
Judgment when we will proclaim, “Today is the world’s birthday; today He shall
make [everyone] stand for judgment, all creations of the world,” and is
likewise the day we begin to recite “Ha’Melech Ha’Kadosh” and “Ha’Melech
Ha’Mishpat
” in our prayers. During Elul, we prepare great “attorneys” before
Hashem; one’s “attorneys” are Torah, Mitzvot, and worthy deeds (Shabbat 32a).
The Tosefta states, “Charity and acts of kindness are great defenders between
Israel and their Father in Heaven.” We have also learned in Pirkei Avot, “One
who performs one Mitzvah acquires for himself one defending attorney.” If the
defender is strong and mighty, such as one formed by a Torah scholar who delves
in Torah, certainly the other prosecuting angels will only be like small foxes
in comparison and one roar from the defending angel shall be sufficient to
silence them all. As we say in Selichot, “Seal the mouth of Satan so that he
may not prosecute us; may a good-speaking advisor stand up for us and speak of
our righteousness.” This is a tremendous opportunity to allow us be found
innocent in the eyes of Hashem, as the Gemara in Rosh Hashanah expounds the
verse, “For who is a great nation that has a God who is close to him, like
Hashem our G-d [who is close to us] whenever we call him.”

Rabbeinu HaAri z”l writes
in his Sha’ar Ha’Pesukim regarding the verse which deals with the fleeing of a
murderer to a City of Refuge where no harm will befall him, as the verse states
(in Hebrew), “Eenah Le’Yado VeSamti
Lecha,” which is the acronym of “Elul.” This
hints to us that Elul is the month of repentance and if one returns, he shall
be healed. All must repent, as the verse states, “U’mal Hashem Elokecha Et
Levavecha Ve’et Levav
Zar’echa
,” which is likewise an acronym of “Elul,” to hint that if one
comes to purify himself, he is aided from Above. This is especially so
regarding repentance about which Hashem tells the Jewish nation, “Open for me
like the opening of a needle and I shall open for you like the opening of a
hall.” This refers to the Heavenly assistance offered to repent.

The word “Elul” is also hinted in
the verse, “U’mishloach Manot Ish Le’Re’ehu
U’Matanot La’Evyonim,”
to teach us that this is the most opportune time to fulfill the Mitzvah of
charity, which atones for sins. As the Midrash tells us, “Offerings atone only
for sins performed unknowingly, but charity atones for sins performed knowingly
or unknowingly.” 

During the month of Elul, one must
carry out self-introspection and strengthen one’s self in the service of
Hashem. Even one who serves Hashem properly must strengthen himself even more
during these days amid much seriousness and focus so as not to lose out on
these precious days.

An incident once occurred
approximately six years ago when Maran zt”l was on his way to deliver
a Torah class. His personal driver wanted Maran to relax and enjoy himself a
little so he turned on a CD of special music that Maran enjoyed. Maran zt”l
turned to the driver and pleasantly requested that he turn off the music,
for we are in the midst of the month of Elul!

****

Shabbat Shalom


moorlanenews@gmail.com


Please feel free to ask us any questions or requests you may need through this e-mail. We will get back to you, bli neder, asap.

Please send us any announcement you would like to make through our e-mail before Wednesday morning, if possible, unless there is a Yom Tob. Exceptions will be made for late entries

Be advised that we will only announce your simcha when you give us permission to do so

If you no longer wish to receive further emails from moorlanenews please reply with the word "unsubscribe".

Thank you, Hatzlacha & all the best

Newsletter – Tisha BeAv & Summer

Moor Lane Logo New Best.JPG

Announcements

Moorlanenews 

will be taking a break during the Summer Holidays

and will return in time for Elul & Selichot

Below are the Shabbat Times for the next 4 weeks

wishing all readers  

Shabbat Shalom

Easy Fast

Safe Journeys

&

Enjoyable Summer Holidays

***

Minyan Updates

As of Monday 12th August 

Monday after Tisha BeAv

All regular weekday Minyanin 

will be in recces until 

Rosh Chodesh Elul 

Shabbat

31 Aug / 1 September

Shabbat Times / Minyanim and any changes or updates 

will appear on the 

Moor Lane Minyan WhatsApp group

 

(please note: some regulars to the Shacharit Minyan 

will Be’H update members on the WhatsApp group  

if there will be a minyan on Monday 12/8 & Tuesday 13/8)

****

Shiur Ladies and High School Girls
 
We would like to invite all 
 
Ladies and High School Girls to a shiur 
 
by Rabbi Katz
 
“My Role in Rebuilding the 3rd Beit Hamikdash”
 
TOMORROW Thursday 8th August 8:15 – 9 pm
 
At Jonny & Emma Jacobs – 14 Moor Lane

 

***

Mazal Tov

to

Reuben & Elysia Day

on the safe arrival of their 

new baby boy

שיזכה לברית בזמנה לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים

Big Mazal Tov

to

Antony & Lorretta

&

Emanuela & David

on their new grandson

Special Mazal Tov

to 

Mrs E Jacobs

&

 Mrs Hodari

on their new great-grandson

***

image.png

Swim for Torah

This summer holiday I will beH be swimming across Lake Ullswater – not once but two return trips. The estimated equivalent of over three kilometers, 120 lengths of a full-sized pool. This epic trip will take place in the beautiful background of the Lake District in the refreshingly cold waters of Ullswater, which I will brave for up to several hours. Why at my age? To raise much-needed funds for the range of activities which Moor Lane Kollel undertakes within Moor Lane Shul. You can help me reach my target of £3000 to help fund this amazing organization. Please make this sporty undertaking – possibly the first of its kind by a Rabbi in Manchester – go with a splash!

If you can help I would be delighted! You can donate in a variety of ways:

Thank you so much and wishing you Shabbat Shalom!

Moshe Stamler

***

image.png

*** 

SHABBAT

Shabbat Times

לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשע“ט

Summer
Timetable 5779
2019

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

שקיעה

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה
(תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

9:47

Fast begins: 8:47

ערבית: 10:00 

8:47

9:26

8:35

7:51

7:16

7:00

9/10 Aug

דברים

(שבת חזון)

9:30

9:25

8:32

9:31

8:20

7:38

7:04

6:45

16/17 Aug

ואתחנן

(שבת נחמו)

9:12

9:05

8:17

9:37

8:05

7:24

6:52

6:40

23/24 Aug

עקב (ש”מ)

8:54

8:50

8:00

9:42

7:49

7:10

6:38

6:40

30/31 Aug

ראה  )ראש חודש(

 

*    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.
)

Youth Club 4:00 pm

Avot Ubanim 5:00 pm

Mincha 6:00 pm

Followed by
Shiur

*****

Children’s
Tehilim straight after Musaf

Anyone wishing
to donate a Kiddush Please email Moorlanenews

****

Q
& A on 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.

 ****

Halachot
from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz’l

 הבדלה במוצאי שבת שחל בו תשעה
באב, ודין חולה שאוכל בתשעה באב

בשנה שתשעה באב חל במוצאי שבת,
כמו בשנה זו (תשע”ט), נחלקו רבותינו הראשונים כיצד יש לנהוג לענין הבדלה על
הכוס, ושלוש שיטות בדבר
.

השיטה
הראשונה, היא שיטת הגאונים, שמבדיל במוצאי התענית, דהיינו במוצאי יום ראשון, לפני
שיטעם משהו
.

השיטה השנייה היא שיטת בעל ספר
המנהיג, שכתב שיבדיל במוצאי שבת ויתן לקטן שאינו מחוייב בתענית לשתות את היין
.

השיטה השלישית היא שיטת רבינו
הרמב”ן, שכתב שאין להבדיל כלל, שהרי אמרו בגמרא
(ברכות לג.) שבתחילה תקנו חכמים שיעשו הבדלה בתוך
תפילת ערבית של מוצאי שבת, ואחר כך נתעשרו ישראל ותקנו חכמים הבדלה על כוס יין,
והרי בתשעה באב שחל להיות במוצאי שבת כל ישראל עניים מרודים הם. וישנה אריכות על
שיטות הראשונים בדברי הפוסקים
.

ומרן
השלחן ערוך פסק כשיטת הגאונים שיבדיל על כוס יין במוצאי תשעה באב. ואנו פוסקים
כדעת מרן שקבלנו הוראותיו. לכן אנו נוהגים להבדיל במוצאי תשעה באב על כוס יין,
ובזה מוציאים את הצום. אבל מיד במוצאי שבת עם כניסת התענית, שאי אפשר לעשות הבדלה
על כוס יין, צריך שיאמר בפיו “ברוך המבדיל בין קודש לחול”, בכדי שיהיה
מותר לו לעשות מלאכה
.

ואין
מברכים על הבשמים בהבדלה שבמוצאי תשעה באב, משום שאין מביאים בשמים בבית האבל,
שהבשמים נועדו לתענוג, וכן הדין בתשעה באב. וכן פסק מרן השלחן ערוך
.

חייבים לברך על הנר במוצאי שבת
של תשעה באב. אף על פי שאין מבדילין על הכוס
. ונוהגים שהחזן או הרב בבית הכנסת מברך על הנר לפני
קריאת מגילת איכה. (אף שיש חולקים בדבר. ראה בספר חזון עובדיה עמוד שמב
).

ונשים שאינן הולכות לבית הכנסת,
צריכות לברך על הנר בביתן, במוצאי שבת, ברכת “בורא מאורי האש”. (שם,
עמוד שמג
).

חולה, שאוכל בתשעה באב, כפי שביארנו בהלכות קודמות, צריך לעשות
הבדלה על הכוס לפני שיאכל בתשעה באב. שהרי אסור לאכול אחרי שבת לפני שעושים הבדלה.
ולכן על החולה לעשות הבדלה על כוס יין, או מיץ ענבים, וישתה מהכוס כדת וכדין בכל
מוצאי שבת. ורשאי החולה שעושה הבדלה על הכוס, להוציא את כל בני ביתו ידי חובת
ההבדלה, כפי שנוהגים בכל מוצאי שבת
.

ומעוברות ומניקות, שלפי מה
שכתבנו רשאיות לאכול בתשעה באב השנה (תשע”ט), מפני שהתענית דחויה מיום השבת,
אף הן חייבות להבדיל על הכוס לפני שיאכלו. ומאחר ואינן אוכלות עד ליום תשעה באב,
כלומר, יום ראשון בצהריים, הרי שעליהן לברך על הנר בליל תשעה באב, וביום תשעה באב
עושות הבדלה על הכוס, בלא לברך על הנר ובלא לברך על הבשמים. (חזון עובדיה עמוד שמח
)

Havdala on Motza’ei Shabbat which Coincides with Tisha
Be’av and the Laws of an Ill Individual who Eats on Tisha Be’av

On years during which Tisha Be’av
falls out on Motza’ei Shabbat, such as this year, 5779, there are three
opinions among the Rishonim regarding how Havdala should be recited on a cup of
wine on Motza’ei Shabbat.

The first opinion is that of the Geonim who write that one should recite
Havdala only at the conclusion of the fast, i.e. Sunday night, before sitting
down to eat.

The second opinion is that of the author of the Sefer Ha’Manhig who writes that
one should recite Havdala on Motza’ei Shabbat and have a child who is not
obligated to fast drink the wine.

The third opinion is that of the Ramban who writes that Havdala is not recited
at all, for the Gemara (Berachot 33a) writes that originally Havdala was
instituted as part of the Arvit prayer. The, the Jewish nation became wealthy
and our Sages enacted that it be recited over a cup of wine. However, on Tisha
Be’av which falls on Motza’ei Shabbat, the entire Jewish nation is considered
utterly destitute. The Poskim discuss the varying opinions of the Rishonim at
length.

Maran HaShulchan Aruch rules in accordance with the opinion of the Geonim that
Havdala should be recited at the conclusion of the fast. We rule in accordance
with Maran, whose rulings we have accepted. We therefore customarily recite
Havdala at the conclusion of the fast, essentially breaking the fast on wine.
Nevertheless, immediately at the onset of the fast on Motza’ei Shabbat,
although Havdala is not recited on a cup of wine, one must still recite “Baruch
Ha’Mavdil Ben Kodesh Le’Chol” in order to make it permissible to do work.

The “Boreh Minei Besamim” blessing is not recited on a fragrant object at the
conclusion of Tisha Be’av, for fragrant objects are not brought to a mourner’s
home since they are meant for pleasure. The same applies on Tisha Be’av. Maran
HaShulchan Aruch rules likewise.

One must recite the “Boreh Me’orei Ha’esh” blessing on a candle on Motza’ei
Shabbat which coincides with Tisha Be’av. It is customary for the rabbi or
Chazzan to recite this blessing in the synagogue before the reading of Eicha
(although there are those who disagree, see Chazon Ovadia-Arba Ta’aniyot, page
342).

Women who do not attend synagogue on Motza’ei Shabbat must recite the “Boreh
Me’orei Ha’esh” blessing on a candle at home (ibid, page 343).

An ill individual who eats on Tisha Be’av (as we have discussed above) must
first recite Havdala on a cup of wine before eating on Tisha Be’av, for one may
not eat after Shabbat has ended until he has performed Havdala. The ill person
must therefore recite Havdala on a cup of wine or grape juice and drink it as
he would on any Motza’ei Shabbat. An ill person reciting Havdala on a cup of
wine may do so on behalf of the members of his household as he would on any
Motza’ei Shabbat and they will fulfill their obligation of hearing Havdala
(although they are fasting and the fast has not yet ended).

Pregnant and nursing women, who we have explained are exempt from fasting on
Tisha Be’av this year (5779) since the fast is postponed until Sunday, must
likewise recite Havdala on a cup of wine before eating. Since they will only be
eating until the day of Tisha Be’av, i.e. Sunday afternoon, they must therefore
recite the “Boreh Me’orei Ha’esh” blessing on a candle on the night of Tisha
Be’av and then recite Havdala on a cup of wine during the day of Tisha Be’av
without reciting a blessing on a fragrant object or a candle. (ibid, page 348)

 

****

Shabbat Shalom

 

moorlanenews@gmail.com


Please feel free to ask us any questions or requests you may need through this e-mail. We will get back to you, bli neder, asap.

Please send us any announcement you would like to make through our e-mail before Wednesday morning, if possible, unless there is a Yom Tob. Exceptions will be made for late entries


Be advised that we will only announce your simcha when you give us permission to do so

If you no longer wish to receive further emails from moorlanenews please reply with the word “unsubscribe”.

Thank you, Hatzlacha & all the best

Nesletter Matot Mase

Moor Lane Logo New Best.JPG

Announcements

***

Rosh Chodesh Av Rachman

is Thursday night / Friday

and from then begin the Nine Days

****

Dear Readers 

we have been asked to circulate the following 

Binoh Funding 


 Dear Readers thanks to the incredible generosity of a local funder, Binoh has once again secured Summer Holiday Funding.  Due to tight timelines and the impracticability of widely advertising the funding, it’s been agreed to ask subscribers to nominate one family to receive £200 who must:

 

·         Be in receipt of benefits or tax credits.

·         Have a minimum family size of 4 children.

·         Be taking a residential holiday within the U.K. this summer.

·         Have a minimum 3 years residence in Greater Manchester.

 

Could you please email these details to office@binohofmanchester.org.uk before 3 p.m. this Friday 2nd August.  

Although I obviously can’t name the funder I’d nevertheless like to take this opportunity to once again publicly thank them for stepping up to help some of the community’s most needy take a much deserved summer break.

 

With best wishes,

 

Rabbi S. Grant

Director of Community Services

Binoh of Manchester

Leicester Hall, 115 Leicester Road

Salford

M7 4GP

(0161) 720 8585

"Helping the community grow"

*** 

SHABBAT

Shabbat Times

לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשע

Summer
Timetable 5779
2019

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ"ש(

שקיעה

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה
(תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

10:04

9:55

9:01

9:20

8:48

8:03

7:27

7:10

2/3 Aug

מטות־מסעי

 

*    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.
)

Youth Club 4:00 pm

Avot Ubanim 5:00 pm

Mincha 6:00 pm

Followed by
Shiur

*****

Children’s
Tehilim straight after Musaf

****

Anyone wishing
to donate a Kiddush Please email Moorlanenews

****

Q
& A on 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 Reuvenposition 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.

****

Halachot
from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

 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. והנה אף שמבואר שאין איסור מן הדין באכילת בשר אלא בסעודה
המפסקת בלבד, מכל מקום נהגו ישראל שלא לאכול בשר, 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 שמוציא 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, וכפי 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 בשת ושתיית יין, אלא בסעודה מפסקת של ערב תשעה באב,
אבל בכל שאר ימי החודש לא היו נזהרים בזה, שכן הוא עיקר דין התלמוד. אולם עתה שזכו
לעלות לארץ ישראל
,
וכאן המנהג פשוט להחמיר בזה בכל
תשעת הימים, כתב מרן הרב זצ"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
.

אכילת בשר בערב שבת
חזון

בשבת חזון, שהיא השבת שלפני תשעה
באב (השבת שלפנינו) אוכלים בשר, ומותר לטעום בערב שבת מהתבשילים שיש בהם בשר כדי
לתקן את המאכל (כגון להוסיף מלח וכדומה) ויש מקלים לטעום מן המאכלים של שבת אף שלא
לצורך, לפי שעל פי דברי המקובלים יש ענין גדול לטעום ממאכלי השבת, ומרן הרב עובדיה
יוסף זצ"ל כתב שיש להקל בזה, והמחמיר תבוא עליו ברכה
.

אכילת בשר שנותר
משבת חזון

כתב מרן הרב זצ"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

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
“Chazon”

On Shabbat “Chazon,” which is the Shabbat preceding Tisha Be’av (this coming
Shabbat), one should 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 truly 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
“Chazon”  

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 will be severely punished.

****

Shabbat Shalom


moorlanenews@gmail.com


Please feel free to ask us any questions or requests you may need through this e-mail. We will get back to you, bli neder, asap.

Please send us any announcement you would like to make through our e-mail before Wednesday morning, if possible, unless there is a Yom Tob. Exceptions will be made for late entries

Be advised that we will only announce your simcha when you give us permission to do so

If you no longer wish to receive further emails from moorlanenews please reply with the word "unsubscribe".

Thank you, Hatzlacha & all the best

Newsletter Parashat Pinchas – SHabbat Mevarechim

Moor Lane Logo New Best.JPG
image (2).png
Please support all minyanim in the Bet Hakeneset

Especially the minyanim during the week

Tizke Lemitzvot

***

Announcements

****

THIS WEEK

📣📣📣📣📣📣📣

🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶

image.png

***

image.png

***

image.png

attached to this email

***

image.png

Swim for Torah

This summer holiday I will beH be swimming across Lake Ullswater – not once but two return trips. The estimated equivalent of over three kilometers, 120 lengths of a full-sized pool. This epic trip will take place in the beautiful background of the Lake District in the refreshingly cold waters of Ullswater, which I will brave for up to several hours. Why at my age? To raise much-needed funds for the range of activities which Moor Lane Kollel undertakes within Moor Lane Shul. You can help me reach my target of £3000 to help fund this amazing organization. Please make this sporty undertaking – possibly the first of its kind by a Rabbi in Manchester – go with a splash!

If you can help I would be delighted! You can donate in a variety of ways:

Thank you so much and wishing you Shabbat Shalom!

Moshe Stamler

*** 

SHABBAT

Shabbat Times

לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשע

Summer
Timetable 5779
2019

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ"ש(

שקיעה

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה
(תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

10:19

10:10

9:13

9:15

9:00

8:14

7:36

7:10

26/27 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.
)

Youth Club 4:00 pm

Avot Ubanim 5:00 pm

Mincha 6:00 pm

Followed by
Shiur

*****

Children’s
Tehilim straight after Musaf

****

Anyone wishing
to donate a Kiddush Please email Moorlanenews

****

Q
& A on 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 Yisraelafter 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.

 

****

Halachot
from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

 ברכת שהחיינו בימי בין המצרים

ברכה על פרי חדש בימי בין
המצרים

טוב
ליזהר מלברך ברכת "שהחיינו" בימי בין המצרים, מליל שבעה עשר בתמוז ועד
אחרי תשעה באב, על פרי חדש, או על בגד חדש. ויניח את הפרי או הבגד עד לאחר תשעה
באב, ולא יאכלנו בלא לברך שהחיינו
.

ומקור
המנהג הוא מספר חסידים שכתב שלא היו אוכלים פרי חדש בבין המצרים, כי אמרו, איך
נברך
"שהחיינו וקיימנו והגיענו לזמן הזה" והוא זמן פורענות
וימי צרה לעם ישראל
. וכן
כתב מרן בשלחן ערוך, שטוב להזהר מלומר "שהחיינו" בבין המצרים על פרי או
על מלבוש. ואף רבינו האר"י כתב, שאין לברך שהחיינו בימי בין המצרים. וכן
הסכימו רוב האחרונים. (חזון עובדיה עמוד קכט
).

ומעוברת
(אשה בהריון) שרואה פרי חדש ומתאווה לאכול ממנו. מותר לה לאכול פרי חדש בימי בין
המצרים. ותברך עליו שהחיינו
.

בשבתות
שבתוך ימי בין המצרים מותר לברך שהחיינו על פרי חדש או על בגד חדש. ומכל מקום אחר
ראש חודש אב, נכון להחמיר שלא לברך שהחיינו על בגד חדש אפילו בשבת. ומכל מקום על
פרי חדש יש להקל לברך אף בשבת זו שאחר ראש חודש אב
.

ואף
שלכאורה אין לחלק בזה בין פרי לבגד, שבשני המקרים הוא אומר "שהחיינו וקיימנו
והגיענו לזמן הזה" על זמן שהוא ימי אבלות. מכל מקום יש הטעם לחלק בין בגד
לפרי, משום שלדעת הרמ"א אסור ללבוש בגד חדש אחר ראש חודש אב, וזאת ללא קשר
לברכת שהחיינו. אבל באכילת פרי חדש אין איסור מצד עצם אכילת הפרי
, רק מצד ברכת שהחיינו שאין
לברכה בימים אלו, לפיכך פרי חדש מותר לאכלו בשבת אף לאחר ראש חודש אב, אבל בבגד
נכון להחמיר. וכן פסק מרן רבינו עובדיה יוסף שליט"א בספרו שו"ת יחוה דעת
(ח"א סימן לז
).

ולסיכום: אין לברך שהחיינו על בגד או פרי
חדש בימי בין המצרים. ובשבתות שבימי בין המצרים אפשר להקל בדבר. ובשבת שחלה אחר
ראש חודש אב, יש להחמיר בזה לגבי בגד חדש, אבל לגבי פרי חדש אפשר להקל
.

ומותר
לקנות בגדים חדשים בימי בין המצרים, עד ראש חודש אב. אך אין ללובשם עד לאחר תשעה
באב. כמו שכתבנו

Reciting the “Shehecheyanu” Blessing during the “Three
Weeks”

It is proper to abstain from
reciting the “Shehecheyanu” blessing during the three weeks between the
Seventeenth of Tammuz and the Ninth of Av on a new fruit or a new garment. One
should leave the new fruit or garment for after Tisha Be’av rather than to eat
the fruit or wear the garment without reciting “Shehecheyanu.”

The source for this custom can be found in the Sefer Chassidim who writes that
they would not eat a new fruit during the “Three Weeks,” for how can one recite
the blessing of “Who has given us life, sustained us, and allowed us to reach
this time,” during such a tragic period? Maran HaShulchan Aruch likewise writes
that it is preferable to abstain from reciting the “Shehecheyanu” blessing on a
new fruit or garment during the “Three Weeks.” Rabbeinu Ha’Ari z”l rules likewise as do the
consensus of the Acharonim. (Chazon Ovadia-Arba Ta’aniyot, page 129)

If a pregnant woman sees a new fruit during the “Three Weeks” and craves it,
she may indeed eat this fruit during this time and she should recite the
“Shehecheyanu” blessing before eating it.

On Shabbatot that fall out during the “Three Weeks,” one may recite
“Shehecheyanu” on a new fruit or garment. Nevertheless, following Rosh Chodesh
Av, it is preferable to abstain from reciting “Shehecheyanu” on a new garment even
on Shabbat. However, regarding reciting the “Shehecheyanu” blessing on a new
fruit on the Shabbat following Rosh Chodesh Av, one may be lenient and do so.

Although it would seem that there should be no distinction between reciting
“Shehecheyanu” on a new fruit or a new garment, for one is ultimately
exclaiming that Hashem has “Given us life, sustained us, and allowed us to
reach this time” in both instances during a period of mourning, nevertheless,
the difference between a garment and a fruit is that according to the Rama,
following Rosh Chodesh Av, one may not wear a new garment regardless of its
“Shehecheyanu” blessing; however, regarding eating a new fruit, there is no
prohibition to do so due to the essence of the fruit; rather it is only prohibited
because of the “Shehecheyanu” blessing that must be recited on it that should
not be recited during this time of year. Thus, a new fruit may be eaten on the
Shabbat following Rosh Chodesh Av; however, regarding wearing a new garment on
this Shabbat, one should act stringently and not do so. Maran Harav Ovadia
Yosef Shlit”a rules accordingly in his Responsa Yechave Da’at (Volume 1,
Chapter 37).

Summary: One should not recite the “Shehecheyanu” blessing on a new
fruit or a new garment during the “Three Weeks.” There is room for leniency,
however, on Shabbatot which fall out during the “Three Weeks.” Nevertheless, on
the Shabbat following Rosh Chodesh Av, one should be stringent regarding a new
garment but there is still room for leniency regarding a new fruit.

It is permissible to purchase new clothing during this period until Rosh
Chodesh Av; however, they should not be worn until after Tisha Be’av, as we
have explained

 

****

Shabbat Shalom


moorlanenews@gmail.com


Please feel free to ask us any questions or requests you may need through this e-mail. We will get back to you, bli neder, asap.

Please send us any announcement you would like to make through our e-mail before Wednesday morning, if possible, unless there is a Yom Tob. Exceptions will be made for late entries

Be advised that we will only announce your simcha when you give us permission to do so

If you no longer wish to receive further emails from moorlanenews please reply with the word "unsubscribe".

Thank you, Hatzlacha & all the best

Newsletter Parashat Balak

Moor Lane Logo New Best.JPG

Announcements


image (2).png

Please support our minyanim 

Tizke Lemitzvot

***

 (תענית שבעה עשר בתמוז (נדחה

Taanit Shiva Asar Betammuz

Sunday 21st July

Taanit Begins 1:15 am

Shacharit 8:00 am

Mincha followed by Arvit 7:30 pm

Taanit Ends 10:21 pm

***

image.png

**** 

SHABBAT

Shabbat Times

לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשע

Summer
Timetable 5779
2019

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ"ש(

שקיעה

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה
(תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

10:33

10:25

9:23

9:10

9:10

8:24

7:44

7:30

19/20 July

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.
)

Youth Club 4:00 pm

Avot Ubanim 5:00 pm

Pirke Avot 5:50 pm

Mincha 6:00 pm

Followed by
Shiur

*****

Children’s
Tehilim straight after Musaf

****

Anyone wishing
to donate a Kiddush Please email Moorlanenews

****

Q
& A on 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.

****

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 

 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
.

ובשנה
זו (תשע"ג) שבוע שחל בו תשעה באב, יחול מיום ראשון ז' באב, (כלומר, סך הכל
יומיים לפני תשעה באב, הם בכלל שבוע שחל בו תשעה באב
).

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 שליט"א, 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.

This year, 5773, the laws of the week during which Tisha Be’av falls out apply
beginning from Sunday, the 7th of Av (meaning that only two days are
included in the category of laws which apply during the week during which Tisha
Be’av falls out).

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 Shlit”a 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.

 

 

****

Shabbat Shalom


moorlanenews@gmail.com


Please feel free to ask us any questions or requests you may need through this e-mail. We will get back to you, bli neder, asap.

Please send us any announcement you would like to make through our e-mail before Wednesday morning, if possible, unless there is a Yom Tob. Exceptions will be made for late entries

Be advised that we will only announce your simcha when you give us permission to do so

If you no longer wish to receive further emails from moorlanenews please reply with the word "unsubscribe".

Thank you, Hatzlacha & all the best

newlsetter parahshat Chukat

Moor Lane Logo New Best.JPG

Announcements

image.png
Please support our minyanim
May Hashem always accept our Tefilot  

****

CST COURSE

image.png

Dear security volunteer

 

Firstly, a big thank you to those of you who volunteer to do the security rota. CST wants to ensure that people have the training they need for when they do security at their synagogue or school. We deeply appreciate the part that these volunteers play in helping to secure our community. In 2016 CST created a new training course to meet those needs. To date over 1000 volunteers from all over the UK have attended this course.

 

The training teaches the essentials of security work. It is ideal for both those who already participate in voluntary security and those who want to get involved. It will also provide an excellent basis if you want to learn more and go on to a more senior security role, either locally at your synagogue/school or more broadly as a full volunteer member of CST.

 

The course is taught over 3 interactive and dynamic sessions of two hours each. The first two sessions are theory based with the final session being a mild physical session. Upon completion, participants will become a Security Support Officer affiliated to CST. To become affiliated to CST, participants must be aged between 18 and 65, but we do appreciate some people fall outside the age range. For those that do, they can still attend the training and benefit from the knowledge gained but for insurance reasons, will not be affiliated to CST on completion.

 

The course takes place over three evenings on consecutive weeks, Monday 2nd September, Monday 9th September and Monday 16th September. Each session will begin at 7pm.

 

In order to be a participate on the course you MUST please first complete the online registration form on CST’s website which can be found here:  https://cst.org.uk/courses/level-1-course-m019-north-manchester-september-2019

 

Once CST has received and approved your application, you will receive a confirmation email. Unfortunately, we will not be able to admit anyone for training who has not gone through this application procedure.

 

Should you have any questions regarding this course or anything to do with CST, please do not hesitate to contact CST by reply email or by calling 0161 792 6666.

 

We hope you can take up this important opportunity to help protect our community over the Chaggim period and beyond. We look forward to seeing on the course.

 

Yours sincerely,

 


Jonny Basger
Regional Security Manager
Community Security Trust (CST) 
Office 0161 792 6666
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW NATIONAL EMERGENCY (24HR) NUMBER 0800 032 3263
www.cst.org.uk
CST_UK
CST on Facebook
Blog
cst.org.uk

*** 

SHABBAT

Shabbat Times

לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשע

Summer
Timetable 5779
2019

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ"ש(

שקיעה

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה
(תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

10:45

10:40

9:31

9:05

9:18

8:32

7:50

7:30

12/13 July

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.
)

Youth Club

Avot Ubanim 5:00 pm

Pirke Avot 5:50 pm

Mincha 6:00 pm

Followed by
Shiur

*****

Anyone wishing
to donate a Kiddush Please email Moorlanenews

****

Q
& A on 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.

****

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 ועבדים וקטנים, חייבין בתפלה
. ופירש רש"י, שמכיון שהתפלה ענינה בקשת רחמים מהשם
יתברך, תקנו אותה רבותינו אף לנשים ולקטנים. כלומר, אף על פי שהיה הדין נותן לפטור
את הנשים ממצות תפלה, מכיון שהתפלה היא בכלל "מצות עשה שהזמן גרמא",
(כלומר, מצוה שהיא בקום ועשה, והיא תלויה בזמן מסויים, שחרית בבוקר, מנחה בצהריים,
וכן הלאה
. הרי נשים פטורות ממצוה זו), מכל מקום חייבו
חכמים את האשה במצות תפלה
,
מכיון שאף האשה זקוקה לרחמי ה' כמו
האיש, ולכן אין סברא לפטרה ממצוה זו
.
וכבר כתבנו בזה במקום אחר.

וכן מבואר, שגם הקטנים, שהם
זקוקים לרחמי ה' יתברך, חייבים במצות תפלה. וכשם שחובה על הגדולים לחנך את הקטנים
בכל המצות 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
(הכ"מ), 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.
(וכשאומרות פסוקי דזמרה וברכות קריאת שמע, לא יברכו בשם ומלכות, וכמו שביארנו בעבר
).

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 לתפלות 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.” Rashi explains that since the purpose of
prayer is to request mercy from Hashem, our Sages instituted it even for women
and children. This means that although according to the letter of the law, it
would seem that women should be exempt from praying since it falls into the
category of “Positive time-bound Mitzvot” from which women are exempt (as
Shacharit is prayed in the morning, Mincha in the afternoon, etc.),
nevertheless, the Sages obligated women to pray since they are also in need of
Hashem’s mercy just like men; thus, there is not enough of a reason to exempt
them from this Mitzvah. We have already discussed this elsewhere.

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.

 

****

Shabbat Shalom


moorlanenews@gmail.com


Please feel free to ask us any questions or requests you may need through this e-mail. We will get back to you, bli neder, asap.

Please send us any announcement you would like to make through our e-mail before Wednesday morning, if possible, unless there is a Yom Tob. Exceptions will be made for late entries

Be advised that we will only announce your simcha when you give us permission to do so

If you no longer wish to receive further emails from moorlanenews please reply with the word "unsubscribe".

Thank you, Hatzlacha & all the best

Newsletter Parashat Korach – Chodesh Tov

Moor Lane Logo New Best.JPG

Announcements

image.png

**** 

SHABBAT

Shabbat Times

לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשע

Summer
Timetable 5779
2019

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ"ש(

שקיעה

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה
(תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

10:54

10:45

9:37

9:00

9:24

8:37

7:54

7:40

5/6 July

קרח

 

 

*    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.
)

Youth Club 4:00

Avot Ubanim 5:00 pm

Mincha 6:00 pm

Followed by
Shiur

*****

Anyone wishing
to donate a Kiddush Please email Moorlanenews

****

Q
& A on Parashat Korach

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

  1. Why did Datan and Aviram join Korach?
    16:1 – Because they were his neighbors.
  2. Why is Yaakov's name not mentioned in Korach's genealogy?
    16:1 – Yaakov prayed that his name not be mentioned in connection with Korach's rebellion (Bereishet 49:6).
  3. What motivated Korach to rebel?
    16:1 – Korach was jealous that Elizafan ben Uziel was appointed as leader of the family of Kehat instead of himself.
  4. What did Korach and company do when Moshe said that a techelet garment needs tzizit?
    16:1 – They laughed.
  5. What warning did Moshe give the rebels regarding the offering of the incense?
    16:6 – Only one person would survive.
  6. Did Moshe want to be the kohen gadol?
    16-6 – Yes.
  7. What event did Korach not foresee?
    16:7 – That his sons would repent.
  8. What does the phrase rav lachem mean in this week's Parsha? (Give two answers.)
    16:7,3 – Rav lachem appears twice in this week's Parsha. It means "much more than enough greatness have you taken for yourself (16:3)" and "It is a great thing I have said to you (16:17)."
  9. What lands are described in this week's Parsha as "flowing with milk and honey"?
    16:12 – Egypt and Canaan.
  10. When did Moshe have the right to take a donkey from the Jewish community?
    16:15 – When he traveled from Midian to Egypt.
  11. What did Korach do the night before the final confrontation?
    16:19 – Korach went from tribe to tribe in order to rally support for himself.
  12. What sin did Datan and Aviram have in common specifically with Goliath?
    16:27 – They all blasphemed.
  13. Before what age is a person not punished by the Heavenly Court for his sins?
    16:27 – Twenty years old.
  14. What happens to one who rebels against the institution of kehuna? Who suffered such a fate?
    17:5 – He is stricken with tzara'at, as was King Uziyahu (Divrei HaYamimII 26:16-19).
  15. Why specifically was incense used to stop the plague?
    17:13 – Because the people were deprecating the incense offering, saying that it caused the death of two of Aharon's sons and also the death of 250 of Korach's followers. Therefore G-d demonstrated that the incense offering was able to avert death, and it is sin, not incense, which causes death.
  16. Why was Aharon's staff placed in the middle of the other 11 staffs?
    17:21 – So people would not say that Aharon's staff bloomed because Moshe placed it closer to the Shechina.
  17. Aharon's staff was kept as a sign. What did it signify?
    17:25 – That only Aharon and his children were selected for the kehuna.
  18. Why are the 24 gifts for the kohanim taught in this week's Parsha?
    18:8 – Since Korach claimed the kehuna, the Torah emphasizes Aharon's and his descendants' rights to kehuna by recording the gifts given to them.
  19. Who may eat the kodshei kodashim (most holy sacrifices) and where must they be eaten?
    18:10 – Male kohanim may eat them and only in the azara (forecourt of the Beit Hamikdash).
  20. Why is G-d's covenant with the kohanim called "a covenant of salt"?
    18:19 – Just as salt never spoils, so this covenant will never be rescinded.

 

****

Halachot
from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

 השוכח להזכיר יעלה ויבא בתפלת
ראש חודש

שאלה: מי ששכח להזכיר בתפלת ראש חודש, "יעלה
ויבא", האם עליו לחזור ולהתפלל שנית
?

תשובה: הדבר ידוע בסדר התפלה של ראש חודש, שאנו מזכירים
באמצע ברכת "רצה" שבתפלת העמידה, נוסח "יעלה ויבא", שבו מוזכר
ענין ראש חודש, שיחדשהו ה' לטובה ולברכה. ונוסח זה הוא מעיקר תקנת חכמים שסידרו
עבורינו את כל נוסחי התפלה
.

בגמרא במסכת ברכות (ל:) מבואר,
כי מי שטעה ולא הזכיר "יעלה ויבא" בתפלת ראש חודש
(וכמו יום שלישי ויום רביעי שלפנינו, שהם ימי ראש חודש
אלול), חייב לחזור ולהתפלל שוב את תפלת העמידה. משום שהמתפלל בלא הזכרת ראש חודש,
הרי הוא כמי שלא הזכיר חלק מנוסח התפלה שכולו תקנת חכמים, ועליו לחזור ולהתפלל
שנית את תפלת העמידה. (ובכל מקום שאנו אומרים שעליו לחזור ולהתפלל, הכוונה רק
לתפלת העמידה
).

ובגמרא שם, מבואר בדברי רבי
יוחנן, שכל מה שאמרנו שמי ששכח לומר יעלה ויבוא חוזר להתפלל, זהו דוקא באדם יחידי,
אבל השליח ציבור שהתפלל ושכח בתפלתו להזכיר
"יעלה ויבא", אינו חוזר,
מפני טורח הציבור, שיצטרכו כולם להמתין ולשמוע שנית את תפלת החזן, ולכן לא
הצריכוהו חכמים לחזור ולהתפלל, ודי לו במה שיזכיר אחר כך את ענין ראש חודש בתפלת
המוסף. אבל אדם יחיד שהוא מתפלל, בין הוא מתפלל בציבור, ובין הוא מתפלל ביחידות
בביתו, ושכח להזכיר יעלה ויבא של ראש חודש בתפלה, חייב לחזור ולהתפלל שנית. וטוב
שיחזור להניח תפילין כשמתפלל פעם שניה. (וכמו שביאר ענין זה באורך, מרן רבינו שליט"א
בספר הליכות עולם בראש חלק ה
).

ולסיכום: השוכח להזכיר "יעלה ויבוא בתפלת ראש חודש, ונזכר לאחר
שסיים את התפלה
, עליו
לחזור ולהתפלל שנית. ואם נזכר לפני שסיים את תפלת העמידה, עליו לחזור
ל"רצה", ולומר "יעלה ויבוא" כהלכה. וכמבואר בדברי מרן בשלחן
ערוך (סימן קכו
).

וכל זה שייך דוקא בתפלת שחרית
או בתפלת מוסף ומנחה של ראש חודש, אבל השוכח להזכיר יעלה ויבא בתפלת ערבית של ראש
חודש, אינו צריך לחזור כלל על תפלתו
.

One Who Forgets to Mention "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo"
During Rosh Chodesh Prayers

Question: If one forgets to mention
"Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" during Rosh Chodesh prayers, must one repeat the
Amidah prayer again?

Answer: It is well-known that during Rosh Chodesh prayers, the
"Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" paragraph, which discusses the idea of the new
month coming upon us amid blessing and goodness, is added in the middle of the
"Retzeh" blessing of the Amidah prayer. This text was established by
the same Sages who established the rest of the prayer texts.

The Gemara (Berachot 30b) states that if one mistakenly forgets to insert
"Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" into the Amidah prayer of Rosh Chodesh (such as
will be the case this coming Tuesday and Wednesday which are both days of Rosh
Chodesh Elul), one must repeat the entire Amidah prayer, for if one prays
without mentioning Rosh Chodesh, it is as if he has omitted any other part of
the Amidah prayer which was entirely instituted by the Sages; one must
therefore repeat the entire Amidah. (Anytime we mention praying again, this
refers to repeating only the Amidah prayer.)

The Gemara (ibid.) explains that according to the opinion of Rabbi Yochanan,
when we said that one who forgets to add "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" must
repeat the Amidah prayer, this refers only to the regular members of the
congregation; however, if the Chazzan forgets to insert "Ya'aleh
Ve'Yavo" into his repetition of the Amidah prayer, he need not repeat the
Amidah, for this will over-burden the congregation since they will have to wait
until the Chazzan recites the repetition of the Amidah once again. Our Sages
therefore did not require the Chazzan to repeat the Amidah and his mention of
Rosh Chodesh in the Mussaf prayer is sufficient. However, if any other person
besides for the Chazzan who forgets to add "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" in the
Rosh Chodesh Amidah prayers, whether one is praying with a Minyan or alone in
one's home, one must repeat the Amidah prayer once again. It is preferable for
one to don one's Tefillin again before praying a second time (as Maran
Shlit"a discusses at length in his Halichot Olam-beginning of Volume 5).

Summary: If one forgets to insert "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" in the
Amidah prayer of Rosh Chodesh and remembers his error only after concluding the
Amidah, one must recite the Amidah prayer over again. If one remembers before
the conclusion of the Amidah prayer, one must return to the beginning of the
"Retzeh" blessing, insert "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" as per the Halacha, and then continue with the
rest of the Amidah as usual. (See Maran Ha'Shulchan Aruch, Chapter 126)

All this applies only to the Shacharit and Mincha prayers of Rosh Chodesh.
However, if one forgets to mention "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" within the
Amidah of the Arvit prayer of Rosh Chodesh, one need not repeat the Amidah
prayer at all.

שכח לומר יעלה
ויבוא, ועבר זמן התפלה

שאלה: מי ששכח להזכיר "יעלה ויבוא" בתפלת
העמידה של שחרית של ראש חודש, ונזכר בכך רק לאחר שעבר כבר זמן התפלה, מה עליו
לעשות? ומה דין אשה שהתפללה ושכחה להזכיר יעלה ויבוא
?

בהלכה
הקודמת
ביארנו, שמי שהתפלל תפלת העמידה של שחרית
או של מנחה של ראש חודש, ושכח להזכיר בתפלתו "יעלה ויבוא", ונזכר בכך
לאחר שסיים את התפלה, עליו לחזור ולהתפלל שנית. וכפי שנתבאר
.

תזכורת
– דין "תפלת התשלומין
"
ועתה
לנדון השאלה שלנו, עלינו להזכיר, כי מי ששכח לגמרי להתפלל איזו תפלה, כגון שלא
התפלל שחרית, ונזכר בכך לאחר שעבר זמן אותה התפלה, הרי הדין הוא
,
שעליו
להתפלל לאחר מכן פעמיים. ולדוגמא, מי ששכח להתפלל תפלת שחרית, ועבר זמן התפלה,
עליו לחזור ולהפלל פעמיים תפלת מנחה, הפעם הראשונה לשם תפלת מנחה, והפעם השנייה
לשם "תפלת תשלומין
".

תשלומין
למי ששכח יעלה ויבוא

וכן
הדין לגבי מי ששכח להזכיר יעלה ויבוא בתפלת העמידה, ונזכר לאחר שעבר זמן תפלת
שחרית (כלומר, עבר זמן חצות היום, ובימים אלה זמן חצות היום בארץ ישראל הוא בערך
בשעה שתים עשרה וארבעים וחמש דקות), הרי דינו של אדם זה
, הוא שווה לדין
אדם ששכח לגמרי להתפלל איזו תפלה, ועבר זמן אותה התפלה
, שעליו להתפלל את
התפלה הבאה אחריה, ובסמוך לה להתפלל "תפלת התשלומין
".

וכגון
במקרה שלנו, שעבר זמן תפלת שחרית, ושכח להזכיר יעלה ויבא, עליו להתפלל תפלת
תשלומין של שחרית, אחרי תפלת המנחה. ולכן מיד אחרי תפלת מנחה, יעמוד שוב ויתפלל
תפלת שמונה עשרה לשם תשלומין על תפלת שחרית שלא התפלל
.

שכח
"יעלה ויבוא", ושכח לגמרי להתפלל מוסף

אולם
אם אדם זה טעה בכפליים, שאם לא די בכך ששכח להזכיר "יעלה ויבא" בשחרית
,
הרי
ששכח גם להתפלל תפלת מוסף, מכיון שלא הלך לבית הכנסת, ופרח מזכרונו כל ענין ראש
חודש, ולא נזכר בכך אלא כאשר עבר זמן התפלה. הרי שעליו להתפלל ראשית כל תפלת
"מנחה", ואחריה יתפלל "תשלומין" של שחרית, ואחר כך יתפלל תפלת
מוסף. וטעם הדבר, כי תפלת מוסף, זמנה כל היום (כלומר, מותר להתפלל מוסף אפילו אחרי
חצות היום, עד שקיעת החמה), אולם אי אפשר להתפלל מוסף לפני שחרית, מפני שתפלת
שחרית קודמת לה. ושחרית אינו יכול להתפלל כי עבר זמנה
. לכן, יתפלל
מנחה, ואחר כך תשלומין של שחרית, ואחר כך מוסף
.

אשה
ששכחה יעלה ויבוא

אשה
ששכחה לומר יעלה ויבוא, דינה שווה לדין האיש, שחייבת לחזור ולהתפלל שנית, עם כל
פרטי הדינים האמורים לעיל
.

ולסיכום: השוכח להזכיר בתפלת ראש חודש "יעלה
ויבא", חייב לחזור ולהתפלל את תפלת העמידה שנית
.

ואם
נזכר רק אחרי חצות היום, עליו להתפלל מנחה, ואחרי תפלת מנחה יתפלל שוב תפלת העמידה
כתשלומין על תפלת שחרית. ואם לא התפלל גם מוסף, ועבר זמן חצות היום, יתפלל מנחה,
ואחר כך תשלומין של שחרית, ואחר כך מוסף. ודין האשה שווה לדין האיש בכל פרטי
הדינים הללו
.

If One Forgets to
Recite "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" and the Time for Prayer Has Passed

Question:
If
one forgets to mention "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" in the Shacharit prayer of
Rosh Chodesh and remembers only after the time for prayer has passed, what
should one do? Additionally, what is the law regarding a woman who has
forgotten to insert "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" into her Rosh Chodesh prayer?

Answer: In the previous
Halacha
we have discussed that
if one recites the Amidah of the Shacharit or Mincha prayer on Rosh Chodesh,
forgets to add "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo", and remembers only after having
concluded one's Amidah prayer, one must repeat the Amidah a second time.

A Brief Overview of the Laws of a "Reimbursed" Prayer
Regarding our question, if one completely forgets to pray any given prayer, for
instance, if one has not prayed Shacharit, and the time for that prayer has
passed, one must recite the next prayer of the day twice. For example, if one
forgets to pray Shacharit and the time for Shacharit prayers has already
passed, one must then pray Mincha twice: the first time corresponding to the
Mincha prayer and the second acting as a "reimbursed" prayer for the
Shacharit one missed.

A "Reimbursed" Prayer for One Who Forgets "Ya'aleh
Ve'Yavo"

The above law applies to one who forgets to add "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" in
the Amidah prayer and remembers only after the time for praying Shacharit has
already passed (which is passed halachic midday, at this
time of year at approximately 12:45 PM in Israel and 1:00 PM in New York). The
law in such a scenario will be equal to the law of one who has completely
forgotten to pray any given prayer and the time for that prayer passes in which
case one will have to recite the following prayer of the day and immediately
afterwards recite a "reimbursement" prayer.

Thus, in our situation where one has forgotten to insert "Ya'aleh
Ve'Yavo" and the time for Shacharit has passed, one must recite a
"reimbursement" prayer for the Shacharit one has not prayed
adequately immediately after reciting the Amidah prayer of Mincha.

One Who Forgets to Mention "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" and Completely
Forgets to Pray Mussaf

Nevertheless, if one makes a double error, i.e. not only did one forget to
insert "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" in Shacharit but one has also forgotten to
pray Mussaf (seemingly because one did not attend the synagogue and it has
completely slipped his mind that the day is Rosh Chodesh) and only remembers
after the time for prayer has passed, one must first pray Mincha after which
one recites a "reimbursement" prayer for Shacharit and only then
should one pray Mussaf. The reason for this is because the time for the Mussaf
prayer spans the entire day (i.e. one may pray Mussaf even after halachic midday until sunset), however, one cannot pray Mussaf
before praying Shacharit, for Shacharit precedes Mussaf and one cannot pray
Shacharit, for the time for Shacharit has already passed. Thus, one must first
pray Mincha, then recite a "reimbursement" prayer for the inadequate
Shacharit, and only then may one pray Mussaf.

A Woman Who Forgets to Add "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo"
The laws of a woman who forgets to insert "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" in her
Amidah prayer of Rosh Chodesh are equal to the laws of a man and she must
repeat the Amidah based on all of the detailed laws mentioned above and in the
previous Halacha.

Summary: One who forgets to insert "Ya'aleh Ve'Yavo" in a Rosh
Chodesh prayer must repeat the Amidah once again.

If one remembers only after halachic midday, one must
pray Mincha and immediately thereafter recite another Amidah as a
"reimbursement" prayer for Shacharit. If, in addition, one has
forgotten to pray Mussaf and halachic midday has passed,
one must first pray Mincha and then a "reimbursement" prayer for
Shacharit and then one should pray Mussaf. A woman's law is equal to a man's
regarding all of these detailed laws.

 

****

Shabbat Shalom


moorlanenews@gmail.com


Please feel free to ask us any questions or requests you may need through this e-mail. We will get back to you, bli neder, asap.

Please send us any announcement you would like to make through our e-mail before Wednesday morning, if possible, unless there is a Yom Tob. Exceptions will be made for late entries

Be advised that we will only announce your simcha when you give us permission to do so

If you no longer wish to receive further emails from moorlanenews please reply with the word "unsubscribe".

Thank you, Hatzlacha & all the best

Newsletter Parashat SHelach

Moor Lane Logo New Best.JPG

Announcements

Mazal Tov

to 

Ruvi & Esther Bloom

on the occasion of their daughter's 

Bat Mitzvah

&

Mazal Tov

to our dear friends

Yehuda & Nomi Marshall

on the Bat Mitzvah 

of their daughter

Tami

May they both grow in 

Torah, Mitzvot and Maasim Tovim


Special Mazal Tov

to 

Dr & Mrs Marshall

on their granddaughters'

Bat Mitzvah

Much Nachat & semachot in the future

****

image.png
Dear Members and Friends of Moor Lane 
throughout our recent history our Bet Hakeneset has benefitted
from the arrival of Gibraltarians to Manchester,
who have supported and enhanced our Bet Hakeneset in many ways. 
Many will still remember people like 
Mordechai & Moe Benady, Moe Cohen, Ariel Belilo, Samuel Ibgui, Moshe & Dani Benaim, Yossi Levy and many others who have come and gone but
who during their time in Manchester 
were active participants in the running of our Shul.

The Jewish Schools in Gibraltar
are running a charity campaign 
on Monday & Tuesday 1 & 2 July 
with a view to collecting much need funds
for all the Jewish schools in Gibraltar,
those same schools that produced the above mentioned 
Gibraltarians as well as those currently in our shul
Yamin Ibgui, Naphtali Bitton & Benjamin Hassan.

Our vision of encouraging our youth in Moor Lane to participate in the running of tefillot, leining every week and saying Hafatara comes from the way we were brought in Gibraltar to be Chazanim and Baale Keria and 
Baruch Hashem we can see, week-in-week-out, the success of our vision.
Beezrat Hashem may it long continue for many more generations!!

We have created a Charity Page which goes 
live on Monday & Tuesday 1 & 2 July
on this link
for anyone who would like to support & donate towards the schools.

A video presentation of the campaign can be seen on this link
Tizke Lemitzvot & May Hashem repay you
with Beriut, Beracha, Mazal, & Hatzlacha in the future

*** 

SHABBAT

Shabbat Times

לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשע

Summer
Timetable 5779
2019

מוצאי
שבת

ערבית

)מוצ"ש(

שקיעה

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

10:59

10:50

9:40

8:57

9:27

8:39

7:56

7:40

28/29 June

שלח (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.
)


Youth Club 4:00 pm

Avot Ubanim 5:00 pm

Mincha 6:00 pm

Followed by
Shiur

*****

Anyone wishing
to donate a Kiddush Please email Moorlanenews

****

Q
& A on Parashat Shelach

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

  1. Why is the portion about the meraglim written immediately after the portion about Miriam's tzara'at?
    13:2 – To show the evil of the meraglim (spies), that they saw Miriam punished for lashon hara (negative speech) yet failed to take a lesson from it.
  2. To what was Moshe referring when he asked the meraglim "Are there trees in the land"?
    13:20 – Were there any righteous people in the land whose merit would "shade" the Canaanites from attack?
  3. Who built Hebron?
    13:22 – Cham.
  4. Which fruits did the meraglim bring back?
    13:23 – A cluster of grapes, a pomegranate and a fig.
  5. How many people carried the grape cluster?
    13:23 – Eight.
  6. Why did G-d shorten the meraglim's journey?
    13:25 – G-d knew the Jews would sin and be punished with a year's wandering for each day of the spies' mission. So He shortened the journey to soften the decree.
  7. Why did the meraglim begin by saying the land is "flowing with milk and honey"?
    13:27 – Any lie which doesn't start with an element of truth won't be believed. Therefore, they began their false report with a true statement.
  8. Why did the meraglim list Amalek first among the hostile nations they encountered?
    13:29 – To frighten the Jews. The Jewish People were afraid of Amalek because Amalek had once attacked them.
  9. How did Calev quiet the people?
    13:30 – He fooled them by shouting, "Is this all that the son of Amram did to us?" The people quieted themselves to hear what disparaging thing Calev wished to say about the "son of Amram" (Moshe).
  10. Why did the Land appear to "eat its inhabitants"?
    13:32 – G-d caused many deaths among the Canaanites so they would be preoccupied with burying their dead and not notice the meraglim.
  11. Besides the incident of the meraglim, what other sin led to the decree of 40 years in the desert?
    13:33 – The golden calf.
  12. On what day did Bnei Yisrael cry due to the meraglim's report? How did this affect future generations?
    14:1 – The 9th of Av (Tisha B'av). This date therefore became a day of crying for all future generations: Both Temples were destroyed on this date.
  13. "Don't fear the people of the Land…their defense is departed." (14:9) Who was their chief "defender"?
    14:9 – Iyov.
  14. Calev and Yehoshua praised Eretz Canaan and tried to assure the people that they could be victorious. How did the people respond?
    14:10 – They wanted to stone them.
  15. "How long shall I bear this evil congregation?" G-d is referring to the 10 meraglim who slandered the Land. What halacha do we learn from this verse?
    14:27 – That ten men are considered a congregation.
  16. How is the mitzvah of challa different from other mitzvot associated with Eretz Yisrael?
    15:18 – The obligation to observe other mitzvot associated with Eretz Yisrael began only after the possession and division of the Land. The mitzvah of challa was obligatory immediately upon entering the Land.
  17. What is the minimum amount of challa to be given to a kohen according to Torah Law? Rabbinic Law?
    15:20 – No fixed amount is stated by the Torah. Rabbinic Law requires a household to give 1/24 and a baker to give 1/48.
  18. Verse 15:22 refers to what sin? How does the text indicate this?
    15:22 – Idolatry. "All these commandments" means one transgression which is equal to transgressing all the commandments – i.e. idolatry.
  19. Moshe's doubt regarding the punishment of the mekoshesh etzim (wood-gatherer) was different than his doubt regarding the punishment of the blasphemer. How did it differ?
    15:34 – Moshe knew that the mekoshesh etzim waliable for the death penalty, but not which specific means of death. Regarding the blasphemer, Moshe didn't know if he was liable for the death penalty.
  20. How do the tzitzit remind us of the 613 commandments?
    15:39 – The numerical value of the word tzitzit is 600. Tzitzit have eight threads and five knots. Add these numbers and you get 613.

 

****

Halachot
from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

 מכונת ממתקים ואתרי אינטרנט בשבת

שאלה: האם
מותר להניח מערב שבת בשכונה של גויים, מכונת אוטומט למכירת ממתקים ומשקאות וכיוצא
בזה, אף על פי שידוע שתושבי המקום מכניסים בשבת מטבע למכונה, בכדי לרכוש מוצרים
שונים, או שיש בזה איסור
?

תשובה: הנה ביארנו כבר שמצד עצם הפעלת המכונה בערב שבת בודאי שאין איסור
כלל, אף שהיא ממשיכה פעולתה בשבת, שהרי שביום השבת עצמו היהודי אינו עושה כל מלאכה
האסורה
. ולפי זה לכאורה היה נראה שיש להקל גם כן להפעיל
מכונת אוטומט מערב שבת, אף על פי שבשבת יבואו אנשים גויים (שאינם מצווים על שמירת
שבת) לקנות ממנה מוצרים
.

אלא שלענין מכונה כזו יש לדון מצד חשש איסור
אחר, שבעצם יום השבת עושה בעל המכונה פעולה אסורה. מפני שמבואר בשלחן ערוך בחלק
חושן משפט (סי' ר ס"ג), "כליו של אדם בכל מקום שיש רשות לאדם להניחם,
קונים לו, וכל שנכנסו לתוך כליו קנה קנין גמור". וכגון, חפץ שאינו שייך לאף
אחד, שנפל לתוך כלי של אדם במקום שיש לו רשות להניח את כליו  שם, מיד נעשה
אותו חפץ שייך לבעל הכלי, מפני שכליו של אדם הם כמו ידיו לענין זה שיקנה בהם מה
שיבא לידו. ואם כן לכאורה הוא הדין לעניננו, שהואיל ומכונת האוטומט שייכת לבעל
המכונה, והיא ניצבת ברחוב על פי רשיון הממשלה הנותנת רשות לבעל המכונה, אם כן כל
מטבע המוכנס למכונה בשבת, מיד הוא שייך לבעל המכונה, ויש בזה איסור מדין איסור
עשיית מקח וממכר בשבת, שהרי אסור לקנות ולמכור ביום השבת
.

אלא שגם מצד זה כתב מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף
זצ"ל, שאין לחוש לאיסור עשיית מקח וממכר כלל
, הואיל ובעל
המכונה אינו עושה כלום, ולא שייך איסור מיקח וממכר בדבר כזה. רק כתב שיש להקל בזה
דוקא באופן שלא ידוע למי שייכת המכונה, שאם יודעים כולם שהיא שייכת ליהודי, אין
להקל בזה. והביא שכעין זה כתב בשו"ת מהר"ם שיק
, בדבר יהודי
המשתתף במכרז בערב שבת, והשופטים הגויים פעמים רבות שהם יושבים ומחליטים בעצם יום
השבת מי הוא הזוכה במכרז, ולפעמים יהיו התוצאות שהיהודי זכה במכרז. כתב
המהר"ם שיק, נראה לעניות דעתי שהדבר פשוט שמותר, שהרי כל מלאכות של תורה אדם
רשאי להתחיל בהם מערב שבת, באופן שמלאכה נגמרת מאליה
(כמו שביארנו). ואם כן הוא הדין לנדונינו, שמותר להשאיר מכונה כזו פועלת
בשבת, על מנת שיקנו ממנה הגויים בעצם יום השבת. ומכל מקום, הרוצה לחוש לדברי
האוסרים בזה, יעשה תנאי, שאינו חפץ לקנות מה שיחול המקח, אלא רק במוצאי שבת, שכן
כליו של אדם אינם קונים לו בעל כרחו, והואיל והוא מתנה שאינו רוצה לזכות במקח אלא
במוצאי שבת, ממילא לא יחול המקח אלא בצאת השבת, שאז בודאי שאין בכך איסור
.

ונראה שהוא הדין לאתרי אינטרנט המוכרים מוצרים
בשבת, שלא ידוע מי הוא בעל האתר, וגם המשתמשים בו הם גויים, שמותר להניחם פועלים
בשבת, שכן היהודי אינו עושה כל מלאכה האסורה בשבת. (ומכל מקום אין להקיש מכאן לכל
מקרה ומקרה, כי יש חילוקים רבים בזה, ועל כל מקרה יש לעשות שאלת חכם
).

ולסיכום: מותר
מעיקר הדין להניח מערב שבת, מכונה אוטומטית לממכר מוצרים בשבת, במקום שרובו גויים,
באופן שלא ידוע לציבור מי הוא בעל המכונה. והרוצה להחמיר בזה, יעשה תנאי בפירוש,
שאינו רוצה לזכות במקח אלא במוצאי שבת. והוא הדין לאתרי אינטרנט המוכרים מוצרים
בשבת, ולא ידוע מי הוא בעל האתר, וגם אין שום צורך לתפעלו בשבת, והגולשים בו הם
גויים, שאין חיוב להפסיק פעולתו מערב שבת
.

ובדרך אגב נציין, שנשאל מרן הרב זצ"ל, לגבי
אתר
"הלכה יומית", שלצערינו
הרב לעתים מזומנות מתקבלות בו בעצם יום השבת בקשות למנוי ל
"הלכה
יומית
"
שבו. והשאלה היתה אם יש להיענות
לבקשות אלו, שהרי נמצא שמי שחילל שבת בעצם הבקשה, יהנה ממעשה שבת כשיקבל את
ההלכות. אלא שאם נתעלם מהבקשה, יפסידו אותם האנשים זכות תלמוד תורה שתהיה להם באם
נענה לבקשתם. ותשובת מרן זצ"ל היתה, שלא נתעלם מהבקשות, ונשלח לאנשים את
ההלכות, בתקוה שמאור התורה יחזירם למוטב, ויזכו כולם לשמור שבת כהלכתה, ובזכות זה
נזכה לביאת משיח צדקינו במהרה בימינו. אמן
.

Operating Vending
Machines and Websites on Shabbat

Question: May one place an automatic snack or soda
machine in a non-Jewish neighborhood on Erev Shabbat even if one is certain
that the residents of this neighborhood will put money into the machine in
order to purchase an items on Shabbat or is this forbidden?

Answer: We have already explained above, that in terms of leaving a machine on
before the onset of Shabbat, there is no prohibition to do so, for the
individual is not performing any forbidden work on Shabbat itself. It seems
that the same law should apply to turning on automatic vending machines on Erev
Shabbat although non-Jews (who are not obligated to observe Shabbat) will come
and purchase merchandise from these machines on Shabbat.

However, there is another
prohibition which may apply to such vending machines which may cause the owner
of these machines to transgress a prohibition on Shabbat. Maran Ha’Shulchan
Aruch (Choshen Mishpat, Chapter 200, Section 3) states: “An individual’s
vessels acquire [any object] for him anywhere one has permission to leave them;
as soon as any object enters one’s vessels, one has acquired them completely.”
For instance, if an ownerless object falls into one’s vessel in a place where
the owner of the vessel has permission to leave it, this object immediately
belongs to the owner of the vessel, for one’s vessels are like his hands in
that one will acquire anything that comes within them. It seems that this idea
should apply here as well, for since the automatic vending machine belongs to
its owner and one it stands in the street because one has a permit from the
local municipality to place it there, any money inserted into the machine
immediately belongs to the owner of the vending machine and this constitutes
the prohibition of conducting monetary transactions on Shabbat.

Nevertheless, even with regards to
this issue, Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l writes that this does not
constitute the prohibition of performing monetary transactions on Shabbat, for
the owner of the vending machine is not actually performing any action. On the
other hand, Maran zt”l writes that there is only room for leniency in
this regard when people are not aware whom this machine belongs to, for if
everyone knows that this machine belongs to a Jew, there is no longer room for
leniency. Indeed the Maharam Schick deals with a similar issue where Jews
participated in a public bid on Erev Shabbat and many times, the non-Jewish
judges deliberated on Shabbat who should win the tender. Several times, Jews
would be granted the tender on Shabbat. The Maharam Schick writes that it seems
to him that this is completely permissible, for one may begin any
biblically-forbidden work before the onset of Shabbat as long as the forbidden
work will conclude on its own. The same would seem to apply here in that it is
permissible to leave these machines to operate in order for non-Jews to
purchase items from these vending machines on Shabbat. Nevertheless, if one
wishes to be concerned with the more stringent opinions, one may specifically
stipulate that he only wishes to acquire whatever money is inserted into the
machine on Shabbat after Shabbat has concluded, for one’s vessels cannot
acquire objects for him against his will. Since one specifically stipulates
that he does not wish to acquire the money until Motza’ei Shabbat, this is
certainly permissible, for the transaction will only be complete after the
conclusion of Shabbat.

It seems that it is likewise
permissible to allow websites where one sells merchandise to continue to
operate on Shabbat as long the owner of the website is unknown and the
customers making the purchase on Shabbat are non-Jews, for the Jewish owner is
not performing any form of forbidden work on Shabbat. Nevertheless, one should
not draw an analogy from this to all other situations, for there are many
details involved here and one must consult a competent halachic
authority regarding each individual scenario.

Summary: According to the letter of the law, one
may place an automatic vending machine in a non-Jewish neighborhood before
Shabbat when the public is unaware whom the machine belongs to. If one wishes
to act stringently, one should stipulate before Shabbat that one wishes to
acquire the money inserted into the machine, hence completing the transaction,
until Shabbat has concluded. Similarly, one may allow a website with
merchandise for sale to continue to operate on Shabbat provided the owner of
the website is unknown, the customers are non-Jewish, and the website requires
no maintenance on Shabbat.

As a side note, we have asked
Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l regarding our very own website, “Halacha Yomit,”
that many times, unfortunately, we receive requests for subscriptions to
receive the “Halacha Yomit” by email on Shabbat itself. The question was
whether or not to honor these requests, for this will cause the individual who
desecrated Shabbat by sending the subscription request to benefit directly from
this Shabbat desecration by receiving the daily Halachot. On the other hand, if
we were to ignore these requests, these individuals would lose the merit of
Torah study that they may have enjoyed, were we to honor their request. Maran zt”l
instructed us not to ignore these requests and send Halachot to these individuals
with the hope that the light of the Torah would help them return to the correct
path and to observe the holy Shabbat properly. In this merit, may we all merit
greeting our righteous Mashiach, speedily and in our days, Amen.

 

****

Shabbat Shalom


moorlanenews@gmail.com


Please feel free to ask us any questions or requests you may need through this e-mail. We will get back to you, bli neder, asap.

Please send us any announcement you would like to make through our e-mail before Wednesday morning, if possible, unless there is a Yom Tob. Exceptions will be made for late entries

Be advised that we will only announce your simcha when you give us permission to do so

If you no longer wish to receive further emails from moorlanenews please reply with the word "unsubscribe".

Thank you, Hatzlacha & all the best