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Q
& A on Parashat Vayera

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

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

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Halachot
from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

 ארון קודש בלי פרוכת

שאלה: בית כנסת שיש בו ארון קודש
מפואר ביותר, ועתה באים לצפותו בזהב, כולו אומר כבוד, האם מותר להסיר את הפרוכת
מעל ארון הקודש, להראות יופיו לקהל המתפללים
?

תשובה: ראשית, אין ספק שעצם המעשה ליפות ולהדר את ארון
הקודש, הוא מצוה רבה, וכמו שאמרו חז"ל (בשבת קלג:), "זה אלי
ואנוהו", התנאה לפניו במצוות. עשֵה סוכה נאה, לולב נאה, ציצית נאה, ספר תורה
נאה, בדיו נאה, וכורכו בשיראים נאים
.

ובמסכת
יומא (ע.) אמרו, שבזמן שבית המקדש היה קיים, כל אחד ואחד היה מביא ספר התורה
מביתו, וקורא בו ברבים, להראות חזותו לרבים. ופירש רש"י, להראות נויו של ספר
התורה, ותפארת בעליו, שטרח להתנאות במצוה. שנאמר "זה אלי ואנוהו
.

ואף
כאן, כתב מרן רבינו עובדיה יוסף שליט"א, (בשו"ת יחוה דעת חלק ו סימן ט
), שנכון להראות חזותו
ויופיו של ארון הקודש המפואר בשעה שגוללים את הפרוכת ופותחים את דלתות הארון
להוצאת ספר תורה והכנסתו
.

אבל
להסיר את הפרוכת מעל ארון הקודש לגמרי, לא נכון לעשות כן, כי באמת המנהג שנהגו בכל
תפוצות ישראל לפרוס פרוכת על ארון הקודש, הוזכר בדברי התוספות (מגילה כו
סע"ב), ואינו לשם נוי בלבד, אלא על דרך שנאמר בתורה (שמות כו לג),
"והבדילה הפרוכת לכם בין הקודש ובין קודש הקדשים". (ובכמה בתי כנסת של
ספרדים נוהגים לפרוס עוד פרוכת מבפנים לדלתות הארון, וכמו שכתב בשו"ת ישכיל
עבדי חלק ד חלק אורח חיים סימן ז
).

וכן
מבואר בשו"ת זרע אמת חלק א
(חלק
אורח חיים סימן כו), שאפילו אם ארון הקודש נאה ביותר, והוא נראה יפה בלא פרוכת
יותר מאשר עם פרוכת, מכל מקום לא נכון להסיר הפרוכת מעל ארון הקודש, לפי שמנהג
פריסת הפרוכת אינו רק לנוי וליופי, אלא הוא על שם מה שנאמר "והבדילה הפרוכת
לכם בין הקודש ובין קודש הקדשים". וגם על דרך כיסוי כלי הקודש. וכן כתב
בשו"ת תרומת הדשן (סימן סח), שהפרוכת התלויה לפני ארון הקודש היא לצניעות
.

ולפי
זה גם אם ארון הקודש נאה יותר בלי הפרוכת, אין לשנות ממנהג ישראל הפשוט בכל ישראל
ומיוסד על אדני פז
.

ועוד
הוסיף מרן שליט"א, שטעם פריסת הפרוכת, מפני שארון הקודש קדושתו חמורה ביותר
שהוא תשמיש קדושה, ואילו הפרוכת היא "תשמיש דתשמיש" של קדושה, ואין ראוי
שיזונו הקהל את עיניהם מקדושת הארון עצמו כל הזמן. והביא ראיות לדבריו
.

והנה
ידוע ומפורסם שמנהג ישראל תורה הוא (תוספות מנחות כ:), ולכן אין לשלוח יד לשנות
ממנהגי ישראל. וכבר האריך הגאון מהר"י קולון בתשובה (שרש ט) להוכיח מהגמרא
(תענית כח:) שאין לבטל שום מנהג. ושכן כתב רבינו יצחק אבן גיאת, שאין לשנות ממנהג
המקום אפילו למנהג אחר טוב ממנו
. ע"ש.
וכן כתבו עוד מגדולי הפוסקים. והגאון רבי יהודה עייאש בספר מטה יהודה חלק ב (סימן
תקפב, דף לו ע"א, בד"ה מלך), כתב, שאין לשנות ממנהגי ישראל כלל וכלל,
וכל המשנה ידו על התחתונה ואינו אלא טועה, ונקרא פורץ גדר, מפני שכל מנהג ומנהג יש
לו שורש וצינור למעלה. וכן כתב עוד בספרו שו"ת בית יהודה
(חלק אורח חיים סימן ס),
שכל הרבנים אשר הנהיגו את קהלותיהם על פי התורה
, היו נזהרים שלא לשנות ממנהגי ישראל כלל, והיו טורחים
לקיים המנהג ומעמידים ומחזקים אותו בדבר המעמיד שאפילו באלף לא בטל
.

לפיכך
אף בנידון שלנו, סיים מרן שליט"א, יש להשאיר את המנהג של פריסת הפרוכת על
ארון הקודש על כנו, אף אם הארון עצמו נאה ומפואר ביותר. וכן בבית הכנסת של מרן
שליט"א
, מכוסה
הארון בפרוכת, כמנהג ישראל מימים ימימה

 

An Aron Kodesh without a Curtain

Question: If a synagogue has a truly
elegant Aron Kodesh (holy ark where Sifrei Torah are stored) which the members
now wish to plate with gold, will it be permissible to remove the curtain
covering the Aron in order to show its beauty to all of the worshippers? 

Answer: Firstly, the act of enhancing and beautifying the Aron Kodesh is
certainly a great Mitzvah, as our Sages tell us (Shabbat 133b), “This is my G-d
and I shall beautify Him,” one achieves this by beautifying His Mitzvot: Make a
beautiful Sukkah, take a beautiful Lulav, tie beautiful Tzitzit, and write a
beautiful Sefer Torah with nice ink and cover it with beautiful cloth. 

The Gemara in Masechet Yoma (70a) states that when the Bet Hamikdash stood,
every person would bring his own Sefer Torah from his house and read from it in
public in order to show off its appearance in public. Rashi (ibid.) explains
this to mean that he would show of the beauty of the Sefer Torah and the glory
of its owner who troubled himself to beatify the Mitzvot, as the verse states,
“This is my G-d and I shall beautify Him.” 

Similarly, Maran Harav Ovadia Yosef Shlit”a writes (in his Responsa Yechave
Da’at, Volume 6, Chapter 9) that it is correct to show off the beauty of the
Aron Kodesh when the curtain is pulled aside and the doors of the Aron are
opened to remove the Sefer Torah. 

Nevertheless, it is improper to completely remove the curtain covering the Aron
Kodesh, for the wide-spread custom of covering the Aron Kodesh with a curtain
is indeed mentioned in the Tosafot (Megillah 26b). It is not only a matter of
beauty, rather, this is actually based on the verse (Shemot 26, 33), “And the
curtain shall separate for you between the Holy and the Holy of Holies.” (Some
Sephardic communities customarily hang another curtain on the inside of the
doors of the Aron Kodesh, as is quoted by the Responsa Yaskil Avdi, Volume 4,
Orach Chaim, Chapter 7). 

Similarly, the Responsa Zera Emet, Volume 1 (Orach Chaim, Chapter 26) writes
that even if the Aron Kodesh is especially magnificent and looks nicer without
a curtain than with one, the curtain should nevertheless not be removed from
the Aron Kodesh, for the custom of hanging a curtain is not merely for
aesthetic purposes; rather, it is based on the verse, “And the curtain shall
separate for you between the Holy and between the Holy of Holies.” It is also
similar to the coverings of the holy vessels. The Responsa Terumat Ha’Deshen
(Chapter 68) writes similarly that the curtain hung on the Aron Kodesh is made
for modesty. 

Based on this, even if the Aron Kodesh is more beautiful without a curtain, the
prevalent Jewish custom among all communities should not be changed. 

Maran Shlit”a adds that that the reason for hanging a curtain is because the
sanctity of the Aron Kodesh is extremely great since it is a “primary service
to a holy item” while the curtain is merely “secondary service to a holy
vessel” (since it serves the Aron which serves the Sefer Torah). It is not
correct that the congregants be able to feast their eyes on the sanctity of the
Aron Kodesh at all times. He proceeds to brings sources for this matter. 

It is well-known that a custom of the entire Jewish nation has the status of
Torah law (see Tosafot Menachot 20b) and it is therefore forbidden to change
customs accepted by the entire Jewish nation. Indeed, Rabbeinu Yosef Cologne
writes lengthily (Chapter 9) to prove from the Gemara (Ta’anit 28b) that one
may not nullify any custom. Similarly, Rabbeinu Yitzchak ibn Giat writes that
one may not change any custom, even if one is doing so to enact a better custom
in its place. Other great Poskim write likewise. Hagaon Harav Yehuda Ayash
writes in his Sefer Mateh Yehuda, Volume 2 (Chapter 582, page 36a) that no
Jewish custom should be changed and anyone who does so is considered a
fence-breacher, for every custom has a Heavenly root. He writes likewise in his
Responsa Bet Yehuda (Orach Chaim, Chapter 60) that all rabbis who have led
their communities based on the Torah were always very careful not to change any
Jewish customs in the least; on the contrary, they would always search to
strengthen the observance of the custom as best they could. 

Thus, regarding our case as well, Maran Shlit”a concludes that the custom of
hanging a curtain on the Aron Kodesh should remain intact, even if the Aron is
more beautiful without it. This is indeed the case in Maran Shlit”a’s synagogue
where the Aron Kodesh is covered with a curtain, in accordance with this
age-old Jewish custom

פרוכת שרקום עליה צורת אריות
מצדי לוחות הברית

שאלה: פרוכת שרקום עליה צורת אריות משני צידי לוחות הברית,
האם מותר לעשותה ולתלותה על ארון הקודש מבחוץ
?

תשובה: הנושא עליו נסובה השאלה, מורכב,
ולא נביא כאן אלא מקצת מדברי הפוסקים בזה
.

כתב
האור זרוע (מסכת עבודה זרה סימן רג), מעשה בקולוניא (שם מקום), שציירו צורת אריות
בחלונות של בית הכנסת, והורה רבינו אליקים להסירן, שהרי נאמר
"לא תעשה לך פסל וכל
תמונה". ועוד, שכשמתפללים ושוחין (משתחוים) כנגד הצורות האלה, נראה כמי ששוחה
לצורות. ויש בדבר איסור. וכתב על זה האור זרוע: וזכורני, שבימי חורפי, ראיתי שהיו
מציירים בבית הכנסת עופות ושאר חיות, ודנתי שאסור לעשות כן, שמחמת שנותן לבו ליופי
הצורות, אינו מכוין בתפלתו. והביא ראיות לדבריו
.

ומרן
הבית יוסף (יורה דעה סימן קמא), דחה דברי רבינו אליקים. וכתב שאין בדבר איסור מן
הדין, אלא בצורת אדם בולטת (שנראים כל פניו. אבל אם נראה רק חצי מצד הפנים, גם כן
אין בדבר איסור. כמו שהורה מרן שליט"א לגבי קמעין שעשו עם דמות פניו של רבי
יצחק כדורי לפני כחמש עשרה שנה). אבל בצורה של אריה וכדומה, אין בדבר איסור
.

אולם
מרן הבית יוסף עצמו, בתשובתו שבשו"ת אבקת רוכל (סימן סג), האריך בנדון זה
, וכתב שאין לעשות כן.
כלומר, אין לעשות צורות של אריות וכדומה על הפרוכת או על היכל הקודש עצמו, וכתב
שבאמת ראוי לכל מי שנגע יראת ה' בלבו למחות בתוקף על זה, להסיר צורת אריות שבבית
הכנסת, בפרט שיש בדבר חשד, שנראה כאילו הציבור משתחוים לצורות האריות שבבית הכנסת.
ועל כל פנים בבית הכנסת שהוא מקום מקדש מעט, אין לעשות צורות כאלה
.

והגאון
מרן החיד"א
(בספר
שיורי ברכה יורב דעה סימן קמא) הביא בשם גאון אחד, שהדבר פשוט שבבית הכנסת או בבית
המדרש שמתפללים שם בקביעות, אסור להשהות צורות אריות. וכתב שהמורה להתיר בזה עתיד
ליתן את הדין
.

ולמעשה
מנהג ארץ ישראל, כפי שהובא בדברי הפוסקים, היה להמנע לגמרי מעשיית צורות בבית
הכנסת. והגאון רבי שמואל הלר, שהיה רב בעיר צפת, האריך בקונטרס מיוחד בענין זה,
אודות עולים חדשים שבאו מארצות אירופה ואשכנז, שציירו על דלתות ארון הקודש של בית
הכנסת האר"י בצפת, צורות בולטות של אריה וצבי, והעלה שהעיקר להלכה לאסור בזה,
בפרט כאן בארץ ישראל שכל הספרדים החמירו בזה, ולכן אף הבאים מאשכנז עליהם להחמיר
כמנהג המקום
.

ולסיכום, לאחר אריכות בנושא, כתב מרן שליט"א
(שו"ת יחוה דעת ח"ג סימן סב), שיש לאסור לתלות פרוכת שמצוייר עליה
אריות, על ההיכל של ארון הקודש. וכתב שרבני ישראל נקראים לדרוש ברבים על כך, ולדבר
על לב הגבאים בבתי הכנסת להסיר צורות אלה, ולפרסם שלא ימשיכו לעשות פרוכות כאלה,
ולמוכיחים ינעם, ועליהם תבא ברכת טוב

A Curtain Covering an Aron Kodesh with the Form of Lions
Alongside the Ten Commandments Embroidered onto it

Question: Is it permissible to order a
curtain embroidered with the image of lions standing on either side of the Ten
Commandments and hang it up on the outside of the Aron Kodesh? 

Answer: The subject matter that this question is based on is quite
complicated and involved and we shall therefore discuss only some of the words
of the Poskim as they apply here. 

The Ohr Zarua (Masechet Avodah Zara, Chapter 203) writes that there was an
incident in Cologne where images of lions were drawn on the windows of the
synagogue and Rabbeinu Elyakim ruled that they must be removed based on the
verse, “You shall not make for yourself a statue or any image.” Furthermore,
when the congregation prays and bows while facing these images, it seems as if
they are bowing to the images and this is forbidden. The Ohr Zarua adds: “I
remember that when I was younger, they would draw forms of birds and other
animals in the synagogue and I ruled that this is forbidden, for this would
cause people to pay attention to the beauty of the images and not to
concentrate on their prayer.” He brings sources to support his view. 

Maran Ha’Bet Yosef (Yoreh De’ah, Chapter 141) rejects Rabbeinu Elyakim’s
opinion and writes that the only true prohibition applies to a protruding human
figure (whose entire face can be seen; however, if only half of the face can be
seen, this is likewise not prohibited). However, the forms of lions and the
like are not forbidden. 

On the other hand, Maran Ha’Bet Yosef himself in his Responsa Avkat Rochel
(Chapter 63) writes lengthily about this matter and writes that one should not
make forms or images of lions and the like on the curtain of the Aron Kodesh or
on the Aron Kodesh itself. He adds that one who is truly G-d-fearing should
protest vehemently until the images of the lions are removed from the
synagogue, especially because there is concern that it may seem that the
congregation is bowing to the images of these lions. In any event, these forms
should not be made in a synagogue which is considered a “Miniature Bet Hamikdash.” 

Maran Ha’Chida (in his Sefer Shiyurei Beracha, Yoreh De’ah, Chapter 141) quotes
a certain Gaon who writes that it is obvious that one may not allow such images
of lions in synagogues or Batei Midrash (Houses of Study) where people pray on
a regular basis. He adds that anyone who rules leniently on this matter will
have to give reckoning before Hashem for this. 

Halachically speaking, the custom in Israel was to completely abstain from
making any images in the synagogue, as is quoted in the works of the Poskim.
Hagaon Harav Shmuel Heller, a rabbi in Tzefat, writes lengthily on this matter
in a special pamphlet dedicated to this topic. Regarding new immigrants to
Israel from Germany and other places in Europe who drew protruding forms of
lions and deer on the Aron Kodesh of the Ari
z”l’s synagogue in Tzefat, he
writes that according to the letter of the law, this is forbidden, especially
in Israel where Sephardic Jews had ruled stringently on this law. Thus, even
those who had emigrated from Ashkenazi countries were obligated to follow the
more stringent view in accordance with the pre-established custom of the place. 


Summary: After dealing with this matter extensively, Maran Shlit”a
writes (in his Responsa Yechave Da’at, Volume 3, Chapter 62) that it is
forbidden to hand a curtain embroidered with images of lions on the Aron
Kodesh. He adds that rabbis in Israel and all over the world for that matter
must raise public awareness about this issue, convince the caretakers of
synagogues to remove such curtains and other such forms around the synagogue,
and to no longer produce such curtains with these images

 

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Siyum on Seder Zeraim. 
This will take place next Thur 14th Nov at 7pm in the hall. 
Please, can those who have undertaken learning for this complete it by then.

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The
Avrechim of the Kollel are able to learn with the Kahal 

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Arbit at 7.30 pm every evening

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SHABBAT

Shabbat Times

לוח זמני תפלה
לחורף
תש"פ

Winter
Timetable 5780 – 2019/20

 

מוצאי שבת

ערבית )מוצ"ש(

שקיעה

מנחה שבת

סוף זמן קריאת שמע

הדלקת נרות

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Minha

Shema before

Candle Lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

 

 

5:15

5:10

4:21

3:45

9:37

4:08

4:08

8/9 Nov

לך לך

 

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Q
& A on Parashat Lech Lecha

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

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

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Halachot
from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

  

דין הזכרת
משיב הרוח

מתחילין לומר "משיב הרוח"
"
משיב הרוח ומוריד
הגשם", הוא שבח להשם יתברך, שאנו אומרים אותו בימות החורף, בתפלת העמידה,
בברכת "מחיה המתים". וכפי שמופיע בכל הסידורים
.

מתחילין לומר "משיב הרוח
ומוריד הגשם" החל מתפילת מוסף של חג שמחת תורה, והזכרה זו, אינה שאלה ובקשה
על הגשם, אלא היא שבח להשם יתברך, ולכן הזכרה זו נקראת "גבורות גשמים",
שמדברת מענין גבורותיו של השם יתברך בעולמו
.

אבל שאלת "טל ומטר" שבברכת השנים,
(כלומר, בברכת ברך עלינו, או ברכנו, שאומרים "ותן טל ומטר לברכה"), היא
בקשה מהשם יתברך על הגשם. וישנם כמה הבדלים בהלכה, בין הזכרת גבורות גשמים שבברכת
"אתה גבור", לבין שאלת טל ומטר שבברכת השנים
, והשינוי הראשון
הוא, שמזכירין גבורות גשמים, כבר מתפילת מוסף של שמחת תורה
, ואילו שאלת
גשמים, אינה אלא מליל שבעה במרחשון כפי שיתבאר בהלכות הבאות
.

מדוע מזכירים משיב הרוח בברכת מחיה המתים?
אמרו בגמרא (ברכות לג.), שמזכירין
גבורות גשמים ("משיב הרוח") בברכת "אתה גבור", שהיא ברכת
"מחיה המתים", משום שהיא ברכה על תחיית המתים, ומתוך שירידת גשמים שקולה
כנגד תחיית המתים, לפיכך קבעוה בתחיית המתים. ושאלת גשמים ("ותן טל ומטר
לברכה"), קבעו בברכת השנים, משום שברכת השנים היא ברכה על פרנסה, וירידת
גשמים גם היא ענין פרנסה לעולם
.

מי ששכח להזכיר "משיב הרוח ומוריד הגשם"
מי ששכח להזכיר משיב הרוח ומוריד
הגשם, ונזכר לאחר שסיים את ברכת "מחיה המתים", יש לבאר, האם עליו לחזור
לתחילת תפלת העמידה ולהתפלל שנית, או שהוא רשאי להמשיך בתפלתו. והנה הדין בזה הוא
תלוי, שאם אמר "מוריד הטל" במקום
"משיב הרוח
ומוריד הגשם (כפי מנהג הספרדים בימות הקיץ), אינו חוזר לראש התפלה. כיון שאמר
"מוריד הטל
".

אבל אם לא הזכיר כלל, לא "מוריד הטל",
ולא "משיב הרוח", (כפי מנהג חלק מעדות האשכנזים בימות הקיץ), ונזכר
בטעותו מיד לאחר שסיים את ברכת "מחיה המתים", עליו לומר מיד "משיב
הרוח ומוריד הגשם", ואחר כך ימשיך בברכת "אתה קדוש". ואם התחילה
כבר בברכת "אתה קדוש", ונזכר שלא אמר "משיב הרוח", הרי אין לו
תקנה
, ועליו לחזור שוב לראש התפלה.

The Laws of Mentioning “Mashiv Ha’Ruach”

We Begin Reciting “Mashiv Ha’Ruach
Mashiv Ha’Ruach U’Morid Ha’Geshem” is a praise we recite to
Hashem during the winter months within the “Mechayeh Ha’Metim” blessing
of the Amidah as is printed in all Siddurim.

We begin reciting “Mashiv Ha’Ruach U’Morid Ha’Geshem
in the Mussaf prayer of Simchat Torah (outside of Israel from Shemini Atzeret).
This recitation does not constitute a request or plea for rain; rather, it is
merely meant as praise to Hashem and is therefore dubbed, “Powers of Rain.” The
actual request for dew and rain can be found in the ninth blessing of the
Amidah prayer referred to as the “Blessing of the Years” (Barech Aleinu). There
are several halachic differences between mentioning the “Powers of Rain” in the
second blessing of the Amidah prayer entitled, “Ata Gibor,” and the
actual request for dew and rain in the ninth blessing. Firstly, whereas we
begin mentioning the “Powers of Rain” from Mussaf of Shemini Atzeret, we do not
actually request dew and rain until the night of the Seventh of Marcheshvan
(outside of Israel from the night of the Fifth of December), as we shall
discuss in following Halachot.

Why is “Mashiv Ha’Ruach” Mentioned in the “Mechayeh
Ha’Metim
” Blessing?

The Gemara (Berachot 33a) states that we mention the “Powers of Rain” in the
“Ata Gibor” blessing for this blessing deals with the Resurrection of the Dead
and since rainfall is tantamount to The Resurrection, our Sages thus
established this sentence to be mentioned in the blessing dealing with The Resurrection.
Our Sages established the actual request for rain in the “Blessing of the
Years,” for this is a blessing regarding one’s livelihood and rainfall is a
matter of sustenance for the entire world.

One Who Forgets to Mention “Mashiv Ha’Ruach
If one forgets to recite “Mashiv Ha’Ruach” and becomes aware of his
mistake only after concluding the “Mechayeh Ha’Metim” blessing, we must
analyze whether one must return to the beginning of the Amidah prayer and begin
it again or may one continue his prayer as usual. This law indeed depends on
one important factor: If one inserted “Morid Ha’Tal” instead of “Mashiv
Ha’Ruach
” (as is the Sephardic custom during the summer months), one would
not return to the beginning of the Amidah prayer since one has said “Morid
Ha’Tal
.” 

However, if one mentioned neither “Mashiv Ha’Ruach
nor “Morid Ha’Tal” (which is indeed customary among several Ashkenazi
communities during the summer months), if one has not yet begun the “Ata
Kadosh
” blessing, one should recite “Mashiv Ha’Ruach U’Morid Ha’Geshem
between the “Mechayeh Ha’Metim” and “Ata Kadosh” blessings and
then just continue his prayer as usual. If, however, one has already begun the
Ata Kadosh” blessing and only then realizes his mistake, one must begin
his Amida prayer anew.

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Newsletter Parashat Noach

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Shacharit time during the week is for Hodu 

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Mazal Tov

to 

Eli & Sima 

Shoshana

on celebrating the 

Bar Mitzva of their son

Netanel 

May he grow in Torah Mitzvot Umaasim Tovim

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Mazal Tov

to 

Mordechai & Michal Maman

on the safe arrival 

of their new baby boy

Sheyizke Laberit Bizmana latorah lachupa ulemaasim tovim


Special Mazal Tov

To our dear friends

Vidal & Annette Maman

on their new grandson


Mazal tov

to both families on this Simcha


Berit Mila

will Beezrat Hashem take place

Tomorrow in Moor Lane

Shacharit 7:00 am

Berit 8:00 am

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RETURNS
THIS WEEK
6:30 pm
(1 hour after Motzae Shabbat)
Parents are encouraged to come & bond with their child in Torah

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SHABBAT

Shabbat Times

לוח זמני תפלה לחורף תש"פ

Winter
Timetable 5780 – 2019/20

 

מוצאי שבת

ערבית )מוצ"ש(

שקיעה

מנחה שבת

סוף זמן קריאת שמע

הדלקת נרות

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Sunset

Minha

Shema before

Candle Lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

 

 

5:27

5:20

4:34

3:55

9:30

4:22

4:22

1/2 Nov

נח

  

Shabbat Services

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Q
& A on Parashat Noach

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

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

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Halachot
from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

Thursday night is the Nachala of Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef ZTz'l

מרן רבינו
עובדיה יוסף זצוק"ל – 

מחר יום שישי ג' מר חשוון, הוא היום בו נסתלק
מעלינו מרן אבינו רועינו רבינו עובדיה יוסף זכר צדיק לברכה, ועלינו להזכיר מדבריו,
כי כולנו שותים בצמא את אמרותיו
.

בהספד שנשא מרן רבינו זצ"ל לאחר פטירת מורו
ורבו הגאון רבי עזרא עטיה זצ"ל, ראש ישיבת פורת יוסף, הזכיר מרן זצ"ל את
דברי רבותינו בגמרא במסכת סנהדרין (דף צב
.), "כל המלמד
תורה בעולם הזה, זוכה ומלמדה לעולם הבא, שנאמר, וּמַרְוֶה גַּם הוּא יוֹרֶה".
והקשה על כך מרן זצ"ל, שלכאורה מהי המעלה המיוחדת שיש לאדם בכך שיזכה ללמד
תורה לעולם הבא
?

והסביר זאת על פי דברי רבותינו בגמרא (עבודה זרה
דף ה.), אמר ריש לקיש, בואו ונחזיק טובה לאבותינו, שאלמלא חטאו בעגל, אנו נחשבים
כמי שלא באו לעולם. ופירש רש"י
,
שאילו לא חטאו אבותינו במדבר, היו
נשארים חיים וקיימים לעולם, וביחס אליהם
, אין אנו שווים
כלום, שהרי על אנשי דור המדבר נאמר "אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם
וּבְנֵי עֶלְיוֹן כֻּלְּכֶם", שלא היו אמורים למות לעולם
, ורק בגלל חטא העגל, נאמר עליהם "אָכֵן כְּאָדָם
תְּמוּתוּן וּכְאַחַד הַשָּׂרִים תִּפֹּלוּ". נמצא שכל מה שהאחרונים נחשבים גדולים
בדורם, הכל הוא באופן יחסי, מאחר ואותם שקדמו להם כבר נסתלקו לבית עולמם
.

והנה כשהצדיק מן הדורות האחרונים נפטר, ונשמתו
הולכת לגנזי מרומים לעולם הנשמות, ובישיבה של מעלה נמצאים כל התנאים והאמוראים
קדושי עליון הנפלאים בתורתם, והגאונים והפוסקים ראשונים ואחרונים כולם נמצאים שם.
והרי אמרו רבותינו (בעירובין נג.), לבם של הראשונים, כגון רבי עקיבא וחביריו,
כפתחו של אולם, ושל אחרונים, כגון רבי חייא ורבי אושעיה, כפתחו של היכל, ואמר רבי
יוחנן
, "ואנו, כמלוא מחט דיסקית". ואם כן, איך יתכן
שיהיה כח ביד חכם מהדורות האחרונים להשמיע את דברי תורתו בפני גאוני עולם מהדורות
הקודמים
.

אולם הצדיק שטרח כל ימיו ללמד תורה לעם ישראל,
להגדיל תורה ולהאדירה, בבואו לישיבה של מעלה, הקדוש ברוך הוא בכבודו ובעצמו מלמדו
תורה, כאמור "אֲנִי ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ מְלַמֶּדְךָ לְהוֹעִיל, מַדְרִיכֲךָ
בְּדֶרֶךְ תֵּלֵךְ", ומרחיב דעתו בחכמה, עד שיהיה ראוי גם שם ללמד תורה,
ומתקיים בו מה שנאמר, "וַאֲדַבְּרָה בְעֵדֹתֶיךָ נֶגֶד מְלָכִים וְלֹא
אֵבוֹשׁ". נמצא שיש מעלה עצומה למי שזוכה ללמד תורה בשמי מרומים, ועל זה נאמר
"ומרוה גם הוא יורה", כלומר, שאף במקום שנמצאים שם גדולי עולם הענקים
בתורתם, אף על פי כן גם הוא יורה
.

והנה מרן רבינו עובדיה יוסף זצ"ל, תכלית
דרכו בפסיקת ההלכה ובהנהגת הציבור, היתה הידיעה הברורה, שאנו לא נחשבים כלום בפני
רבותינו הקדמונים, ולכן כאשר אדם מבקש דרך בהנהגה או בהלכה, עליו לשאת עיניו אל
ההרים, הם גאוני קדם, התנאים והאמוראים והפוסקים, לשמוע את דבריהם כיצד עליו
לנהוג. ומטעם זה רוב ספרי מרן זצ"ל מלאים זיו בפלפול וחשבון דברי הפוסקים אשר
קדמונו, ולא סמך על סברתו העצמית, לא להקל ולא להחמיר
.

כאשר היה מרן זצ"ל כבן עשרים וארבע שנים,
הושיבו רבו הגאון רבי עזרא עטיה כחבר בבית הדין אשר בראשותו, בצוותא עם הגאון רבי
יהודה שאקו זצ"ל שהיה מגאוני ירושלים
. (ובית דין זה
שישב בו מרן, הוא בית הדין העתיק שישב בירושלים עד לפני כשישים שנה, ובו ישב הגאון
מרן החיד"א ועוד מגדולי רבני ירושלים), וכאשר היתה הפוגה בין דיון לדיון, היה
מרן זצ"ל מנצל את הזמן, ומשמיע לפני רבי עזרא עטיה ורבי יהודה שאקו את
חידושיו ופסקיו, והם היו מחוים דעתם על דבריו. ואמר מרן זצ"ל, "מעולם לא
פסקתי הלכה כדברי, בענין שרבי עזרא עטיה לא הסכים עמי. ואף אם הייתי בטוח שהצדק
עמי, הייתי מבטל דעתי בפני דעתו
".

הא לפניכם גאון עולם הבקי בכל חדרי תורה, שידע
לנכון לעשות לו רב, ולבטל דעתו בפניו
,
ולא לסמוך רק על דעתינו, כי
הראשונים זכו לשמש את אלה שקדמום, ושכלם זך יותר, ועל כן חלילה לנו לחשוב את
עצמינו חכמים יותר מכל אלה שחיו לפנינו
,
אלא עלינו להביט תמיד אליהם,
ולצעוד בדרכם צעד אחר צעד
.

בימים אלה, שבעוונות הרבים החושך יכסה ארץ,
והדברים היסודיים ביותר שאבותינו מסרו עליהם את נפשם, הולכים ומטשטשים, ובפרט כאשר
מבקשים לערוך שינויים ולקדם רפורמות בדת תורתינו הקדושה, עלינו לחזק ולהתחזק,
אשרינו שזכינו שיש לנו אב זקן, שיש לנו על מי להשען בפסיקת ההלכה, שיש לנו לאור מי
ללכת בהנהגת הציבור, נמשיך בעזרת ה' בכל הכח לעסוק בתורה הקדושה בדרך ישרה, לחנך
את ילדינו לתורה ולתעודה, ולהקים דור ישרים מבורך, ובכך נעשה לתורה שלא תשתכח חס
ושלום מישראל. ובעזרת ה', נזכה במהרה לימי הגאולה השלימה, שאז נזכה כולנו לעלות
מעלה מעלה במעלות נפלאות, ונזכה ללמוד תורה בהשפעה רוחנית נבואית מאת ה' יתברך מן
השמים, ומרן רבינו זצ"ל יעמוד חי בתוכינו, ומלאה הארץ דעה את ה' כמים לים
מכסים
.

Passing of Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia
Yosef zt”l

Tomorrow, Thursday night / Friday, the 3rd of Marcheshvan, is
the anniversary of the passing of our great leader and glory of the generation,
Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l. Let us therefore quote some of his
teachings as a merit for his lofty soul.

When delivering a eulogy for his great teacher, Hagaon
Harav Ezra Attia zt”l, Rosh Yeshivat Porat Yosef, Maran zt”l quoted
the Gemara (Sanhedrin 92a), “One who teaches Torah in this world shall merit
teaching it in the World to Come as well, as the verse states, ‘And he who
satisfies others abundantly shall be satisfied himself.’” Maran zt”l then
asked, what is the great reward of meriting teaching Torah in the World to
Come?

He proceeded to explain this matter based on the words of
our Sages (Avodah Zara 5a), “Resh Lakish said: Let us be grateful to our
ancestors, for if not for the fact that they sinned regarding the Golden Calf,
it would be considered that we never came to this world.” Rashi explains that
would our forefathers not have sinned in the desert, they would have remained
alive forever and relative to this generation, we would be considered nothing.
This is because the verse states regarding the generation of the desert, “I had
said that you were godly beings and you are all sons of the Most High” meaning
that they were never supposed to die and only as a result of the sin of the
Golden Calf does the verse states, “Nevertheless you shall die like man and
fall like one of the princes.” Thus, the fact that members of later generations
are considered great in their generations is all relative since the previous
generations have already passed on to the Next World.

When a righteous man among the later generations passes
away, his soul ascends to Heaven where all of the great Tannaim and Amoraim,
Geonim and Poskim Rishonim and Acharonim are found, all of whom are on
tremendous levels of Torah greatness. Indeed, our Sages tell us (Eruvin 53a)
that “the hearts of the earlier sages, such as Rabbi Akiva and his peers, is
like the opening of the hall (of the Bet Hamikdash which was twenty Amot wide) while
the hearts of the later sages, such as Rabbi Chiya and Rabbi Oshaya, is the
sanctuary (of the Bet Hamikdash, only ten Amot wide). Rabbi Yochanan said: And
our hearts are as wide as the opening of a tiny needle.” If so, how is it that
a scholar from the later generations will be able to speak words of Torah
before the greatest luminaries of the previous generations?

Rather, when a righteous man who has toiled his entire
life to teach Torah to the Jewish nation arrives at the Heavenly Yeshiva,
Hashem, in all His glory, shall teach this individual Torah, as the verse
states, “I am Hashem your G-d who teaches you for your benefit and who guides
you on the way you shall go,” and broadens the individual’s wisdom until he is
worthy of teaching Torah even in the upper realms. In this way, the righteous
individual merits fulfillment of the verse, “I shall speak about your tenets
before kings and I shall not be ashamed.” There is therefore a great merit to
be able to teach Torah in Heaven about which the verse states, “He who
satisfies others abundantly shall be satisfied himself,” meaning that although
one will be in a place full of the greatest Torah giants of all times, one will
nevertheless be worthy of teaching there as well.

Regarding Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l,
clearly, the focal point of his method of halachic decisiveness was based on
the fact that we are considered nothing in relation to the earlier halachic
authorities; thus, when one wishes to blaze a trail in Halacha or behavior in
one’s service of Hashem, one must lift one’s eyes to the great mountains that
were the Tannaim, Amoraim, and Poskim and seek out their opinion on how to
behave. It is for this reason that most of Maran zt”l’s works are filled
with deep analyses of the words of the Poskim of earlier generations as opposed
to relying on his own logic and understanding, whether to rule leniently or
stringently.

When Maran zt”l was twenty-four years old, his
teacher, Hagaon Harav Ezra Attia , appointed him as a member of his own Bet Din
(rabbinical court) alongside himself and Hagaon Harav Yehuda Shako zt”l,
one of the greatest Torah scholars in Jerusalem at the time. During the breaks
between the various cases, Maran zt”l would speak out his novel Torah
thoughts and rulings before Hagaon Harav Ezra Attia and Hagaon Harav Yehuda
Shako and they would then add their input on the subject matter. Maran zt”l once
exclaimed: “I have never ruled on a Halacha issue according to the way I
believed was correct when my teacher, Rabbi Ezra, did not agree with me. Even
if I was certain that I was correct, I would always ignore my view in favor of
his.”

Behold, a true Torah genius who was an expert on every
Torah topic but knew well how to establish a rabbi for himself and to
subordinate himself before him. Certainly we should not rely on our own
knowledge alone, for the generation before us merited serving those that
preceded them and their intellect was sharper. We must therefore not consider
ourselves wiser than those who preceded us; rather, we must constantly look up
to them and march in their footsteps.


During our times when darkness engulfs the world and the
values which our forefathers gave up their lives for are becoming increasingly
blurry especially by those who try to introduce all sorts of “reforms” in the
laws of our holy Torah, we must strengthen ourselves and others as well. We
merited having a giant among men whom we can rely upon regarding halachic
matters as well as being able to follow in his footsteps regarding leading the
public. May we merit toiling in Torah in a clear and coherent manner, to
educate our children in the way of the Torah and fear of Heaven, and
establishing yet another blessed generation of Torah observant Jews. By doing
so, we will be guaranteeing that the Torah does not cease from our descendants,
G-d-forbid. Mat we merit the arrival of the Final Redemption when Maran
zt”l
will once again be alive in our midst and continue to disseminate his Torah
to the masses more than ever before.
 

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Q
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  1. Moshe said, "I am 120 years old today. I am no longer able to go out and come in…" How do we know this does not refer to physical inability?
    31:2 – Because verse 34:7 says "His (Moshe's) eye never dimmed, and his (youthful) moisture never departed."
  2. Which of Moshe's statements to Yehoshua was later contradicted by Hashem's command?
    31:7 – Moshe told Yehoshua to share his leadership with the Elders. Hashem later commanded Yehoshua to rule alone.
  3. Why does the Torah refer to Succot of the eighth year as though it occurred during the shemita year?
    31:10 – Because the laws of the seventh year still apply to the harvest.
  4. Why does the Torah command that babies be brought to the Torah reading?
    31:12 – To give reward to those who bring them.
  5. What does it mean that Hashem "hides His face?"
    31:17 – He ignores their distress.
  6. What function does the song Ha'azinu serve?
    31:21 – It warns what will befall the Jewish People if they abandon Torah.
  7. Which verse promises that the Torah will never be totally forgotten?
    31:21 – "For (the Torah) will not be forgotten from the mouth of their offspring."
  8. What is the difference of opinion regarding the placing of the Torah scroll which Moshe gave the levi'im?
    31:26 – Whether it was placed outside but adjacent to the Ark, or inside next to the Tablets.
  9. On the day of Moshe's death, why didn't Moshe gather the people by blowing trumpets as he normally would have?
    31:28 – Blowing the trumpets expressed Moshe's dominion, and "there is no dominion on the day of death." (Kohelet 8)
  10. Moshe said, "For I know that after my death you will act corruptly," but, in fact, this didn't occur until after Yehoshua's death. What does this teach us?
    31:29 – That a person's student is as dear to him as himself As long as Yehoshua was alive, it was as though Moshe himself

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YOM KIPPUR

Questions

  1. Passover commemorates the going out of Egypt. Shavuot commemorates the giving of the Torah. What historical event can Yom Kippur be said to commemorate?
  2. For what kinds of sins does Yom Kippur not atone?
  3. What should someone do if the person he wronged does not forgive him the first time?
  4. Why is the Vidui confession included during the mincha prayer the afternoon before Yom Kippur?
  5. On Yom Kippur we refrain from: Working, eating, drinking, washing, anointing, family relations and wearing leather shoes. Which three of these prohibitions are more severe than the others?
  6. In what two ways does the prohibition against eating food on Yom Kippur differ from the prohibition against eating pork the entire year?
  7. Who wrote the prayer "Unesaneh Tokef" said during the chazan's repetition of musaf?
  8. Why do we read the book of Yonah on Yom Kippur?
  9. In what two ways does havdala after Yom Kippur differ from havdala after Shabbat?
  10. Ideally, what mitzvah should one begin immediately after Yom Kippur?

Answers

  1. Moshe came down from Mount Sinai on the tenth of Tishrei with the second set of Tablets, signifying forgiveness for the sin of the golden calf. Yom Kippur can be said to commemorate this event, the first national day of forgiveness for the Jewish People.
  2. Sins committed against other people, including hurting someone's feelings. Yom Kippur does not atone for these sins until the perpetrator gains forgiveness from the victim himself. (Orach Chaim 606:1)
  3. He should try at least two more times to gain forgiveness.(Orach Chaim 606:1)
  4. Lest one choke while eating the pre-Yom Kippur meal and die without atonement, or lest one become intoxicated and unable to concentrate on the prayers at night. (Mishneh Berura 607:1)
  5. Eating, drinking, working. (Mishna, Kritot 1:1)
  6. (i) Although any amount is forbidden, eating on Yom Kippur is not punishable by a Sanhedrin until one has eaten food equal in volume to the size of a date. Eating pork, on the other hand, is punishable for eating even an olive-sized piece, which is smaller than a date. (Mishneh Berura 612:1) (ii) Eating on Yom Kippur incurs the punishment of karet – spiritual excision, whereas eating pork does not.
  7. "Unesaneh Tokef" was written by Rabbi Amnon of Mainz, Germany, about 1000 years ago.
  8. The repentance of the people of Ninveh serves as an inspiration to us to repent, and shows us that repentance can overturn a Divine decree. (Shelah Hakadosh)
  9. After Yom Kippur, the blessing over spices is omitted from havdala. Also, the source of the flame used for havdala after Yom Kippur must be a fire kindled before Yom Kippur. (Orach Chaim 624:3,4)
  10. Building the succah. (Rema, Orach Chaim 624:5)

Question: On one historic Yom Kippur, the entire Jewish people ate and drank and were praised for it by Hashem. When did this occur?

Answer: When King Solomon built the Temple, Yom Kippur occurred during its seven Inauguration Days. The Sanhedrin decided that not only must the Inauguration Sacrifices for the Temple be offered, but, moreover, the people must cook, eat, and drink on Yom Kippur or else the happiness of the Inauguration would be incomplete. (See Tractate Mo'ed Katan 9a.)

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Halachot
from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

אכילה ורחיצה ביום הכפורים

מדיני יום הכפורים

הכל
חייבים להתענות ביום הכפורים, ובכלל החיוב גם נשים מעוברות ומניקות שחייבות
להתענות בו. וכל אשה שיש חשש לבריאותה מחמת התענית, תעשה שאלת חכם הבקיא בדינים
אלו, שיורה לה אם תתענה. ואסור לשום אדם להחמיר על עצמו
, ולהתענות כאשר מצב בריאותו אינו מאפשר זאת. שהרי
התורה הקדושה אמרה, "וחי בהם", ולא שימות בהם. ואסור לאדם להמית עצמו או
אפילו להכניס עצמו לספק סכנה בשביל תענית יום הכפורים. וכאשר מרן רבינו הגדול
שליט"א היה רבה הראשי של תל אביב, וכן בשנים שאחר כך, היה מטריח עצמו ונוסע
בכל ערב יום כפור
, בשעות
יקרות אלו, לבית החולים, בכדי לדבר על לבם של החולים שהתענית מסוכנת להם, לבל
יתענו, והיה מזכיר את דברי הרדב"ז, שמי שאינו שומע לרופאים מפני שאומר שהוא
בוטח בה', הרי זה חסיד שוטה, שהרי התורה אמרה שניתנה רשות לרופא לרפאות, וממילא
אדם חייב להתנהג בכל דבר על פי כללי הרפואה, לאחר התייעצות עם מורה הוראה
.

חולה שעצם החולי אינו מביאו
לסכנה

ויש
לציין, שגם חולה שעצם החולי שלו אינו סכנה ממש, מכל מקום לפעמים מחמת תרופות שהוא
נוטל, הרי הוא חייב לשתות. ואם לא ישתה עלול הוא להכנס בחשש סכנה. וגם באופן כזה
יש להתייעץ עם רופא ומורה הוראה בכדי לדעת כיצד לנהוג
. ומצוי מצב זה בחולים הנוטלים תרופות פסיכיאטריות,
ואצלם לעתים גם עצם החולי מוגדר חולי שיש בו סכנה
.

מי שהוצרך לאכול ביום הכפורים

ומי
שהוצרך לאכול ביום הכפורים מחמת מחלה, אם הוא מוכרח לאכול ולשתות כדרכו ממש, הרי
שהוא רשאי לעשות כן. שאין לך דבר העומד בפני פיקוח נפש. אולם בדרך כלל, אין הדבר
כן, אלא הוא יכול להסתפק באכילה ושתיה באופן שאינו אוכל או שותה בבת אחת כמות
גדולה, אלא יעשה הפסקות בין אכילה לאכילה, ובכל פעם לא יאכל יותר משיעור של כשלשים
גרם מאכל, או ארבעים גרם משקה. ולאחר כעשר דקות יאכל או ישתה שוב כמות זהה. ולפני
יום הכפורים יכין לעצמו מאכלים מסודרים ושקולים בשיעור של כשלשים גרם. ויכין לעצמו
כלי המכיל כארבעים גרם משקה
, ובכל
פעם ימלא אותו וישתה ממנו (כמו בקבוק של תינוקות וכדומה
).

רחיצה וטבילה ביום הכפורים

אסור
לרחוץ במים ביום הכפורים, ואפילו להושיט אצבעו במים אסור, ולא אסרו אלא רחיצה של
תענוג, אבל אם היו ידיו או שאר גופו מלוכלכים בטיט וכדומה, מותר לרחצם, כיון שאינה
רחיצה של תענוג . וטבילה במקוה טהרה, אסורה גם היא ביום הכפורים
.

ביום הכפורים שחרית יטול ידיו
עד סוף קשרי אצבעותיו בלבד, ויטול שלוש פעמים לסירוגין כדרכו בכל ימות השנה, ומברך
על נטילת ידיים
.

לא
ירחוץ פניו במים ביום הכפורים בבוקר, ואם היו פניו מלוכלכות, כגון שיש לו לכלוך
ליד עיניו, מותר לרחוץ המקום המלוכלך. ומי שהוא מפונק, ואין דעתו מיושבת עליו
כשאינו רוחץ פניו בשחרית, מותר לו לרחוץ פניו בשחרית
. והאשכנזים מחמירים בזה שלא לרחוץ הפנים ביום הכפורים
אפילו מי שהוא איסטניס, אלא אם כן להעביר הלכלוך סביב עיניו וכיוצא בזה

אסור לצחצח שיניים בתשעה באב. ואפילו מי שמיקל בדבר
בזהירות ביום תשעה באב, לא יעשה כן ביום הכפורים
.

 

Eating and Washing One’s Self Yom Kippur

Some Laws of Yom Kippur

All are obligated to fast on Yom Kippur, including pregnant and nursing women.
Any woman whose health is at risk due to the fast should consult a prominent
Torah scholar who is well-versed in these laws and he should render his ruling
whether or not she must fast. One whose medical condition does not allow him to
fast may not be stringent and fast, for our holy Torah writes, “That he shall
live by them,” and not that he should die by them. One may not cause himself to
die or even place himself in a possibly dangerous situation because of the fast
of Yom Kippur. When Maran Shlit”a served as Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv and for
several years after this as well, he would spend the precious hours of every
Erev Yom Kippur by travelling to the hospital in order to convince patients
whom the fast of Yom Kippur posed a danger to not to fast. He would quote the
words of the Radbaz who writes that one who does not listen to doctors claiming
that he places his complete trust in Hashem is a pious fool, for the Torah
gives doctors permission to heal and by default, one must follow the rules of
medicine after consulting with a prominent halachic authority.

One Suffering from an Illness which in Essence does not Pose any Danger
We should point out that even if one suffers from an ailment which in essence
is not necessarily life-threatening, nevertheless, sometimes the medications he
takes make it necessary for him to drink, and if he does not, this may pose a
danger to him. In such a situation, the patient should consult his doctor and a
prominent halachic authority to discern the proper course of action. This
situation is common in patients taking medications for mental illnesses;
indeed, sometimes, some of these illnesses can be considered life-threatening
in and of themselves.

One who Must Eat on Yom Kippur
If one must eat on Yom Kippur due to an illness, if he must eat and drink in a
regular manner, he may do so, as the is nothing that stands in the way of a
life-threatening situation. Nevertheless, usually this is not the case and one
can make do with eating or drinking in a way that he does not consume large
amount of food or beverage in one shot. Rather, one should take breaks between
eating and every time he eats or drinks, he should consume no more than thirty
grams of food or forty grams of beverage. After approximately ten minutes have
elapsed he should eat or drink a similar amount. One should prepare organized
and measured portions of food of approximately thirty grams before Yom Kippur.
One should prepare himself a utensil that holds approximately forty grams of
liquid (such as a baby bottle and the like) and every time one needs to, he
should fill it up and drink from it.

Washing and Immersing One’s Self on Yom Kippur
One may not wash himself with water on Yom Kippur. Even to place one’s finger
into water is prohibited. Nevertheless, only a pleasurable washing is
prohibited; however, if one’s hands or any other body part were soiled from
mortar and the like, one may wash them, as this does not constitute a
pleasurable washing. Immersing one’s self in a Mikveh is also forbidden on Yom
Kippur.

On the morning of Yom Kippur, one should wash his hands only until his knuckles.
One should wash each hand three times while switching off hands and recite the
“Al Netilat Yadayim” blessing, as he would any other day of the year.

One should not wash his face on the morning of Yom Kippur; if one’s face is
dirty due to eye residue and the like, one may wash the dirty place. If one is
finicky and cannot relax until he has washed his face in the morning, he may do
so on the morning of Yom Kippur. Ashkenazim are stringent in this matter and
rule that even one who is finicky cannot wash his face; rather, he can only
wash off the dirt around his eyes and the like

One may not brush one’s teeth on Yom
Kippur. Even one who acts leniently and bushes one’s teeth carefully on Tisha
Be’av may not do so on Yom Kippur at all.

 

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Shabbat Shalom


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Parashat Nitzavim – Yamim Noraim

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Announcements

Wishing members and friends of the 

Bet Hakeneset a
כתיבה וחתימה טובה תזכו לשנים רבות

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Security During The Yamim Noraim

Please ensure that all external doors (ie front door, back door, and both side doors) are kept closed and locked to people coming in from outside. 

People coming in at the front can either use the code or knock to gain entry.  

Doors should not be kept open with people coming in and out (especially if the weather is warm), as it significantly increases the level of risk to members of the kahal – this would apply to the front door and also to the side door which leads to the back of the Bet Hakeneset.

There will be a security guard outside on Erev Rosh Hashanah, both Rosh Hashanah mornings and throughout all Yom Kippur services (Kol Nidre to Neilah).  Also, there will be a guard for the first two mornings of Succot.  For other Yom Tov tefillot, there will be no guard.

If any member of the kahal feels willing and able to volunteer time outside with the guard, this will obviously be very welcome, the advantage being that members are familiar with who other members are.

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

 

Dear Ladies,

 

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

 

The Shulhan Aruch expresses the importance of makom kabua, makon kodesh – that a person’s regular and fixed place where he or she prays has a direct relationship to the power of the tefila, to the extent that the place a person prays is called kodesh – holy. Therefore, in order to avoid disappointment on such special days we are willing to reserve a seat for lady members of our community.

 

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

 

Please choose from the following options and email directly to emmajacobs620@gmail.com or moorlanenews@gmail.com before THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER

1)     ONLY Rosh Hashana (2 days)                       _______

2)     ONLY Yom Kippur                                          _______

3)     BOTH (Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur)       _______

 

Please let us know below who the seat is for:

1)     Name  _______________________________

2)     Name  _______________________________

3)     Name  _______________________________

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

 

Therefore, we endeavour to do the following:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

Thanking you in advance.

Tizku leshanim rabot


The Gabbaim

 

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


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  TONIGHT / THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER  

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Silver Cleaning

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Thank You

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To everyone who took time from their spare time to help 
with the silver cleaning in the Bet Hakeneset 

Chazak Ubaruch & Tizke Lemitzvot
Special Thank you to family Shalom, 
especially the younger members of the family
who came to polish the silverware 
May Hashem repay them with beracha and mazal

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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

 

 

7:43

7:40

6:52

10:01

6:41

6:12

5:42

6:40

27/28 Sep

נצבים

 

*    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

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Q
& A on Parashat Nitzavim

 Questions

  1. What is the connection between the verse "atem nitzavim" and the curses in the previous parsha?
  2. Who were the wood-choppers and water-carriers?
  3. Why can Hashem never "swap" the Jewish People for another nation?
  4. One who ignores the Torah's warnings "adds drunkenness to thirst." What does this mean?
  5. What two cities were destroyed along with S’dom and Amorah?
  6. "The hidden things are for Hashem, our G-d, and the revealed things are for us…" What does this mean?
  7. According to Rashi, how will the day of the ingathering of the exiles be "great and difficult?"
  8. Where is the Torah not to be found? Where is it to be found?
  9. When and where did the Jewish People become culpable for each other's sins?
  10. How do the earth and sky remind us to keep the mitzvahs?

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

Answers

  1. 29:12 – The Jewish People asked, "Who can survive such curses?" Moshe responded, "You've done a lot to anger Hashem, and yet "atem nitzavim" — you are still standing before Him."
  2. 29:10 – Canaanites who joined the Jewish People under false pretenses.
  3. 29:12 – Because Hashem swore to their ancestors that He would never do so.
  4. 29:18 – He causes Hashem to reckon his unintentional sins alongside his intentional ones, punishing him for all.
  5. 29:22 – Admah and Tsevoyim.
  6. 29:28 – There is collective culpability only for "open" sins, but not for "hidden" ones.
  7. 30: 3 – It will be as if Hashem needs to take each individual by the hand and lead him out of exile.
  8. 30:12-15 – The Torah is not found in Heaven, nor is it across the ocean. Rather, it is "very close to you, in your mouth and in your heart."
  9. 30:28 – When they crossed the Jordan and accepted the oath on Mount Eval and Mount Grizim.
  10. 30:19 – The earth and heavenly bodies, although receiving neither reward nor punishment, always obey Hashem's will. How much more so should we, who stand to receive reward or punishment, obey Hashem.

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Q & A Rosh Hashana

Questions

  1. Why do we blow the shofar during the month of Elul?
  2. Where in the written Torah text does it tell us explicitly that the first day of Tisrei is Rosh Hashana?
  3. We eat apples dipped in honey to symbolize a sweet year. Why do we choose apples above other sweet fruits?
  4. What two blessings do we say before sounding the shofar?
  5. Which Book of Tanach does the beginning of the Tashlich prayer come from?
  6. What three barren women were "remembered" by Hashem on Rosh Hashana?
  7. A person's yearly allowance is fixed on Rosh Hashana, except for three types of expenses. What are they?
  8. We refer to the binding of Isaac in our prayers when we say: "Answer us as You answered Abraham our father on Mount Moriah…" What was Abraham's prayer on Mount Moriah?
  9. Why, even in Israel, are there two days of Rosh Hashana, whereas other festivals in Israel are celebrated for only one day?
  10. What halacha applies to the shehechiyanu blessing on the second night of Rosh Hashana which does not apply on the second night of any other holiday?

Answers

  1. After the sin of the golden calf, Moshe went up to Mount Sinai to receive the second set of Tablets on Rosh Chodesh Elul. On that day, the Jewish People sounded the shofar to remind themselves to stray no more after idol worship. Also, the sound of the shofar strikes awe into our hearts and inspires us to return to the ways of Torah. (Mishna Berura and Aruch Hashulchan Orach Chaim 581)
  2. Nowhere. The Torah calls it "a day of shofar blowing." (This is one of many examples showing how our observance depends on the continuous oral tradition dating back to Mount Sinai). (Bamidbar 29:1)
  3. Isaac blessed Jacob with the words: "The fragrance of my son is like the fragrance of a field which Hashem has blessed…" (Bereishis 27:27). The Talmud identifies this "field" as an apple orchard. (Ta'anis 29b, Biyur Hagra)
  4. "Blessed are You… who has commanded us to hear the sound of the shofar," and the shehechiyanu blessing. (Orach Chaim 581:2)
  5. The Book of Micha (7:18-20).
  6. Sara, Rachel and Chana. On Rosh Hashana it was decreed that these barren women would bear children. (Tractate Rosh Hashana 10b)
  7. Expenses for Shabbos, Yom Tov, and the cost of one's children's Torah education. (Ba'er Hetaiv Orach Chaim 242:1)
  8. He prayed that Mount Moriah should remain a place of prayer for all future generations (Onkelos 22:14). Also, he prayed that his sacrifice of the ram should be considered as though he had actually sacrificed Isaac. (Rashi 22:13)
  9. Before our current exile, we did not have a fixed calendar as we do today. Rather, the Supreme Torah court in Jerusalem determined our calendar on a month to month basis. They did this on the first day of every month, based on witnesses testifying that they had seen the new moon. Therefore, the people outside Israel had insufficient time to find out the exact date in time for the festivals. The "two-day festival" arose to correct this situation. In Israel, however, the people lived close enough to Jerusalem to find out the exact date of all the festivals except Rosh Hashana. Since Rosh Hashana occurs on the first day of the month, even those living in Jerusalem sometimes needed to observe it for two days, if the witnesses failed to arrive.
  10. On the second night of Rosh Hashana it is customary to wear a new garment or to have a new fruit on the table when saying the shehechiyanu blessing. Thus, the shehechiyanu blessing applies not only to the holiday, but to the new garment or new fruit as well. (This is done in order to accommodate the minority of halachic authorities who rule that no shehechiyanu blessing be said on the second night of Rosh Hashana.) (Taz 600:2)

 

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Please note:

 Everyone should
following their own custom as far as:

1)    What Simanim /  foods they eat

2)     In which order they eat it

3)    What Yehi Ratzon
they say

 

Type of food:

Why?

What we ask Hashem
for:

The Tefila

1

תפוח

Apple dipped in honey
or sugar

Apples, honey & sugar are sweet.

A brand new year full of sweetness & good.

יְהִי
רָצוֹן מִלְפָנֶיךָ ה' אֶלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
  שֶׁתִּתְחַדֵשׁ עָלֵינוּ שָׁנָה
טוֹבָה וּמְתוּקָה מֵרֵאשִׁית הַשָׁנָה וְעַד אַחֲרִית הַשָׁנָה

2

כרתי

Leek

The
word “Karet” means to cut off: it is similar to the word “karti”

To cut off our enemies & those who want to harm us.

יְהִי
רָצוֹן מִלְפָנֶיךָ ה' אֶלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁיִכָּרְתוּ אוֹיְבֶךָ
וְשׂוֹנְאֶיךָ וְכָל
   מְבַקְשֵׁי רָעָתֵינוּ (ואחר כך אומר) תָּרוּם יָדְךָ עַל צָרֶיךָ
וְכָל אוֹיְבֶךָ יִכָּרֵתוּ
  

3

סלקה

Swiss Chard (leaf beet)
or Spinach

The word “Salek” means to remove; it is similar to the word “Salka”

To keep our enemies & those who want to harm us (Yetzer
Hara) far away.

יְהִי
רָצוֹן מִלְפָנֶיךָ ה' אֶלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁיִסְתַּלְקוּ
אוֹיְבֶךָ וְשׂוֹנְאֶיךָ וְכָל מְבַקְשֵׁי רָעָתֵינוּ (ואחר כך אומר) סוּרוּ
מִמֶּנִּי כָּל פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן כִּי שָׁמַע ה' 
קוֹל בִּכְיִי סוּרוּ סוּרוּ צְאוּ מִשָׁם טָמֵא אַל תִּגָאוּ צְאוּ
מִתּוֹכָהּ הִבָּרוּ נשְׁאֵי כְּלֵי ה'

4

תמר

Dates

The
word “Tam” means to finish; it is similar to the word “Tamar”

To finish off our

enemies and those who want to harm us.

יְהִי
רָצוֹן מִלְפָנֶיךָ ה' אֶלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁיִתַּמּוּ אוֹיְבֶךָ
וְשׂוֹנְאֶיךָ וְכָל מְבַקְשֵׁי רָעָתֵינוּ (ואחר כך אומר) יִתַּמּוּ חַטָּאִים
מִן הָאָרֶץ וּרְשָׁעִים עוֹד אֵינָם בָּרְכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת ה' וּבְחַסְדְךָ
תַּצְמִית אֹויְבַי וְהַאֲבַדְתָּ כָּל צוֹרְרֵי נַפְשִׁי כִּי אֲנִי עַבְדֶּךָ       
   

5

קרע

Gourd or Pumpkin

קרא means to
call,

קרע means to rip;

To rip up evil decrees & to read our Zechuyot –
merits in front of Hashem.

יְהִי
רָצוֹן מִלְפָנֶיךָ ה' אֶלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁתִּקְרַע רוֹעַ
גְּזַר דִּינֵנוּ וְיִקָרְאוּ לְפָנֶיךָ זָכִיּוֹתֵינוּ
   

6

רוביה

Rubia

(in
Arabic it is called Lubia)

BlackEyed
Beans

”Rabba” means to make many; it is similar to the word
Rubia.

Also, beans grow in abundance. “Lebab” means heart, it
is similar to word “Lubia”

1) To make our Zechuyot – merits

become many.

2) That He should love us.

יְהִי
רָצוֹן מִלְפָנֶיךָ ה' אֶלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁיִרְבוּ
זָכִיּוֹתֵינוּ
   

7

ראשׁ כבשׂ

Head of Lamb / Fish

The head is at the

top. Being at the top means to win.

The ram is the

animal Abraham Abinu used at Akedat Yitzchak – Isaac’s
binding.

1) That we should be at the head & not at the tail,
& that He should love us.

2) He a should

‘remember’ that Abraham Abinu was willing to

bring his son for a Koraban – sacrifice, & let it
be a merit for us, who are his children.

יְהִי
רָצוֹן מִלְפָנֶיךָ ה' אֶלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁנִּהְיֶה לְרֹאשׁ
וְלֹא לְזָנָב
     

Shabbat Shalom


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Newsletter Parashat Ki Tabo

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Announcements

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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


Dear Kahal we are proud to report that we have had such great 

Siyata Dishmaya to have minyan for selichot,

since the beginning of Elul, throughout these last 3 weeks.

As of Sunday, all the other Sefardi Minyanin will begin their own selichot

and some regulars will leave our minyan and join their minyan.

Therefore we ask that members and friends of Moor Lane 

help us, this coming week and until Yom Kippur, 

to continue having a minyan for selichot in our Bet Hakeneset.

Tizku Leshanim Rabot 

Neimot Vetovot

Tizke Lemitzvot

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Mincha

Mincha next week will be at 6:45 pm

followed by Arbit

Please support our minyanim whenever possible

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

 

Dear Ladies,

 

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

 

The Shulhan Aruch expresses the importance of makom
kabua, makon kodesh
– that a person’s regular and fixed place where he or
she prays has a direct relationship to the power of the tefila, to the
extent that the place a person prays is called kodesh – holy.
 Therefore, in order to avoid disappointment on such special
days we are willing to reserve a seat for lady members of our community.

 

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

 

Please choose from the following options and email directly to emmajacobs620@gmail.com or moorlanenews@gmail.com before THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER

1)    
ONLY Rosh
Hashana (2 days)                       _______

2)     ONLY Yom Kippur                                          _______

3)    
BOTH (Rosh Hashana
and Yom Kippur)       _______

 

Please let us know below who the seat
is for:

1)    
Name  _______________________________

2)     Name  _______________________________

3)    
Name  _______________________________

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

 

Therefore, we endeavour to do the
following:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

Thanking you in advance.

Tizku leshanim rabot


The Gabbaim

 

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


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  THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER  

 

  

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Silver Cleaning

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anyone available to help 
with the silver cleaning in the Bet Hakeneset 
should please come to the Bet Hakeneset
THIS SUNDAY
at 11am

On behlaf of the whole Kahal
A very big Thank you in advance 
Tizke Lemitzvot

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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

 

 

8:00

7:55

7:09

9:56

6:58

6:26

5:57

6:40

20/21 Sep

כי תבא

 

*    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

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Anyone wishing
to donate a Kiddush Please email Moorlanenews

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Q
& A on Parashat Ki Tabo

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

  1. When did the obligation to bring bikkurim begin?
    26:1 – After the Land was conquered and divided.
  2. Bikkurim are from which crops?
    26:2 – The seven species for which Eretz Yisrael is praised.
  3. How does one designate bikkurim?
    26:2 – When he sees the first fruit ripen on a tree, he binds a piece of straw around it to mark it as bikkurim.
  4. Who shakes the basket containing the bikkurim?
    26:4 – The kohen places his hands under the hands of the one bringing it, and they wave the basket together.
  5. What does "v'anita v'amarta" mean?
    26:5 – Speak loudly.
  6. Which Arami "tried to destroy my father?"
    26:5 – Lavan.
  7. When during the year may bikkurim be brought? Until when are the special verses recited?
    26:11 – Bikkurim are brought from Shavuot until Chanukah. The verses are recited only until Succot.
  8. Someone declaring that he separated terumah and ma'aser says: "And I didn't forget." What didn't he forget?
    26:13 – To bless G-d.
  9. What were the Jewish People to do with the 12 stones on Mount Eval?
    27:2 – Build an altar.
  10. Six tribes stood on Mount Eval and six on Mount Gerizim. Who and what were in the middle?
    27:12 – Kohanimlevi'im and the Holy Ark.
  11. Who "causes the blind to go astray"?
    27:18 – Any person who intentionally gives bad advice.
  12. How does one "strike another secretly"?
    27:24 – By slandering him.
  13. Eleven curses were spoken on Mount Eval. What is the significance of this number?
    27:24 – Each curse corresponds to one of the tribes, except for the tribe of Shimon. Since Moshe didn't intend to bless the tribe of Shimon before his death, he did not want to curse them either.
  14. Why are sheep called "ashterot"?
    28:4 – Because they "enrich" (m'ashirot) their owners.
  15. How is the manner of expressing the curses in Parshat Bechukotai more severe than in this week's parsha?
    28:23 – In Bechukotai the Torah speaks in the plural, whereas in this week's Parsha the curses are mentioned in the singular.

 

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Halachot
from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

ההכנות לימי הדין

בימים
הסמוכים לימי לראש השנה, על כל אחד ואחד מעם ישראל, להתבונן על מעשיו,לעשות
"חשבון נפש", כדי לבחון במה יוכל לתקם את מעשיו ולשפרם, על מנת שלאחר
מכן, יעמדו לו סניגורים טובים ליום הדין
.


משמעות
השם "אלול
"

כתב
מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף , ש"אלול", כלומר, משמעות השם של החודש
"אלול
", היא מלשון "יאללון" שהוא התרגום הארמי למה שנאמר
אודות המרגלים "ויתורו
" את ארץ כנען, "ויאללון" ית ארעא דכנען, כלומר,
לשון ריגול וחיפוש אחר מעשיו. כי בחודש אלול, מנהג ישראל קדושים לתור אחר מעשיהם,
ולבקר את עצמם
, כי הם
הימים המיוחדים והמסוגלים לתיקון העונות, לחזרה בתשובה שלימה, ולעלות מעלה מעלה
בדרך העולה בית אל
.

 

תפלות ימי חודש אלול

בלי
ספק, ריבוי התפלה והתשובה מסייעים הרבה מאד לכל אדם, והם שיעמדו לו אחר כך בימי
הדין, ראש השנה ויום הכפורים הבאים עלינו לשלום, כדי שיזכה להכתב ולהחתם לחיים
טובים, לעושר ואושר ולמלוי כל משאלותיו
.


ויש
לאדם לעורר את עצמו ולהתנער מתרדמת השגרה הנופלת עליו במסע החיים האפלוליים, כי
כמה השתדלויות כל אחד עושה כדי לשפר את מצבו החומרי, בקניית בית או רכב, ובהשקעת
כוחותיו עבור מאכלות ערבים, טיולים ובילויים וכיוצא בזה, וכל מה שפועל ועושה, הכל
כאין וכאפס לעומת מה שישפר את מצבו החומרי והרוחני כאחד, בעזרת התפלות לאל נורא
עלילה בימים הנוראים הללו. וכמו שכתב הגאון החזון איש, שעל ידי התפלה, האדם פועל
להטיב את מצבו יותר ממה שיוכל לפעול על ידי השתדלות טבעית שנראה לעין כל שהשתדלות
זו מועילה
.

 

תשובה ותפלה וצדקה

אמרו
רבותינו בתלמוד ירושלמי (תענית פ"ב), אמר רבי אלעזר, שלשה דברים מבטלין את
הגזרה, תפלה (קול), צדקה (ממון), ותשובה (צום). והביא ראיה לזה מן הפסוק
. ולכן יש להרבות מאד בימים
אלה בכל אלו השלשה, צום, קול, ממון, וכמו שאמר הפייטן "ותשובה ותפלה וצדקה
מעבירין את רוע הגזירה", ומקור הדברים בתלמוד הירושלמי כנזכר. וכתב מרן רבינו
הגדול , שאף על פי שבדורות הקודמים היו מרבים מאד בתעניות בימים אלה,
בבחינת "תשובה", מכל מקום בזמנינו שקשה לרוב בני האדם להתענות, יש
להרבות עוד ועוד בצדקה יתרה, ומוטב להרבות בצדקה ומעשים טובים בזמנינו יותר
מלהתענות, שעל ידי התענית הוא ממעט במלאכת שמים
.


וכבר
כתבנו כמה פעמים שיש להזהר להעביר את כספי הצדקה לאנשים אחראים, בכדי שיעבירו את
המעות לעניים אמתיים, ואין לסמוך בזה על כל אדם, אפילו אם הוא מתהדרכביכול בהמלצות
גדולי הדור

 

 

Preparing for the Day of Judgment

During the days preceding Rosh
Hashanah, every single member of the Jewish nation must contemplate his/her
actions and perform some sort of self-introspection in order to ascertain how
one can improve one's actions and Mitzvah observance so as to guarantee one's
self powerful defenders on the Day of Judgment.

The
Definition of the Name, "Elul"

Maran
Harav Ovadia Yosef z'l writes that the word "Elul" is
similar to the Aramaic word " Ve'Alilu ," which is the Aramaic
translation of the verse which is said regarding the spies sent to the Land of
Israel, " And they spied the land." This means that "Elul"
connotes searching through and probing one's actions. During the month of Elul,
it is the custom of the holy Jewish nation to probe their deeds, for these days
are auspicious for atonement of sin , attaining full repentance, and reaching
loftier levels of spirituality and service of Hashem.

Prayer
During the Month of Elul

Certainly, praying copiously and repenting for one's sins are extremely
beneficial for every individual and these things will defend a person of the
upcoming Days of Judgment of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. These will be one's
gu arantors that one will be inscribed in the books of life, wealth,
satisfaction, and the fulfillment of all of one's requests.

One must awaken himself from
the slumber which comes along with one's daily routine throughout one's life;
one should stop and think how much we invest on increasing the quality of our
physical lives by purchasing new cars or homes, focusing on obtaining only the
finest culinary delights, and going on all sorts of trips and vacations. All of
this is nothing compared to the Heavenly key to advancing one's physical and
spiritual status as one through deep and heartfelt prayer to Hashem during
these Days of Awe. Similarly, Hagaon Chazon Ish writes that a person can
improve his situation much more through prayer than through any other natural
means that he believes may help him.

Repentance,
Prayer, and Charity

Our Sages teach us in the Talmud Yerushalmi (Ta'anit, Chapter 2), "Rabbi
Elazar says, three things nullify harsh decrees: Prayer, charity, and
repentance." He continues to bring proofs to this idea from the
scriptures. Thus, one should practice these three things, i.e. prayer, charity,
and repentance, profusely during these days, as the hymnist writes,
"Repentance, prayer, and charity shall annul the harshness of the decree."
The source for this is the aforementioned Talmud Yerushalmi. Maran Harav
z'l writes that although in previous generations, people would fast
many times during these days in the spirit of "repentance,"
nevertheless, in our times when it is difficult for people to fast, one should
increase one's donation of charity instead. Indeed, it is better to give more
charity in our times than to fast, for by fasting, one decreases in his service
of Heaven (for fasting weakens the body).

We have already mentioned
several times that one should take care to pass along charity funds to
responsible individuals so that they will in turn dispense these funds to truly
needy people and one should not rely on every individual regarding this matter
even if one seemingly comes with the recommendation of the generation's leading
Torah leaders.

 

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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

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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

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Mincha

Mincha next week will be at 7:00 pm

followed by Arbit

Please support our minyanim whenever possible

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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

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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.

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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.

 

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Newsletter Parashat Shofetim

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2019

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שקיעה

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Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

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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.

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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!

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