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1)If one is gravely ill and on the verge of passing away, Vidui should be recited with him regardless of his getting worried about his imminent death or not. (See Talmud Shabbos 32a and Shach to Yoreh Deah Siman 338:1.See Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah Siman 338:2 for the text of the Vidui)
He should be told that many people have said Vidui and lived and many have not said it and died, and in the merit of saying it you will live. Moreover, all who recite Vidui before death have a portion in Olam Haba. (Ahavas Chesed Perek 3:3)
2) If the sick person cannot speak, he should be urged to think the Vidui in his heart.
If the sick person does not know how to recite or think the Vidui, he should be told to say the following " Yehi ratzon Sh'tehei Misasi Kaparah Al Kol avonosai, May it be the will of Hashem that my death serve as an atonement for all of my sins" (ibid.)
Vidui may be recited with a sick person on Shabbos if by waiting until after Shabbos it may be too late. (See Be'er Heitev Siman 288:3 where he quotes the Seder Hayom's ruling that one may say Vidui on Shabbos when having a bad dream, so surely one who is passing away may say it on Shabbos)
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Reader's Question:
If I bought a new garment before the three weeks, can I wear it for the first time during the three weeks?
Answer:
The problem of new clothes in the three weeks is wearing them, not buying them. (See Halichos Shlomo Chapter 14:1)
If they are the kind of clothing that require a Shehechiyanu they should not be worn during the 3 weeks. If they are less important clothing (socks, underwear etc.) they may be worn.
Today's days when new clothing are more common and many people do not make Shehechiyanu on new suits, dresses etc., some Poskim are lenient until Rosh Chodesh Av, but according to a majority of Poskim it is best to be stringent.
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As a Zechus for the Refuah Shelaima of one of the Gedolei HaDor, the Telzer Rosh Yeshiva , HaRav Chaim Stein Shlita, R' Chaim Yaakov ben Chasya Miriam, B'soch Sha'ar Cholei Yisroel, we will B'Ezras Hashem post here each day a short Chizuk thought to help us all improve our lives and grow in our service of our Father in heaven, HaKadosh Baruch Hu.
If you have a short machshava that you think would be appropriate to post here, please email to me at halachaForToday@Yahoo.com for consideration.
קוה אל ד', חזק ויאמץ לבך, וקוה אל ד'
Chizuk For Today:
The Vilna Gaon gave a mashal (parable) that can be applied to many areas of Avodas
Hashem.
Once there was a girl in the marketplace selling apples.
Some thieves came and started stealing apples.
She just sat and gaped at them.
Someone came over and said, "Don't just stare, Stop them!"
She said "Why should I? They're just continuing and doing it anyway"
"Don't be foolish" she was told "save whatever you can"
The same is when we are trying to daven and we didn't manage to have Kavanah for some parts of the Tefillah. We shouldn't give up; we should instead at least save whatever we can!
The same is with anything we are working on, even if we fall a little, the key is to not despair, but rather to still hold on to whatever we do have and build on it more and more!
Submitted by Debbie S.
Our holy sages, the Chazal tell us
תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן עולם הבא, שנאמר הליכות עולם לו, אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות
- one who studies [at least two] Halachos daily is assured a portion in Olam Haba - the world to come. (Talmud Niddah 73a)
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