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1) If one inadvertently transgressed the Gezeira of SheHiya, and left an uncooked item on an uncovered flame before the onset of Shabbos and it did not yet reach Ma'achal Ben D'Rusai by the time Shabbos arrived, the item must be removed from the fire immediately, as every additional moment that the pot sits there and cooks is a continuous transgression of SheHiya, as every moment there exists a chance that he may adjust the flame.
Even though removing this pot with uncooked food on Shabbos will result in a transgression of Muktzah (as this food is not edible and thus may not be moved usually), it is better to transgress Muktzah one time than to continuously transgress SheHiya. (Ruling of the Chazon Ish Siman 37:27 Dibur Hamaschil Dinim; he writes there that although this is not written in the Poskim it is logical to rule this way.)
2) If the pot was not removed from the fire and the food became cooked on Shabbos it is prohibited to eat this food until after Shabbos. (The Chazon Ish ibid. is lenient B'dieved in cases where it reached Ma'achal Ben D'Rusai before Tzeis HaKochavim, the emergence of 3 medium stars)
If, however, the item in the pot was slated to be eaten Shabbos day and was never intended for the Friday night meal, B'dieved according to some Poskim it may be eaten at the Shabbos day meal. (See Biur Halacha Siman 253:1 Dibur Hamaschil L'Hash'hoso that if it was intended for the day meal it may be considered like a "Kedeira Chaysa". However, he writes that L'ma'aseh this should only be relied upon in extremely necessary circumstances and not regularly, as in reality unlike by Kedeira Chaysa, this is possible to eat now already and thus the Gezeira of Shema Yechateh B'Gechalim is in full force.)
37. Ma'avir - Kindling a fire. 38. Makeh B'Patish - Completing an object
39. Hotza'ah - Carrying between domains or in public domain
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Reader's Question:
Why do we remove our Tefiling on Rosh Chodesh before Musaf?
Answer:
In many congregations (Nusach Sefard) the Kedusha that is said in Mussaf of Rosh Chodesh begins with "Keser Yitnu Lecha Hashem Elokeinu- We crown You Hashem our G-d".
Thus it is not proper to be wearing our crown (i.e.Tefilin) while we are proclaiming the crowning of Hashem. (See Mishna Berura Siman 25:61)
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Chizuk For Today:
Question: What gives us the privilege of eating animals? Maybe animals should eat us, right?
Answer by HaRav Avigdor Miller zatzal:
There was a class of college students who wanted to make an organization against the farmers who exterminated the boll weevils, they wanted to say, we should exterminate the farmers. And the answer is, they're absolutely right. If you're a college student, there is no reason why you shouldn't exterminate the farmers, there's no reason why you shouldn't exterminate yourself, that's what they're doing. College students are leaping off roofs more than anybody else in the country.
There are no standards in the world at all. The only measures that endure are those that are given to us by a Creator. And Hakadosh Baruch Hu has revealed to us that Man is the purpose of creation. And he has given Man a mandate, Urdu B'chayas Ha'aretz, rule over the creatures of the world. That's the only reason you have a right to eat chicken.
If a college professor sits down and eats chicken, he is a cannibal, because he and a chicken are cousins. If a college professor will take a monkey and put him to sleep in a laboratory and then take him apart with the laboratory knives, we should call in the homicide squad, because it's a man he's killing. It's a primate, and you're also a primate, a primate killed a primate. You came into the police precinct and you say a primate killed a primate. What does that mean, the sergeant says? You explain to him, a primate is monkey. So a monkey killed a monkey? So go to the zookeeper and tell him about it. No, this man is a descendant from a monkey, the college teachers say. So the police sergeant says, look, that's not my business, fellow. We go by the law, the law says a man is not a monkey, the college teachers say it; let the college teachers come here, we will teach them the truth. So the college professors have to come to the police station to discover the great truth, that a man is not a monkey, and without the police they would never know it.
So therefore, if you don't know Chumash, there is certainly no reason why all the boll weevils shouldn't get together and spray the farmers.
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