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1)"Bein Hashmashos" is a time period between sunset and night.
No human can discern the exact "blink of an eye" moment when the day leaves and the night begins.
Thus, for many Halachos, the entire time of Bein Hashmashos is treated as night. For example, Shabbos is observed from sunset on Friday afternoon until the emergence of three stars on Shabbos night.
There is a debate amongst the Poskim when exactly Bein Hashmashos ends, and thus various customs are observed by various communities around the world ranging from 13 minutes after sunset until 72 or even 90 minutes after sunset. (A full discussion of this topic is too lengthy for this forum at this time)
2) During the time of Bein Hashmashos it is permitted to do Hatmana B'Davar Sh'eino Mosif Hevel, insulating with a material that does not increase the heat of the pot, as for the purposes of Hatmana we still consider it Erev Shabbos.
However, if one distinctly accepted Shabbos upon him/herself (i.e. for a man, he already said "Mizmor Shir L'Yom Hashabbos" or for a woman, she already lit the Shabbos candles) it is already Shabbos, and thus Hatmana would already be forbidden. (Shulchan Aruch Siman 261:4, Mishna Berura S"K 31 and Biur Halacha Dibur Hamaschil Ain M'Arvin)
This applies even before sunset, if one [or one's community] accepted Shabbos early.(ibid.)
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Reader Submitted Questions of interest on topics related to Halachos we covered, as well as other interesting topic and Answers. Taken from the Q & A pages on the Halacha For Today website.
Although the answers I give to questions are taken directly from the Sifrei HaPoskim, and aren't my own, they are still for study purposes only, NOT for Psak Halacha.
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Reader's Question:
What is the halachic background for women going into a cemetery?
Answer:
According to Kabalistic sources (AriZal and others) , one should never go within 4 amos of a grave (besides during a burial. See Mishnah Berurah Siman 559:41) . The Vilna Gaon maintained that people should not go to cemeteries at all, especially women (Igeres HaGra)
The prevelant custom is that we do in fact go to cemeteries. However, women while they are a Nidah customarily do not go. (See Mishnah Berurah Siman 88:7 and Bais Baruch to Chayei Adam Siman 3:38)
A Rav should be consulted for Halacha L'Ma'aseh.
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Chizuk For Today:
In a United States convention of neurologists from all over the world, one of the main topics was the phenomenon of people fainting upon getting up from bed.
One of the speakers was Professor Linda McMaron of Great Britain and she gave a lengthy speech regarding her study on this issue. She elaborated that after many years of study and investigation on this subject, she came to the conclusion that the fainting is caused by the sharp transfer between laying down and standing up. Professor McMaron said that it takes 12 second for the blood to flow from the feet to the brain. But when a person quickly stands up upon waking up, the blood gets 'thrown' to the brain too quickly and the result is fainting. She suggested that each person, even one that does not have a tendency to faint, upon waking up should sit on the bed, and count slowly till 12 to avoid dizziness, weakness, and/or fainting.
Her speech was rewarded with loud applause and enthusiastic feedbacks.
Another Professor, a Jewish religious man, asked permission to speak.
He said: "By us, the Jews, there is an old tradition, thousands of years old, to say a prayer of thanks to the Creator of the World for meriting us to wake up healthy and whole. The prayer is said immediately upon waking up, while one is still on the bed and sitting down. There are 12 words in this prayer and if one regulates himself to say it slowly with concentration, it takes exactly 12 seconds to says it... 12 words in 12 seconds.
He said the prayer slowly in Hebrew:
מוד'4;ה אֲנ'0;י לְפ'4;נ'2;יך'4; מ'2;ל'2;ךְ ח'3;י וְק'3;י'8;'4;ם, שׁ'2;ה'2;חֱז'3;רְת'8;'4; ב'8;'0;י נ'0;שְׁמ'4;ת'0;י ב'8;ְח'2;מְל'4;ה, ר'3;ב'8;'4;ה אֱמו'8;נ'4;ת'2;ך'4;
Modeh Ani Lefanecha Melech Chai VeKayam, Shehechezarta Bi Nishmati Bechemla Raba Emunatecha
"I thank Thee, O living and eternal King, because Thou hast graciously restored my soul to me; great is Thy faithfulness."
The auditorium burst into a standing applause that roared throughout the auditorium. This time, it was for the Creator of the World.
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