1) When Purim falls out on Sunday, as it does this year, And thus the 13th of Adar, Ta'anis Esther, falls on Shabbos, the fast is held Mukdam, earlier, on the previous Thursday (This year, on March 17 2011) as we do not fast on Shabbos nor are public fasts [with the exception of Asara B'Teves] held on Erev Shabbos.
In the event that one forgot to fast on a Ta'anis Esther Mukdam, he should fast on the following day, Friday. (See Mishna Berura Siman 686:3 and Sha'arei Teshuva 686:1)
2) If a Bris Milah falls out on Ta'anis Esther Mukdam the Seudah may be celebrated and all those attending may eat. (Rama Siman 686:2 and Mishna Berura S"K 7. The Mishna Berura also brings the view of the Taz and the Elya Rabbah who maintain that only the Ba'alei Bris [the parents of the child, the Sandek and the Mohel, see Rama Siman 555:8] may eat.)
However, all who ate at the Bris, must fast on the following day. (ibid.)
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Reader's Question:
I am cleaning out old stuff and I have a whole bag of dried out old esrogim.
I know that some of them have Kedushas Shvi'is(i.e they are from Eretz Yisrael and were grown in the Shemitah year and thus may not be discarded).
I used to use them as decorations but now i want to throw them out. If they are all dried up is it a problem to dispose shmitah produce in a regular manner?
Answer:
Once they are dried up and not edible anymore they no longer have Kedushas Shvi'is and may be disposed of. They should, however, be disposed of respectfully (e.g. in a bag and on top of the garbage can and not mixed in with the regular garbage) as a Mitzvah was performed with them.
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