1)
From thirty days before Pesach, it is proper to be careful when eating
Chometz to be aware of the upcoming Yom Tov and make sure not to take
the Chometz any place where it may be difficult to find and get rid of
properly before Pesach.
During
this thirty day period it is customary to begin cleaning all the rooms
of the house where Chometz may have entered during the past year, as
well as start all the preparations for the upcoming Chag HaPesach. (See Meiri to Avodah Zarah 5b Dibur Hamaschil Mah SheAmru)
2)
If there are small children in the home, the entire home is considered "
a place where Chometz enters" as children often take Chometz into
places where they aren't supposed to, and indeed many very small
children often "hide" their Chometz snacks in the most uncanny places,
thus necessitating a real good cleaning to find everything.
QUESTION&ANSWER CORNER
Reader
Submitted Questions of interest on topics related to Halachos we
covered, as well as other interesting topic and Answers.
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
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Reader's Question:
I have a physical disability. I normally daven either at home or at my office, do I fulfill the Mitzvah?
Answer:
First of all, may Hashem grant you the strength to persevere
and the fortitude to overcome your challenges. Mashiach is on the way,
and with his arrival, all disabilities will be cured iy"H!
Yes,
of course you fulfill the Mitzvah of Tefilah, as in your particular
situation it is too difficult or impossible to always make it to Shul.
The best thing for you to do is to try and daven Shemona Esrei at the
same time as your shul does, so you will also have "Tefilah B'Tzibbur"
in that manner.
Another alternative is to daven K'Vasikin
(when possible) as in many instances it's more ideal to daven at that
time at home than later on with a Tzibbur.
CHIZUK CORNER
This
section is dedicated L'Ilui Nishmos the Telzer Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav
Chaim Yaakov Stein Zatzal and the Mir Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Noson Tzvi
Finkel Zatzal. May we all strive to follow in their ways and may they
both be Melitzei Yosher for all of Klal Yisroel.
We
will B'Ezras Hashem post here each day a short inspirational thought to
help us all improve our lives and grow in our service of our Father in
heaven, HaKadosh Baruch Hu.
Love of Hashem of course comes
first. Love of yourself comes next, and love of your wife is
afterwards. Now, it may seem unusual to say that in America, but the
truth is, let's say if a man is out boating with his wife and the boat
is overturned and there is one lifesaver and neither can swim, he should
hold on to the lifesaver.
It can't be helped. Chayecho V'chayei Acheirim Chayecho Kodem, your life comes first.
Now it's a question not because of love or not love; there
is an elementary question here. Question is, suppose your brother was
drowning and your cousin was drowning and you only have one life
preserver, to whom should you throw it? You have to throw it to your
brother, that's the rule. The closer relative is the one who gets
precedence. Suppose it's your brother and yourself, you're closer a
relative to yourself than your brother.
You and your wife are the closest relatives, but you are closer, it can't be helped.
So make it your business from now on not to go boating unless you have two life preservers.
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