Today's Halachos dedicated in honor of Dr. C.S., who celebrates a birthday today.
Happy Birthday!
May Hashem give you many more healthy years to grow in your Avodas Hashem, until 120. Hodu Lashem Ki Tov Ki L'Olam Chasdo
CURRENT TOPIC:
HALACHOS OF CHODESH NISAN AND PESACH
1) Fruit Picking is permitted on Chol HaMoed if the fruits are intended for consumption on Chol HaMoed.
However, there is no need to estimate how much will be eaten on Chol HaMoed, rather the fruits may be picked in abundance.
If the fruits are specifically being picked for use after Chol HaMoed, it is best for adults not to pick them.
Children, however, who are doing it mainly as an activity, may pick them even in such a case. (Psak of HaRav Yaakov Forcheimer shlita, Dayan in Lakewood NJ)
2) Driving a car is permitted on Chol HaMoed.
A car that needs [minor] fixing and is needed for Chol HaMoed, may be brought to a mechanic to fix on Chol HaMoed, with the following conditions:
If the mechanic is a Jew, he may not take payment for his services.
If the mechanic is a non-Jew, he may be paid for his services.
The "fixing" that is necessary may not be anything major, rather only "small jobs" such as batteries, jump starting, flat tires, etc. may be done on Chol HaMoed.
For larger jobs, that may be considered "Ma'aseh Uman- the work of a skilled worker" a Rav should be consulted before fixing.
If one is away from home on Chol HaMoed, and thus not fixing the car would entail a large expense, the rental of a different car etc., it is then considered a "Davar Ha'avud" and even a larger job may be given to a mechanic to fix. However, the services of a non- Jewish mechanic should be utilized.
A Rav should always be consulted in these situations as the halachos of "Davar Ha'Avud" are very delicate and are easily and too often abused beyond the Halachic allowances
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Reader Submitted Questions of interest on topics related to Halachos we covered, as well as other interesting topic and Answers.
These Q&A are taken from the Q & A pages on the Halacha For Today website.
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Reader's Question:
If a person usually keeps Rabbeinu Tam's Zman (waits 72 minutes after sunset before doing Melacha) on Motzei Shabbos but didnt make a neder to keep it would it be an aveira to break shabbos before Rabbeinu Tam [and wait an earlier zman such as 60 or 50 minutes after sunset]?
Answer:
If a person does a good thing(Hanhaga Tovah) 3 times, it is as if he/she made a neder to do this, and would need to be Matir Neder before stopping to do it.
Thus, if you kept Rabbeinu Tam's Zman, you must always keep it unless you are Matir the Neder.
Incidentally, after 120, if someone (G-d forbid) is judged to go to Gehinnom (hell), he/she gets a break from the punishment on Shabbos. When Shabbos is over, the torture continues.
When is Shabbos over for that person?
The Seforim say that the amount of time that one waited in this world, is the amount of time he/she gets the reprieve in the next world!
Every second of Gehinom is like years of suffering! So it is worthwhile to keep Shabbos until the latest Zman possible.
CHIZUK CORNER
This section is dedicated L'Ilui Nishmos the Telzer Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Chaim Yaakov Stein Zatzal , the Mir Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Noson Tzvi Finkel Zatzal and the Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Ohr, the great Posek HaRav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg Zatzal.
May we all strive to follow in their ways and may they both be Melitzei Yosher for all of Klal Yisroel.
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Something to think about...
The writings of the Ariza"l teach us that to know the point of connection of 2 things, you need to multiply them together.
We also know בניסן נגאלו ובניסן עתידין להגאל. The Geulah from Mitzrayim was in Nisan and the final Geulah will be in Nisan.
When we multiply the word פסח (which equals 148) with the word גאלה (which is how the word is spelled in the Torah, and equals 39), we get 5772.
Important Numbers
