23 Iyar 5772;38th Day of the Omer; 12 Days Until Kabolas HaTorah
May 15, 2012
Today's Halachos are dedicated by daily reader, L.Z., as a merit for a Refuah Shelaima for
Tinok ben Meira Yael
B'Soch Sha'ar Cholei Yisroel
CURRENT TOPIC:
HALACHOS OF ROSH CHODESH
1) We learned yesterday that the Shulchan Aruch (Siman 422:1) rules
that if one totally forgot to add Ya'aleh V'Yavo during Shacharis and
already took three steps back, it requires a repeat of the entire
Shemona Esrei.
The Mishna Berura (S"K 4) quotes
the opinion of the K'neses HaGedola that the above is only true as long
as the Shemona Esrei of Musaf was not yet recited, but if Musaf was
already recited, and thus the holiness of the day was mentioned, the
Shacharis Shemona Esrei no longer must be repeated.
2)
He further quotes the opinion of the Shiyurei Bracha in the name of the
Rashba that the aforementioned leniency is only when davening with a
minyan, but one who davens alone and forgets Ya'aleh V'Yavo in the
Shacharis Shemona Esrei must repeat the Shemona Esrei even if he already
recited the Musaf Shemona Esrei.
The
Mishna Berura also quotes the opinion of the Ya'avetz concurring with
the Shiyurei Bracha, but adds that when faced with this situation it is
best to stipulate (make a T'nai) before repeating the Shemona Esrei that
if he isn't obligated in this repetition it should be a Tefilas Nedava
(a non-obligatory prayer)
For Halacha L'Ma'aseh, as always, a Rav must be consulted
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
only, NOT for Psak Halacha. Questions can be emailed to HalachaForToday@Gmail.com
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.
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 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.
"The righteous person falls seven times and gets up." King Solomon, Proverbs 24:16
Failure is tough. It hurts. But it's not the worst thing in the world. King Solomon defines the righteous person not as someone who never makes a mistake, but rather as one who keeps trying again and again. Failure has the incomparable ability to toughen you up for the next, bigger challenge.
My teacher, Rabbi Noah Weinberg zt"l, launched many educational start-ups before finally hitting on the right formula with Aish HaTorah. Curiously, he always seemed proud of those failures. He understood that falling seven times - and overcoming those failures - is precisely the way to become great. I call it the Failure-Success Paradox.
Failure is not something to be feared. It's part and parcel of the road to greatness. As Wayne Gretzky said, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Submitted by daily reader, R.F; written by Rabbi Shraga Simmons at www.Aish.com
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