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Current Topic:
Halachos of Hashovas Aveidah
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1)
One who finds a lost item must care for it and protect it, in the
accepted and customary manner of protection and care for each specific
item, until its rightful owner is found. (Simply placing it
amongst his personal items is not necessarily an adequate protection.
See Shulchan Aruch HaRav Hilchos Metzia U'Pikadon 29)
The
finder is responsible to take the necessary steps to ensure that the
item does not get ruined due to not being used, being used improperly or
due to other outside elements. (Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat Siman 267:17)
Thus,
for example, one who finds woolen garments should shake them out once
every thirty days, one who finds [aged] books should air them out
periodically, one who finds utensils should use them in a minimal way to
ensure they don't get ruined from non-use, etc. (See Shulchan
Aruch Choshen Mishpat Siman 267 from S'if 17 and on for many more
examples; every item should follow what is customary for that item in
the society in which it is found.)
2)
Unless using the item is beneficial to its protection, it is prohibited
to make use of the found item. This is the case even if the finder is
certain that the owner would not care if his item is used, and even if
he is certain that the owner would be happy when he finds out that his
item was used. (See Shulchan Aruch HaRav Hilchos Metzia U'Pikadon 4)
If
the finder was not negligent in watching the item and it nevertheless
got lost or stolen, he is not obligated to reimburse the owner for its
value. (Ruling of Shach Siman 267:14 and Sm"a Siman 267:17
based on Rama Siman 267:16 that the finder is akin to a Shomer Chinam,
and not like the ruling of the Mechaber who deems him a Shomer Sachar)
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QUESTION:
If
I made a Bracha on coffee in my office and then went with the coffee to
my car to go somewhere, do I make a new Bracha when I drink in the car?
If
a very short while later I return to my office, still with the coffee,
do I make a Bracha when I continue drinking in the office where the
first Bracha was made?
ANSWER:
Yes, when you leave the location where you made the Bracha
(besides for HaMotzi and Mezonos which have their own set of guidelines)
it stops working and a new Bracha is required in the new location and
then again when you return to the first location.
There
are a few exceptions to this rule, such as if you were eating a whole
time you were changing locations (such as gum or a candy) or if you run
out for a few minutes and people are still at the table and you return,
no new Bracha is required to continue eating in the first location.
Another
exception may be if you really planned to only eat/drink in the car,
and while waiting to go to your car you made the Bracha in your home or
office, the bracha may still work when you get to the car. (as he is
considered a traveler, and travelers are not subject to the above
halachos)
What is considered a "change of location" and
some other details of this halacha are beyond the scope of this email,
as it is a very detailed set of halachos, many of which we covered in Hilchos Brachos.
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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.
Although
when we suffer we should try to find areas in which we can improve
ourselves spiritually, when someone else suffers it is improper to judge
him negatively that he is suffering because of his sins.
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