Newsletter Parashat Pinchas – Shabbat Mevarechim

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This Shabbat Pinchas 3rd July.
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לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשפ״א

Summer Timetable 5781 – 2021

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן
שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

10:56

10:50

8:59

9:25

8:38

7:55

7:40

2/3 July

פינחס (ש''מ)

For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat. (Unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles should be lit by that time, in all cases.

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Q & A Parashat Pinchas

All references are to the verses and Rashi's commentary, unless otherwise stated

  1. Why was Pinchas not originally a kohen?
    25:13 – Kehuna (priesthood) was given to Aharon and his sons (not grandsons), and to any of their descendants born after they were anointed. Pinchas, Aharon's grandson, was born prior to the anointing.
  2. Why was Moav spared the fate of Midian?
    25:18 – For the sake of Ruth, a future descendant of Moav.
  3. What does the yud and hey added to the family names testify?
    26:5 – That the families were truly children of their tribe.
  4. Korach and his congregation became a “sign.” What do they signify?
    26:10 – That kehuna was given forever to Aharon and his sons, and that no one should ever dispute this.
  5. Why did Korach's children survive?
    26:11 – Because they repented.
  6. Name six families in this Parsha whose names are changed.
    26:13,16,24,38,39,42 – Zerach, Ozni, Yashuv, Achiram, Shfufam, Shucham.
  7. Who was Yaakov's only living granddaughter at the time of the census?
    26:46 – Serach bat Asher
  8. How many years did it take to conquer the Land? How many to divide the Land?
    26:53 – Seven years. Seven years.
  9. Two brothers leave Egypt and die in the midbar. One brother has three sons. The other brother has only one son. When these four cousins enter the Land, how many portions will the one son get?
    26:55 – Two portions. That is, the four cousins merit four portions among them. These four portions are then split among them as if their fathers were inheriting them; i.e., two portions to one father and two portions to the other father.
  10. What do Yocheved, Ard and Na'aman have in common?
    26:24,56 – They came down to Mitzrayim in their mothers' wombs.
  11. Why did the decree to die in the desert not apply to the women?
    26:64 – In the incident of the meraglim, only the men wished to return to Egypt. The women wanted to enter Eretz Yisrael.
  12. What trait did Tzlofchad's daughters exhibit that their ancestor Yosef also exhibited?
    27:1 – Love for Eretz Yisrael.
  13. Why does the Torah change the order of Tzlofchad's daughters' names?
    27:1 – To teach that they were equal in greatness.
  14. Tzlofchad died for what transgression?
    27:3 – Rabbi Akiva says that Tzlofchad gathered sticks on Shabbat. Rabbi Shimon says that Tzlofchad was one who tried to enter Eretz Yisrael after the sin of the meraglim.
  15. Why did Moshe use the phrase “G-d of the spirits of all flesh”?
    27:16 – He was asking G-d, who knows the multitude of dispositions among the Jewish People, to appoint a leader who can deal with each person on that person's level.
  16. Moshe “put some of his glory” upon Yehoshua. What does this mean?
    27:20 – That Yehoshua's face beamed like the moon.
  17. Where were the daily offerings slaughtered?
    28:3 – At a spot opposite the sun. The morning offering was slaughtered on the west side of the slaughtering area and the afternoon offering on the east side.
  18. Goats are brought as musaf sin-offerings. For what sin do they atone?
    28:15 – For unnoticed ritual impurity of the Sanctuary or its vessels.
  19. Why is Shavuot called Yom Habikkurim?
    28:26 – The Shavuot double-bread offering was the first wheat-offering made from the new crop.
  20. What do the 70 bulls offered on Succot symbolize?
    29:18 – The seventy nations.
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

דין תספורת בימי בין המצרים

מרוב תוקף האבלות בימי בין
המצרים, נהגו האשכנזים שלא להסתפר ולהתגלח, מיום שבעה עשר בתמוז ועד יום עשירי באב
.

 

אולם הספרדים ובני עדות המזרח
לא נהגו להחמיר בזה, אלא מנהגינו כעיקר תקנת רבותינו התנאים, שגזרו אחר חורבן בית המקדש,
שבשבוע שחל בו תשעה באב אסור מלספר ולכבס, וכן פסקו הרמב”ם ומרן השולחן ערוך
.

 . ועד אז מותר לספרדים
להסתפר ולהתגלח
.

 

ולענין תספורת לנשים בשבוע שחל
בו, או בכל ימי בין המצרים למנהג האשכזים, הדבר תלוי במחלוקת אחרת, וכפי שנבאר
:

 

נחלקו הפוסקים, לענין אשה שאבלה
על אחד משבעת קרוביה (אב ואם, אח ואחות, בן ובת
, ובעל), האם
היא אסורה להסתפר, כשם שלאנשים אסור להסתפר, או שאיסור זה אינו נוהג באשה
.

 

ולהלכה, מרן השלחן
ערוך, אשר הספרדים וכל בני עדות המזרח הולכים לאורו, פסק שאין איסור תספורת נוהג
באשה. ועל כן תיכף אחר שבעת ימי האבל, מותר לאשה להסתפר
. אבל
הרמ”א, שלפי הוראותיו הולכים האשכזים, פסק שאיסור תספורת נוהג גם בנשים
.

 

ולפי זה נראה, שלדעת מרן השלחן
ערוך, ולמנהג הספרדים, אין איסור תספורת נוהג בנשים. אבל למנהג האשכנזים היוצאים
ביד רמ”א, אף הנשים בכלל איסור זה. וכן פסק הגאון רבי משה פיינשטיין
זצ”ל, ועוד מגדולי הפוסקים
.

 

ומכל מקום יש מרבני האשכנזים
שכתבו, שאף על פי שבאבלות ממש, מנהגם  הוא שגם הנשים אינן מסתפרות, מכל מקום
בבין המצרים רשאיות הנשים להקל בזה, כי אין תוקף מנהג האבלות חמור כל כך מצד הדין,
רק בתורת מנהג, כמו שביארנו. אבל בשבוע שחל בו תשעה באב, שאז איסור התספורת הוא
מתקנת  חכמי המשנה ממש, ולא רק מחמת המנהג, אין לחלק בין אנשים לנשים
.

 

ומכל מקום מנהג הספרדים להקל
בזה לגמרי כמו שכתבנו, אפילו בשבוע שחל בו תשעה באב.

 

The Laws of Taking Haircuts During the “Three Weeks”

As a result of the mourning
observed during the “Three Weeks,” the Ashkenazi custom is to abstain from
shaving and taking haircuts beginning from the Seventeenth of Tammuz until the
Tenth of Av.

 

Nevertheless, the Sephardic
custom is not as stringent and follows the letter of the law established by a
Tannaic enactment (following the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash) which is to
prohibit taking haircuts and laundering clothing during the week during which
Tisha Be’av falls out. The Rambam and Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch rule likewise.

 

Regarding a woman taking a
haircut during the week during which Tisha Be’av falls out or during the “Three
Weeks” according to the Ashkenazi custom, this depends on a different
disagreement among the Poskim, as follows:

 

The Poskim disagree regarding
whether a woman who is in mourning for one of seven relatives (father, mother,
brother, sister, son, daughter, or husband) is forbidden to take a haircut just
as it is forbidden for a male mourner or does this prohibition not apply to
women.

 

Halachically speaking, Maran
Ha’Shulchan Aruch, whose rulings are followed by Sephardic and Middle Eastern
Jews, writes that the prohibition to take a haircut does not apply to women.
Thus, immediately following the initial seven days of mourning, a woman may
take a haircut. Nevertheless, the Rama, whose rulings are followed by Ashkenazi
Jews, writes that the prohibition to take a haircut applies to women as well.

 

It therefore seems that
according to Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch and the Sephardic custom, the prohibition
to take haircuts observed in mourning of the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash
does not apply to women either. However, according to the Rama and the
Ashkenazi custom, women are also included in this prohibition. Hagaon Harav
Moshe Feinstein zt”l and other great Poskim rule likewise.

 

On the other hand, there are
Ashkenazi Poskim who write that although women are prohibited to take haircuts
while in actual mourning for a relative, nevertheless, woman may act leniently
and take haircut during the “Three Weeks,” for this is not as much a halachic
prohibition according to the letter of the law as it is a custom which has been
accepted. However, during the week during which Tisha Be’av falls out, when it
is an actual prohibition to take a haircut based on the edict of the Sages of
the Mishnah and not merely customary, there is no distinction between men and
women.

 

Nevertheless, as we have
stated above, the Sephardic custom is to permit women to take haircuts even
during the week during which Tisha Be’av falls out.

 

Newsletter Parashat Balak

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Mazal Tov 
to
Rabbi & Mrs Stamler
on celebrating the wedding 
of their son
Shmuel Aron 
to 
Malki 

Wishing Chatan & Kala
a big Mazel Tov
with
Beracha, Hatzlacha &  
build a bayit ne'eman beyisrael

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to thank 
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for all his Torah, advice & guidance
for the bet hakeneset 

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Taanit 
Shiva Asar BeTammuz 
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Sunday 27th June
Taanit begins 1:12 am
Shacharit 8:00 am
Mincha 9:10 pm
Shekia 9:41 pm
Fast ends 10:48 pm
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Yaacov ben Chana Debora
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לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשפ״א

Summer Timetable 5781 – 2021

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן
שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

11:00

10:55

8:56

9:27

8:40

7:56

7:40

25/26 June

בלק


For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat. (Unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles should be lit by that time, in all cases.

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Q & A Parashat Balak

All references are to the verses and Rashi's commentary, unless otherwise stated

  1. Why did Moav consult specifically with Midian regarding their strategy against the Jews?
    22:4 – Since Moshe grew up in Midian, the Moabites thought the Midianites might know wherein lay Moshe's power.
  2. What was Balak's status before becoming Moav's king?
    22:4 – He was a prince of Midian.
  3. Why did G-d grant prophecy to the evil Bilaam?
    22:5 – So the other nations couldn't say, “If we had had prophets, we also would have become righteous.”
  4. Why did Balak think Bilaam's curse would work?
    22:6 – Because Bilaam's curse had helped Sichon defeat Moav.
  5. When did Bilaam receive his prophecies?
    22:8 – Only at night.
  6. G-d asked Bilaam, “Who are these men with you?” What did Bilaam deduce from this question?
    22:9 – He mistakenly reasoned that G-d isn't all-knowing.
  7. How do we know Bilaam hated the Jews more than Balak did?
    22:11 – Balak wanted only to drive the Jews from the land. Bilaam sought to exterminate them completely.
  8. What is evidence of Bilaam's arrogance?
    22:13 – He implied that G-d wouldn't let him go with the Moabite princes due to their lesser dignity.
  9. In what way was the malach that opposed Bilaam an angel of mercy?
    22:22 – It mercifully tried to stop Bilaam from sinning and destroying himself.
  10. How did Bilaam die?
    22:23 – He was killed with a sword.
  11. Why did the malach kill Bilaam's donkey?
    22:33 – So that people shouldn't see it and say, “Here's the donkey that silenced Bilaam.” G-d is concerned with human dignity.
  12. Bilaam compared his meeting with an angel to someone else's meeting with an angel. Who was the other person and what was the comparison?
    22:34 – Avraham. Bilaam said, “G-d told me to go but later sent an angel to stop me. The same thing happened to Avraham: G-d told Avraham to sacrifice Yitzchak but later canceled the command through an angel.”
  13. Bilaam told Balak to build seven altars. Why specifically seven?
    23:4 – Corresponding to the seven altars built by the Avot. Bilaam said to G-d, “The Jewish People's ancestors built seven altars, but I alone have built altars equal to all of them.”
  14. Who in Jewish history seemed fit for a curse, but got a blessing instead?
    23:8 – Yaakov, when Yitzchak blessed him.
  15. Why are the Jewish People compared to lions?
    23:24 – They rise each morning and “strengthen” themselves to do mitzvot.
  16. On Bilaam's third attempt to curse the Jews, he changed his strategy. What was different?
    24:1 – He began mentioning the Jewish People's sins, hoping thus to be able to curse them.
  17. What were Bilaam's three main characteristics?
    24:2 – An evil eye, pride and greed.
  18. What did Bilaam see that made him decide not to curse the Jews?
    24:2 – He saw each tribe dwelling without intermingling. He saw the tents arranged so no one could see into his neighbor's tent.
  19. What phrase in Bilaam's self-description can be translated in two opposite ways, both of which come out meaning the same thing?
    24:3 – “Shatum ha'ayin.” It means either “the poked-out eye,” implying blindness in one eye; or it means “the open eye”, which means vision but implies blindness in the other eye.
  20. Bilaam told Balak that the Jews' G-d hates what?
    24:14 – Promiscuity.
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

ימי “בין המצרים

הבהרה:
באחת
ההלכות האחרונות
, פירסמנו שמותר להשתמש במדיח כלים, לכלי
חלב וכלי בשר יחד, ועיקר ההיתר היה, מאחר והסבון המעורב במי המדיח, פוגם את כל המאכלים
שבתוכו, עוד לפני שהמים רותחים. ועתה קיבלנו פניות רבות, שיש בזה בעיה מצד
המציאות, כי ישנם מדיחי כלים, שמזרימים מים רותחים עוד לפני כניסת הסבון למדיח.
לכן עלינו להבהיר, שבודאי במדיח כזה, אין להשתמש לכלי בשר וכלי חלב יחד. ולשמועים
ינעם
.

ימי “בין המצרים

הימים שבין שבעה
עשר בתמוז לבין תשעה באב, נקראים ימי “בין המצרים” על שם הפסוק
(במגילת איכה פרק
א פסוק ג) “כל רודפיה השיגוה בין המצרים”, ואמרו רבותינו זכרונם לברכה,
שְאֵלוּ הימים, הם הימים שבין שבעה עשר בתמוז לתשעה באב
, שבהם נכנסו
האויבים לירושלים עיר קדשנו ותפארתנו, ופרעו פרעות בישראל, עד יום תשעה באב, שבו
החריבו את בית המקדש בעוונות הרבים, ומאז ועד היום עם ישראל אינו יושב בטח, ותמיד
קמים עליו אויבים מבית ומחוץ
.

ואף
על פי שזכינו תהלות לאל עליון, לחזור לארץ קדשינו בצורה יחסית חופשית, עדיין לא
זכינו לגאולה שלימה, כי בית חיינו חרב, ואומות העולם מציקות לעם ישראל יום יום,
והצרות תוכפות יותר ויותר. ועל הכל, מבחינה רוחנית, שאנו רחוקים מאד מהגאולה
האמיתית, עד שישוב ה' וירחם על נחלתו, וישוב לגאול אותנו גאולה שלימה, גאולת
עולמים
.

דרגות
האבלות בימים אלה, ושבוע שחל בו תשעה באב

במשך
השבוע נבאר את דיני “בין המצרים” (ממה שכתבנו בשנים קודמות, ובתוספת
נופך). ודינים אלו מחולקים. שמיום י”ז בתמוז ועד ראש חודש אב, נוהגים מעט
מנהגי אבלות. ומיום ראש חודש אב, מוסיפים על מנהגים אלה עוד מנהגים אחרים
.
ולאחר
מכן בשבוע שחל בו תשעה באב, נוהגים מנהגי אבלות נוספים
.

תיקון
חצות

מכיון
שימי “בין המצרים” הם ימי אבל לעם ישראל, נוהגים בהם כמה מנהגי אבל
,
וחסידים
ואנשי מעשה נוהגים לומר “תיקון חצות” אחר חצות היום בימי בין המצרים.
(חצות היום, היינו, שמחלקים את הלילה, מהשקיעה עד הזריחה לשתיים
,
והנקודה
האמצעית, היא “חצות” הלילה, מלשון “מחצית”, ובאותה השעה ביום,
הוא זמן חצות היום. ובהרבה לוחות שנה מופיעה זמן חצות היום, או חצות הלילה
,
שהוא
שווה לזמן חצות היום), ואומרים “תיקון רחל” שבו פסוקים של בכי וצער על
חורבן בית המקדש, ומנהג זה הוא מנהג ותיקין, והביאו מרן החיד”א בספרו מורה
באצבע, וכתב שכן נהגו בארץ ישראל על פי דברי רבינו האר”י ז”ל, וכן כתב
עוד בספרו שו”ת יוסף אומץ. וכתב שנוהגים לומר “תקון רחל”, משום
שתקון רחל מיוסד על בכיה ומספד על חורבן הבית. והביא עוד מדברי רבינו האר”י
שכתב שמנהג טוב וכשר לכל בעל נפש לישב באבילות אחר חצות היום בכל ימי בין המצרים,
ולבכות בכיה ממש על חורבן הבית. עד כאן. ובודאי שעל ידי אמירת תיקון חצות יתעורר
כל אחד להצטער על חורבן בית המקדש וכל הצרות שבאו עלינו ועל אבותינו מתוך הגלות
המרה הזו
.

וכן
נוהג מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף ז”ל, לעורר את הצבור לומר תקון חצות בזמן חצות היום
בימי בין המצרים
. (ותיקון רחל מודפס בסידורים). וכן היו
נוהגים לאמרו בישיבת “פורת יוסף
בירושלים. ויש נוהגים
לומר “תיקון חצות” בכל ימות השנה בחצות הלילה, ותבא עליהם ברכה
.

 The “Three Weeks”

The Period of the “Three
Weeks”

The three week period between the Seventeenth of Tammuz and the Ninth of Av is dubbed
by our Sages “Between the Straits,” based on the verse (Eicha 1, 3), “All of
her enemies overtook her between the straits.” Our Sages tell us that these
three weeks between the Seventeenth of Tammuz and the Ninth of Av are when our
enemies entered the holy city of Jerusalem and massacred countless Jewish
people until the Ninth of Av when they finally succeeded in destroying the Holy
Temple. From that day on, the Jewish people no longer dwell securely and we
must endure enemies attacking us from the outside as well as within.

Although, thank G-d, we have merited returning to the holy land relatively
freely, we have nevertheless not yet merited the ultimate redemption, for our
Bet Hamikdash still lies in ruins, the nations of the world are constantly on
the offensive against the Jewish nation, and our tragedies multiply
exponentially every day. We are indeed very spiritually distant from the final
redemption and we hope and pray that Hashem pities us and redeems us once and
for all, speedily in our days.

The Levels of Mourning during this Period and the Laws of the Week during
which Tisha Be’av Falls Out This Year

In the following Halachot we shall, G-d-willing, discuss the laws of the “Three
Weeks.” There are various degrees of mourning observed during this period: From
the Seventeenth of Tammuz until Rosh Chodesh Av, few mourning customs are
observed. From the day of Rosh Chodesh Av, some more mourning customs are
added. During the week during which Tisha Be’av falls out, even more mourning
customs are observed.

Reciting “Tikun Chatzot”
Since these days are a time of mourning for the Jewish nation, we customarily
observe some customs pertaining to mourning. Pious and upstanding people
customarily recite “Tikun Chatzot” (Psalms and prayers related to the destruction
of the Bet Hamikdash) after Halachic midday during the “Three Weeks” (Halachic midday is calculated by
splitting the night time hours between sunset and sunrise and the mid-point is
Halachic midnight. The exact same time
during the day is
Halachic midday. Many Jewish calendars state either only Halachic midnight or midday since they
are in essence the same time.) “Tikun Rachel,” which includes verses that
lament the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash, is recited. Maran HaChida in his
works “Moreh Ba’Etzba” and “Yosef Ometz” writes that this is an ancient custom
that was observed in Israel based on the words of the holy Arizal. He writes
that the custom is to recite “Tikun Rachel” because it is based on weeping and
lamentation for the destruction of holy Temple. He adds in the name of the Ari
who writes that it is a worthy custom to sit and mourn after the
Halachic midday every day during the
“Three Weeks,” including shedding actual tears for the destruction of the Bet
Hamikdash. Through reciting “Tikun Chatzot,” one will surely be moved to tears
because of the sorrow of the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash and all of the
other suffering we and our forefathers have endured during this long and
arduous exile.

Maran Harav Ovadia Yosef z”l indeed encourages his congregation to recite
“Tikun Chatzot” after Halachic midday during the period of the “Three Weeks.”
(“Tikun Rachel” is printed in most Siddurim.) This was indeed the custom in
Yeshivat Porat Yosef in Jerusalem. Some actually have the custom to recite
“Tikun Chatzot” throughout the entire year after
Halachic midnight, and they shall
indeed be blessed.

 

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Summer Timetable 5781 – 2021

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן
שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

11:00

10:55

8:54

9:26

8:39

7:55

7:40

18/19 June

חקת

For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat. (Unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles should be lit by that time, in all cases.

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Q & A Parashat Chukat

All references are to the verses and Rashi's commentary, unless otherwise stated

  1. “Take a perfect Para Aduma (red heifer).” What does the word “perfect” temima mean in this context?
    19:2 – Perfectly red.
  2. How many non-red hairs disqualify a cow as a Para Aduma?
    19:2 – Two.
  3. man dies in a tent. What happens to the sealed metal and earthenware utensils in the tent?
    19:14,15 – The metal utensils are impure for seven days, even if they are sealed. The sealed earthenware vessels are unaffected.
  4. What happens to the one who: a) sprinkles the water mixed with the ashes of the Para Aduma; b) touches the water; c) carries the water?
    19:21 – a) Remains tahor; b) He, but not his clothing, contracts tumah; c) He and his clothing contract tumah.
  5. Why was the mitzvah of the Para Aduma entrusted to Elazar rather than to Aharon?
    19:22 – Because Aharon was involved in the sin of the Golden Calf.
  6. Why does the Torah stress that all of the congregation came to Midbar Tzin?
    20:1 – To teach that they were all fit to enter the Land; everyone involved in the sin of the spies already died.
  7. Why is Miriam's death taught after the law of Para Aduma?
    20:1 – To teach that just as sacrifices bring atonement, so too does the death of the righteous.
  8. During their journey in the midbar, in whose merit did the Jewish People receive water?
    20:2 – Miriam's.
  9. Why did Moshe need to strike the rock a second time?
    20:11 – After he hit it the first time, only a few drops came out since he was commanded to speak to the rock.
  10. When Moshe told the King of Edom that the Jewish People would not drink from the well-water, to which well did he refer? What do we learn from this?
    20:17 – To the well that traveled with the nation in the midbar. This teaches that one who has adequate provisions should nevertheless purchase goods from his host in order to benefit the host.
  11. The cloud that led the Jewish People leveled all mountains in their path except three. Which three and why?
    20:22 – Har Sinai for receiving the Torah, Har Nevo for Moshe's burial, and Hor Hahar for Aharon's burial.
  12. Why did the entire congregation mourn Aharon's death?
    20:29 – Aharon made peace between contending parties and between spouses. Thus, everybody mourned him.
  13. What disappeared when Aharon died?
    20:29 – The clouds of glory disappeared, since they sheltered the Jews in Aharon's merit.
  14. Which “inhabitant of the South” (21:1) attacked the Jews?
    21:1 – Amalek.
  15. For what two reasons did G-d punish the people with snakes specifically?
    21:6 – The original snake, which was punished for speaking evil, is fitting to punish those who spoke evil about G-d and about Moshe. And the snake, to which everything tastes like dust, is fitting to punish those who complained about the manna which changed to any desired taste.
  16. Why did the Jewish People camp in Arnon, rather than pass through Moav to enter Eretz Canaan?
    21:13 – Moav refused them passage.
  17. What miracle took place at the valley of Arnon?
    21:15 – The Amorites hid in caves in the mountain on the Moabite side of the valley in order to ambush the Jews. When the Jews approached, the mountain on the Eretz Canaan side of the valley moved close to the other mountain and the Amorites were crushed.
  18. What was the “strength” of Amon that prevented the Jewish People from entering into their Land?
    21:24 – G-d's command, “Do not harass them” (Devarim 2:19).
  19. Why was Moshe afraid of Og?
    21:34 – Og had once been of service to Avraham. Moshe was afraid that this merit would assist Og in battle.
  20. Who killed Og?
    21:35 – Moshe.
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

שאלה: שעון
מעורר, האם מותר להכינו מערב שבת, על מנת שיצלצל בעצם יום השבת
?

תשובה: הנה
לעצם עריכת והכנת השעון שיצלצל בשבת, לכאורה יש לדון בזה לאיסור, שהרי הזכרנו כבר
בעבר את דברי הברייתא במסכת שבת (דף יח.), “אין נותנים חטים
לתוך ריחים של מים כדי שיטחנו ביום השבת”. כלומר, אסור להכניס חטים
לפני כניסת השבת, לריחים (כעין מכונה לטחינת חטים, המופעלת על ידי תנועת גלגל מים
בשבת). ואף על פי שלא נעשית כאן כל מלאכה בשבת עצמה, שהרי מניחים את החטים מערב
שבת, והם הולכות ונטחנות מאליהן על ידי תנועת המים בשבת, מכל מקום, הואיל
והריחים משמיעות קול רעש בשבת, יש בזה משום זלזול בכבוד השבת
. ונחלקו רבותינו בגמרא אם להלכה אנו תופסים כדברי
הברייתא.  כי יש מי שמפרש שדברי הברייתא הם לכל הדעות, ולפיכך אסור להתחיל
מלאכה מערב שבת בדבר המשמיע קול בשבת עצמה, ויש אומרים שדברי הברייתא תלויים
במחלוקת אחרת בין בית שמאי לבית הלל, ולדעת בית הלל אין לחוש להשמעת קול שכזו
בשבת, ומותר להכניס חטים לריחים מערב שבת על מנת שיטחנו בשבת עצמה
.

ולהלכה פסק מרן השלחן ערוך (סימן רנב), שמותר
לתת חטים לתוך ריחים של מים סמוך לחשיכה
(לפני כניסת השבת),
ואין חוששים להשמעת קול שיאמרו ריחים של פלוני טוחנות בשבת. וכתב על זה
הרמ”א (שלאורו הולכים יוצאי אשכנז), ויש אוסרים בריחים
, וכן בכל דבר שיש
לחוש להשמעת קול, וכן נוהגים לכתחילה, אבל במקום הפסד יש להקל
.

ומעתה נבא לנדון שלנו, שלכאורה לפי דברי
הרמ”א שאסור לגרום שיצא קול רעש בשבת, כמו כן אסור לגרום להפעלת קול רעש
שגורם השעון מעורר, שהרי יש בזה זלזול בכבוד השבת, שנראה כאילו יהודי מפעיל את
השעון בשבת וגורם לרעש בשבת. ולפי זה למנהג האשכנזים יהיה אסור להפעיל שעון מעורר
שיצלצל בשבת
.

וכן פסק להלכה הגאון רבי משה פיינשטיין בשו”ת
אגרות משה (חאו”ח ח”ד סימן ע), שלמנהג האשכנזים ההולכים לאורו של
הרמ”א, יש לאסור הפעלת שעון  מעורר בשבת, אם הוא קול שנשמע גם מחוץ לחדר
שהוא נמצא בו. (אבל אם אין הקול חזק כל כך, ואינו נשמע אלא באותו חדר שהשעון נמצא
בו, אף הוא כתב להתיר). ומבואר מזה שדעתו של הגאון היתה להשוות הפעלת שעון מעורר
לכל כלי המחולל רעש בשבת
.

אולם מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצ”ל בתשובה
שהובאה בספר ילקוט יוסף (שבת א' עמ' פט) הביא דברי כמה אחרונים הסוברים שיש להקל
בזה אף לשיטת הרמ”א. שהרי לכל הדעות, אם אין הקול נשמע ממש מחמת פעולה שנעשית
שמיד לאחריה הוא בא, כמו בהפעלת ריחים
,
אלא רק לאחר זמן, אין לאסור בזה
מחמת השמעת קול. ועוד יש להוסיף על כך
,
שהרי רוב בני אדם אינם מכוונים בכל
יום את השעון שיצלצל, אלא הוא מוכן אצלם בכל יום ויום להקיצם משנתם. ובאופן כזה
בודאי שאין לאסור את הפעלת השעון בשבת, שהרי כתבו הפוסקים, (הובאו דבריו בבית יוסף
סימן שלח) שמותר להפעיל מערב שבת שעון שבכל שעה הוא מצלצל בקול רעש, הואיל והכל
יודעים ששעון זה הוא מוכן מאז ומתמיד, ואין מי שמפעילו בכל יום ויום, ובאופן כזה
לא שייך איסור כלל. וכן פסק הרמ”א להלכה
.

ועל כן העיקר להלכה, שבין לאשכנזים ובין לספרדים, מותר בהחלט להכין מערב שבת
שעון שיצלצל בשבת לעוררם משנתם. וכן העלה הגאון רבי אליעזר יהודה ולדנברג
ז”ל. ועוד רבים מגדולי הפוסקים
.

ובהלכה הבאה נדון בעזרת ה' עוד בענינים אלו.

Question: May one set an alarm clock to go off on Shabbat?

Answer: It
would seem to be prohibited to set an alarm clock to go off on Shabbat based on
the Baraita (Shabbat 18a) which states, “One may not place wheat into a
water-operated mill (before Shabbat) in order for the wheat to be ground on
Shabbat.” Although no forbidden work is being performed on Shabbat as the wheat
is being placed in the mill before the onset of Shabbat and it will only be
ground on Shabbat as a result of the water’s movement, nevertheless, since the
mill produces noise on Shabbat, this constitutes a disrespect for the Shabbat.
The Sages of the Talmud disagree whether or not the Halacha follows the opinion
of this Baraita. Some conform this Baraita to all opinions and it will
therefore be forbidden to begin any forbidden work before the onset of Shabbat
if it will continue on Shabbat and produce noise. Others explain that this
Baraita is contingent upon another related disagreement between Bet Shammai and
Bet Hillel such that according to Bet Hillel, there is no concern with such
noise being produced on Shabbat and it will be permissible to place wheat into
a mill before Shabbat in order for it to be ground on Shabbat itself.

Halachically speaking, Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch (Chapter
252) rules that “It is permissible to place wheat into a water mill shortly
before the onset of Shabbat and we are not concerned that as a result of the
noise, people will say that so-and-so’s mill operates on Shabbat.” The Rama, on
the other hand, rules: “Some rule stringently regarding a mill and anything
else which produces noise. We are indeed preferably concerned with this view;
however, in situations of financial loss, there is room for leniency.”

Based on the above, regarding our situation, it seems
that according to the Rama that one may not cause noise to be produced on
Shabbat, it will likewise be forbidden to set an alarm clock to go off on
Shabbat, for this constitutes a disrespect for the Shabbat as it seems that one
is operating the alarm clock on Shabbat and causing noise to emanate. According
to this, it will be forbidden for Ashkenazim to set an alarm clock to go off on
Shabbat.

Indeed, Hagaon Harav Moshe Feinstein zt”l rules
likewise in his Responsa Igrot Moshe (Orach Chaim, Volume 4, Chapter 70) and
writes that Ashkenazim, who follow the rulings of the Rama, may not set an
alarm clock to go off on Shabbat if it can be heard outside of the room it is located
in. (However, if the volume of the alarm clock is not so strong and can only be
heard within the room it is located in, even Harav Feinstein rules leniently.)
We see that Hagaon Feinstein equates the law of an alarm clock to a vessel
which produces noise on Shabbat.

Nevertheless, Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l (in
a response printed in Yalkut Yosef, Shabbat, Part 1, page 89) quotes several
Acharonim who rule that there is room for leniency in this regard, even
according to the Rama’s opinion, for according to all opinions, if the noise is
not heard immediately after the action the individual performs, such as
regarding a mill, and is only heard later, there is no prohibition of producing
noise here. Additionally, most people do not set their alarm clocks to go off
every day; rather, it is already set to wake them up at the same time every
day. If this is the case, there is certainly no room to prohibit setting an
alarm clock for Shabbat, for the Poskim (quoted by the Bet Yosef in Chapter
338) that it is permissible before Shabbat to set a clock to go off and make
noise every hour of Shabbat since everyone knows that such a clock is set once
and no one sets it every day. The Rama himself quotes this as Halacha.

Thus, halachically speaking, it is permissible for
both Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews to set alarm clock before the onset of
Shabbat to go off on Shabbat. Hagaon Harav Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg zt”l
and other great Poskim rule likewise.

In the next Halacha, we shall, G-d-willing, discuss some
more details of this law.

 

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Summer Timetable 5781 – 2021

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן
שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

10:56

10:55

8:54

9:22

8:35

7:52

7:40

11/12 June

קרח

For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat. (Unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles should be lit by that time, in all cases.

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Q & A Parashat Korach

All references are to the verses and Rashi's commentary, unless otherwise stated

  1. Why did Datan and Aviram join Korach?
    16:1 – Because they were his neighbors.
  2. Why is Yaakov's name not mentioned in Korach's genealogy?
    16:1 – Yaakov prayed that his name not be mentioned in connection with Korach's rebellion (Bereishet 49:6).
  3. What motivated Korach to rebel?
    16:1 – Korach was jealous that Elizafan ben Uziel was appointed as leader of the family of Kehat instead of himself.
  4. What did Korach and company do when Moshe said that a techelet garment needs tzizit?
    16:1 – They laughed.
  5. What warning did Moshe give the rebels regarding the offering of the incense?
    16:6 – Only one person would survive.
  6. Did Moshe want to be the kohen gadol?
    16-6 – Yes.
  7. What event did Korach not foresee?
    16:7 – That his sons would repent.
  8. What does the phrase rav lachem mean in this week's Parsha? (Give two answers.)
    16:7,3 – Rav lachem appears twice in this week's Parsha. It means “much more than enough greatness have you taken for yourself (16:3)” and “It is a great thing I have said to you (16:17).”
  9. What lands are described in this week's Parsha as “flowing with milk and honey”?
    16:12 – Egypt and Canaan.
  10. When did Moshe have the right to take a donkey from the Jewish community?
    16:15 – When he traveled from Midian to Egypt.
  11. What did Korach do the night before the final confrontation?
    16:19 – Korach went from tribe to tribe in order to rally support for himself.
  12. What sin did Datan and Aviram have in common specifically with Goliath?
    16:27 – They all blasphemed.
  13. Before what age is a person not punished by the Heavenly Court for his sins?
    16:27 – Twenty years old.
  14. What happens to one who rebels against the institution of kehuna? Who suffered such a fate?
    17:5 – He is stricken with tzara'at, as was King Uziyahu (Divrei HaYamim II 26:16-19).
  15. Why specifically was incense used to stop the plague?
    17:13 – Because the people were deprecating the incense offering, saying that it caused the death of two of Aharon's sons and also the death of 250 of Korach's followers. Therefore G-d demonstrated that the incense offering was able to avert death, and it is sin, not incense, which causes death.
  16. Why was Aharon's staff placed in the middle of the other 11 staffs?
    17:21 – So people would not say that Aharon's staff bloomed because Moshe placed it closer to the Shechina.
  17. Aharon's staff was kept as a sign. What did it signify?
    17:25 – That only Aharon and his children were selected for the kehuna.
  18. Why are the 24 gifts for the kohanim taught in this week's Parsha?
    18:8 – Since Korach claimed the kehuna, the Torah emphasizes Aharon's and his descendants' rights to kehuna by recording the gifts given to them.
  19. Who may eat the kodshei kodashim (most holy sacrifices) and where must they be eaten?
    18:10 – Male kohanim may eat them and only in the azara (forecourt of the Beit Hamikdash).
  20. Why is G-d's covenant with the kohanim called “a covenant of salt”?
    18:19 – Just as salt never spoils, so this covenant will never be rescinded.
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

פירוק דלתות וחלונות בשבת

שאלה: האם מותר לפרק בשבת דלת או חלון מהצירים עליהם הם
מונחים
?

תשובה:בהלכה
הקודמת
, ביארנו שאחת המלאכות שאסור לעשותן בשבת,
היא מלאכת “בונה”. וכשם שאסור לבנות בשבת, או להוסיף דבר במבנה, כמו כן
אסור בשבת לסתור דבר בנוי. וזו היא מלאכת “סותר
“.

ועתה
נבוא לדון בשאלה שלפנינו. כי דלתות הבית והחלונות, הרי הם קבועים בקירות הבית,
ומצד שני, הם בנויים בנפרד, ומונחים וקבועים באמצעות צירים או מסילות. ולכן יש
לדון, האם חיבור הדלת, או פירוקה בשבת, יש בהם חשש איסור משום בונה וסותר בשבת
?

והנה
רבינו הרמב”ם (בפ”י מהלכות שבת) כתב בזו הלשון: המחזיר בשבת דלת של בור
ושל דות ושל יציע, הרי זה תולדת בונה. כלומר, דלת שהיתה מפורקת לפני שבת, ובא אדם
וקבעה בחזרה בשבת, הרי זה חייב משום “בונה” בשבת. וכן המפרק את הדלת
בשבת
, חייב
משום “סותר
“.

וכן
פסק מרן השלחן ערוך (סימן שח), והסביר את הדבר, שמאחר והדלתות מחוברות לבנין
המחובר לקרקע, יש בזה איסור משום בנין וסתירה בשבת
.

ורבינו
הר”ן (שבת מז בהלכות) כתב, שבפירוק והחזרת דלתות בשבת, יש איסור משום בנין
ממש בשבת
.

ולפיכך
כתב הט”ז, שאותם שמסירים בשבת דלתות או חלונות, עוברים איסור מן התורה בשבת,
וחייבים קרבן חטאת. וכן פסק הגאון רבי חיים פלאג'י בספרו כף החיים
.

ואמנם
הגאון החזון איש (סימן נ אות י) כתב, שבדלתות וחלונות שלנו, שהם מונחים ברפיון,
וסובבים על צירים, ובקלות ניתן להסירם, אין איסור בנין וסתירה מן התורה, אלא
מדרבנן, וכן דעת עוד מגדולי הפוסקים בעיקר דין פירוק דלתות
, שאין בדבר איסור
ממש מן התורה. מכל מקום למעשה, בודאי שאסור לפרק בשבת דלתות או חלונות, וכן אסור
להחזירם בהחלט. (ועיין עוד בחזון עובדיה חלק חמישי עמוד רפג
).

ולסיכום: אסור לפרק או להחזיר דלתות וחלונות בשבת.

Disassembling Doors
and Windows on Shabbat

Question:
May
one remove a door from its hinges or a window from its frame on Shabbat?

Answer: In the previous
Halacha
we have
explained that one of the works forbidden on Shabbat is building. However, just
as it is forbidden to build something or add anything to a standing edifice on
Shabbat, it is likewise forbidden to demolish something already built. This is
called the forbidden work of demolishing on Shabbat.

Regarding our question, on one hand, the doors and windows of the house are
affixed to the walls of the house but on the other hand, they are built
separately and then mounted onto hinges or in frames. We must therefore discuss
whether or not mounting or removing a door on Shabbat constitutes the
prohibition of building or demolishing on Shabbat.

The Rambam (Chapter 10 of Hilchot Shabbat) writes as follows: “If one
reinstalls the door of a ditch, pit, or balcony, this is a subcategory of
building.” This means that if a door was taken apart before Shabbat and then
one comes and reinstalls it on Shabbat, he has transgressed the prohibition of
building on Shabbat. Similarly, disassembling a door on Shabbat constitutes the
prohibition of demolishing.

Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch (Chapter 308) rules likewise and explains that the
reason for this is because the doors are attached to an edifice which is
attached to the ground, the prohibitions of building and demolishing indeed
apply.

Rabbeinu Nissim (Shabbat, page 47 of the Rif) rules that disassembling and
remounting a door on Shabbat constitutes an actual prohibition of building and
demolishing on Shabbat.

Based on this, the Turei Zahav writes that those who remove doors or windows on
Shabbat transgress a Torah prohibition and they are obligated to bring a Chatat offering. Hagaon
Rabbeinu Chaim Palagi rules likewise in his Sefer Kaf Ha’Chaim.

On the other hand, Hagaon Chazon Ish (Chapter 50, Section 10) writes that
regarding our doors and windows which are installed loosely and swing on hinges
such that they are easily removed, the Torah prohibitions of building and
demolishing do not apply; there is only a rabbinic prohibition to do so. Other
great Poskim concur regarding the letter of the law of doors and windows (even
with regards to doors in those days) that this does not constitute an actual
Torah prohibition. Regardless, halachically speaking, it is absolutely
forbidden to disassemble or reinstall doors or windows on Shabbat (see Chazon
Ovadia-Shabbat, Part 5, page 283).

Summary: It is forbidden to disassemble or reinstall doors and windows
in Shabbat.

 


Newsletter Parshat Shelach – Shabbat Mevarechim

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BRAVERY

On June 13th I will beH be leading a swim across Lake Ullswater and back. This epic trip will take place in the beautiful background of the Lake District in the refreshingly cold waters of Ullswater, which I will brave for up to several hours, together with a team of swimmers.

 Why at my age? To raise much-needed funds for an amazing cause: an outward looking community kollel based in a Sefardi shul in Manchester. Moor Lane is a shul intensely proud of its heritage, and is also proud to host a group of avreichim – all members of the Manchester Montefiore Kollel – a dedicated group of young men who are enthusiastically learning halacha to a high standard. They are also teaching Torah through a variety of forums and media, – one to one learning, shiurim, zoom, written publications – and putting on innovative programs for the youth, their parents and people of all ages in the Moor Lane community and beyond. 

Please help me to reach my target of £6000 to help fund this amazing organization. Please make this sporty undertaking go with a splash!

The campaign is running on this coming Sunday and Monday 6th and 7th June.

Every £ donated will reach the charity as all expenses are being sponsored.

You can donate in a variety of ways:

  • Follow this link: charidy.com/swim4torah/rabbistamler
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Thank you so much and wishing you every success!

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Summer Timetable 5781 – 2021

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן
שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

10:47

10:45

8:55

9:16

8:29

7:47

7:30

4/5 June

שלח (ש''מ)

For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat. (Unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles should be lit by that time, in all cases.

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Q & A Parashat Shelach

All references are to the verses and Rashi's commentary, unless otherwise stated

  1. Why is the portion about the meraglim written immediately after the portion about Miriam's tzara'at?
    13:2 – To show the evil of the meraglim (spies), that they saw Miriam punished for lashon hara (negative speech) yet failed to take a lesson from it.
  2. To what was Moshe referring when he asked the meraglim “Are there trees in the land”?
    13:20 – Were there any righteous people in the land whose merit would “shade” the Canaanites from attack?
  3. Who built Hebron?
    13:22 – Cham.
  4. Which fruits did the meraglim bring back?
    13:23 – A cluster of grapes, a pomegranate and a fig.
  5. How many people carried the grape cluster?
    13:23 – Eight.
  6. Why did G-d shorten the meraglim's journey?
    13:25 – G-d knew the Jews would sin and be punished with a year's wandering for each day of the spies' mission. So He shortened the journey to soften the decree.
  7. Why did the meraglim begin by saying the land is “flowing with milk and honey”?
    13:27 – Any lie which doesn't start with an element of truth won't be believed. Therefore, they began their false report with a true statement.
  8. Why did the meraglim list Amalek first among the hostile nations they encountered?
    13:29 – To frighten the Jews. The Jewish People were afraid of Amalek because Amalek had once attacked them.
  9. How did Calev quiet the people?
    13:30 – He fooled them by shouting, “Is this all that the son of Amram did to us?” The people quieted themselves to hear what disparaging thing Calev wished to say about the “son of Amram” (Moshe).
  10. Why did the Land appear to “eat its inhabitants”?
    13:32 – G-d caused many deaths among the Canaanites so they would be preoccupied with burying their dead and not notice the meraglim.
  11. Besides the incident of the meraglim, what other sin led to the decree of 40 years in the desert?
    13:33 – The golden calf.
  12. On what day did Bnei Yisrael cry due to the meraglim's report? How did this affect future generations?
    14:1 – The 9th of Av (Tisha B'av). This date therefore became a day of crying for all future generations: Both Temples were destroyed on this date.
  13. “Don't fear the people of the Land…their defense is departed.” (14:9) Who was their chief “defender”?
    14:9 – Iyov.
  14. Calev and Yehoshua praised Eretz Canaan and tried to assure the people that they could be victorious. How did the people respond?
    14:10 – They wanted to stone them.
  15. “How long shall I bear this evil congregation?” G-d is referring to the 10 meraglim who slandered the Land. What halacha do we learn from this verse?
    14:27 – That ten men are considered a congregation.
  16. How is the mitzvah of challa different from other mitzvot associated with Eretz Yisrael?
    15:18 – The obligation to observe other mitzvot associated with Eretz Yisrael began only after the possession and division of the Land. The mitzvah of challa was obligatory immediately upon entering the Land.
  17. What is the minimum amount of challa to be given to a kohen according to Torah Law? Rabbinic Law?
    15:20 – No fixed amount is stated by the Torah. Rabbinic Law requires a household to give 1/24 and a baker to give 1/48.
  18. Verse 15:22 refers to what sin? How does the text indicate this?
    15:22 – Idolatry. “All these commandments” means one transgression which is equal to transgressing all the commandments – i.e. idolatry.
  19. Moshe's doubt regarding the punishment of the mekoshesh etzim (wood-gatherer) was different than his doubt regarding the punishment of the blasphemer. How did it differ?
    15:34 – Moshe knew that the mekoshesh etzim waliable for the death penalty, but not which specific means of death. Regarding the blasphemer, Moshe didn't know if he was liable for the death penalty.
  20. How do the tzitzit remind us of the 613 commandments?
    15:39 – The numerical value of the word tzitzit is 600. Tzitzit have eight threads and five knots. Add these numbers and you get 613.
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Halachot from Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Ztz'l

מלאכת בונה

שאלה: האם מותר לטאטא בשבת את החצר בכניסת הבית, שיש בה חול
ואבנים קטנות
?

תשובה: אחת משלושים ותשע מלאכות שאסור
לעשותן בשבת, היא מלאכת “בונה”. כמו ששנינו במשנה במסכת שבת (דף קב:),
“הבונה כל שהוא – חייב”. כלומר, הבונה בשבת
, אפילו תוספת קטנה במבנה, הרי זה חייב משום חילול שבת.
כדין מי שהבעיר אש בשבת, או מי שבישל בשבת
.

והגדרת
המלאכה “בונה”, אינה דוקא בבנייה ממש, בהנחת לבנים עם מלט וכדומה, אלא
כל תיקון שהוא בגוף הבית, עלול להכנס בכלל מלאכת בונה. ובגמרא במסכת שבת (דף עג:)
אמרו, שכל המשוה פני הקרקע בשבת, חייב. וכן פסק הרמב”ם (בפרק עשירי מהלכות
שבת), שכל המשוה את פני הקרקע בשבת, כגון שמילא גומה, או שהשפיל תל חול, חייב משום
בונה. כלומר, מי שמטאטא את הבית בשבת, וקרקע הבית אינה מרוצפת, הרי זה חייב משום
בונה
.

ומכאן, שאסור בהחלט לטאטא בשבת
קרקע שאינה מרוצפת, שהרי בשעה שמטאטא את הקרקע
, בהכרח הוא “משווה גומות”, שמשווה את פני
הקרקע שתהיה חלקה וישרה, והוא איסור משום “בונה” בשבת, שהוא תיקון לקרקע
ולבנין
.

ואם
הוא מטאטא בחצר הבית בחוץ, יתכן שיש בדבר איסור משום חורש בשבת. ולכן בכל אופן,
אסור לטאטא בשבת כל קרקע שאינה מרוצפת, ורק בקרקע מרוצפת יש להקל. (ועיין בחזון
עובדיה שבת, ח”ב עמוד רעז, חלק ג עמוד מב, וחלק ד עמוד מד
).

ולסיכום: אין לטאטא בשבת רצפה שאינה
מרוצפת
.

The Forbidden Work of Building on Shabbat

Question: May one sweep the dirt and
small rocks in the front yard of one’s home on Shabbat?

Answer: One of the thirty-nine forbidden works on Shabbat is building,
as the Mishnah (Shabbat 102b) states, “One who builds on Shabbat, even if it is
a small addition to an existing edifice, is liable for Shabbat desecration.”
This prohibition is similar to one who has ignited a flame or cooked a food on
Shabbat.

The definition of “building” in the context of Shabbat is not specifically
building alone, such as by laying bricks, cement, and the like; rather, any
repair of one’s home is included in the prohibition of building. The Gemara
(Shabbat 73b) states that one who evens out earth is liable for Shabbat
desecration. Similarly, the Rambam (Chapter 10 of Hilchot Shabbat) rules that
one who evens out earth on Shabbat, such as by filling in a ditch, knocking
over a mound of dirt, and the like, has transgressed the Torah prohibition of
building on Shabbat. Thus, one who sweeps the floor of one’s home which has no
flooring (such as wood, tile, or carpet) has transgressed the prohibition of
building on Shabbat.

It is therefore absolutely forbidden to sweep unpaved earth on Shabbat, for
while sweeping, one is certainly evening out the earth and causing it to be
smooth and straight and thus transgresses the prohibition of building on
Shabbat by repairing or enhancing the earth or a building.

If one sweeps an outdoor yard, it is also possible that one is transgressing
the Torah prohibition of ploughing on Shabbat. It is therefore completely
forbidden to sweep any unfloored or unpaved earth on Shabbat; only when the
floor has flooring is there room for leniency (see Chazon Ovadia-Shabbat, Part
2, page 277, Part 3, page 42, and Part 4, page 44).

Summary: One may not sweep unpaved ground on Shabbat.