Chapter Fourteen Al HaShulchan page 38-39
2. If one borrowed a tallit in order to give the Priestly Blessing or to go up the the Reading of the Sefer Torah ('Law') one does not recite the blessing over the tallit. However, if one borrowed a tallit in order to fulfill the Mitzvah of zizit, one may recite the blessing as probably one's friend gave it not as a loan, but rather as a matana al menat le'hahazir (a present given with the stipulation that it should be returned later) so that the borrower can thereby fulfill his duty. It is nevertheless correct, whenever possible, to avoid borrowing a tallit (Ben Ish Chai ibid. 5)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of several people, including Gittel bas Yehudis, Mendel ben Florence, our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who is B"H recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. For updates on Joey please go to his site, http://caringbridge.org/visit/josephlacki
We regret to inform you of the passing of Charlotte Silcoff, z'l. May we only hear good news from now on.
B"H we did our last Happiness Conference Call last night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment tomorrow night, Thursday at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Borrowing Tzitzit Etc.
Chapter Fourteen Al HaShulchan page 38-39
1. According to some authorities most people nowadays are particular that others should not wear their zizit or tefillin, and therefore one should not take from the Shamash (synagogue attendant) zizit or tefillin belonging to others unless the Shamash is certain that the owner is not particular. (Ben Ish Chai Lech Lecha 6). If someone received a tallit from the Shamash and recited the blessing over it but, before he was able to wrap it around himself, the Shamash took it away from him saying that the owner had arrived and required it for himself, and then he gives him another tallit, he does not recite another blessing, as there are different opinions among the authorities whether this is necessary and we apply the rule that in the case of doubt whether to recite a blessing we are lenient and do not repeat the blessing. (Mayan Ganim Part 2:6)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of several people, including Gittel bas Yehudis, Mendel ben Florence, Chasha Baila bas Rasha, our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who is B"H recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
B"H we did our last Happiness Conference Call Thursday night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment tonight at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
1. According to some authorities most people nowadays are particular that others should not wear their zizit or tefillin, and therefore one should not take from the Shamash (synagogue attendant) zizit or tefillin belonging to others unless the Shamash is certain that the owner is not particular. (Ben Ish Chai Lech Lecha 6). If someone received a tallit from the Shamash and recited the blessing over it but, before he was able to wrap it around himself, the Shamash took it away from him saying that the owner had arrived and required it for himself, and then he gives him another tallit, he does not recite another blessing, as there are different opinions among the authorities whether this is necessary and we apply the rule that in the case of doubt whether to recite a blessing we are lenient and do not repeat the blessing. (Mayan Ganim Part 2:6)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of several people, including Gittel bas Yehudis, Mendel ben Florence, Chasha Baila bas Rasha, our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who is B"H recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
B"H we did our last Happiness Conference Call Thursday night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment tonight at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
Monday, July 29, 2013
Using Someone Else's Tallit
p. 38 Chapter Fourteen Laws of Zizit Manufactured by Non-Jews or by Women , and of a Borrowed Tallit
3. One may take someone else's tallit and say the blessing over it as long as one folds it up again if one found it folded. (Sh.Ar. ibid.) This ruling applies also to tefillin (phylacteries); however one may not learn from someone else's books without his knowledge. (Rema, ibid.)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of several people, including Gittel bas Yehudis, Mendel ben Florence, our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who is B"H recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
B"H we did our last Happiness Conference Call Thursday night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment Tuesday night at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
3. One may take someone else's tallit and say the blessing over it as long as one folds it up again if one found it folded. (Sh.Ar. ibid.) This ruling applies also to tefillin (phylacteries); however one may not learn from someone else's books without his knowledge. (Rema, ibid.)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of several people, including Gittel bas Yehudis, Mendel ben Florence, our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who is B"H recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
B"H we did our last Happiness Conference Call Thursday night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment Tuesday night at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Inserted Without Intention
p. 38 Chapter Fourteen Laws of Zizit Manufactured by Non-Jews or by Women , and of a Borrowed Tallit
2. If a Jew inserted zizit into a garment without the necessary intention, and no other ziziot are available to make this garment halachically suitable, he may rely on the opinion of the Rambam who permits using this garment in its present state, but does not recite the blessing.(Sh. Ar. 14)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of several people, including Gittel bas Yehudis, Mendel ben Florence, our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who is B"H recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
B"H we did our third Happiness Conference Call Tuesday night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment Tuesday night at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
2. If a Jew inserted zizit into a garment without the necessary intention, and no other ziziot are available to make this garment halachically suitable, he may rely on the opinion of the Rambam who permits using this garment in its present state, but does not recite the blessing.(Sh. Ar. 14)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of several people, including Gittel bas Yehudis, Mendel ben Florence, our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who is B"H recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
B"H we did our third Happiness Conference Call Tuesday night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment Tuesday night at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
Friday, July 26, 2013
Tzitzit Made by a Non-Jew or by a Woman
p. 38 Chapter Fourteen Laws of Zizit Manufactured by Non-Jews or by Women , and of a Borrowed Tallit
1. Zizit made by a non-Jew are unsuitable for use as the Torah says, Speak to the children of Israel which excludes a non-Jew. A woman may make zizit. (Sh. Ar. 14)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who is B"H recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
B"H we did our third Happiness Conference Call Tuesday night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment Tuesday night at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
1. Zizit made by a non-Jew are unsuitable for use as the Torah says, Speak to the children of Israel which excludes a non-Jew. A woman may make zizit. (Sh. Ar. 14)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who is B"H recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
B"H we did our third Happiness Conference Call Tuesday night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment Tuesday night at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
Thursday, July 25, 2013
If Tzitzit found to be not kosher on Shabbat
p. 36 Chapter Thirteen The Laws Concerning Zizit on Shabbat
3. If one discovered on Shabbat that the tallit one is wearing is halachically not in order and one is in a karmelit, (a place where the prohibition of carrying is of Rabbinic degree) one does not remove it before returning home, as in this case consideration for human respect outweighs the halachic problem. (Sh.Ar.ibid) Even the tallit kattan which is worn underneath the clothes does not have to be removed as it is degrading for a person to have to take off his clothes. Similarly, if someone in synagogue finds that one of his zizit is broken off and he is embarrassed to be there without a tallit, he may put on his tallit without saying the blessing, because of the importance attached to human respect; this, however, only applies on Shabbat when it is forbidden to make ziziot - on weekdays this is forbidden. (Rema, ibid.) If he knew already before Shabbat that it was halachically unfit, then he may not put on that tallit on Shabbat, because he should have repaired it before Shabbat; however, if there are no ziziot available in town, the same ruling applies as if the broken ziziot were discovered on Shabbat (Magen Avraham, ibid.)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who is B"H recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
B"H we did our second Happiness Conference Call Tuesday night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment tonight (Thursday) at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
3. If one discovered on Shabbat that the tallit one is wearing is halachically not in order and one is in a karmelit, (a place where the prohibition of carrying is of Rabbinic degree) one does not remove it before returning home, as in this case consideration for human respect outweighs the halachic problem. (Sh.Ar.ibid) Even the tallit kattan which is worn underneath the clothes does not have to be removed as it is degrading for a person to have to take off his clothes. Similarly, if someone in synagogue finds that one of his zizit is broken off and he is embarrassed to be there without a tallit, he may put on his tallit without saying the blessing, because of the importance attached to human respect; this, however, only applies on Shabbat when it is forbidden to make ziziot - on weekdays this is forbidden. (Rema, ibid.) If he knew already before Shabbat that it was halachically unfit, then he may not put on that tallit on Shabbat, because he should have repaired it before Shabbat; however, if there are no ziziot available in town, the same ruling applies as if the broken ziziot were discovered on Shabbat (Magen Avraham, ibid.)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who is B"H recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
B"H we did our second Happiness Conference Call Tuesday night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment tonight (Thursday) at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Wearing a Tallit Outside on Shabbat
p. 36 Chapter Thirteen The Laws Concerning Zizit on Shabbat
2. If all its zizit are halachically in order a tallit may be worn to go out to a reshut harabbim on Shabbat; this applies both to a tallit katan and a tallit gadol, and even in our times when we do not possess techelet (the bluish dye obtained from the Chilazon fish). (Sh. Ar.ibid.) (This is permitted even at night time, although there is no obligation to wear zizit at that time, as they are considered decorative to the garment. B.Het. quoting the Beit Yossef ibid.) This ruling does not apply when the tallit is placed just on the shoulders. (Rema, ibid.) There is no need to check the tallit before going out (to a reshut harabbim) as we rely on its previously established halachic status, i.e. that it was correctly fitted with zizit. (Sh. Ar. 13)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who is B"H recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Update on cholim - Got the following from Franco today! Good news. No cancer. After removing the left half of my thyroid which had the small tumors and the larger one next to it, they checked the tumors for thyroid cancer as well as lymphoma. There was no trace of either. This operation is behind me not to mention the anxiety. Thank you for all your support and prayers, Love, Franco
B"H we did our second Happiness Conference Call last night (Tuesday) on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment tomorrow night (Thursday) at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
2. If all its zizit are halachically in order a tallit may be worn to go out to a reshut harabbim on Shabbat; this applies both to a tallit katan and a tallit gadol, and even in our times when we do not possess techelet (the bluish dye obtained from the Chilazon fish). (Sh. Ar.ibid.) (This is permitted even at night time, although there is no obligation to wear zizit at that time, as they are considered decorative to the garment. B.Het. quoting the Beit Yossef ibid.) This ruling does not apply when the tallit is placed just on the shoulders. (Rema, ibid.) There is no need to check the tallit before going out (to a reshut harabbim) as we rely on its previously established halachic status, i.e. that it was correctly fitted with zizit. (Sh. Ar. 13)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who is B"H recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Update on cholim - Got the following from Franco today! Good news. No cancer. After removing the left half of my thyroid which had the small tumors and the larger one next to it, they checked the tumors for thyroid cancer as well as lymphoma. There was no trace of either. This operation is behind me not to mention the anxiety. Thank you for all your support and prayers, Love, Franco
B"H we did our second Happiness Conference Call last night (Tuesday) on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment tomorrow night (Thursday) at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
If Tzitzit on One Corner Missing on Shabbat
p. 36 Chapter Thirteen The Laws Concerning Zizit on Shabbat
1. The ziziot on the four corners restrict one another, meaning that if one of them is missing, the tallit is not halachically fit to be worn and a person who goes out to a reshut harabbim (public thoroughfare) on Shabbat wearing such a tallit has the obligation to bring a sin-offering (which means he has transgressed a Torah prohibition). (Sh. Ar. 13)
1. The ziziot on the four corners restrict one another, meaning that if one of them is missing, the tallit is not halachically fit to be worn and a person who goes out to a reshut harabbim (public thoroughfare) on Shabbat wearing such a tallit has the obligation to bring a sin-offering (which means he has transgressed a Torah prohibition). (Sh. Ar. 13)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who should be recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who should be recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Update on cholim - We are still awaiting news on Franco's thyroid surgery, which was scheduled for this past Thursday - we have not yet heard about results.
However, as promised, B"H we did our first Happiness Conference Call Thursday night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment tonight (Tuesday) at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
Monday, July 22, 2013
Machine Made Tzitzit
p. 36 Chapter Twelve What Makes Zizit Unsuitable for Use Al Hashulchan
3. When the strands of zizit are woven by machine the machine operator must say at the beginning of the process 'Leshem Mitzvat Zizit- for the purpose of the Mitzva of zizit.' There are authorities who are stringent concerning machine-made zizit and consider them unsuitable for use; therefore those who follow this strict ruling and buy hand-woven zizit shall receive a special blessing. (Sefer Halacha 75)
3. When the strands of zizit are woven by machine the machine operator must say at the beginning of the process 'Leshem Mitzvat Zizit- for the purpose of the Mitzva of zizit.' There are authorities who are stringent concerning machine-made zizit and consider them unsuitable for use; therefore those who follow this strict ruling and buy hand-woven zizit shall receive a special blessing. (Sefer Halacha 75)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who should be recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Franco, son of Joseph, who should be recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Update on cholim - We are still awaiting news on Franco's thyroid surgery, which was scheduled for this past Thursday - we have not yet heard about results.
However, as promised, B"H we did our first Happiness Conference Call Thursday night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment this coming Tuesday (tomorrow night) at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Buyer Beware - Must be Made LeShem Mitzva
Update on cholim - We are still awaiting news on Franco's thyroid surgery, which was scheduled this past Thursday - we might not hear about results for a few days.
2. Since there are special laws when zizit are halachically suitable or not, one must be careful not to buy zizit from just anyone but only to buy from a trustworthy person who has fear of G-d and who knows that they were made for the purpose of the Mitzva. If they were not made with this intention then the wearer does not fulfill the Mitzva of zizit and his blessings are said in vain. (Od Yossef Chai, Noach 5)
However, as promised, B"H we did our first Happiness Conference Call Thursday night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment this coming Tuesday at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
p. 36 Chapter Twelve What Makes Zizit Unsuitable for Use Al Hashulchan
2. Since there are special laws when zizit are halachically suitable or not, one must be careful not to buy zizit from just anyone but only to buy from a trustworthy person who has fear of G-d and who knows that they were made for the purpose of the Mitzva. If they were not made with this intention then the wearer does not fulfill the Mitzva of zizit and his blessings are said in vain. (Od Yossef Chai, Noach 5)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, who should be recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, who should be recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Friday, July 19, 2013
Stolen Wool and Credit
Update on cholim - We are still awaiting news on Franco's thyroid surgery, which was scheduled yesterday - I might not hear for a few days.
1. If a person made zizit from stolen wool it is unfit for use as the Torah says, '...and they shall make for themselves...' that is, from their legally owned property (Sh.Ar.11,6). If that person repented and paid for his theft, he must undo the threads and retie them, thus obviating the problem of Ta'aseh, veloh min heassuy. (Kaf Hachaim ibid. 23 and v. Biur Halacha) It is correct to make sure to pay directly for zizit and not to take them on credit. (Mishna Berura ibid. 27)
However, as promised, we did our first Happiness Conference Call last night on skype, reading the Rabbi Pliskin Happiness book as a merit for these and other cholim - we thank those who participated and hope you will all join us for the next installment next Tuesday at 9pm (contact me to find out how to join - aimee.cohen@gmail.com)
p. 36 Chapter Twelve What Makes Zizit Unsuitable for Use Al Hashulchan
1. If a person made zizit from stolen wool it is unfit for use as the Torah says, '...and they shall make for themselves...' that is, from their legally owned property (Sh.Ar.11,6). If that person repented and paid for his theft, he must undo the threads and retie them, thus obviating the problem of Ta'aseh, veloh min heassuy. (Kaf Hachaim ibid. 23 and v. Biur Halacha) It is correct to make sure to pay directly for zizit and not to take them on credit. (Mishna Berura ibid. 27)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, who should be recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, who should be recovering from thyroid surgery. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
If Threads are too Thick to Loop Around to Measure
p. 35 Chapter Twelve What Makes Zizit Unsuitable for Use
3. When (in order to measure if the threads are in order) we need to know if there is enough thread of the zizit to loop around the other zizit and the threads in question are too thick to loop around, and if they would have been thinner there would have been enough, then they are in order (Sh. Ar. ibid.) (We calculate according to average-sized threads. Rema ibid)
--update on cholim - Franco is scheduled for surgery today and doesn't have internet for the next few days - hopefully we'll hear good news soon. For updates on Joey please go to http://caringbridge.org/visit/josephlacki
3. When (in order to measure if the threads are in order) we need to know if there is enough thread of the zizit to loop around the other zizit and the threads in question are too thick to loop around, and if they would have been thinner there would have been enough, then they are in order (Sh. Ar. ibid.) (We calculate according to average-sized threads. Rema ibid)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Thread Broken and Retied
p. 35 Chapter Twelve What Makes Zizit Unsuitable for Use
2. Concerning the problem of a thread of zizit that broke off and was retied, the Turei Zahav ruled that if at the time it was affixed to the tallit it was shorter than the permitted length it will not help to reattach the broken part as this would be Ta'aseh, veloh min heassuy; however, if it was in order after the zizit had been tied and only afterwards broke off to become unfit for use, it would again be in order if reattached. If a thread was broken before the zizit were formed and was retied before forming the zizit that would also be in order, q.v. The Magen Avraham expressed the same opinion in Chap. 15 sub. para. 1, q.v. (Be'er Hetev ibid.)
2. Concerning the problem of a thread of zizit that broke off and was retied, the Turei Zahav ruled that if at the time it was affixed to the tallit it was shorter than the permitted length it will not help to reattach the broken part as this would be Ta'aseh, veloh min heassuy; however, if it was in order after the zizit had been tied and only afterwards broke off to become unfit for use, it would again be in order if reattached. If a thread was broken before the zizit were formed and was retied before forming the zizit that would also be in order, q.v. The Magen Avraham expressed the same opinion in Chap. 15 sub. para. 1, q.v. (Be'er Hetev ibid.)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Broken Threads
p. 35 Chapter Twelve What Makes Zizit Unsuitable for Use
1. If all the threads of a corner are broken off but there remains enough attached on each thread to loop around all the other broken threads (of that corner) then these zizit remain suitable for use. If there does not remain enough to loop around the other broken threads, even in the case where only one strand (see note after chap. 11 para. 2) has both its threads broken off, it is unfit for use. It follows that since all strands are doubled over, if any two threads are broken off without enough remaining the zizit is unsuitable for use, because it may be that the two threads are from the same strand. However, since it is our custom when making the zizit that we pay attention to designate the four tips of the strands so that these four tips are always on one side of the knot and the other four ends are always on the other side, if two threads are broken off on one side the zizit remain fit for use as they are definitely from different strands and the other end of each one still remains with more than the minimum suitable length. (Sh. Ar. 12)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
1. If all the threads of a corner are broken off but there remains enough attached on each thread to loop around all the other broken threads (of that corner) then these zizit remain suitable for use. If there does not remain enough to loop around the other broken threads, even in the case where only one strand (see note after chap. 11 para. 2) has both its threads broken off, it is unfit for use. It follows that since all strands are doubled over, if any two threads are broken off without enough remaining the zizit is unsuitable for use, because it may be that the two threads are from the same strand. However, since it is our custom when making the zizit that we pay attention to designate the four tips of the strands so that these four tips are always on one side of the knot and the other four ends are always on the other side, if two threads are broken off on one side the zizit remain fit for use as they are definitely from different strands and the other end of each one still remains with more than the minimum suitable length. (Sh. Ar. 12)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Lengths and Amounts of Windings
p. 34 Chapter Eleven The Strands of the Zizit and how they are Woven
8. The knots and windings on each corner should be together four gudalim (8 cms.) long and the threads hanging down from them eight gudalim (16 cms). (ibid.) The number of windings between the knots is as follows: in the first space - seven times, in the second - eight times, since seven and eight together make fifteen the numerical value of the Holy Name 'Yud-Kai'; the next space - eleven times, which together with the previous windings amounts to twenty-six, the numerical value of the Holy Name 'Havaya'; and the fourth - thirteen times which equals the word 'echad' - making 'H-shem Echad' (G-d is one) altogether. (Kavanot)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
8. The knots and windings on each corner should be together four gudalim (8 cms.) long and the threads hanging down from them eight gudalim (16 cms). (ibid.) The number of windings between the knots is as follows: in the first space - seven times, in the second - eight times, since seven and eight together make fifteen the numerical value of the Holy Name 'Yud-Kai'; the next space - eleven times, which together with the previous windings amounts to twenty-six, the numerical value of the Holy Name 'Havaya'; and the fourth - thirteen times which equals the word 'echad' - making 'H-shem Echad' (G-d is one) altogether. (Kavanot)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Cut Tips to Make Eight Separate Threads Before Winding
p. 34 Chapter Eleven The Strands of the Zizit and how they are Woven
7. Take care to cut the tips of the zizit to make them eight separate threads before winding them together, because if one would wind one segment (of the usual four segments) and tie it, even if only with one proper knot, and afterwards cut the threads apart, the zizit is not valid because of Ta'aseh, veloh min heassuy, as it was made invalidly. (Sh. Ar. ibid).
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
7. Take care to cut the tips of the zizit to make them eight separate threads before winding them together, because if one would wind one segment (of the usual four segments) and tie it, even if only with one proper knot, and afterwards cut the threads apart, the zizit is not valid because of Ta'aseh, veloh min heassuy, as it was made invalidly. (Sh. Ar. ibid).
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Keren Orah on the power of the Techelet colour
And in the Yerushalmi (Berakhot 1:2) it states “and the ocean’s blue is similar to grass, and grass to the sky, and the sky to the heavenly chariot.” The intent is that this color (of techelet) brings a person to contemplation on God’s dominion in the entire world. Through looking at the earth, including the grass, and the ocean, which is part of the water, and the sky – and will see that they all have one appearance, that they are all the overflowing of the heavenly chair of God, then this seeing will bring to a remembering, so that the fear of God is always in front of his eyes, and that God is the true God in the heavens above and the land below, there is no other.-Keren Orah (Menachot 43b)
http://www.the-daf.com/talmud-conceptual/menachot-43b-tzitzit-sin-mitzvot-and-identity/
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Tzitzit: Peer into the infinite Creator
"The Torah says, “It will be for you a tzitzit and you will see it and remember all the commandments of G-d and perform them.”
Ostensibly, the Torah should have written, “you will see them,” referring to the tzitzit strings in the plural. The spiritual masters (Menachot 43b) explain that the phrase “and you will see it” can also be read as “and you will see Him,” meaning when someone does this mitzvah with all the appropriate intention and concentration it has the power to open his eyes to the Divine Presence, the Shechina “and you will see Him.”http://ohr.edu/yhiy/article.php/4352?showobject=1
What about the fringe?
p. 34 Chapter Eleven The Strands of the Zizit and how they are Woven
6. If the fringe of the garment (known in Arabic as the Sfifia) is wide one should not insert the ziziot in it as the Torah says, '...on the corners of your garments...' and this fringe is not considered an integral part of the garment; however it does count as part of the distance the hole may be spaced from the edge, both for the minimum distance (kesher gudal) as well as for the maximum (three gudalim) since the hole is in the actual garment. (ibid.) It is however correct to measure the minimum distance excluding the fringe in such a way that the hole will be within the maximum distance including the fringe. (Rema, ibid.)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
6. If the fringe of the garment (known in Arabic as the Sfifia) is wide one should not insert the ziziot in it as the Torah says, '...on the corners of your garments...' and this fringe is not considered an integral part of the garment; however it does count as part of the distance the hole may be spaced from the edge, both for the minimum distance (kesher gudal) as well as for the maximum (three gudalim) since the hole is in the actual garment. (ibid.) It is however correct to measure the minimum distance excluding the fringe in such a way that the hole will be within the maximum distance including the fringe. (Rema, ibid.)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Tzitzit, a reminder of divine justice
“And you shall see them and remember” (ibid.), and it is written “Remember what Amalek did to you” (Deut 25:17). What is the reason for this? Rather, it may be compared to a son, who broke through the fence and was bitten by a dog. Whenever the father wishes to rebuke his son, he says to him: Remember how the dog bit you! Here too, “you shall see them and remember,” for that is the place where souls go to be judged. Likewise, “and whoever was bitten and saw it, and lived” (Num 21:8). Why? Rather, when he is taken for affliction, and sees the image of that which bit him, he is fearful and prays before God, and he knows that this is his punishment because of his guilt.
So long as the son sees the whip of his father, he is afraid of his father. Once he is saved from the whip, he is saved from everything. What caused him to be saved? That in his suffering he saw the whip. That whip caused him to be saved. And for this it is written, “and saw it, and lived.” He saw the whip with which he was beaten, and it was his salvation. Here too, “and you shall see it, and remember… and do.” Certainly! For that whip causes him to return to His service constantly.http://hitzeiyehonatan.blogspot.ca/2009/06/shelah-lekha-zohar.html
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
If Threads Break Off
p. 33 Chapter Eleven The Strands of the Zizit and how they are Woven
5. If the hole was correctly spaced from the edge of the tallit and some threads of the weft subsequently broke off until less than the required space remains it is still suitable for use as it was in order at the time the zizit were inserted. (Sh. Ar. ibid.)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
5. If the hole was correctly spaced from the edge of the tallit and some threads of the weft subsequently broke off until less than the required space remains it is still suitable for use as it was in order at the time the zizit were inserted. (Sh. Ar. ibid.)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Placement of Hole for Inserting Tzitzit
p. 33 Chapter Eleven The Strands of the Zizit and how they are Woven
4. The hole for inserting the zizit should be made along the length of the tallit (the length of the tallit is spread around the wearer, its width is worn from the head towards the feet. Mishna Berura), no higher than three gudalim from the hem, otherwise it is not considered to be on the corner (as the Torah requires). (The Be'er Hetev writes that if after having inserted zizit higher than permitted one cut the hole to allow the zizit to hang lower they are unfit for use because of the rule Ta'aseh, veloh min heassuy.) The holde should not be made lower than the equivalent from the hem of the space between the thumb joint (kesher gudal) and the thumbnail (where it still touches the sin. Pri Megadim) since the Torah says (Numbers 15, 39) '...on the corner', and below this space is considered to be under the corner. (Sh. Ar. 11) in practice, no less than 3.5 cm. (1.4 in.) and no more than 6 cm. (2.35 in.)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Length of Threads and Stolen Wool
p. 33 Chapter Eleven The Strands of the Zizit and how they are Woven
3. The eight threads on each corner must be at least four gudalim long and according to some opinions twelve gudalim (24 cm./9.5 ins.); the custom is to follow the second opinion. There is no maximum length (Shulchan Aruch 11). If they were made longer than the necessary length one may shorten them without thereby incurring the problem of Ta'aseh, veloh min heassuy (being 'ready-made') (Rema). If they were made from stolen wool they are unfit to be used as learnt from the verse (Numbers 15, 38) 'and they shall make for themselves Zizit...' - that is, from their legally owned property. (Sh. Ar. ibid.)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Sunday, July 7, 2013
What If the Threads Become Untwisted?
p. 33 Chapter Eleven The Strands of the Zizit and how they are Woven
2. If the eight threads of the zizit become untwisted and thus become sixteen threads they remain suitable for use as long as there remains enough twisted thread on each thread to loop around the other threads (kdei aniva). (Shulchan Aruch 11)
2. If the eight threads of the zizit become untwisted and thus become sixteen threads they remain suitable for use as long as there remains enough twisted thread on each thread to loop around the other threads (kdei aniva). (Shulchan Aruch 11)
N.B. The eight threads are four strands which are inserted through the hole of the tallit half the length on one side and half the length on the other.
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Intent of Mitzvah when Weaving Tzitzit
p. 32 Chapter Eleven The Strands of the Zizit and how they are Woven
1. The strands of the zizit must be woven for the purpose of the mitzva (i.e. that they should be suitable for accomplishing the mitzva), which means that the weaver should say before he begins the weaving process that he is doing it for the purpose of zizit; or one should say to a woman, 'weave me zizit for this tallit.' If zizit were not woven for the purpose of the mitzva they are unsuitable for use. (Shulchan Aruch 11)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
1. The strands of the zizit must be woven for the purpose of the mitzva (i.e. that they should be suitable for accomplishing the mitzva), which means that the weaver should say before he begins the weaving process that he is doing it for the purpose of zizit; or one should say to a woman, 'weave me zizit for this tallit.' If zizit were not woven for the purpose of the mitzva they are unsuitable for use. (Shulchan Aruch 11)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
One Rounded Corner
p. 32 Chapter Ten Al HaShulchan
6. Any garment which has one of its four corners rounded is exempt from zizit. (Shulchan Aruch 10:9)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
6. Any garment which has one of its four corners rounded is exempt from zizit. (Shulchan Aruch 10:9)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Night Garments
p. 32 Chapter Ten Al HaShulchan
5. A garment which is specifically for night use and one wears it at night-time is exempt from zizit, as zizit are not an obligation at night-time. Therefore one does not put zizit on sheets, cushions and blankets. However, if they are made from sheeps' wool, since one sometimes sleeps in them during the day it is correct to be stringent and make one corner rounded; if made from cotton, silk or goats' wool etc. there is no need to be stringent. (Ben Ish Chai Lech Lecha 17)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
5. A garment which is specifically for night use and one wears it at night-time is exempt from zizit, as zizit are not an obligation at night-time. Therefore one does not put zizit on sheets, cushions and blankets. However, if they are made from sheeps' wool, since one sometimes sleeps in them during the day it is correct to be stringent and make one corner rounded; if made from cotton, silk or goats' wool etc. there is no need to be stringent. (Ben Ish Chai Lech Lecha 17)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Garment with Open Sides
p. 31 Chapter Ten Al HaShulchan
4. Clothes which are open at the sides and have four corners at their hems but are closed at the top if most of the side is closed then they are exempt from zizit, but if most of the side is open they are obliged to have zizit affixed. If half is closed and half open the rule is to be stringent to oblige zizit, however it is forbidden to go out of one's private domain on Shabbat when wearing it in a place where there is no suitable Eruv (boundary approved and supervised by an Orthodox Rabbinical Authority) (Shulchan Aruch 10:7,8)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
4. Clothes which are open at the sides and have four corners at their hems but are closed at the top if most of the side is closed then they are exempt from zizit, but if most of the side is open they are obliged to have zizit affixed. If half is closed and half open the rule is to be stringent to oblige zizit, however it is forbidden to go out of one's private domain on Shabbat when wearing it in a place where there is no suitable Eruv (boundary approved and supervised by an Orthodox Rabbinical Authority) (Shulchan Aruch 10:7,8)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
Strings position on the garment
"The hole to place the tzitzis through may not be more than three thumb breadths (approximately 2.25 inches) from the bottom of the garment33 and not less than the length from the first thumb joint to the tip (approximately 1.375 inches)34, so if the garment tears in the corner area, the tzitzis will still be attached.35 If the hole is outside of these parameters, it is not considered in the corner of the garment. These measurements are done vertically, not from an angle.36
The strings must be spun for the sake of the mitzvah. Some rabbis even rule that the wool combing must be done for the sake of the mitzvah.40 Before spinning the wool, one should say aloud, “This wool is being spun for tzitzis.” If a non-Jew spins the tzitzis there is a conflict of opinions on whether the tzitzis are kosher. According to the Shulchan Oruch HaRav, such tzitzis are not kosher.41 The length of the eight strings must be at least 12 ordinary thumb breadths (approximately 9 inches) after the coils and knots are made.42 One of the strings must be longer than the others so as to create the revolutions."http://www.kosherspirit.com/Article.asp?Issue=22&Article=301
Monday, July 1, 2013
Scarf-type Garment
p. 31 Chapter Ten Al HaShulchan
3. A garment which has two corners near the neck and two corners below, for example a scarf which is placed around the neck, even if it is of a size that should normally make it obligated for zizit, is nevertheless exempt. However a person who is scrupulous in his fear of Heaven should make one corner rounded. (Ben Ish Chai Noach 9)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
3. A garment which has two corners near the neck and two corners below, for example a scarf which is placed around the neck, even if it is of a size that should normally make it obligated for zizit, is nevertheless exempt. However a person who is scrupulous in his fear of Heaven should make one corner rounded. (Ben Ish Chai Noach 9)
Note from us: Please consult your own rabbi to find out what to do - these are for learning purposes only.
As quoted from:
Shulchan HaMelech, a Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 3 volumes as compiled by Maharan HaRav Shmuel Laniado z'al, 1923 with the supplement "Al HaShulchan" containing various opinions compiled by Ezra Basri, Chief Justice of the District Court, Jerusalem in 1992.
We would like to dedicate this learning for the speedy and complete recovery of two people: our friends' 5-year-old son, Joseph Benjamin, son of Ireneusz Khrystof, diagnosed in April with ALL leukemia, and a longtime friend of the family, Frank, son of Joseph, having thyroid surgery soon. Please have them in mind when studying. If you would like updates on their progress, please let me know so I can tell you when I find out from either or both.
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