DAVENING TIMES Thursday 8/19 Shacharit: 6:25 & 7:15 am Mincha/Maariv: 7:30 pm
Friday 8/20 Shacharit: 6:25 & 7:15 am Mincha/Maariv: 6:05 and 7:30 pm Mincha/Maariv: 7:00p-KINS North Earliest Candle Lighting: 6:18 pm Candle Lighting: 7:23 pm
Shabbat 8/21 Shacharit: 7:30 and 9:00 am Shacharit: 9:00 am-KINS North Mincha: 7:20 pm Mincha: 7:20 pm-KINS North Maariv: 8:25 pm
Sunday 8/22 Shacharit: 7:45 and 8:30 am Mincha/Maariv: 7:20 pm
Monday 8/23 Shacharit: 6:25 & 7:15 am Mincha/Maariv: 7:20 pm
Tuesday 8/24 Shacharit: 6:25 & 7:15 am Mincha/Maariv: 7:20 pm
Wednesday 8/25 Shacharit: 6:25 & 7:15 am Mincha/Maariv: 7:20 pm
Thursday 8/26 Shacharit: 6:25 & 7:15 am Mincha/Maariv: 7:20 pm
Friday 8/27 Shacharit: 6:25 & 7:15 am Mincha/Maariv: 5:55 and 7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv: 6:50p-KINS North Earliest Candle Lighting: 6:10 pm Candle Lighting: 7:12 pm
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Shabbat, August 21, 2021 between Mincha and Maariv BTZAIT SHABBAT KODESH
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 DAYTIME DIALOGUES with Dr. Erica Brown, George Washington Univ.
HALACHA OF THE WEEK:The Time for Selichot According to our mystical tradition, different times of the night have different characteristics. The first part of the night is characterized by "din" (strict judgment) while the second part is an "eit ratzon" (a time when requests are more readily accepted). Therefore, according to kabbalah it is during the second half of the night that is an ideal time to seek G-d’s mercy - and recite selichot.
Several classical sources [see: Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 581:1] suggest that the best time to recite selichot is actually towards the end of the second half of the night - the "ashmoret haboker", the few hours leading up to "a lot hashachar" - around 72 minutes before sunrise. At this time, G-d is most “accessible” as He is hovering over our world [Magen Avraham 581:1 based on Avoda Zara 3b]. In addition, according to other sources "chatzot" [astronomical midnight] is a special "eit ratzon" [see: Yechave Daat 1:46].
Therefore, common practice is to recite selichot either at "chatzot" or in the pre-dawn hours. Rabbi Moshe Feinstein [Igrot Moshe, Orech Chaim 2:105] notes that when people were “early to bed and to rise, the latter was more convenient and common, whereas nowadays it is often easier at chatzot. Only on the first night of Selichot is there a preference to say selichot at chatzot, when more of Shabbat’s impact remains [see Piskei Teshuvot 581:(15)]. Therefore, at KINS this year we will be saying selichot at 1:00 am.
But what about saying selichot early, before mid-night - as we do at our early selichot that begins at 11:00 pm?
According to the kaabalistic sources that equate this time with “din” it would be spiritually dangerous to recite selichot at that time [Magen Avraham 565:5; Birkei Yosef, Orech Chaim 581:1]. It is for this reason, that Rabbi Ovadia Yosef strongly objected to the early recitation of selichot - even when there was no alternative [Yechave Daat, ibid.], and it is the basis of the most common custom of waiting until late night.
However, Rabbi Yehoshua HaLevi Herschhorn of Montreal noted that many did not wait until later in the night and did recite selichot earlier – specifically when davening with a community. His reasoning was, that whenever a community joins together, it is an “eit ratzon” [Mimaynei Hayeshua 23]. Even Rabbi Feinstein while supporting the general custom of late night selichot, does not put a strong emphasis on kabbalistic sources in making halachic decisions. Therefore, he ruled [Igrot Moshe, ibid.] that even though much positive effect is missing at selichot in the early night, it is better to recite them then, lacking a feasible alternative, than to deprive the congregation of their inspiration in preparing for the yamim noraim. If one does so, he suggested reciting selichot at a change of "ashmorot", which is approximately 2 hours before "chatzot"[See also Mishmeret Shalom – Koidanov Siman 41].
Finally, there were even some authorities [Chesed Yehoshua 3:12, Machashavot b’Eitza - Parparot b’Chochma 74b] who suggested that early night in America may be permitted because it is after chatzot in Israel. However, Rabbi Yosef rules that most authorities relate "din" and "eit ratzon" to each place according to its astronomical situation [Yechave Daat ibid.].
A common "compromise" approach is to say the selichot in the morning (or even before Mincha- [ibid.]) While it is not especially an "eit ratzon", it is not a time of "din" either and the time of the year is itself an "eit ratzon".
DVAR TORAH "If a person has a son who is wayward and rebellious..." [Devarim 21:18]. With these words, the Torah introduces the law of a "rebellious son," a law so extreme and with a terrible consequence, that the Talmud teaches that it was never fulfilled.
But what is the cause of such rebelliousness?
The Steipler Rav noted that at least part of the explanation can be found in the two ways the Torah spells the word rebellious [Hebrew "Moreh"]. The first time this word appears, it is spelled defective [Hebrew "chaser"] without the letter "vav". While just two sentences later (in verse 20) it is spelled complete, WITH the letter "vav."
Explained the Steipler, that the Torah is alluding to the responsibility the parents of such a rebellious son must accept. For sometimes, because we love our children so much, we overlook their deficiencies and failings. We passively, or actively, ignore their problems.
And that's precisely what happened in this case. When this child first started acting out they did not see the full extent of his misbehavior. They let it go and they looked the other way. But unfortunately, one thing led to another, and his behavior continued to deteriorate, until he was "completely" wayward and rebellious.
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MAZAL TOV * to Rabbi Mordechai and Dorine Magence on the engagement of Chava to Yoni Orbach. * to Yoni and Aliza Aberman on the birth of a daughter. Mazal Tov to grandparents Shelly and Miriam Aberman and Dr. Meir and Deborah Pollack. Special Mazal Tov to great grandparents Art and Sandy Aberman, Dr. Fred and Laura Krause, Effy Pollack, and Dr. David and Jenny Gottesman. Extra special Mazal Tov to great great grandmother Erna Gottesman. * to Larry & Sharon Chambers on the birth of a granddaughter. The proud parents are Aliza and Seth Bettan.
REFUAH SHLAIMA * to Etai Rimel – Etai Yaakov ben Tzipporah, who is recovering in rehab. * to Robert Kaplan who is recuperating at home from surgery.
SPONSORS @ KINS To sponsor a Kiddush, donate to the Kiddush Fund or Learning Fund please click here. KINS North Kiddush is sponsored by Azi and Shari Feifel in honor of their daughter Eliana making Aliyah.
A donation to the Kiddush Fund was made by: * Nancy Gloger with gratitude to Hashem for the safe release and return to Israel of Noam Leibman, Rudy Rochman and Edouard David Benahm form their imprisonment in Nigeria. * Jordan and Leah Hupert in commemoration of the 15th yahrtzeit of Jordan’s mother רוחמה חנה בת לוי ז״ל.
This week's B'tzait Shabbat shiur at KINS Main is sponsored by: Seymour and Sharon Gertz in memory of Seymour's grandfather, Sam Sorkin, שילם בן זאב ז״ל
A donation to the Learning Fund was made by: * Sharon and Jacob Pick in honor of Sidney Pick’s birthday. * Vivienne Sklar in commemoration of the yahrtzeit of her mother Ethel Kelman z’l.
ANNIVERSARIES Dr. Jerrold and Brenda Katz (8/23) Dr. Joshua and Aviva Hassan (8/24) Dr. Yudel and Louise Mayefsky (8/25) Elly and Mandy Bachrach (8/26) Josh and Sarah Bernstein (8/27)
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