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Shabbat, August 7, 2021 between Mincha and Maariv BTZAIT SHABBAT KODESH
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 DAYTIME DIALOGUES with LEAH and SIMCHA GOLDIN parents of LT. HADAR GOLDIN, hy"d
HALACHA OF THE WEEK:After Shabbat Ends - When is Melacha Permitted? Logically, one might assume that just as Shabbat begins when sunset occurs - whether one lights candles, makes kiddush, or not - so too at nightfall (“tzait hakochavim”) of Saturday night, Shabbat should end and melacha be permitted [Mishna Berura 293:3 and 299:38]. And yet, that’s not the case - because to do melacha one must first recite havdala [Mishna Berura 299:32].
But why is havdala a pre-requisite to permitting melacha after the time for Shabbat has ended?
According to most authorities the reason for this stems from rabbinic law, and is due to one of two reasons: 1. So that we do something special to mark the end of Shabbat - “escort the King” as He leaves our homes [ibid. 299:34 and Tzitz Eliezer vol. 11, no. 34); or 2. So that we do not forget to fulfill the mitzva of havdala [Aruch HaShulchan Orech Chaim 299:21].
However, there is an opinion [Eshel Avraham-Butshetsh Mahadura Tinyana 299:10] that rules that it is biblically forbidden to perform melacha prior to havdala. The reason for this is due to the special mitzvah of “tosefet Shabbat” [lit. adding time to Shabbat], which only begins with nightfall and only concludes with the recitation of havdala.
Therefore, the rule is that before doing melacha on Saturday night, one of the following forms of havdala must be recited: a. the havdala contained in the maariv shemoneh esrei; or b. the words "Baruch ha’mavdil bein kodesh l’chol"; or c. Havdala over a cup of wine.
(Note: It is prohibited to eat or drink after sunset and until one fulfills the havdala obligation - for men this includes both havdala forms of a and c; while for women just form c. [Orech Chaim 299:1; Mishna Berura 299:35l and 106:4; Shaar Ha’tziyun 299:46])
Nevertheless, after nightfall and before havdala one may discuss business matters, make plans for the coming week, or anything else which might otherwise fall under the category of not being proper “Shabbat talk”. One may also ask a non-Jew (or a Jew who has already recited havdala) to perform a task involving melacha. [See Orech Chaim 263:17 and 299:10, and Shulchan Aruch HaRav 299:15.]
DVAR TORAH "And if the road will be too long because you will not be able to carry it (the produce) as the place where G-d chose to rest His name is far from your home - then you may exchange (the produce) for money. You shall take the money instead to Jerusalem and spend it on, cattle, flocks, wine or other beverages whatever your heart desires and eat it before G-d (in Jerusalem) and rejoice with your family" (Devarim 14:24-26).
In the midst of the laws of "ma'aser sheni" there appears to be an unusual problem. For while it's true that if it was hard to transport all of one's produce to Jerusalem, it was permitted to sell it and then upon arrival, buy other produce in its place, the Torah seems to reverse the cause and effect. It tells us that "if the road will be too long, because you will not be able to carry it". But isn't the opposite true? If the road is long, it's not BECAUSE you cannot carry - rather, you cannot carry everything because the road is long.
Why did the Torah reverse the phrase?
Maybe what the Torah is telling us, is an important message in mitzvah observance. That all too often, the greatest obstacle to keeping a mitzvah is lack of motivation!
No one says the road is too long because it is. Rather because the road it too long they don't WANT to go that far - we don't want to carry the load of the mitzvah. Or as Rabbi Feinstein once commented, no matter how difficult a mitzvah seems, if one observes it with a smile, with joy and with pleasure, he or she will be able to carry the mitzvah for long distances and for generations to come.
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MAZAL TOV *to Moshe and Shoshi Kahn on the recent Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Aaron Weinstein.
REFUAH SHLAIMA * to Etai Rimel – Etai Yaakov ben Tzipporah, who is recovering in rehab.
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BIRTHDAYS Mrs. Carol Silverman (8/8) Rabbi Aaron Jacoby (8/9) Devorah Levi (8/9) Liam Bernstein (8/10) Yaakov Kahn (8/10) Mr. Robert Kaplan (8/10) Mrs. Emily Morris (8/10)
ANNIVERSARIES Dovid and Rivky Gelerinter (8/8) Richard and Rachel Silverman (8/8) David and Rochie Porush (8/11) Etan and Rifi Bleichman (8/12) Jonathan and Sara Stopek (8/12) Yisrael and Elana Shapiro (8/12) James and Aviva Matanky (8/13) Barry and Elaine Semer (8/13)
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