Saturday night, May 19, 2018 – 11:45 pm SHAVUOT MISHMAR All new this year! 2 Tracks for Adults - Halacha or Tanach
May 21, 2018 - Siyum on Shavuot Every year, members of K.I.N.S. celebrate Shavuot by helping us make a siyum on both nevi'im and mishnayot. To sign up to learn mishnayot, click here . To sign up for chapters of nevi'im, call the synagogue.
HALACHA OF THE WEEK:Mezuzot on Office Doors The Talmud [Yoma 11b] explains that in order for a structure to be obligated in mezuzah, it must be connected with a use of dira (dwelling). Based upon this, the Rambam [Mezuzah 6:9] rules that a store is not obligated in mezuzah, and the Shulchan Aruch [Yoreh Deah 286:11] concurs.
Interestingly, this ruling comes despite the fact that they also rule that storage areas for straw or lumber are required to have a mezuzah. The Taz [ibid. note 10] explains that the difference is that storage rooms are used both day and night, while the commercial activities of a store are limited to the daytime. Another distinction is that storage rooms are often an extension of one’s home, while offices were not [Beer Moshe vol. 2, responsa 85].
Based upon the Taz’s distinction, Pitchei Teshuva [Yoreh Deah 286 note 9] cites the opinion of the Yad Haketana that if the store houses the owner’s merchandise during the night it would certainly require a mezuzah. Even if one does not feel that storage of merchandise or equipment during off-hours is sufficient to turn a place of business into a dira, if the business or factory operates into the night, it is more certain that one would need to put a mezuzah [B’er Moshe, ibid.].
The Bach and Prisha [Yoreh Deah 286:22] went a step further, suggesting that the Rambam (and Shulchan Aruch) are misunderstood and that they only exempted stores which were temporary, existing only on specific market days. According to this approach, regular, full-time places of work would be obligated in mezuzah.
In summary, there is a basis to require a mezuzah on Jewish owned businesses. However, because of the dispute, several poskim suggest that it should not be recited [Minchat Yitzchak, 2:83; Chovat Hadar 3:8; Pitchei Shearim 286:(132,133,138)]. DVAR TORAH If you walk in My laws and keep My commandments ... However, if you will not listen to Me, and do all of these commandments ...
Come and see how The Holy One, Blessed is He, is not like flesh-and-blood: The Holy One, Blessed is He, blessed them with twenty-two and cursed them with eight. He blessed them with twenty-two, from "If you walk in My laws ..." until "... make you upright." He cursed them with eight, from "And if your despise My laws ..." until "... your soul will loathe My judgments ..." Moshe Rabbeinu, however, blessed them with eight and cursed them with twenty-two ... (Bava Batra 88b)
According to Rashi, the meaning of this is that not only is G-d's mercy so great, that His blessings are always more abundant than His curses. And as proof, explained Rashi, the Talmud offers the fact that "from the aleph of 'if' until the tav of 'upright' there are twenty-two letters of the aleph-bet ... and from the vav until the mem there are eight letters."
But what does THAT mean? Aren't the selection of those letters merely arbitrary points within the Torah?
According to the Maharal, the answer is that actually, there are twenty-two blessings in all the verses of the section dealing with the blessings, and only eight curses. But to do this, the Maharal has to group the blessings and the curses, and not count them individually.
However, the Maharsha suggested that this section of the Talmud is not meant to be taken literally. Rather, it is an allusion, as if to say, that when it comes to blessings G-d will never limit Himself - the entire alphabet is at His disposal. But, when it comes to curses - G-d WILL limit Himself, out of love for the Jewish people and as a guarantee of our survival.
MAZAL TOV * to Richard and Rachel Silverman on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Talya. Mazal Tov to grandparents Arleen Leib and Dr. Jerry and Carol Silverman. * to Rabbi Ari and Esther Maryles on the bar mitzvah of their son, Yehuda. Mazal to grandparents, Jack and Anne Maryles, Marshall Maeur and Fagi Mauer. * to Yossi and Dalia Brandman on the birth of a grandson. Mazal Tov to great grandparents Shmuel and Rivka Brandman * to Susan Feuer on the recent Bar Mitzvah of her grandson Chaim Hoff. * to Robert & Lee Matanky on the birth of a granddaughter. The proud parents are Katie & Joe Schwartz (Israel). Mazal Tov to great grandmothers Trude Matanky and Sharon Frankel.
REFUAH SHLAIMA * to Yosef Shapiro who is hospitalized at Children's Hospital of Milwaukee. To help with meals for the Shapiro family, please click here
SPONSORS Thank you to all our Mother Day Kiddush Sponsors Main Minyan Kiddush is co-sponsored by Richard and Rachel Silverman in honor of Talya’s upcoming Bat Mitzvah Seudat Shlishit is sponsored by Gitelle Rapoport and family in commemoration of the yahrtzeit of her father Rabbi Shlomo Rapoport z”l.
Donations to the Kiddush Fund were made by: * Steve and Cheryl Karesh in commemoration of the yahrtzeit of their mother, Rita Rice z”l. * Lev and Orah Katz in honor of Abigail’s birthday * Rabbi Yona and Mindy Reiss in honor of Yishai and Yamin’s birthdays.
CLASSES @ KINS
FRIDAY 7:05am – Daf Yomi with Yoel Goldberg
SHABBAT 8:30am – Parshat Hashavua with Rabbi Myers 5:00pm – Parshat Hashavua with Wisdom of Torah Institute Following 6:00pm Mincha - Family Learning Program 45 min. before Mincha – Mesechet Ketubot with Rabbi Matanky
SUNDAY 6:30am - Daf Yomi with Yoel Goldberg 9:00am– Sefer Shmuel with Rabbi Matanky – will resume 5/27 9:00am – Contemporary Halacha with Rabbi Lerner 8:00-10:00pm – Night Seder with YU Torah MiTzion Kollel
MONDAY 7:05am – Daf Yomi with Yoel Goldberg 2:00pm - Halacha and Chumash for Men with Rabbi Lerner 8:00pm – Halacha Then & Now with Rabbi Yehuda Meyers 9:00pm – How to think like a Brisker with Rabbis Sprung & Kraft 8:00-10:00pm – Night Seder with YU Torah MiTzion Kollel
TUESDAY 7:05am – Daf Yomi with Yoel Goldberg 2:00pm - Halacha and Chumash for Men with Rabbi Lerner 8:00-10:00pm – Night Seder with YU Torah MiTzion Kollel
WEDNESDAY 7:05am – Daf Yomi with Yoel Goldberg 2:00pm - Halacha and Chumash for Men with Rabbi Rosenbaum 9:00pm – Parsha Chabura with Rabbi Bar-Kochva 9:00pm – Hilchot Shabbat with Rabbi Stromer 8:00-10:00pm – Night Seder with YU Torah MiTzion Kollel
THURSDAY 7:15am - Daf Yomi with Yoel Goldberg 2:00pm - Halacha and Chumash for Men with Rabbi Rosenbaum 9:00pm – From the Dayan’s Desk with Rabbi Reiss 8:00-10:00pm – Night Seder with YU Torah MiTzion Kollel
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