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HALACHA OF THE WEEK: Asarah b'Tevet - The Fast of the 10th of Tevet - Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 Asarah b'Tevet [the tenth of Tevet] commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, which led to the destruction of the first Beit HaMikdash
In 1951, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel declared this day to be the day of mourning for all who perished in the Holocaust and whose yahrzeit is unknown – “Yom HaKaddish HaKlali.” [Yom HaShoah was not established by the Chief Rabbinate, but by the Knesset, and its date was chosen for its proximity to the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.]
Some Laws of this Fast Day: The fast begins 72 minutes before sunrise (6:01 a.m.) and continues until the end of the day (4:54 p.m. is 30 minutes after sunset). Food and drink may be consumed any time during the preceding night, if one has not gone to sleep "for the night" (or planned to wake up early to eat before the start of the fast).
Although it is permitted to bathe on a fast day, it has become customary not to take a hot shower or bath [Aruch haShulchan 550:3].
The rabbis differ as to whether it is permitted to rinse one's mouth with water on the Asarah b'Tevet [Shulchan Aruch, Orech Chayim 567:3]. Some permit rinsing the front part of the mouth and even brushing one's teeth, taking care that no water enters the throat [Aruch haShulchan 567:3], while others allow this only when in distress [Mishna Berurah 567:11].
Medications PRESCRIBED BY A DOCTOR may be taken on this fast day. One who has difficulty swallowing pills without water may even drink the amount of water required to swallow them [Nishmat Avraham, vol. 5, pg. 46 in the name of Rabbi S.Z. Auerbach].
If unintentionally one ate some food, the fast should be resumed and completed [Mishna Berurah 549:3].
DVAR TORAH At the end of last week’s parsha, Yehuda admitted that the brothers are guilty as charged and volunteers that all of them would become a slave to Yosef — “also us and also the one in whose hand the goblet was found.” Yosef, however, refused to consider collective punishment and said that he would only punish the brother in whose hand the goblet was found. “The rest of you can return in peace to your father.”
This week’s parsha begins with a different approach by Yehuda. “Vayigash Elav Yehuda” - and Yehuda drew near to challenge Yosef! In fact, the midrash says that Yehuda asked Naftali to check the defenses of Egypt to see what would be involved if they needed to go to war!
What happened between the end of last week's parsha and the beginning of this week's that made Yehuda prepared to kill Yosef in order rescue Binyamin?
The Netziv suggested that it's because the brothers had blamed themselves for all of these problems. They kept coming back to the same conclusion: “We are guilty” ["aval asheimim anachnu"] for having sold their brother twenty-two years earlier. Therefore, every time something happened, they could say “this is a punishment for what we did.”
All of which made sense until the last verse of Parshat Miketz. Because it was then that Yosef wanted to punish not the "guilty ones" but their innocent younger brother - which put matters in a new light. And that's the reason that Yehuda stepped forward and challenged Yosef - because it was then that Yehuda understood that things had changed, and they needed to take responsibility for their brother.
MAZAL TOV * to David and Tikvah Levitt on the bar mitzvah of their son Ahron. Mazal tov to grandparents Dr. Leonard and Yafa Levitt. * to Dr. Michael Messing on the engagement of his daughter Miriam to Aaron Rackoff from Baltimore *to Larry and Sheryl Merzel on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Meir Simcha. Son of Dr. Benjy and Rafi Merzel (Israel) * to Deana Simon on the birth of grandson Hillel Amichai Czarka. The proud parents are Aryeh and Brooke Czarka.
REFUAH SHLAIMA * to Yosef Shapiro who is recuperating at home. * to Nava Gavriella bat Naomi Tova Shicker
Main Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by David and Tikva Levitt in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Aharon.
JUF/SKIP The Send-a-Kid-to-Israel Partnership (SKIP) savings incentive program was created to anticipate and save for our children's Jewish education. SKIP allows families and JUF/JF to become partners in planning for a young person's future Israel Experience. If your child is enrolled in grades 3 through 6 you can enroll him/her in the SKIP program. For more information or to enroll your child contact the KINS office. Deadline for enrollment is December 17, 2018.
SHABBAT 8:30am – Parshat Hashavua with Rabbi Myers 3:00pm – Parshat HaShavua with Wisdom of Torah Institute 45 min. before Mincha – Mesechet Ketubot with Rabbi Matanky
SUNDAY 6:30am - Daf Yomi with Yoel Goldberg 9:00am – Sefer Shmuel with Rabbi Matankywill not meet 12/16 9:00am – Contemporary Halacha with Rabbi Lerner 8:00-9:45pm – YU Torah MiTzion Kollel Night Seder 8:00-8:45pm - Teen SNL (Sunday Night Learning) with Rabbi Kanter
MONDAY 7:05am – Daf Yomi with Yoel Goldberg 2:00pm - Halacha and Chumash for Men 8:00-9:45pm – YU Torah MiTzion Kollel Night Seder 8:00pm – Halacha Then and Now with Rabbi Meyers
TUESDAY 7:05am – Daf Yomi with Yoel Goldberg 2:00pm - Halacha and Chumash for Men with Rabbi Lerner 8:00-9:45pm – YU Torah MiTzion Kollel Night Seder
WEDNESDAY 7:05am – Daf Yomi with Yoel Goldberg 12:40pm - Navi class for women with Rabbi Rosenbaum 2:00pm - Halacha and Chumash for Men with Rabbi Lerner 8:00-9:45pm – YU Torah MiTzion Kollel Night Seder
THURSDAY 7:15am - Daf Yomi with Yoel Goldberg 2:00pm - Halacha and Chumash for Men 8:00-9:45pm – YU Torah MiTzion Kollel Night Seder 9:00pm - From the Dayan's Desk with Rabbi Reiss
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