Rosh HaShanah Shiur – Understanding the Yom Tov
We are proud to present this insightful and prepatory shiur to enhance your experience in the upcoming Rosh Hashana. This is a recent shiur given by Rabbi Chaimowitz on the subject of Tefilah ,Yom Tov, and Rosh Hashanah.
Did you ever wonder what makes our spiritual experience on Rosh Hashana different than our experience on any other Yom Tov? This shiur is a worthwhile investment to enhance your understanding of the Yom Tov and will also give you insight into the goal of all our Tefilos.
Included in the Shiur:
What is our Neshama?
How can we relate to Hashem on Yom HaDin?
Where does the feeling of fear on Rosh Hashana come from?
Does everyone feel this way or is it just my imagination?
Size: 8.4 MB ; Duration: Approx. 40 min.
May you all be inscribed in the book of life and have a year of sweet brochos!
The Middle Path Team
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In a few days we will have the joy of celebrating the holiest day of the year, Purim. Rav Chaimowitz gave over a special shiur on Purim that is worthy of everyones attention. The goal of Purim is for us to connect personally with the day, and find our own revelation from the Megillah.
Why is Purim the holiest day of the year? How does Purim affect us? What can I get out of the megillah?
These questions and more answered in this great uplifting preperation for the yom tov of the year many of us call our favourite.
ENJOY and May we be zoche to the geula shlaymah with the coming of this happy time!
Preperation for Purim by Rav Chaimowitz
Hilchos Eiruv Tavshilin – Siman 527
Bs"d
[See also Hichos Shavuos 1 and 2, posted on May 20 and 27 respectively.]
Basic Halachos
1. The translation of " Eiruv Tavshilin" is "to mix what is being cooked". We "combine" the cooked food that we will prepare on Yom Tov (Friday) for Shabbos, with food that we prepared already from Erev Yom Tov (Thursday) for Shabbos, so that the preparations on the day of Yom Tov (Friday) for Shabbos are not considered as the beginning of a task of preparation, but rather as the end of one (Rama seif alef).
2. L’chatchilah (in the optimum way), we make an Eiruv Tavshilin with something that is cooked and something that is baked – in order to allow for preparations both in the form of cooking and baking. B’dieved (if it was done already), it is considered enough if one made the Eiruv Tavshilin only with something cooked (Shulchan Aruch, seif Beis, Mishna Brubra seif katan heh, vav).
3. One should take a plate and place on it something cooked such as meat, fish or eggs[1. The Maharal would use a piece of meat (Mishna Brura seif katan yud-alef). The Ben-Ish-Chai suggests that a person should use hard-boiled eggs, because in places where it is hot, the meat will not last for two days until Shabbos (Parshas Tzav, ois alef).] at least the size of a k’zayis, and challah at least the size of a k’baitza[2. L'chatchilah; but B'dieved he does not have to do the Eiruv again (Mishna Brura seif katan yud.] (Shulchan Aruch and Rama seif gimel, Mishna Brura seif katan yud-alef). In order to beautify the mitzvah, it is appropriate to take a whole challah[3. The Maharal would use the challah afterwards for "Lechem Mishneh" and open it at Shalosh Seudos. Since it was used already for one mitzvah, it is appropriate to use it again for another (Mishna Brura seif katan yud-alef).] and a nice piece of fish or meat (Mishna Brura seif katan ches).
4. One should take the challah and the cooked food in his hand, and say the bracha. He should then continue and say the sentence "B’dain" [as it says in the Siddurim], in a language that he understands (Shulchan Aruch and Rama seif yud-beis).
5. It is permissible to make an Eiruv Tavshilin even during Bein Hashemashos of Erev Yom Tov (Rama seif alef).
6. The Eiruv Tavshilin must remain intact until one cooks for Shabbos. If it was eaten or lost, one may not begin to cook for Shabbos unless a k’zayis of it remains. Once the cooking for Shabbos has been completed, it is permissible to eat the Eiruv (Shulchan Aruch, seif tes-vav, tes-zayin, Mishna Brura seif katan mem-vav).
Not Such Well-Known Halachos
7. From the wording of the Rishonim and the Poskim, it is clear that one needs to hold the Eiruv in his hand at the time of the Bracha and when saying "B’dain" (Piskei Tshuvos, seif katan yud-beis).
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