We are beginning siman 2, discussing the halachos of kavod for talmidei chachamim. In siman 1, we learned that the mitzvah of standing up for someone applies to a talmid chacham even if they are not elderly. Today, we will discuss standing up for someone elderly even if they are not a talmid chacham. The […]
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We are beginning Klal 69, which discusses the halachos of kavod talmidei chachamim. The Chayei Adam begins by writing that there is a mitzvah to give kavod to a talmid chacham by standing up for them. It is irrelevant whether they are old or not (he will discuss standing for the elderly in the next
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We have a few more points to clarify regarding esrogei shemitah. The mishnah in Maseches Shviis says that it is assur to take shemittah produce out of Eretz Yisrael. However, if one does take them out, it is not assur in hana’ah or achila. We learned that the esrog need to be raui le’achila (potentially
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We are continuing in the halachos of esroger shemitah, disucssing the chiyuv biur. We learned that biur is the chiyuv to make produce at home hefker when that type of produce is no longer found in the fields. Once the zman of biur is completed, one may reaquire the produce. The chiyuv only applies
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We are continuing in the halachos of esrogei shemitah. We learned that the pasuk says one may use shemitah fruits le’achlah, to eat, which Chazal understand to mean that one cannot damage or waste the food. This halacha is known as hefsed. This plays out in that if one is eating shemittah produce and
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We left off discussing how generally, it is assur to sell peiros sheviis. However, the Rambam writes that a private person (one who is not a seller by profession) may sell a small amount of shemittah produce if they happen to receive extra produce. The money received now has kedushas d’mei sheviis. If one
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We left off discussing the concept of shamur, and today we will discuss how it applies to otzar bais din. The Tosefta (Shviis 8:1) discusses the concept of otzar bais din. The original concept of otzar bais din was a response to people taking too much from the fields. The guards from bais
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We are continuing in the halachos of peiros shemittah. We learned that the first issue to discuss regarding peiros of shemittah is land which has been worked during the year, and how that work impacts the produce which has grown. To be clear, work done to maintain the trees is muttar, as we have
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We are continuing in the halachos of pruzbol. Today, we will discuss the language and procedure of the pruzbol. The process begins with the borrower coming into the beis din in order to make a declaration in front of beis din. One can come on their own behalf, on behalf of their wife, on behalf
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SInce this year is a shemitah year, we will take a break from the Chayei Adam to discuss the halachos of pruzbol. One of the issurim in the Torah related to shemitah is the issur to collect a debt. According to most rishonim, this issur takes effect at the end of the shemitah
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We have finished Klal 68. The Sefer Nasiach Bechukecha, which is a peirush on our Klal, adds some other concepts not discussed by the Chayei Adam. We learned about five concepts yesterday. The final concept he points out is the concept of af al pi sheyatza, motzi, that one is able to help others fulfill
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We have finished Klal 68. The Sefer Nasiach Bechukecha, which is a peirush on our Klal, adds some other concepts not discussed by the Chayei Adam. We will list them and clarify them briefly. Mitzvos la leihanos nitnu. The Gemara applies this concept to where Reuven makes a neder that he will not give benefit
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We are continuing in siman 25. Today, we will discuss the concept of reciting the lesheim yichud component of the hineni muchan nusach. It is well known that the lesheim yichud sentence was not introduced until the time of the Arizal. The Arizal, and subsequently the Shelah, advocated for saying it. The Noda B’yehuda,
We are continuing in siman 25, discussing the concept of shomeir mitzvah. We learned that the Chayei Adam understands that the hineni muchan is not the vehicle for preparation of a mitzvah, but rather, one has to give thought to the mitzvah before reciting the hineni muchan, in order to be truly ready when reciting
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We are beginning siman 25. The pasuk in Koheles (8:5) says, shomeir mitzvah lo yeida davar ra, one who guards mitzvos will not know of bad. We see the concept of shmira in many places, such as regarding Shabbos and matzah. Generally, it means that one should be careful to ensure that the mitzvah is
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We are beginning siman 24. The Chayei Adam discusses the situation of a mitzvah which has a specific element to it which a person is not able to do at the moment. The question is whether they should wait to perform the mitzvah until they are able to fulfill that specific element as well, whether
1477 – Tenaim in Asiyas Hamitzvos – (Klal 68 Siman 24) – Anaf Mitzvah Read More »
