Thursday, October 26, 2017

Listening to the Hazans Repetition Instead of Repeating the Amida




Listening to the Hazan’s Repetition Instead of Repeating the Amida

Day: Thursday
Date: October 26, 2017
Parashat: Lech Lecha
Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 422

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A person who did not say Ya’aleh vayavo or another required insert during his amida may listen carefully to the hazan’s repetition instead of repeating the amida himself if doing so will be difficult for him. In such a case he must concentrate very well during the entire repetition. He also must say the kedusha word for word along with the hazan and he must not answer “baruch hu uvaruch shemo” at all or Modim derabanan. If there are kohanim he should concentrate on their beracha and answer amen to that as well. In order for this to work, the hazan needs to understand that people are relying on him to fulfill their obligation and he must pronounce every letter and every word clearly. At the end of the amida he should take three steps back and say “oseh shalom etc. along with the hazan.


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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

A Woman Who Forgot Yaaleh Vayavo



A Woman Who Forgot Ya’aleh Vayavo

Day: Wednesday
Date: October 25, 2017
Parashat: Lech Lecha
Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 422

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All of the halachot about going back and repeating the amida for Ya'aleh vayavo or any other inserts apply equally to men and women. A woman who prayed shaharit and remembered to say Ya'aleh vayavo and then prayed minha and forgot Ya'aleh vayavo needs to repeat the amida. Even though she was not required to say minha since she had already said shaharit, nevertheless, once she decided to pray minha she has obligated herself to say it properly by including Ya'aleh vayavo or whatever other insert is appropriate. To be safe, if she remembered only after finishing the amida, before repeating it she should say that if she really is obligated to repeat it, this will be the fulfillment of that obligation, but if she is not obligated to repeat, this should be treated as nedava, a "gift." (OH:106) One who for example forgot Ya'aleh Vayavo during the amida and doesn't remember whether he can continue his amida or not, may stop, go look it up, and come back and continue. He may only look up the halacha, he may not talk at all even to ask a Hacham what to do.


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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

One Who is Unsure if he Said Yaaleh Vayavo



One Who is Unsure Whether he Said Ya’aleh Vayavo or not

Day: Tuesday
Date: October 24, 2017
Parashat: Lech Lecha
Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 422

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One who after finishing mussaf realized that he forgot to say Ya'aleh Vayavo during shaharit needs to repeat the shaharit amida. If the time for shaharit has still not passed, it is preferable that he wear tefillin while repeating the amida. One who is unsure whether or not he said Ya'aleh Vayavo follows the same halachot as one who knows for sure that he didn't say it. If he remembered after finishing the amida, before repeating it he should say that if he really did forget, this will be treated as an obligated amida, but if he did not really forget it, this should be treated as nedava, a "gift." This is true whether it occured on Shabbat or during the week.


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Monday, October 23, 2017

One Who Forgot Yaaleh Vayavo



One Who Forgot Ya’aleh Vayavo

Day: Monday
Date: October 23, 2017
Parashat: Lech Lecha
Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 422

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If during shaharit one rembered after saying "baruch ata Hashem" at the end of Retzeh that he skipped Ya'aleh Vayavo, he should immediately end the beracha with the words "lamdeini hukecha" and go back to the beginning of Retzeh. If he rememebered after he finished off the beracha comletely but before starting Modim, he should say it at that point and continue straight into Modim. In that case he does not end Ya'aleh Vayavo with "ve'ata berahamecha", as usual since those words are part of the beracha of Retzeh. If didn't remember until after he started Modim, even if he only said the word modim and no more, as long as he hasn't finished yet the second "Yihiu leratzon" at the end of the amida, he goes back to the beginning of Retzeh and continues from there.


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Sunday, October 22, 2017

Remembering Yaaleh Vayavo



Remembering Ya’aleh Vayavo

Day: Sunday
Date: October 22, 2017
Parashat: Lech Lecha
Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 421-2

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It is important for evey person to be careful to remember to include Ya'aleh Vayavo in his Rosh Hodesh amidot. It is not a good omen for a person who forgets to say it. Thefore it is customary in most synongogues to remind the congregation to say it. During minha it is anounced before the start of the amida and during shaharit and arvit someone usually bangs on the table as a reminder. One who forgot to say Ya'aleh Vayavo during shaharit or minha needs to repeat the amida. We do not add anything extra to the korbanot said at the beginning of the Shaharit.


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Friday, October 20, 2017

Arvit for Rosh Hodesh



Arvit for Rosh Hodesh

Day: Friday
Date: October 20, 2017
Parashat: Noah
Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 418

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Ya'aleh Vayavo is added to the amidot on Rosh Hodesh beginning from the arvit preceding the day of Rosh Hodesh. This is true even for one who prayed arvit before pelag haminha. One who forgot to say Ya'aleh Vayavo during arvit is not required to repeat his amida since Rosh Hodesh can not be established at night. If during arvit he remembered after saying Hashem's name at the end of the beracha that he forgot to say it, he may not finish off with "lamdeini hukecha" and go back. Even though one who forgot does not need to repeat the amida, he is still not permitted to skip it intentionally. Therefore, if one realizes during his amida that by skipping Ya'aleh Va'yavo he will finish in time to respond amen or yehei shemei rabah or anything else, he still may not skip any part of it. If he finished the amida, realized he forgot, and wants to volonteer a new amida as a nedavah, or a "gift" he is not permitted to do so. However, if he thought he was required to repeat the amida and after starting he remembered that he is not and decided at that point to finish it off as a nedavah, he may do so.


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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Haircuts, Shaving, and Fasting on Rosh Hodesh



Haircuts, Shaving, and Fasting on Rosh Hodesh

Day: Thursday
Date: October 19, 2017
Parashat: Noah
Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 417/418

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Even though Rosh Hodesh is a holiday, work is permitted. Hair cuts, shaving, and cutting ones nails are also fine. There are some people who don't do so in accordance with Rav Yehudah Hahasid and that is praiseworthy but not reqiured. Fasting is not allowed and even though some people do fast on Rosh Hodesh Nissan to commemorate the yarzeit of Aharon Hakohen, it is proper to refrain from doing so. Fasting because of a bad dream however is allowed when one is extremely disturbed because of the dream and was already told by three friends that the dream will be positive. (See DSH from October 17, 2017.) In such a case he would need to fast an additional day to repent for having fasted on Rosh Hodesh rather than enjoying it. If fasting a second time is too difficutl, he may donate to tzedaka the value of the food he is eating on the day he would have fasted. It is improper to visit a cemetary on Rosh Hodesh if doing so will cause one to cry. On a separate note, it is a mitzvah to have a more elaborate meal than usual. Even though there is no obligation to have a meal with bread, nevertheless, one who does so is praisworrthy if his intention is for the mitzvah.


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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Fasting on Shabbat for a Bad Dream



Fasting on Shabbat for a Bad Dream

Day: Wednesday
Date: October 18, 2017
Parashat: Noah
Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 220

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Generally, when accepting a personal fast upon oneself, if the fast is not accepted the previous day, it is not considered a fast. However, one who is fasting for a dream should do so that day and not push it off. One who dreamt that he dropped Tefillin or a Sefer Torah does not need to fast. One had a bad dream on Friday night should ideally not fast on Shabbat. Instead he should spend the day reading Tehillim and studying Torah as diligently as he can. It is also proper to refrain form any idle conversation. However if he is extremely uneasy to the point that he is sufffering from the dream, he may fast even though it is Shabbat. He should spend the day studying Torah as much as he can. He also must fast one additional day during the week to repent for the sin of not enjoying Shabbat. One who dreamt that in heaven they are commanding him to fast on Shabbat should not do so. Likewise, if he dreamt that heaven wanted him to commit even the smallest, most trivial transgression, he may not do so. Along the same lines, one who dreamt anything about monetary halachot should ignore it since dreams are generally meaningless.


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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Fasting for a Bad Dream



Fasting for a Bad Dream

Day: Tuesday
Date: October 17, 2017
Parashat: Noah
Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 220

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One who had a bad dream and is very nervous or afraid because of it should go to three friends and tell them "halom tov ra'iti," which means, I saw a good dream. They should then respond to him "tava hu, vetava leihavei," which means, it's good and let it be good. If he is still very afraid and he knows that if he were to fast and make a proper spritual accounting of his deeds he will feel better, then he should do so. However, if he is not concerned then there is nothing to worry about since dreams are generally meaningless. Talmidei Hachamim and others who devote their time to studying Torah should refrain from fasting for such things since it will affect their ability to study Torah. Likewise, people who want to fast to repent for past misdeeds would do better increasing and strengthening their study of Torah and exert themselves in that way rather than fasting which will likely affect their Torah learning.


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Monday, October 16, 2017

Hagomel in the Presence of a Minyan



Hagomel in the Presence of a Minyan

Day: Monday
Date: October 16, 2017
Parashat: Noah
Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 219

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The beracha of hagomel needs to be said in the presence of a minyan. It is good to have at least two Hachamim among the ten people. The custom is to say it in shul in front of the Torah since there is always a minyan present. There is an opinion which states that a woman may say hagomel in the presence of nine other women and one man, instead of the ten men needed for a normal minyan. However, the Shulhan Aruch teaches otherwise and one may not differ. The beracha of hagomel may be said at night but some people say it only during the day.


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