Two Halachos-One Story For Yom Kippur

1) The Luach Eretz Yisroel (R. H.M. Tikuchinsky) writes that on Erev Yom Kippur  when removing your leather shoes you remove the right shoe first.

2) Yom Kippur . that falls on Shabbos, You need to have Kavana when saying Mekadeish Hashabbos V'yisroel V'yom Hakipurim, the Mitzvah D'oirysa of Zochor Es Yom Hashabbos (Kiddush).

(According to the Chasam Sofer even if Y.K. in weekdays)

 

Brisker Rov Zatzal

                                  

Shortly before the Brisker Rav's zt"l petira, Rav Shach zt"l went to visit him.

The Brisker Rav was very worried and nervous. He feared the Yom Hamisa.

Rav Shach wanted to calm him, so he quoted the Yerushalmi R.H.(perek 1 h3) "Bnei Yisroel have bitachon that Hashem will do nissim and and even if found guilty Hashem will save them".

The Brisker Rav said, only a person who worries can have Bitachon.

A person who doesn't worry, can't have bitachon.

A child who understands the danger,of crossing a busy street,

if he crosses the street with an adult he feels safe

because he has faith (Bitachon) in the adult.

If an infant who doesn't understand is carried across the busy street, he feels safe,

because he is unaware of any danger, and not because he has faith in the adult.

To be a Ba'al Bitachon you must understand  Eimas Hadin!!

GEMAR CHASIMA TOVA

The Blame Game

 During the Israeli war of independence in 1948-9, morethan 6,000 Yidden were killed which was 1% of the entire Jewish population. 

There were tens of thousands more who were wounded.

Someone reported this to the Brisker Rav Zt"l and added that this all happened because of the Zionist who declared and created an illegal State which is against the Torah.

The Brisker Rav answered him " When יונה הנביא was on the boat, with the other passengers who were all עובדי עבודה זרה, it never entered his mind that the fault lies with them.

He immediately said כי בשלי הסער הגדול הזה עליכם

Don't worry be happy

The Brisker Rav zt"l explained with
the following משל, the
different periods of the ימים נוראים
starting with, אלול, ר"ה, עשי"ת
and finally, יום כיפור & at נעילה. 

There once was a wealthy merchant
trying to smuggle across the border a
large quantity of merchandise.
He hired a professional smuggler who
knew the route and best time when
to cross the border and not to get caught.
The plan was to load the wagon with
the merchandise weeks before. The
wagon driver will hang around in the
forest near the border and wait for the
professional smuggler to give him the
signal when to cross the border. He
would then rush his galloping horses
and cross the border.

The merchant starts worrying and
can't sleep at night as soon as they
load the wagon with his merchandise. 

The smuggler worries and can't sleep
at night on the day, he gives the signal
to cross.

The wagon driver worries when he gets
within a hundred feet from the border.
The young boy who does the loading
and unloading is only worried after
the guards approach him with the guns
pointing at his face.

After getting caught all start worrying
big time. 

The only exception is the horses.
They have no worries and are even
happy that they can now have a long
rest.
די פערד זארגן זיך נישט, זיי פרייען זיך
Horses,are not worried they are happy
The Brisker Rav said, the least we can 
do is to worry on Yom Kippur during 
נעילה and do then תשובה if not before
otherwise, we are compared to the horses.

Did You Know (167)

The Brisker Rav zt"l holds one who wants to 

be Yotzei daytime Kiddush from another person  

must drink from the wine, otherwise he is not Yotzei Kiddush.

Since the daytime Kiddush consists of only the Bracha

of Pri Hagafen, (the Pesukim we say before are not really

part of Kiddush) therefore by merely answering Amen

on the Pri Hagafen which is done during the weekdays as

well, he is not Yotzei.

Harav Yosef S. Elyashiv zt"l argues and holds one is Yotzei

Bedieved even when not drinking from the wine.