A Guten Shabbos Hagadol..

The Chida in Machzik Bracha writes:

  Medakdekim greet each other on Shabbos Hagadol-  Shabbos Hagadol Umevorach instead of Shabbos Shalom Umevorach."

 A Guten Shabbos Hagadol..

shlissel challah

The Chida (Moreh B'etzba 6:190) writes " This is a Klal Gadol. 

You should not follow any Minhag* unless 

1) you know the root (source) of it from Chazal,

2) or authentic Kisvei Arizal, 

3) or you know the true reason behind the Minhag".

* Perhaps, the Chida was not referring to Minhagim that has been in 

the family for generations - your parents had from their parents etc, אמבצי

As far as I know, Shlissel Challah is none of the above.

NON Biased Opinion On The Shlisel Chalah

Some claim that Shlissel Challah is rooted in Christian and/or pagan practices.

Keys used to be manufactured in the form of a cross, and at Easter time, Christians

would bake them into a rising loaf of bread to symbolize Yoshke rising from the dead.

(This is the source of the "hot cross buns.")

The Chida (Moreh B'etzba 7:190) writes:

 " This is a Klall Gadol. You should not follow any Minhag unless you know the root (source) of it from Chazal  , Authentic Kisvei Arizal or you know the true reason behind the Minhag".

Did you know ?(171)

The Chida in שם הגדולים writes :

" The חכמי אשכנז have a Kabbalah, that naming a person with a name of an 

animal (Dov Zev Ayalah etc.) prevents sickness from 

the person.

החיד"א בספרו "שם הגדולים",  שחכמי אשכנז קיבלו שאדם שנקרא בשמה של חיה, יינצל ממחלות

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The Chida On Why We Say The Mothers Name When Davening For A Choileh

The Chida writes that when Davening for a חולה we use the mother's name.

The reason is  because we need a lot of Zechusim. Usually  women have more Zechusim than men. Women don't  have the  Aveirah of Bitul Torah.

The Steipler zt"l  once Davened for Reb Yechezkel Abramsky zt"l not knowing his mothers name. He Davened  for Yechezkal Ba'al Mechaber (author of) Chazon Yechezkal.

Why 2 days Rosh Chodesh?

Why 2 days Rosh Chodesh?

The Chida in Machzik Bracha (108) quotes Reb Yeshaya mi Trani (Tosfos Rid) who says that the two days Rosh Chodesh is not because of Safek.  Had it been because of Safek we would have had to have every Rosh Chodesh two days.

Reb Akiva Eiger (O.Ch. Hagohos 108:11) in the name of the Binyan Ariel writes two days Rosh Chodesh was instituted because of the times when they had a Safek.

It would seem that this same Machlokeh would be between R. Doseh & Rabanan (Eiruvin39a)

Shabbos 25 Elul

This year, on  Shabbos (Nitzavim Vayelech), not only should you learn the two sidrahs.

(Parshas Hashavua) You should also start a third one and continue on for the next

six days.

The Chida in Bikurei Yosef quotes R. Yisroel Lingo who quotes the Sefer Mesaprim Tehilos Hashem.

On the 25^th day of Ellul (this coming Shabbos) the first day of creation, you should learn from

" Breishis Boro Elokim" until Yom Echad.

On the second day till Yom Sheini and so on every day. 

On Rosh Hashana the day creation was completed you start from Yom Hashishi till end of Parsha.

Tisha Baav Minhag

There is no Minhag that looks (weirder) funnier than this".(Teshuva Meiahava O.Ch. 90)

The Birkei Yosef [Chida] (O. Ch. 559 : 4) writes.

There were places where the Minhag on Tisha B'av was, to get a person to bend over.

They covered him with a sheet, placed the Sefer Torah on his back and called

up the 3 Aliyos.(krias hatorah)

There were Gedolim who tried to abolish this Minhag because,

a) It seems very weird

b) He might pass wind.

The Chida disagrees with them and claims, this Minhag has roots, and cannot be

abolished.

The Shu"t Dvar Shmuel(249) defends this Minhag even though he doesn't know

the source and it seems very strange.