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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

PINEAPPLES AND CHOCLATE FOR 讟讜 讘砖讘讟

 

 

 

PINEAPPLES FOR 讜 讘砖讘讟 

 

Many Chassidic Rebbes have at their 驻讬专讜转 讟讬砖
(
"讜 讘砖讘讟 住讚专) pineapples,bananas,melons etc.
(
驻专讬 讛讗讚诪讛).

The
诪拽讜专 for the 诪谞讛讙 of also adding 驻专讬 讗讚诪讛, is from the
 
住驻专 讞诪讚转 讛讬诪讬诐* who writes to also have 驻专讬 讛讗讚诪讛  and
have
讻讜讜谞讛 when eating them                                                                " 讛注抓 讛谞讞诪讚 讘谉 讬砖讬 讞讬 注诇 讛讗讚诪

Some claim there are hidden messages in the Sefer.
讙诪讟专讬' 807 + words7 =  814 -砖讘转讬 爪讘讬                           

The same Gematria as
砖讘转讬 爪讘讬 by adding 7 for the
7 words (
讻讜诇诇).
Also  
讘谉 讬砖讬 讞讬 = 390 the same gematria as "爪 

The publisher of the Amsterdam edition  who was aware
of the controversy*, wrote poetically in the
讛拽讚诪讛,
              
讗诐 转诪爪讗 讘讜 驻专讬 砖讗讬谞讜 谞讞诪讚 诇诪专讗讛",
              "
讛砖诇讱 讛拽诇讬驻讛 讜讗讻讜诇 转讜讻讜
 (If you find in it (Sefer) a fruit that doesn't look good
 throw away the peel and eat the inside)



*Some claim , the诪讞讘专 to be 谞转谉 讛注讝转讬 the right hand
man of
砖讘转讬 爪讘讬 & his 谞讘讬讗 砖拽专
Others claim it was an unknown holy man.
The Steipler Zt"l wouldn't touch or look into a
Sefer who quotes from the Chemdas Hayomim.

 

 


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                   CHOCOLATES FOR "讜 讘砖讘讟

Some Poskim have difficulty understanding why our
Minhag is to make a 砖讛讻诇 on chocolates when
Halachically it should have been a 驻专讬 讛注抓

Harav Y.S. Elyashiv zt”l & Harav S.Z. Auerbach zt”l
both agree that the appropriate Bracha for chocolate
should have been 驻专讬 讛注抓 but since the velt
(the common practice) makes a 砖讛讻诇 we follow
Minhag Haolam and make a 砖讛讻诇.

The 住驻专 诪拽讜专 讛讘专讻讛 (
My uncleDayan Harav Hagaon
R. Gavriel Krausz Shlita
) claims, The minhag of the
velt is a mistake, It came about from
the 砖注专讬 转砖讜讘讛 专”讘 住”拽 讬”讟 who writes to make a 砖讛讻诇 
on 砖注拽诇讚 (chocolate)

R.G. Krausz claims the 砖注专讬 转砖讜讘讛  was referring to a
chocolate drink and the velt mistakenly assumed he
meant chocolates (solid)
R.G.Krausz holds, 诇讻转讞讬诇讛 to make a 驻专讬 讛注抓 on chocolates.



 * Igros Moshe 3:31  argues

Sunday, February 9, 2025

The FOur Questions For Tu Bshvat

 



THE FOUR QUESTIONS  FOR "讜 讘砖讘讟
 
 
 
 
1) Which 驻专讬 讛注抓 fruit, if you made a 讛讗讚诪讛
on it, you were not 讬讜爪讗?


A fruit that was grown in a flower pot with
no hole at the bottom.
(based on the Chaya Adam Hl. Birchas Hanehenin
51:17- Harav Hagaon R, Dov Landau Shlita)

2) He ate from the 砖讘注转 讛诪讬谞讬诐,
the 讘专讻讛 专讗砖讜谞讛 was 驻专讬 讛注抓 yet the
讘专讻讛 讗讞专讜谞讛 is 讘讜专讗 谞驻砖讜转.

A fruit salad consisting of 1/3 pomegranate(砖讘注转 讛诪讬谞讬诐)
and 2/3 assorted other fruits. The 专讜讘
is a  驻专讬 讛注抓 and the 专讜讘 is a 讘讜专讗 谞驻砖讜转.
( Harav Hagaon R. Avrohom Ganchovsky zt"l
Sefer Bar Almogim #148:2)


3) When is the appropriate time to Daven for a nice Esrog?

According to the 讘谞讬 讬砖砖讻专 on Tu B'shvat
According to the Gemoro on Shavuos
(讘注爪专转 谞讬讚讜谞讬诐 注诇 驻讬专讜转 讛讗讬诇谉)


4) There is only one single 讛诇讻讛 in Shulchan Aruch
re Tu B'shvat, which one?


 
Not to say 转讞谞讜谉 on Tu B'Shvat. (O.Ch. 131:6)
Eating fruits is not mentioned in S.Aruch. It is the
Mogen Avraham who quotes this Minhag Ashkenaz.
 

 

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*诇讗 讬讛讬讛 诇讱 讗诇讛讬诐 讗讞专讬诐 讘讙诪讟专讬讛 讗诇讜 讬砖讜 讜诪讜讞诪讚

*专' 讗驻专讬诐 注讛"转 驻' 讬转专讜

Monday, February 6, 2023

OUT OF THE FREEZER


                                   
             
OUT OF THE FREEZER ON TU B’SHVAT,
       was invented 400 years before Lakewood


          
R. Nosson Nota M'Hanover zt"l wrote a Sefer "讬讜谉 诪爪讜诇讛"
At the end of the Sefer, he describes the Yeshiva world
at that time.

Bein Hazemanim started on Tu B'Shvat & Tu B'Av
The Rosh Yeshiva & the Bachurim travelled to
the winter & summer fairs.

The 诪讛专砖"讗 stops his Pirush in middle of a Mesechta.
(Ms. Shabbos & Ms. Sanhedrin)
He writes that he couldn't continue because he had to
travel to the fair.

Since all the Roshei Yeshivos and all their Talmidim were
at the fair it turned into a Shiduchim market. Any
parent who had a son or daughter of marriageable age made
sure to attend the fair. Hundreds & even thousands of
Shiduchim were arranged there.  



 




A Little Background on The Tu Bishvat Seder



                     讛讻诇 讘住讚专.

                              The Tu Bishvat Seder

Some Mekubalim and Chasidic Rebbes have a Tu B'Shvat Seder with
some similarities to the 住讚专 砖诇 驻住讞

Some claim The origin of the Tu Bishvat Seder is from the 讗专讬讝"诇
However, in the Kesovim ( 讻转讘讬 讗专讬讝"诇  ) there is no mention of a
Seder on Tu Bishvat.

The first one to mention this Seder is the 住驻专 讞诪讚转 讛讬诪讬诐.

There is a whole chapter instructing how to perform the Seder.

"Various Perakim of Tanach and Zohar are to be said. Four
cups of different colored wines are drunk. Mezonos and 30 different
fruits are to be eaten.
Before each fruit you have 讻讜讜谞讛 of a different 爪讬专讜祝 of the 砖诐 Havayah."

This chapter was reprinted In 1753, as a separate 拽讜谞讟专住 called
"拽讜谞讟专住 驻专讬 注抓  讛讚专" 

The 住驻专 讞诪讚转 讛讬诪讬诐* was printed without a Sha'ar Blatt.
The 讬注讘抓 claimed that the Mechaber of this Sefer was the
谞讘讬讗 砖拽专 谞转谉 讛注讝转讬, the right-hand man of 砖讘转讬 爪讘讬 讬诪"砖

There were Gedolim who disputed the 讬注讘抓 and claimed
the Sefer was written by an unknown holy man.

Many Rebbes have at their (驻讬专讜转 讟讬砖 (住讚专 pineapples,
bananas,melons etc. 驻专讬 讛讗讚诪讛.

The Mokor for this is from the 讞诪讚转 讛讬诪讬诐 who writes
to have 驻专讬 讛讗讚诪讛  and have 讻讜讜谞讛 when eating them                                                                                                                                                                          " 讛注抓 讛谞讞诪讚 讘谉 讬砖讬 讞讬 注诇 讛讗讚诪讛"
Some claim there are hidden messages in the Sefer.
讙诪讟专讬' 807 +7 =  814 -砖讘转讬 爪讘讬                         

The same Gematria as Shabtai Zvi by adding 7 for the
7 words (讻讜诇诇).
Also  讘谉 讬砖讬 讞讬 = 390 the same gematria as 砖"爪

The publisher of the Amsterdam edition  who was aware
of the controversy, wrote poetically in the Hakdamah                                                     讜讗诐 转诪爪讗 讘讜 驻专讬 砖讗讬谞讜 谞讞诪讚 诇诪专讗讛,"
                                   "讛砖诇讱 讛拽诇讬驻讛 讜讗讻讜诇 转讜讻讜
 (If you find in it (Sefer) a fruit that doesn't look good
 throw away the peel and eat the inside)


*The Steipler Zt"l wouldn't touch or look into a Sefer who
quotes from the Chemdas Hayomim.




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Some Chasidic Rebbes have a Minhag on 讟”讜 讘砖讘讟  to have pineapples decorating the fruit plate (some even eat it) at the Tish. 

There are Poskim who say not to eat any 驻专讬 讛讗讚诪讛 with the Tu B’Shvat fruits so as not to confuse the Rosh Hashana of 驻讬专讜转 讛讗讬诇谉 with 驻专讬 讗讚诪讛 

It might be more appropriate to have chocolates 
for Tu B’Shvat.


Many Poskim have difficulty understanding why our Minhag is to make a 砖讛讻诇 on chocolates when it should have been a 驻专讬 讛注抓

Both, Harav Y.S. Elyashiv zt”l & Harav S.Z. Auerbach zt”l held that the appropriate Bracha for chocolate should be 驻专讬 讛注抓   but since the velt makes a 砖讛讻诇 we follow Minhag Haolam and make a 砖讛讻诇.

They both hold* if a 驻专讬 讛注抓 was made on fruits
and chocolates were at the table, then you shouldn't make a 砖讛讻诇  on the chocolates, being you were Yotzei with the 驻专讬 讛注抓.

The Mekor Habracha (Dayan R. G. Krausz shlita) says that the minhag of the velt is a mistake. 

It came about from the 砖注专讬 转砖讜讘讛 专”讘 住”拽 讬”讟 who writes to make a 砖讛讻诇 on 砖注拽诇讚讬 (chocolate)

R.G. Krausz says  the 砖注专讬 转砖讜讘讛  was referring to chocolate drink and the velt mistakenly assumed 
he meant chocolate (solid)

R.G.Krausz holds to Lekatchila make a 驻专讬 讛注抓 on chocolates.
    


 * Igros Moshe 3:31 seems to argue

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Three Tree Rosh Hashanas

 Three Tree Rosh Hashanas (According to the Rambam)



1) 讗' 转砖专讬   
2) 讟"讜 讘砖讘讟 
3) 讜' 住讬讜谉       

1 ) 1st day in Tishre -  注专诇讛 - 谞讟注 专讘注讬 - 砖诪讬讟讛*
2 ) Tu B'shvat  -   (讘讬讻讜专讬诐 - 转专讜诪讜转 - 诪注砖专讜转  (*注专诇讛 - 谞讟注 专讘注讬
3 ) Shavuos - fruits of the tree are judged 讘注爪专转 注诇 驻讬专讜转 讛讗讬诇谉

 

"讞. * 讘讗讞讚 讘转砖专讬, 专讗砖 讛砖谞讛 诇注专诇讛 讜诇专讘注讬; 讜诪讗讬诪转讬讬 诪讜谞讬谉 诇注专诇讛 讜专讘注讬, 诪砖注转 谞讟讬注讛... 讟. ...讜讗祝 注诇 驻讬 讻谉 讗讬谉 驻讬专讜转 讛谞讟讬注讛 讛讝讗转 诪讜转专讬谉 讘注专诇讛 讗讜 讘专讘注讬, 注讚 讞诪讬砖讛 注砖专 讬讜诐 讘砖讘讟--砖讛讜讗 专讗砖 讛砖谞讛 诇讗讬诇谉."


— 专诪讘"诐 讛诇讻讜转 诪注砖专 砖谞讬 讜谞讟注 专讘注讬, 驻专拽 讟,讞-讟



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