Forgive The Loans

1) According to some ראשונים, the Mitzvah of שמיטת כספים  (forgiving outstanding loans at the end of שמיטה) is a מצוה דאורייתא בזמן הזה אפילו בחו"ל. 2) Most ראשונים hold בזמן הזה it is only a מצוה דרבנן. 3) Some who hold the מצוה is not applicable בזמן הזה The בן איש חי פ' כי תבא recommends, after writing the פרזבול* one should lend a friend a small amount of money. When the friend comes (after ר"ה) to repay the loan he should tell him משמט אני - I forgive the loan. Thereby he will have fulfilled the מצוה of שמיטת כספים. *פרזבול not valid for future loans

 

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According to the Ben Ish Chai:

When saying the Lesheim Yichud on the last day counting the Omer one should skip the words “Sheva Shabosos” otherwise  you might have been Yotze with that, the Sefira (of weeks) and can’t make a Bracha, anymore.


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