Only Chasidim are allowed

לז"נ זקיני הקדוש ר' משה פרידמן* הי"ד
נהרג על קידוש השם ע"י הנאצים ימ"ש
ג' אב תש"ד

הלכה ולא למעשה

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Only Chasidim are Allowed to Wear Shabbos Clothing

The רמ"א (O.C. 551:1) writes:

"On שבת חזון one must wear weekday clothes (except the shirt)."

The ערוך השלחן (551:11) writes that today we do change into בגדי שבת. The Gedolim permitted wearing בגדי שבת, because otherwise it would be considered אבילות בפרהסיא (public mourning) on Shabbos.

The רמ"א was also aware of the concern of אבילות בפרהסיא, yet he still ruled that בגדי שבת should not be worn.

The ערוך השלחן explains that in the days of the רמ"א, weekday clothing and Shabbos clothing looked very similar. Therefore, wearing weekday clothing did not constitute אבילות בפרהסיא.

"It was only after people began wearing silk kaftans and shtreimels on Shabbos that they permitted wearing בגדי שבת; otherwise, it would have been אבילות בפרהסיא."

According to the ערוך השלחן, the היתר to wear בגדי שבת applies only to Chasidim who wear shtreimels and silk kaftans on Shabbos.

Since not wearing those garments would be an obvious display of mourning, it would be considered אבילות בפרהסיא.

Those who normally wear only a suit and hat on Shabbos would, according to this reasoning, need to wear their weekday suit and hat.

ערוך השלחן (או"ח סימן תקנ"א סעיף י"א)

ודע שאצלינו יש שנים או שלושה דורות שאין נוהגין כמנהג הזה בשבת חזון, אלא לובשין כל בגדי שבת. וגדולי הדור שהיו אז הנהיגו כן, באמרם שזהו כמראים אבילות בשבת בפרהסיא. ולכן אפילו בשבת שחל בו תשעה באב ונדחה – אנו לובשין בגדי שבת מטעם זה. ולכן בימינו אלה, כמעט נשכח הדבר שאין ללבוש בגדי שבת בשבת חזון. ותמוה אצלי דבר זה, דאטו קדמונינו לא ידעו זה? ועם כל זה נהגו בזה, אף שאינו כן מדינא; ואיך נבטל מנהגם? ולכן נראה לעניות דעתי דזה תלוי באופן ההלבשה. דאצל הקדמונים היתה הלבשת שבת וחול שווים בדמותם ובתמונתם, אלא שההפרש היה בין סחורה יקרה ובין סחורה פשוטה, ולא היה ההפרש ניכר כל כך. מה שאין כן זה כמה דורות מקודם, שבשבת היתה תמונה אחרת לגמרי להבגדים, בין עני בין עשיר. כמו שבחול היו נושאין כובע של קלאפי"ן, ובשבת שטריימי"ל. וכן שארי בגדים היה ניכר לכל שזה בגד חול, כמו קיטאי"י, וזה בגד שבת, כמו של משי לעשיר, ומשי פשוט לעני. ולפיכך הנהיגו הגדולים שלא לנהוג מנהג זה, מפני שההפרש ניכר הרבה, והוי כאבילות בשבת. ולכן אני אומר דבזמנינו זה, שעל פי פקודת המלכות כבר החלפנו תמונת הבגדים, ושבת וחול תמונה אחת להן, אלא שההפרש בין זול ליוקר – וודאי נכון לקיים מנהג הקדמונים. (כן נראה לעניות דעתי.)

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Because of his talent, he receives two עליות on שבת חזון.

In most קהילות אשכנז, the אב הרחמים was recited only twice each year:

• The "Schwartze Shabbos" (Bamidbar)
• שבת חזון

When the חזן recited אב הרחמים, the entire congregation stood and quietly recited it together.

The original נוסח, before it was altered by the censors, was:

וינקום בימינו לעינינו נקמת דם עבדיך

יהי רצון מלפניך — May it be Hashem's will to take immediate revenge, in our days and before our eyes, against all the רשעים הרוצחים and all their sympathizers.

אמכי"ר

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* הרה"ג ר' שמואל וואזנר זצ"ל אמר לי עליו: "שהיה איש ישר ושכל ישר" עכ"ל. היה ירא שמים מופלג ותלמיד חכם גדול. נמנה עם טובי הקהל ושימש כגבאי של היסודי תורה. בערוב ימיו נתמנה לראש הקהל בעיר פרעסבורג, ומילא תפקיד זה במסירות ובנאמנות. יהא זכרו ברוך.

How to Fight the Chasidim -Parshas Vaeiro

R Yitzchok Volozhiner Zt"l advised his Talmidim who were entering the Rabbinate,  how to deal with the new  movements that have sprung up in Judaism. (Chasidim) He advised  them with the advice he heard from his father (R.Chaim Volozhiner zt"l) R. Chaim said that it is forbidden to fight them publicly.  Open warfare, all it does, is it strengthens the opponents. (no point to do so) R. Chaim also warned that those who harass them (the Chasidim) will not survive. R. Yitzchok proved his father's point from the frog in מצרים that started as a single frog and the more they kept hitting it, the more frogs kept multiplying. My personal & humble understanding in R. Chaim is,  If one has different opinions and השקפות than yours, even if you believe God & the Gedolim are on your side, you may argue and try to prove to him intellectually why you are in the right and he is in the wrong. You may not, however, attack, bully, harass etc. him for having different השקפות than yours even if you are sure that you are right and he is wrong.

Only Chasidim Are Allowed-

Shabbos Chazon, only Chasidim are allowed to - ???

Halacha v’lo l’ma’aseh

                                                       ONLY CHASIDIM ARE ALLOWED

The Rema (O.Ch. 551: 1) writes, Shabbos Chazon you  must wear weekday clothes (except the shirt)

The Aruch Hashulchan (551: 11)  writes ,today we do change to Bigdei Shabbos. They were matir

 wearing  Bigdei Shabbos, otherwise you  will be showing Aveilus Befarhesya(public) on Shabbos .

Even though the Rema  knew of Aveilus Befarhesya ,  he  wouldn’t  allow wearing Bigdei

Shabbos because, in the times of the Rema the style of dress between Shabbos  and weekday  were

similar. By wearing weekday clothes there is no Aveilus Befarhesya.

When they started wearing Bekeshes and Shtreimels on Shabbos, they were matir  to

wear Bigdei Shabbos, otherwise it would be Aveilus Befarhesya..

According to the A.H. ,the Heter of wearing Bigdei Shabbos is only for Chasidim who wear

on Shabbos Shtreimels and Bekeshes. Those who wear suits  and hats on Shabbos should wear

 their weekday suit  and hat.

Chumras For The Chasidim

The Chasam Sofer in the Teshuvos (CH. M. 50) writes that he knows for a fact* that his Rebbe R.Nosson Adler had his  Pruzbal written only at the end of Shemitta (7^th year) and not at the end of the 6^th  year.

There is a Machlokes Haposkim when to write the Pruzbel. The Itur, Rosh and the Tur hold to write it at the end of the 6^th year .The Rambam and all other Rishonim hold to write it at the end of the 7^th year.The Mechaber in Shulchan Aruch Paskens like the Rambam to write it at the end of the 7^th year.

The Chasam Sofer defends the Mechaber, and writes,Meikar Hadin there is no reason to be Machmir to write it also at the end of the 6^th year.

It is very interesting, in Teshuvas O.Ch. 15, The Chasam Sofer knocks  the

Chasidim who are Machmir not to wear wool clothing. Why don’t they pick other

Chumros like not eating Chodosh in Chutz La’aretz  or to be Machmir to write a

Pruzbal also at the end of the 6^th year.

The Ch.S. writes he followed his Rebbe all the time, his hands

did not move away from his Rebbes hands, mammash , he

did so,  that he should know all his ways

Shtreimels for Litvakes-Part 1

The original edition* of the Sefer Chochmas Adam,
(Hilchos Avodas Kochavim #89) writes, "The (Russian)


click here to buy a Shtreimel Hat with Payes
  Government decreed that all must change to wear  modern clothing.


The Gaon held this to be a Gezeira where one is obligated  to Yehoreig V'lo Ya'avor and not  change from the original style of dress".


For some reason they didn't follow the Gaon's Psak. .Had they accepted the Gaon's Psak we would have  today, the Litvishe Roshei Yeshivah, Rabonim  & Yeshivaleit, all wearing Shtreimels.


The Aruch Hashulchan (O.Ch.551:11) writes,"originally
Shtreimels were worn on Shabbos in the Lita".

*The censors removed the Gaon and added
Dina D'Malchusa Dina

Honey , Its A Date

                        Teitelbaums are the best

In the times of the Chasam Sofer, Chasidus in Hungary  wasn’t  as popular as in the Ukraine and Poland.

 When Chasidus  started to infiltrate Hungarian communities the Chasam Sofer  was not too supportive of it .

 He wrote “ Chodosh Assur min Hatora בין לאיסור (Chasidim)  bein בין להיתר (L’havdil reform)

One of the first and foremost Chasidic Rebbes  in Hungary

was the Yismach Moshe (R. Moishe Teitelbaum Zt"l , Rov in Uhel Hungary-great grandfather of R. Yoilish Teitelbaum Zt"l the Satmarer rebbe )

The Chasam Sofer had many arguments (regarding chasidus) with the Yismach Moshe some, are printed In the Teshuvos.

One of  the arguments the Chasam Sofer had with the Yismach Moshe was about kabbala being  introduced to the masses.

Chasidim   adopted Kabbala for the masses, and the Chasam Sofer argued and  held that Kabbala is not for the masses.

The Chasam Sofer felt that the Yismach Moishe  had accused him of overstepping the line

in criticizing  Chasidim.

The Chasam Sofer sent him a letter of apology, informing him  that he didn’t say what the Yismach Moshe thought he said, therefore the Yismach Moshe owes him a brocho. (Choshed Biksheirim) The Chasam Sofer concludes that he still disagrees with him.

The Chasam Sofer was trying to appease the Yismach Moshe  by asking him the following question.

How  do chazal know that Dvash of the Shivas Haminim are dates.

He answered, that  by  Bikurim it says מראשית (the first and also the best)   Chazal knew the sweetest and best honey (nectar) comes from dates.  Teitelbaum  is a

Date tree . (Tshuvas Chasam Sofer Orach Chaim #197)

(Tshuvas Chasam Sofer end of Chelek 7- Kovetz Teshuvas #36)

Did You Know ? (68)

According  to both Reb Moishe  Feinstien & R.Y.S. Elyashuv zt"l :

If someone Davens in a Chasidishe Shul where Tachanun is not said on a Yahrzeit of a Tzadik. If he hasn't managed to convince them that it is against the Halacha, then he should say Tachanun on his own.There is no problem of לא תתגודדו or  יוהרא  (haughtiness)