Mocking the deceased

 

.בהעלתך את הנרות   Having visited today the ציון of the Zaidah the חתם סופר זצ"ל, I noticed people light candles there. I was wondering if this would not be considered לועג לרש. The Chasam Sofer שו"ת ח"ו: כ"ז writes he is unaware of the so-called מצוה רבה (sarcastic) to light a נר נשמה at home or even at the קבר. The Ch. Sofer holds that the concept of a  נר נשמה is only when it is used to light up a Shul or a Bais Midrash.

A lesson in Tanya

. פרשת בהעלתך                           The only time the חתם סופר ever quotes from the ספר ליקוטי אמרים*, also known as the תניא, is in this week's Parsha (בהעלתך). The תניא writes, when a person sins, he also drags along and sins with his נשמה the חלק אלוה that is within him.  The חתם סופר explains with this the פסוק of ויבכו גם בני ישראל Not only did the אספסוף, the evil part within him, sin, but also the נשמת ישראל the חלק אלוה sinned. * The Chasam Sofer (Shu"t O. Chaim 16) argues on the ספר ליקוטי אמרים The Ch.S. claims that this Sefer is not available in the entire city, and even if it were available, he wouldn't have time for it. The Sefer he is referring to is not the תניא but the ליקוטי אמרים from the Mezritcher Magid. Harav Chaim Shmuel Birnbaum zt"l  (מעשה חשב על הרמב"ם) writes that his Shver R. Akiva Eiger zt"l owned a ספר תניא, but he wasn't sure if he owned a  שו"ע הרב

Vort On Parshas Hashavua-Parshas Behaloischa

Vort On Parshas Hashavua-Parshas Behaloischa 

Rashi ( 9:10 D.H.Oh Baderech) "פסח שני מצה וחמץ עמו בבית

ו                                                                                                                                      ואין איסר חמץ אלא עמו באכילתו"  

(There is no Issur Chometz except if eaten together  with the Korban)

The Minchas Chinuch asks on Rashi,, "We don't find anywhere in Chazal that there is an Issur to  eat the Korban Pesach Sheini  together with Chometz."

See Meshech Chochmo (Ohr Someiach) on his Limud, why it should be Assur.

Harav Shach zt"l says Pshat in Rashi is just the opposite

אלא עמו באכילתו  = But you may eat Chometz together  with the Korban.  

The Yahrtzeit Candle

 

.        Parshas Hashavua      בהעלתך את הנרות            נר ה' נשמת אדם משלי כ' כ"ז Lighting a candle on the day of a Yahrzeit is not mentioned anywhere in ש"ס, רמב"ם,טור,שו"ע*  The first to mention נר נשמה is probably the. כל בו הלכת יום כיפורים. The כל בו writes to light a נר for deceased parents, on ערב יו"כ so they will have a כפרה. The parents have a כפרה, because of ברא מזכה אבא, Mitzvohs a child does benefit the deceased parents. The טור writes (630) There is a special ענין to have many  candles in Shul on Yom Kippur. The need for lots of candles was because some people spend the whole night & day in Shul. Others spend there the whole day till the evening.  It is probable, that the חכמים tried to entice people to donate נר למאור, therefore, attached the special סגולה of כפרה on יו"כ for the מתים, and applied the פסוק of נר ה' נשמת אדם to the Yahrzeit candle. The Chasam Sofer (Shu"t #6:27) writes he is unaware of a so-called מצוה רבה (sarcastic) to light Yahrzeit candles at home or even at the קבר. According to the Chasam Sofer, there is no point in lighting Yahrzeit candles at home or at the Bais Hachaim. The sole purpose of a Yahrzeit candle is to do a Mitzvah with it to light up the Shul so that others will have light to Daven & learn. Today with electric lighting the light of the candle is useless. Perhaps, paying the electric bill would be more beneficial  for the עליית נשמה than Yahrzeit candles. *In ברכות נ"ג ע:א &  כתובות ק"ג ע"א is not referring to Yahzeit candles

 

A Lesson In Tanya -Parshas Behaloischa

 

.                             The one & only time the Chasam Sofer ever quotes from the ספר ליקוטי אמרים*,  known as the תניא is in this week's Parsha (בהעלתך). The Tanya writes, that when a person sins he also drags along and sins with his Neshama the חלק אלוה that is within him.  The Chasam Sofer explains with this the Pasuk of ויבכו גם בני ישראל Not only did the אספסוף the evil part within him sin but also the נשמת ישראל the חלק אלוה sinned. The Chasam Sofer (Shu"t O.Chaim 16) argues on the ספר ליקוטי אמרים The Ch.S. claims that this Sefer is not available in the whole city and even if it would be available he wouldn't have time for it. The Sefer he is referring to is not the Tanya but the ליקוטי אמרים from the Mezritcher Magid.

 

 

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  בהעלתך את הנרות

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There is only one type of oil that may be used
for שבת candles but not for חנוכה candles.

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בהעלתך את הנרות - נר נשמה

בהעלתך את הנרות - נר נשמה

There is no mention anywhere in Shas or Shulchan Aruch to light a candle on the day of a Yahrzeit.

The Chasam Sofer (Shu"t #6:27) writes he is unaware of a so-called מצוה רבה to light Yahrzeit candles at home or even at the Kever.

The ביאור הלכה ס' תקיד  quotes from the  שו"ת כתב סופר (O.Ch65) that "on YomTov when we may not light

a נר של בטלה ( a candle that has no purpose) it is best to light the Yahrzeit candle (if it wasn't lit before Yom Tov) in the room where you eat (purpose) or even better, to light it in Shul.(Mitzvah)

Only for a שעת הדחק may we light a Yahrzeit candle for parents* since it's done for their honor (כיבוד אב ואם)

According to the Maharshal even for parents might not be a Mitzvah, but since everybody lights candles and some are

מקפיד on this more than other Mitzvos, therefore, we allow him to light the candle on Yom Tov, so he

will not be מצטער and have no Simchas Yom Tov." 

*  Seems, that lighting a candle for a Rebbe etc. (no Mitzvahs כיבוד אב ואם) may not be done on Yom Tov.

A lesson in Tanya

 

The one & only time the Chasam Sofer ever quotes from the ספר ליקוטי אמרים*,  known as the תניא is in this week's Parsha (בהעלתך). The Tanya writes, that when a person sins he also drags along and sins with his Neshama the חלק אלוה that is within him.  The Chasam Sofer explains with this the Pasuk of ויבכו גם בני ישראל Not only did the אספסוף the evil part within him sin but also the נשמת ישראל the חלק אלוה sinned. The Chasam Sofer (Shu"t O.Chaim 16) argues on the ספר ליקוטי אמרים The Ch.S. claims that this Sefer is not available in the whole city and even if it would be available he wouldn't have time for it. The Sefer he is referring to is not the Tanya but the ליקוטי אמרים from the Mezritcher Magid.

Dying Pigs -Parshas Hashovua

RIDDLE PARSHAS HASHAVUA Dying pigs, in need of trumpets. ?