RIDDLE What didn't happen on א' טבת? It was done every single day in the year except for one day in the year, on א' טבת ?

 Daf Yomi (Tuesday)

תענית כ"ו ע:א  

          What didn't happen on א' טבת? 

Did You Know (#204)

ROSH CHODESH SEUDAH ON
                SUNDAY AFTER ROSH CHODESH

According to the Yerushalmi Megillah Perek1 Halacha 4  "When
Rosh Chodesh falls on Shabbos, the Seudas Rosh Chodesh
is to be eaten on the Sunday after Rosh Chodesh."

The ב"ח O.Ch. 418 writes that we don't follow this Yerushalmi.

This Week We Say Ato Yotzarto- MAKE SURE YOU SAY IT RIGHT

  Chorevo versus Chorvo

In the Tefillah of Ato Yotzarto*  " ולפי שחטאנו -- חרבה עירנו "

You should make sure to pronounce the Reish of

Chorevo with a שוא נע (Chorevo).

By pronouncing the Reish with a  שוא נח (silent שוא)

(Chorvo) the translation can  change to "Because we sinned --

you should (ח"ו) destroy our city".

The correct translation is, "Because we sinned our city was

destroyed.

ובני ירושלים עיר הקדש במהרה בימינו

Musaf Shabbos Rosh Chodesh 

Why We Stand

The Mogen Avraham (417:1) writes, The Minhag is to stand when
the Chazzan announces (during Rosh Chodesh Bentching)
the day Rosh Chodesh will be on, similar to the times when they
were Mekadesh the Chodesh.

 R. Akiva Eiger zt"l , writes on himself  “בער אנכי" 
(I am an AmHa’aretz)* and I don’t know where do we find קידוש החדש
was done standing. From the Mishna (R.H. 25b) it seems the
opposite, Bais Din was sitting, only the עדים were standing.”
(Bais Din announced מקודש while they sat)

I once heard an answer . In Pirkei D’rabi Eliezer it says
a Sefer Torah was brought in when the Bais Din said מקודש-.
When a Sefer Torah is brought in, everybody needs to stand up.

Our Minhag is, for the Chazzan to hold the Sefer Torah during
time he announces the new Chodesh. Perhaps it is done lezecher the
קידוש החדש where they brought in a Sefer Torah.

According to the Mishna Verura, (Shar Hatzion 146 sk18) there is no 
חיוב to stand while the Chazan is standing and holding the 
Sefer Torah,
(Rosh Chodesh Bentchen, Eil Molei, Mi Shebeirach Bahab etc.)

The Minhag is to stand because of הידור תורה .
The only time you must stand, is while the Chazzan walks 
with the Torah or for Hagbah.


*We should all be an Am Ha'aretz like him.

Please don't pray to destroy our city ח"ו

Don't Daven ח"ו for the destruction of Yerushalayim.

According to the  (מנחת שי (תהלים פו:ב, (and others)

In the Tefillah of אתה יצרת*  at  " ולפי שחטאנו -- חרבה עירנו "

You should make sure to pronounce the Reish of

Chorevo with a שוא נע (Chorevo). 

By pronouncing the Reish with a  שוא נח (silent)

(Chorvo) the translation changes to "Because we sinned --

you should (ח"ו ) destroy our city". (imperative)

The actual translation is, "Because we sinned our city was

destroyed (past tense). ובני ירושלים עיר הקדש במהרה בימינו

* Musaf Shabbos Rosh Chodesh 

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)

Did You Know (102)

Women doing laundry on Rosh Chodesh.

According to

1) Reb Shlomo Zalman  Auerbach & Rav Elyashuv zt”l: 

Women may launder in a wash machine

2) R. Chaim Kaniyevski  Shlita argues, but

holds that women may load the machine

and  a male should push the button.

3) R. Nissim Karelitz Shlita holds women

shouldn’t even load the machine.