The Invented Yom Tov

Invented Yom Tov

In the Sefer Ta’amei Haminhagim(p262) In the chapter Inyonei Hilulla D’Rashbi it says:

  “The Yahrzeit day of the Tanna Reb Meir, is not mentioned anywhere.  People recently made up a new Yom Tov as if the Yahrzeit is on Pesach Sheini.  It is  known their whole  intention  was, to make money with another Hillula.”

He also quotes a letter from the Ish Haemes  R. Mottel Slonimer zt”l who harshly criticizes them  for being עובר בל תוסיף by inventing this new Yom Tov.

The Sdei Chemed (Asifas Dinim Ma'areches Eretz Yisroel) wrote a letter to the Sephardic Chachamim in T’verya ,asking for the source of the new celebration- the Hillula of Reb Meir.

“On  earlier celebrations (Lag Baomer) the Rabonei Ashkenaz

(Chasam Sofer Shoel Umeishiv)  have complaints &  are

pained and now we come up with a new Hillula”.

The Sephardi Chachamim answered,  even though

 the Yahrzeit of R.Meir  is not known it is still proper to do the

Hilulla to raise funds for the Bais Midrash built at the Tzion. 

The Sdei Chemed didn’t accept their argument.

In the Luach Davar Be'Ito ( M.Genuth), on the 14th Iyar

he entered Hillulas Reb Meir Ba'al Hanes

a few lines later in smaller letters he writes "There is no

Mesorah for the day of the Petirah".

Did You Know 64-65-66-67

1)  According to the Maharil, If there is a Bris.
on Tisha Bav the Pasuk ואני זאת בריתי is not omitted when saying ובא לציון 

2) Saying "Mazel Tov" to the Ba'alei Simcha  on Tisha B'av is not considered Sheilas Shalom and is permitted
(Shu"t Salmas Chaim R.YCh. Zonenfeld zt"l)

3) According to the Sdei Chemed, on Tisha B'av Nidcha the Ba'alei Bris may wear leather shoes after Chatzos

4)The only day in the year when  it is forbidden to talk to an Akum, is on Tisha B'av (during the Kinos) (Shulchan Aruch O.Ch. 559 :5)
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Pidyon Haben

Pidyon Haben Everybody knows, eating at a Pidyon Haben is like fasting 84 Taniyos. 
 The Sdei Chemed writes, there is no such Mekor anywhere. Most Poskim don’t consider a Seudas Pidyon Haben as a Seudas Mitzvah. 
 The Ostrovtzer Rebbe ztl said that it is “ Keilu “as if, he fasted. A “Keilu fast only works on “Keilu Aveiros” and not for the real Aveirah. (Kol Hador Bechul Keilu Oved Avoda Zarah etc.) 

 The Rebbe said, we find in Shas, 84 such Keilu Aveiros. 

 R. Yosef Chaim Zonenfeld ztl . said learning a blatt Gemoro works just as well as eating food from a Pidyon Haben. Daf has the osiyos Pei Daled = 84.