For the Ilui
Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L. Lehavdeel For the Refua Shlema of Yaakov Hai
ben Margalit shlit’a.
Translated from Rav Ovadia’s Halacha Emails:
1. One needs to place salt on the table before saying the
Beracha of Hamotzi and eating bread,
whether it is a weekday or Shabbat. Even though in the times of the Gemara the
Hachamim (our Sages) ate bread that had no nutrients/salt and therefore ate it
with salt and now all bread is made with salt, the minhag stands to place salt on the table from the time of saying
Birkat Hamotzi until the end of the
meal. It is a Mitzvah to place salt on the table because a table symbolizes the
mizbeah (alter) and the food
symbolizes a korban (sacrifice that
gives strength to the individual to serve Hashem) that defends us from
tragedies. Therefore, one should be cautious every meal to have salt on the
table, especially on Shabbat.
2. It is imperative to avoid saying Hashem’s name in a
foreign language, such as G-d, Allah,
etc. without any meaning (for
example saying Oh My G-d), because
not only is one entering a suspicion of saying Hashem’s name in vain, but
he/she is also showing a lack of respect for the name of Hashem while seeing
something shocking. In general, every Jew should become accustomed to purified
speech, not to speak like those who say Hashem’s name in vain and ruin their way
of speech in crooked ways. Especially since speech is something only humans
have, a Jew should be even more cautious to keep it holy.
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