Friday, January 25, 2013

KOL HASHONEH HALACHOT BECHOL YOM MUVTACH LO SHEH'HOO BEN HA'OLAM HABA


Translated from Yalkut Yosef:

1. It is forbidden to prepare on Shabbat for the weekday (for example Shabbat afternoon for Motzei Shabbat) because this shows a belittlement of the respect of Shabbat. Even if it is something that does not involve doing melacha (an action that is forbidden to do on Shabbat), such as cleaning pots and pans on Shabbat for the weekday, is forbidden on Shabbat.

2. Because there is a prohibition to plant on Shabbat, when people are eating a Shabbat meal in their garden they may not do netillat yadayim on the plants or seeds on the ground. Even though they do not have the intention to plant or help in the planting process, in any case this definitely causes the plants/seeds to grow more efficiently. Even in someone else’s garden (and not only yours) this is forbidden as well.

3. Fruits that are known to be infested with worms need to be opened up and checked in order to say on them the proper blessing. Caution is needed over and over again in regards to check fro worms because to eat them is a severe forbidden act and one who swallows one is punished for violating FIVE Torah prohibitions. On top of that, eating a worm by accident causes one’s soul to become dirty and promotes an impure lifestyle in their service of Hashem.

4. There are those who have the custom to make etrog jam and eat it during Tu Bishvat and these people should not say the sheheheyanu blessing on it because when they said it on Hag Sukkot they already fulfilled the obligation to say it. However, a woman says sheheheyanu on eating an etrog during Tu Bishvat because she does not say sheheheyanu on Hag Sukkot on the etrog (because she does not shake the Lulav).

Shabbat Shalom & Tu Bishvat Sameah!

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