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Beit Midrash
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- Peninei Halakha
- Shabbat and Holidays
- The Tenth of Tevet
- The Minor Fasts' Halachot
One who accidentally eats or drinks on a fast day must continue fasting, because these days were instituted as fast days due to the distress that we experienced on them. Even if one eats or drinks enough to be viewed as having broken his fast, and thus may no longer recite Aneinu in the Amida (as we will explain in section 10 below), the prohibition on eating and drinking still applies to him. After all, one who committed one transgression is not then permitted to commit further transgressions (sa 568:1). In such a case, one does not need to make up the fast on a different day, because we are obligated to fast specifically on the days that the Sages established for fasting. Despite this, some people have a custom to accept upon themselves another fast to atone for the fast that they broke, but one is not obligated to do so (mb 568:8). It is better to atone by giving more charity and studying more Torah.
The poskim disagree about the case of one who forgets that it is a fast day, recites a berakha over a cup of water, and then remembers the fast. Some say that one is prohibited to recite a berakha in vain (le-vatala) by Torah law, while drinking on a fast day is only a rabbinic enactment. Therefore, it is preferable to take a small drink in order to prevent oneself from violating the prohibition of reciting a berakha le-vatala. Others maintain that since most Rishonim maintain that reciting a berakha in vain is a rabbinic prohibition, it is better not to drink at all. In addition, it is improper to correct one transgression by committing another one. It seems that one should follow this approach.[7]
[7] Some say that it is best to drink a little to avoid the prohibition of berakha le-vatala (Birkat Ha-bayit 19:15 and R. Ovadia Yosef). Their reason is that sa 215:4 rules that reciting a berakha le-vatala is a Torah prohibition and the prohibition of eating and drinking on a fast is rabbinic. However, most Rishonim maintain that the prohibition of reciting a berakha le-vatala is rabbinic. Besides, these fasts days were instituted by the prophets, and some say that such mitzvot have the status of Torah law. Furthermore, it may be that these fasts have a Torah aspect to them, since they are like vows. Moreover, it is better to commit a transgression passively than to do so actively. This is how Da’at Torah 568:1 and Sha’arei Teshuva §1 rule. Similarly, mb 515:5 rules that one who recites a berakha over muktzeh food on Yom Tov should not eat it.
The Laws of Purim 14. Can a Drunk or Tipsy Person Recite Berakhot and Pray Ma’ariv?
Chapter 16: The Mitzvot of Joy and Kindness
Peninei Halakha 4. Listening to Music on Personal Electronic Devices
Chapter 8: The Customs of the Three Weeks
Rabbis in Midrash
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 9 - "Seeing is Believing" (parag. 21-30)
These paragraphs elaborate on the theme that seeing and knowing is better than any attempt to prove logically, and begins explaining the difference between Israel and gentiles.
Ein Aya Various Universal Stages of the Geula Process
Rav Kook examines the various stages of redemption, explaining how (in addition to the obvious oft-mentioned stages of ingathering the exiles, reviving the Hebrew language, army, state etc.) the messianic dream of world prosperity, the State of Israel and world unity can and are realistically and logically gradually coming true.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
How do we know that the "claim" of mass revelation to 2,000,000 witnesses at Mt. Sinai is really true? This important class answers all of the questions skeptics ask about this claim of the Kuzari.
Ein Aya Armies Still Necessary for Balance & the War Against Wars
Rav Kook explains why the world was originally divided into the various seemingly contradicting ideologies and cultures, in order to develop each one respectively. Swords or armies symbolize how each respective ideology defends themselves, as well as deters their opposing ideologies and cultures. On the other hand, the messianic era will be one of peace, and Rav Kook explains the transition to that stage, which mankind is already undergoing.
The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
