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Shabbat Parashat Vayikra 5774

Vayikra | 6 Adar II 5774 | 08/03/2014

Parashat Hashavua: Fortunate is the Generation …

In discussing the korban brought by a leader who accidentally sinned, the Torah writes “asher nasi yecheta” (Vayikra 4:22). Rashi quotes a memorable statement of Chazal in this context: “Ashrei (fortunate) is the generation whose leader takes note to bring atonement for his unintentional sins, all the more so that he regrets his intentional sins.”

Ask the Rabbi: Use of Food from School Events

My yeshiva entrusted me (a kollel student) to arrange an oneg Shabbat for the talmidim. I was to responsibly buy refreshments and be reimbursed based on receipts. There is a significant amount of leftover food, some of it in open packages and some untouched. Can I or other participants use that food, or should I give it to the yeshiva. If keep it, may I ask full reimbursement of the purchases?

Ein Ayah: Don’t Forget to Feel Good About your Mitzvot

At Mincha of the last day [of Pesach], they would make a declaration [lit., an admission]. What was the declaration? “I removed the sacred from the house” – this is ma’aser sheni and neta revay – “I have given it to the levi” – this is the ma’aser given to the levi – “and I have also given it” – this is teruma and terumat ma’aser – “to the foreigner, the orphan, and the widow” – this is ma’aser ani, leket, sikcha, and pei’ah, even though [not doing so] is not an impediment – “from the house” – this is challa.

P'ninat Mishpat: Responsibility for a Missing Diamond

A beit din conferred with Rav Moshe Feinstein regarding the case of Shimon who borrowed Reuven’s diamond to see if he could interest a buyer, and if he was not interested, he would promptly return it. Reuven had to leave for an hour and so told Shimon to leave the diamond with Levi, from whom he would retrieve it upon return. Shimon gave a sealed envelope to Levi with the explanation of what was asked of him, and Levi put the envelope in a safe with his own diamonds. Four days later, Reuven and Shimon came to claim the diamond, but the envelope was no longer in the safe. Levi says that he thinks that he returned it earlier to Reuven or Shimon, whom he sees on a regular basis. If not, the envelope must have been stolen because he did not take it out for any other reason. Reuven and Shimon are sure that they did not receive the envelope back from Levi.

Refuah Sheleimah

amongst the sick

of Klal Yisrael

for

Mr. Eliyahu ben Sara Zelda Carmel

Mrs. Racheli Bat Rozi Bouskila

This edition of
Hemdat Yamim

is dedicated
to the memory of
R' Meir
ben

Yechezkel Shraga Brachfeld

o.b.m

Hemdat Yamim

is endowed by

Les & Ethel Sutker

of Chicago, Illinois
in loving memory of
Max and Mary Sutker
and

Louis and Lillian Klein, z”l

Hemdat Yamim

is dedicated

to the memory of

Gershon (George)

ben

Chayim HaCohen Kaplan

o.b.m.

Hemdat Yamim is dedicated

to the memory of

Rabbi Yosef Mordechai Simcha

ben Bina Stern o.b.m

who passed away

21 Adar I, 5774

Hemdat Yamim
is dedicated
in memory of

Yehudah

ben Naftali Hertz Cohen

(Kamofsky)

Hemdat Yamim
is dedicated
in memory of
Shmuel Rozenhak
o.b.m
who passed away
Iyar 6, 5773

A weekly divrei Torah leaflet: A Glimpse at the Parasha, Ask the Rabbi, From the writings of Harav Avraham Yitzchak Hakohen Kook, zt”l, Pninat Mishpat (Jewish Monetary Law).