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Shabbat Parashat Shemini 5777

Shemini | 26 Nisan 5777 | 22/04/2017

Parashat Hashavua: Who was the Father of Nadav and Aviah?

In Parshat Shemini, Aharon is commanded to bring as a sacrifice “a young calf as a sin offering” (Vayikra 9:2). Rashi explains that Hashem thereby informed Aharon that this was his atonement for the Golden Calf. Similarly, Chazal said that the red heifer was to atone for the Golden Calf (Midrash, Bamidbar Chukat 19:2).

Ask the Rabbi: Doing Kaddish After Lacking Full Participation

Can the final Kaddish D’Rabbanan at the end of tefilla be said when there is a minyan only when counting people who are not reciting Pitum Haketoret (e.g., busy taking off their tefillin)? Also, is it proper for one to say Kaddish D'Rabbanan or Kaddish Yatom along with others in shul when they did not participate in the learning session or tefilla after which the Kaddish is being said?

Ein Ayah: A Leader’s Dilemma – Amongst the People or Beyond them?

Rav Nachman said to his servant Daru: “Insulate for me a cold dish and bring water that was heated by a non-Jew.” Rav Eliezer heard of this and became upset. Rav Yosef asked: why did Rav Eliezer get upset? Surely Rav Nachman has acted in accordance with great authorities – one halacha is in accordance with Rav, and the other is in accordance with Shmuel. For Rav Yehuda said in the name of Shmuel that it is permitted to insulate cold food, and Rav said that anything that can be eaten in its raw state is not included in the prohibition of bishul akum. Rav Eliezer felt that an important person should act differently.

P'ninat Mishpat: Withheld Payment During Financial Crisis

The plaintiff (=pl) worked for a yeshiva (=def) for a monthly wage of 3,500 shekels plus an 800 shekel travel allowance. When one of def’s main rabbis died, def entered difficult financial times, and salaries were not paid in full. Def decided to cut all salaries by 500 shekels, to which pl agreed, and later def and pl decided that he would not continue working there. While those who continue teaching are receiving some payments, pl received no back pay once he left the job. Pl is demanding 33,371 shekels in back pay, 8,500 shekels for severance pay, and 41,871 as penalty for late payment. Def agrees in principle to the first two payments, but is not sure how they will be able to make the payments in practice.

We daven for a complete and

speedy refuah for:

Yehoshafat Yecheskel ben Milka

Ro'i Moshe Elchanan ben Gina Devra

Margalit bat Miriam

Emanuel ben Rachel Tamar

Together with all cholei Yisrael

Hemdat Yamim

is dedicated

to the memory of:

those who fell

in wars

for our homeland

Eretz Hemdah's beloved friends

and Members of

Eretz Hemdah's Amutah

Rav Shlomo Merzel z”l

whose yahrtzeit

is the 10^th of Iyar

Rav Reuven Aberman

z"l

who passed away

on 9 Tishrei, 5776

Mr. Shmuel Shemesh
who passed away on

Sivan 17, 5774

R' Eliyahu Carmel,

Rav Carmel's father,

who passed away on

8^th of Iyar 5776

Yechezkel Tzadik,

Yaffa's father,

who passed away on

11^th of Iyar 5776

Mrs. Sara Wengrowsky

bat R’ Moshe Zev a”h.

who passed away on

10 Tamuz 5774

Rav Asher Wasserteil z"l

who passed away

Kislev 9, 5769

R' Meir
ben

Yechezkel Shraga Brachfeld

o.b.m

R ' Yaakov ben Abraham & Aisha

and

Chana bat Yaish & Simcha

Sebbag, z"l

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

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).