Monthly Archive: December 2023

Sugya: Gifting Daled Minim to a Katan 

Learn the גמרא דף מו: “א”ר זירא לא ליקני until ובפלוגתא”

Learn ר’ן דף מו: א”ר זירא starting from “ואם תאמר who discusses whether it’s possible to gift the Daled Minim to a child as a מתנה על מנת להחזיר.

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=627

Learn ריטב”א דף מו: “מיהו ודאי ליתא who also discusses different ages of a child and the ability to gift him the Daled Minim.

Learn the first paragraph of the ריטב”א דף מו: “מאי טעמא who brings two opinions whether one can gift the Daled Minim to a child as a מתנה על מנת להחזיר.

https://www.sefaria.org/Ritva_on_Sukkah.46b.5?vhe=Chiddushei_HaRashba,_Sheva_Shitot,_Warsaw,_1883.&lang=bi

Learn רמב״ם הלכות לולב פרק ח הלכה י

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14278&st=&pgnum=293

Question:

Why does the Rambam not differentiate between what the age of the minor is? 

See כסף משנה and לחם משנה who argue on the opinion of the Rambam 

Halachik Conclusion:

Learn שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ תרנ”ח סע’ ו 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=265

Questions:

What is the point of argument between the two opinions brought in the Shulchan Aruch? 

See ביאור הלכה “לא יתננו

According to the Rambam / first opinion in the Shulchan Aruch the regifting of the Daled Minim from the child to the adult is only valid מדרבנן.

Why doesn’t a קנין דרבנן work even מדאורייתא as the rabanan through the power of הפקר ב”ד הפקר has the ability to transfer possession of assets?

(See פרי מגדים אשל אברהם אות ח.  This is a major discussion in the gedolei achronim see אבני מלואים ס’ כ”ח ס”ק לג, מחנה אפרים הלכות משיכה ס’ ב, דבר  אברהם ס’ א אות יז ) 

Topic: Bracha on the lighting of the additional candles that are added each night of Chanukah 

Questions: 

On the 7th night of Chanukah person mistakenly thought it was the 6th night and lit only six candles. Afterwards he realized it is the 7th night. When he lights an additional candle does he make a bracha?

See בית יוסף ס’ תרע”ב בשם אורחת חיים

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14268&st=&pgnum=602

See פרי חדש סוף ס’ תרע”ב “נשאלתי  

From the Pri Chodosh it seems clear one does not recite a bracha on hidur mitzvah

See מגן אברהם ס’ תרנ”א ס”ק כ”ה who quotes the Rambam that if one did not have in mind to light additional candles then one must make a bracha upon lighting the additional candle.

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14327&st=&pgnum=399

How could one recite bracha on hidur mitzvah? 

If he only realized after the six candles went out should he make a bracha on lighting the seventh candle? 

See שו”ת רע”א תניינא ס’ י”ג

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1162&st=&pgnum=10

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1162&st=&pgnum=11

Why does the שולחן ארוך או”ח ס’ תרע”א סע’ ב bring the halacha of amount of candles to light each night only in accordance with the Mehadrin min Hamehadrin and not list the base halacha that only one candle is required to be lit in each home for each night of Chanukah?  

Is the obligation of Mehadrin min Hamehadrin based on Hidur mitzvah or a different concept?

See רש”י שבת דף כא: “והמהדרין  (two dots) and תוס’ “והמהדרין 

https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=2&daf=21b&format=pdf

Clarify the difference between Rashi & Tosfos 

See רמב”ם ה’ חנוכה פרק ד הלכה א-ב

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14278&st=&pgnum=374

What is the reason for the Mehadrin min Hamehadrin according to the Rambam?

How could one be obligated to light according to the Mehadrin min Hamehadrin and one has to spend  over 400% more to purchase 36 candles than the base obligation of eight candles?

Why isn’t adding candles considered a violation of baal tosif? If one would add extra mezuzahs on his door post for the amount of people in the house that would definitely be a violation of baal tosif.

We find the concept of Hidur in regards to enhancing a mitzvah. Ie. Purchasing a nicer Sukkah , talis,  … Where do we find the concept of Hidur that requires one to add additional mitzvahs? 

Learn גמרא שבת דף כא: “ת”ר מצות חנוכה (two dots) until “אמר רבה”

https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=2&daf=21b&format=pdf

Learn תוס’ “והמהדרין

Learn רמב”ם ה’ חנוכה פרק ד הלכה א-ב

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14278&st=&pgnum=374

Clarify the difference between Tosfos and Rambam

Questions:

What is the reason to light extra candles – Mehadrin and Mehadrin min Hamehadrin?

If someone forgot to add an extra candle for that night of chanukah and only realised later that evening 

Should he light an additional candle?

Should he make a bracha when lighting that candle?

Should he light it even if the other candles have already gone out?

See מגן אברהם ס’ תרנ”א ס”ק כ”ה

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14327&st=&pgnum=399

See פרי חדש ס’ תרע”ב 

See בית יוסף ס’  תרע”ב  בשם אורחת חיים

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14268&st=&pgnum=602

See שו”ת רע”א תניינא ס’ י”ג

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1162&st=&pgnum=10

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1162&st=&pgnum=11

https://www.sefaria.org/Ritva_on_Sukkah.46b.1?vhe=Chiddushei_HaRashba,_Sheva_Shitot,_Warsaw,_1883.&lang=bi