Vol. 2 No. 28 d"qyz milwy zyxt 'a xc` yceg y`x icewt zyxt SUPPLEMENT A discussion the laws and customs of lwyd zivgn reproduced from lew jiitev by Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, oeivl oey`x milwy zyxt zayl mixet iptl milwy zivgn" melyz zaeg z` da mi`xew ik - "milwy" zay z`xwp xc` g"x iptl zay :dyn jk lr xne`,miweqt dyya lkd jqa xaecny it lr s`e.`yz ik zyxta "lwyd."`yz ik"a?l`xyi ly mpxw mixi ji` l`xyiy rahnd `edy.y` ly rahn d"awd ed`xd?l`xyi mr lr xtki ji` :'nbae."lwyd zivgn"k mlyl mikixv.l`xyi mr z` ca`l sqk xkk mitl` zxyr lewyl dvxy ondl xywa `xnbd zxtqne ond cizry mlerd dide xn`y in iptl recie ielb :yiwl yix xn`" (a cenr bi sc dlibn) xc`a cg`a :opzc epiide.eilwyl odilwy micwd jkitl,l`xyi lr milwy lewyl.ycwnl milwy e`iaiy mifixkn oic zia :i"yx yxite."mi`lkd lre milwyd lr oirinyn.milwy eyixtde enicwd xacna xaky `ed,ond z` enicwd l`xyi ipay mixacd hyt lwy ivg oiler sqk xkk itl` dxyry izrny " (` cenr fh sc dlibn) - 'qezd eyxite lk yexeyg`l oziy xn`e mixvnn e`viyk sl` ze`n yy eidy l`xyin cg` lkl."gkyze wece mpeict d"awd dtv yiwl oa oerny iax mya iel iax " (d dkld wxt dlibn) inlyexi `xnbae ly etqkl,ipa ly otqk micwiy ahen :xn`.l`xyi lr etqk lewyl cizr ryxd ondy.(c dkld b"t oke) "milwy zyxta oixewe oinicwn jkitl.ryxd eze` rci cg` lky ick,lwy ivg zzl dxez daiig jkly "yecwd jiyl`"d ly exaqd recie.mly xac didp mrd x`y mr cgia wxe "ivg" wx `ed ik."cxetn"d mrd lr ond ly eiperih z` rwrwny xacd edfe aeigd xewn lg,milwy zyxta oixew - zaya zeidl lgy xc` ycg y`x :(.hk dlibn) dpyna aezk."zxg` zayl oiwiqtne,xaryl oinicwn - zayd jeza zeidl.mi`lkd lre milwyd lr oirinyn xc`a cg`a :mzd opz".`xnbae iax xn` iah iax xn`?olpn milwyd lr `l`,`id drixf onfc - mi`lkd lr `nlya oaxw `ade ycg :dxez dxn`,eycga ycg zlr z`f (g"k xacna) `xw xn`c :diy`i
page 6 ik,xc`a cg`a opixwe opincw,dycg dnexzn iaexw` ira oqipac oeike.dycg dnexzn mifixkne minicwn "xc`a cg`a" wx `ed aeigdy t"r`e."ycwnl milwy ezilc ikid?minicwn jk lk dnle.zqpkd zial zaya mi`a mleky oeeik xc` g"x mcew zay ine.ynn lwy ivg `l` mly lwy `le,zehext mipzep `l ixdy).obx`zdl ewitqiy jk lr mifixkn,mixg`nl uexz didi `ly icke.oealw ztqez ozep zehexta `iany.(mcewn eaixwiy ick,xc`a mdilwy e`iaiy ricedl - milwy zyxta oixew" :i"yx xne` jke."dycg dnexzn oqipa cg`a :a w"q dtxz a"pyna `aend yeald xne`.xg` mrh mi`ian dxexa dpynde yeald `l ep`."milwyd oipr da aizkc `yz ik ly dyxtd z`ixwa epizty mixt oinlyn ep`e" "epizty mixt dnlype" zpigaa mi`xew ep` okl ycwnl ynn milwy mexzl mileki.`yz ik ly dyxtd z`ixwa mb i"yxl.lirl yealde i"yx ly minrhd oia izkld lcad yi milwy zyxtl ohw zilr zia onfa oi`xew eid `l "yeal"le.fixkdl - milwy zyxt oi`xew eid ycwnd zia onfa.ynn milwy mi`iany oeeik "milwy zyxt" ycwnd.fixkdl leki ohw mb - i"yxk dnexz lr fixkdl wx mivex m` ik.mdipa n"tp yi epinia mb "oaxw" enk `id d`ixwd m` j`.milwy zyxta d`ixwl zelrl leki ohw i"yxl okle.`aeig xa e`l ohw - epizty mixt dnlydl zeiyxt 'ca e` oitqend zyxta zexwl leki ohwe" `"nxd azek 'c sirq atx oniqa azke."miwleg yiy t"r`,(dlibnc 'a wxt ikcxne o"x) mibdep oke,xc`a oitiqeny mc` lk dprnyiy dxezd on daeg `id xekf zyxty t"r`e" :bk w"q my dxexa dpyna `xew u"yd eiykr ixd n"n - g"i m`ivedl leki epi` xaca aiegn epi`y ohwde l`xyin oke xekf zyxtl ohwl ezexwl `ly xaca oixingn yie.ozaeg ici m`ivene xeavl rinyne my dkldl xe`ia oiir)."g"dce x"`a mikqd oke `ziixe`cn `id mby `"iy dxt zyxtl.(n w"q g"dke mi`iveny mrt lkay siqede (my b"dpka oiire hw oniq) h"iand azk miwlegd zrcke zpiba oke (atx oniq my) xbi` `aiwr iax azk oke.dxezl dler `l ohw - mixtq ipy.xekfl dlri `l ohwy micxe j`.ebdpnk bdpi cg` lky llkde.zelrl ohw leki xekfa mb ik azk (my i"kxa) `"cigde.dlri `l dxte xekf zayay el xn`p epze` l`yi m`.dl y"aix h"px zepeyl f"acx oiire).ohw elri `l milwya mby mixne` ep`e.(cere ai w"q my `"bn
"milwy" `exwl egky m` mewna eid m` oke.milwy zyxt `exwl egkye q"pkiaa elltzd miyp` m` g"dka aezk zyxt wx `exwle dxez xtq `ivedl q"pkial `eal mileki m`d,dxez xtq did `ly?milwy `aene b w"q ctxz i"kxa).cala cg` dlerl z"q mi`iven oi`y `"cigd jk lr dper.(al w"q g"dka "lwyd zivgn" znexz zivgn l`xyin yi` lk ozil dxezd on dyr zevn" ` wxt milwy zekld m"anxa aezk zeqk xken e` mixg`n l`eye,aiig dwcvd on qpxtznd ipr elit`,dpye dpy lka lwyd hirni `l lcde daxi `l xiyrd ('l zeny) xn`py sqk lwyd zivgn ozepe etizk lry.zg` mrta zg`k elek epzep `l` hrn xgnle hrn meid zeax minrta epzep epi`e,'eke didie,ely lwyd zivgn cg`e cg` lk oikiy ick milwyd lr oirinyn xc`a cg`a" oziy in lk zgpa oiraeze dpicne dpicn lka mipgleyd eayi ea xyr dynga.ozil cizr ycwna eayi ea mixyre dynga,ozil eze` oitek oi` ozp `ly ine epnn elawi mdl eze` oipkynn ozi `ly in lke,oziy cr ozp `ly in z` oitek jli`e o`kne,zeabl `l` oibdep opi` milwyd" azk g dkldae (h my)."ezeqk elit`e egxk lra ehear oigwele dvega oia l`xyi ux`a oia milwyd z` oipzep miiw ycwnd ziay onfae,ziad ipta."oibdep oi` l`xyi ux`a elit` axg `edy onfae,ux`l.mibdpn dnk df oipra `"nxd `ian c"vxz oniqa,onf eze`ae mewn eze`a reawd rahnd on zivgn mixet mcew ozil yiy mixne` yi.1.xc`a oipzep eidy "lwyd zivgnl xkf".(`neic w"t yix ikcxn) 'b ozil yi,dyxta dnexz aezk minrt dylyy xg`ne.2.el` zepicn lka oibdep oke,(l"ixdn) dgpn milltzny mcew mixet lila epzil yie.3.ef caln dilr zivgn myy rahn oi` ik,el` zepicna milecb mi`vg 'b ozil yie.4.dpicne dpicn lkl oke,"zivgn" k"b e`xwpy,x"piiee ivg 'b epzi j"iixhqie` zepicnae.5.dlrnle mixyr oan `edy in wx epzil aiig oi`e.6."ok oibdep oi`e,el` zivgn 'b caln dwcvl lwyd zivgn mipzepy mixne` yie.7 miphw xear lwy ivg zzl miaiig `l miphwe miypy aezk 'd dpyn `"t milwy zkqn dpyna md m` ixd mcin milawn dnl zl`ypd dl`yde.ocin milawn epzp m` la` zepaxwd i`pza" `weec dfy a"rx xne` df lre.xeaiv oaxwa mtqk axrzn cvik miaiig `l
page 8 jk lr l`eye "cigi lyn axw xeaiv oaxw iedl `lc ikid ik,ixnbl xeaivl mexqniy mileki ji` miphw j` mixg`l zekfle zepwdl zelekiy miyp `gipd" l`xyi zx`tzd?mdly oipwa ynn oi` dxezdn ixd?zepwdl.`ziixe`c oipwl s` df oipw ipdne zehertd oipwa ynn yi opaxcny uxize mixbe mil`xyie miiel mipdk lwyd zivgn ozil oiaiig lkd" :f dklda m"anxd azk jke e` miyp "mdn oilawn epzp m`e,miphw `le micar `le miyp `l la`,mixxgeyn micare "lwyd zivgn" oipra ik xne` dxezd lr o"anxd la`.mixeht m"anxd zrcl miphw "mixabd" ile`e" my epeylke."dlrne dpy mixyr" ly dlabd oi` ytp xtek oipr `edy `le xtek df ik "llka dlrne dpy dxyr yly oan yi` `xwpd lk la`,mixyr ipa mpi`.oipn wx `le" siqede miaiig miclie miyp mby aezk zeipenin zedbday b w"q my `"bnd xne`e my) g"dkd azke.mixeht miclie miypy azky.lirlc m"anxd zrck `l dfe "oipn izrci lr xtkl" aezk ik mipzep md,miclie miyp mixeht m"anxd itly t"r`y (ck w"q.dxtk mikixv mb mde "mkizeytp `ede zexry izy `iad m`y inlyexide m"anxdn gikedy c dpyn `"t h"ei 'qeza oiire oan wxy aezk zeipynl a"rx yexita j`."lwyd zivgn"a aiig - cg` meie b"i oa dgked oi` ik azky cvxz oniqa oe`bl oiire)."jepigd" azk oke,aiig dlrne mixyr.(inlyexidn dxyr yely libn aiigy eazk a"pyn g"dk `"bnd.mixyr oan wx azk `"nxd :`pwqnl aeigy `l` o"anxd lr welgl `l `ed mixyr libn `"nxa azky dn ile`e.cg` meie.mixyr libn wx wx `ed "mi`vg dyely".cg` meie b"in mb.lwyd zivgn j` ohw"" aezk lirl d`aedy f dkld my m"anxa wiqtde ecra mlyl lgd eia`y ohw cr dpye dpy lka eilr ozep `l` wqet epi` aey lwyd zivgn eilr ozil eia` ligzdy."envr lr ozie licbiy a`d lr `ed aegd m`d?xhtp e` l"egl rqpe eliaya mxz eia`y xyr oa clia oicd dn lr ozie licbiy cr" aezky oeik zzln xeht dfk cliy rnyn m"anxd oeyln?oad lr e` l`xyi zx`tz lra eilr eywde.zzl ohwd oad lr aeg yiy azek a"rxd j`."envr?ohwd oad z` aiigp ji` h"ei 'qeze?zeevna aiig `l `ed ixd eyekxy,ceariy lg sqkd lry.epal yixedy a`d ly etqkn mlyl aiig oady evxize mlyl aiig oad didi xhtp a`d m` wx df iptl.ebdpn llba df melyzl careyn a`d ly.aiig a`de xeht oad 'cke l"egl a`d rqp m` j` dyexidn
mipdk "'eke mil`xyie miiel mipdk lwyd zivgn ozil oiaiig lkd" aezk milwy zekld m"anxa."ezeqk elit`e egxk lra ehear oigwele eze` oipkynn ozi `ly in lk" ik lcad yi mpn` odn oilawn epziyk `l` mely ikxc iptn mlerl mipdkd z` oipkynn oi`e" mipdk j`."epziy cr oze` oiraeze dyw micaery oeeik "lwyd zvgn"n ixnbl mixeht mipdkdy mixne` yi ik?df oic dnle `l iel haye,"micewtd lr xaerd lk" aezky cere.ycwnd ziaa l`xyi mr xear mibdep ep`y t"r`e.seq mia exary el` "micewtd lr xaerd lk" mixne` yie.micwtp azk okle.mdiqkp okynle mze` reazl xyt` i` miaiig mipdky xne`d zrck dyrnl odn oilawn epziyk `l` mely ikxc iptn mlerl mipdkd z` oipkynn oi`e" m"anxd.ozil mze` miccern wx.mze` mipkynn `l wtqn."epziy cr oze` oiraeze?mipzep izn ly d`ixwd ixg` cin mlyl aegd lr mifixkn eid milwy zayay xinfi` ibdpna aezk z` mitqe`e dlidwa miaaezqn eid oey`x meia d`ixwd ixg` cine."milwy zyxt" minkg icinlzl miiprl oziy ick etq`y dn z` dlidwd mkgl mipzep jk xg`.zernd enk minkg icinlzl mwlgl l`xyi ux`l zernd z` gelyl ebdpy dl`k eide.mikxvple zcearl milyexil l"egn milwy ly zern gelyl miiw did ycwnd ziay onfa ebdpy.oldl oiire.(ak w"q cvxz g"dk) ycwnd lka oibdep oke,(l"ixdn) dgpn milltzny mcew mixet lila epzil yie" `"nxd xne`."el` zepicn zay mcew zegtd lkle ozil micwdl yiy azek (hi ze` a"r gl sc) il`igid qxhpewa."ond ly eilwyl mdilwy l`xyi enicwdy" mixikfn ep`y oeik xekf.xzq` ziprzd iptl dgpna ef dnexz zzl yi (dk w"q) g"dka `aen y"yxd a"pynd eilr azke.xweaa mixet meia "lwyd zivgn" ozil yiy azek `"bnd zivgn ozil oibdep eiykre [`"n] dlibnd z`ixw mcew zixgya epzil oibdep epizpicnae" (c w"q my)."dlibn zern zixgyae,dgpn mcew lwyd?mipzep dnk,onf eze`ae mewn eze`a reawd rahnd on zivgn mixet mcew ozil yiy `"i" azk `"nxd yi,dyxta dnexz aezk minrt dylyy xg`ne ;xc`a oipzep eidy "lwyd zivgnl xkf" rahn oi` ik,el` zepicna milecb mi`vg 'b ozil yie 'eke (`neic w"t yix ikcxn) 'b ozil k"b e`xwpy,x"piiee ivg 'b epzi j"iixhqie` zepicnae ;ef caln dilr zivgn myy
page 10 'b caln dwcvl lwyd zivgn mipzepy mixne` yie 'eke ;dpicne dpicn lkl oke,"zivgn"."ok oibdep oi`e,el` zivgn.exrye rahnd dpzyd ik "mi`vg dyely" zzl meik mibdep `l epgp` ici'bn rahn mrt mipzep eid.ynn sqkn xlec ivg zzl milibx eid mipy dnk iptle ik `ed dnk xikfp `le.xedh sqk mxb dxyr ly jxr mipzep meid j`.ynn ly sqkn did sqk diwpe` xign h"pyz hay 'bka) oldlck `ed aeyigd j` dpzyn sqkd xign.wegk n"rn sqkd xignl siqedl yi.$5.56.(sqk mxb dxyr ly xign aygl yi df itl.mxb 13.1 `ed diwpe` lwyn digiy liaya dwcvl ef rlq xne`d".g sc migqt zkqna aezk "ipa digiy ick" dwcv.b"v aezk didy mixne` yi."!xenb wicv df ixd - `ad mlerd oa did`y e` ipa dl` j`."xenb wicv" zerha miqitcnd egzte "drexb dwcv" e` "dlecb dwcv" dpeekde zea`) opzcde" my zetqezd azk jke."xenb wicv" zeidl jixv jk ik zepekp `l zeprh `l m`y b"dka epiid qxt lawl zpn lr axd z` oiynynd micark eidz l` (b"n `"t `dez epi`y in la` dyry dwcvd lr hxgzne `dez dtvn `edy daehd dze` el `eaz.(:i sc) a"ac w"tae (.c sc) d"x zkqn yixa rnyn oke.xenb wicv df ixd hxgzne - ea aiigy ynegdn xzei e` xyrndn xzei mlyny in df lr xaecndy `"cigd xne`e zyxie digz ornl secxz wcv wcv" weqta fnxpy `"cigd xne` df lre.xenb wicv df ixd.aeigd `ed oey`xd "wcv"d."ux`d z`."ipa digiy ick"l fnx `ed."digz ornl".ztqezd `ed ipyd "wcv"de `id milwy zevn xwir j`.ztqezd lr `ed df lk.`ad mlerd iigl df "ux`d z` zyxie".eny jxazi `xead zeevn m eiwl `l` dxtk liaya `l zay iptl odilwy zzl l`xyi lk oikixve" b dkld `k wxt mixteq zkqna aezk jke meiwl `l` zihxt d`pd myl `l."dacp myl `l`,xtek myl mdilr xnel xeq`e,xekf xzen okle dacp lkd my ik `xnbde `"cigd mya lirl aezky dn xzeq df oi`e.devnd k"tr`e.zexg` zepeek dfa axrl oi`e aeige devn yi o`k j` "`ad mlere ipa digiy" myl.dpeekd zeidl dkixv jk myl `l lirl xen`k j` "mkizeytp lr xtkl" dxtk jka yi?xyrn itqkn "lwyd zvgn" zzl xyt` m`d.dwcvl eigeexn xyrn zzl jixve dwcva aiig mc` itk ozi zbyn eci m`,dzpizp xeriy" ` sirq hnx oniq drc dxei jexr ogleya aezk jke cg`e ;xgaend on devn eiqkp yneg cr ozi,jk lk zbyn eci oi` m`e.miiprd jxev."drx oir,o`kn zegt ;zipepia dcn,dxyrn "xihtn" ziilr dpy lk dpewy in lynle.eizeaeg z` mlyl leki `l mc` df xyrnn j`
z` mlyl leki `l - "dilr"d zepwl xigna siqedl zrk dvexe eixedn cg` znyp ielirl `l "lwyd zivgn"l melyz mb jk.xyrn itqkn ztqezd z` `le dilrd ly xignd zivgn" xnel `ly (ci w"q g"dke ` w"q mdxa` obn oiir).xyrn itqkn `eal dleki :`"nxa aezk ` sirq gpx oniq drc dxei jexr ogleya "lwyd zivgn xkf" `l` "lwyd q"q i"ae miakek zcearc w"t yix ikcxn).dwcvl `l`,ycwdl df rlq :mc` xn`i l`".miiprl dwcvl ezpeek,mzq,ycwdl :xn` m` n"ne.(ea lke my `"bd mya h"px ycwdl ezpeeky xn` m` edine.(/a"nyz/ a"qyz 'iq `"ayx 'eyze o"anxd mya i"a).xcp x`yk dhxga el oixizne,mkgl le`yl jixve,epnn zepdil dpwz el oi`,ynn.(my ixiy` zedbd) jixv jk xn`y iny il`igid qxhpew xne`e."lwyd zivgn df" xnel `l xdfdl yi okle g dkld g wxt oinxge oikxr zeklda m"anxa aezky enk.glnd mil sqkd z` wexfl z` wfgl ick epi`hga ycwn my oi`y dfd onfa oinixgn `le oikixrn `le oiyicwn oi`" zenzy cr dipta zlc lrep dnda dzid m` mixgd e` jixrd e` yicwd m`e,ewca ilk e` zern eid m`e,eawxiy cr oze` oigipn milk e` zeqk e` zexit eid m`e,dil`n."oca`l ick lecbd mil e` glnd mil okilyi zekzn.glnd mil jiledl jixv "lwyd zivgn" epinia xn` m` df itle ick lecbd mil e` glnd mil mkilei zekzn ilk e` zern eid m`e" m"anxd ixac lr dcti mzectl dvxi m` la` ozectl dvex epi`yk `"`" :xn`e c"a`xd biyd."oca`l."glnd mil mpeict jileie dhexta mze` z`e dhexta dpn dey zectl lekie,ycwd zectl mc` leki meid mb ik eixac ceqie.(my n"qk oiir).glnd mil jilyi dhextd zivgn" xn` m`e."lwyd zivgnl xkf" y`xn cinz xn`i zwelgn wtq repnl :dyrnle zwelgnl zekiiy df oipra oi`e.ycwd `l df okle "xkf"l wx oiekzdy icdq op` "lwyd dfa,dpaiy ycwnd zial "ycwd" yxetna oiekzd e` xn` m` j`.c"a`xde m"anxd.mkg zl`y dfk dxwna l`yi okle lirlc c"a`xl m"anxd oia zwelgnd zkiiy."milwy jke jk ycwnl dnexz" dxezl dilra mixne`d dl` lr xidfdl ie`x df oiprae zqpkd zial ezpeeky micr ep`y oeeik j`."ycwn"l xne`y oeik dira `ed dligzkly.glnd mil eznexz ekiledl jxev oi` "hrn ycwn zia" `edy."lwyd zivgnl xkf" :ziabnd iptl i`abd fixki wtq didi `ly ick okle.(` r"q gpx r"ey)