(Appeal submitted from community member)

Dear Friends,

A member of our community recently lost his job. He is a Telzer talmid who I know for about 40 years. He is a single parent of 3 sons. He is very “oisek b’tzarchei tzibur.” Any contribution you make is greatly appreciated.

Please make checks payable to R. Boruch Hirschfeld [memo: Attn.: Appeal]. (Ed: Checks can be mailed directly to Rabbi Boruch Hirschfeld at 3699 Shannon Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118).

May Hashem bless you with all that is good and sweet.

Boruch Hirschfeld

These days HaNeitz Hachama (sunrise) in Cleveland is very late, 7:52am (as late as 8am in other Midwest cities).  This would mean that Alos Hashachar (dawn) which is generally taken to mean 72 minutes before Neitz, is approximately 6:40AM. The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 4:14) writes that if one washed Netilas Yadayim before Alos Hashachar one may have to wash Netilas Yadayim again after Alos Hashachar because some say that the ruach ra’ah returns at Alos Hashachar. Accordingly, the Rema (ibid) writes that one should wash his hands again after Alos Hashachar without a bracha. Those who arise before Alos Hashachar should wash their hands again.

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(Ed: TehilimYahad was shared some time ago and the review appears below. Since then the site had made a lot of updates including an English interface and some nice new features. It is truly an easy way to facilitate Tehilim recitation for someone in need as well as a quick destination for someone who is looking for a new cause in-need. Over 2.5 million chapters recited! This should be a zechus for Sarah bat Batya l’refuah shelaymah).

TehilimYahad.com (Tehillim Together) is a new Israel-based web site which automates the recitation of Tehillim for the sick. The site works great for someone who cannot commit to a daily schedule of Tehillim but wants to be able to jump in when they can and recite Tehillim as part of a group effort.  The site tracks how much progress has been made in the recitation of the entire Sefer Tehillim, and automatically opens up to the next perek that needs to be said.