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5780 There is a מנהג in כלל ישראל to put non-bearing fruit trees in shuls on שבועות because on עצרת the judgement for the upcoming year’s fruit tree is decided (מג"א או"ח ס' תצד ס"ק ה). There are two questions that can be asked. Firstly, if we are judged in regard to fruit bearing trees, why do we put non fruit bearing trees in shul? Secondly, why is it that on ט"ו בשבת which is ראש השנה לאלנות do we celebrate by eating fruit and not with trees, an on שבועות which we are judged for the upcoming year’s fruit do we celebrate by putting trees in shuls, it should be the opposite?...

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Why HaGadol This Shabbos is called Shabbos HaGadol. The Shulchan Aruch dedicates an entire Siman to this and writes in Siman 430 שבת שלפני הפסח קורין אותו שבת הגדול מפני הנס שנעשה בו. What is the Halachic significance of קורין אותו שבת הגדול? Interestingly, the Chidah writes in his Sefer מחזיק ברכה ס' תל that on a regular Shabbos, people greet each other with שבת שלום ומבורך but on Shabbos HaGadol, the מדקדקים greet each other with שבת הגדול שלום ומבורך....

5781 פורים משולש First In Megilah Esther, the Pasuk says קימו וקבלו היהודים עליהם ועל זרעם ועל כל הנלוים עליהם (ט,כז). The Gra says on the words ועל זרעם that it’s referring to קטנים, that the Jews were מקבל on themselves and their children. But קטנים are פטור from all Mitzvos so how were they מקבל for their children. It would seem that this Mitzvah, קריאת מגילה, is an exception to the rule and the Mitzvah of Megilah was taken upon the קטנים as well....

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