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Volume 06 : Number 046

Monday, November 20 2000

• RE: Kol yimei chayecha
• Re: Kol yimei chayecha
• Re: Kol yimei chayecha

MSB:
> The mitzvah of sippur yetzi'as mitzrayim is in the parashah of tzitzis in
> Shema. It would be logical to think that Shema, when said at night when
> there is no chiyuv tzitzis, shouldn't include this parashah. IOW, his
> question only arises because the pasuk puts it in a parashah that isn't
> nogei'ah baleilos.

Gut gezagt,

Now HOW do we know that layla is lav zman tzitzis?

And how do it come about that the same source that cearly teaches us that
"layla lav zman tzitzis' is not equally clear on the mitzva of z'chiras
mitzrayim?

Shalom and Regards,
Rich Wolpoe
Richard_Wolpoe@ibi.com

On Fri, Nov 17, 2000 at 12:56:08PM -0500, Wolpoe, Richard wrote:
: Now HOW do we know that layla is lav zman tzitzis?

Ur'isem oso.

: And how do it come about that the same source that cearly teaches us that
: "layla lav zman tzitzis' is not equally clear on the mitzva of z'chiras
: mitzrayim?

According to Ben Zoma, because of the "kol" in "kol yimei chayecha". The
Chachamim coupld simply say that it's because sippur, unlike tzitzis,
doesn't require vision.

According to R' Gamliel, though, the special mitzvah of leil Pesach (which
is not what we were talking about) does require vision. "Matzah zu" requires
being able to see the matzah. And yet, the mitzvah is at night.

So how can he say that tzitzis is biyom because re'iyah is only biyom, and
still say "matzah zu" is a chiyuv on leil Pesach?

-mi

-- 
Micha Berger                 When you come to a place of darkness,
micha@aishdas.org            you do not chase out the darkness with a broom.
http://www.aishdas.org       You light a candle.
(973) 916-0287                  - R' Yekusiel Halberstam of Klausenberg zt"l

Micha Berger wrote:

: According to R' Gamliel, though, the special mitzvah of leil Pesach (which 
: is not what we were talking about) does require vision. "Matzah zu" 
: requires being able to see the matzah. And yet, the mitzvah is at night.
     
One need not see the matzah.  It just has to be "munachim lefanecha".

Gil Student

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