Showing posts with label R' Shimshon Ostropol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label R' Shimshon Ostropol. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Chof Sivan

20 Sivan is observed as a fast day by certain communities, due to the hundreds of thousands of Jews killed al kiddush Hashem in the Gezeiras Tach V'Tat (years 5408-5409, 1648-1649), the Chelminitzki massacres. There are special selichos said and Vayichal is read. These can be found in some siddurim, such as Siddur Tefila Yeshara, the Berdichiver Siddur.

The massacres of started in Nemirov, Ukraine, on 20 Sivan when they slaughtered the entire Jewish community, including the Rov, a great tzadik named Reb Yechiel Michel ben Reb Elazar HY"D, author of Shivrei Luchos. The Berdichiver Siddur says that is why this date was picked as a fast day and points out that 20 Sivan never falls out on Shabbos. After, the massacres spread out to other parts. This happened during the life of the Shach, Tosefos Yom Tov and many other great tzadikim. There were many other great tzadikim killed during the massacres, including Reb Shimshon Ostropolier (3 Av). Yesod Veshoresh Ha'avodah says one should think about the terrible torture and suffering these people went through and all the Torah that was not learnt because they were killed.

Hashem Yinkom Domom


It is the first yahrzeit of the fourth Modzitzer Rebbe, R' Yisroel Dan ben R' Shmuel Eliyahu Taub, author of Nachlas Dan. See
Heichal HaNegina for more.

Also the yahrzeit of:
R' Elazar Flecklesh, author of Teshuva Me'Ahava

R' Chaim Mordechai Labaton (1869) Lived in Eretz Yisroel, he was the author of Nechach Hashulchan

Sunday, April 1, 2007

Chag Sameach V'Kosher To All

Segulas For Pesach Updated Erev Pesach - Don't forget to read the letter of Reb Shimshon Ostropolier, Erev Pesach, available in Hebrew and English. For more on this see Segulas For Pesach. Note: If you miss it Erev Pesach it is good to say it any other time also.

Segula To Protect From Chometz

Matzos - Tzedaka Saves From Death