Yosef

“ But if he [the idolater] intends only for his own benefit, he [the Jew] should transgress rather than be killed. If, however, it is a time of legislation (only against Jews) (Beis Yosef in the name of the Nimukei Yosef) , even about the strap of one’s shoes he should be killed rather than transgress.
Rema: And this is only if they wish to make him violate a negative commandment; if they made a law that one should not fulfill positive commandments, however, he does not need to fulfill it if he will be killed (Ran Shabbos Perek BaMeh Tomnin and Nimukei Yosef Sanhedrin Perek Sorer uMoreh) . ”

“ So even when a man sometime arrives at a place of gloom and darkness, God forbid, nonetheless when he merits to look at the Sekhel and the life that is in each thing then the Sekhel lights his way and draws him to H"Y, which is the aspect of Yosef’s ability to hold fast during his trial by gazing at the Sekhel contained in each thing. ”

“ And because of this Yosef received the firstborn status specifically from Ya`akov, as it is written (Gen. 48) : "Wa'ani nathati lekha/And as for me, I have given you" etc. — "I" specifically — because he [Ya`akov] is the aspect of justice. ”

“ Rather, when he gets to "for every period of trouble and strife," he finishes "because you hear..." (Beit Yosef in the name of the Tosafot) . He should not change the form of the blessing. Even a person fasting individually should say "Respond to us on our fast day" (Rashb"a Siman 55) . ”

“ And there has already been printed the story of the Baal Shem Tov obm, at the end of the book Toledoth Ya`akov Yosef, of the trader and his wife who were at sea, etc., which is founded on this predicate that the “woman who fears Hashem” is the assembly of Yisrael. ”

“ Helena quivered, and, opening her eyes widely, smiled like a little child when the velvety kiss of its mother rouses it from sleep. That was the first time that Yosef came to her with a fondling so gentle and delicate; usually he came, if not severe, dignified; but to-day he had come to wipe out and forget at her feet the bitter impressions of the quarrel with Vasilkevich. He was seized gradually by the marvellous power of woman, under whose influence the muddy deposit of the soul sinks to the bottom of oblivion. ”

“ The father of the boy, and the Mohel, and the San-dek are all called participants in the Brit. (Beit Yosef) and are permitted to wear clothing of Shabbat and they finish the Kee-not, and are coming to circumcise the baby. But they should not wear white [clothing] . ”

“ However, it is permitted to cover him with dirt as is done on a weekday (Beit Yosef) , and we do not follow those who are stringent in this matter. This is restricted to cases where we want to bury him that day. However, if we do not want to bury him that day, we do not perform any prohibited labor for him, even using a non-Jew, but carrying is permitted. ”

“ And this is (Ps. 97:11) , "Ohr zaru`a latzadik/Light is sown for righteous" -- zaru`a/sown [is the same letters as] `ozer/help. Latzadik/for the righteous -- this is Yosef who is called the plain title "tzadik." ”

“ They are those who terrify and confuse and make men evil (literally, 'convict people') . And this is the aspect of 'the sons of Zilpah', the aspect of (Psalms 119:53) "I am seized (זַלְעָפָה) with rage because of the wicked". Because the army of the Evil Inclination is the aspect of 'בַּלָּהוֹת וְזַלְעֲפוֹת' (horrors and rage) . And all who are drawn after them are called 'the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah'. The great tzaddik, the aspect of Yosef, engages with them and lowers himself to them in order to draw them close to Hashem Yisbarach. ”

“ Paragraph 6 - As long as the non-Jew has not reneged, the renting works, even for a long time. He cannot renege on his renting until he returns the money (Beit Yosef in the name of Rash"i chapter HaDar) .
סעיף ו - כל זמן שאין האינו יהודי חוזר בו מועיל השכירות, ואפלו לזמן מרבה. ואינו יכול לחזר משכירתו עד שיחזיר הדמים (בית יוסף בשם רש"י פרק הדר) .
Paragraph 7 - If one rented from a non-Jew for a specified time period, once this time period is finished he must rent again, and he must make a new eruv, as the first eruv does not come back to life. ”

“ Acceptance in the heart {silently} is not [considered] acceptance, rather one needs to utter it with his lips (Beit Yosef in the name of Tosefot)
סעיף א
אף על פי שאכל סעודה המפסקת, מותר לחזור ולאכול, אלא אם כן קיבל עליו בפירוש שלא לאכול עוד היום.
הגה: וקבלה בלב אינה קבלה, אלא צריך להוציאו בשפתיו (ב"י בשם התוס') :
553:2 For Tisha be-Av the night is considered like the day for all purposes, and one can only eat while it is still day, and its [time] between the suns {dusk} is forbidden like that of "Yom Ha-Kippurim". ”

“ Paragraph 6 - In a city with a majority of non-Jews, we assume that what is brought is brought for the majority. Rem"a: If it is 50-50 or it is known to have been brought for both [Jews and non-Jews] , it is forbidden (Beit Yosef and the Sma"g) .
סעיף ו - בעיר שרבה אינם יהודים, מן הסתם כל המביא לצרך הרב מביא. הגה: מחצה על מחצה, או שידוע שלקט לצרך שניהם, אסור (בית יוסף וסמ"ג) .
Paragraph 7 - If it is questionable whether it came from outside of the techum, it is a non-Jew who lives within the city, and there are fruits within the city, it is permitted. ”

“ Paragraph 15 - If a Jew and a non-Jew live in one house, [another member of the yard] must rent from the non-Jew and make an eruv with the Jew. Rem"a: This assumes that they each have independent living quarters. It is also the case if (two Jews) live in a similar arrangement in one house that [another member of the yard] must rent (from both of them) (Beit Yosef in the name of Hagahot Oshr"i) . ”

“ The water must be exiting to the public domain, but if it exits to the karmelit, it is permitted to pour into the drain even during the summer. Rem"a: There are those who say that there is no distinction between the karmelit and the public domain (Beit Yosef in the name of the Tosafot and the Ros"h in Chapter Keitzad Mishtatfin) . This is only with regards to a karmelit that is inside the city, because it is similar to the public domain, even in our day when there is no public domain. ”

“ And in any case, he should say all of the blessings required of him to bless in the morning ("Kol Bo" and "Beit Yosef" from the Mahari as it is explained in Siman 46 and 47) . אם בא לבית הכנסת ומצא צבור בסוף פסוקי דזמרה אומר ברוך שאמר עד מהולל בתשבחות ואחר כך תהלה לדוד עד מעתה ועד עולם הללויה. ואחר כך הללו את ה' מן השמים עד לבני ישראל עם קרובו הללויה. ואחר כך הללו אל בקדשו עד כל הנשמה תהלל יה. ”

“ And if the congregation has already started with Yozer and one does not have time to recite P'sukei D'zimra even with skipping, he should recite the Sh'ma and its blessings with the congregation and pray with them, and afterwards recite all of P'sukei D'zimra without a blessing before or afterwards. ”

“ Act with Your children using the trait of mercy. Deal with them more leniently than the letter of the law. In Your great goodness, have mercy on us, as every disaster that comes to the world comes for the sake of Israel, who is Your nation and inheritance that You took out of Egypt. ”

“ If one gazes even at the little finger of a woman with the intent to have pleasure from it, it is as though he gazed at her shameful place. It is forbidden to listen to the voice of an erva or to look at her hair. If one intentionally does one of these things, we give him lashes of rebellion. ”

“ A judge is prohibited from treating a case lightly or talking about useless matters in court. A judge should view it as if a sword has been placed on his shoulder and as if hell is open underneath him. ”

“ Any judge who does not judge honestly causes the shechina to be removed from the Jewish people. Any judge who takes money from one and gives it to another against the law will have God collect the souls from him. Any judge that judges truthfully, even for a mere moment, causes the shechina to rest on the Jewish people. ”

“ Paragraph 3- There are those that say that if there are two scholars in the city and one is greater than the other, a party can say I do not want to be judged in front of this one, but in front of the other one, even if that other one is inferior, since they are both in the same city. ”

“ Paragraph 2 - If a Jew asks a non-Jew before the holiday, "Buy me birds tomorrow," he is not acting properly, but if he does this, it is forbidden to eat them on the holiday. This is only true when they are not flying birds. ”

“ Paragraph 21- The acceptance of testimony requires three experts who are familiar with the rules of valid and invalid witnesses and are careful that each testimony conforms with the other, as the Mishna says, “one must be careful with his words lest he learn to lie from them.” Anyone who accepts testimony and is not fit to judge, is as if he accepted false testimony. ”

“ Instead, one should sit before it with a dignified demeanor and with fear and trembling, acknowledging that it is an eternal witness upon all beings, as it is said, "and it shall be there for a witness within yourself." ”

“ Paragraph 5- If a scholar knows testimony for a Jew and is called to testify in front of a court that is inferior to him, he is not obligated to go and testify in a monetary case unless they send someone to him to have him testify. If, however, there is a possibility of having someone refrain from violating a prohibition, he is obligated to go and testify. Anyone who has a proof via witnesses is required to make the effort to bring them to court. ”

“ Paragraph 8 - If the residents of one city find out that a Jew died four or five days away and cannot be buried, they are permitted to set out on the second day of the holiday to bury him quickly, even if they will not get there until after the holiday. ”

“ Paragraph 7- We intimidate the witnesses in front of everyone. We inform them of the power of false testimony and the embarrassment a false witnesses faces in this world and the next and that he is considered lowly in the eyes of the one that hired him. ”

“ Paragraph 2 - If a non-Jew brings a present of hametz to a Jew on the last day of Passover, the Jew should not accept it, and he also should not make it apparent through his actions that he wants it. It is good for him to say that he does not want to acquire it. ”

“ May it be desirable before You, Adonai Eloheynu, that You should grant a sufficient livelihood to each individual and supply every living being with what he lacks. Blessed are You, Adonai, who harkens to prayer. ”

“ Paragraph 4- If one party wants to disqualify the judge his adversary selected through a claim that the judge is a thief or has a familial disqualification, we do not pay attention to his claim, even if he has a witness supporting it. ”

“ Nor can he judge one whom he hates, even though he is not a actual enemy whose downfall he seeks. Rather the two litigants should be equal in the eyes and hearts of the judges. When he does not recognize them personally or know of their behavior there is no more righteous judge than he. ”

“ Paragraph 6 - Regarding non-Jews who besiege Jewish cities: if they come for money, we do not desecrate the Shabbat [to protect ourselves] , but if they came to kill or come with no presented reason, we go out with weapons and desecrate the Shabbat. In a city that is near the border, even if they just come for straw or hay, we desecrate the Shabbat. ”

“ And those who are exacting have practiced to shake at the time that we read the Torah as an illustration of the Torah that was given with trembling, and so too at the time that we pray, because of "all my bones will say to you, Lord who is like You?" ”

“ All the more so when one takes to heart that the Great King, the Holy One, Blessed Is He, Whose glory fills the earth, is standing over him and watching his actions, as it is stated: "'Will a man hide in concealment and I will not see him?' - the word of God" (Jeremiah 23:24) , he immediately acquires fear and submission in dread of God, May He Be Blessed, and is ashamed of Him constantly (Guide for the Perplexed III 52) . ”

“ Paragraph 24- If one claims that he has two sets of witnesses and one set says that they do not know anything, the party does not forfeit his rights and may be bring the second set. We only accept testimony during the day. If they accepted it at night- even where the witnesses were being chased overseas, we may not judge based on that acceptance of testimony. ”

“ Paragraph 1- Anyone who appoints an unfit judge who is not a scholar in the wisdom of Torah and is not fit to be a judge violates a negative commandment, even if the judge is wonderful and has other positive qualities. ”

“ Paragraph 1 - We annul vows on Shabbat if the vows' content is relevant to a Shabbat necessity, like if someone vowed not to eat or drink. We do this even if he had the opportunity to annul them before Shabbat. The husband can annul his wife's vows even if they are not relevant to Shabbat, because if he does not annul them today, he will not ever be able to annul them. ”

“ Paragraph 26- If a borrower testified against a lender that he lent him with interest and the borrower has another witness join with him to disqualify the lender, although a person cannot establish himself as wicked, we can split his words and we believe him with respect to the lender but not with respect to himself. ”

“ Paragraph 11 If a dangerously sick person has been surveyed medically and it is found on Shabbat that he needs treatment that will involve desecration of Shabbat for eight days, we do not wait until nightfall so that only one Shabbat will be broken, but we rather do the treatment immediately and end up breaking two Shabbats. ”

“ Seif 2 The brain itself, if a bit of it is rotted, or mashed, but the meninges is intact -- it's kosher. But if it runs like water or wax -- it's treif. And if fluid is found inside the meninges, and there's lacking from the brain the volume of the fluid, if the brain encloses the fluid so it's not exposed at all even to the meninges -- it's kosher. ”