Thoughts on Rosh Hashana on Shabbos | by HaRav Asher Weiss Shlita | 5786

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So, what is the significance of Rosh Hashanah Shechaliyos B'Shabbos? There is a shocking revelation or discussion in Sefer Minchas Onei Parshas Haazinu. Minchas Onei is a Sefer al haTorah written by the Orach L'Ner Rabbeinu Akiva Eiger, who was the Rav in Altona going back 160 years, one of the greatest Gedolim of his time, and is famous for uh the Orach L'Ner and many mesechtos Sha'arei Teshuvah Binyan Zion, and Minchas Onei al haTorah. And he makes an observation and he says, "Whenever Rosh Hashanah fell on Shabbos, it was either an awfully tragic year or an amazingly wonderful year. It was never neutral. It was never stam." And he goes into a historical analysis and he says, "Both Churban Bayis Rishon and Churban Bayis Sheini, in the months of Tammuz Av, were in years in which first day of Rosh Hashanah was on Shabbos. And many other tragedies. Hakadosh Baruch Hu was mochel and soleiach [clears throat] chet ha'egel. That was Rosh Hashanah Shechaliyos B'Shabbos and Yom Kippur. Yehoshua bin Nun comes into Eretz Yisrael in the year Rosh Hashanah Shechaliyos B'Shabbos. It is either a wonderful year or chas v'shalom la'afach. I just want to revive your memory. The most recent Rosh Hashanah Shechaliyos B'Shabbos was taf shin pei dalet, and that was October the 7th, Simchas Torah, when tragedy struck again. And he gives a beautiful moshol. It's either a wonderful year or a tragic one. And he writes to Marshall there was a person that committed a terrible crime, committed a

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1. 0:00So, what is the significance of Rosh Hashanah Shechaliyos B'Shabbos? There is a shocking revelation or…
2. 1:34chas v'shalom la'afach. I just want to revive your memory. The most recent Rosh Hashanah Shechaliyos…
3. 3:10And the person's wife starts crying and the king says "What can I do? You touched…
4. 4:41king says, "You don't deserve her plea." So, no, it didn't work out nicely, and he…
5. 6:13So that's the martial of the And this is really an interesting historical overview. And some…
6. 7:44But when a shofar falls on Shabbos, we don't blow, but Hakadosh Baruch Hu blows for…
7. 9:18we want to say selichos with joy. And I asked, I think we spoke about this…
8. 10:52Baruch Hu will do a neis for us. A neis. Even if we need a neis,…
9. 12:23And both and the issue stress what's the not my sale but came out sale. And…
10. 13:53u'machlan. That is his nature. That is who he is. Kodesh Boruch Hu doesn't have a…

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