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Drinking Kol Korei.Indd An Appeal to B’nei Yeshiva & Ba’alei Batim TO ELIMINATE DANGEROUS DRINKING ON PURIM "חייב אדם להרבות בשמחה ביום זה ובאכילה ובשתיה ,One is obligated on this day [of Purim] to have an abundance of simcha“ עד שלא יחסר שום דבר ומ"מ אין אנו מצוין להשתכר and to eat and drink to contentment. However, we are not commanded ולהפחית עצמינו מתוך השמחה שלא נצטוינו על שמחה to become drunk to the point of diminishing ourselves through the של הוללות ושל שטות אלא בשמחה של תענוג שיגיע simcha, for the simcha that we were commanded to have is not one of מתוכה לאהבת הש"י והודאה על נסים שעשה לנו." frivolity or foolishness but one of spiritual pleasure that brings us to the (לשון המאירי הובא בביאור הלכה סי׳ תרצ״ה) ”.love of Hashem and praise for the miracles He performed for us (Meiri, as quoted in the Bi’ur Halacha, Orach Chaim 695.) בשנים האחרונות נתרבו מכשולים רבים ע"י השתייה והשיכרות היתירה המצויה בין הרבה בני ישיבה בימי ,In recent years, the problem of dangerous drunkenness on Purim הפורים. והדברים הגיעו ליד סכנת נפש וחיה"ש בכמה וכמה especially among b’nei yeshiva, has reached alarming proportions, and אירועים, כפי שהעידו הרופאים שבשכונותינו, וחברי הצלה, has led to sakonas nefoshos and chilul Hashem. Medical doctors as well והמכירים היטב מה שמתרחש בבתי החולים. as representatives of Hatzolah have reported numerous instances of bochurim having to be rushed to hospital emergency rooms, some of לרגלי המציאות המכאיבה הזאת, באנו בדברים אלה them even placed on life-support systems, because of over-drinking on Purim. לעורר ולהזהיר את אחינו היראים ואת בני ישיבותינו היקרים המכוונים לקיים מצות הפורים כראוי ולשמוח To address this intolerable situation, we call upon the entire community בחדות ה׳, להיזהר ביותר בסדר המשתה והשמחה, that seeks to fulfill the mitzva of Simchas Purim properly, and especially ולקיים עליהם את הסעיפים דלהלן. ,our dear yeshiva bochurim, to take special care in drinking practices א. מצוה דחייב אדם לבסומי בפוריא וכו' מקויימת .and to adhere to the following suggested guidelines לכתחילה ביין כפסק הקצור שו"ע )סימן קמ"ב 1. The mitzvah of is preferably סעיף ו'(. השתייה המרובה של יין שרף ושאר ”…Chayav adam l’v’sumei b’Puria“ fulfilled with wine, as is stated in Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (142:6). מינים משכרים ללא רסן היא הנהגה שאינה Unrestrained use of whiskey and other alcoholic beverages is הוגנת כלל ועומדת בהחלט נגד דעת חכמים. entirely inappropriate and absolutely contrary to da’as Chachomim. ב. בעלי בתים שבאים לבתיהם קבוצות של בחורים לא 2. Ba'alei Batim should not serve any alcoholic beverages, including יתנו להם לשתות שום משקה המשכר, לרבות יין. .wine, to groups of bochurim visiting their homes ג. אלה המנהגים אוטומובילים שתויי יין, או שאר Those who drive under the influence of alcohol endanger not .3 מינים המשכרים, מסכנים את עצמם ואת הנוסעים only themselves but also their passengers and other members עמהם ואת הציבור כולו. מי שמנהג אוטו אסור לו of the public. Drivers must therefore not consume any alcoholic לשתות שום משקה המשכר, וחייב לציית לכל חוקי ,beverages, including wine, and must take extra care to drive safely העיר ולקיימם בדקדוק. .observing all applicable laws and safety procedures ד. יש ליזהר מליכנס לאוטו אם יש חשש על Nobody should enter a car if there is reason to believe that the .4 הנהג שהוא שתוי, ומחוייבים לעכב בכל driver is under the influence of alcohol, and all appropriate steps ענין בעד מי שרוצה לנהג במצב כזה. .should be taken to prevent such an individual from driving ובזכות שמחה של מצוה כדת של תורה, נזכה להרמת In the merit of fulfilling the mitzva of Simchas Purim properly, may we be קרן ישראל. .privileged to see haromas keren Yisroel Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Lieff זצ”ל Rabbi Chaim Boruch Wolpin זצ”ל Rabbi Yehoshua Schiff זצ”ל Rabbi Mastisyahu Salomon Rabbi Yisroel Plutchok זצ”ל Rabbi Shmuel Berenbaum Yeshivas Mir Beth Medrash Govoah, Lakewood Yeshiva Derech Chaim Mesivta Bais Shraga Yeshiva Karlin Stolin Yeshiva Gedolah of South Monsey Rabbi Aryeh Malkiel Kotler זצ”ל Rabbi Yechiel Perr Rabbi Chaim Dov Keller זצ”ל Rabbi Naftali Jaeger Rabbi Yisroel Perkowski זצ”ל Rabbi Shmuel Miller Yeshiva Gedolah Bais Yisroel Yeshiva Shor Yoshuv Yeshiva Bais Hatalmud Yeshiva Derech Ayson Yeshivas Telshe, Chicago Beth Medrash Govaoha, Lakewood Rabbi Asher Kalmanowitz זצ”ל Rabbi Akiva Grunblatt Rabbi Yisroel M. 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