Drinking Water during the “Tekufah”
There is a halachah in Shulchan Aruch that one should not drink water b’sha’as hatekufah (four moments throughout the year, the two equinoxes and the two solstices, which mark when the seasons of Tishrei, Teves, Nissan and Tammuz begin), since it is a sakanah (hazard). There are many different explanations in seforim regarding the precise nature of the sakanah.
If one made a brachah on water and then realized that it’s the moment of the tekufah, one should wait until the tekufah passes to drink the water.
Some aren’t cautious about this anymore, saying that the principle of “Shomer pesa’im Hashem” (Hashem protects the ignorant) applies, and that if they pay no heed to the issue nothing negative will befall them. However, there are many poskim who rule that one should not drink water during the precise moment of the tekufah, which is marked on many calendars.
This sakanah doesn’t apply to water that has been boiled, water that has a piece of metal in it, or water stored in a metal container. #494
ืืจืืดื ืืืดื ืกืงืืดื ืกืดื ืฉืืื ืื ืคืฉืื ืฉืื ืืฉืชืืช ืืื ืืฉืขืช ืืชืงืืคื ืืืดื ืืงืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืฉื ืืช. ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืคืืกืงืื. ืืื ืืฉืืดืข ืืืืดื ืกืจืดื ืกืืดื. ืกืชื ืดื ืกืืดื. ืืฆืขืดืง ืฉืื ืืืื ืืฉืืดืข ืืืืดื ืืืื ื ืฉืืืจืช ืืืืฃ ืืื ืคืฉ. ืืืื ืืขืืื ื ืืืจื ืืืืจ, ืื ืืกืคื ืืกืคืจื ืืืืงืืื, ืืืืดื ืืขื ืื ื ื ืืื.
[ืืืืขืืจ ืฉืืชืงืืคืืช ื ืืืจื ืื ืืืงืืื ืืืื "ืืืื ืืื" ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืื"ื. ืืจืื ืืงืืดืฉ ืื"ื ืข' 98 ืืขืจื 33. ืื"ื ืข' 233 ืืขืจื 33. ืืจืื ืื ืืงื"ืฉ ืื"ื ืข' 577. ืืืคื ืืฉืืืขื ืฉืืืืช ืืจื ื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืืื].
ืืื ืืืชื ืืื ืืืขืืจ, ืืื ืฉืืขืืจืื ื ืืื ืืืืืืื ื ืฉืืืื ืฉืืืขื ืื ืฉืื ืื ืืขื ืื, ืืดื ืืืื ืืฉื ืื ืจืืื, ืืฉืืืจ ืคืชืืื ืืฉื. ืืืืืช ืืฆืื ื ืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืคื ืดื ืื ื ืืืจื ืืดื ืืื (ืจืื ืฉืืดืช ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืดื ืกืืดื ืกืงืดื. ืืจืื ืืื ืกืื ืืฉืืืจืช ืืืืืดื ืกืืดื ืกืงืืดื). ืืืดื, ืจืืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืคืืกืงืื ืืชืื ืืืืืืจ ืฉืืืืืจื ืืื. ืืฆืดืข ืืื ืฉืื ืกืืื ืขื ืฉืืืจ ืคืชืืื. (ืืืคืจื ืืืขืช ืืฆืดืฆ ืืืดืข ืกืืกืืณ ืื, ืฉืืดื ืื ืื ืืืข ืืชืดื). ืืืคืืกืงืื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืืจ ืคืชืืื (ื ืืกืฃ ืืฉืืืจ ืืฆืื) ืืขื ืื ืืื ืฉืื ื ืืขืช ืืชืงืืคื, ืืื ืื ืืืืืืช ืืขื ืื ืืฉืชืืณ ืืฉืขืช ืืชืงืืคื. ืืจืื ืืืืช ืืืขืงื (ืงืืื ืฆืงื) ืคืกืืื ืื, ื ืฉื ืชืงืฉื ืืื.
[ืืืืืดื, ืืืืื ืืืชื ืืืืฉื ืื ืฉืื ืืืืื ืืืืดื ืืืื ื ืฉืืืจืช ืืืืืดื , ืืฉืื ื ืืื ืื ืฉืืื ื ืืฉืื ืกืื ื ืืื, ืืขืคืืฉืดื ืืืดื ืกืงืืดื ืกืงืดื. ืืืืืืืง ืื ืืืณ ืืจืืดื ืฉื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืฉื ืืฉืื ืกืื ื. ืืฉืื ืืชื ืฉืื ืื ืคืฉืื ืฉืื ืืฉืชืืช ืืขืช ืืชืงืืคื, ืืืณ ืฉืืื ืืืจ ืืืจ. ืืขืคืดื ืืดื ืืืดืฉ ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืจ ืคืชืืื, ืฉืืืืช ืืื ื ืืฉืื ืกืื ื. ืืืืืดื ืกืชื ืดื ืกืงืดื ืฉืืกืื ื ืจืง ืืฉืขืช ืืชืงืืคื. (ืืืืืดื ืกืจืดื ืกืงืดื ืฉืื ืืืดื ืฉืืฉ ืกืื ื ืื ืืืดื - ืฉืืืจ ืืฆืื ืืืืณ).
ืืขืืืื ืืื ื ืืืืืจ ืื ืฆืจืื, ืืื ืฉืืคืจืืื ืืกืืืืืื (ืืืื ืฉืื ื ืื ืดื, ืืจืื ืื ืืงืื ืื ืืืข ืืืืคื ืืืฉืืื) ืืืื ืืื ืืืณ ืฉืืืจ ืคืชืืื. ืืจืื ืืฉืืดืช ืฆืจืืจ ืืืกืฃ ืกืดื ืฉืืืดื ืจืง ืืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืืจ ืืฆืื ืืืืณ].
ืืจืื ืื ืคืื, ืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืงืืืืืช ื ืงืจื ืขืช ืืชืงืืคื ืืืคื ืืฉื ืดืฉืืืจ ืคืชืืืืด. ืืืืจืืื ืขืดื ืืชืงืืคื ืืืณ ืื ืดื (ืจืื ืืงืืืฅ ืืืจ ืชืืจื ืชืืื ืชืฉื ืดื ืขืณ ืชืฉืกื, ืืื ืืืืงืื ืื ืืืื ืืจืกืืื ืขืณ 331, ืืขืื).
ืืื ื, ืืืงืืดืฉ ืืืดื ืขืณ 576 ืื ืืืข ืืืฉืืื ืฉืขื ืืฉืืืขืืช ืืืื ืงืืืืฉ, ืฉื ืืืืื ืขืดืค ืืฆืืช ืืืืฆืขื, ืืืชื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืืื ืืืฉื ืื ืจืืื ืฉืืืจ ืคืชืืื ืืฉื, ืืืืืฉื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืขืืดื ืืื ืื ืืืข ืืฉืขืช ืืชืงืืคื ืืฉืคืืืช ืืื.
ืื ืณ ืฉืืื ืืืืื ื ืืื ืืืืฃ ืืขื ืื ืืฉืชืืืช ืืื ืืขืช ืืชืงืืคื, ืืืื ืืฉืืืืืช ืืืื, ืืืจื ืืืดื ืืืืืืืช ืืฉืดืก ืืคืืกืงืื ืืืขื ืื ืืฉืืืจ ืคืชืืื, ืืืืืข ื ืงื ืืืงื ืืืืื ืื ืดื, ืืืืื - ืืืดื ืืฆืืจื ืืืืืืืืช. ืืืืืง ืืืืจ ืืืืืชื ืืื ืืืจืื ืงืืดื ืืื.
ืืคืฉืื ืฉืืืืื ื ืืืืคื ืืืฉืืื, ืืื ืืืืง ืืฉืดื ืืคื ืดื ืฉืืืฉืืื ืืื ืขืดืค ืืฆืืช ืืืืฆืขื, ืฉืขืืดื ืืื ืื ืืืข ืืฉืขืช ืืชืงืืคื. ืืืื ืืืืืฉ ืกืชืืดื ื ืงื ืืฉืื ืฉืืืจ ืคืชืืื ืืฉื ืืืื ืืืคื ืืืฉืืื ืฉื ืืชืงืืคื. ืืืืื ืื ืืฉืืดืช ืฆืื ืฆืืง ืืงืืืื ืกืืดื. ืืจืื ืืืจืืื ืื ืกืคื ืืืงื ืืืฉืจ ืืืฆืืช ืืืื ืืจืืฉืืื. ืืืื ืื ืืกืฃ ืืืฉืดื ืืฉืืดืช ืฆืื ืฆืืง ืฉื (ืืขืื) ืฉืืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืจืื ืืชืงืืคืช ืจื ืืื, ืฉืืืจ ืคืชืืื ืืฉื. ืืจืื ืื ืขืืดื ืฉืืดืช ืื ืฉืืจ ืกืืกืืดื, ืืืืื ืืืจืืดืช ืฉื ืกืงืคืดื. ืืขืืืดืฉ ืกืงืฆืดื. ืืขืคืดื ืชืืื ืืฉืดื ืืืืืื ื ืืจืืืดืจ ืฉืืืืดื ืืงืืืฅ ืืขืืดื ืืดื ื ืืกื ืชืฉืขืดื.
ืืื ื, ืืืดื ืืขื ืืคื ืื ื, ืฉืื ืืืื ืืืื ืจืืืื ืืกืืืดืข ืขืืจ ืขืืืื ืืชืงืืคื. ืืื ื, ืืืืดื ืืดื ืฉืืื ืืกืื ื ืืื ืืฉืขืช ืืชืงืืคื ืขืฆืื, ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืดื ืฉื. ืืจืื ืืืืดื ืกืชื ืดื ืฉืืืืฉื ืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืฉื ืืืืืืจ ืืดื. ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืืื ืืคืืกืงืื ืืืฉืืฉ ืื ืืืืืดื - ืืจื ืืืื ืื ื ืืื ื ื ืืืข ืืดื ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืชืืืื ืืืดื, ืจืื ืืืดื ืกืงืดื, ืืืืืดื ืกืงืดื. ืืจืื ืืคืืดื ืฉื ืืืดื (ืืฆืขืดืง ืฉืืืืดื ืื ืืืื ืืืดื, ืืฃ ืฉืืืจืื ืืฉ ืืฉืฉืืชืื ืืืฅ ืืืืณ).
ืื ืืกืฃ ืืื ืดื - ืืฆืืชื ืืงืืจ ืืืงื ืืกืืืดืข ืืืื ืืื ืจืืืื, ืืคืชืื ืืืื ืืืจืืช ืืคืกื ืกืืื ื.
ืืขืื ืืืช, ืื ืื ืืืข ืืืื ืฉืืืจื - ืื ื ืืืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืืดื ืืืืจ ืืืืืจ ืืงืจืงืข. ืืขืื ืืืช ืฉืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืชืืืช, ืื ืืฆืื ืืจืืช ืฉื ืืชืืช. ืืื ืฉืฉืื ืืฉืขืช ืืชืงืืคื ืืืืืจื ืืืื - ืืดื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืจืืช ืฉืืืื ืืขืืช ืืืช ืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืืจ (ืจืื ืืืดื ืืืดื ืกืชื ืดื ืกืงืดื, ืืืดื ืงืฆืช ืืฉืืดืข ืืืืดื ืฉื). ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืืงืจืจ ืืืืืณ ืืื ืื ืืืขืืื ืื ืดื ืืืขืืืื.
ืืื ื, ืืืขืดืช ืืืืจืฉืดื ืกืชืืดื ืืณ ืืฉื ืืืจืฉืดืง (ืืืืื ืืืจืืดืช ืืืดื ืฉื ืกืงืฆืดื) ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืฉืืืืชืืช ืืืืื ืืช ืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืฉ ืฆื ืืืงื. ืืจืื ืืฉืดื ืขืื ืืื ืขืืดื - ืจืื ืื ืกืื ืืฉืืืจืช ืืืืืดื ืฉื. ืืืฃ ืฉืืืืจืฉืดื ื ืกืชืคืง ืื ืืื ืืช ืืฉืืืขื - ืื ื ืืืืจืื ื ื ืชืคืจืกื (ืืงืืืฅ ืืจื ืฉืืื ืฉืื ืชืฉืืดื) ืขืืดื ืืืชืดื ืจืขืงืดื: ืืืืืื ืื ืฉืจืืืชื ืืืืื ืกืณ ืฉืื ืืฉ ืืจืื ืืืืช ืฉืืืื ืฉื ืืื ื ืืื ืืขืืณ ืืืงื ืชืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืื.
ืืื, ืฉืืฆืื ื ืืื ืฉืืชื ืฉืืดืฆ ืืืฉืืฉ ืืฉืื ืฉืืืจ ืคืชืืื - ืจืื ืืืื ืฆืืง ืกืงืืดื ืกืงืืดื. (ืืื ืืืืดื ืฉืดื ืคืื ืืก ืกืดื ืืชืืืืื ืืืืกื - ืืืจ ืืืงืืื - ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืืืจ ืื ืคื ืขืืจื ื ืืื ื ืืืจืื ืืืืณ ืืืจืื ื ืืืจืืฉ ืืื ืืืืืืืจื ืชืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืกืืจ ืืจืื ืืืืณ). ืืจืื ืืฉืดื ืืืื ืื ื - ืืฉืืดืช ืืืฉืจืช ืฆืืื ืืืฆืคื ืกืืณ ื. ืืืืช ืืื ืืืดื ืขืณ ืงื. ืืจืื ืืื ืกืื ืืฉืืืจืช ืืืืืดื ืฉื.