So I was browsing through some code today in a certain open source app. In particular, this code deleted an array called quant4_bias[i], with i going from 0 to 6. The array was an array of pointers, each which pointed to an array malloc'd on the heap. Simple enough. But I noticed that it didn't delete quant8_bias like it was supposed to. Yet it didn't memory leak... quite odd, one might say!
But then I noticed the declaration code in the struct where these arrays were kept:
uint16_t (*quant4_bias[4])[16];
uint16_t (*quant8_bias[2])[64];
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
After his passing on the 13th of Elul, 5669 (1909), his son Hakham Ya'aqob Hayyim, 'a"h, spoke in the Great Synagogue. Though he spoke as loudly as he could, the majority of the crowd assembled there could not hear him properly. They asked the Hakhamim gathered there to ask Hakham Ya'aqob to please raise his voice. He commented in his Derasha, that even though his father's voice was heard by all those assembled there, including people outside, such a thing was not possible for a human being. This, he said, was evidence that it was the Shekhinah speaking through his throat.
This applies in a case where the oath was made only about the specific commandment, such as an oath not to eat Massah (מצה), on the night of Pesah. If however, included in the oath were matters that one was permitted to take an oath over, such as taking an oath not to eat Massah at all, then it applies also to Pesah. The reason is that since the oath is valid, insofar as eating Massah the rest of the year is concerned, it is also valid on Pesah.
Nowadays, three men are required to annul a vow or oath. For the purpose of annulling vows and oaths, the men do not need to be Torah scholars or experts. However, they may not be 'Amei Ha-ares (ignorant). The rule is that they must, at least, be able to understand if they are taught. In other words, if they are taught Halakha (laws), they will comprehend what they have been taught, even though they may not be able to learn them by themselves.
If this occurs during the day of Shabbath, one should say the verses of the Qiddush before Netilath Yadayim (washing one's hands) for the meal, without the blessing on the wine. One should then have in mind that the blessing on the bread is in place of the Qiddush, in the same way that one does it whenever one recites Qiddush over bread.
Even in a case where one was under the impression that something was a major transgression, but later on found out that it was a Humra (stringency that some have accepted upon themselves), it is not considered to be a Neder. Therefore, in this case also, no annulment of vows is needed.
After reciting the Qiddush, one should not delay, but should wash one's hands right away, and sit down to eat the meal. If one delays the meal for some time, one will not have fulfilled one's obligation of Qiddush. If, however, when reciting the Qiddush, one had the intention of eating a meal there, immediately after the Qiddush, but for some reason, was delayed before eating the meal, one will have fulfilled one's obligation of Qiddush.
The Ohr Hahayyim tells us that this Parasha is hinting to us here that we have an obligation to return all the lost souls, who have strayed far from the paths of the Torah. We must not ignore them, but must try to bring them back to the right path and close to their Father in Heaven. In Dibrei Mordekhai it adds that, in general, an animal will always find its way back to its owner's home. But we should not rely on that and should perform the commandment ourselves.
The Hattarath Nedarim that is in the Siddurim spells out that we do not regret the good deeds that we did, but only regret the fact that we did not stipulate that this was Beli Neder.
Thursday, August 8, 2013/Elul 2, 5773[/br]
תמים תהיה עם ה' א' "You shall be perfect with the L-rd your G-d" (Debarim 18:13). One should not question the attributes of G-d, even in one's heart. When it says that you shall be perfect with the L-rd your G-d, it comes to tell us that even when it comes to thoughts, that no one knows, except G-d who is the One who examines our hearts, we must be perfect. Another explanation is that the letter "ת" (Taw) of the word Tamim is larger. This comes to hint at Talmud. Talmud Torah (studying Torah) is great because it leads us to the performance of the commandments. The larger letter comes to stress the importance of studying Torah.
13th Elul, is the day of the passing of M"R Hakham Yosef Hayyim, zy'a"a, the Ben Ish Hai. When Hakham Yosef Hayyim, 'a"h, was about eight years old, he and his sister were arguing as to who should hold the candle for the Habdalah on Saturday night. Their father, Hakham Eliyahu Hayyim, 'a"h, turned to his young son Yosef and told him that if his reason for holding the candle was for mere pleasure, then his sister should take precedence, because she was the younger one. If, on the other hand, it was because he had a deeper understanding of the meaning of Habdalah, then he could be the one to hold it.
Annulling vows (Hattarath Nedarim), must be done by a Beth Din of three men. Even though a Beth Din ordinarily may not include relatives of the one appearing before them, annulling vows is different. Since no judgment is actually passed, the three who are sitting to annul the vows, may include a relative of the one who is requesting that his vow be annulled.