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BMG has banned cell phones with texting/Internet for bochurim.
{ka-ching}
Glad to see your CR boycott is over
(ka-ching)
Are smoke signals allowed?
I was in lakewood a few weeks ago and I was talking to someone about eBooks . Kindle iPad etc
I asked him if any of the bochrim use them instead of actual seforim. Especially with the price of a ebook Gemorah costing 99 Cents. You can save alot of money by using an iPad or Kindle
Are the marrieds included in this?
And the penalty for non-compliance will be…?
I am leaning to believe that this is not true, as I was there for first seder and did not hear anything of the sort.
zahavasdad-
I would buy a Kindle in a heartbeat if it supported Hebrew text and I knew how to load seforim on to it. And while it would definitely take time, maybe a few years, I think many others would too.
What took so long?? This should have happened years ago.
Whoa. Unbelievable.
Texting? Why texting? Why didn’t they just say internet?
Only for bachurim
Kapusta: It says bucherim, they are single.
I hope it works. Maybe others will follow suit?
This is true? There is a sign? Where???
i thought they were illegal in the first place…
{this post is being monetized} LOL!!!
Welcome back Jothar!
yitayningwut,
they didn’t bother printing signs. To save costs, they texted the ban to all bochrim instead.
I guess it would make sense that I didn’t see a sign being that I learn in Beis Aharon?? Or I was just araingetuhn??
charlie brown- Lol:)
It seems Hebrew is iffy on iPads and Kindles
There are PDF’s however of the Gemorah and Tanach’s that they will read
The eBooks on Amazon are PDF’s
I have a Siddur for my Android Phone that is just a siddur that was scanned in
you’re the guy who was araingetuhn in Beis Aharon? Aha!
(just kidding)
There was a shmuz from R’ Mattisyahu last night, and this was announced. All bochurim will have a to sign a paper, stating that they don’t have texting and internet when they register for next zman (similar to signing the “freezer” paper) If they don’t sign- they are not registered in Yeshiva- meaning no bed and no seat.
I’m waiting till I can load the entire ????????? on to it. And HebrewBooks too, and I know those are PDFs but I really still need Hebrew text. When it happens it will be amazing though.
Jothar,
so you were itching to get back here the whole time but controlled yourself till hataras nedarim? Very impressive. That shtickel mussar is takeh worthy of monetization.
speaking of which, where’s bombmaniac? Haven’t seen him here lately.
Charlie – lol 😉 Keinaina Hara there are lots of guys araingetuhn in Beis Aharon.
Chacham – Welcome back. Did you end up finding a good place this zman?
“(similar to signing the “freezer” paper)”
Uh huh. And just like the “freezer” if you are dating someone before you get there, the freezer rule is suspended.
And if you are truly fresh, the freezer is only for 90 days.
So, like most “rules”, this one seems to lack teeth.
Want to know when BMG (or any other place) is taking cell phone bans seriously? When walking into shul / the bais with one will get the same reaction that walking into shul / the bais in a bathing suit will get.
That’s because the ban against bathing suits in shul / the bais is taken seriously, because we know where we stand on the issue.
And the ban against cell phones? We are still not sure where we stand on the issue
Lol Jothar great idea
yitayningwut,
I know that – that’s why I wrote just kidding. I didn’t want to be perceived as one of those people who have never set foot in a BMG bais medrash and yet have the chutzpah to claim that everyone in lakewood sits in the coffee room all day instead of learning.
jothar,
of course its bitul zman but we’re talking about an addiction here. 🙂
Kosher phones in EY do not have internet or SMS (which I assume is texting).
That’s because the ban against bathing suits in shul / the bais is taken seriously, because we know where we stand on the issue.
None of the shuls that I frequent have signs posted regarding bathing suits (but one of them has a sign that the sliach tzibur must wear socks).
I think shuls should install cell phone jammers (as long as they can get FCC approval).
Cell phone jammers are illegal in the US.
There’s always the Faraday cage option.
Why does the average bachur in BMG (or any yeshiva for that matter) need a cell phone, even without texting capability?
Why does the average bachur in BMG (or any yeshiva for that matter) need a cell phone, even without texting capability?
There is a High School in Manhattan called Stuyvesant High School it is right by the World Trade Center. They banned Cell Phones, but some kids secretly had them
When 9/11 occured parents were frantic to know about their kids because its so close to the WTC. Those that had clandestine Cell phones were able to call their parents and also let friends use their phones to call their parents.
The school has since changed the policy and allowed kids to keep cell phones, but must turn them off
Why does the average bachur in BMG (or any yeshiva for that matter) need a cell phone, even without texting capability?
??? What?
Why does you need a cell phone?
yes, why does you?
Why does you need a cell phone?
I dont need a cell phone
Everyone who wants to bother me like my wife and mother-in-law needs me to have a cell phone, I could live without it
I dont need a cell phone
i believe the correct grammar would be:
“i doesnt need a cell phone”
“i doesnt need a cell phone”
Oh you got me
Thats how we talk with my hommies in the hood
Can those engaged get text to be able to text their kallahs all day?
So, why does the average yeshiva bachur need a cell phone?
I thought one rapped with the homies, but never talked with them. Live and learn.
I searched Beis Aharon for a sign today and did not see one. So, if there is indeed such a new rule, I am not responsible.
Check the coffee room.
i think its a smart idea. its about time.
adorable – It’s easy for you to talk.
I dont text so…..
and no its not easy but I took it off at a time when lots of my friends were doing it too and now even though some of them now have texting I am proud to say that i stuck it out until now and I will continue to TALK TO PEOPLE!!!!!!
zehavasdad — Sorry, but that’s an “urban legend”. Stuyvesant is technically part of the NYC public school system, and subject to the same Chancellor’s Regualation A-412 as all NYC public schools. Students are still not allowed to bring cell phones to school, and if a student is found with a cell phone it may be confiscated and returned only to their parent or guardian. (You can see this information on their own website as well as on the NYC DOE website.)
“(but one of them has a sign that the sliach tzibur must wear socks).”
I saw a sign like this, where it stated socks are mandatory. It was in a bungalow colony shul.
The only other place I saw a “dress code” sign Chust was one that said a gartel is a must for the omud. (Crowd compliance is optional)
Texting is addictive for many people, so the ban is understandable. My daughter goes to a seminary in Israel that only allows kosher phones, but they made an exception for her and allowed texting because she’s deaf. I wonder if BMG would make a similar exception for a deaf bochur.
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