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    Abelleh
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    I have scoured YWN countless times in search of opinions, definitions, and understanding of Modern Orthodoxy and Ultra Orthodoxy. It seems to be a really messy topic, covering a vast amount of topics and hashkofas. Through all of my research, I believe I have finally found the best way to define Modern Orthodoxy and Ultra Orthodoxy:

    If you use a green, pink, or purple toothbrush you are Modern Orthodox. If you use a toothbrush of any other color you are Ultra Orthodox. If you do not use a toothbrush at all… well…

    #804393
    brotherofurs
    Participant

    i guess that makes me modern? .. owner of a purple toothbrush 🙂

    #804394
    Abelleh
    Participant

    Nice. I’m also modern. I think R’ Alyashiv’s toothbrush is blue, so I guess he’s modern just like me…

    #804395
    aries2756
    Participant

    I use a battery operated tooth brush, does that make me a martian?

    #804396
    MDG
    Participant

    “If you do not use a toothbrush at all… well… “

    you must be very old time orthodox, as they did not have toothbrushes thousands of years ago.

    #804397
    Josh31
    Participant

    Both MO and UO men wear the Black Hat.

    However, MO believe it is so holy that it can only be worn One Day each year. That Day should be Yom k’Purim. However, the color Black is inappropriate for Yom k’Purim. Hence, it is worn on Yom Purim itself.

    #804398
    YW Moderator-42
    Moderator

    How about floss? Some people use loose string, others use those floss on a stick “plackers”. Does one’s choice in this define his level of Orthodoxy?

    #804399
    mamashtakah
    Member

    How about battery operated. Does that matter?

    #804400

    I’m as UO as you can get while still using the Internet and not being a member of any faction of NK. My toothbrush is green; I just buy the first one I see on the rack that is not overpriced and of good quality whenever I need a new one and I don’t pay attention to what color it is.

    #804401
    charliehall
    Participant

    My toothbrush is blue and white. I’m Ultra Orthodox! Can’t talk more; I have to run to Rabbi Dov Linzer’s daf yomi shiur.

    #804403
    apushatayid
    Participant

    What about those who soak their dentures instead of brushing? Does it depend on the brand of cleanser used for soaking?

    #804404
    midwesterner
    Participant

    Dr. Hall: You should know that blue and white signifies something totally different!

    #804405
    babygoose
    Participant

    i guess the one who doesn’t use a toothbrush at all is chassidish orthodox

    #804406
    collegegrad
    Member

    I use a battery operated toothbrush. It’s mainly but the brand is written in blue letters. What does that make me?

    #804407
    TheGoq
    Participant

    “How about floss? Some people use loose string, others use those floss on a stick “plackers”. Does one’s choice in this define his level of Orthodoxy?”

    42 check out reach access its long stick like a toothbrush with replaceable heads my dentist turned me onto it last year i really like it a bit expensive but really does a good job

    #804408

    “If you use a toothbrush of any other color you are Ultra Orthodox. “

    And there I thought they only used black and white toothbrushes 🙂

    #804409
    charliehall
    Participant

    I guess my toothbrush is Zionist and I am Ultra Orthodox?

    #804410
    Abelleh
    Participant

    There’s a tosafos commenting on the Chozen Ish’s perush on Malachi who discusses electric toothbrushes. He dismisses the hava aminah that electric toothbrushes are kefirah, and says that you should go by the color as though it was normal.

    #804411
    apushatayid
    Participant

    Where does this leave someone who uses a black toothbrush but relies on the heter to brush during the 3 weeks and sefira?

    #804412
    Tomche
    Member

    He is a sheigitz.

    #804413
    nishtdayngesheft
    Participant

    “I have to run to Rabbi Dov Linzer’s daf yomi

    shiur.”

    That is not Orthodox at all, it was so open that whatever remnants of orthodoxy remained fell right out.

    #804414

    Why are insults allowed, i thought it’s against YWN posting rules?

    #804415
    Josh31
    Participant

    We are talking about Orthodontic Judaism.

    With Ultra Orthodontic Judaism your mouth looks like a major construction zone.

    With Modern Orthodontic Judaism, the braces are hidden.

    If your teeth are crooked and you can not afford either, then you have to go the Sunglasses and / or Hat route.

    For under $100 you can get a large enough Hat (Black or otherwise) or loud enough pair of Sunglasses that no one will look at your teeth.

    #804417

    Pointing out the truth about Linzer and YCT is not an insult.

    #804418

    600 Kilo Bear….”Pointing out the truth about Linzer and YCT is not an insult.”

    Well, if thats the case can we openly point out some of the confirmed child molestors in the Frum Community?…Becasue I’d love to name names to protect our children.

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