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Would it matter to you who is president?
for that matter, would it matter if the yeshiva world existed?
@ ☕️coffee addict
No, it wouldn’t. But the size of my 401(k) wouldn’t either matter yet I’m not about to drain it.
The bottom line is we have to hope that משיח comes today but be prepared in case he doesn’t.
I have yet to see a leftist, lib, laszlo justify their voting Democrat on the hopes that the world will be destroyed sooner and משיח will be here sooner.
I wish I was on the madreiga to do everything just in case Moshiach doesn’t come. Unfortunately I’m not. I still prepare for the future as if it’s the default and Moshiach coming is a hope, but not a given.
Dr. Pepper, I love your posts and commentary and have been an avid follower of you over the more than 16 years you’ve been active here. I look forward to continue reading your valuable shared knowledge and opinions.
I wanted to mention that beginning with this election season, this year (and possibly late last calendar year), the tone, vibe and style of your comments have been unlike what I’ve been accustomed to over the past decade and a half. It’s just much different, I’m not saying better or worse. But I’m curious if anything might account for this change?
” For that matter, would it matter if the Yeshiva World existed?”
CommonSaychel: Of course it would since in all likelihood, YWN will be the first to report his arrival and provide continuing coverage of all the breaking news we need to know (e.g. turns out that R’ Yosef was not one of the lamud vov tzadikim after all)
It’s not me that changed it’s the Coffee Room and Society as a whole that changed.
When I created an account here the Coffee Room didn’t even exist- and when it was created there wasn’t even a link to it on the homepage- I used to scroll down to latest “Mailbag” post and navigate from there. Do you also have fond memories of the early days?
In its infancy the Coffee Room was a great place to safely shmooze with Frum people with lots of entertaining and thought provoking topics and barely any politics (which I mostly ignored). After the breach (והמבין יבין) I no longer felt safe and left (except for an annual April Fools visit).
Unfortunately it looks like most of the fun topics and people from back then are gone, replaced with politically based topics and ferocious anti- Torah posters who feel that their beliefs need to be shared. I feel that there needs to be someone to stand up for השם and the תורה in a place that’s called “The Yeshiva World”.
Trust me, it’s not in my nature to write like this and I wish someone else would step up and do the dirty work.
There seems to be too many simple minded people here who can ח״ו be swayed by the ideology of some of the vicious leftists, libs and laszlos who post their anti- Torah garbage and someone needs to point it out.
You’re good with following patterns- I’m hoping that you and everyone else will take note that I tried being diplomatic with everyone here (I’m not perfect) until the other person began acting in an uncivil manner.
commonsaychel said:
“For that matter, would it matter if the yeshiva world existed?”
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When commonsaychel said “yeshiva world”, does that mean
this web site, or does it mean real yeshivahs filled with talmidim?Moshiach cannot suddenly appear today or tomorrow, that is Chabad/Chassidic mythology.
As per the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah, before we can have a Moshiach, there are multiple steps that must occur.
1. There has to be a mass return of Jews to Eretz Yisrael.
2. A Jewish king has to arise in Eretz Yisrael.
3. IF the Jewish king accomplishes the correct tasks, then he will have either the presumption of being Moshiach, or he will definitely be Moshiach.
We have now accomplished step 1 above, we are still waiting for steps 2 & 3.
@Dr Pepper
I wish this place would be more like the old days, I enjoyed them under this and my earlier screen name. I actually made a color war once, though it didn’t last that long.
@ ☕️coffee addict
I’m years away from retirement (and I love my job so much that I hope I never retire) but I do check my 401(k) on a regular basis. Not that I’m concerned with how much is in there but when it sky rocketed (before Biden was forced out of the running) I took it as a good sign that investors were betting on President Trump winning and fixing the economy. Unfortunately after Biden was forced out my 401(k) took a huge hit- not that I’m concerned about the amount that I lossed- I’m concerned that the investors aren’t so confident that President Trump will win and fix the economy. (I trust the direction of my 401(k) more than any polls out there.)
It brings up such good memories doesn’t it. Unfortunately it doesn’t look like those posters (or topics) will ever be back.
He can come anyday except Friday, Shabbos or YomTov. If he comes in time than Eliyahu will not come first.
Hey… This is beginning to look fun!!! All old timers coming back??
Skripka… you had another user name? (I though I was the only one…)
and Dr. Pepper, was I responsible for anything? I don’t recall… if yes I sincerely apologize… please be Mochel
DR Pepper > Unfortunately after Biden was forced out my 401(k) took a huge hit- not that I’m concerned about the amount that I lossed- I’m concerned that the investors aren’t so confident that President Trump will win and fix the economy.
I think the market (over)-reacted to Kamala rising in polls. A buying opportunity.
“Hey… This is beginning to look fun!!! All old timers coming back?? ”
A virtual techiyas h’mesim,…just like z’man moishiach
@Little Froggie I used to be 2 be or not 2 be, or some iteration of that. I loved the good old days with SiDi, ARWSF, and all the others. Did I become older and more jaded over the past few years? probably. But I was jaded then too and this was my escape. Nuu.
But if this place becomes fun again? I’m not posting anything else in politics or religion. They’re weird circular arguments anyway. (Sorry for using the word weird. I’m Center-left politically, and we’re now contractually obligated to use it)
@ Little Froggie
I only know a fraction of what went on in the background but it was enough for me to decide to leave.
When I originally signed up for an account here I used an old email account that my wife used before we got married (I was afraid of spam) so I wasn’t too affected.
As I’ve mentioned before, no poster needs to ask me מחילה for anything. I understand that some posters may not agree with my Pro- Torah opinions and argue in a disrespectful way but by posting in a public forum I’m opening myself up to that and I forgive everyone retroactively.
I also suspected that it was an overreaction and once she starts doing press conferences and people are reminded of who she is, how she talks, how she laughs and how much damage she and Biden did to the country- the 401(k)s will shoot to even higher levels.
In the meantime I think השם is sending us a message not to be too comfortable and we need to continue to daven.
Sadly I don’t think it’s going to happen. I invited squeak to come back but he’s not considering it.
@Dr Pepper and @Froggie, what happened? did it happen during one of my long hiatuses?
My first account I asked the mods to block/ban me because I couldn’t stay away, and this second account I only used sporadically at a certain point because it became a bit of a boys club. I felt left out of a lot of the inside jokes and didn’t feel like using the CR to feel even worse about myself
Skripka:
I have no idea. Seems like someone once (! ONCE?!?) got upset about something…
I’ve had my share… (how do you say “nisht arayin gain” in English)
Who cares? ואתם הדבקים.. חיים כולכם היום. We’re B”H alive and cooking. Serving our creator with joy and Geshmak. עד מאה ושמונים!
Dr Pepper > not to be too comfortable and we need to continue to daven.
Definitely, many events in a last month would be rejected as unlikely if they put in a fiction novel …
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