What Yidden do on December 25th

i do shopping so that i have less running around to do on thusday eve

147,

So you say whole hallel in honor of “the day” on December 25th? Like you do ion Yom Hatzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim? I can see the congruence.

Do you trim a bush for all three as well?

“reb”doniel

You shouldn’t advertise on Yeshivaworld that you watch movies especially the likes of les miserables which is quite filthy.

I hope the people who come to you for “psak” are aware of your shmiras eynayim standards of which you will find zero heter for.

went skiing and spent quality time with my kids. Other than that, I had a regular schedule of Daf Yomi (morning) and Night Seder (evening). Of course I enjoyed driving through the empty streets around the neighbourhood. I must say, that everyone is so cheery and in a happy mood, that when I went shopping at the super market, everyone (the Goyim) was either humming a tune, singing, and wishing each other well. It’s a very positive, happy and enjoyable atmosphere wherever I go (especially in contrast to the 2nd and 3rd week of January) and it makes my outing that much more pleasant.

Is this wrong??

I spent the day learning, working on some personal finances, and went out to a Chinese buffet at Denver’s East Side Kosher Deli. I thought the blat scheduled for December 25, which discusses the tumah of Avodah Zorah, was particularly poignant for that day. Talked to my son in Yeshiva, where he was making phone calls for his Yeshiva’s raffle campaign.

Davening, learning, laundry, dishes, swept the floor, organized odds and ends, vacuuming the carpets, answered Shailas.

I was at work from 9-5.

same here APY.

“…utter lack of Yiras shomayim does”

I’m sorry, but I think that statement is uncalled for.

On the issue of Secular Studies (which are not tomeh) Rav Avraham Yitzchok Bloch in response to Rav Shwab’s question about

this issue:

“This that you asked me to clarify the halacha concering secular studies and the nature of the curriculum of the German schools. However it is extremely difficult in these matters to provide a clear halachic response. Because these matters are largely built upon hashkofa and principles which are derived from aggada….are so strongly influenced in the specific nature of the people involved as well as the particular circumstances they are living in and other sociological and psychological issues…”

The Minchas Elozor z’l in his sefer Divrei Torah is also meikel

on the subject of secular studies for German Jews.

This is not a “blanket” heter for everyone to just go waste their precious time on secular studies!

Those who study Torah have been rebuked for even spending too much time davening (see chazal: manichim chayay olom v’oskim b’chaya shaah – how can they give up time from their eternal life (Torah study) on matters that are temporary (davening for gashmiyus)).

But those who would spend time speaking loshon horah or c”v other avoros MIGHT be allowed to waste their time on “parave” secular studies. Although, the secular studies cause a timtum a’lev v’hamoach, as is evident from many comments from members that contradict da’as v’hashkofas Torah.

Not proselytizing – being mochiach as commanded in Hochayach Tochiach for those encouraging bittul torah, and being marbitz the great or hatorah of da’as torah to dispel the darkness of Hellenistic views propagated by the Enlightenment Movement, the Maskilim who later became the reform.

On Dec. 25, Yidden mourn the rivers of Jewish blood spilled in the name of a false god. We mourn the suffering we had on this accursed date throughout 2,000 years. We remember the galochim inciting the masses at mass to kill Jews. The Jews who they accuse of deicide. And we are repulsed by the bloody holiday lights prevelent in our midst celebrating this bloody history.