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Given how fast Russians are burning literal and figurative bridges, I would not invest in one going to an island with Russian speaking population (are they still on Brighton Beach or did it “gentrified”?).

I used to laugh at Clinton’s “bridge to 21st century” but would now gladly take to to get back to the 1990s. And it will be great to pay tolls with inflated 2022 dollars

Common, I indeed was not zoche to learn from R Miller in person, only from writings and tape, but I am familiar with his views on the topic. I don’t understand how his views on the topic contradict his equally strong views on learning from history (see above) and taking personal responsibility, like in his moshal of a kind person who invites a stranger into the house, goes to pour another cup of tea, and the crazy stranger meanwhile pouring hot tea into baby’s face. Someone would ask – how is the person punished while doing a mitzva of hesed?! The answer – while doing his hesed, the person did an aveira of leaving a baby with a crazy stranger – and was punished for that. Not understanding this leads people to say crazy things like we do not understand how Hashem can be so unfair (his words up to hear to my best recollection).

If you want to reconcile here the possible (unproven from the article) rudeness of Germans, you can say that Hasidim, while in the middle of their heilicke trip, tripped on following simple regulations and ahavas briyut, not talking about health of themselves and others, and were punished by given to the cruel German rule-enforces. Those who had masks on (if such exist) were punished for associating with bad neighbors and not preventing hillul Hashem. They were especially punished for associating this embarrassing story with a tzaddik who was such a gentle person that he would not even send a mouse to a galach if he was not prosecuting Jews.

why half-quote Rambam?!
וְזֶה דֶּרֶךְ בְּנוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל – this refers to both men and women referring to the previous para explaining hw the man should behave, not just women. For example, the 2nd par that she should do maaseiah al piv “everything that comes out of his mouth” sounds conditional on 1st par – not make her fear him veihe diburo benahas. So expressing “your will” in a fear inspiring or even strict manner seems to be out of question.

One thing that is clear from this Rambam is that nobody should talk H’V to his wife the way people talk on CR – and expect to be treated as a King!

Marxist, great to see a real marxist on this board. Viva diversity! As relevant to this board, one of your namesake’s early writings (that is indicative of where he comes from) is a polemic with some German anti-semite pastor who wanted to assimilate Jews. Marx turns the question around and shows that all the world evil comes from Jews who initiated trade and capital accumulation, so he suggests saving the world _FROM_ those evil Jews. Sounds like an ominous starting impulse both for Soviet and Nazi anti-semitism. You probably know more on the matter and can enlighten us on this.

Avot d’Rabbi Natan supports this position: Hillel, I think, on the road – asks some farmers how much is their wheat. They say two dinars a bundle. He goes further, meets another group – they answer 3 dinars a bundle. Hillel tells them that he saw another group for 2. They say – we travelled from far away and worked hard, so we deserve 3 and quote “the reward according to the effort”. He tells them – (communist) fools! Meaning that reward goes by the effort in Torah learning, but not in business! In business, you charge according to market price that signals to you that maybe you should not shlep wheat to another country and lose money! Those were early commies who demanded to be paid according to planned economy, whether their work was efficient or not.

Note that the tzaddik first asked about pastor’s middos. I wonder how would the tzadik paskened in a machlokes between a goyishe airline plagued by the tzadik’s unruly followers. Maybe he would call the mice to return.

n0, you may have learned from a Trotskite idealistic haver, playing to the sorrow of the bloodily axed revolutionary. Trotsky innovated using bullets on his own army.

Just checked out wiki to make sure: Trotsky organized Soviet army in 1918, mobilizing 1 mln people, and installing political commissars to monitor commanders of every unit. EStablished death squads for his own army. In his own words ” Masses of men cannot be led to death unless the army command has the death-penalty in its arsenal…the command will always be obliged to place the soldiers between the possible death in the front and the inevitable one in the rear. The following applied to small businessmen as many of Jews were: The bourgeoisie today is a falling class… We are forced to tear it off, to chop it away.

And this is just the first page of wiki.

Learning from R Meir and Beruriah? of course, both from their achievements and shortcomings. Why would Gemorah bring those stories otherwise – just to make fun of them? R Yehuda himself brought Beruriah as a (positive) example to a guy who wanted to learn too much too fast.

Regarding the family, you can learn from Rav whose wife always sent him the dish opposite of what he requested and his “smart” son changed his words and made Rav happy for a moment (not just with the right dish, but with the fact that the wife changed her attitude).

There is a lot to learn from this (direct one – do not teach kids to lie even in permissible case of shalom), but – if you can keep the secret here – I learned to request the opposite of what I really want in those – rare, very rare! – cases when I expect make request to be reversed. It was most important for Rav to have a peaceful spouse, but I am humble enough to be satisfied just with the right beans in cholent.

It is hard to measure. Trotsky was a military leader and a visionary calling for an immediate revolution worldwide. Stalin was a behind the scenes operator who consolidated his power. European intellectuals were fascinated even by Stalin’s version, kal vehomer they might have bought the more inspiring version.
Trotsky was not more merciful, he was responsible for enough killings. When Chometz Chaim was running away, it was still pre Stalin, I think

Mishayos may be a long way to start getting there for a bochur, but if someone is currently married, a faster way would be to observe talmidei chachamim interacting with their wives, and other way around… Even bochrim, like Akiva and haverav would prefer learning actual practice, going so far as hiding under rebbe’s bed… Torah hi velilmod ani tzarich

Biden administration made everyone wiser admitting an error of electing him, and made the whole country agree in their opinion about him. He is almost as good as Putin as unifier. The latter unified Ukraine against him.

Zionists indeed started this conspiracy more than a hundred years ago. Hashem turned it around and used the Zionist army to protect Charedim, their roads to lead to yeshivas, their electricity to enable learning at night, their taxes to pay for childcare, their buses to go to Meron, their airlines to fly to EY. Those grateful Charedim who took advantage of these chasdei Hashem, live great. Now, those who will take the jobs that Hashem made Zionists provide for Charedim, will be able to afford life in yir hakoidesh.

Erev Pesach

My joke above didn’t go well in my household. Now, I need to explain who this Miranda is, and how I got to know her. Unfortunately, 1st and 5th parts of bill of rights were incorporated down to states and towns, but not households, so men generally don’t enjoy those rights.

You guys are arguing about a singular decision. Maybe there are different steps here? For example, it is possible to advocate against federal support and encouragement, at the same time not criminalizing individual actions. Proper social policies could significantly reduce unwanted outcomes without having government policing everything

The episode with the semicha was in part due to ravs humility never obtaining credentials and also, I think when he was running from Soviet Russia to Lita in the 1920s, so pikuach nefesh overrode humility. He actually paskened that it was pikuach nefesh when he asked his s-i-l to go get the vids on Friday, and sil replied yes, I’ll take first train on Sunday, but rav said: no. Please go on shabbos. Incidentally, he later regretted the decision to save his life at the expense of abandoning others, as all rabbis left and remaining Jews had no support. This is relevant to some other discussions about how to relate to nonreligious Jews especially from USSR

Common, I don’t think we can resolve the case based on a phone video. What is clear that a number of Jews there are unruly. Whether Lufthansa was able to separate kosher ones or whether they tried, I don’t know. I am just not in the habit of throwing accusations around just because we don’t like the country. If you want to boycott someone, just focus on current perpetrators: Russia, China, Cuba

Avram, thanks, I tried family link also. I don’t fully recall, and wouldn’t repeat, how the kids were dealing with it.. if you are going this route, I had more successes with surveillance. If you don’t force them into dark approaches first, you can observe network traffic and see where they are going without causing any rifts. Knowing whether you have a problem is a big thing. Sometimes you can address the issue by talking with the kid without revealing your sources, or blacklisting.

Gadol, I am repeating: with people like Bibi, you can’t discuss their shortcomings without acknowledging their zechuyot. This would also apply to Sharon, Begin, Rabin. Ben Gurion, etc

Gadol, I am not sure how all these technology advances change the issue. If you facilitate improper information reach their audience, it may be a problem. Possibly, if you’re a platform for business, you can say that rov of your clients are kosher.

n0 > All I’m suggesting is not allowing oil futures to be traded publicly.

that’s an interesting question … Nixon tried price controls .. There are Jewish sources for not increasing prices during emergencies on necessities, and arguably gas is one for people who need to get somewhere important.

On the other hand, price sends a signal. Germany just announced that “in solidarity with UKR” they’ll reduce water temperature in their pool by 2 deg (C). I guess, 3 would be too much of a sacrifice, but 2 might reduce ammunition RUS can make and save some lives. High price will naturally send the same signal and make people use less of it. Also, you don’t want to start a black market of people smuggling subsidized oil into other places.

common, did you lose your glasses? It is a matter of fact, not the opinion, that about 50% of these Yidden are maskless or half-maskless. Not sure, how you define “rov” here – by gavras who do not wear it properly or be heftzas that are not covering noses. And these are videos _they_ chose to post … presumably after being told multiple times to wear masks.

I think this is just a classical Chasidic-Yakkish divide over warmness v order replayed…. Just fly Malev or Al Italia, if it still exists somewhere.

is plastic surgery (and skydiver for that matter) a frum profession? or even “mutar”?

Wolf +1

@Marxist > What does quoting Marx have to do with being knowledgeable about Torah?

Sorry, did not mean you personally. I meant to say that some old-time anti-Torah Jews had an ideology, such as Marxism, current ones usually do not and not oppose anything. You are right, even someone who knows Das Kapital b’alpe can still be an ignoramus, but at least, he was a dangerous ignoramus.

This “yeridas ha doros” is one of the interpretations of arba banim in Hagada: first generation – chacham, second – rebels, third – not sure why his father rebeled, fourth – has nothing to talk about, fifth – disappears unless we put him back into first. Note that this 4th+ generations are far removed from the original rebels.

Avira > You can text me on a regular phone number

Define “regular”. If you have a thingy with an attached cord going into the wall – you can’t text it at all. I mean you can text but I won’t get it.

(again, same kids found my old one and, despite their internet skills, could not figure out why there is a cord attached to something that is similar to a phone).