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> If the person was not an experience airline traveler,
Right, first time on the plane and is ready to sue!
I actually once was sitting near a middle-aged lady who was first time on the plane, boarding in Philly. She was calling a friend (who possibly never was yet?!) and musing about what she sees and snapping pictures of everything around.
Avira > then use their chessed as an effective cajole to silence opposition,
Most of those who do preach their own ideology are sincere believers. We should expect them to fairly present other movements and many fail at that, but that they teach their own approach is understandable. Go open your own brisker houses and preach your approach. Competition between Torah teachers is allowed and encouraged and is good for the teachers in halakha
> I was only talking about doing what’s right. We’re not here to be marketers for the world
R Salanter says: we should always advocate for Yiddishkeit. Sometimes even with words.
We sign darchei Torah noah and even netivos are shalom – when we put Torah away, maybe so that we do not forget it
I am sure there are cases when you need to stand up against what is happening. I am just afraid many people justify their rudeness this way. Check yourself – did you try all other ways? Did you go over all halokhos of tochacha before doing it?
Avram > Chabad certainly is not the only group doing kiruv,
First Chabad does not do “kiruv”, they do no not (or at least not supposed to) look down at other Jewish people. Others have organizations that work on this. Most observant Jews, whether charedi or YI, go through their day without worrying much about their non-observant brothers. Jews used to have missions sometimes. For example, supporting Jews in EY, whether yeshivos or workers. There were wedding announcements in newspapers with a lists of guests and how much each donated for EY. The fate of disappearing Jews is not on the radar. This does not take away from shortcomings and problems that exist in the movement. but need to be modeh al haemes.
Avram > man is davening shacharis on a plane.
You should evaluate first whether there might be a problem. I once was on an elderly and fully booked Al Italia (O’H) flight with no good place to daven and unfriendly looking personnel. I could have stood in the corner semi-blocking the path and would possibly be able to resist pushing until finishing shmone esre. Instead, I went up to them and asked whether they can help me find a place to pray. They turned out to be good Polish Catholics and paskened “this plane needs some prayers” and organized a quite place for me well beyond my expectations.
BTW, Eliyahu recognizes the problem and says that you should not pray in the ruins, and rather daven “tefila ktzira” (Brachos ~ 6)
Syag, this AAQ guy you met somewhere and are describing here is a weird guy.
Gadol, how about hezek reya? Don’t look at neighbor’s field! Bava Basra
Does anyone use non-professional shadchanim? Parents, friends, teachers – people who know you.
charlie > Whatever name you publish under first, you need to keep it
I wish I had a foresight to change my name after marriage to escape my early papers! Maybe I’ll continue under AAQ.
> she still uses her ex-husband’s surname.
That’s not a usual thing. She is good at taking identities on. Totally new meaning for a “member of the tribe”.
Re: classes on campus.
Is this considered bad to have college classes on the yeshiva property? Is this decreasing kedusha of learning? Would people start reading math books during mussar shmoozim? This may be a valid concern, but on the other hand, would it not be better for bochrim to study college classes together rather than go to a different campus with all kind of problems there? In one of the high school yeshivos that starting using online public school for secular subjects, they have 2 floors – so they physically go to another floor to learn non-Torah subjects, use laptops there, then go back.
Furthermore, if they learn humanities or sciences like physics and psychology, it would be good for someone in yeshiva to address hashkofa questions that arise from there. I do this with my kids all the time – when they were at schools, where “goiyishe teachers” sometimes were disconnected from the Jewish curriculum and even better in online schools/colleges. In a recent class on astronomy, we did possibly whole maase bereshis 🙂 In psychology, read R Twersky’s teshuvos. In US Gov, discussed Jewish view of government starting with Shmuel…
> Mix them into the eating.
All excellent advice except this one – you should not eat and talk at the same time.
phil, I am getting info from scientific articles. I do not read them all due to lack of time but a representative sample, as I am professionally interested in the statistical methodologies. You generally say “many experts”. You quoted Bob Malone. I looked up his linkedin page. He does not look like a world-famous person. He runs his 1-man consultancy for last 20 years, and he lists 10+ pages of companies that he either consulted or worked for over the years. Looks like almost all of them less than a year. I clicked on five – they all have linkedin descriptions but when you click ona web link – none currently exist. He has several references that seem pretty straightforward and do not even hint to his value to the world. Here is a typical one: Robert is a very knowledgable and detail oriented individual capable of managing multiple project timelines to meet deliverables on-time.
Avira, notice your circular reasoning – when you consider someone not just a gadol bTorah but with “mesorah in line” (who defines the line?), then it is OK and you are humbly withholding your opinion. When something is done by a gadol bTorah without your mesorah in line, then you bring farfetched explanations about people’s behaviors and motivations with absolutely no humility – and defend positions against those held by the gadol you do respect. I think you are fooling yourself when you claim not to judge gedolim.
Torah learning should be free, but you need to pay for music.
when you start discussing how likely IRS is to look at something, you should smell a rat …
FYI, IRS is not nec essarily going by income, they also go by algorithm: they can see red flags in the data – say, your W2 income suddenly dropped and your previous address is now address of a business that runs similar income, etc. Anyway, midvar sheker tirhok, please.
> Where are you getting your info from?
I am not insisting on that, but several people in my community had a second sickness seriously harder than first . It may be that Jewish community was hit early, so with passing of time and change in variants, maybe some become vulnerable again, and will be again with new variant coming.
Actually, a fresh Lancet article from Britain talks about this: Reinfection with new variants of SARS-CoV-2 after natural infection, Dec 2021 says that re-infection was 8x less likely than new infection in nursing homes between spring 2020 and Jan 2021. Most importantly, it says that those who will re-infect all had low antibody levels.
So, the right thing to do seems to be at least measure antibodies. Previous advice I saw was to get at least one vaccine dose.
there is not much difference – Both religious education and equal access to town hall relate to the first Amendment. In both cases, the opponents are those who mis-interpret equal access to “no religion” (i.e. no funds for religious institutions and no reiligious symbols at town hall). AND in both cases, when you advocate for things that a big chunk of population does not like (covidike schols and public menorahs) there is a price to pay for demanding the rights. Specific heshbon what we gain v. what we lose may be a subject of disagreement. To the school side, as you are say, they are defending freedoms they had while public menorah is invading public sphere. To the other side, schools seem to solve health-freedom dilemmas to their own financial benefit while people with menorahs have a passion for pirsumei nisa. Not an easy kal vahomer.
Avira, I think most are going off campus with some classes/programs on campus. Do you have a problem with second? when you get a college program without getting into classes with questionable behaviors and wasting commuting time. In recent times, you should be able to get an online degree also at any yeshiva – Floria State, Arizona State, New Hampshire Southern. From my kids’ emerging experience, it is much better to have a group – at least 2 kids – who enroll in the same class. Added bonus – kids learn to balance their learning with life responsibilities so you have more assurance that they are not falling apart after yeshiva.
> Well… you’re just MO
That! Here is the proof for what I said before – kids are taught to use “modern” as an insult.
agree with ujm: Esther became Rebbe of Mordechai not because she knew more rishonim, but because she was ready for mesiros nefesh. I don’t think our Torah learnt from seforim equal to the one of the Yidden who lived it.
can we take these disgusting illegal suggestions offline? This is a kosher website
On your shoulders?
In your suitcase?> They don’t like us regardless of how nice we act.
Well, you could at least try and then it will be their fault. Or you can be as rude as you are sometimes trying, and justify their hate.
> and ONLY removed the bag with Teffilin .
maybe because it was a small bag that took extra place? I am sure if there were a muslim prayer mat there, they would have removed it too (and it would be ok to put it on the floor).
Common, I agree with the sentiment on humility,. I am not saying one should do this. Just saying it is a new question that was not entertained before, so we can’t answer by saying that Yitzele Peterburger didn’t light by the czar.
To follow on commons call for cautiousness, Maybe there are limits to public lighting when there’s opposition: don’t sue town hall for your first amendment rights, don’t do it where antisemitic feelings are high. Or join with other religions to have everyone access public property. We have an example in NY where Jewish schools join Catholics in fighting public health measures. An effort as admired in the unity aspect as misguided at its goal.
Avram > Pregnant women have babies
You probably have outdated books in your house. Current use is “pregnant people”, so you’ll have to burn your books soon. Highest disregard for women I ever saw …
Speaking of titles, someone commented that, ironically, Rav Feinstein was addressed as “Rosh Yeshiva” while Rav Soloveichik as “Rav” – while R Feinstein is mostly known for his teshuvos and had a small Yeshiva, while R Soloveichik is mostly known for raising students.
> Shul is established in the rishonim,
Obviously, we were not able to light publicly in most countries for last millenia … we even moved menorahs from outside to inside. Does anyone light new publicly in, say, Paris, where reportedly Jews do not walk publicly in kipah? I can’t find an example of a society where Jews had a status to light in public, so this seems to be a novel question for today’s society.
One matronah tried that in an argument w/ R Akiva in Sotah
learn Beitza 25 and do teshuva
very timely
Daf Yomi Taanit brings examples that unless someone is a Tzaddik Gamur, you don’t drive into Ramlallah, not on purpose, not by mistake.
Syag> Only you and Reb E
thanks for putting me in a good company. I presume RebE is too nice to object.
phil > Aren’t we as Jews supposed to keep our opinions in the community and to ourselves?
yes, but you also should examine opinions that are embarrassing and see if you need to fix them. Torah says that nations will look at our laws and say “how wise nd understanding this nation is”
We tried to help you with information but you keep referring to “numerous experts’ that you are not able to quote or name. Maybe time to ask your posek.
Maybe this is what is meant by ey increasing bzman moshiach: price of real estate
Daf yomi Taanit discusses a need to fast when there is a magefa at nearby place as it is inevitably coming, so we value foresight. The potential danger of new variant is a combination of higher transmission with escape of immunity from previous vaccines and infections. T cell protection seems to be holding better, protecting from severe disease bit not initial infection.
I have a new hypothesis that vivid with variants is continuously circulating in some communities. Most become protected from severe disease, but time to time get infected again. Most of infections aren’t noticed, but some do incremental unseen damage, like myocarditis.. so, after several times, an unusually large load cause a hard case
This would explain anecdotal observations that natural antibodies stay high: they do because they go down only when they stop encountering virus. Also, I am hearing about families who do tests to fly and turn out positive, then they remember yes some kids were not feeling well… Anyone else heard about such things happening?
Why don’t we have Hanukkah on sukkos?
Because menorah and Sukkah on the same car are the fire hazard
I humbly suggest we let nonjews to figure it out on their own. Extremists on both sides are not our good friends: neither those who matir asurim, nor those who Asur matirim. There are many less divisive issues where we can contribute positively to the public debate: education, hesed, unity of Hashem..
I agree. I am sad to admit that I sometimes post thought picked from someone without proper attribution, as there will be always someone saying it is from wrong derech, or I have to attach a page of explaining why this Rabbi is acceptable.
As Charlie said, there are Jews out there. The proof – you apparently saw them, unless it is a purely theoretical complaint!
Seriously, we discussed already how these chabadnikim are almost the only ones doing something for the millions of disappearing Jews, so let’s discuss whether they are has vesholom doing too much.
Besides the formal explanations, I think that men often define themselves by what they are against, what they are overcoming, how they are different from the other guy. Who is alpha, beta,
.. omicron… women seem to be happier with what they are and thus deserve a positive brochaAsh, agree with most of your points, but
– death rates in US and UK are about the same, Israel is way lower
– covid became a political pawn in many countries, and USA being the free country it is, is taking it to the extreme. Most of the blabber about vaccines you see here is simply a quote from some cable channel or website. Some Yidden are watching it secretly in their mothers’ basements, others are hearing it from friends in shul or fbook. This country gives people the blessings of freedom and some choose to use it to waste their minds.I recall a cartoon with a line of Chasidim and a professor standing in line to greet the Rebbe. Professor, embarrassed by his dress, borrows a shtreimel to go with his jacket. Rebbe says “Gut Shabbos” to everyone, and to Professor he says “A freiliche Purim”.
Health,
everyone asked for several weeks of tests. Biontech CEO said today that he presumes that T-cell protection against severe disease will not decrease, while lower level of antibodies protecting from initial infection may decrease.>> Should I say something?
Not during tefilah, however short it is! From COVID perspective, if you do not bother opening windows, you should daven even faster.
A Rav who happened to be stuck in a shul like that for a year, said that his solution was to come 30 minutes earlier and daven his normal speed. If other people join you, the problem will be fully solved.
The problem of speed davening, I think, is solely of confusing the tzibur. Hashem obviously understands you at any speed. For a humble example, I can (was able to) play chess 2 minutes against 5 minutes for a random chess-player of same average skill. I never measured, but I presume I can out-daven him too. Would my tefilah (or game) benefit from full 5 minute v. 2? Of course, they would. But you can’t say the shorter one is missing. For the tzibur, I can learn while the slow minyan is still davening. But other way around does not work.
publish several scientific or even popular articles before getting married and it will be a good excuse to keep the last name.
HaLeivi, what is this “on top”, “in parallel”. If someone uses “secular knowledge” to steal, to waste time, to offend people – then this is against Torah. If someone uses it to earn a living, to understand how Hashem’s world works, how to make life better for people – it is at basic level does not contradict Torah. (I am excluding cases like hiding Sefer Refuah because people did not deserve it).
Gemorah is full of not just medical but technical information about animals, farming, anything else in life. No Amorah would sow in the wrong season expecting Hashem to fix it. So, why would you do anything in our time without having all required knowledge.
Again, at the times of haskala things were different. Going to a university meant abandoning Torah.. It is not so in our days.
Gadol, MB suggests that sweet wine is exempt from drinking in two gulps. Given popularity of bad sweet wines in US, maybe this is a heter used. So, lifnei ever – you give sweet wine to people without manners.
Historically, NY Jews were drinking NY wine and only sweet stuff grows in upstate NY. Then, RebE and the rest of the kahal acquired taste for this sxweet stuff.
St some point NY wine was monopolized by Manischewitz sweet and was subject to Rabbinical boycotts – that wa the appropriate time to use chalah in the evening and mashke in the morning.
Avira > from a big lerusah
There is something here, yes, but there should be some limits. Whole sugya in Beitza revolves around eating raw meat on Yom Tov. Nobody is suggesting that yom tov seuda overrrides derech eretz min haTorah.
googling related varying manners: not talking during the meal – prohibited by Taanis 5b, Orach Chayim 170:1 but Prisha says this is due to old custom of eating reclined
Philosopher Karl Popper defines what a theory is and what is just babbe-maise (he is not using the latter term): could you suggest a potential fact that will overturn the theory? for example, a theory that vaccine is effective can be tested by a carefully constructed double-blinded test.
In case of phils writing above, he seems to reject any proposed proof or any widely proposed remedy as a conspiracy and, in turn, accepts anything that is not accepted widely as vadai remedy. I can’t come up with any potential piece of information that phil will not reject on these grounds.