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I should have prefaced my remarks with “for ashkenazim”.
The biur halacha seems to come out that “it is difficult not to be noheg until chatzos since many poskim say to be machmir”. Definitely speak to a Rav 1st.
I asked the Rav of a small sefardi minyan why he wears a black felt fedora. His response, they didn’t have many other options at the Hat Box.
Can someone explain how halacha defines the term “raglayim lidavar”? Is it such an ambiguous term that a Rav is required to determine if a situation meets this definition?
Cookie. Even if the consensus here is that it is not yichud. Would you encourage your friend to leave the house the way) you describe?
“they are all older than 13?”
Also, for yichud, “13” is not the age where it becomes an issue. I think yichud becomes an issue when a girl is older than 3 and a boy older than 9. Perhaps this is a shayla you are best discussing with the family Rav.
2 women may not be meyached with one man. I dont believe a brother/sister act as a shomer to each other, but am not quite sure.
Even if it is technically not yichud, do you (or your parents, or the parents of your friend) think this is a good situation?
“(Akkadian is the earliest known predecessor of Hebrew and was spoken in the ancient Middle East region)”
Why is this at odds with the Rashi that says until the dor haflaga everyone spoke lashon kodesh?
Did everyone live in what they define as “ancient middle east region” prior to dor haflaga? What area is covered by what they refer to as “ancient middle east”?
I dont like yentas.
“Halacha Discussions, Obscure Heteirim, and the Modern Orthodox.”
In this thread I have not seen any halachic discussions, no discussion of hetterim, obscure or well known, only bashing of a segment of jewry that some label “MO” (I suspect that the definition of “MO” even varies among the bashers). Have all moderators taken vacation at the same time?
“he should present the facts of the case to a rabbi who is expert in halacha and who also has experience in the area of abuse and molestation”
Do such a group of rabbonim exist? Can someone please tell me how/where to find these rabbonim?
All great ideas. An even greater idea. Try davening in “their” shul, shopping in the “other” stores or putting a quarter in meters in “those” neighborhoods. Its nice, easy and convenient to do for “your own”. Doing for “them”, that is the key.
This is one of the most disguting, vile and hate filled threads to appear in the CR in quite some time. Enough bashing other jews. In less than 24 hours is tisha bav, have we learned ANYTHING in 2000+ years?
Recently heard.
There is a Yeshiva (probably more than just this one) when calling up people for an aliyah is makpid to only use the title “Harav” for those who truly are Rabbonim. Everyone else is just “reb”. (Before you ask, no, I have no idea who or how they determine who is worthy of the title). Well, one shabbos a guest davens in the yeshiva. They see on his tallis bag that his name is written Harav Avrohom Schwartz (ficticious, except the Harav portion). The gabbai was in a quandry. On the one hand, the yeshiva had its policy of using the title Harav for those they deem worthy of such a title, on the other hand, this man refers to himself that way, as evidenced by his tallis bag. The gabbai, I guess has a sense of humor and he called him up, Yaamod, Reb Harav Avrohom ben….
What Mike and Peacemaker are both saying, albeit in very different ways, is that molesters are not ehrliche people, even if there are some who give off the appearance of being just that.
The best way to combat them is to reach out to Russian Jews (or whatever group of ignorant jews they are targeting) first, and teach them about yiddishket.
“I think it does make a difference. Simply because, this goes to show that an ehrliche yid wouldn’t do anything like that. I think it can somewhat restore a bit of our trust in ehrliche Yidden.”
The murderer of Baba Elazar Abuchatzeria z’l was a Cheder Rebbe.
The murderer of Yitzcah Rabin was a frum jew.
To paraphrase R’ Moshe Tuvia Lieff shlita. Yidden can rise to the greatest heights and sinks to the greatest depths (his words, to the tehom), it is one of the reasons hashem told Avram his descendents would be like the stars and the sand.
AMI Editor discusses feedback over the article in the newest issue. Read it. May I also suggest contacting Rabbi Twerski and asking him yourself to clarify his statement if you feel it is apikorsus.
The most offensive part of this thread was the flippant, repeated use of the term, and the disparaging of “MO women”.
The song was written at a time when the mormons were looking to build a huge complex (I don’t remember where – and I have no idea if it did or didn’t get built) in or near yerushalayim.
I’m still wondering how one “snarks”.
What happens when a yekke and a chassid get married? The wedding starts exactly 2 hours late.
This is a conversation for couples to have with each other, not with other people. It is certainly not the place of other people to discuss individual couples.
What were your plans?
Why doesnt someone ask the Rebbetzin.
“be careful with disposing them. If I remember correctly they may have put some things in there that should not be thrown away.”
ANYTHING these folks put out, SHOULD be thrown out. All of it. Dont take my word for it, ask your Rav.
“I doubt anyone falls for this drivel.”
Ignorant Jews buy it. These “synagogues” have plenty of members.
“BTW, how are you Yekke if you shtam from Lithuania?”
Why does this bother you? I know Sephardim from England and Satmar chassidim from Uruguay. Over the course of the golus, Jews from all over the world have moved about to many different places (sometimes willfully and sometimes they were forced) and retained their original minhagim in their new home.
It should be pointed out, that all Polish, Russian and Litvishe Jews, are descendents of “ashkenazim”.
How does one snark?
If they are really young and dont understand the concept of melachos on shabbos or what it means “shabbosdik” there is probably no chiyuv due to chinuch. That is for a Rav to decide though.
I was told (I never saw it written anywhere) that R’ Moshe z’l when referring to shomrei torah umitzvos clergy, always used the term Rav or HaRav, and when talking about reform and conservative clergy always used the title rabbi.
That was the yekkeshe part of lita.
Its funny (rather not very). When I went to volunteer in the search for Leiby a”h, nobody cared that I had a bobby pin holding my yarmulka on my head. Nobody cared that part of the search group included a fellow wearing shorts and a small leather yarmulka either. Why is this an issue when there is no tzara to unite us?
Look at the bright side, he wont be accused of being “MO” due to his bobby pin, or his chup.
“its what the bochur means by wearing it”
Usually he means, “I hope this keeps it on”.
That’s funny. On my copy of the CD it is sung MIshiach, not MOshiach. I must have the 2nd edition.
I wear a fairly large yarmulka AND use a clip. And no, I don’t have a “chup”.
So, they get wet. They wont melt. Neither will their clothes. Are you concerned about sechita, kibbus some other melacha?
Not a store. But prepackaged frozen pizza, with uncle moshes name and picture (well cartoon, not photo of mr. tannenbaum).
Merchandising.
Baruch hashem I learned in a yeshiva where the only pressure put on me was the pressure to be the best I could be. There was never any pressure to learn like yankel, daven like berel, dress like shmerel, have extra sedarim like feivel or give a chabura like beirish.
You are not understanding me. Perhaps before the yomim norayim someone will start a discussion on the tefilla “uvrosh hashana yikasevun…..mi bikitzo…. Until then, I’m focused on the 9 days.
“Because that is definitely what you are saying if you say something could happen to someone without Hashem wanting it.”
If I jump out the window, its because hashem WANTED me to? I think (I hope) you mean to say he “allowed” it to happen. Just think about every action you may have done today. Did hashem WANT you to do all those things, or did he ALLOW you to excercise your bechira and do all those things. He WANTED you to eat tuna for lunch, take the train to work, talk during davening etc…?
The author made ONE point (read the article). That point was, hashem did not murder Leiby Kletzky.
“But taking the words at face value, yeah, problematic.”
Tzippi. Which words might those be?
I’ve been to Max and Minas. Not every flavor is to my taste, but many are and I find them delicious.
1. The statement of the article quoted here, and the article itself, do not (in my opinion) lead one to the conclusion drawn by the “chashuve yungerleit”.
2: how many of those “chashuve yungerleit” read the article they are “hocking” on.
3:Did the OP read the article or is this thread based on hock that he “overheard”?
To the question posed by the hockers. Why is anyone ever liable for any aveira that they did, obviously hashem allowed it to happen. Did Leiby HAVE TO die, well the way of all people is that eventually, we all do. Why the ribbono she’ll olam allowed the malach hamaves free reign in this situation and in this manner is not a question we will ever have answered in this world. The author made no attempt to answer this question, just the question how to deal with children, on their level. If you feel the answer the author gave is wrong or hashkafically off altogether, I eagerly await your response to the author in an upcoming issue of AMI.
I read that article. I think these guys are reading ay to much into the article. How many of those debating the article, actually read it?
What does the passuk in koheles “es lisno” refer to? There is a time to hate who or what? What does rashi say on the passuk?
You do realize, that yungerleit can debate anything (as can most people).
They may have been discussing the article titled “Is bungalow living bad for your shalom bayis” (or something to that effect). They may have been discussing the interview with Gerrard Marrone.
Perhaps they were debating the merits of a specific recipe. 🙂
A number of years ago, before Selichos, Rabbi Reisman shlita spoke about Chumras. While he definitely did not advocate following every single chumra you can get your hands on, he did say (and here I am running out of suitable words to accurately and adequately describe what he said), that we say in selichos “al tavo bamishpat imanu”, now, hashem as the shofet, is certainly judging us, so what are we asking. He explained, that we are asking that hashem not sit in strict judgement of us. If we point to the “letter of the law” and say, hey, thats me, always to the letter of the law, then, he will look at us and say, hey, you broke one, the letter of the law says you deserve a punishment. However, if we approach him and say, I know the letter of the law says X, but look, I do more then the strict letter of the law, then hashem looks at us the same way. We are in essence asking hashem, just like we do not go strictly by the letter of the law, but go above and beyond, so to, when you deal with us, ignore the strict letter of the law and cut us some slack, so to speak. We should certainly have some area where we are able to point and make this plea of al tavo bamishpat imanu.
Cooperstown, NY is on Ostego Lake. There are lots of activities in the area besides the baseball hall of fame. There is the Farmers Museum (you can spend an entire afternoon here, lots to see and do), boating and other lake activities. Glimmerglass state Park is nearby, and especially for little kids, there is large playground. You can find what to do in the area for 2-3 days without any problems. Google Cooperstown and/or Ostego Lake NY.