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Perhaps the cat wants the amud because he is saying kaddish for his cousin the ant.
Why speculate. If it bothers you and you want it resolved, enlist a family member to approach her and ask if you are on her blacklist and why and what you could do to fix the situation.
What makes music “kosher” all year except at a chassuna? We are supposed to refrain from it zecher lichurban.
I’ll bite.
How does “niece” interact with other uncles of similar status? Other male relatives of a similar age (cousins?) and status and other males in general (of this age)? It might answer why she acts this way around you (not necessarily towards you).
Sometimes you have to put yiddishkeit “out there”, so a seeker knows that it is an option.
Rav Belsky lives in Flatbush. There is an Eruv in Flatbush. Does he remain indoors from hadlakos neiros until after havdala every shabbos?
If it was a bathroom that the hosts family also used while you were there, I would have approached the host, explained what you did and asked that the magazines be removed, or at least, put in a bag. If the bathroom was one that only the guest family would use, I would have removed all magazines and put them at the top of a closet where noone would see it and before I left placed them back.
R’ Moshe never issued a psak for “the velt” and never required “the velt” to follow his psak. If you feel there is an element of chutzpah to the psak permitting an eruv, go after the posek, not those who follow the posek. I have no idea who permits the eruv, but whoever they are they have a right (an obligation actually, according to R’ Moshe) to issue a psak, even if the conclusion differs from R’ Moshe.
Just curious. Did anyone ever tell Rabbeinu Tam, “who do you think you are, the zaideh Rashi paskened one way and 15 years later you have the chutzpah to argue and psaken differently?
I don’t know what the velt did or didn’t accept. I do know thbat R’ Moshe never paskened for “the velt”, in any matter.
I wished this thread would have come and gone quickly, but it looks like it is destined for a long, slow, horrible death. Exacty what purpose is served by continuing this thread (name calling, hurling invective and spreading machlokes don’t count).
HIE. Any of the multiple personalities.
There might be a million orthodox people in ny, just not a million orthodox jews.
I know nothing about hilchos eruvin and nothing about this 2.5 million-3 million that keeps coming up, but it may be important to note that according to census data, almost 175,000 more people lived in brooklyn 60 years ago than now which may or may not make a difference in a psak.
The maternity ward is packed with chubby overweight women. B’eh your bashert will come along, and when he does he won’t care if you are a size 2 or 22.
If its lots of noise at the shabbos table that makes your shabbos, daven for a wonderful spouse and lots of kids.
“1:00am is not an all nighter.”
These days, anything after 10:30pm is an all nighter for me. 🙂
I am not addressing the “kashrus” of the eruv eruv per se. This comment is addressing the following “I spoke to some of the people who are in charge of the eruv , they mentioned that they are aware of people carrying outside the eruv and they dont find it a problem. Therefore they must be relying on something else, not a backup eruv”.
Perhaps they are relying on the eruv and are not concerned for whatever reason that people carry outside its boundaries. I don’t know the answer to this question and am not trying to answer it, but, should the eruv be invalidated on the grounds that people carry outside its boundaries? Those who erected the eruv, are they hiding those boundaries and keeping them a secret purposely? Are they obligated to take down the eruv because some people are to lazy to find out what area it covers? These are not rhetorical questions. Perhaps these are questions asked of a posek and they received a reply that allows them to maintain the eruv despite those who carry outside its coverage area. Why assume the answer is “backup eruv”, because those who carry use that answer? Moreover, if you spoke to those who erected the eruv and you raised this concern, why didn’t you ask them what they rely on, instead of assume an answer on your own and be left with a question mark?
I’m not a CPA, but, there was a time I worked the 4pm to midnight shift followed by 75 minute commute home, and still had to be awake by 6:30 for carpool duties. I lived on my 5 hours sleep, normal meals, a cup of coffee in the morning and one in the afternnon and at least a 45 minute catnap on the commute in each direction. After 2 weeks or so, my body became accustomed to the routine.
I’d recognize that paranoid person, anywhere 🙂
“apushatayid – “To steer the thread back on topic. This girl is not in college.”
Do you mean the topic the OP started? She’s in college.”
I meant to write, lets make believe she is not in college…and then continue reading 🙂
In der Alter Heim some people couldnt afford a pair of shoes or a coat…..
…..or internet access. How did they access the coffee room?
You dont have to have a close relationship with a classmate with whom you are working on a project with either. This isnt the 4th grade where you do a project at home, at night.
The only way to get off the list is by asking the telemarketer directly, and then they are only required to remove you from the list of the specific org. they called about. The simplest solution is to screen your calls. If you dont recognize the number, dont answer the phone. If its important the caller will either leave a message, try again, or call you on your cell phone (if they have it).
Any good apps for blackberry?
To steer the thread back on topic. This girl is not in college. She posed the same question about the stock boy in the local grocery store or the bus driver who takes her every day to seminary or her volunteer shift at the local childrens hospital. The question is common for people of both genders in many daily situations that have nothing to do with college.
Charitable organizations are also exempt from the do not call list. A for profit company hired by a non profit may call on behalf of that non profit as well. You do have the right to ask the marketing company not to call you again, on behalf of that specific non profit. In short, they are a fact of life and are not going away any time soon.
The place that baked a roach into the pizza and then offered me another slice when I pointed it out.
Someone bought me a lands end no iron shirt and it looks like was used as a doormat. I dont own any, but ive heard people claim the brooks brothers no iron shirts, really are no iron and look nice and crisp after a washing.
My kitchen is turned over, unfortunately, it isnt pesachdik yet.
“Now you have to find a way around this Halacha”
(I assumed – perhaps I am guilty of assuming – that the OP was concerned with non jewish males.) And, if your a non jewish male, thats a pretty clear cut way around the psak of the Rambam.
Not sure about diamonds specifically, but a single diamond ring is hardly anything when compared to the camels laden with all sorts of jewlery we find eliezer bringing to rivka when doing a shidduch for yitzchak.
The mishna in kiddushin regarding erusin is also pretty clear, kessef OR shava kessef. I don’t have the daf right now but in the sugya of “trichi shuma” there is a tosfos that discusses whether one should use precious stones for nissuin or not and concludes for nissuin a plain band is customary, nobody has to be a baki how much it is worth. Perhaps that is why the expensive stuff was reserved for the erusin (our engagement today _ is sort of the erusin of those days) where “bekiin bishuma” is not a factor. Just a guess. I’m sure the CR poskim will be out in full force a bit later to clarify for everyone.
People respect those who are honest and upfront. A simple, “my religion does not permit physical contact with members of the opposite gener” (or some variation you are comfortable with) is something people understand and respect.
The last “harrasment training” seminar I had to sit through made it pretty clear that any and all physical contact can be construed as harrasment and everyone was advised to avoid it at all costs, to the point where I work the only time you will ever see any contact is a handshake and that can be avoided using the statement above.
Just be consistent in whatever you do.
In short, you don’t print the labels from excel, you print them using word. You can import (merge) your excel lists into word. Microsoft has a pretty simple to understand tutorial in the help section of Word and also online.
Their reflects? Do you mean reflexes? Reflectors? Perhaps defects?
What is behind the question. Are you concerned about improper planning (tired etc.), lack of supervision for a significant amount of time while they are behind the wheel? In many ways, it is easier to drive on the highway than it is on local city streets, especially in many of the places where frum people live.
I use clear. The polish helps me avoid biting my nails.
“when ones eternal life is at stake”
When viewed through this prism, why put yourself in this situation to begin with?
“And what will she do if someone asks her a question about her husband? Make stuff up?”
He’s fine. I dont like to discuss my personal life with non family members.
Wedding bands go a LONG way to keeping people away from you. I have been working for almost 17 years and have found this to be the case time and time again. In fact, when one of my coworkers found out I was married (she assumed I wasnt because I do not wear a band) she asked incredulously, “how do you keep from getting into trouble!”. A wedding band is “respected” and people back off, that is how it works in the non jewish world.
Wear a ring.
That was one joke that didn’t go over well.
Do yourself a favor. Dont mix business with family or close friends.
Everyone else, charge.
Your friend can do his (federal) taxes for free using popular programs. The IRS website has a link (if the moderators will allow the link you can find it here… http://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/jsp/index.jsp?ck
He can do his state taxes for $39 with turbo tax, including efile and direct deposit of his (hopefully) refund.
Think of the opportunity to be misameach chassan vkallah. usually the 2 are so giddy that they dont even know you are there trying to make them happy. At the wedding under discussion, a real unique opportunity to try and make them happy was presented. even something corny like singing kallah naah vitzaluah, might have solicited a groan and half a smile, and you did a mitzvah.
The only kallahs I’m familiar with are my sisters and wife. In all instances they were told to wear sneakers with rubber soles by dancing so they wouldn’t slip.
I was at a chasuna last night and I’m surprised more women don’t twist an ankle dancing in what passes for shoes these days. Shomer pisayim hashem?
The South Koreans don’t “study” talmud. They do like to quote statements of amoraim and study their meaning like lihavdil elef havdalos the sayings of confucious. That said, it should be pointed out that this story made its way around the web in between purim and april 1st, for a reason.
“but halacha goes by majority opinion.”
Please forgive this flippant remark in advance.
The majority opinion is to carry on shabbos without an eru. Most jews in the world are not yet shomer shabbos and follow “rabbis” who not only permit carrying in the street on shabbos, they permit doing so even where there is no eruv. The greater toeles in this thread would be to steer the discussion towards, how do we reach out to those people and get them to recognize there is a shabbos and there is an issue with carrying in the street, instead of hurling half truths, rumor and innuendo about Rabbonim of this and the previous generation.
“I wish people could read”
Reading is not a problem. Comprehension, thats a problem.
“I dont know who is right or who is wrong”
Your Rav is right, even if he is wrong.
Mine.
“If I see a frum looking person smoking on Shabbos it will bother me.If I see a frum looking person carrying outside of the eruv it also bothers me.”
Why? Perhaps he has a Rav who issued an out of the box kula 🙂
“If I see a frum looking person smoking on Shabbos it will bother me.If I see a frum looking person carrying outside of the eruv it also bothers me.”
Why? Perhaps he has a Rav who issued an out of the box kula 🙂
“It’s unfortunate, but on certain issues, most Rabbonim will not paskin out of the box, l’kula, even privately, for fear of public perception and rejection.”
I am not looking for an “out of the box” psak from my rav. I am looking for an answer, yes or no, assur, muttar, kosher, treif.