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I have lived in Phoenix now for over 17 years. Feel free to ask whatever you’d like.
You can call his yeshiva and ask about speaking to him. I’ve spoken to him in the past using this route.
If you’re tired of the snow and the cold,consider Phoenix. As a previous entry noted there is an active Chabad in Scottsdale but Phoenix has the larger community.In Phoenix,there are a number of preschool options , including Chabad ; there is a day school through 8th grade, a separate boys and girls high schools, a kollel; a number of shuls – Chabad, Young Israel, Ohr HaTorah ( affiliated with the kollel), Beth Joseph ( at the day school), and two Bukharian congregations; morning minyanim are 6:30, 7:00(Chabad), 7:30(boys high school), mincha at 1:25 at the boys high school, 3:30 at the day school, the rest at shekia. There’s a ma’ariv at 8 at the boys high school and 9 at one of the Bukharian shuls. There are presently two pizza shops, two delis with sit down service and a kosher market in each, another kosher market in Phoenix, and Chabad has a kosher restaurant and market in Scottsdale. There is also another fleishig restaurant in Phoenix that does not have a market, and a new fleishig restaurant in nearby Glendale opening today. Housing is cheap compared to NY, you can find for under $200,000, and you’ll get a nice backyard for you sukkah. Job situation depends on what your credentials are . You don’t make as much as in NY but it’s cheaper here to live.
I suggest you call Rabbi Zalman Levertov at Chabad of Phoenix for any information. Hatzlacha.
Here are two actors from years ago, Paul Muni and John Garfield.
I am always amazed when people talk about a bochur , or a young married man, working for a living. The part I find amazing is that there is this looking down on the guy who works. I’m talking about a person who works fulltime to support himself or a family, and has a seder of serious learning when off from work. Our society needs people working, one-to support himself and his family,and two- this person by working is then capable of giving tzedekah for worthy causes. There is no shame in working for a living and not having to depend on others for food and shelter. I would think it should be the norm as it had been for generations.
KSA if a Rabbi Lisbon from California, most people I know hold from his hecksher. The KA, if it’s the hecksher from Arizona, the hecksher is suspect.
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The issue of politicians supporting policies that are antithetical to Torah,but given support by frum groups is a problem. The analogy to the Satmar in Eretz Yisrael is a good one but the Satmar here , look the other way , as long as they get their piece of the pie. I really have trouble with all this. How a candidate who supports positions, such as toeva marriage, gets support from Orthodox groups in beyond me. We are supposed to be a light unto the nations, in a way, the conscience of the world. We certainly are not living up to that standard. For example, to support Wiener or Cuomo, whose policies are clearly not in accordance with our beliefs, is problematic. You don’t have to support them or the opponent. Just clearly state this is our belief and we cannot support a candidate who holds such views. Of course, the issue is money, and getting “stuff” from the elected officials. I sure wish there were more people with backbone and guts to stand up and take a firm, clear stance on some of these issues, and not what is “politically correct” so they can pick up some government money or favor.