cherrybim

eclipse – Every child is born with a unique personality. Most children conform, making you feel that like the best and smartest parent and other children will present challenges and all you can do is cry.

Many times a change of environment is the start of the process. This means that it will be necessary to have your daughter understand that the best place may be a school that is away from home, in a more relaxed atmosphere; but she will have to want it on her own, it can’t be forced. There are several excellent schools out of New York which have restored self esteem and happiness to girls. And this is all you really want at this point, the rest will come later.

“The Lubavitcher Rebbe was very makpid that his women should look good. He had nothing against red nail polish and custom made sheitels”

The Rebbe was a very wise judge of human character. And Lubavitcher women know how to take care of themselves, for their husbands. Why should a husband go out for hamburger when he has steak at home?

As chazal have stated, if the general olam cannot endure or accept a kol koreh g’zerah, it is not pursued or repeated, so let’s lay off until such times. Indeed, the above linked proclamation is years old.

No comparison, America identifies with this couple’s situation and they weren’t making their religion the issue.

Even if Rabbi Hoffman’s version of their version is correct, the frum couple are still proven liars and need to come clean with the whole truth.

While Rabbi Hoffman is Trying his Best, there are still too many holes and inconsistencies in “their side of the story” to render it: THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. And until such time as the WHOLE TRUTH is provided, the frum couple is still a walking Chillul Hashem and the judge’s verdict is totally valid.

But the judge called their bluff because the judge was not totally sure herself, and they exposed themselves for what they were; using half truths to attempt to achieve their crooked goals.

Incorrect, we have not seen nor heard of any evidence from Georgie Wigs confirming that it was their wig.

Aishes Chayil – “There is no way that frum couple were imposters.”

They are imposters; giving the impression that they were frum yiden. He should have taken his yarmalke off before doing his thing in front of millions of people.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, especially when it concerns bourban, but Pappy Van Winkle is also on the problem list of bourbans.

“cherrybim – if you know the incoming call is coming from E Yisroel (i.e. caller id), you cannot answer it.”

Read my post again. My comment pertains to a work situation. You are not m’chuyav to lose your job on account of a Yid who is m’chalel Shabbos. This is a p’sak halacha.

Let’s reiterate gavra_at_work’s post:

“Rema in YD 141 says personal crosses are not Avoda Zara and Mutar B’hanah. The Shach there concurs, and says it is only Assur if it has been bowed down to previously.”

So you all, don’t bring raiyos from situations where the item or building is already being used for avodah zarah or such things.

By the way, based on this heter, frum Yiden are manufacturers of crosses, with and without the yoizel.

Thanks gavra_at_work, I see you learned Avoda Zara too; great mesechta.

“There is a specific Issur D’Rabbanan to deal in Traif food”

Do you mean basar vchalav, or any treif?

Why is the wife barred from synagogue?

MB, I see you’ve never been a thirteen-fifteen year old bocher in an out of town yeshiva; and you still need to mature some.

In my day, most out of town yeshivas would virtually ignore any boy who wasn’t at the uppermost part of the shiur. Many bochrim seeking acceptance, like today, would end up in a situation where they would be thrown out and there went the frumkeit.

Yeshivas do not follow the shita of the Rambam who holds that once a bocher is accepted into a Yeshiva and this bocher fails in any way, it is the obligation of the Yeshiva to work on him until he can be mainstreamed back into the Yeshiva regimen. Unfortunately, most problem bochrim are surgically removed from the yeshiva and the Yeshiva thus maintains its holy impersonation.

Bochrim who have learned to impersonate are those who have an easier time getting shidduchim, but not necessarily maintaining marriages.

Bochrim need outlets and their emotional needs today cannot always be displaced by additional learning. This is where family support and interaction are advantages.

Actually, when comparing state auto accidents with pedestrian fatalities per capita population rates, New York State is shown as #14 together with New Jersey and Texas, and about the same as six other states.

I lived out of town and learned at Ner Israel for five years. I did my best learning after I left.

I agree with Tzippi. I’ve seen many good boys go bad when going away to an out of town Yeshiva; it’s not home and there can be no substitute for family life in terms of turning out normal. If you are a future gadole hador, maybe; but that’s not going to happen in most American yeshivas anymore.

Most of the best bachrim I see today are living at home through high school and beyond. Ner Israel, Telshe, etc. filled a need when there were few other yeshivas, today that’s changed and there is considerable talent elsewhere.

“and should either make a bracha of mezonos on something else before he washes with explicit intention to exempt the doughnut,”

It seems to me that this would be a brocha sh’eino tzricha and therefore a bracha l’vatalah.

“So, as much fun it may be to celebrate, we have to recognize the Church origins of these goyishe celebrations!”

Ever wonder where the minhag of giving gifts on Chanukah came from?…seems like it came from a church origin holiday to me.

Thanksgiving is American as apple pie. The vast majority of celebrants don’t connect any religious philosophies to the day of football, parade and fressing and will shrug their shoulders when asked if and how they celebrate.

And I would say that we are m’kadesh the day by having both the Agudah and OU Conventions on Thanksgiving, an in-gathering of numerous Rabbonim and Torah leaders in one place. Wow if for that alone, then it’s worth having Thanksgiving, Dayeinu!

We celebrate Thanksgiving by using the extra time allotted by the day off to cook a delicious Turkey with all the trimmings for our Shabbos meal the following evening.

Bigger is not always better.