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Iacisrmma: he doesn’t say wine to the exclusion of other intoxicating beverages.
The Kaf Hachaim says explicitly to wear a “beged elyon” i.e. a jacket.
Interestingly, he also says when wearing tefillin to have both arms inside the sleeves.
Trump chose to call on Turx, and the question was such a softball that it could have only been “nicer” to the point of ridiculousness, like asking, “Mr. President, given how extremely awesome you are, how do you not make other people in the room feel so lowly in your presence?” Had the president just responded something even simple such as, “I think anti-Semitic acts are terrible”, there would have been no story.
You shouldn’t be so surprised that Trump reacted the way he did. That’s who he is.
Turx did not IMO do anything wrong. I saw the same video everyone else did
From a journalistic perspective, perhaps, but it’s not a good idea to antagonize the president, especially since we know how volatile Trump is.
The fact that the second part of the question needed a disclaimer should have been reason enough not to ask it at all.
I think in subsequent interviews, Turx did a great job of not blaming Trump for his reaction, and probably undid all the damage he may have done, and perhaps even turned the whole episode into a positive.
The question did not cause the controversy, the “answer” did.
There would not have been an answer had there not been a question.
What’s with third person?
There are too many characters in the CR?
LB and LU, the way the OP was worded most certainly does not come across as if he/she was seeking guidance.
LU, you’re being a bit naive.
Funny story though, my wife and I once regifted a wedding gift (it was a challah board – we received two similar ones). A little while later the person who gave it asked my wife if we like it. My wife responded with something super smooth. I forgot exactly how it went but it was something like “Oh it’s beautiful…every week”. Everyone was happy
I hope you remembered to take the card out before you regifted it.
DY, just curious (not arguing, honestly just curious), if you could fit your arm into the jacket sleeve with tefillin, would you still not leave one arm out?
The argument that some have made that it looks ridiculous to wear a jacket with tefillin is in fact a ridiculous argument.
You wouldn’t wear tefillin in front of the president; that would look ridiculous. That doesn’t stop us from wearing it in front of Hashem; in that context it is beautiful and elegant.
The normal way to wear a jacket when wearing tefillin is to have one arm out; there is nothing ridiculous about it.
The president/King argument is somewhat specious. Growing up in the 50’s, that was the justification for wearing a hat. That all changed when John F Kennedy went hatless at his 1961 inauguration and, overnight, hats went out of style. The same is happening with jackets, albeit a lot slower.
If you take it literally it might be. If you understand that a jacket and hat are more respectful/respectable and the reason it has gone out of style is not because the style of respectable clothing has changed, but rather because it has become the norm to dress less respectably, you will realize that it is proper wear a hat and especially a jacket for davening.
My point was using the emotional argument of “One wouldn’t come to a formal invitation to visit the Oval Office”
Is childish and wrong. since the reality is if I went to the oval office 3 times daily I would most definitely not wear a jacket. (That doesnt mean I would necessarily wear pajamas or even shorts)
Furthermore, the mechaber you cite does not say one should dress as if in front of a king (unless I am misunderstanding), if he did it would mean no hat today and suits and ties not just a jacket.
Again, the halachah is that one dresses as one would in front of important people. What is wrong with using the Oval Office as an example?
Avram in MD, I hold my hand around the bayis as I’m taking off my jacket. Also, a trick a batim macher once told me is to always close the case and wrap the shel yad in a way that the kesher presses against the bayis.
Popa, when everyone does the same thing, it doesn’t look r
d.Is there something inherently bakovedik in having an extra layer of clothing over your shirt?
Yes
Ubiquitin, see ‘??”? ??’ ?”? ?”? ? that how one stands in front of important people is indeed how one should daven.
Me. I put my arm through the sleeve.
What did you do when you were in yeshiva?
there might be cases where you are introduced to a man and a woman together, then the “Tissue trick” doesnt work
Why wouldn’t it work? Don’t shake his hand either.
There’s been several previous discussions on this topic and I’ve said substantially the same points.
Yes, nothing remarkable about my prediction.
Call a toe truck?
I didn’t get into the specifics of what a judge needs to do if (when) such a situation occurs. I just dispute your assertion that this is an insurmountable impediment to him (or her) taking the position of judge.
There may be a concordance available of all of the hundreds of French words Rashi used in his commentary, but I am not aware of it. Anyone?
Yes, “Targum haLa’az”, written by Dayan Yisroel Gukovitzky.
It sounds like there was another girsa in the Mechilta.
I assume you mean shem lashon and malbish though interestingly no such medrash exists.
There are Rishonim who quote such a Medrash.
http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=20791&st=&pgnum=117&hilite=
Joseph is going to say that a Jew is not allowed to be a judge, but he’s wrong.
They each get one pulka?
If all you could to to show your appreciation or agreement is make three keystrokes, then you must not appreciate or agree that much.
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Sometimes, a post nails it so well that all there is to do is agree.
My problem with all the +1s,+2s, -1s, etc., is that it’s too hard to keep track of the total tally.
Were the dates cut open?
Waaaaait a minute… Are you guys thinking what I’m thinking?
Lol. Yes, but… no.
LB, did she tell you to check for bugs?
Nechomah, it still isn’t (at least I don’t see it). Maybe in E.Y. it is, which is why R’ Elyashiv held not to say it.
Mik5, how are you extrapolating a psak from R’ Elyashiv to other locales when the issue is availability?
They started getting bigger about 30 years ago. They’re getting smaller now. You should have started this thread 30 years ago.
Check the tzitzis.
What does this malach of chulent do?
He blows on it to make sure it doesn’t burn. He’s “The Bluzener Malach”.
Please, nobody take this whole thing too seriously.
So, to sum up Thinking out loud’s post, a bungalow colony is a third world country.
Shopping, your teacher obviously has sources contrary to what I wrote. As my request for sources one way or the other was sincere, if you would be so kind as to ask her (and then relay to us) when chillul Hashem applies, and provide sources, I would appreciate it.
Thanks to the posters here who understood what I was saying.
Yes, it would be nice to have six sinks.
I think the answer to your question is that having separate sinks and stoves is not just a convenience issue, it is also a kashrus issue. Mishaps with milk and meat are less likely to happen, and certain leniencies do not have to be relied on.
In my opinion, these are more important issues than trendiness of design.
LB, if you eat only pareve foods, why would you need two sinks?
I don’t think people are flocking to the CR for shailos. If they are really taking halachah l’maaseh from here, that is a problem.
I would like to know what she printed out and how she “mocked” CR people. If she really thinks people are getting “psak” from here, I would understand her concern, but honestly, the bigger problem would be that they don’t have a posek to turn to.
Is she “mocking” halachic discussion? That doesn’t make sense. Is she “mocking” silly screen names? That itself is silly. Is she “mocking” use of the internet? Okay, but printing out from the internet isn’t a good way to make that point.
So what is she mocking?
I’m not judging, because I haven’t seen it, and I would like to be dan l’kaf z’chus that her intentions are good, but I am curious whether she really is mocking us, and what her point is.
Now I’m really curious which comment it was.
It looks like the mods just put the space back in. Either way, the capitalized “Y” makes it obvious that it’s two names.
I was talking about my user name
So was I. Both first and last.
I can say it.
So can anyone whose name is Baruch, Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, Moshe, etc.
MS, when you have an OU plus a heimishe hechsher, that’s essentially what you have – the resources of the larger hechsher, plus the standards of the more stringent one.
Just make 20-30 calls to the larger agencies you will be convinced
I have contacted the large agencies numerous times. What am I supposed to be convinced of?
That’s very subjective. Objectively, two songs have the same tune if they share the same notes. These don’t.
BTW, the Rambam in the following halachah, A”Z 2:3, talks about being exposed to kefirah.