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I get that on my iphone occasionally, but only for the CR.
How would we know the scale of time for the ikvesa d’mishicha? People can say it is, but there’s no way to truly know. The time of Mashiach’s arrival is hidden. Rashi states that Yaakov Avinu wanted to tell the shevatim when Mashiach would arrive, and Hashem took away his ruach hakodesh. Do you think Hashem would allow us to know now the time of Mashiach’s arrival?
At the end of the day, we just need to prepare for the arrival of Mashiach every day – achake lo b’chol yom sheyavo. Could the tragedies be ikvisa d’mishicha? Sure, they could. But Rabbonim said at the time of tach tat that Mashiach was coming. It was said at the Holocaust. It was said after the 9/11 attacks. Who knows? Only Hashem, and He’s not telling us! All we could do it prepare ourselves, and pray for Mashiach to come!
RebYidd: True, but the volume would not have been there without something catchy.
At first I thought the whole thing was silly. But have you seen the numbers? As of this morning, they said that they’ve gotten over $94 million in donations since July 29th! In the same period last year, they got just over $2 million! So this thing is really working.
I would just like to mention that there is an Israeli company called Brainstorm which has a potential cure for ALS. It was used on the son of R’ Chaim Shmulevitz zt”l, R’ Rafael, who had an advanced case of ALS. He got it with a compassionate use exemption, and it worked for him! He had been in a wheelchair, unable to speak, and now B”H he’s walking and talking again!
It is currently in clinical trials in the US. So if you know anyone with ALS, tell them to look into it and see if they could get into the trial, or at least try for a compassionate use exemption. It can save their lives!
Mazal tov!
I love hearing how a chosson and kallah talk! It’s always, “I just got engaged to an amazing guy/girl!” I would hope so! If you don’t think the person is amazing, you shouldn’t be getting engaged to them!
BarryLS1: It’s sad that you’re correct. Satmar needs to remember that Reb Yoilish himself was saved by a Zionist. Show some hakaras hatov!
BatMelech: sorry, I highly doubt he’d want his info plastered all over the internet.
I know of one real mekubal in NY. He’s the real deal. How do I know this? Because he doesn’t advertise what he does anywhere. He doesn’t ask for a penny from anyone. He lives with next to nothing, yet he’s the happiest person I know. But the thing that convinces me the most is that whenever I’ve asked him for advice, it was never some crazy response. Everything he told me had a source. He would quote Shas, Rishonim, Acharonim, and many different sifrei Kaballah. None of the solutions seemed like some crazy voodoo thing. It was just things you’d know should be done, but you might not think of it. For example, he once told me to have more concentration on certain parts of davening. Yes, we should all be concentrating intently while davening, but how many of us really are? So I was told to concentrate on one specific piece. Guess what? It helped with what I had asked about. I didn’t have to eat or drink anything crazy. I didn’t have to wear anything extra. I just needed to concentrate while speaking with Hashem. That’s the Torah way!
A real mekubal is someone who does it properly. It says Kaballah shouldn’t be learned until you’ve spent years learning everything else. A real mekubal should be extremely well-versed in Tanach, Shas, and Rishonim. Unfortunately, many of them aren’t.
There are some posters who joined right at the beginning who still post.
Charliehall joined on 1/2/07, and he still posts.
Joseph (the original one) joined on 9/20/06. He still posts under many different names.
yiddishemishpacha joined on 5/2/08. He last posted a month ago.
Those are just a few names I found by looking at a very old thread.
I must have missed this thread when it was first started. I’m insulted! WIY said he doesn’t think anyone here is a genius. Well, I have actually taken a real IQ test, and I happen to be a genius.
Being a genius doesn’t necessary mean you’re well learned. Quoting from Shas and Tanach doesn’t mean you’re a genius.
Old timers? Please. OURTorah joined just over a year ago. Eclipse joined 3 years ago. WIY was about 4 years ago.
There are posters who joined when the CR was first launched, in January 2007. My friend Feif Un was one of the original posters. Look back at some of the really old threads and you’ll see who the old timers were.
I miss Feif Un posting here. Luckily I can talk to him face to face!
Malbim: no, I’m happy where I live now. If one day I decide to move to Texas, it will probably be Houston. I have some extended family there, and when I asked someone about it, they actually gave me real answers instead of just telling me to come check it out myself.
Your refusal to answer questions makes it seem like you have something to hide.
Malbim, are you going to answer my questions?
It hasn’t burned it for me. I find that the top gets a bit crispy, and the eggs inside set well. Cooking at low heat can often cause the eggs to settle at the bottom. The high heat makes them set, but doesn’t cook the potatoes all the way. Then the low heat cooks it slowly. The water in the oven keeps it from drying out.
Malbim, here are some serious questions about Austin:
You say it is “fast growing”. How many frum families were in the community a year ago, and how many are there now?
What kind of Jewish schools are there in Austin?
You wrote that you’re looking for a Rav. How long has the community been without one? Having difficulty attracting a Rav isn’t making it look more attractive.
On the website for an Orthodox shul in Austin, Congregation Tiferet Israel, it mentions that the Rabbi is Rabbi Daniel Millner. A quick Google search shows that he is a YCT graduate. Would you say the community is YCT style?
What is the real estate market like there? If I wanted a 4 BR, 2.5 bath home, how much would it cost? What are the real estate taxes like?
Thanks in advance!
You must be new here. That’s been discussed many times here before.
Wow, you should start a thread about it!
dial427436, I think I’d move to that community instead of Austin!
Malbim, if the previous Rabbi made $500,000 and the Rabbi now is making $100,000, does that mean the next Rabbi will be making $25,000? Also, if the previous Rabbi was getting $500,000, why did he leave?
So instead of posting here, why don’t you go ask your Rav about it and see what he says? In the thread about the girl who wants the guy dating her to change his Rav, you wrote:
“Aseh Lecho Rav. You need one Rav who is your go-to for all life’s major questions. Do not deviate. And as your Rav what to do in this case.”
So where is your Rav? Wouldn’t this be a major question? Why not ask him?
Or, could it be that this user (who seems like Joseph) is really a troll?
moyshe, what are the ratios you’re using for it? How many potatoes and eggs, how much oil?
I found that for a 5 lb bag of potatoes, using 8 eggs works well for an overnight kugel. I also use about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of oil.
Put it in the oven on 500 degrees for about an hour. Then, lower it to 225 and put a pan filled with water on the lower rack. Cover the kugel and put it on the top rack. Leave it overnight.
Lots of things
Honestly, I’ve heard so many stories about gedolim claiming Mashiach will come, and I never had any verification of them – except in once case. The one case was when R’ Elya Svei said that Mashiach would come in 2009. My brother was there and heard him say it in Darchei Torah. Obviously, Mashiach did not come in 2009.
I heard that R’ Kaduri zt”l was told by the Chofetz Chaim that he’d see Mashiach come. I heard that many Rabbonim said Mashiach would come in the year 2000. I’ve heard many stories where someone had a dream where a rosh yeshiva who had passed away came and told him Mashiach was coming that year. None of these actually came true (yet), so why would I believe that this happened?
Yes, we have to believe that Mashiach can come at any time. We can’t, however, live our lives assuming that it will. We need to prepare for both possibilities.
I also don’t believe this story because Eicha is still part of the Torah, and the Torah is eternal – do you think the Torah will cease to exist when Mashiach comes? Chas v’shalom!
I wouldn’t recommend it. If you want to be successful, you need to study for hundreds of hours – at least an extra hundred at home, on top of what your employer allows you to do at the office. If you want to learn for “significant” amounts of time every night, this profession is not for you.
Joseph, you’re wrong. If you’re summoned to a beis din, you go! Especially if the one calling was R’ Moshe zt”l.
In NY:
Brooklyn, Queens, Riverdale (part of the Bronx), Staten Island
In NJ:
Teaneck, Elizabeth/Hillside, Springfield, Linden
I usually don’t invite guests for Friday night in the summer, only in the winter. When Shabbos starts very late, I don’t like to make anyone miss out on their sleep by having a long meal. Many people work long hours during the week, and look forward to a good night of sleep on Shabbos.
pba: why do you think YCT guys think nothing is wrong with anything?
They think something is wrong with our mesorah.
They think something is wrong with those who believe Torah was given at Har Sinai.
They think something is wrong with those who don’t allow women to daven for the amud.
We need to differentiate between grilling a BBQ. They’re two different things!
Barbecue is using indirect heat to slowly cook things. It can be done using a grill, but not a propane one! It’s usually using wood chips to smoke the meat while slow cooking it.
Grilling is putting the food directly above the heat source and cooking it relatively quickly.
What most people here refer to as BBQ is not really BBQ! It’s just grilling.
Little Froggie: shame on you, misquoting the Marvelous Middos Machine! The village is called Mumbo Jumbo, not “Wookie Jookie Village”! It’s in the Congo.
Be careful! It’s the number one cause of drowning!
golfer: sm29’s post was somewhat poorly worded. It said, “There’s the Pico-Robertson area, but that’s MO, although you can try the LINK Kollel there for frum singles.” That seems to imply that MO isn’t frum. Personally, I figured it was poorly worded and nothing was meant by it, but I can see where PulsingFlower got it from.
zahavasdad: I actually do know a YCT graduate. We used to be neighbors and davened at the same shul. He ended up getting a job as a Rabbi somewhere and moved away.
He happens to be a very nice guy. I’ve written before that one thing we can learn from Avi Weiss is ahavas Yisrael. But I wouldn’t use him as my Rabbi, because hashkafically, I just don’t agree with his views.
The shul he went to is officially an Orthodox shul, but he told me that there were members who drove to shul on Shabbos. He also told me he planned to make it “the first Orthodox shul in NJ that has an official kiddush club, attended by the Rabbi.”
Chassidishe maaseh…
The fact that Hashem gave us Yerushalayim and the Kotel is a great gift. Yes, some people don’t treat it properly, but that doesn’t take away from the gift we received, and doesn’t take away from the hakaras hatov we must have.
It’s like the government funding yeshivos. Sometimes we hear that people affiliated with a yeshiva got in trouble for stealing funds. It creates a chillul Hashem. Does that mean we should be against the government for funding the yeshivos? Obviously not!
Let’s look at the good that Hashem gave us. If you have issues with the actions of some people, take it up with them. Don’t lose the appreciation of the gift from Hashem.
Mods: regarding the Har HaBayis, yes, most chareidi Rabbonim hold it’s absolutely forbidden. But there are some who hold there are certain areas we may go to (such as R’ Tendler). I’m not endorsing or attacking those opinions. It’s never been a question for me, so I never asked my Rav what he holds. But if ymbyi is a follower of a Rav who holds it’s allowed, then there is nothing wrong with him following that psak. If I was going to Israel and wanted to go onto the Har HaBayis, I’d ask my Rav what he holds, and would follow what he told me.
PBA: I find it interesting that the anti-Zionists (like HaKatan) will claim that things Rabbonim said before Israel was founded will never change, even if the circumstances change.
Yet in this case, you’re claiming that circumstances have changed since R’ Yaakov zt”l was dancing, and therefore we shouldn’t take a lesson from it.
Bump!
Chag sameach! Thank you Hashem for the wonderful gift you have given us!
When I was in 12th grade, my Rebbe told us, “It’s a big problem that many bachurim only learn Gemara, and skip Chumash! We’re going to have a seder every Friday just to learn Chumash with Rashi and Ramban.”
That’s a nice thought.
You’d think someone would have made a song about it…
I think I’ll go eat my weekly bowl of couscous.
oot for life: But why would the women be seeking attention?
I think there are a bunch of problems nowadays. The standards have gotten more and more strict in recent years. Many chumros are now presented as basic halachah. When you set the bar too high, it’s obvious that you won’t be happy with the result.
Another issue is the way tznius is taught. Girls in Beis Yaakov are being taught with a fire and brimstone method, instead of being taught the proper reasoning. These girls are taught to be tznius because they have to be, instead of wanting to be. I was once by my brother-in-law for Yom Tov, and was talking with my niece. She was about 7 years old at the time. She told me that she thinks tznius is the hardest mitzvah to keep. Is that how we want our children to view it?
When principals go around with tznius rulers, and stores have checklists in the dressing rooms, it means things have gone too far. Let’s teach our children about tznius properly, so that they’ll want to follow the guidelines. Let’s teach them what’s required, and what is a chumrah.
oomis: If it’s allowed, why would you not do it? Assuring something for yourself which is allowed is actually not permitted!
rationalfrummie: While I’m sure you thought your first line was funny (about being a YU musmach), it was actually insulting. Making jokes that imply YU musmachim look for kulos is just not funny at all.
Imagine the following scenario: You’re at work, and comment to a non-Jewish co-worker, “I bought a new computer yesterday. It was on sale, and I got a great price!” What if the co-worker responded, “That’s how the Jews are, always being cheap… just kidding!” Would you think it was funny, or would you be insulted?
The fact is that many posters here have posted hateful comments against YU people, accusing them of always looking for kulos, which simply isn’t true. Making jokes which refer to that falsehood is insulting, and is no different than the example I wrote above.
Accapella isn’t appropriate either. Many Rabbonim (including R’ Chaim Kanievsky, R’ Elyashiv zt”l, and R’ Belsky) have said you should not listen to them during sefirah.