DovidBT

If you could go back to 5th grade (or similar), would you want to keep your present memory and knowledge? That would be weird. You’d either have to act like a child of that age, which would be challenging, or you’d be considered a freak and possibly dangerous.

Adults, though, I think they go off because of the internet.

The internet is a neutral resource. The internet was my primary tool for becoming observant.

Without the Coffee Room there is no Joseph. Without Joseph there is no Coffee Room.

he supports a state that beats up religious jews

You’re referring to the U.S.?

To declaw cat you are eliminating its means of protection.

Declawing a cat also involves chopping off the first joint of the cat’s fingers, which is not very nice. If the choice is declawing or euthanizing, at least leave the rear feet intact, which leaves the cat some protection, and helps it escape from a predator.

Why use coins? Unless you’re planning on retrieving them, it’s poisoning the vegetation and wasting money that could be used for tzedakah.

There’s a recent post at asknoah DOT org SLASH forum, titled “Traps for harmful insects”, on this subject.

But they aren’t integrating, and that’s precisely the problem.
Instead of integrating, they are killing the messenger and cutting it out entirely.

What’s the reason? Is it thought that a minimum of secular education will be a slippery slope to increased secular education, inadequate Torah education, and assimilation?

The more time spent on secular studies the less time there is available for Limud Torah, which is far more important. It is impossible to give a “public school equivalent education” PLUS a full Torah/Jewish education. There aren’t enough waking hours in a day for a child to have two such full curriculums.

The problem is that secular education has gone way beyond teaching the basics. It’s been perverted into a means of indoctrinating political and social viewpoints. Teaching the essentials of communication and quantitative skills, with a bit of history and geography, wouldn’t take that much time.

With today’s technology, a virtual parade could be done for a few thousand dollars. There’s no need to have all the personnel and equipment physically in the same place at the same time.

The Parkland shooter was a very disturbed kid with a long history of problems and “red flags” that were ignored. The authorities had many opportunites to take preventative action but failed to do so.

If there’s a dangerous bull in your village, you don’t turn the village into a fortress. You confine the bull so that he can’t hurt anyone.

One might ask why would the Ebeshter have created these locations if his yidden were foreclosed from seeing the wonders of his creations?

That line of argument could easily be used to rationalize transgressions. 🙂

What if YWN was blocked from Facebook and Youtube?

It could happen. A lot of people consider certain Torah precepts to be “hate speech”.

Airlines used to offer compensation for this, and planes didn’t crash that much more often, so that doesn’t sound right.

Maybe it’s harder for them to make money now.

I know that commercial flying used to be a lot more pleasant. There was hardly any hassle about security; you could wander freely in and out of the boarding area. There were no fees for baggage unless it was excessive. Free meals and snacks were served, even in coach class.

They said because its not their fault

The airline told you they don’t have to compensate you because the mechanical problem is not their fault?

In a sense, that’s true. If it weren’t for the passengers, they could keep the aircraft parked in hangers. It’s all the flying that causes stress to the planes and causes the parts to fail. So it’s really your fault.

@Chabadshlucha

Thanks for answering my question. 🙂

knaidlach:

So specifically how would the Rabbi respond to the invitation(s)? Would he say, “No!!! Your food does not meet my standards!”? And, “No, I cannot attend a religious service at your fake synagogue!!!”?

Dovid BT feel free to open a thread about the relative vacation expenses of our 44th and 45th presidents.

It’s easier to use your thread. 🙂

The President needs the support of the military and veterans, so he has to throw money at them.

An irony here is that it’s a machine that’s administering the “prove your humanity” test.

If you’re learning tosafos on your own, you should know how to read it.

I assume you mean read it in its original, untranslated form. I wish I could do that. Perhaps Artscroll should refocus their efforts and provide a series of self-study books that teach one how to do that.

When the government is your automatic 50% partner, factory owners and manager look for ways to make their own fortunes.

I don’t understand. Could you explain that?

I have a red cabbage.

How about, so we don’t stand still during the Zionist siren.

How about kneeling on one knee, maybe with a raised fist? 🙂

(Just in case it’s not clear, I’m not serious in suggesting active protests against the sirens.)

In their usual inclusive manner, Chabad DOT org takes an interesting appproach to this. There’s no “Yom HaShoah” on their calendar. But they make a point of including a Holocaust-themed article among their headlined articles on that occasion.

DovidBT- Just to understand, you’re comparing celebrating Jesus with commemorating the Holocaust?

No, I’m making an analogy by using another example of abandoning halachah for the sake of “achdus with our fellow Jews “.