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This forum software could use a couple of features:

1. A preview function.
2. A longer editing window. Every post is moderated, and by time the poster sees that his/her post is approved and posted, it’s often too late to edit it.

Luckily though determining which is “more of a tragedy” has absolutely no bearing on this discussion.

On the contrary. That’s exactly what this discussion is about. Adding a separate memorial day for the 20th century holocaust dilutes the significance of Tisha B’Av for many people, who view the destruction of the Temples as “old history” that doesn’t really matter in today’s world.

This “downplaying” of the holocaust by saying “wasn’t all that “special”, and was merely a mid-20th century manifestation of what we have seen for many, many centuries ”

Was the 20th century holocaust more of a tragedy than the destruction of the two Temples and the expulsion of the Jews from Eretz Yisrael?

I recently read somewhere that Hashem expects us to use our abilities as best as we can, and then He will help us. But I don’t remember the source.

Just like a soldier in the army has to wear his uniform at all times when he is on duty or else he will get court marshaled,
So too yungerliet and rabbeim who are on duty 24/7- 365 should have to wear their hats and jackets whenever they step out into the street.

What about the Nazis? They wore uniforms. Are you saying that we should be like the Nazis?

The original poster, jack42626, who has not responded to any of the replies, did not ask for help with gambling addiction. He gave some tips on how to engage in casino gambling without losing control, and asked for feedback.

I have trouble believing that the post is serious.

Try using a regular straw to get all the icy bits at the end and then try using that “spoon” and tell me which works better.

Maybe their straw engineering department is not up to industry standards.

Where’s this quote from?

The article “7 Cool Things 7-Eleven Never Told You About The Slurpee” at rd DOT com.

People who drink from Coke bottles without straws look like crazy drunks.

Only if they wrap the bottle in a paper bag and drink it while sitting on a public sidewalk.

On the topic, what about using real straw?

Why is everyone in a hurry to get them out of the cave? Let them stay there until the rainy season is over and the waters have receded. Problem solved.

New product idea:

A talking mailbox. It engages in conversation, using voice activation and AI technology, whenever it’s opened, or optionally, to anyone who passes by.

There’s a book that addresses this very question: “One People? : Tradition, Modernity, and Jewish Unity”, by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Although he’s an intelligent, well-educated orthodox Jew and Rabbi, his writing style is verbose and hard for me to understand, so I can’t state exactly what his conclusions are. But he seems to be in favor of inclusion, as opposed to exclusion or pluralism.

Mix yeast with warm water.
Add flour to produce dough.
Knead dough.
Wait for dough to rise.
Bake dough in hot oven.
Eat.

In this context, what exactly counts as a “bracha”? Does it have to be associated with a distinct mitzvah?

There are many places in Shacharis where the words “Baruch Atah …” or the equivalent occur.

And you can say brachos throughout the day in the course of normal activities or thoughts.

Ehh, once again you all fell for it. When a chabadster brings up a subject, it’s not to teach you it’s to put you down by proving how much chabad is “better” and more “correct” than everyone else.

“Faith is the ability to hear the music beneath the noise.”
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Thanks, Joseph and WinnieThePooh. Those are the best explanations I’ve seen regarding davening at a burial site.

What do you mean by threads being pushed away?

Accept the mystery.