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Dovid, are you alright with Mod-29 joining us?
Yes.
Exercise tapes, live aerobics style classes, training on cardio equipment, etc are largly a waste of time. Yes, if you are totally unfit you will see improvement but you could get the same from a consistent walking program. Long term the above cardio based programs will make you weaker and hungrier. Most people use them as a misguided way of purging calories.
Wrong.
A properly done, high-intensity cardio workout improves your cardiovascular fitness in a manner that cannot be obtained by walking. (Unless you’re talking about “power walking” at a very high intensity. And even that doesn’t exercise all of your muscle groups.)
PIRATE
What does it mean for a language to be in base 10?
The Torah does a lot of counting. E.g., Bamidbar chapter 26.
We use base 10 because Hashem’s language, Lashon haKodesh,
is in base 10Is it possible that Lashon haKodesh uses base 10 because “the Torah speaks in the language of people [dibrah Torah kilshon b’nei adam]”?
These numbers are all based on decimal (base 10) representation. Why do we use base 10? Is it because we have ten fingers? If so, why do we have ten fingers?
An unmentioned advantage of the walk is that it lets you check the physical fitness of the person. Include some brisk walking, maybe a bit of jogging, some steep stairs, a few abrupt direction changes, some slippery terrain.
A better approach is for every such person to be fully trained in self-defense, and to maintain situational awareness at all times, especially when in the proximity of a potential attacker.
Perhaps reading some hashkofa would be a better use of her time?
Or Daf Yomi. E.g., does incense have physical sanctity or monetary sanctity? (see Shevuos 11)
Am I the only one who’d appreciate saving money (with the intention of saving time) by purchasing a non-brand name paper towel?
Buy a roll or two of a name-brand and a generic brand, and do a comparison test. I did that a long time ago, and decided to stick with a name-brand; it absorbs more water and lasts longer.
Have some large families wave to him and invite him to be in a group picture (while holding his sign).
What’s wrong with Bridge?
Or Pinochle?
The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 is a public law of the United States passed by the 104th Congress on October 23, 1995. It was passed for the purposes of initiating and funding the relocation of the Embassy of the United States in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, … The act also called for Jerusalem to remain an undivided city and for it to be recognized as the capital of the State of Israel. … Since passage, the law has never been implemented, because of opposition from Presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump, who view it as a Congressional infringement on the executive branch’s constitutional authority over foreign policy …
From Wikipedia article “Jerusalem Embassy Act”.
My dentist told me that the purpose of flossing is to scrape the saliva from the sides of the teeth. If you don’t do that, the saliva hardens into plaque, and bacteria collect between the plaque and the gums, resulting in gum disease.
Isn’t the point of a stemmed wine glass to prevent the wine from being warmed by your body heat when you hold the glass? But if the wine bottle is at room temperature, rather than on ice, the stem serves no purpose.
If the driving force to make the change comes from the Israeli government, and the U.S. merely supports the change, then any negative effects can be blamed on Israeli policy.
Just behave as if you’re invisible to most of the other traffic.
I had a dream that I posted a topic, and all the other topics bowed down to my topic.
On Purim a few years ago I asked my local Chabad rabbi if a particular snack bar was suitable as Mishloach Manot. He said that he would not be able to eat it, since the certification was OU-D (Chalav stam). Since then, I’ve made a point of using only pareve items.
Use an encryption program such as BestCrypt on sensitive files.
There are also free software alternatives that provide top quality encryption, such as GnuPG and VeraCrypt.
“any space into which they can fit their heads”
And their whiskers serve as a measuring tool.
If you do put sensitive information on a public server, it should be encrypted with a strong passphrase. I.e., encrypt the data before uploading it to the server, decrypt it after downloading it from the server.
No, but I assume she wanted us to be able to understand it as a rational approach and accept it as such even if we don’t agree.
She has accomplished the opposite, for the simple reason that it’s not rational at all, and if anyone thought perhaps there was a logic behind it that simply escaped them, they’ve been disabused of that notion.
Rationality and faith don’t mix.
@Chabadshlucha
Thanks for answering my previous question. Here’s another one:
What happens when there’s a dispute within Chabad about how to interpret or apply one of the Rebbe’s teachings? How is the issue resolved?I have the impression that, within Chabad, the Rebbe’s writings, beliefs and practices are considered beyond question. I.e., they can be studied, but disagreeing with them is not acceptable. Is that accurate?
(That may have been covered earlier, but with over 400 posts in this topic, I can’t remember. By the way, it might be helpful to have a permanent article posted somewhere that summarizes all the answers provided in this topic.)
“Vulcans have blue blood!”
It’s common knowledge that Vulcan blood is copper-based, and is copper- or rust-colored when deoxygenated in the veins, and green when oxygenated in the arteries.
Yogurt has the advantage, over cheese, of countering the negative side effects of penicillin and other antibiotics.
I just read an article: “Dr. Marc Siegel: Here’s why human head transplants will never work”.
A related scenario would be keeping a fully functioning disembodied head alive. The article doesn’t address that.
“Did anyone get all their wisdom teeth removed in one session?”
I had all four removed in one session.
It wasn’t that bad. The dentist only needed four assistants to hold me down. It felt like he was sticking red-hot nails into my gums. They told me later that people a block away could hear the screaming.
But I was back at work the next day, and the soreness was gone within a week.
“so we can be in their presence”
Or to remind us of their authority.
“Camilla WILL be Queen (unless she or Charles passes away before Queen Elizabeth).”
You’re overlooking some possibilities: The U.S. might conquer the U.K. and abolish its monarchy. Ireland could attack England and dismantle its govenment in revenge for Cromwell.
“the solar panels produced around 750 kwh,plus utility company charged around 330.for a total consumption of 1080”
Why would the 750 kwh “produced” by the solar panels be considered “consumption”?
Does Rov need a Rov too? Or can he be his own Rov?
Excuse for not talking on the phone while washing dishes: If you drop your phone in the sink, it might explode or electrocute you.
“I live in a city. I nor anybody around me wants rain at any time.”
Where does the city get its water? Does it use bodies of water that are filled by rain?
Does the OU have any requirements or conditions for membership? I browsed through their site, but couldn’t find anything.
Surgeons and butchers have to be skilled at using knives. That doesn’t mean that as teenagers, they should join a gang that engages in knife fights.
Most of today’s gaming people did not exist when there were no video games. But board games have been around for millenia.
Video games were created by the yetzer hara to divert people from Torah study.
“recieved”
Is the ability to make up words like “OOTer” unique to the English language?
Everything worth reading has already been published (somewhere), so there’s no point in posting more than a brief summary.
The OP’s interest seems to be in group exercise, i.e. an aerobics class.
In a mixed gender aerobics class at a gym, there will almost certainly be women in one’s field of view, so you’ll be staring at them for the duration of the class. Wouldn’t this be an issue for a man regardless of how they’re dressed?
We say a blessing after using a toilet. We don’t say a blessing after using a library.
Someone once told me that while 90-100 degrees is uncomfortable, if the temperature is raised, e.g. to 120 degrees, it becomes more comfortable. So instead of using A/C or fans, turn on the heat.
I’ve never tested this theory.
“Frum men doing workouts? Where did they find them?”
I found a description of the FitYid DVD that says all the performers are certified Personal Trainers.
“What’s the difference between Listerine and Scope?”
Scope tastes like candy. Listerine tastes like medicine, so you know it’s good for you.
“Most mouthwash sold in the US is alcohol free and useless for gargling…no alcohol, no killing germs.”
I have a bottle of a generic Listerine imitation that’s 26.9% alcohol. And for research purposes, I just gargled with some 40%-alcohol vodka; it has the advantage that you can swallow it when you’re finished gargling.