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But where do you get big yarmulkas?
I currently wear a size 8. I ordered two size 9 from an online judaica store, but they turned out to be size 7, falsely advertised as size 9. When I complained to the store, instead of letting me return them for a refund, they responded that “buying kippas is ‘tricky'”. I would post the name of the store, but I suppose that would be lashon hara.
I’m thinking of either getting some kippas custom made by a tailor, or figuring out to make some myself.
For an interesting perspective on the Charlottesville incident, do a web search for the article “Charlottesville never had to happen — How craven local politicians led our nation into tragedy” by Arthur Herman, a Charlottesville resident and historian. I first saw the article at foxnews DOT com.
“The one thing you should be careful of is ‘backhanded insults’ .”
That’s a nice outfit. It makes you look intelligent.
Pirkei Avos 5:25 lists various stages of development.
“This whole thread is sad not one poster advised, maybe just maybe to actually have a conversation with your neighbor before calling the cops maybe that’s what mature adults do.”
I came close, by suggesting knocking on the door to borrow a cup of flour and assessing whether there’s actually a problem.
“However, if I heard my neighbor yelling “what are you doing with that knife” or “put that gun away”, I don’t think I would hesitate to call the police.”
What if one of the family members is writing a play, and the other family members are helping by acting out the scenes?
On a more practical note, how about knocking on the door to ask to borrow a cup of flour or something when you hear the loud voices? Then you could assess whether there’s a real problem. If that seems dangerous to you, find a big mean-looking friend to do it for you.
“African Americans”
Careful!!! I think the current politically correct term is “people of color”, which for some reason is not at all the same as “colored people.”
:You are sounding like a socialist…you want me to give up 80% of my land…………..”
I didn’t say that anyone should give up his land. I was merely jumping into the spirit of the thread by adding some “should be’s” 🙂
I think everyone should have a big house on an acre of land. And there should be world peace.
According to Wikipedia: “The [U.S.] Marine Corps was founded to serve as an infantry unit aboard naval vessels and was responsible for the security of the ship and its crew by conducting offensive and defensive combat during boarding actions and defending the ship’s officers from mutiny…”
You should start a new awareness movement to make people aware of this issue.
It depends on the context: Who is asking the question? Why is the question being asked?
Is it an English test in school? A job application? An argument with a neighbor?
“I don’t get the vegetables analogy”
vegetable = mindless
“They present themselves as a religiously neutral organization.”
Personally, I don’t think it’s possible for an organization that helps people find a new derech to be “religiously neutral”.
When I first heard about Footsteps, I spent some time reading their web site. There was an event posted there, and it was specifically stated that both Kosher and non-Kosher food would be provided. Since there’s no reason why even a non-observant Jew “needs” non-Kosher food, that was an obvious sign of the organization’s mindset.
Meanwhile, this topic wasn’t about Footsteps. but a halachic alternative, such as the existing Project Makom.
“Some people that you talk to can’t hold them self back from looking at their phone while their talking to you. HULLO? I’m talking to you! Whats wrong with you?!”
A similar issue is when you’re talking to someone and his phone rings. He takes the call as if it automatically has precedence over his conversation with you. Actually, that behavior predates cell phones; many people do the same thing when a landline phone rings.
” Just because something was done a certain way in the past, doesnt mean its the correct way.”
Nor does it mean that it’s the incorrect way.
“Where do you even view frum poetry?!”
The siddur is full of poetry. And the Book of Psalms. And the Tisha B’Av Kinnos.
“it could very well be the person was expecting some important information”
People managed to deal with that for thousands of years without carrying phones with them everywhere they go.
CTL, will you share some of your poetry with us?
No. I support raising the drinking age to 35, with an exemption for religious practice.
Joseph:
I’m pretty sure that training and tests are required before you get to drive cars and trucks.
But if the minimum age for driving were raised to 35, I would have no objection. That wouldn’t be feasible for the military, though.
mentsch1:
I speak from personal experience. During the initial training, recruits’ activities are highly restricted. There might be enough free time to go to the base PX for a beer, but not enough time to get in trouble. And recruits certainly don’t get to carry around loaded weapons unsupervised.
Besides you’re mixing the analogy. My point was that military recruits are not simply handed a weapon and given free rein to use it as they wish, unlike alcohol.
” If a person is considered responsible enough to be issued a lethal weapon with orders to kill enemies and be prepared to die himself, why isn’t he considered able to drink in moderation responsibly, such as a 21 year old adult is permitted?”
But a military recruit goes through several weeks of intense training, during which he is supervised 24 hours a day. Even in combat, soldiers at the lower ranks are always supervised by NCO’s or officers.
Drinking alcohol, on the other hand, can be done without any training or supervision.
By the way, isn’t “Ofsted” reminiscent of Orwellian Newspeak, in the theme of Miniluv, Minipax, Miniplenty and Minitrue?
Not a direct answer, but you can view Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) reports at: reports DOT ofsted DOT gov DOT uk
JITC/Allison:
I think it’s great that you jumped into this dialog. It’s nice to have a primary source represented here. The discussions usually involve second- and third-hand information.
I’m curious why the Project Makom team seems to consist only of women. Do you think that’s a limiting factor for men who may be looking for a different halachic derech?
In reply to the original post, since Project Makom already exists, why not use it instead of starting a new organization?
But I think the basic problem in getting support is the lack of unity among the many groups of Orthodox Jews. Whatever you choose as a basic level of observance, there will be arguments.
I wonder if this is relevant:
“He [Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa] would say: Anyone that the spirit of people is pleased with him – the spirit of the Omnipresent is pleased with him; but anyone that the spirit of people is not pleased with him – neither is the spirit of the Omnipresent pleased with him.”
Pirkei Avos 3:13It’s a conspiracy by fox breeder lobbyists to keep the prices high.
Have you ruled out the possibility that it’s an allergy? There are medical tests that can determine that.
“Not once you’re above the poverty level.”
But where is the poverty level? There’s no consensus on that.
Money can solve some problems that cause unhappiness.
You mean, “y is there iron in irony.”
The Appalachians extend from Georgia to Canada.
There are Chabad houses all over the world. The existence of one in a particular location is not a good indicator of an observant Jewish community.
A point not mentioned so far is that in the “old days”, the winning army got to take the loser’s “stuff” – valuables, livestock, women and children.
If this were still the prevailing policy, what effect would this have on the attitude toward army service?
How do hospitals and other medical providers get away with setting different prices for the same service, based on whether the customer has insurance? Why is that legal?
What if you use your dog as a mobile food serving tray at social gatherings? Sooner or later, that will become a new fad.
Suing them would be counter-productive. That would merely provide them with more publicity, which is what they want in the first place.
It’s all about money. The media is funded by advertisers, and the advertisers are funded by consumers who are perceived to buy products and services based on the advertisements.
“Outdoor pets are different from indoor pets.”
Not if the owner lives in a Klein bottle.
“use a hochmesser (mezzluna) in a wooden bowl”
Thanks for the tip!
I’ve been using a mezzaluna on a flat cutting board, but couldn’t figure out out to keep the chopped pieces from flying away.
“Plenty of people have pet pigs, but hoofed animals really don’t make good pets.”
A lot of horse owners would disagree with that.
“In which other professions are the challenges of shmiras Shabbos as great as being a physician?”
There are lots of jobs in which the employer expects his employees to be available seven days a week.
“Everyone’s an expert.”
Especially us.
Rambam was a doctor. But that was in the 12th century, and practicing medicine was probably a lot simpler then.
In my humble opinion, the entire Tanach can be viewed as a case study of OTD.
Can the menahel provide on-the-job training for the deficient rebbe, possibly by assigning a better rebbe as a mentor?
What about a monocle? That will make you stand out from the crowd, which is always helpful in a job interview.