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“Never heard of this. Some new fad?”
Yup…a NEW fad….its called yoga and a publicly traded firm called Lululemon (NYSE: LULU) sells this newfangled lvush called “yogapants”. They became the official uniform of millions of women working from home during the Covid Pandemic since they didn’t show up on Zoom calls with clients. When our firm (and virtually all other law firms, banks etc.) sent around memos to their professional staff back in June ordering everyone back to the office 4 days/week after Labor Day, they included a special reminder that lululemon hoisen were NOT considered proper professional attire (even on casual Fridays). They have also become popular among some segments of the frum tzibur when worn as leggings under a tzinisusdike skirt. I suspect the OP is struggling to find a new subject for trolling that is not as mindless as most of the other “bein hazmanim” missives we have been suffering through the past few weeks.
“Of course Ger is another story…”
So are you saying that Ger chassidim are LESS likely to be supportive of a “mixed” marriage? Is that also true of those Ger who follow R’ Shaul Alter’s hashkafah and those who might arguably be less fixated on the “takunes” with respect to one of their kids finding a Litvish beschert?
CS: I never realized how few Chabad shalichim are based around Lakewood. There are 3 listed for Jackson, Toms River and Freehold. When you go to the “Chabad Locator” map on google search it appears to show literally dozens clustered around northern NJ and the Philly suburbs but a total Chabad desert around Lakewood. Rumor has it that the BG crowd has zoned out non-Litvish mosdos.
Baruch hashem today is the last day of August and those suffering from terminal (bein hazmanim) boredom will soon be back at their shtenders hokkin their chevrusahs rather than abusing the long-suffering CR tzibur.
“A lot of grocery prices are government regulated…”
noMesorah: Aside from federal and state marketing orders regulating “raw milk” prices, what other “grocery” price are regulated???
Linkedin for shidduchin is no big deal…
This is an American invention in the litvishe kehilos and should be abolished”
Rocky: Not everything Litvish is bad and should be abolished. Davening in nusach Ashkenaz, adding garlic by the kg to chulent, teffilin on chol hamoed….Where would you choose to live your life??
“The Government does not want the average person to have this [financial] knowledge, so they teach all sorts of STUPIDITY instead …….I wish i opened 5 credit card accounts when i was 18. ….I would be able to leverage high credit limits, and i would a millionaire by now….”
You clearly must have been all star student student in secular studies and top in your class in STUPIDITY to have the chachmah to share such a brilliant post.
Common Saychel: Ale mir zogn iz gebn shlum a gelegnhayt…
A gutten shabbos
Beast of a Dude….like Trump, who lies about everything, including the hilarious advance filing last night with the court that he weighs only 215 lb and his hair is “Strawberry Blonde”. He was desperate to avoid having the Sheriff’s deputies weigh him in as they do with most of those being arrested and processed at the jail.
If you think body-shaming is funny, I’ll send you a list of rabbonim and askanim who are obese by medical standards so you can start posting jokes about them as well.Its time to step back and reconsider the whole “color war” shtick at summer camps in the broader context of global geopolitics and militarism. Parents sending their pure yiddeshe neshamas to a summer camp do not expect them to be indoctrinated in the barbaric violence of milchama and instead hope they learn to peacefully engage with those bunks whose residents they disagree and sit around the campfire and sing “Oseh Shalom” to the melody of Kumbayah. As chazal bring down the inyan of “Make Love Not War”, summer camp must reinvest itself in this pacifist model.
GWB, GWB, GWB (and lying about it)
Among many stupid trolls recently, this one lacks any redeeming qualities.
Art Scroll generally does its annual (20% off) sale in June, not September. They will occasionally discount specific titles or some discontinued editions but not an across-the-board discount of the entire catalog.
CS: After extensive review of hundreds of UJM posts on multiple threads, I’m more convinced than ever that our revered R’ Yosef is really a closet feminist whose elegant misogynistic trolls are really an ingenious means of eliciting angry responses defending women.
“This thread has me completely lost….”
Menachem Shmiel: So nu, vats the chidush?? Your comment applies to just about every CR thread somewhere between posts nos. 11-14.
It is not unusual for men in their mid-40s experience some form of “mid-life crisis”. To begin with, in your 40’s you are no longer a “bochur” by any definition. You are a man who feels he is being repeatedly rejected by women, notwithstanding your acknowledging that there are many available women out there looking, but just not in your direction.
There are a small minority here in the CR who believe the “Shidduch Crisis” is mainly media hype and your perception of the statistics certainly would support that view.
Take a few months off from your “search” and use the time to critically look inward and assess whether there might be some personal attributes which might not be net positives from the perspective of a woman (not “girls”) in your age bracket (mid-30sto mid-40s) seeking her beschert and decide whether there are personal changes within your control that you want to undertake to make yourself more attractive to these women.
Whatever path you take, much hatzlacha in your search.Paying a private rebbe for WHAT??
Tutoring one of your kids in alef beis? Advising you on halachic issues for a new business venture? Learning with you on an ongoing basis as you would with a chavrusah?
Obviously, the applicable rate will depend on where you are located and what services you are seeking from this Rav.“Arabs are noble giving people…..”
CS: So are many yidden. Whats your point?I’m not sure this debate is remotely relevant to contemporary Islamic beliefs and behavior. Even assuming for arguments sake that Jewish-Muslim relations were peaceful and benevolent until the Zionists came along, which as other posts above note is not really accurate, that would NOT be the case today given the radicalization of generations of Arab youth for reasons that are both religious and cultural. You have to be truly crazy to believe that if the medinah was disolved, the IDF disbanded and Zionism extinguished yidden would be welcome in what is now EY and could live in peace and harmony with their neighbors until z’man moishiach.
“Either way, if there is no way to overturn a stolen election, other than fighting it in court systems which all turn it down due to technical reasons…”
Participant: Whatever you are smoking, I hope you are in a jurisdiction where it is legal. Of the 65 to 70 court proceedings dealing with challenges to the voting, certifications, electors, etc., at least half or more were MERITS cases and not procedural. Even those cases that were arguably “procedural”, many dealt with standing and late filings or were summarily dismissed because Trump’s lawyers never followed up an initial “complaint” with the require evidence or showings. When Trump’s own Attorney General, FBI Director, head of the election monitoring office at DHS etc. along with at least 17 Trump appointed federal judges all say conclusively there was no evidence of election irregularities that would have changed the outcome, its more than “procedural”.
Stick with the Metropolitan Museum of Art….thousands of years of incredible works of art and very little of that moderneshe stuff that looks much like something your eyniklekh might have brought home from preschool and hanging on your refrigerator door
What is the standard for “normal” these days? Given some of the other craziness going on in the frum velt, the Chabadniks who cling to the notion that the Rebbe will be “returning” in some spiritual context but otherwise are shomrei torah umitzvot, seem quite normal. I’d be more concerned about some of the fringe elements of other chassidus and the Litvishshe tzibur who engage in seemingly non-stop broigas with their neighbors and hafganot targeted at just about everyone on a particular day of the week (sometimes for reasons not entirely clear even to the demonstrators).
Seems like the YU-haters have too much time on their hands on a slow evev shabbos in August. Those who have strong disagreements with YU/RIETS will hold those views, irrespective of the facts. Many of us may disagree with some of the positions and programs they have initiated over the past decade but feel that overall, it is critically important to have an institution like YU available for those who seek that environment.
For those who lack the depth of knowledge of some of the CR posters regarding the niftar and may have had personal interactions with a particular Rav, the “BDE” response or similiar acronyms are simply the most expedient way of expressing respect when no other words or thoughts come to mind. It seems mindless to many who share more substantive words of hesped but it satisfies a need many feel so just acknowledge the loss.
The funniest pleading so far is Mark Meadlow’s petition lst night to have the case against him moved to federal court. He claims that traveling down to Atlanta to “observe” the vote counts, twice attempting to gain access to counting rooms where NO entry is allowed except authorized elections staff, multiple telephone calls related to approving a phony slate of electors etc. etc. all in connection with a STATE election process where Trump’s own Attorney General and FBI director found no evidence of widespread fraud, were nonetheless all done “under the color of his duties as a federal official” rather than as an agent of a political candidate seeking to overturn legitimate election results. Transferring a case to federal court requires that the actions were undertaken pursuant to his duties as a federal official; engaging in private “investigative” work on behalf of a losing candidate and aiding and abetting a conspiracy is NOT part of his job description.
A Super Shteiger, by definition, is engaged in Super Lomdus as distinct from some pedestrian shteiger who can only aspire to this exhalted level of lomdus while immersed in his pedestrian chazarah of shor sh’nagach shor. There are several Chareidi weekly publications that publish updated Super Shteiger scorecards in lieu of MLB rankings.
Apparently, Kanye West is emotionally distraught upon hearing the news…..
If this is true, there will be massive interest among yidden in conversion, just not clear to what.
Its all relative. Compared to a lot of other so called “classics” of modern literature, it does provide some positive themes and role models but as others have noted, it also contains some clearly problematic material for a frum child or teen. Even here in the CR, there is no clearly established “bright line” regarding “kosher” books, movies etc. What will work for a MO family whose kids are in a “day school” environment will be a non-starter for more yeshivsh families
Huju: Perhaps we should start a new string of topics under the broad topic of “Learning to Love Your Inner “Gashmius” soliciting creative thoughts about the evils of other yidden having more money and living more lavish lifestyles than you think they should and why those who fargin their success are not always a threat to the social equilibrium of the tzibur. As Herbert Hoover, ZL, once promised , ” A free-range Cornish hen in every pot and a Tesla Model X in every garage”. (Adopted from ad in NYT and Newark Star Ledger, 30 October 1928)
If you are looking to escape the lavish lifestyles and gashmius of Lakewood while still living among frum yidden, consider Kiryas Joel. Highest poverty rate in New York State, fewer mega mansions and more Odysseys than Teslas but enough shtieblach to daven with a new minyan every shabbos. Sadly, if you are addicted to the Litvish velt of BMG, you might have to get used to a few more shtreimlach
“Chassidim have no real Mesorah…”
DaMoshe: Really?? That may surprise about a half million members of various chassidus
The last time I checked, it is NOT assur to be wealthy and enjoy the options available within your means as long as you also providing a reasonable amount for tzadakah. Its obviously preferable to not engage in over the top flaunting of your wealth and to maintain a lower profile. Someone showing up the shul/beis medrash in a bright red, $250,000 Lamborghini Huracan might reconsider and realize there are options other than a Honda Odyssey that are still a bit more tzinisudik than a red Lamborghini. Its called common sense and moderation.
CA: You are presuming that all rabbonim will readily acknowledge that financial and investment matters are NOT their area of expertise and direct whoever is asking their advise to real experts. One can be blindsided by rabbonim who think they are Warren Buffets and don’t hold by לפני עור.
You might want to consult a Rav who also may have some academic/professional credentials in addition to semicha on your overall financial plan and risk tolerance BUT clearly you don’t want someone with no financial training or experience in financial markets to be doing your asset allocations or selecting individual funds/stocks for your portfolio. Your Rav may also be aware of someone in the tzibur or who davens at your shul who does have the requisite skills who you might want to consider as your financial advisor.
Dr. E.
There are several regular CR posters who are likely among the lamud vov tzadikim and would be excellent candidates to serve on the selection committee, assuming one is ever convened. Clearly, there could be no electronic voting machines or absentee ballots allowed
So they cancelled the election and declared R’ Shternbuch to be the new head of the Eidah. Apparently, no one objected (or at least no one was willing to voice any concerns).
Many gentiles are worried that just calling someone a “Jew” these days, has sadly taken on accusatory, pejorative, anti-semitic connoations and thus feel the Jewish Person reference is more socially correct. Clearly, its a semantic distinction w/o a difference. I’m agnostic and just allow the individual to use whatever terminology they are more comfortable with. I recall my daughter at one point had a T-shirt with a “Proud Jew” logo after some local anti-semitic incident years ago….”Proud Jewish Person” sounds just a bit too woke.
Pew is probably one of the best survey research firms in the U.S. The questions they asked were clearly not sufficiently detailed to drill down into whether someone who considers themselves “orthodox” really meets our understanding of the term. Sometime asking these questions does not ask to see proof of milah, whether the mesader kiddushin was qualified to do so, whether there is a “jewish” mother going back several generations etc. Nor do they confront those being surveyed with the inherent contradiction of keeping kosher at home but eating treifus outside the home etc.
The point here is to highlight broad trends over time, not to provide a statistically accurate snapshot in time.Its not that the stories of gadolim are not per se entertaining, its that many parents lack the communication skills to present them in a way to capture and sustain the interests of a young child. In some cases presenting them on videos or other means can overcome these constraints.
Q: Why not entertain kids with stories of tzadikim?
A: Because most young children don’t find such stories “entertaining”.
Yes. Cohen is also a felon and chronic liar. No intelligent person ever believed Avenatti from the start so not worth addressing his “trust” quotient.
SCOTUS has substantially reduced the number of class actions in FEDERAL courts in recent years by making it more difficult to certify a class at the district court level. That doesn’t solve the problem in state courts where a larger number of these cases are being filed.
For reasons CTLawyer so eloquently stated, any type of meaningful tort reform is DOA in most state legislative bodies because of the numbers of attorneys in those bodies, but even more importantly, the massive dollars the plaintiffs bar contribute to candidates and PACs. Some of the worst examples are Texas and Mississippi which are the venues of choice for class actions and individual tort actions. Also popular is California which enacts all sorts of crazy regulatory requirements which then trigger thousands of complaints of de minimis violaitons. The worst example (or best if you are a plaintiffs lawyer) are for violations of the California version of the ADC where small businesses are constantly sued for “inaccessible” bathrooms and counters, etc. The Supreme Court has made it a bit more difficult to bring class actions in federal courts but has little control over the states.
Nothing I know of at Niagara Falls but if you are willing to drive about 30 minutes, there is a kosher deli in Amherst, just outside of Buffalo. I was there about 18 months ago when we got ticket to a Bills football game and it was a small takeout deli with lots of kosher groceries. Its hidden in one of the big local grocery markets so you have to do a bit of searching to find it.
Probably cheaper and efficient to rent a car than wasting time bussing to Brooklyn or Monsey and then connecting to one of the multiple informal minivans that go to Monticello, Liberty et. al.
CS: Thanks for the background….I’m going to follow up on your search suggestion and also download some of his other work.
Average auto insurance rates in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic states increased roughly 25% from 2022/2023 according to state regulators. In general, the underwriting process works on the basis of overall loss/payout experience in each jurisdiction (rates are approved on a state by state basis) with certain formula driven adders/reductions for individual risk factors. Cars that are “garaged” or not driven to work (typically 15 miles each way) will have much lower rates than average just as adding a teen-age driver or multiple claims will ratchet up rates considerably. As noted above, drivers w/o any claims will still find premiums spiking. Changing insurance companies might save several hundred dollars but if you’ve had really good experience with your current company, it might be worth paying up for the quality of service and predictability.