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There are many restaurants offering takeout and caterers in Yerushalayim with Badatz hashgacha . The problem is that most but not all of them remain open for Peseach. I can’t post the link but if you search online your will find an uppdated list and contact information for restaurants and caterers under Badatz Mehadrin (R’ Rubin). You will have to select several close to your location and contact them to see if they will be open for Pesach. Perhaps if you post the neighborhood where you will be staying, some of the local CR readers might have a recommendation.
The narrative that the TRump economic policies have been “good” for the lower and middle class and minorities is a classic case of choosing your data series to make a preconceived point. I often make the same case to the Bernie Bros who argue that there has been zero change in real income in over 40 years and blames it on policies of BOTH parties. The reality is that there have been marginal improvements but the tax bill and other Trump policies vastly benefited the more affluent than working people. This is a case of missed opportunities. Trump could have used his mandate to promote real change and improve life for tens of millions of Americans. Yes, they are somewhat better off but the benefits have been vastly exaggerated.
Yidden have ZERO obligation to purchase a product or service they no longer want or need simply to sustain employment for others. If a news media outlet peddles fake or disrespectful news (from the perspective of a particular individual) the reader has no obligation to bring that media into his/her house so sustain employment for reporters, editors or supporting staff of that media outlet. In the Alte Heim, yidden weren’t under an obligation to continue buying carts and buggy whips once they could purchase an Odyssey or call Uber. Likewise, if Hamodia runs an ad for the Bernie Bros or the Maggaites, their readers can decide whether to continue the subscription but use it to wrap fish or simply transfer their subscription to the print version of the Forward.
Coffee Addict”: “We all know him, he posts in the coffee room …Coincidentally his name is joseph”
Unlikely, since the OP references moishiach BEN Yosef, so obviously it cannot be our resident Troll. Also unlikely is that the OP is referencing the goiyeshe moishiach since Reb Yosef’s rebbitzen would have to be named “Mary” (something with even a lower probability).
Lower Tuition: That was my question. Given that hashgachos at restaurants and Simcha halls do change over time and I haven’t been in LW for 5 years, my posting asked whether it still had good hashgacha. No insinuations, no rumors just a yes/no question. Glad the answer is affirmative. It was (and presumably still is) a lovely venue.
ProGeshmakte….very helpful…..so now I have to worry whether the soy milk with my chometz gebroktz cereal is pas Yisroel??? I guess that’s what passes for humor in Lakewood these days.
Also, read judge ABJ’s sentencing order from last week where she responded to the Roger Stone defense argument that “even if Stone lied to Congress and threatened witnesses, “WHO CARES”? as long as his motives were to support and advance the President’s agenda.
There are individuals on both sides of the partisan aisle with both good morality and good policies. Sadly most of them have little or no charisma or generate the type of energy/enthusiasm that it now takes to win elected office in the U.S. and perhaps EY as well. Elections are more like a blood sport where the audiences in the coliseum aren’t satisfied with pure intellectual and civil debate. They want the equivalent of political blood to be drawn and then vote thumbs up/down on the two survivors with all the more reasonable options long gone.
Actually, the more corrupt party is that of the incumbent PM who is under indictment and who bargains away national security with the religious parties in return for bigger handouts and exemptions from national service. I’d rather see a coalition with Likud and Blue White headed by Ganz w/o either Lieberman or the Arab Israeli block.
Are you taking about the guy over on 13th Avenue?? Perhaps they don’t want to offend the “other” moishiach over on Eastern Parkway??
I think that at least SOME readers live in a bit of a bubble and really would not be exposed to some of the views posted here absent CR. I think CA is correct that very few views will be changed but sometimes its good to become more aware of what is driving the beliefs of others who may take a totally opposite perspective.
Coming more from a MO hashkafah, I obviously do not believe it makes sense for young women considering marriage to dismiss bochurim out of hand because they grew in a MO household. However what I do find obnoxious is the attitude that young women should not be allowed to make those types of decisions, if that is there preference just as I would respect the decision of a young woman who refused to date any bochurim who were “full time learners” and had no college degree or interest in pursuing a good paying job. Some of the readers here are having a very difficult time accepting the fact that frum young women increasingly are making their OWN decisions about their lives, marriage and family and are no longer willing to obediently accept “directions” from family/friends/teachers etc. Get over it…..those days are fortunately gone (unless, of course, you are the daughter of one of our resident mycogonistic trolls).
Baltimore Mayven: Are there enough frummies living within walking distance of the Walnut/Greenspring area for them to have a shabbos minyan or is this facility initially focused on being a catering hall only (with people driving from the Baltimore/Pikesville Resitertown areas) with the potential for a minyan later on as more frum yidden relocate from the City.
ProGeshmake: Is the LAKE terrace still operating as a kosher venue? It was a big facility and reminded me a bit of Leonard’s on Long Island (which never had good hashgacha).
They also have endorsed Trump so that is another reason to boycott Hamodia.
Balt Mayven: Are you referring to the reform temple (Har Sinai) on Greenspring when you come north on Park Heights from I-695? Did the sell their building to an orthodox shul? Their website still shows them operating but highlights their rental of a big catering hall. They highlight the fact that they are the oldest reform group in the U.S. dating back to Baltimore City in 1842?
Also, does a $12,500 package cover up to a specific number of guests?Yserbius123: Maybe he is referrring to the Beth Israel shul in OM….there is still a chabad center there but unlikley to have built a big simcha hall and chabad never charges “membership” fees.
I’m probably out of date since I haven’t been to a chassanah in Lakewood for several years but it used to be that both Ateres Chana and Neemas Hachaim were doing takana weddings for $20-$25k. At the other end of the spectrum, there was a really nice place called The Terrace (or something like that) where you went if money was no concern. Again, the world changes quickly so none of these may still be around.
Are you suggesting that a young man/woman living in the Baltimore area should focus on shiduchin in Lakewood so as to reduce the costs for renting a simcha hall? Otherwise, If the choson/kalah are both from Maryland/DC area, why would they go to Lakewood for the wedding?
Billy…..sounds in the ballpark compared with my estimate above of 25 percent of a total of about 100,000 jewish residents in a broadly defined Baltimore metro area. I’m not sure the exact number is as important as the obvious growth in the totals and the fact that the frum component is the fastest growing segment. Also should note that there are several venues in the Baltimore City/County area where an OU/Star K or even some “OOT” kosher caterers can operate.
Final Thought: If she/he is old enough to marry, than have confidence in their judgements regarding the person they wish to marry or decide is not their beschert. All these silly comment about “girls being brainswashed’ or having “flawed standards” imposed on them by their friends and the tzibur are really irrelevant. If in doubt, DON’T.
Statistics are not all that recent and definitions on “orthodox jews” are even more inconsistent. If you look at the various estimates and update them to 2020, there would seem to be about 100,000 “jews” in the Baltimore metro area (including City of Baltimore, Pikesville, Reisterstown, Owings Mills, etc) and perhaps 25 percent of them consider themselves “orthodox” which probably ranges from MO to Chassidic/yeshivish etc. . The orthodox segment is the fastest growing segment of the overall tzibur. Some studies lump Baltimore and Metro Washington D.C./ Northern VA into a single metro area which distorts the numbers. The D.C. frum component is much smaller (probably in the range of 10 to 15 percent of the total).
I haven’t checked recently but after the PepsiCo buyout several years ago, do the soda stream flavorings still have good hashgacha?
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I don’t know where to start with your paranoid, misogynistic and ill-informed rant about the “corrupted mindset” and “flawed standards” of young jewish women today,…..so I won’t since I would likely violate both CR editorial standards and allowable length of postings. If a young woman decides a young man is not a good match for her, than she should stay with that decision. Whatever YOU and some of the bochur’s family and friends may think about his virtues are irrelevant. It is only HER standards that count, after she considers the views of all those she trusts. From your rant, it seems the flaws may be closer to home than you may think.
Lakewood Strong: Easy. OOT can mean literally “anywhere in the world” outside of the NYC/Lakewood metro areas. I assume not EY but some geographic focus might be helpful (aka West coast versus Midwest versus south Florida). If there is a geographic focus (aka the poster is moving to some location and would like to explore dating options in that area), a rav or rebbitzen in the local shul would be aware of any legit shadchonim who work with young men/women in that area. Its a lot better than going on JDate which no ben/bas torah would likely consider.
So the Trumkopf just commuted the sentence of the illustrious former Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich (who auctioned off an appointment to fill the Obama Senate Seat for campaign contributions) and pardoned Mike Milliken (the junk bond fraudster from the old Drexel firm) and Bernie Keric (former NYC police commissioner and Giuliani’s BFF who was convicted of tax fraud and perjury). Still pending are requests from Bernie Madoff and the estate of Jeffrey Epstein. I guess Roger is sleeping comfortably.
If you are currently located OOT, than obviously check with your local rav or friends in the area. If you are currently in NYC or Lakewood areas and for some reason are specifically looking for an OOT girl/boy than the same applies if you have a particular location in mind. If you feel you have exhausted the options locally and looking OOT, perhaps first consider WHY you haven’t found someone locally, given the choices will be incredibly more restricted OOT.
To those who suggest that a bochur should marry even if he has great reservations regarding both himself and the intended kallah, I will respectfully disagree. Talk with your family, friends, rav and others whose view you respect but NEVER marry just to be married. Give the process some time to find the right person for you. I’m sure some will say that p’ru u’ravu trumps everything. If thats what you believe, then obviously feelings don’t matter.
Sammy: Do you really believe that a teenage boy living in an OOT dorm with no parental supervision is immune from “worldly distractions”?? Most bochurim today can run circles around the so called “mashgiach ruchani” or dorm counselors who are supposed to be providing real-time supervision. It really depends on the bochur and how much” independence” they can handle.
People should marry if they feel the desire to have a lifelong committed relationship with another person and have children. If they conclude they are not read for marriage or are incapable of sustaining a committed relationship they shouldn’t marry. Its no one else’s business how or when they make such a decision. All these threads seeking to establish norms for marriage seem to focus more on the feelings of the parents, grandparents, etc. rather than just leaving the most important decision of a person’s life to that person. Its OK not to marry if that is your decision for now and you can revisit that decision if/when your beschert comes into your life.
If these young women are so insecure that they would be pressured by their families not to engage with accomplished young bnai torah because of their parents’ hashkafah, consider yourselves lucky that you didn’t end up being in a relationship with them. There are plenty of bnos Yisroel who aren’t that shallow and immature and will judge you for whom YOU ARE and not focus on your mother’s hemlines.
There are a number of really good OOT yeshivos, some of which weren’t around in the 70s, 80s, and early 90s. They are located in places as diverse as Philadelphia and Long Beach and each offers balanced programs of limudei kodesh and limudei chol on a par with the yeshivos in NYC. Obviously, they are not all offering the same “balance” and differ in competitiveness, class sizes, and overall ruach. Your son is special and you should not rely on others’ advice entirely but visit the school, spend a day or learning and perhaps add a Shabbos if possible. Talk with your son’s current rebbe and then make a decision.
Ari: I see you are still mindlessly hakn a tshaynik about your imagined “shidduch crisis” that would be solved if kollel yungerleit would start dating at puberty. Do you run a shaddchanus agency on the sideline or really believe the rabbonim here in the U.S. don’t have the interests of their talimidim in mind?
Peaceful disobedience means being prepared to take the consequences for your violations of the law. However, the Likud-led government seems unable/unwilling to enforce the law and allows these Peleg hoodlums and their leadership to disrupt the tzibur with impunity, perhaps out of fear of alienating the religious parties who are part of their coalition.
Just about ANY of the mainstream Dem candidates like Bloomberg, Biden, Kobachar or even Warren would be infinitely better than the vulgar, lying adulterers currently occupying the WH. As to Mayor Pete, the Trumpkopf was asked by Geraldo in his interview this week about voting for a gay or lesbian candidate, Trump responded that he would have “no problem” doing so.
If you keep your finger on the “submit” link for more than a fraction of a second with any interruption, the software assumes it is a separate submission and you get the error message. Sometimes it will say “you move to fast”.
I don’t believe that anyone’s middle name should be invoked as an indicator of that person’s values, whether it be a U.S. President or a CR poster (with the same middle name as a disgraced former U.S. president).
I’m sure there are dedicated members of the Federalist Society including AG Barr who will argue for an expansive theory of the unitary executive under Article II that encompasses the President having the authority to over-rule both his own DOJ and the judiciary on any matter, whether federal or state. Indeed, in pending litigation the President’s lawyer said that he is immune from prosecution while in office even if he engaged in the infamous Fifth Avenue Shooting. Under that scenario, we would have to fall back on the Nancy/Nasler/Schiff impeachment show with Uncle Mitch in the Senate refusing to call any witnesses from New York City. They also argued he is immune from even being investigated while in office, whether it was for a federal or state law matte.
Aside from the absence of any findings by the Treasury IG that Obama had personally directed the IRS to withhold or delay requests for not-for-profit tax status by Tea Party and other Consdervative Groups. A more in-depth investigation by AG Sessions after Trump was elected did conclude that Lois lerner and another IRS official had failed to monitor and discipline employees under their supervision who DID engage in such behavior and agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with the affected groups. Again, the DOJ investigation did not link the White House to the actions by the IRS employees.
If you want to believe that the President can/should intervene with the criminal justice system on behalf of his friends, that’s you option but leave it for the Foxnhunts like Hannity et. al. to use the “Obama did it too” argument.Klugeryid: Read the transcript of the “Perfect Call”. Have a few glasses of your favorite single malt scotch. Read Again. Repeat.
Its not even clear why we still need to be debating the need for vaccination. One would have assumed that the intelligent posters here on YWN wouldn’t require education on the risks (both to themselves and their families) but as RR and Reb Eliezer note, to vulnerable populations with whom they come into contact.
Whatsa “WhatsApp”?? Do you mean “whats up” with the YWN APP??
As noted earlier, Yang had raised some structural issues about the future economy and job market that the other candidates were not addressing. But for his policies on milah, EY, etc. he was an interesting candidate. The Dems should be worried since his Yang Gang followers will not easily be grabbed by other candidates and many will stay home in November. They are not easy converts to Bernie Bros or Mayor Pete’s “cool kids”.
“Anyone who delays past nineteen unless he can fit into the Shulchan Aruch’s hetter is chayiv misa”
So all the unmarried bochurim who don’t qualify for one of the SA waiver who show up for chulent on Thursday night have a target on their backs/??At some point, one has to step back and laugh at some of the nareshkeit that passes for “daas torah” here. And if my disagreement with your mindless comment is apikorsus, so be it.
” it’s irrelevant what American [gadolim] hold [regarding the appropriate age for shiduchim.
Hey AR: And for most CR readers, its even more irrelevant what some poster has to say about what rabbonim in EY may think or say about when young men and women here in the states or UK should begin dating and possible marriage. We will make our OWN decisions, in our own time after consulting with our own LRPs and others whose judgement we value.
Are Roster:
Thanks for telling all the young men and women (and their parents) here that they should ignore what they know about themselves and their children and just get married. I’m sure they appreciate some comic relief and will immediately run out and agree to the first shidduch that comes along. Or perhaps (to quote a revered former First Lady) just say NO to the fearmongers of the shidduch crisis.Coffee Addict
Thanks for the clarification. I forgot there was an election a few years ago….have they completed the recount?Its been a slow news period….nothing really happening the past week or two….
bsharg2… We have debated this issue ad nauseum here in the CR. Obviously, it depends on the individuals. In MOST cases, a young man is more mature and better equipped to take on the responsibilities of marriage and family with a few more years of life experience. Obviously, some are ready at 18-19 and others not until their later 20s. Having a year or two of work experience or grad school also better equips them to support a family (unless they have affluent parents). Finally, maybe its not the parents but the bochurim themselves who may not feel they are ready.
“The problem is that there are too FEW posts regarding the shidduch crisis”
Yup….and the more you traumatize those bnos yisroel who may not yet have found their beschert by this seemingly nonstop hysteria, the more likely you will have only worsened their situation. Pushing more bochurim to marry at a younger age will certainly do wonders for the stability and longevity of marriages.