Grandmaster

I, for one, think that anything that advocates breaking the law of the land, whether it’s “halachically permissible” or not, should be taken down and/or blocked.

I, for one, think that anything that advocates breaking halacha, should be taken down and/or blocked. Anything that conforms to halacha, whether it’s “the law of the land” or not, should be allowed.

No sweat. You’re blocked

Ctrl Alt: Are you sure it is a nevuah and not a cholem?

1.You’re at a quiet Shabbos table as a guest,and your stomach grumbles comically.Do you say “Excuse Me” or keep quiet with a spacey little smile on your face?

Keep quiet.

2.You forget whom you called by the time the person says hello.What do you say?

Slowly start greeting the person and hope by time he acknowledges your greeting you’ll remember who you called.

The only “sefer” is by Hankus Netsky, founder of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and professor of Jewish music at the New England Conservatory, where it is brought that the “minhug” shtams from a non-Jewish Ukrainian folk custom that was picked up by the irreligious Jews.

popa: I remember the thread from when it was live (which is how I found it now), and I participated in it. The OP is a long time poster from the beginning of the CR 2.5 years ago (and before that on the main page), and has posted as recently as 5 months ago. She always came across as sincere. Also, I seem to recall the OP remained unaswered for a bit until her daughter responded. The daughter continued posting for a number of months after that.

By definition the dance means doing many assur things. If you skip all that, it isn’t a mazinka dance. You dance with your youngest child during the entire wedding too, that doesn’t make it a mezinka. It is more than just the broom/sweep, it includes mixed dancing with both parents in the same circle, etc. The mezinka is the type of dance that originated under that name by the frei Jews. A Torah Jew shouldn’t be associating with that anymore than with any other “kashered” junk from the Reform.

That was never in doubt, Wolf, by anyone. The issue was that some attempted to malign some of the holiest members of our society with a lie based on a virtually inconsequential scattering of minority of minorities. And to top it off this issue is far less frequent amongst Lakewood and Kollel people, who are more frequently than elsewhere properly trained in derech eretz and kibud av v’eim than outside society, yet the title of this thread laid this lie on their feet.

I was already inaugurated. Check out my inauguration speech on that thread.

Post what you have here, and let the gang here in the Cr finish it for you.

Bowwow – A Mitzvah Tantz does not have mixed dancing. 1) The women are all seated. 2) The Kallah just stands holding a gartel. 3) It long after midnight after all non-immediate family left. (And if anyone violates the rules and does it incorrectly, then you might be correct that it is wrong of them.)

smartcookie – Then it isn’t a mazinka dance. It is something else you reinvented. The mazinka dance idea comes from non-frum origination.

No, the discussion of this thread is the in fact the polar opposite of any and all Kollel ideals and teachings. The very very few exceptions notwithstanding.

My nomination acceptance speech is on Page 1. My inauguration speech is on Page 2.

Are you trying to tell me that Chicago is like the city that never sleeps?

I wanted to get an idea of what I am getting myself into.

If you are judging from this thread, probably a lot of hot water.

Ofcourse: Again, the chutzpa of your children demanding money and complaining are in no way shape or form indicative of Lakewood folks, as in in fact the polar opposite of the Kollel families.

As a parent, I advise to wait till the child is 18 before allowing him to get a license.

But her life was well documented. Her birth and baptism in 1875 are matters of public record, as is her marriage in 1896. She is listed on her daughter’s birth certificate in 1898.

She was listed in a census in France in 1876 and 1881, as well as several censuses between 1900 and 1920. Since then, until her own death in 1997, she has left a paper trail of documents ranging from birth certificates to death certificates that all attest to her continued existence and her family’s.

Does her 1896 marriage certificate indicate her year of birth as 1875? Does her daughters birth certificate list the mothers year of birth? Do the French census records list her year of birth? And what existent records from 1875 document her birth or baptism in that year?

I don’t care. Something can be illegal, and yet be the right thing to do. We follow the halacha everywhere, anytime, no matter what.

Good – so after these kids are arrested and convicted, they can request glatt kosher food while they sit in prison.

I am willing to guarantee here and now that the goyisha authorities will never lay their hands on these Tzadikim. Hashem protects those who protect his Torah.

tbt: mw13 said in some cases yes, and in some cases not. I’m sure you are not maintaining that bein odom l’chaveiro deficincies are in all cases due to a psychological problem. So what exactly are you arguing about with mw13?

Seeing that filth — even inadvertently — is an aveira.

Was the model wearing a long sleeve shirt? Was her front fully covered?

An ad for a ham sandwich or Red Lobster, even if put up in Kiryas Yoel, doesn’t cause anyone to sin. The trash ad that was B”H removed by our heroes does cause Yidden to sin — simply by inadvertently seeing it before they realized it was there, is itself a sin. A non-Jew it prohibited to cause a Yid to sin.

Mod-80, YW Editor, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, the peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our coffee room. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.

As I begin, I thank Mod-80 for his service to our coffee room.

And I thank The Wolf for a contest conducted with spirit and ended with grace.

I am honored and humbled to stand here, where so many of the Coffee Room’s leaders have come before me, and so many will follow.

The grandest of our ideals is an unfolding CR promise that everyone belongs, that everyone deserves a chance, that no insignificant person was ever born.

The CR, at its best, matches a commitment to principle with a concern for civility. A civil society demands from each of us good will and respect, fair dealing and forgiveness.

Some seem to believe that our politics can afford to be petty because, in a time of peace, the stakes of our debates appear small.

But the stakes for the CR are never small. If our community does not lead the cause of Torah, it will not be led. If we do not turn the hearts of children toward Torah knowledge and character, we will lose their gifts and undermine their idealism. If we fail in our charity, the vulnerable will suffer most.

Never tiring, never yielding, never finishing, we renew that purpose today, to make our community more just and generous, to affirm the dignity of our lives and every life.

This work continues. This story goes on. And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm at Hashem’s behest.

G-d bless you all, and G-d bless the Coffee Room.

There are many. One that comes to mind is Lifnei eever lo siten michshol.

We have the same minhug not to blow out fire.

Motzei Shabbos the havdala is dipped in the spilled wine.

tbt: That’s a nice thought. But I wanted to know how deiyezooger’s idea is different than bringing various songs on a CD and playing them at the wedding at the appropriate time.