Health

superme -“Health- no sorry but part of life isn’t having a low immune system and catching everything….nutritionist? (I’m not overweight )”

Who said anything about being fat? A nutritionist can help you with your immune system.

T…T -“If you’re smart but not good-looking, you should marry someone really beautiful, so that your kids will have some beauty and some intelligence.”

That’s what some woman told a famous scientist -the first part.

And he answered -“What if the kids look like me and have your brains?”

superme -“I have a rly bad one I catch everything anytime my siblings get sick everyone knows I’m on my way even if I don’t go near him and I wash hands often etc”

I also pick up a lot of stuff. That’s life.

Also kid, if you write to me – write in full sentences.

“Health- hey doc q how do u build up ur immune system”

There are a lot of ways. If you live in Brooklyn, I suggest you go to a nutritionist like Dr. Zahler or s/o similar.

Yserbius123 -“Health: I’m sorry, was Sanhedrin re-instated when I wasn’t looking? Have you been declared a Navi? Because you seem to understand how exactly Israel is protected from violence very well. How else do you know that Hashem will send thousands of blood crazed Hamasniks into B’nei Brak the minute someone leaves the Bais Medrash to get a job!?”

I never said the last line, but of course you’d exaggerate and lie because your zionist ideals are being threatned. I didn’t make it up -I heard this from R’ Shach zt’l. I posted the story here once. Now was he a Novi? I doubt that. Maybe he had Ruach Hakodesh. But it doesn’t matter if he had or not. He had Daas Torah. I know a lot of people here and in general think they have Daas Torah as much as any Godol, but most Frum people think Gedolim know more than them. It’s a shame in the MO community that they don’t know what Daas Torah means!

“I’m sick of hearing about how the Chareidim “protect” the Medina.”

Of course you are -the truth hurts!

“Nobody knows that and nobody has reshus to say that.”

I just told you were I got this FROM. And he doesn’t need your permission to say it.

“Do you think that Jews in America are less protected by Hashem because there is a smaller percentage of people learning in Kollel? Don’t be ridiculous.”

We in the US definitely don’t need as much Zechusim as in Israel. Over there it’a a Mokom Sakana. Hence they need greater amt. of learners.

“I’m sorry, but the main issue with the Israeli Chareidim is their refusal to go to work. If there never had been an IDF draft, there would be no Chareidi society like there is today. They go to Yeshiva not to protect Israel but to avoid the draft. And while ???? ??? ???? ?? ???? you still can’t argue that they should not get jobs if, in theory, the draft would cease to exist.”

No, they go to Yeshiva to learn Torah. They can’t leave the Yeshiva, when they would want to, because the Zionists would draft them. Right now – all the Gedolim say it’s Ossur to go to the IDF.

Right now I think the MO, like Bennett, are going to crash and burn like Lapid. I was reading that Bibi offered them a good deal to join the coalition and they don’t seem interested. All they seem interested in is breaking the Charedim away from Torah learning. This will fail and Bibi will go with the leftists and the Charedim. The left will not just stop building in the West Bank, they will dismantle settlements. But where will the MO move to? There is no place in Israel proper. They’ll have to move back to US, UK, USSR etc. where most came from. But they won’t be able to live in Frum or Jewish communities because they don’t have any money and good jobs are scarce. They’ll have to live in some Goyishe Hick town. In Israel their housing was paid for or supplemented by the Israeli Gov. This doesn’t exist in other Countries. And where it does, like in the US with HUD, it’s almost impossible to get on. Because of their hatred to Charedim -they are cutting off their nose in spite of their face!

Daniel Rosen -“Health: I am just going to let you continue talking……”

So why is the next post from you & not from me?!?!

And here it is:

“One may not accept an akkum (gentile) as judge. The Shach immediately qualifies this halacha.

One may not be mekabel (accept) and indeed kabala does not help, is the institution of Arkhaoth. The institution of gentile courts, the institution of gentile law, the acceptance of the gentile judicial system is something we cannot accept. The acceptance of the system of Arkhaoth is pure issur, and hence making a condition to contravene the Torah will be of no avail, because with issurim, obviously, his condition has no validity.

This may be the meaning of a seemingly strange equation posited by R’ Yosef B’khor Shor who says the following:

“Our Rabbis interpreted be judged ‘before them’ and not ‘before the judges of the gentiles.’ For just as it is written ‘from amongst your brothers you shall appoint to yourself a King,’ (Deut. 17:15) likewise the Torah warns not to appoint a gentile judge on Israel.”

In other words, the halacha puts the stress on not accepting the institution of nochrim (non-Jews). Whether we deal with political institutions or judicial institutions – Arkhaoth – it is the institution of Nochrim that we may not accept upon ourselves.

I took that from R”Simcha Krauss.”

Thank you for the Chazara of the Halacha.

“This is relevant because you are the one arguing that the secular court has the moral authority to do whatever they want. I am not trying to embarrass you but please see how foolish you are being. Every new statement you make like “I know more halacha and about the secular courts than you do” or “what the judge did is just like ones father hitting him” simply makes you look uneducated both in regard to halacha & hashkafa. I am not trying to embarrass you and sorry if I did.”

The only one you are embarrassing is Yourself. Time for you to learn some Halacha. Like I said before, the Gov. has a Torah right to make laws. These laws should be in accordance with the 7 Mitzvos Bnai Noach, but even if they are not – if they make laws that are for the good of e/o – the Torah agrees with these laws. Laws against Drug activity would be included with this. Having contempt of the Court trying to uphold these “Good” laws would also be included. This is the reason that what this Judge did is Moral since what he did was acc. to the Torah.

I don’t know who told/taught you differently, but it’s Krum. If you paid for this Torah education -you should demand a refund!

ZABACHUR -“I don’t want to be “that guy”, but ADD technically doesn’t exist anymore. There’s ADHD-inattentive type and ADHD hyperactive type. There is also a combination ADHD hyperactive/inattentive type. DSM changed it. Just fyi”

Technically you are correct, but I used the term ADD on purpose. If I was billing an insurance company then I’d have to use the correct code. Can you think of a reason why I’d do it on purpose?

I’ll tell you – because some laymen who get a diagnosis of ADHD say to themselves -“But my kid is only having trouble with attention -he/she is Not hyperactive. So the Professional Must be wrong!” They put themselves in denial – which btw is quite common. And when they are in denial – they tend Not to aggressively treat the disorder.

aidel -“He was taken to a professional who diagnosed him. He said he’s only a 3 on a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being the worst).”

What is the occupation & degree of the professional?

Name the scale.

I posted this in a previous topic on ADHD and I feel I should repeat it here:

“In my medical opinion and I think Aries once posted this -what your saying could be true. A lot of Mechanchim don’t know how to teach or discipline. Anything they can’t handle is labeled ADD or ADHD. They force the parent either to get the kid treated or he/she has to leave the school. The Parent comes crying to the Pediatrician and he/she puts the kid on meds to save the kid from being expelled.

Now, in spite of this, there is a disorder called ADD/ADHD. If s/o thinks or the school thinks that the kid has this -the kid should be tested by a professional usually a social worker or psychologist. If the kid is diagnosed with this disorder, then and only then, should the kid be medicated. Stop being so scared of the schools -do what’s right for your kid. If the kid needs meds -give it to him/her. If the kid doesn’t need meds -don’t be bullied into getting the kid meds because the school doesn’t know anything about Chinuch!”

“The parents chose not to go with the medication, but are considering all options at this point.”

This is a common error. If the kid does have ADD/ADHD he probably will need meds. The sooner -the better.

“My questions to the CR are:

1) Anyone know anyone who takes Concerta? Has it helped? Side-effects? Etc…”

All meds have side effects. Look it up online to find them.

Also, all these Meds work, but some work better for others than others. In other words, it’s always a trial & error. Sorry, it’s not a perfect world.

“2) Anyone know anyone who takes the alternative items available instead of the meds (omega 3 etc)? Have they worked?”

If the kid truly has ADD/ADHD, these things hardly ever work.

“Then parents are trying to keep him off the meds as long as possible since the side effects are not great.”

The kid needs to be tested by a professional who specializes in this, unless he was already. Then the next step is therapy. If the therapy isn’t working -then you’ll need to add Meds. This decision will have to be made together with the therapist.

wasserman -“Tell me, if I am rude to you as a person does that give me the right to take you away from your family and loved ones and make you give all the money you make for an entire year back to the system I represent?”

If I had that right to, why not? The Judge had that right -whether you gave him permission or not. It’s like a father hitting a son or a Rebbe hitting a student.

“If her being rude to the judge has nothing to do with being rude to the system and is only a “personal matter” than why does she deserve anything he threw at her?”

She deserved it – like I just explained.

“No he was saying that the judge was not trying to teach her respect but rather he was upholding the decorum of the court and had nothing to do with teaching her anything.

He clearly said: “The judge is not responsible to teach the girl respect. Her parents are. His job is to preserve the dignity and decorum of the courtroom. He did.”

He might take back what he said but that is clearly what he had said originally.”

Perhaps -I’m not him.

“To be honest, I think your thinking is convoluted and other people will be able to see that though I do not have the time to respond to your other posts.”

Well I think your posts are illogical. I’m not asking you what you think about my posts, but since you gave me your opinion -I’ll give you mine about yours!

And posters who say they don’t have the time to answer is usually due to the fact that they don’t have any logical answers.

“PS: Just because I agree with someone else and not with you does not make us the same person.”

That’s true, but it was the similarity in the way you posted that makes me think this way.

Yserbius123 -“Health: Which is where the issue stems from. The Chareidi lifestyle wouldn’t survive a day if it weren’t for the vast amounts of economic aid the Medina provides them. Since they by and large don’t make enough money to support themselves, they rely on that aid. Since the non-Chareidi sector by and large do support themselves plus pay taxes that end up in Yeshivas, there is a lot of animosity against them.”

Right and I posted this above:

“They should pay the Charedim a salary for sitting and learning because the learning protects all of the people in the State of Israel.”

I really believe the Chilonim are getting a great deal & the Charedim are getting the short end of the stick. They only give the Charedim Social Programs and they don’t let them work unless they do army service. They should pay them like they pay career army personnel. The safety that they provide the State of Israel is worth at least as much as an army person. The reason they don’t realize this is because they believe in “Koach V’otzem Yodi” and Not in Hashem.

Daniel Rosen -“So now you are saying the judge WAS in fact teaching HER personally to have respect.”

Of course I am!

“But you then agreed with apushatayid who said: “The judge is not responsible to teach the girl respect.”

Respectfully, please realize your logical inaccuracy.

“but afterwards the State steps in.””

I agreed with him that in the first place it isn’t the Judge’s responsibility, but only after she broke laws. Btw, this is what I think he meant.

“You make this statement as if it is chok and mishpat. My point is that it is not chok and mishpat.”

No, this is the way it works, nothing to do with the Torah. And what he did was Not against the Torah.

“In fact, a major posek in eretz yisroel Rov Yitzchak Berkowitz tells us it is assur for a Jew to take another Jew to a secular court or have another Jew sent to jail unless there is a real threat of future serious danger. Even then there is a warning required and only if no beis din can handle it. It is not mutar to take “revenge” on someone by bringing them to a secular court if they are no longer a danger. This applies to non-Jews as well if you know they will be hurt or tortured in immoral and unjust courts. You cannot cause harm to another human being in this way.

The secular court system has no inherent legal authority. It has force- simple as that.”

That’s nice -So what?

“If someone, Jew or Gentile, respects that system it is up to them. I see no reason why it would be IMMORAL to show a lack of respect to a court system that took away your liberty when you felt they did not have a right to take away that liberty. Do I believe the court system is often corrupt- yes, I do based on my intimate knowledge of it. Do I think what that judge did was immoral? Yes I do.”

Well, you are quite mistaken. While the system might be corrupt, the Judge isn’t. I don’t know who taught you Torah, but there is a Chiyuv to give every human being respect. This girl clearly didn’t -so her act was immoral, not the Judges’!

“Excuse me but you were clearly saying the issue is a derech eretz problem in our society.

Therefore, this statement “The judge is not responsible to teach the girl respect. Her parents are. His job is to preserve the dignity and decorum of the courtroom.” in response to my statement “”You think what the judge did causes sincere respect?” is illogical.”

I think he taught her a good lesson and that’s why she apologized and didn’t open her mouth anymore.

OOmis -“Health, that is just plain silly!!! There ARE women who keep their hair cropped VERY, VERY short for exactly that reason. Alm ost to the point of shaved heads. I know this for a fact, because I come in contact with them all the time.”

IMHO – Not as silly as those who make themselves bald or almost bald -so the wig should fit!

loca -“Get in trouble? Seriously?”

Like I said -if you aren’t going to their Kollel -then do what you want. But if it’s obvious that you broke their rules and want to sit in their Kollel – you can forget about ever getting a Kollel check.

SB – Yeah, in Israel I used to read a lot of stories of Bachurim dying on Tiyuls. Besides dehydration and heatstroke they’d die from Cardiovascular collapse. They would hike to a lake/river and then jump in to cool off. The sudden change in their body temp. caused cardiovascular collapse.

OOmis -“For others, it makes their wigs fit better.”

Oh, so they shave their head for this reason? How about using screws or nails directly into the scalp? This would make more sense than shaving their head!

To all those being mistreated,

I’d simply say to the person involved -that I believe you took my mail or opened it and IF it ever happens again -I want you to know that it’s a federal crime and I will report it.

Whether you report it or not is up to you, but 9 times out 10 if you say it seriously enough – if won’t ever happen again.

WIY – How do you know when a lawyer (Liar Bla’z) is lying?

When his lips are moving! (:p

Daniel Rosen -“Health: So you would teach your child a lesson in having respect by locking her up for 3 months in a small cell with complete strangers and take away 50 weeks of her salary at $200 a week and force her to sell her jewelry to go free?”

My kids would never act like this to require such punishment!

If your kids do -then s/o has to teach them and this is what this Judge did.

The parents fell down on the job and they probably realized this and shelled out for the bail.

Teaching starts before the kids lose control, but afterwards the State steps in.

Are you Mecahnech your kids or do you wait for the Gov. to do it after they get caught doing criminal acts?!?!

DR -What a mentch this Judge is -I wouldn’t have freed her for an apology. Also, the fact that courts don’t follow the Torah is Not Judges fault, but the legilative branch of Gov. Also, a Goy might be Chayuv in Derech Eretz as we see by Damim B’niseena.

We live in a Dor of “Chutzpa Yasgi” even with Yidden -the Judge taught a lesson that this isn’t a Chiyuv (“Chutzpa Yasgi”).

MR – Of course it was right to jail her. I think these posters are like armchair quarterbacks. They probably have never been in a real courtroom. I’ve seen hardened criminals who are already in Jail talking to the Judge with such respect like he was a king.

There is this reality show called “Scared Straight”, were certain cities/counties have programs were they have Juvys spend a day in Jail with hardened criminals. Most of them do become Scared Straight. She would benefit from such a program.

HaLeiVi -“He left Spain then for a known reason, not for being a Jew.”

He left Spain on his expedition to help Jews flee from the Inquisition. This seems to be a historical fact that he set sail 4 days after the last expulsion of Jews from Spain.

“One reason people have speculated that he was Jewish is because he had a Jewish name, Kolon, as in Mahari Kolon.”

This is from a website called “Netplaces”:

“The last name Colombo (Columbus’s name in Italian) was common among Jews in Italy. And although he was a legal citizen of Genoa, he was fluent in Spanish and apparently didn’t know how to write in Italian, perhaps because he was a son or grandson of Spanish Jews.”

Colon was his name before Colombo.

Mods – How did you let this post through?????!?! He has a bad word in his Post!

truthsharer -“Just go to Brooklyn College, it’s much cheaper and you’ll have the same Beis Yaakov (or yeshiva if you’re a guy) experience as Touro.”

How anybody here can push Brooklyn College after what they are allowing people over there to do with their Anti -Israel protest is beyond me. Nowadays being Anti-Israel, unless you’re NK, is just Antisemitism. Why would any Jew esp. a Frum one support such a school?

SB – The boys so far as of today are not being allowed into the girls’ school, but the total appeal will takes months to years.

I hope he loses custody -so his kids will be taken into Yeshivas/Bais Yaacovs.

mdd -“About the sinah of am aratzim. There is indeed such a thing as the Gemorah tells us. I,unfortunately, have seen it in real life. Your remark is off, however, when it comes to the posters here.”

Your hypocrisy is astounding. Here it is:

“Yael.e, I actually place very high value on Talmud Torah. My only concern is that if the frei indeed support the Chareidi learning to a significant degree, it is Chillul HaShem to insist on staying in learning on their money against their will.”

How you have the Chutzpa to post “against their will” is beyond me!

You make it sound that the Charedim are the majority in the Knesset. Anything the Charedim get from the Medina is acc. to law. If this was against almost all the Israeli’s will -then the two parties who hate the Charedim the most, i.e. Lapid & Bennett would have gotten more than 31 seats.

I don’t know why the posters think you respect Limud Hatorah. It’s obvious you don’t. You keep screaming Chillul Hashem – you never learnt the meaning. Your posts are a Chillul Hashem, not taking money from a Medina that legally they can accept.

To all the Zionists here:

It seems that because of Lapid’s arrogance, esp. his desire to be PM when he has not even sat one day in the Knesset, the Likud is NOW looking into a coalition between Shas, YH, the Mizrachy Bennett (BY), T. Livny and Kadima. And they are counting on the fact that Bennett will concede on forcing the Charedim into the army. If not, I guess they’ll send him the same way as Lapid.

He didn’t learn from his father who tried to put down the Charedim when he was in the Gov. To all those who think “Koach V’ozem Yodi” and keep trying to force the Charedim out of learning – you’ll learn the hard way what it says in the Torah about thinking that it’s all “Koach V’ozem Yodi”!