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I went to Orange on Malchei Yisrael (Geula) and they had a list of Kosher phone options. I think I paid 200 shekels for the phone (That was a piece of junk, so now I bought a better used one.), and I pay about $12 per month. I don’t remember how many minutes I got- something like 500 to kosher phones, 500 to landlines, and a small amount per minute to non-kosher cells.
I learned something about the fact that they’re so concentrated, so the little you get goes a long way and spreads the mitzvah/zchus/something like that further.
I went on a one-way ticket with a European airline, and when it came up in random conversation at the counter that it was a one-way ticket, they just said that’s usually not allowed for a non-citizen. But nothing else happened. I also went on the return flight to Israel from a round trip El Al ticket, and nobody said anything about me not being a citizen.
I’m also a BT… I’d say learning is the way to go. She might not see the beauty of Shabbos (or Yiddishkeit) right now, but that vision can fade at times anyway. Why not focus on the fact that it’s the emes and we are here to improve ourselves and grow closer to HaKadosh Baruch Hu by living a life full of Torah? If she were a bit older, I’d say send her to a BT seminary. Maybe there’s some sort of BT teen learning program she can attend during a school vacation time? Gateways? Oorah? Reading something on basic emunah might help as well. She’s a lucky girl to have such caring friends to lean on!
Ummm I’m not sure about that… ever been to Har Nof? Ramat Beit Shemesh? Paris? Rome? The English speakers tend speak English there, too. So that rule doesn’t seem so fair.
I think it’s chatzos meaning midNIGHT- so between 1:02am and 4:21am.
I learned, at least for women, it’s ok to say brachos and then make kiddush and eat, and then daven everything else. I think the reason was women are not necessarily obligated to daven shachris/mussaf, so they “daven” and then make kiddush and eat, and the rest of the davening is extra.
Also, I learned to drink water before brachos because you can eat/drink only after kiddush if it’s time for kiddush, so you need tomake sure you haven’t davened anything yet, so it’s for sure not time for kiddush at that point. It would make sense that at that point you can eat, too, especially if on a regular weekday you don’t always say brachos before eating/davening (chassidishe women?).
“Why are people always so concerned about what others do?”
When I am a guest somewhere for Shabbos, I often question the parents simply because I want to learn from them. I go to different families to see what it is like to raise a family in different areas. I was curious to read this thread because I wanted to see different views. I really don’t think the question is at all hurtful. They made a decision to not push davening, and many people would not mind sharing why.
From what I’ve seen, a man might call his wife “ma/ima” not for tznius reasons. When I’ve heard it, the wife calls the father “Tatty”, too. I think they do this because they want to model for their children and don’t want the child to use his parent’s name to address him/her.
im stuck on one actually “i will not be taken advantage of” see even if you rearrange the sentence, that clause will still have a dangling preposition. now you COULD sat “i will not be exploited” but wheres the fun in that eh? 😛
Of me advantage will not be taken?
Smiling Is Infectious
Author Unknown
Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realized
I’d passed it on to him.
I thought about that smile,
then I realized its worth.
A single smile, just like mine
could travel round the earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin,
don’t leave it undetected.
Let’s start an epidemic quick,
and get the world infected!
The cheapest car service I know of from Lakewood is about $95 to almost Lakewood. I know there is a bus from Port Authority in Manhatten to Lakewood for about $15, but don’t know how difficult it is to get to Port Authority from JFK, especially with a lot of luggage. I’d imagine your better off finding a driver. Hatzlocha!