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  • in reply to: so funny!!! #1740224
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    Sometimes I laugh so hard that I also start hiccuping

    in reply to: Shopping before Shabbos #1740226
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    Captain, does that happen?

    in reply to: Why no pareve “milk” chocolate? #1739847
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    They make pareve rice milk chocolate

    in reply to: Shopping before Shabbos #1739789
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    No i have not

    However, today I saw extremely overpriced egg rolls being sold.

    Likely unrelated

    in reply to: Are there levels of holiness? #1739620
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    ….or is holiness something that either is or isn’t.

    in reply to: Are there levels of holiness? #1739619
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    Is one kosher mezuzah scroll holier than another written by a different sofer, or the same sofer on an auspicious calendar day?

    in reply to: Does a convert adopted by frum parents have a bashert? #1739480
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    Just listened to a shiur…. The rabbi in this shiur said that converts absolutely do not have a soulmate matched to them at birth. The rabbi said that instead, the convert’s match is selected from a pool of candidates that consists of divorcees, older singles that missed their basherts due to vanity, and other outliers. From this pool of currently unmarried candidates, Hashem selects the match that best compliments the convert.

    …I don’t know whether this rabbi’s explanation is universally accepted.

    in reply to: Does a convert adopted by frum parents have a bashert? #1739479
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    In real life, one rabbi told this convert that he had a bashert. However, this rabbi did not specify whether the bashert was assigned at birth with the bas kol.

    in reply to: Self checkout #1739233
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    Captain: Thanks, I had no clue about the airplane refueling options until your post.

    in reply to: how did ywn start #1739230
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    With an idea

    in reply to: Does a convert adopted by frum parents have a bashert? #1738525
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    YO: The reason why I specified “frum” parents was to establish that the conversion was halachically sound (e.g. based on Orthodox Jewish standards). Had I simple typed, “Jewish” parents, then the discussion could have been sidelined to whether this person was in fact Jewish today, let alone other spin offs. Thus, I included as much information as possible, in as few words as I could, to convey the question.

    in reply to: Flourless food #1738526
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    Mammele: Thank you Mammele! What kind of quinoa do you use (cooked, flour, whole dried…)?

    Sounds yummy!

    in reply to: Flourless food #1738156
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    for example…

    Flourless banana pancakes are amazing

    Until reading a recipe, I never imagined a mixture of bananas and eggs with spices being so delicious

    Wondering what else can be made without flour

    in reply to: La Croix #1737707
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    Sparkling water, of course

    in reply to: does the potato diet (hack) actually work? #1736777
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    Did you know that when the potato famine occurred, flour was sent to Ireland, but the infrastructure to transport it, let alone process and bake bread and goods, meant that people starved despite what may have otherwise been an opportunity to eat had there been the technology in place at the time.

    in reply to: Self checkout #1736767
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    Sometimes choosing self checkout is for self preservation.

    Example:

    When the world is overwhelming and you really need groceries, using self checkout can be a way to meet your needs while mitigating stressors.

    Before self checkout, you wouldn’t have gone to the grocery store when super stressed.

    Even the minimal eye contact or “thank you how are you?” that occurs between a cashier and a customer might be enough to keep you at home.

    With self checkout now available, you are able to be more independent.

    in reply to: Self checkout #1736763
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    There will be a demand for different jobs…

    -Self-Checkout Assistant (e.g. the person who comes to help you when the machine doesn’t believe that you bagged an item and now its top light is blinking red)

    -Receipt Checkers (now more common in certain non-membership based stores where I live; they especially note whether unbagged items are listed on the receipts)

    -Loss Prevention employees (reviewing video footage that self checkout machines alert them on, based on the behavior of the self checkout person)

    in reply to: Fake seed scams #1736406
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    Wow.

    That’s terrible.

    Maybe the police can set up a sting operation to nab these seed scammers.

    Thanks for the warning!

    in reply to: Is Bread Spiritually Higher Than Its Ingredients? #1722650
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    Laskern: Is wine more elevated than grape juice?

    in reply to: How much did you pay for your hand shmura matza? #1716303
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    $14.99 for a box at Costco

    in reply to: On the Fence about Election 2020 #1710736
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    Thanks for offering me some balance

    in reply to: Drizzilicious #1697021
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    Yay, thanks for posting this thread mods!

    There should be a drizzilicious awareness campaign for yummy underappreciated kosher brands.

    Drizzilicious even has a “Shehakol” stamp on it to inform people of the proper bracha πŸ™‚

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    RY23: Why would they be obligated?

    in reply to: I See Joseph Everywhere #1678163
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    Still mourning RY being Joseph

    …Also, did I see that question about the possibility of the Mods being Joseph? I don’t remember. I don’t think I can handle Joseph being a Mod too. Then again, who knows what Hashem knows. Hashem puts us in many challenging situations.

    I want to put this thread in a box and hide it away.

    Sometimes avoiding reality is sanity. I think?

    in reply to: Do rabbis have ruach hakodesh? #1677531
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    🍫Syag Lchochma: Your post was so beautiful and insightful!!!

    Thank you thank you for your wonderful explanation πŸ™‚πŸ’–πŸ¦

    in reply to: Do rabbis have ruach hakodesh? #1677058
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    LF: Good point. But don’t rabbonim get their info about ruach hakodesh from a lineage of scholars? Aren’t they relaying a message that isn’t ludicrous?

    …Also, is this “do [at least some] rabbonim today generally have ruach hakodesh” question a maklokes?

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    Generally, building affordable housing units isn’t making the most bang for the developer’s buck.

    Unless zoning requires affordable units, developers don’t need to build affordable units.

    Developers are in it for the short-run. Some stay on for 5-10 years, but only until they get their profits.

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    To maintain a more regular sleeping schedule, I have started taking melatonin and Benadryl regularly, under my doctor’s supervision.

    I thought that I was the only adult having trouble falling and staying asleep.

    However, lo and behold, it turns out that there are other adults who also take sleep aids. Granted, taking a sleeping aid does not come easily, or without risks. There are studies linking frequent antihistamine use and dementia. However, for right now, not sleeping puts me at risk for other problems. So, this is where I am in my life at this point.

    …I don’t know if everyone’s sleep patterns, needs, and habits remain consistent over one’s lifetime.

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    On a side not so side note, today we work a LOT with screens. Screens that emit light. Light that adversely affects our circadian rhythms, in ways that telling our brains that night (when it is night) is basically day.

    So, this world is different than it was even 20 years ago.

    Oh, and fluorescent lighting!

    People can spend all day in school, work, kollel, cheder, and other places with fluorescent lighting, which also adversely impacts one’s brain’s ability to just turn off.

    Hashem is in charge, but that does not mean that these technological advances don’t impact us. Hashem needs us to also take our environments into perspective.

    in reply to: Is visiting Paris safe? #1672808
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    Joseph, do you mean spiritually, physically, or both?

    in reply to: New Ongoing Story, please add your continuations. #1672632
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    Alas, there was only one place to find clothing without buttons, Paris, Texas!

    But to go to Texas, they’d have to cross the border between Texas and another US state.

    Baruch dug for his driver’s license, which his wife’s dog’s cousin buried in the backyard.

    Soon enough Baruch, O’Keffle and the sheepish man were in Baruch’s pink Cadillac. His wife earned the snazzy card
    from her Mary Kay sales success.

    There they were, like three musketeers on the road to Paris! Off to buy buttonless clothing!

    in reply to: Do a lot a people really hate their jobs? #1671000
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    Thanks Mod25 πŸ™‚

    Good vibes πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

    …Yay, so glad that you <3 your job! Thanks for sharing πŸ™‚

    We appreciate our CR Mods πŸ™‚ !!!

    in reply to: Do a lot a people really hate their jobs? #1670957
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    It’s nice to be around people who like or love their jobs.

    in reply to: Is it safe to invest in an up and coming Jewish community? #1670526
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    Abba_S: Thank you for your advice… Wondering, I thought condos are more affordable to maintain than single-family houses because the HOA pays for outside repairs, lawn-care, and such.

    The only concern that I have about an older condo is the pipes bursting or something C”V. There’s that issue of old brittle plastic or metal, or whatever material it was that many older homes still have. Though, this is a concern for SFH and condos of the same age.

    You brought up a great point of having to pay HOA fees even when the house is unoccupied. Also, yes, if there are repairs to be made, then it’s paying for those repairs, plus HOA fees, while not earning any rental income.

    in reply to: Is it safe to invest in an up and coming Jewish community? #1669748
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    If you buy a dirah in Yerushalayim, then how do you make money? Renting it out? Do you need a property manager in Israel? How do you know your place is being taken care of and such? Are there annual Israeli property taxes?

    in reply to: Is it safe to invest in an up and coming Jewish community? #1669507
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    Thank you all and Neville ChaimBerlin.

    Good point. People don’t talk about the lost investments and communities that did not boom.

    in reply to: Is it safe to invest in an up and coming Jewish community? #1669515
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    Okay so update, the money is not life savings per se, according to my friend because she will baruch Hashem be okay if G-d forbid something happens… that’s what she said. I shared this thread with her.

    Thank you for your advice and tips πŸ™‚

    in reply to: Is it safe to invest in an up and coming Jewish community? #1669067
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    Btw, when people do these real estate purchases and portfolios, who are the financial advisors? Who would you consult with to make the financial move?

    Is this a question to take to the bank if you’re not planning on getting a mortgage?

    in reply to: Is it safe to invest in an up and coming Jewish community? #1669066
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    Gadolhadorah: Good point. The purpose was to make a smart and lucrative financial move. She doesn’t need to invest in a Jewish community. I wonder if this real estate investor has his own agenda too. His wife would be the realtor and they’re obviously hyping this out of town area. Supposedly Jews arw are moving from the big city (not in NY) to live there.

    in reply to: Is it safe to invest in an up and coming Jewish community? #1669064
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    Seriously asking for a friend…

    She wouldn’t live in it. Just hopefully fix it up and rent it out. Then let the property increase in value b’esrat Hashem.

    A wealthy real estate investor gave her the idea. She was planning on spending her money on a property to live in in an already hot community. This investor suggested buying a small condo or something for herself in her established Jewish neighborhood of choice, and then spending the rest of her savings on a house in a neighborhood with a new kollel and Chabad.

    I don’t want to be a downer, but this investor has millions to risk. It might work and might not. It’s a risky first home to buy..also, that’s also owning two homes. It’s not my money or my life, but I don’t feel right about supporting her 100% if she decides to risk it. I know I could be wrong. But still… wondering if I’m overreacting.

    in reply to: Do you have friends IRL? #1668856
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    Joseph: I haven’t even lived here for 10 years.

    Friends that I’ve B”H made over the last 10 years live all over the country.

    Some friends that I’ve made years ago have moved.

    Friends that I made in school are no longer there. They’ve moved to other states or another country.

    Other friends that I made at my former fitness center are still there, and I miss them, but I no longer go there for health reasons. That place was like a family to me. Then, I started going to a new place where some of those friends started to go too, but it’s far. Lots of changes. Last month, I started going to a new fitness center that recently opened up closer to my home. I’m adjusting.

    I’m starting to make friends in school B”H. I think that I have to be more open too.

    Thanks

    in reply to: Do you have friends IRL? #1668854
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    Thank you Shopping613 πŸ™‚

    in reply to: shopping at a new super grocery store vs the corner grocery store. #1668658
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    Omg I’ve thought about these things too…

    Umm, can we control the economy or economic trends? Collectively I guess.

    Good question

    in reply to: Should schools have midwinter break #1668647
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    Is there a difference between midwinter break and winter break?

    in reply to: Why wear sunscreen in winter? #1668648
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    Moisturizing and to prevent wrinkles from minor accumulation of UV rays over your lifetime

    in reply to: Do you have friends IRL? #1668646
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    I’m in a social transition and feel out of place…

    New school program
    New fitness center
    Don’t go to the same places where I talked to people before
    Busy

    Wondering what direction to take to make friends

    Maybe just study friends for school… the path of least resistance… if I have time?

    Is it normal to go through periods without friends?

    in reply to: If You Found Out That Another Poster Was… #1668521
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    I’d feel bad about being confrontational.

    But I would still love whomever it turns out to be… I already have a family member whose political opinions are completely opposite of mine.

    in reply to: I want hot water! To drink! #1667211
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    Meno: “Immerse the electric kettle and let it thoroughly dry. Unscrew whatever plastic cover there is and use a hair dryer to help it dry faster.”

    Have you done this? I read that you can also give it to a Jewish electrician to take apart and put back together.

    Ask my local orthodox rabbi… I know… I’m wondering what everyone else does. If many people really submerged their electric kettles in the mikvah.

    Also, I use the ocean as a mikvah, and the sand and salt water add another messy element.

    Maybe I’ll just go old school (seriously this is what I did when I was younger, so it’s not that foreign) and do the regular tea kettle.

    Once, I got a Shabbos urn, but I returned it because it scaled to quickly and took waaay too long to rinse out (and was huge).

    Okay thank you!

    More advice welcome πŸ™‚

    in reply to: Have you ever met a woman who doesn’t want to have her own children? #1667149
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    What isn’t spoken also is that sometimes husbands don’t offer enough parenting support, and sometimes use “work” as an excuse not to be in their children’s lives.

    I think culturally, even American culture, lets men carry on with their lives as normal after having children.

    I am in awe of families where the father is so involved because it seems easier and more acceptable sometimes to not be involved in paternal parenting.

    As for Jewish women specifically, there’s so much pressure to look perfect, keep a spotless house, cook from scratch, and be 100% attentive selfless ema.

    I used to visit this one family on Shabbos quite frequently… such good memories… the house wasn’t perfect, and no one expected perfection… the kids were happy πŸ™‚

    in reply to: Have you ever met a woman who doesn’t want to have her own children? #1667150
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    Though some perfect looking houses also have happy children!

    And some husbands help clean too!

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