Lilmod Ulelamaid

In the CR, it’s only boys who smoke who are OTD. Girls are allowed to smoke as much as they please.

Yellow is back – in my zchus! Check out the “Jewish books” thread!

If someone grew up Frum and went off (which I think is what happened to CP if I’m not mistaken. I think he went to YU, since I think I remember my father saying that he recognized some of the people/Rabbanim in his books. But if I’m mistaken about CP’s background, feel free to correct me), it would seem likely that his perception of the Frum world would not be completely accurate or positive.

I think the main problem that people have with CP’s books is that the point of his books (or at least one of the points if not the main one) is to present his hashkafa and from what I understand, his own hashkafa may be off.

I am speaking in general terms since I read the books too long ago to be able to comment more definitively.

“I was going to write that -25”

But I got to it before you 🙂 – 39

It’s not doing it anymore, but thanks for checking, Golfer.

“Inside their homes” – great book! I actually know him also. My friends’ kids did some detective work and figured out his last name, and when they told me, I realized that I know him.

Yup – they are. I just checked. But I think it’s only for new threads – ones that started yesterday or today.

I assume that the moderators could still choose to delete them as soon as they are up.

Sometimes doing teshuva just means regretting what we did and wishing we hadn’t done it, and taking on ourselves to try not to repeat the same mistakes (as they present themselves on our current level according to who we are now), but we can’t actually erase the past and we can’t necessarily erase its effects in a visible way that can be seen in this world, even though we may be able to change their effects on our Neshama.

For example, if Reuven murders Shimon and does complete Teshuva, Shimon will still be dead. If Reuven doesn’t send his son to Yeshiva and does Teshuva for it when his son is 80 years old, his son will still be an am haaretz.

If someone doesn’t learn the way he should and does teshuva at the age of 80, he will probably never become a Talmid Chacham.

That is why it is a complete chesed from Hashem that He enables us to do teshuva even though it is really irrational that it should be possible to do teshuva (as the Gemara says).

oh my gosh – have you guys noticed the tags showing up on the upper right? And it looks like anyone can add if they choose to do so.

So you’re calling the moderator who said that you are a girl a liar?

I didn’t realize that. In that case, good question.

Here are a few possible answers:

1. I’m mistaken and the word “hero” is not used, but rather other terms such as “role models” are used.

2. There is nothing wrong with using the term, since that is no longer what it means. It is possible that there are many words that have negative origins but it doesn’t necessarily make the contemporary usage problematic.

3. Most people are unaware of the origin of the word.

My guess is that both 2 & 3 are correct. But that is just a guess.

I’m not that observant type, so my lack of observance wouldn’t prove anything.

I never noticed that before.

LB – people always ask kids who their heros are. Or maybe they use the term “role model”? I’m not sure. They probably usually say heros.

Kids often say their parents. If they are related to a Gadol, they will usually say that Gadol. Often, they will choose one of the previous Gedolim. They probably mention the Avos or Imahos sometimes, but I have a feeling that is less common than mentioning parents or Gedolim from previous generations. I think people find it harder to relate to the Avos, even though Chazal say that we are supposed to strive to be like them.

“It does shock me the in the frum commnity almost everyone has heard of the Chosen (Its actally is quite positive towards the frum community) but in the general secular world Portonys Complaint is one of the most famous books of Jewish Literature”

Which part shocks you?

I grew up on Chaim Potok books. I don’t know if we had Portnoy’s Complaint at home or not. If we did, I never noticed it. I’m guessing it’s not as child-friendly as Chaim Potok, so I probably wouldn’t have noticed it if we had it.

My parents took me to see The Chosen when I was about 12. My older sister yelled at me afterwards.

Maybe you own it.

“superhuman powers” is a goyish concept (at least when phrased that way).

Hashem did perform nissim for them and they did have Ruach HaKodesh, but that has nothing to do with the term “superhuman powers”.

I feel like the whole concept of “superhuman powers” borders on avoda zara a bit.

It’s definitely not a Jewish concept. Our heros are people who conquer their yetzer haras and natural desires and tendencies. They are superhuman in that sense. And in that sense, we can all emulate them, each in his own way and on his own level.

oh. Now there is glitch that makes it take time for the post to go through at all(don’t know if it’s a problem with my computer or with the site), so I may have pressed “send post” a few times by accident because I thought it didn’t go through.

Is anyone else having that problem?

Or at least the first. I am not so familiar with the second.

My posts on the Purim costume thread don’t go on right away. But here they do.

They usually have later Megillah readings for women who couldn’t make it to the regular one. The later ones are usually not that late either, so make sure you find out the times before-hand so you can make it.

Please be aware that the later ones don’t usually have a minyan, so it is better, if possible, to go to the regular one. But if it’s too hard for you, don’t stress out over it – there are many women who go to the later ones, and you are certainly yotzei (fulfill your obligation).

I don’t think there’s any seconds. It seems to go on right away.

I just posted something on another thread that didn’t go through right away (and there is absolutely no reason for it to be deleted).

I think the glitch might only work for new threads.