…so it’s not Az Yashir?

If the Gerrer Rebbe can tell his Chassidim who live in NY point blank, to send their bochurim to “Yeshiva Govoha” — the Gerrer post high school Bais Medrash in Boro Park (not to be mistaken with Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood) why should that be different for the rest of chutz la’aretz people. There are plenty of worthy seminaries and Yeshivas in New York and around the US.

About 10 years ago my Rosh Yeshiva was presented with a shaila, a women put pancake syrup in the chulent that was “dairy.” The psak was that since the amount of “dairy” was so small ( < 1/60) the keilim were ok. MY QUESTION: Let people put what they want in the chulent, as long as it makes sense (ketchup, BBQ sauce) but why pancake syrup? I always thought that chulent was supposed to be on the spicy side.

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Yussel, I know a joke when I see one, your post was more like a gaffe.

dovidlaya,

That’s what I was getting at with my first comment (page 1 toward the bottom)

Those guys better be careful. One day they might say it to, or be overheard by someone who subsequently opens a sexual harassment case. I had to take training in these issues as mandated by the coprorate big shots in my company for all employees. Anything that can lead to a “hostile work environment” which is what your case sounds like, can become troublesome for an employer. THAT was the legal perspective. Then there is the Chillul Hashem aspect (yes Chillul Hashem applies between yidden), Yiras SHomayim….

Hopefully this will stop before it becomes a federal case.

BrooklynG:

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what’s going on between your high school and the Sem.s they *suggest*

In any case, until within the last 10 years, Gerrer chasidim generally sent their “post high school” (yes, chasidim whose children receive a VALID HS education) to E”Y for what’s known elsewhere as “Yeshiva Gedolah.” Then they built “Yeshiva Gevoha” in Boro Park(not to be confused with Bais Medrash Govoha — Lakewood). One of the major reasons was so that parents don’t need to send their bochurim to E”Y (at a huge expense) and they can be close to family.

Squeak, some of them are YU people, but what’s the difference? I know people who learned in a Monsey Yeshiva, and got the okay from Rabbi Senter (chof-k) and Rabbi Rudinsky. I know people who live in Boro Park, Flatbush and Monsey who you’d consider “Yeshivish” (some are Chasidish) who wear techayles.

Having blue colored tzitzis does not make it posul. Please learn the halachos before going any further, as it is evident you don’t know enough to talk about the matter. I spent months just learning about tzitzis (not even about techayles) with a prominent Rav from Flatbush, who now has a Yeshiva in Lakewood.

Yussel:

The bracha of “Yotzer Ohr” ends with “Yotzer HaMeoros” to which everybody answers “amen”

I know that. But some people think it end with “Uvoray Es Hakol”

How about Yotzer Ohr? (right after yishtabach) It clearly states unequivocally that one should not answer amen to that bracha, yet from time to time I hear people telling the chazzan that he should have said it loud <<BUZZ>> wrong! Look it up! Find out why he didn’t say it out loud.

I have a strong feeling that the principal in most — if not all, of these cases wre acting on orders from “the board” or the bursar (money) office.

…it certainly is loud. There are bands who do listen to your request (especially if you’re the baal simcha) to tone down or lower the volume.

I find myself drawn to the music of the albums that came out in the late 70s and early 80s. I think it’s because there was less technology then so when one produced a song there was substance as opposed to SOME (not all) songs today which are hollow shells surrounded by technology. [Another reason might be “Girsa D’Yankesa” — that a person has more of a kesher to things and events in his younger years.]

Jewess’ comment is short and to the point with nothing more to add.

Joe Schmo, your analogy doesn’t SHTIM. You cannot compare finding a shidduch for ones child to fixing a broken pipe. Based on what I heard in shiurim by Rav Aryeh Leib Katz, I would propose that every person be a dedicated shadchan for just a few people. I’m sure people can find a little time to dedicate toward one or two young men and or young women in finding their mates.

In a nutshell, this is my observation:

Those who have an honest MT TEND TO never again be seen dancing together, holding hands in public etc. Those who don’t are MORE LIKELY to (doesn’t mean all of them do) go to mixed weddings with mixed dancing, “mingle” at kiddushim that tend to be mixed. One thing I have noticed is that when in a Chasidish shteeble and they make a mishebairach for cholim, they mention men and women in one mishebairach, while at the less Chasidish shuls (e.g. Young Israel I daven sometimes in the morning) they are very makpid to make separate ones for men and women.

Granted, I have not been all around the world, and have been to less chasunos than most people here. But these are true observations in my life and my surroundings.

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