Most Yeshivas have a choir that performs at their annual Melave Malka. It is obviously controlled by the Yeshiva. Cost is 0 to minimal. The boys have fun. If your child has any talent at all he’ll most probably get a solo/duet. You also don’t need to worry about “girls chasing him.”

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Rent a van for the day from <<Car Rental company>> for $50. Get an older guy (21+) in Yeshiva to drive it. That’s what Torah Vodaath did in my day.

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Seriousness aside, you just inserted that song into my head. Havent heard it (or thought about it) for years. I’m afraid it will be there all day 🙁

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where I work almost everyone greets eachother. In fact there are a few who will say Good Morning Yosef. At first I found that strange, but I got used to it. Now I am trying to return it to them at least. I figure there are probably people who might feel the same strangeness if I would use their first name.

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Good Shabbos Coffee Room

Lately, they have become less aggressive, for example if you say “I cannot commit right now but you can send me an envelope” it used to be that they would respond with “..so can I put you down for __”.. now they say “OK” and verify my address.

I did come up with an interesting idea. My first name can be kind of muslim sounding, so I can put on that kind of shpiel and see the reaction.

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Be Happy: To start off, I am against smoking. It is irresponsible and a menace to normal people. (See my other posts related to smoking). I just find it hard to believe that anyone would say something negative bizman shehamais lefanav.

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..more like the martial arts bow, where you lower your had and body a little while maintaining eye contact. Hands are to the sides (not martial arts-like. M.A. would have your hands in front).

I heard it’s all sold out.

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JackD, how do you even equate smoking and nail biting? The latter is not at all harmful compared to smoking which is to the person who smokes and those around him/her.

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SJS & GAW: I think that one went over almost everyone’s head. I can only recall the names of 4 of the 6 kids.

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That’s oneg Shabbos! Like everything else in life, the key is moderation, as opposed to places where they have the whiskey out every morning. Chacham einav berosho, the Gabbaim and “shteeble bouncers” will make sure that things stay moderated.

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So Right, you seem to be deficient in your knowledge of the details of what “chukas hagoyim” are. It comes down to traits that are defining points of that particular nation. To use an example from Rav Yosef Viener, you wouldn’t say that ketchup on hamburgers are assur because of “chukas hagoyim” since that’s how Americans eat hamburgers! So before ANYONE continues to throw around the term “chukas hagoyim” learn the topic please!

I don’t see opening the car door as being anything more than manners. I do it for my parents, wife, did it for my grandparents YBL”CH and I’m sure others do the same.

What’s your thought on the Chosson giving the Kallah a rose by Badeken? how about during dancing when he sings (howls?) Aishes Chayil? Obviously these seem to be loaded questions. My Rav/Rosh Yeshiva drew the line at the rose.

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We called our son Yehuda “Hoods” until he told us he doesn’t like it. At work there’s one guy who calls me “Pugsley” referring to some old TV show from before I was born. It seems like this Pugsley would were horizontally striped shirts. So one day I came in wearing a horizontally striped polo shirt, he started calling me Pugsley. Well, this guy calls one of the tech guys Charley, while his name is really Allen, so I don’t feel singled out.

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blinky, if you check my post, I wrote that when the person started talking the name they gave was not even close to what caller id said. (e.g. CID: Chanie _____ Caller: Hi, I’m Tziporah, calling on behalf….)

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What gets me is when the caller ID says something like “Chaya Edelstein” or some other personal ID. I pick up the phone thinking it might be someone in one of my children’s class. It’s one thing if it really is “Chaya Edelstein” calling on behalf of the organization, but it’s usually someone other than the name that showed up on the caller ID. Someone is lying here.

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The chulent adds character to the flavor of the eggs. While others at the table are having their egg salad (or Eyer mit Tzibel) my sons and I are eating “chulent eggs.” When we are guests and the host asks us if there is anything in particular we like, we tell them chulent eggs.

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..not to be mistaken with Kuvid Hataireh: when a person blurts out something that sounds like “Kuvid Hataireh” with the intention of getting what he wants by giving those within earshot the impression that he is on a higher spiritual level, therefore you must do what he wants out of (usually misguided/misinformed) Kavod HaTorah.

In my opinion, Kavod HaTorah is instinct and needs no provocation.

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MW I know yiddish very well. I can tell you with authority that skipping out the yeshivishe shprach will not change the meaning one bit (however, it does help with the emphasis!)

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..and I end up fishing for English words to convey the etzem feeling that the yeshivishe shprach memra is supposed to.

brisk: lichoirah, my browser has bietzem removed the yeshivishe shprach from the gevaldige post you left!! Oy! ah bruch!!

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I’d probably opt for the pat-down. But only after eating 2 lbs. of chulent or a nice Greek Salad/Caesar Salad. Someone who is really daring would go for “MoviPrep” – stuff you drink before getting a colonoscopy.

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I’m just waiting for that one post that says “NO NO! it’s the age gap…..” reminiscent of another technical website I read/post. Whenever the issue even “smells like” a file error someone has to post “..well in embedded systems…” which do not make use of files.

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oomis: Purim it’s absolutely mutar for girls to go bowling since the boys are all out collecting!!!

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How come in certain shuls, they have no problem “mixing” during a kiddush, but mishebeirach for cholim are strictly separate?

I can tell you that in the few gerrer shtiblach that I’ve davened in they make one mishebeirach for all cholim, men and women?

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oomis: paragraph 2 was just the observations I made about that specific Aitzah given by the one giving the shiur. He never said it had to be Divrei Torah.