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  • in reply to: BY girl struggling #2259172
    Meno
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    I thought only old people post on the coffee room

    in reply to: Beware of Scams!! #2249830
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    I have the option of joining them again in a year when my credit is better. I don’t know if it’s worth the stress and trauma.

    You mean you’re considering it?
    Oy. This is upsetting on so many levels.

    in reply to: New refrigerator #2245882
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    Why is it a psik reisha at all?

    in reply to: Record number of Jewish gun ownship #2236187
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    “For example, the leading cause of pediatric trauma deaths has shifted from car accidents to firearm-related incidents.”

    This is a misleading statistic commonly referenced in order to push gun control. While the statistic is true if you include all children ages 1-19, it is not nearly true for each individual age. A disproportionate number of those gun deaths occur among older teenagers, and that is due largely to gang violence.

    in reply to: Record number of Jewish gun ownship #2236170
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    “No one needs an AR-15”

    Even if this were true, since when is this a reason to make something illegal?

    in reply to: Record number of Jewish gun ownship #2236168
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    “Liberals and Democrats are not against responsible people owning guns. We actually believe in the constitution.”

    Tell that to the guy who posted above you

    in reply to: Did we really go to the moon #2191314
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    Conspiracies are inherently unlikely to be true. The more people involved and the more time that passes, the more unlikely they are to be true.

    Once you figure this into the equation, everything falls apart.

    in reply to: What Happened To the Forum I Loved so Well? #2189639
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    So basically the Rebbe said that there is a positive thing that happens to have the same name as feminism.

    in reply to: What Happened To the Forum I Loved so Well? #2189553
    Meno
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    Which Rebbe?

    in reply to: Did we really go to the moon #2189521
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    Sam Klein, I forgot that the Columbia was supposed to land on Saturn. Thanks for that reminder.

    in reply to: Did we really go to the moon #2189523
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    Lostspark,

    Maybe when they got there they found that it wasn’t as much fun as they had expected.

    in reply to: Is “The” Yeshiva world news” some sort of Instagram? #2189081
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    Supposed to? You are obligated to.

    in reply to: music lag ba’omer night or not?? #2189075
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    I heard in the name of a certain adam gadol, “Sefirah is a minhag, and this is the minhag”

    in reply to: What Happened To the Forum I Loved so Well? #2188196
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    I think COVID was largely to blame. Everyone got all up tight and serious.

    in reply to: Mass shootings, and non mass shootings, must stop. #2186882
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    Simplest. You keep using that word

    in reply to: Professional help (marriage, life) #2186820
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    All this preaching is making me sick.

    I can’t imagine I’m the only one here who feels that way.

    in reply to: Stem cell donation #2185211
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    Oh

    in reply to: Stem cell donation #2185173
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    n0mesorah,

    That’s why I never try to do any chessed. I don’t want to let anyone down in the event that I’m unsuccessful

    in reply to: Shabbos dips #2185122
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    I like chummus.

    Recipe:
    1 container of chummus
    1 small serving dish that your wife likes

    Variations:
    If you’re single you can skip the dish

    in reply to: Mass shootings, and non mass shootings, must stop. #2184917
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    “it’s a lost cause and we should just accept gang wars, school shootings, and armed muggings as a fact that will never go away.”

    That’s not quite what I said. I said the “banning guns” solution is a bad solution. Sometimes a bad solution is worse than no solution at all.

    I think school shootings can be largely prevented by having armed civilians in schools.

    I don’t know the solution to gang wars, but I can’t imagine taking away their guns will suddenly make them all friends.

    in reply to: Mass shootings, and non mass shootings, must stop. #2184817
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    Yserbius,

    “I don’t think it’s impossible, just very difficult and it would take a long time”

    It would require so much legislation that would be met with so much resistance. While all that legislation is being worked out, the manufacture and sale of firearms would go through the roof, just exacerbating the problem. Then let’s say they actually do manage to put bans in place, imagine the logistical nightmare of getting people to give up hundreds of millions of guns. Imagine how many people won’t go down without a fight. The country will tear itself apart.

    Of course all this is assuming you can repeal the second amendment, because otherwise none of this even gets off the ground.

    It’s virtually impossible, and it would take forever. Keep fighting for it if it makes you feel better, but it’s a bad idea and it will never happen.

    in reply to: Mass shootings, and non mass shootings, must stop. #2184488
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    Nu nu, that’s why I gave my other answer. It would be impossible. The number of guns in circulation is so high, and is constantly increasing. Banning guns only potentially removes them from the hands of law-abiding citizens, it doesn’t make them disappear. It’s a losing battle.

    in reply to: Mass shootings, and non mass shootings, must stop. #2184456
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    “we have seen time and time again, that armed civilians do little to stop mass shootings”

    Have we? How many mass shootings failed to be stopped by armed citizens?

    “So why don’t we start by banning anything that isn’t small?”

    Because it’s impossible, and also it would violate the second amendment

    in reply to: Elementary Mathematical Equation #2184386
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    Problems like this are silly. They’re not math problems, they’re “follow the rules” problems. The rules are arbitrary. Tell me the rules and I’ll give you the answer.

    in reply to: Mass shootings, and non mass shootings, must stop. #2184352
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    Yserbius, you may be right, but the reality is that you will never change the culture of the entire country. A huge portion of the country is pro-gun, and the number of guns in circulation is staggering (and talking about gun-control only causes that number to increase).

    A simple, practical solution is to get rid of gun-free zones. Most mass shootings would be stopped within seconds (if not prevented altogether) if law-abiding citizens were carrying guns.

    I’m not talking about gang violence. That’s a different issue altogether

    in reply to: Mass shootings, and non mass shootings, must stop. #2184181
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    BAN ALL GUN[-free zone]S!

    That’s the only way. Any who thinks banning all guns is a solution isn’t really interested in solving the problem, they just want to make themselves feel good by being on the “right side” of the argument.

    in reply to: WWYD: Stolen Hagbaha #2058416
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    That’s just what they tell people to convince them to do gelilah. Otherwise no one would do it.

    in reply to: WWYD: Stolen Hagbaha #2058408
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    Yea. Why would he ask me to do gelilah?

    in reply to: WWYD: Stolen Hagbaha #2058348
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    It is an embarrassment:

    Why I won't let my kids do ?????

    in reply to: Shtender Angle #2026820
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    I’d rather see my siddur than the back of someone’s head.

    in reply to: what is the origin of chanukah gifts? #2026789
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    Rav Moshe paskens (in multiple teshuvos) in the Igros Moshe that making a Bas Mitzvah party is kefira derived from the Reform/Conservative movements

    Sources please

    in reply to: Shtender Angle #2026765
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    Ujm,

    Right about now mentioned viewing writing at a lecture. I assumed he was referring to someone giving a lecture in front of an audience. I was pointing out that a regular tabletop shtender is generally not used in front of an audience

    in reply to: Shtender Angle #2026730
    Meno
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    right about now,

    Welcome, and thanks for your input.

    Do you think 12-15° is actually the most comfortable angle, or do you think it’s just the best balance between being able to see the writing and also looking at the audience? I would think a steeper angle would be more comfortable to read if you don’t have the audience factor.

    in reply to: Shtender Angle #2026407
    Meno
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    Let’s assume I can modify the height of the shtender to suit my height.

    in reply to: Child Tax Credit Advance Payments #2023718
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    So I just did a bit of research and I discovered another possible issue that I hadn’t thought of:

    The advance payments are being calculated based on last year’s tax returns. If your situation changed between last year and this year (e.g. income significantly higher, children no longer eligible) then the advance payments will be higher than they should be, and when you file you will have to pay back whatever you were overpaid.

    in reply to: Child Tax Credit Advance Payments #2023207
    Meno
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    I’m not a CPA or tax attorney. Just a regular guy who does his own taxes.

    in reply to: Child Tax Credit Advance Payments #2023187
    Meno
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    They’re only paying half of it in advance, so there still will be credits. Also, as Syag pointed out, the amount of the credits increased, so it’s possible that even if you didn’t change your withholding you might not end up owing so much when you file. The credits also start to phase out above certain amount income limits so the situation will be different for each person.

    I think there will still be a lot of people surprised to find that they owe taxes when they file.

    You can go online and decline the advance payments and just take everything as a credit.

    in reply to: Child Tax Credit Advance Payments #2022986
    Meno
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    Ah ok. So it’s beneficial for the people who don’t owe taxes. I hear.

    But for the other people it doesn’t really help to get it early, because you just have to pay it back early as either withholding or estimated payments.

    It’s all just for show.

    in reply to: Child Tax Credit Advance Payments #2022980
    Meno
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    Ujm, what am missing?

    Coffee addict, you’ll owe more taxes not because the credit is taxable, but because your tax credit will be smaller since you already received part of it in cash (e.g. if you received $3000 in advance payments, your tax bill will be $3000 more than expected, because your credit will be $3000 less than expected). Also, you file your 2021 tax return in 2022 – not sure what your point was with that.

    Shimon Nodel, was that question directed towards me? Because I think I understand it quite well. If I’m missing something please explain it to me. Thanks

    in reply to: I’m considered an anti Vaccinator #1997433
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    YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!!!!

    (Did it work?)

    in reply to: ger rebbi vs. r’ shaul alter #1987861
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    Do you mean who would win in a boxing match? Cuz it wouldn’t be a fair match. R’ Shaul Alter has a clear advantage.

    in reply to: Camera #1981528
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    Go to B&H

    in reply to: Scooter Explosion #1977253
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    I think it’s terrible.

    Assuming it’s a reasonable distance, people should walk, ride bikes, or ride regular scooters where they need to go.

    Nothing to do with yeshivas or kids.

    Meno
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    Since when is it our responsibility as Jews to solve world problems?

    in reply to: ben shapiro #1976068
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    Your kids have a chiyuv to listen to Ben Shapiro.

    in reply to: not admitting someone else is right #1969195
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    I hear

    in reply to: Fauci’s Fraudulent Fearmongering #1969170
    Meno
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    So CDC now says that people who are vaccinated can be in a room together with other vaccinated people with NO masks and NO social distancing.

    Although they don’t give a hard limit, the CDC’s guidelines strongly imply that this only applies to small private gatherings. It’s clear that the intent was not for large indoor gatherings.

    Not saying I agree with the guidelines, just trying to be fair.

    in reply to: Are we too welcomimg #1968062
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    How many kiddushin aren’t kosher?

    I would guess zero.

    in reply to: According to the Torah, was Chauvin Allowed to Kill Floyd? #1967231
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    The Rambam says that if you are able to prevent a rodef from killing by some means other than killing him, then you are not allowed to kill the rodef. It is clear from this that the mitzvah to kill a rodef is only in order to save someone’s life. It has nothing to do with justice.

    in reply to: According to the Torah, was Chauvin Allowed to Kill Floyd? #1967222
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    Why not? He should have gotten justice then.

    Do you have a source for this or are you just making up halacha?

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