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Near Bear Mountain, Anthony’s Pier Nine. GORGEOUS chuppah room, has the feel of an outdoor garden wedding.
If you are uncomfortable, perhaps this particular chessed is not the one for you to do. OTOH, the chessed that you do that is a little more challenging, might also be the one that gets you more brownie points with the Aibishter. If you are being paid, then find another job.
No woman wants people seeing what she piled on her plate, especially if she could stand to lose some weight. Also some foods are just impossible to eat and not make the eater look like a slob (i.e. falafel or spare ribs).
The only one who I dont think would even think of having another name is the WOLF “
I agree, and neither would I. I don’t think it’s honest to do that, unless you leave your original screen name first and don’t use it again.
oomis – Thanks. Since I think like your father you must know my personality, so you can find me a Shidduch.”
May Hashem send you your zivug hagun in the VERY near future.
Mazel tov to all who are celbrating simchas, new babies, weddings, engagements, graduations, etc.
Although l’halacha we are supposed to show kovod to our parents EVERY DAY all the time, nonetheless, it is nice to take a special day out to do something extra-nice to show our appreciation and love. I would give ANYTHING to still be able to do that for my parents zichronam l’vracha, who have been gone almost 18 years.
We celebrate those days with our children and grandchildren now.
Seriously??? THIS is a problem????? Who is even interested in looking?
My husband is a special educator, so his comments have to be particularly precise and comprehensive. He agonizes (I exaggerate a bit) over every word. I think that a teacher ought to choose his/her words carefully. Parents ARE reading the comments, and you want them to truly get what you are saying.
I hope you will change your mind, Mike. I enjoy your seicheldig posts. I have been censored, too (YES, even I!!!)
While this is true, I find that a lot of people have made the Ikkur Toful and the Toful Ikkur.”
Health, you could have been my Father O”H posting this. Those were his famous words.
It is one thing to make a fence around the Torah, as our Chachomim instructed. It is quite another thing to build a Torah Fort Knox and place it inside a glass bubble. Hashem gave us a perfect Torah. Lo Tosif.
I’m suprised how many people don’t know this… the ikkar kiddush hashem is by other yidden. “
People “don’t know” this because it makes more sense that a GOY should be made to recognize that Jews are menschen, because the Jew is usually thought to be pushy and obnoxious by the non-Jew. When we act with derech eretz to people who have not been brought up in our velt, it makes some of them think differently. There was the story told of the Yid who always said good morning to his German neighbor, wh9 barely ascknowledged his greeting. Then the Nazis took this Yid away, and as they were being sent to the right or the left, the Yid recognized his enighbor as one of the Nazi soldiers. he said good morning to him as he always did, and the Nazi looked at him and sent him to safety.
Do students in any other state take regents exams? It IS a waste of money. The teachers are teaching to the test, not to the student.
Tzvi Hirsch is right – this is something I have been noticing very often. As soon as girls raise their arms or bend slightly to pick something up, the low back or belly is visible. I see it primarily when shopping, when someone reaches for something on a higher shelf.
” and the meforshim even say she only acted in an advisory role. “
Sefer Shoftim says she was the one who led Barak’s army into battle, because he was too hesitant to do it on his own and begged her to go with him. I’m going with that, if it’s okay.
“The same halacha that prohibits a woman from holding public office, also prohibits a woman from even being the President of a Shul. A woman is essentially prohibited m’doraisa from holding a position of authority. This law comes from Tanach”
Was that BEFORE or AFTER Devorah Ha-Neviah?
Why not, if she were qualified?
My son acted out at age 6 in a store, after I had filled a HUGE shopping cart with groceries. I apologized to the checkout person and without rancor took him out of the cart and went home without buying a thing. I told him that until he could control his behavior, he could not go shopping with me again and we would try at some future date to see if he had better self-control, because his middos were more important to me than the groceries. As I was walking out with him, the lady behind me yelled, Congratulations, that took guts.”
I was told the next morning. I have heard different shittos and my friend wore her shaitel to her chuppah.
Someone who has a communicable disease such as HIV or AIDS should not get married, IMO. Someone with a mental illness that is incurable, 100% uncontrollable and causes violent actions, ditto.
These are the random thoughts that come to mind. I am obviously not speaking from any halachic perspective per se.
So now the CAR is added to the LIST?????????
Mishegossen. And if he drove a junky car, you wouldn’t want to go out, either. A red Camry??? OY VEY! It might not be MY preference, but maybe that’s all he could get at that time (rental, loan, etc.) Al tistakli b’kankan.
You got some great advice. DO not take ANY herbal ANYTHING without a doc’s OK. Medicine comes from many herbs, and just because it is “natural” does not make it safe for a fetus.
Try listening to soothing SLOW music. GET A MOTHER’S HELPER for a few hours daily (if possible). There are many students who will help out a pregnant woman with her other kids for the chessed hours they need to complete their term. Go to a quiet place where the kids cannot bother you for at least an hour. Put your feet up, sip a refreshing drink, juice or water, and close your eyes.
B’shaa tova u’mutzlachas to you. I hope you have an easiy, safe delivery of a beautiful, healthy baby.
Frankly I’m all cheesecaked out.
I’ve gained fifteen lbs. – there’s no doubt.
It was fun, I admit
And my meals were a hit.
So who cares if I look a bit stout!
I cannot write musical notes, but for the piano, right hand (you’re on your own with the left -too much trouble to do that part here) for “Y’simcha Elokim K’Efraim…”
C stands for Middle C and c stands for high c
gg fefg ggaC CdCdag gagafgfeged (2x)
cdcbabcd cbcbab
cdcbabcdcbca babcd
fe dfe dffcac agba Ccbca bg (2x)
I am no music transcriber, but I think this seems right. I didn’t have the piano nearby, so I played it in my head. There is also an intro to this song, but I am not 100% sure of how it goes.
Does anyone have any tips on how to keep tznius when wearing a straight skirt? Please do not answer not to wear a straight skirt or not to travel in cars. I would like some PRACTICAL advice! ‘
Here is practical advice. When exiting either side of the car, swing your legs outward, so your body is pivoted, then put both legs on the ground and stand up. It should prevent your skirt from riding up
For instance, in a recent interview, Mrs. Lichtenstein of Hamodia and Rebbetzin Esther Farbstein of EY, were asked the appropriate age to expose children to information about the holocaust. I believe they said around 6th, 7th or 8th grade. “
So perhaps they should also not learn Sefer Shmos (Paraoh tortured the Jews and threw babies into th Nile), or about Haman, or Shimshon Hagibor whose eyes were bored out, until they are much older, also.
Maybe little kids should NEVER be taught the medrash about Avraham Avinu and the furnace into which Nimrod threw him. Or that Yosef’s brothers threw him in a pit.
There are realities of life, and one of them is that people can be incredibly cruel and inhumane to each other. Children CANNOT and should not be shielded from these things, though they can be explaine ona level that they can comprehend without getting nightmares. My father O”H explained the Holocaust to a group of Kindergartners (my daughter’s class), in order to show them a klaf of Torah that he had rescued that had been desecrated by the Nazis Y”Sh. He started off by asking them if any of them knew the story of Paraoh in Mitzrayim. when all of them raised their hands, he went on to explain that when their Bubbies and Zaydies were young, there was another man who was like Paraoh and his name was Hitler. He did bad things to the Jews (and then my dad took out the klaf and showed them). And he said, “The bad people took our Holy Sefer Torah and they scribbled all over it! Is that the right thing to do to a Torash????” The kids were spellbound. And they didn’t get scared, they had questions for him, like did we take a gun and shoot the bad people or put them in jail, and they were relieved to hear that the bad people got their just desserts. Kids are more resilient than we think, and they cannot be kept in a vacuum, because that does not prepare them for the real world. JMO
Pour a thick layer of white batter into the pan, then drop nice dollops of chocolate batter over it in various places. Repeat the process until there is no more of either batter left. The take a knife and swirl around to marbleize. The white batter should be thoroughly covering the pan every time you pour it in. It should get used up in two layers, I should thing.
Tb – did I not say this was an awesome cake?
Ivdu es Hashem b’simcha. Giggling is perfectly ok.
Happy birthday. It was also my husband’s and my anniversary today.
“to compensate for her divorced status”
How extremely noble and kind of you. But only if she is VERY good.
“And it is a bigger deal for a bochur to marry a divorcee than the other way around”
Why?
hanab – we are not ostriches. I am not offended by the mention of such things. We need to know what our enemies are doing. It gives us ammunition, when we want to show how depraved and barbaric their religious practices are towards women.
Get a sense of humor, people. This is a joke…
(It WAS a joke, Popa, wasn’t it…?)
A really nice meal out in a fancy restaurant – because when one gives up smoking, food tastes MUCH better,
Cheesecake is da BOMB. But some people cannot eat dairy food, yet they remember how awesome cheesecake can be. So they make it with Tofutti, and it is slightly comforting.
Not every rebbie is qualified to offer you advice. Stick with someone who is trained, if you truly feel you need therapy(as opposed to merely having a sounding board).
Simchat Bat.
My onion recipe is easy. preheat your oven to 350 degrees
2 large onions, diced
1 can of mushroom stems and pieces
1/2 cup mayo
1 1/2 tsp. salt
4-5 eggs (I use 5), beaten slightly
gezunt shake of black pepper.
Saute the onions and mushrooms together until the onions are soft and the mushrooms golden. Drain the oil off and cool slightly. Then add in the mayon, the salt, and pepper, and then add some of the warm mixture to a little of the eggs, then add it all back to the rest of the eggs. Put in a well-greased 9″ pan, and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or so until the top is springy and golden brown. You can alternate this recipe by pouring it into an unbaked pie shell and baking it as a quiche. But it stands on its own without the piecrust. It’s a great Pesach recipe, too.
I like the “Toi Story.” (couldn’t resist, sorry).
I HAVE been approached, most notably by people at my door. i thank them politely, tell them I am not interested in what they have to say because I have the ORIGINAL WORD, wish them a good day, and tell them they are wasting their time in my neighborhood.
I don’t believe in long megillahs, though i liked many of the scenarios that were written here. Honestly, I think if missionaries approached me, I would tell them to speak to Gavriel Aryeh Sanders, a former Baptist Minister who DID what they do, and then through Hashgocha Protis he came to study and understand the things he had formerly used as propaganda, became enthralled with Judaism, converted, is a frum Yid, and now works as an anti-missionary.
I once had an argument with a fired-up X-ian, who of course brought up the “almah” issue. I asked her if she spoke Hebrew fluently. No. Did she ever learn what the word Almah actually means in Hebrew, and in Jewish law? No. When I explained to her that almah simply means a young Jewish woman of a certain age (what is it 17-24?) and that it has NOTHING to do with virginity, that an almah could be a married young woman, a widow a divorcee, and it only referred to her age status, she argued with me that it means the same as virgin. I told her that the people who define and discuss the Hebrew language in the Mishneh and Gemarah do not agree, and I will take their assessment over that of the Church, and it is a little nervy to try to tell me what my own Torah means.
I believe that it was King Constantine who first came up with the Virgin Mary idea, centuries after J lived. He couldn’t abide the “hideous” thought of Mary conceiving the way all human beings conceive. BTW, the concept “immaculate conception” does NOT refer to J’s conception, but to MARY’S. The Catholics believe that she herself was conceived without the taint of Original Sin, so she would be a fitting vessel for J. Where on earth did they get such ideas?!!!
Truthfully – no. Whatever mood I am in, I post the way i think about a given topic.
Mod 80, respectfully, that is precisely the advice she needs. She wants to know details of how to dress so accommodate both her religious needs and her mother’s sensibilities.
Oh chill out! Water is often MEANT to be drunk from a bottle (presuming it is a small water bottle and not a Litre size). To break up a shidduch over a girl drinking water from her bottle is just plain foolish. For other reasons, which you only alluded to, fine, but “the last straw” was her drinking out of the bottle????
BPT is right. If you are at dinner in a fancy restaurant, it would look wrong. But there are fast food places that served bottled water and Snapple/soda, and it is perfectly acceptable to drink from the bottle. At a picnic or strolling on a casual date at the zoo or Aquarium, it is absolutely proper. We are so hung up on naarishkeiten, that we cannot see the forest for the trees.
I am retired. But I would NEVER, repeat NEVER surf the web while at work, on my boss’ dime. That is genaiva AND genaivas daas, unless your boss pays you to surf the web because your job is to test out websites. Yeah, I’d like that job.
Exceptions – you are on a lunch or other break, AND it costs your boss nothing for you to be commandeering your computer.
There is nothing wrong with knee high socks or stockings. They don’t have to be full pantihose. But here is my recommendation. Make your changes slowly. Gradual acceptance of standards makes for a) a more permanent change and b) greater acceptance by others.
You yourself recognize this when you say you don’t want your mom to think you’re going “all BP on her,” (whatever that implies). You avoid that issue, by increasing bit by bit what you choose to change.
There is nothing wrong with regular stockings. They don’t HAVE to be black or thick. Your skirts have to be long enough to cover the subject properly, but regular socks may be perfectly adequate halachically in someone who wears a long enough skirt.
I know there are many who would advise you, just go for it, wear the most stringent cover up for your legs that you can. But you asked for advice on how to accomlish this without upsetting your mother, whose kovod is unquestionably important to you. I believe the best way to do that is by “desensitizing” her little by little. JMO.
This is a good question, very appropriate as we approach kabolas HaTorah. I would like to think my answer would be yes across the board, because the innate quality of a Jew is the willingness to BE a Jew and accept the Torah. But no one can know for sure what he/she would do if not born Jewish or were brought up frei.
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You are quoting a RASHI to make the wrong point, in my opinion. If you think about what Rashi was pointing out, this had nothing to do with etiquette/halacha about who shouls preceed whom, and everything to do with Yaakov Avinu trying to protect (an act of chivalry, by the way) his wives from the possibility of being assaulted by Eisav. Eisav cared little about his women, so like Osama Bin Laden, he let them walk out first, just in case someone wanted to attack him.
The origin of copacetic may be hakol b’seder but I don’t think Israel had fighters during World War I.
The way I hear it, it was more recent than WWI. Maybe during the Gulf War? Or Six Day War?
Itche Srulik, far be it from me to contradict your uncle, but I am pretty sure it is Israeli in origin, not from jazz from the 20s.
goldielox, it’s funny, but this is the first time I have ever thought of that.
I will say something, just not sure yet which.
Thymus. My father in law was a butcher and he was the one who informed it was not brains. I LOVE sweetbreads.
Asyyeger gave a great answer and it is exactly what i do. Sometimes it is that I neglected to take the second jar in a two for one sale. So when I take the second jar, I go back to the checkout person and say, thanks, I found the second jar I was entitled to take.