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PAA: R’ Schachter discusses this at the 16-minute mark or so.
Mods, please allow this YUTorah Shiur from R’ Schachter through:
Lior: You are a moron if you think that the purpose of Rabbeinu Gershom’s Takanah was in order to allow wives to abuse their husbands.
yenting: First of all, I am very sorry for your situation. Secondly, ignore Lior on this. He has stated that his opinion is that if a husband (or wife) thinks the marriage is “salvageable”, he should refuse to give a Get so that they should fix the marriage. Quite simply, his opinion on these issues is clearly not relevant.
DY: No. R’ Chaim’s famous line is just explaining the Rambam. There’s no Shittah in there.
DY: Pashtus is we hold like the Ra’avad on that, for several reasons.
Lior: I’m confused. Are you Ochel Chulin B’Taharah? What reason would there be to not shower after the Mikvah?
golfer: See my earlier post, where I described what that meant.
Lior: And yet you can do T’shuvah for Mishkav Zachor. You cannot for certain business practices.
That aside, there are some polygamy cases making their way through the courts (I believe one case is a trio of women who want their “marriage” accepted). Frankly, I want to see the end of marriage as a state-recognized institution. It’s against the First Amendment anyway. Give free reign to anyone living together to legally/monetarily declare themselves a “household”/”unit” or whatever. Then let people who want to get “married” have marriage defined by their own terms. By us Orthodox Jews, that would mean only monogamous heterosexual marriages. By other people, let it be whatever they want it to be. It should be a meaningless legal term. The fact that we’ve given a religious institution legal meaning is what is causing all of these problems anyway.
secret: It’s a Yerushalmi brought down in several other Midrashic works and a Tosfos in Avodah Zarah. It says he saw the world “K’kadur” and the sea “K’ke’ara”. People like to quote the first half as Kadur meaning “spherical”. But it’s clearly not true from context. In context it means that the Tanna/Amora who told over this Aggadta thought that the Earth was a rounded object rising out of the massive sea that surrounds it (imagine an upside-down bowl). The conception of the earth being shaped like that also gives a Pshat in the Midrash that says that Eretz Yisrael is taller than all other lands. If E”Y is the midpoint of the world and the world is shaped like a curved bump rising out of the sea, then the midpoint would indeed be the tallest point.
Secret: It does not say that the world is round. Pashtus is that that’s a misreading of that Midrash.
Lior: Yes, and most proposed legislations also have exemptions for rape and incest (which, to be fair, some Poskim are relatively Meikil on).
squeak and DY: That was a major Machlokes HaPoskim in Israel 50 years ago or so. R’ Ovadia, the Tzitz Eliezer, R’ Shlomo Zalman, and others all have T’shuvos discussing whether it’s better to get him there faster to minimize Chillul Shabbos or whether it’s better to ignore him. From what I recall, there was no clear consensus on the issue.
DY: Ad’raba, it means that I was so successful in my crusade to eradicate Chukas Akum that no one was Over for several months, B”H.
kfb: No one holds they’re allowed L’chatchilah (though some are very Meikel as to what is considered B’dieved/Sha’as Hadchak).
Lior: Not true. Most pro-lifers are Bible Belt Christians who hold that you cannot kill the fetus even to save the mother.
kfb: An endorsement of a candidate does not mean a support of all of their policies. It means you think that, overall, they are the best candidate.
And even though R’ Moshe held a Davar Pashut that abortions were murder, a majority of Achronim and contemporary Poskim held not so. It’s Assur, certainly, but calling it “killing babies” is Pashtus not so accurate.
DY: If you assume that Gramas actually work (like R’ Neuwirth did) it’s not at all completely clear that this is Assur. Now, almost no one assumes like he did, because we say anything made to work Al Y’dei Grama can’t be called a Grama. This is just a slightly more extreme application of the Shabbos Switch (or it would be, if it existed; since it doesn’t, it’s irrelevant).
GAW: If you call a cow and it comes to you that’s a D’Oraisa of M’chamer. That seems like a very apt (see what I did there?) precedent for talking to a phone.
R’ Yehonasan Eyebeschutz’s Kemeiyah supposedly had Sheimos…
I heard there’s a major movie about Dybbuks or something. That’s all I know about them.
Health: She is claiming they don’t have a right to quarantine her because she is asymptomatic. They are looking at legal options to keep her locked up. Her “quarantine” was not an official legal one yet.
This was clearly a hoax from the beginning. I never understood why so many fell for it.
I don’t know about an Issur. I doubt one exists. Etiquette dictates not to open an umbrella in a house. So maybe being Makpid not to open an umbrella indoors is Chukas Akum?
Wait for it.
Wait for it.
DY, are you listening?
Pashtus is that a tie is an Issur D’oraisa of Chukas Akum.
There is a very, very minority opinion that Kohanim may enter Kivrei Tzadikim because they do not have Tumah. Presumably that’s some sort of Ma’aleh. What it is, I have no idea.
Lior: By many Shittos, you mean a minority of early Achronim. Most assume that it’s not a problem at all, and even if it is then only if there are actual D’varim Assurim going on.
HaLeiVi: The fact that no one has yet claimed the reward for the Randy test and donated it to Yeshivos is a major Taana on whether or not practical Kaballah exists (nowadays).
DY: Yes. And re-reading that has reminded me that we haven’t had a good flame war here in far too long. Popa’s not doing his job.
Syrians do not hold of conversions Bizman HaZeh. Depending on who you ask about why, you’ll get different answers.
Old myth. Being able to guess has nothing to do with being a sociopath.
Curiosity: I see nothing inherently wrong with that. If a man feels that he is not going to be able to learn well enough and that choosing that life will be Marbeh Torah Biklal Yisrael, then Kol HaKavod.
Sorry, PAA. You’re late. I made a thread asking this identical question a few years ago. I think I recall using the word “pigeonhole” if you want to search for it.
Avi Weiss, for whatever issues he does have, does not believe he can overrule Chazal. We have to be fair and honest when criticizing.
What Avram said. And ebola lives on solid surfaces for a very short period of time. 2 hours at most. I’m not advocating going near ebola patients, but unless they’re in the later stages it’s not so easy to contract.
SIDI: Actually, that’s not quite true. From Snopes:
“On 19 September 2014, Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were introduced to worldwide fanfare. Part of the excitement stemmed from the fact that the new devices were the largest available iPhone handsets manufactured by Apple since that smartphone’s first generation was introduced in 2007.
Soon after the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus hit Apple stores globally, reports began to circulate that the newer, bigger screen had a significant Achilles’ heel. According to web rumors, the devices were susceptible to bending and warping if iPhone 6s were placed in users’s pockets, a not uncommon practice for smartphone users.
The reported iPhone 6 bending (humorously hashtagged “bendgate” or “bendgazi”) was illustrated in a popular YouTube video published on 23 September. Nearly five million people viewed the clip in its first 24 hours.
A number of additional reports regarding “bendy” iPhone 6s circulated on the social web. MacRumors reproduced a comment sent by an angry iPhone 6 Plus user who said:
The 6 Plus was about 18 hours in my pocket while sitting … As I lay it on the coffee table and sat down on the couch to relax from the drive (yes, sitting again), I saw the reflection of the window in the iPhone [was] slightly distorted.
In the clip above, YouTuber and Unbox Therapy host Lewis Hilsenteger said of his bend test:
Unfortunate, but under the pressure of my hand it does bend quite significantly. Bottom line here is it’s an aluminum phone, it is going to bend if you apply enough pressure like I just did … Not necessarily the piece of information you want to receive as owners of this new device.
Tech reporters surmised that the combination of the phones’ thinner, aluminum-based profiles and larger surfaces create weakened resistance to force that made iPhone 6s bend more easily that earlier models. In response to the rumors, Apple issued a statement asserting that the iPhone was carefully engineered and rigorously tested to withstand ordinary use without bending, and that only a handful of consumers had so far complained to them about bent phones:
Our iPhones are designed, engineered and manufactured to be both beautiful and sturdy. iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus feature a precision engineered unibody enclosure constructed from machining a custom grade of 6000 series anodized aluminum, which is tempered for extra strength. They also feature stainless steel and titanium inserts to reinforce high stress locations and use the strongest glass in the smartphone industry. We chose these high-quality materials and construction very carefully for their strength and durability. We also perform rigorous tests throughout the entire development cycle including 3-point bending, pressure point cycling, sit, torsion, and user studies. iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus meet or exceed all of our high quality standards to endure everyday, real life use.
With normal use a bend in iPhone is extremely rare and through our first six days of sale, a total of nine customers have contacted Apple with a bent iPhone 6 Plus. As with any Apple product, if you have questions please contact Apple.
SquareTrade subjected the iPhone 6 to breakability tests and proclaimed that the model “performed impressively in Breakability testing” and that “each carries the top Breakability Score in their respective category”:
SquareTrade, the top-rated protection plan trusted by millions of happy customers, today announced the iPhone 6 and its larger sibling, iPhone 6 Plus, performed impressively in Breakability testing, and each carries the top Breakability Score in their respective category. The SquareTrade Breakability Score ranks today’s top devices based on how prone they are to break due to accidents. Evaluating key elements such as front and back panel design, edge construction and materials, size, weight, friction quotient, water resistance and grip-ability, SquareTrade’s Breakability Score fills in the missing gap left by traditional device reviews: it tests devices in everyday danger situations brought on by our lifestyles and habits.
SquareTrade’s Breakability Score testing revealed the following:
1. The iPhone 6 Plus is not only more durable than most large screen phones, but it also outscored last generation’s iPhone 5S.
2. Both new iPhones performed very well in most tests, but the iPhone 6 Plus lost some points because some users may have a hard time gripping the phone due to its large but slim form.
3. The screens on both new iPhones held up very well to Breakability testing, giving credence to Apple’s promise of ion-strengthened glass.
Likewise, Consumer Reports then conducted their own stress tests on the iPhone 6 and reported that the model was “not as bendy as believed”:
All the phones we tested showed themselves to be pretty tough. The iPhone 6 Plus, the more robust of the new iPhones in our testing, started to deform when we reached 90 pounds of force, and came apart with 110 pounds of force. With those numbers, it slightly outperformed the HTC One (which is largely regarded as a sturdy, solid phone), as well as the smaller iPhone 6, yet underperformed [compared to] some other smart phones.
Overall, what Consumer Reports found was that while all of the phones they tested would eventually bend or break with the application of enough force, “it took significant force to do this kind of damage to all these phones” and every model tested (including the iPhone 6) should hold up fine under ordinary, everyday use. “
There isn’t expected to be this issue. There is a quota of Chareidim that need to enter the army. Most outside people who look into this think the quotas will probably be met from voluntary Chareidi enlistment (or come close enough that no one will care).
I have seen, on more than one occasion, a Chareidi switch seats with someone (very amicably) to avoid sitting next to a woman and then forget to switch meals so they get the non-Mehadrin one by accident. Oops…
PBA: Ein Adam Matir Atzmo MiBeis HaAssurim. B’nei Banim Harei Heim K’banim. With no (viable) descendants, Avraham couldn’t be Gozer that Yitzchak have kids because that would be like being Gozer for himself. (This started out as a Purim Torah answer to your Purim Torah question but it sounds pretty good, no?)
Painting many people with the same brush is foolish. However, every group of people has their Shtuyot and every group has individuals within their groups that take those Shtuyot too far. I have twice witnessed someone in Chareidi dress make ridiculous claims in the name of not sitting next to a woman (once he was clearly just attempting to use it as an excuse to get an aisle seat). So while stories like this don’t surprise me, they really don’t matter. They’re not indicative of anything Chareidim are doing wrong. They just show that one or two (or 15) Chareidim sometimes took something too far, like everyone does sometimes.
On an average night? Far too few.
On a good night? Even fewer.
PAA: Rav Ovadia in a T’shuvah (maybe Yabiya Omer 1:OC:26) about what you can make a Siyum on quotes that and says a person who reads the entire Zohar can make a Seudas Mitzvah on it even if he didn’t understand a word.
This thread is a D’Oraisa violation of Lo S’chonem, right?
catch yourself: For the most part, people who don’t like community Kollelim are usually because of issues with community politics, not because they are against the concept of having a Kollel in town (or because they’d rather it be a Lakewood vs Ner Yisrael Kollel or Ner Yisrael instead of Lakewood or something like that).
catch yourself: Those are not the Kollelim that anyone complains about. Those are essentially teachers and M’lamdim for the entire community and are involved in the community. They’re like assistant Shul Rabbis for everyone.
What people sometimes have an issue with are the entire communities of Kollelim in New York and Eretz Yisrael.
Lior: “Don’t you agree, considering there are sources for both derechs, that each to his own, we should all respect and honor whatever shitta someone else follows (for himself)?”
So you agree that, because many Achronim disagree with the Rama about a Niddah seeing a Torah, that we should all respect and honor whatever Shittah someone else follows (for herself)?
Lior: So if we made a Heter Hora’ah certificate that explicitly excludes it there are no more complaints?
Some think that the Hoshanos beating is supposed to sound like a huge downpour. So you need to hit it hard but not constantly beating. They should be hit 5 times, not more. Al Pi Kabalah there is an Inyan to have some leaves fall off. I often beat it 5 times into the ground moderately hard. If no leaves fell off, I pluck two off with my hands and then pick them up before I leave Shul.
Vogue: If it makes you feel any better, plenty of guys (and girls) exist in very similar situations to yours.
In most Shuls, having lots of money is a Zchus for Chassan Bereishis. Or, in other Shuls, being the biggest Talmid Chacham is the Zchus for getting someone to buy Chassan B’reishis for you.
I don’t know all the details. You might have to go down to the draft office to find out. I do know lots of Israeli-Americans who got a P’tur for 1-3 years, depending on the situation.