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  • in reply to: Singing A Goyishe Tune #882665
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    question – why would someone want to sing a non jewish tune to their child to put them to sleep? or if you mean like the classic twinkle twinkle etc…

    its a good question… but most of our kids music’s are based on non jewish… however thats why some people stick with niggunim…

    in reply to: jewish keyboard styles #881950
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    what do you mean by music styles for keyboards?

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    not a singer but certain songs… but eventually when you listen too much then you start needing something new…

    in reply to: Leap of Faith from Leapa #882000
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    I actually like this cd it grows on you and I’m not a fan of all his CD’s. I specially love the song Mizrach!! It has a great beat, my kids dance around the house to it all the time.

    in reply to: I Pledge……Forget it i changed my mind #882127
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    BTW I didn’t mean to be insulting or tell you your not doing a good job – it was from the way you wrote it sounded like no one mentions anything to them and then your expected to chase them a while later coz they didnt pay up.

    in reply to: Forgiven. But maybe not. #885813
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    Say IDidIt

    Yeah I am actually new its weird that it says for four years???? I dunno I have a bunch of posts in my name but it just changed it to shira1988 so weird i was messing about on my profile page now i can’t see how to change it back oh well.. but i think i’m the ones that it says shira all over the place lol.

    And who’s Joseph?

    And back to the topic i think you shouldnt worry about what people say about holding grudges or not. You seem to know very well that you don’t and you dont care for it so why worry about it. And I agree with nitpicker – i mean do you forget that your little sister tore up your coloring book when you were 7. Probably not, and maybe at the time you were upset but remembering it 20 years later doesn’t mean you hold a grudge about it. Most probably its funny after the fact.

    in reply to: Interacting With Ex-Family Members #882330
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    Ha how about if when you talk to your ex’s family THEY are the ones asking you to come back? How do you deal with that??

    in reply to: Forgiven. But maybe not. #885808
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    I dont think it has anything to do with it that coz you remember the story you have a grudge. But think about it if you are in a really bad mood and everything is going wrong – if you’d think about that story would it make your mood worse or you’d stay the same as you were before…

    in other words do YOU think you have a grudge? Maybe it would help to talk to the person that was supposed to give you the item in question and ask them casually “hey remember…” it might help you see if you really forgave them or not to talk to them about it.

    in reply to: Hat store in Montreal #881789
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    lol!! Azriel did you find somewhere? I’m sure there’s a hat store on Parc avenue too… check there when ur in Montreal

    in reply to: I Pledge……Forget it i changed my mind #882126
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    Ah well I guess just badger them till they pay up ;). There’s no sense in loosing out money for the yeshiva just coz people can’t be honest or on top of their game. I know that the yeshiva here doesn’t stop badgering us till we pay, and I’m ok with it. Its hard to remember everything!

    Also It would DEF work to tell them they can’t advertise next time. But I don’t get how can they deny it, dont they get an ad there that they tell you what it should say? It would be hard for someone who sends in their business card to deny that they sent it in no?

    in reply to: Hat store in Montreal #881785
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    actually its both, french AND english… either are acceptable… lol

    in reply to: We didnt know you but we will never forget you #881781
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    wow a year already. Crazy… Hashem Yishmor

    in reply to: Cell Phone Call Back Etiquitte #889717
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    LOL I dont listen to my messages half the time so I just call the person right back anyways. But sometimes yeah I wont pick up coz I’m busy and if the person doesn’t leave a message I’ll wait for them to call back. If its something important they know where to reach you… if its not it can wait, or if your so curious whats wrong with calling back and saying “you called?”.

    in reply to: Hat store in Montreal #881782
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    almar hats?

    in reply to: yippee for me! #882273
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    Health whats wrong with that? each to their own!

    and besides these days most of the time 2 salaries is necessary…..

    in reply to: I Pledge……Forget it i changed my mind #882124
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    I have a question Goq. Why is the admin in the Yeshiva waiting so long till the people forget? An organized yeshiva would:

    a) send a confirmation of the phone call/pledge made by mail to the person in question

    b) would send a reminder no more than 3 weeks later of an unpaid pledge

    c) unpaid pledges should be recorded, and those people who made the pledge unable to place further ad’s until their pledge is paid.

    Doesn’t that make sense? Its kind of like a classroom when you run any operation or business. You have to set the rules. Then people will have no choice.

    You can’t as WHY people do things. they just do, they have other things on their heads, and busy lifes. We can’t judge why they’re not doing it. Just give consistent and firm reminders that they are required to keep their promise.

    in reply to: Reliable Hashgacha? #1098466
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    not heard of it but ask ur rav……

    in reply to: Facebook #890881
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    lol thanks Ben Levi. And todah rabba – yes now facebook is used so much its almost like an extension of the internet. you barley need google any more because you can do the same search on facebook and find the page that offers the thing you’re looking for… I wonder what they’re going to do about it coz obviously its not going away..

    in reply to: Sefer Tehillim Worldwide Daily #1229510
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    I meant with my friends outside of yeshiva world news.. because the document can easily be shared via email etc….

    in reply to: Sidewalk Etiquette #879710
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    DassYochid: If you’d say “excuse me” to these people you’d be asking to get beaten up.. or pushed over… trust me… im talking about low lifes…

    in reply to: PRENUPTUALS in FRUM circles??! #879325
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    I think a prenup makes sense and although I’d want one for protection but ‘d also be worried why I’d want one. Its like going into a marriage and right from the start thinking about just incase it doesn’t work out – doesn’t really set a good tone into what is supposed to be a beautiful start.

    What I am curious about is… I don’t really know enough about pre-nups – but aren’t there basic halachic rulings already in place that say when a couple can ask for a divorce or not? So shouldn’t a prenup only cover those? That way people cant just get divorced for any silly reason. Maybe its like that already I don’t know but I think it makes sense and it would seem less insulting if it was written on the kesubah “if these certain things are broken then…”

    in reply to: Sidewalk Etiquette #879706
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    growing up in a city where most of the time a group specially of non jewish guys would walk straight into you without blinking I tend to dodge to the side. And hanab – yeah its annoying but if they’re so rude then they’re not worth your time or frustration… take a deep breath and know you’re better than them and go on with you’re day 🙂

    in reply to: Facebook #890869
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    BludgerGold13380:

    I can confidently say that as with anything if someone is looking for trouble they can find it anywhere. ANY tool used the wrong way can do damage.

    a) if you don’t know how to protect your online content (and block information you dont want strangers to see) you are at a big risk for anything you post on facebook.

    b) there’s always been a problem with yichud on the internet and what it means. Facebook makes it even easier. So many time’s I got “poked” by a guy till I asked him who he is and what he wants… now I learnt to ignore them and block the person right away…

    c) people aren’t so careful with who they add… they think so what my friends husband added me its not like we’re going to talk to each other… nice and easy way when ur both having a hard time in ur marriage to suddenly be online and say hi…. thats where major problems start.

    My belief is what you do with it. The blocking of internet can prevent many things yes – but it doesn’t solve the problem, just like if you use facebook like i do to keep in touch with family and friends who are all over the world – and makes it alot easier for me to keep in touch and updated.

    I think the issue the Rabbanim have with it is that its soooo easy and so accessible to do something wrong and make a mistake and all these things just make it easier. We always created a “fence” why is there muktzah? To make a fence around ourselves. So I think I’m starting to realize that thats what the Rabbanim are trying to do – is make a fence around the internet, because the Yetzer Hara is very tricky and he knows how to get us to do the wrong thing without us even realizing it.

    in reply to: Composing Songs #903521
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    YW Band: I actually disagree because sometimes I can’t come up with the words until I hear the music, and its the music that inspires me to write beautiful lyrics. I guess it depends HOW a person composes some people’s inspiration comes out in words – whilst mine comes out in my music. Its my music that tells the story and once its made I can come up with the lyrics that translates the story into words… My best songs came out that way – the ones that I made the lyrics first are good but my top ones are music first.

    I guess it depends on the individual…

    And I agree about if the song is a real niggun it can be sung at the Shabbos table – but… not all songs have to be niggunim 🙂

    in reply to: I put up a new song! #877629
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    Really sounds interesting. I checked it out – is it easy to use? I got a very basic mixer to plug in a mic and other instruments but I still find that if I want a live sound it doesn’t come out perfect (like if I want to record a live flute…) Do you connect a mic through that? I thought the sound of your recording sounded very clear no fuzz in the background.

    I use a program called Garageband – and connect my electric piano (not a casio) with a USB cable to the computer so I can use it to record midi sounds – that way I can record something and change the instrument to whatever I want mix the tracks. Its sooo much fun lol.

    in reply to: Dear Popa Bar Abby (Advice Column) #1091931
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    Dear popa bar abby

    No BH it hasn’t gotten to the point of my ability to function but close enough. I think after 2 days I’m over it.

    Interesting concept on Bitachon I didn’t think of it that way. Its good to know that it doesn’t mean I have a weak bitachon 🙂

    And Bekitzur – no I know I’m not crazy for feeling scared – specifically in this situation, but I’m not sure how to handle being scared in the first place since I’m used to being pretty fearless lol.

    in reply to: Dear Popa Bar Abby (Advice Column) #1091922
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    Haha this thread is hilarious. But actually Popa bar Abby you’re advice on real things is sound advice so how about this question..

    How does a person overcome night phobia’s – meaning that that person is the only adult in the house and is responsible for little ones, and crazy stuff happens in the city to enhance their fears (of break in or CH’V worse). I know bitachon but thats not easy when you’re petrified coz a murderers loose in you’re city……..

    in reply to: Sesquipedalianism #1071178
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    o wow hahaha chinese much?

    in reply to: Jewish Women Singers #884098
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    Lol so maybe I’m biased because I’m very strong on Kol Ishah so my prognosis that I’d do better catering for Jewish only is biased.

    yitayningwut – Happens to be I work in marketing and do alot of social media for my company and if I searched my music name I had over 2mil hits on google a couple of months ago (haven’t been so active lately so its down to 400K).

    For women we give women only concerts but I’m still trying to figure that part out but there is a market out there for women only events and fundraisers etc.

    Tahini – I havent heard of Yasmin Levy – i’ll check it out. I think there’s a big need for a Jewish Womans music website, even though mostly music has women on it there are so many and half aren’t my taste or out of date so I get sick of going through all their music after a few minutes.

    in reply to: Composing Songs #903504
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    What do you want to compose in the song? The music? The lyrics? Or the whole thing?

    For lyrics I think its practice and inspiration – you need to have a message – write it down, and usually since songs that rhyme sound better you’d want to find words in your message that go together. Its just practice makes perfect

    For music lol you’d first need to learn an instrument… once you know how to play one thats when you can start to just play around with it and try to make your own tunes.

    I do think its down to talent but I do believe anyone can do anything if they really really want to.

    in reply to: I put up a new song! #877627
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    nice stuff!!! what program do you use to record your stuff?

    in reply to: Sefer Tehillim Worldwide Daily #1229508
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    very nice idea!! I took on 1, 2, and 3. Can I spread the word?

    in reply to: I'm sure it was an oversight #878009
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    Yep I’m new. 🙂

    Well I hope it helps! And thanks 🙂

    in reply to: Going off the Derech #1181598
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    Wow this thread is really long I wish I had time to read it all.

    I have alot to say so I want to try make it short.

    You said he gets angry. So throwing him out of the house that would just re-enforce that.

    And throwing religion aside just for a second – I think your main problem is that he is closed – not that he’s not keeping anything. If you knew what went on in his head then you’d know why he was reacting in certain ways

    The computer – is a mistake – it’ll bring into your house what you dont want, and he can go on a computer outside of the house if he wants.

    One thing you said was interesting a few pages back was that “He has always been independent and controlling, and he is now expressing it in its fullest.”

    This could be your key to figuring out how to give him what he wants while getting what you want.

    Independence he can get in a few ways – if he wants a computer to be independent and do what he wants he should earn it. Get a job and pay for it himself. It will give him a sense of independence and accomplishment.

    Honestly without internet he cant do much… but being computer savvy I know how easy it is to put movies on an mp4 player and transfer it to the computer.

    Music.. movies.. yeah they arent the best but really they’re not your main concern he isn’t breaking halacha by doing that. BUT if he knows you’re against them saying they’re ok wont work. He needs to know WHY you think they’re not ok. And dealing with an independent teen what he needs from you is your opinion “i feel that movies/music are bad because…. but in the end of the day I know you are a smart boy and you will make your own decisions now that you have the understanding about it”.. and leave it be. Let him make his own decisions. But you’ve let him know you dont approve and WHY (very important) and that you respect that he can make his own decisions and you respect his decisions.

    However as a parent I would make it very clear no singing out loud and not in the house because he has a responsibility. If thats the case you are the parent you can still issue consequences, but the biggest trick is put him in your shoes, as him what he would do if he was you and his child was disobeying a basic rule…

    I feel like he does want you to put your foot down, and look how scared he got when he said that “you’re responsible for him till he’s 18”. He’s scared you’ll throw him out! But if you do that you’ll create a very big enemy in him. Against you and his religion. What you CAN do is send him away to a Yeshiva that you know knows how to deal with these types of boys and will keep on top of them but let them choose their own way.

    Also about the connection with your husband that could be a very big part of the problem unfortunately it is for alot of boys… it could be he could use a big brother but you’d have to be tactful in introducing someone like that. (Like inviting him shabbos meals or times when you know your son will for sure be around).

    Wishing you so much hatzlacha and remember:

    a) sooo many parents are in your shoes! Its unfortunate but you’re not alone

    b) be happy – he is healthy – so many parents have to deal with a down-syndrome or child with other terminal illnesses – think positive that he is healthy and has the ability to challenge you. BH.

    c) Daven… mothers tefilos are the strongest. and so are their tears

    Never give up!

    in reply to: I'm sure it was an oversight #878006
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    I just read all these posts – Goq it sounds like you have a good intuition it is rare to be left out twice and to have everyone named except for you is hurtful and inconsiderate EVEN if it was an oversight.

    I support what aries is saying it sounds like you’re unappreciated in your office. You’d be surprised it may be easier for you to find a job elsewhere where people would appreciate and acknowledge your efforts than you think.

    Think about it – you spend more hours at work then you do at home – it can be a miserable life working in something you dont like or are unappreciated at. Looking to change your job might be scary but it could change your life.

    That being said… Kol Hakavod to you for still sticking with it through everything 🙂 But you know what I’d do I’d go straight to that Rabbi and demand an explanation….. if it was an oversight he SHOULD apologize for missing you out twice as an oversight and if it wasn’t… well at least you’ll know where you stand and what to expect next time.

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