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  • in reply to: Shalach Manos – Is Bourbon a food? #2169422
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    Some people have health problems that prevent them from drinking even a small amount of liquor.

    I strongly believe that the less liquor we drink, the more fortunate we are.

    This is not just my personal opinion; it is support by numerous quotes from:
    Tanach, Talmud, Rishonim & Acharonim, and mussar books.

    in reply to: The Five Most Likeliest Candidates to be Moshiach #2169373
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    Rambam’s commentary on the Mishnah,
    tractate Sanhedrin, chapter 10 says:

    “When the Mashiach dies, his son will rule after him,
    and his grandson will rule after that.”

    CONCLUSION:
    The Melech HaMashiach cannot be a childless man,
    because he must have a son and a grandson who rule after him.

    Rambam does not mention Mashiach returning to life, after he dies.

    At its annual convention in June 1996,
    the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) declared that:

    “there is not, and never has been, a place in Judaism for the belief that the Messiah, a son of David, will begin a Messianic career only to experience death, burial, and resurrection before completing it.”

    in reply to: Does Netilas Neshama on Shabbos Only Apply At the Organism Level? #2169170
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    Yalkut Meam Loez commentary on Bereishit, perek 2 pasuk 7
    (volume 1, page 245):

    “A person who has not been religious,
    and then returns to the path of Torah
    (a baal teshuvah) can be worthy of
    such an additional soul every day.”

    In other words, Baal Teshuvah can have the extra Shabbat soul even during weekdays!

    Yalkut Meam Loez was written in Turkey by Rabbi Yaakov Culi, who was born in year 1689 and died in 1732 of the Common Era.

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    Dear WolfishMusings,

    If I guess correctly, you will soon be taking chemotherapy.

    I might be wrong about this, but in my humble opinion, chemotherapy can do more harm than good.

    I might be wrong about this, but I strongly suspect that chemotherapy harmed my mother, just as much as the cancer itself did, maybe more.

    Sincerely,
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    in reply to: Medinah #2168380
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    The Three Oaths [Gimel Shevuot] are misused by Satmar, because we did not come and conquer Israel by force (לא עלינו כחומה). Rather, it was given to us by the nations.
    Now that we are in Israel, we have an obligation to defend ourselves.

    Also, Arizal stated that the Gimel Shevuot [Three Oaths] did not apply after 1,000 years of exile. Meaning we could have come up by force to conquer Israel after that.
    But we did not even do that.

    The 16th Century Kabbalist, Rabbi Chaim Vital expressed the view that the Three Oaths were only binding for the first thousand [1,000] years of Exile.

    Rambam [Maimonides] in his Epistle to Yemen specifically states that the Three Oaths are “metaphorical”.

    It appears that Nachmanides [Ramban] implicitly REJECTS the Three Oaths as Halachically binding.

    The Three Oaths are Agadic Midrash, and therefore they are not Halakhically obligatory [they are not legally binding].”

    If the Three Oaths are Halachically obligatory, then where are they mentioned in Rambam or Shulchan Aruch?

    in reply to: Once Again, I Will Not Be Getting Drunk on Purim #2168332
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    I have never been drunk in my life, and I do not intend to start now.

    in reply to: Machlokes on Halacha LeMoshe MiSinai #2167709
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    In the 1980s, an elderly [retired] Torah scholar told me that “Halacha LeMoshe MiSinai” is not [always] meant literally, and sometimes means “a very old law”.

    in reply to: An End to Shidduch Résumés by Rabbi Chananya Weissman #2167223
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    Mentsch1, you do not understand what Chananya Weissman is trying to accomplish.

    He is NOT a dating coach, and giving dating advice is NOT his goal [or at least, not his primary goal].

    Hi8s goal is to identify the causes of the Shidduch Crisis, and hopefully, eliminate them.

    Chananya Weissman has actually succeeded in making shidduchim, in three ways:

    First, Chananya Weissman has made shidduchim by directly introducing Jewish singles to each other, who are now married to each other.

    Second, Chananya Weissman has made shidduchim by personally organizing over 100 events for Jewish singles.

    Third, Chananya Weissman has made shidduchim by encouraging mixed-seating at Jewish weddings, which has repeatedly resulted in shidduchim and marriages, because male and female wedding guests were able to: see each other, speak to each other, date each other, and marry each other.

    All of these things he does for the mitzvah, not for money.

    He rarely speaks about these accomplishments, because he gives all the credit to HASHEM, not to himself.

    in reply to: An End to Shidduch Résumés by Rabbi Chananya Weissman #2167094
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    For UJM:

    I am very familiar with the writings of Chananya Weissman, and he is NOT in favor of “hookup culture”.

    REPEAT: Chananya Weissman is ***** NOT ***** in favor of “hookup culture”, and anyone who says that he is, that person is guilty of Motzi Shem Ra.

    in reply to: An End to Shidduch Résumés by Rabbi Chananya Weissman #2167095
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    mentsch1 said:

    “Can we call him an expert if he’s still not married?”

    response to mentsch1:

    Just because someone is married, that does not prove that he or she is “an expert”.

    There are many people with below-average personalities who got married because they are tall or rich or beautiful; and there are many people with above-average personalities who are not married because they are short or poor or ugly.

    There are many people with below-average intelligence who got married because they are tall or rich or beautiful; and there are many people with above-average intelligence who are not married because they are short or poor or ugly.

    Also, there are many people who are married now, but will be divorced in the future.
    Are people who are married now, but will be divorced in the future “expert”, because they are married now?

    You seem to not understand that if our personal circumstances were just a little different, many people who are married now would not be married, and many people who are not married now would be married now.

    in reply to: Rewarding Failure by Rabbi Chananya Weissman #2167093
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    mentsch1 said:

    “Can we call him an expert if he’s still not married?”

    My response to mentsch1:

    Just because someone is married, that does not prove that he or she is “an expert”.

    There are many people with below-average personalities who got married because they are tall or rich or beautiful; and there are many people with above-average personalities who are not married because they are short or poor or ugly.

    Also, there are many people who are married now, but will be divorced in the future.
    Are the people who are married now, but will be divorced in the future “expert”, because they are married now?

    You seem to not understand that if our personal circumstances were just a little different, many people who are married now would not be married, and many people who are not married now would be married now.

    in reply to: Medinah #2166929
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    “We know that, if need be, we could pick up and move tomorrow to a state with an army and nuclear weapons.

    This sense of security that the existence of Israel provides cannot be overstated.
    It makes life in an uncertain Brooklyn or Toulouse possible.

    Anyone who denies this, I believe, is lying to you or to themselves.”

    FROM: How to fight anti-Semitism (chapter 6, page 193)
    by Bari Weiss, published by Crown in year 2019
    in New York, ISBN 9780593136058 & ISBN 0593136055

    in reply to: An End to Shidduch Résumés by Rabbi Chananya Weissman #2166821
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    Chananya Weissman organized more than 100 events for Orthodox Jewish singles, before he made aliyah.

    His articles have been published many times by:
    Arutz Sheva, Horizons, Five Towns Jewish Times, The Jerusalem Herald, The Jerusalem Post, The Jerusalem Star, The Jewish Press, The Jewish Star, The Jewish Week, New York [City] Blueprint [no longer published], The Times of Israel, and The Yeshiva World.

    Rabbi Chananya Weissman wrote seven [7] books, including: “Go Up Like a Wall” and “How to Not Get Married: Break these rules and you have a chance”.

    He is also the director and producer of a documentary about the shidduch world:
    Single Jewish Male, and The Shidduch Chronicles, available on YouTube.

    Chananya Weissman is also the creator of three Jewish web sites:
    EndTheMadness (dot) org
    HotKiddush (dot) com
    ChananyaWeissman (dot) com

    What has UJM ever done, other than use the internet to make anonymous attacks against people who have already accomplished much more than he ever will?

    If UJM thinks that Chananya Weissman is wrong, then he should PROVE IT, with accurate facts and correct logic —- not snide remarks that prove nothing.

    in reply to: An End to Shidduch Résumés by Rabbi Chananya Weissman #2166822
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    Chananya Weissman organized more than 100 events for Orthodox Jewish singles, before he made aliyah.

    His articles have been published many times by:
    Arutz Sheva, Horizons, Five Towns Jewish Times, The Jerusalem Herald, The Jerusalem Post, The Jerusalem Star, The Jewish Press, The Jewish Star, The Jewish Week, New York [City] Blueprint [no longer published], The Times of Israel, and The Yeshiva World.

    Rabbi Chananya Weissman wrote seven [7] books, including: “Go Up Like a Wall” and “How to Not Get Married: Break these rules and you have a chance”.

    He is also the director and producer of a documentary about the shidduch world:
    Single Jewish Male, and The Shidduch Chronicles, available on YouTube.

    Chananya Weissman is also the creator of three Jewish web sites:
    EndTheMadness (dot) org
    HotKiddush (dot) com
    ChananyaWeissman (dot) com

    What has UJM ever done, other than use the internet to make anonymous attacks against people who have already accomplished much more than he ever will?

    If UJM thinks that Chananya Weissman is wrong, then he should PROVE IT, with accurate facts and correct logic — not snide remarks that prove nothing.

    in reply to: Melech HaMashiach #2165640
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    Menachem Shmei:

    You took my words out-of-context, COMPLETELY out-of-context; so much so that you completely reversed the meaning of what I intended to say. PLEASE STOP! Thank you.

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    coffee addict:

    The true mashiach will be a King of Israel, like David and Shlomoh.
    That is why he is called the Melech HaMashiach
    The Melech HaMashiach must be a direct descendant of both David and Shlomoh.

    Rambam [shown above] teaches that the Melech HaMashiach will have a son who will be King of Israel, and the son of the Melech HaMashiach will also have a son who will also be King of Israel [who will be the grandson of the Melech HaMashiach].

    Therefore, no childless man can be the Melech HaMashiach.

    Rambam [shown above] teaches that the Melech HaMashiach will have descendants who inherit land from him. Therefore, no childless man can be the Melech HaMashiach.

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    Additionally, if we open our Tanach to Yechezkel, chapter 46, verse 16, we see a prince who has sons who inherit from him.

    The Metsudath David commentary on Yechezkel, chapter 44, verse 3 and chapter 45, verse 7 identifies the prince as the Melech HaMashiach.

    Since the Metsudath David interprets these verses as referring to a Melech HaMashiach who has sons who inherit from him, no childless man can be the Melech HaMashiach.

    in reply to: Melech HaMashiach #2165358
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    1A2B3C SAID:

    << Presumably the followers would claim that their Moshiach will father children afterwards >>

    MY RESPONSE:

    What do you mean by “afterwards”?

    If you mean “after death”, then any Jew can claim to be the Melech HaMashiach, and when people ask why he has not fulfilled the requirements to be the Melech HaMashiach, he can just claim that he will fulfill the requirements after he returns from death.

    Additionally, the concept of the Melech HaMashiach coming from the dead is NEVER mentioned by Rambam (or any other Rishon).

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    1A2B3C SAID:

    << perhaps that the talmidim can be called children >>

    MY RESPONSE:

    Torah law requires that the Melech HaMashiach be a direct descendant of David HaMelech AND Shlomoh HaMelech. This eliminates 99.99% of randomly-selected talmidim.

    Also, if Rambam would have meant talmidim, then he would have written talmidim.

    in reply to: Quick Quote about Older Singles from Rabbi Zelig Pliskin #2163563
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    Nobody should tell single Jews:
    “You should not be so picky!” unless they would give the same advice to their own children.

    If a Jew tells singles not to be picky when he [or she] insists on ONLY THE BEST marriage-partners for his [or her] own children, then that is hypocrisy — and G*D does not approve of hypocrisy.
    And giving bad advice is a SIN [aveirah].

    CONCLUSION:
    Do not give any advice to Jewish singles that you would not give to your own children.

    in reply to: Shame on EVERY Democrat – re Islamist-bigot Ilhan Omar #2162737
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    Democrats have made all these stupid wicked choices:

    (1) Israel’s enemies over Israel
    (2) Muslims over Americans
    (3) socialism over democracy
    (4) criminals over police
    (5) illegal aliens over citizens
    (6) atheism over All-Mighty G*D.

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    Caroline Glick said:

    “Over the past several years, Congress made several attempts to amend Title VI to include anti-Jewish discrimination. These efforts enjoyed broad bipartisan support.

    But they were all blocked by members of the progressive camp inside the Democratic congressional caucus. Like the anti-Semitic boycott activists ostracizing Jews on campuses, the progressive lawmakers claimed that expansion of the protections of Title VI to include anti-Jewish discrimination would undermine the free speech rights of anti-Israel activists on campuses. That is, they said the rights of anti-Semites to preach anti-Semitism superseded the rights of Jewish students not to be harassed.”

    SOURCE: Why American Jews slander President Trump
    by Caroline Glick 2019/12/15 www (dot) JNS (dot) org

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    Ammiel Hirsch said:

    “The Democratic Party is increasingly tolerant of voices that are opposed to Israel’s existence…”

    SOURCE: Prominent US Reform Rabbi Warns of Growing Anti-Israel Sentiments in Democratic Party
    by the Algemeiner Staff, 2019/10/30

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    from Mosaic Magazine (2019/10/30):

    …the extreme progressive Democrats and their allies who try to delegitimize and demonize Israel have managed [to make commonplace] a set of mantras…
    about the Israel-Palestinian conflict without questioning their veracity.

    For instance:

    “Israel is or is bound to become an apartheid state or lose its Jewish identity”;

    “Israel is a colonialist and racist state that illegally occupies Palestinian territory and builds illegal settlements”;

    “Israel occupies Gaza”; [and other] nonsensical claims.

    SOURCE: When It Comes to Israel, Moderate Democrats Are Now Under the Sway of Progressives

    in reply to: Shame on EVERY Democrat – re Islamist-bigot Ilhan Omar #2162579
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    Jeremy Rosen [an Orthodox Rabbi] said:

    “We were fooling ourselves if we thought that anti-Semitism had disappeared.
    And if the left wing of the Democratic Party achieves dominance, you can be sure it will increase.”

    SOURCE: The One Easy Answer: Blame the Jews by Jeremy Rosen, 2018/11/27, The Algemeiner

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    “Writer David Steinberg identified 105 news stories written in the immediate aftermath of [Ilhan] Omar’s victory [as one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress], and not a single one mentioned that she believed Jewry possessed mind-control abilities or that Israel was evil.
    No one called on the Democratic Party to distance itself from this rhetoric.”

    SOURCE: Here’s the anti-Semitism the Media Doesn’t Want to Mention by David Harsanyi, 2018/11/11, www dot NYPost dot com

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    Jonathan S. Tobin [editor in chief of JNS] said:

    “If even a popular, pro-Israel Jewish Democrat like Adler was afraid to stand up to Ilhan Omar in his own city, then it’s not clear under what circumstance any member of that party would think they could afford to do so.

    That means that the battle to quarantine an anti-Semite like Omar to the margins of American politics has been lost. Not only are she and Tlaib among the young rock stars of their party, they have far greater influence than anyone would have thought only a few months ago.”

    SOURCE: Is it Ilhan Omar’s Democratic Party now? By Jonathan S. Tobin, 2019 May 22, www (dot) JNS (dot) org

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    Daniel Greenfield said:

    “The Democrats have made it clear that if they win the presidential election, they
    will restore the flow of cash to the terrorists.”

    SOURCE: Loyal and Disloyal Jews by Daniel Greenfield, 2019 September 1, from SultanKnish on blogspot com

    NOTE: The Democrats did win the election, and they gave around $950 million dollars to the so-called “Palestinians”, with another $50 million dollars soon.

    in reply to: Shame on EVERY Democrat – re Islamist-bigot Ilhan Omar #2162432
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    “In January, Pew reported that liberal Democrats side with the Palestinians over Israel by a margin of nearly two to one. Conservative Republicans support Israel over the Palestinians by a margin of more than 16 to 1.”

    FROM: Heeding Dem Warnings by Caroline B. Glick, 2018 May 25

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    Keith Ellison, an anti-Israel Muslim, became Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) by a UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE of DNC members, according to Wikipedia.

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    “…leading members of the Democratic Party like Keith Ellison and luminaries like Linda Sarsour openly espouse anti-Jewish sentiments and propagate anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, Democrats ignore, whitewash, deny and minimize the significance of the swelling chorus of anti-Semitism within their ranks.”

    FROM: The peril of Politicized Anti-Semitism by Caroline B. Glick 2018 June 22

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    “Rising stars in the Democratic Party, including Rep. Ellison and Women’s March leaders Tamika Mallory and Linda Sarsour along with the Congressional Black Caucus embrace Louis Farrakhan, and defend his notorious, virulent hatred of Jews. They demonize Israel and its Jewish supporters.”

    FROM: The peril of Politicized Anti-Semitism by Caroline B. Glick, 2018 June 22
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    Mark Steyn said:

    “It is embarrassing that this nut [Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan] is a power-broker in the Democrat Party, and the media won’t cover it.”

    FROM: Why don’t the media care about Democrats’ ties to Farrakhan?
    a youtube video by Fox News, 2018 March 8,

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    Shmuley Boteach said:

    “Even the American Jewish community is feeling more and more isolated as anti-Semites now openly walk the halls of Congress and parties that have previously been stalwart foes of anti-Semitism, like the Democrats, cannot muster the moral courage to condemn Jew-hatred specifically and unequivocally.”

    FROM: Trump’s Love Affair with Israel and the Jewish People
    by Shmuley Boteach, 2019 April 8, The Algemeiner

    in reply to: Taxes in Eretz Yisroel #2159253
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    Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, chapter 183, paragraph 3:

    “Similarly with all other taxes, it is forbidden to attempt to influence a government official to excuse him, because through this, the burden is increased for other [people].
    And whoever does this is called a betrayer [mosair].”

    in reply to: Taxes in Eretz Yisroel #2159252
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    Rabbi Shimon Schwab taught:

    “He who cheats in business or on his tax returns cannot be considered a religious Jew.”

    Seen in: Daily Halacha by Rabbi Eli Mansour

    in reply to: The Bringing of Meshiach through Sheliach Hakein #2157697
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    No offense intended, sir, but Shiluach HaKan cannot and will not bring the Melech HaMashiach.

    Chazal clearly teach that the destruction of the Temple and the exile were both caused by our failure with mitzvot-ben-Adam-LeChavero. Therefore, the Melech HaMashiach can only be brought through mitzvot-ben-Adam-LeChavero. Sorry about that!

    If you doubt that what I said is true, then please read the two Torah quotes shown below:

    Jerusalem Talmud, tractate Yoma, chapter 1, law 1, page 4B:

    Rabbi Yochanan ben Tortota taught:

    “…During the era of the Second Temple, the Jews labored to study Torah, and they were careful with [all] mitzvot and tithes, and every kind of good deed was found in them.
    However, [the Second Temple was destroyed] because they loved money and hated each other.”

    Babylonian Talmud, tractate Yoma, page 9B:

    “In the time of the Second Temple, they [Israel] occupied themselves with Torah [study],
    obeying the commandments [mitzvot] and performing acts of kindness (chesed).

    So why was the [Second] Temple destroyed?

    Because of causeless hatred (sinat chinam) that was there…”

    in reply to: We must stop the hostile takeover of YWNCR #2157695
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    @commonsaychel

    You attacked me five times (completely unprovoked, I might add).

    in reply to: Quick Quote from Alexander Lukashenko #2157108
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    Mr. FrumWhere, Mr. Common Saychel is not trying to mock Kli Yakar; he is mocking me.

    I never harmed Mr. Common Saychel in any way, yet he mocks me at every possible opportunity (which violates Torah Law), and the moderators don’t care.

    If I would type the web address (URL) of my Torah web site in the Coffee Room, the moderators would delete it immediately, even though it is a mitzvah. But when “Common Saychel” mocks me, the moderators never delete his comments, even though they are a violation of Torah Law.

    in reply to: Quick Quote from Alexander Lukashenko #2156928
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    Once again, Mr. Common Saychel has posted a message to the YWN Coffee Room for the specific purpose of mocking me and my messages.

    Maybe he believes that by mocking me and my messages at every possible opportunity — and then pretending to be innocent — he can persuade me to quit the Coffee Room, and get away with it too.

    He is wrong; I will NEVER quit the Coffee Room (IYH & BSD).
    His messages should be deleted, and he should be banned from the Coffee Room.

    Mockery [laitzanus] is a violation of Torah Law, but surprisingly, the Coffee Room moderators permit it. Since I trace my ancestry as a Kohain all the way back to Tanach times, mocking me is a double violation of Torah Law.

    (Not that I think anyone cares; on the contrary, my decades of experience with “Frum” people have repeatedly taught me that nobody cares.)

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    Babylonian Talmud, tractate Megillah, page 25B:

    Rabbi Nachman taught: All mockery is forbidden, except mocking idol worship, which is permitted.
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    Babylonian Talmud, tractate Avodah Zarah, page 18B:

    Rabbi Elazar taught: Whoever mocks, sufferings come upon him…
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    Babylonian Talmud, tractate Avodah Zarah, page 18B:

    Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish taught: Whoever mocks, will fall into Gehinom.
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    Babylonian Talmud, tractate Avodah Zarah, page 18B:

    Rabbi Ketina taught: Whoever mocks, his wealth [literally, food] is decreased…
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    Rabbeinu Yonah commentary on tractate Avot, chapter 3, paragraph 2:

    Those who mock others, the Holy One Blessed Be He will mock them, and they will lose more than the people they mocked. And the humble persons who remain silent and tolerate them and they do not answer back, the Holy One Blessed Be He will give them grace [chein].
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    Rabbi Yehuda Cahn said:

    “…one who mocks others has a mean and defective character…”

    SOURCE: Torah From Jerusalem Volume 2 (page 335), by Rabbi Yehuda Cahn, year 2002 CE, Baltimore, Maryland.

    Rabbi Yehuda Cahn is a graduate of Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore.
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    in reply to: The Rich and Community Standards #2156803
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    Mr. Always_Ask_Questions said:
    “Gemora lauds a Rav who did not differentiate between rich and poor kids”

    Can anyone please give us the exact mesechta & page that says this?
    If this is a Midrash, then please give us the exact place in the Midrash?

    in reply to: The Rich and Community Standards #2156661
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    Around 3,000 years ago, Shlomoh Melech Yisrael taught:

    Mishlei, chapter 14, verse 20:
    “THE POOR MAN IS HATED EVEN BY HIS FRIENDS,
    BUT THOSE WHO LOVE THE RICH ARE MANY.”

    in reply to: Ethical Orthodoxy #2156579
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    I recently read a book about Jews [adults, not teenagers] who were born into Chassidic homes, but went off-the-Derech, and no longer practice mitzvot, unfortunately.

    This book mentions several reasons why Jews go off-the-Derech.
    Reason Number One was the lack of business ethics [or monetary ethics] in the world of Orthodox Judaism.

    Simcha613: Orthodox Judaism already has ethics!

    Ethics from the 613 mitzvot, ethics from all of Tanach, ethics from Mishnah, ethics from Talmud, ethics from Midrash, ethics from Halachah books, and ethics from Mussar books.

    The problem is not that Orthodox Judaism lacks ethics;
    the problem is that people who claim to believe in Orthodox Judaism forget the ethical teachings of Orthodox Judaism.

    in reply to: Global warming #2156368
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    Maybe the very-warm-winter is G*D’s way of helping Ukraine to defeat evil Russia, because a cold winter would help evil Russia to blackmail entire nations by reducing the amount of oil they supply?

    in reply to: 7-11 in Israel #2156366
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    You should be able to find the answer to that question by searching the internet (with google dot com or duck dot com); or go to the 7-11 web site, then contact their corporate headquarters.

    in reply to: Sitting on info #2156242
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    The Democratic Party of 2023 is not the same party as the Democratic Party of 1963.

    The Democratic Party of 1963 was real Democrats.

    The Democratic Party of 2023 is Socialists and Radical-Leftist Progressives and Muslims.

    The Democratic Party of 1963 was pro-Israel.

    The Democratic Party of 2023 is hostile to the Jewish State, and hostile to Traditional Judaism, and hostile to Traditional Jews, and hostile to American Jews.

    The Democratic Party of 1963 was pro-American and loyal to America.

    The Democratic Party of 2023 is anti-American and hates America, and wants to destroy all of Western Civilization, especially America and its allies, and White People [which includes Jews].

    in reply to: THIS IS IT! Solving the Shidduch Crisis EASILY! #2156212
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    No discussion of the Shidduch Crisis is complete without mentioning Rabbi Chananya Weissman, who has written books and many articles about the Shidduch Crisis.

    Just search the internet for “Chananya Weissman”, and read his free articles about the Shidduch Crisis.

    in reply to: BIG PROBLEM NEED HELP!! #2156191
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    Rambam, Hilchot Nizikei Mamon, chapter 5, paragraph 9:

    The Sages [chachamim] prohibited the raising of pigs,
    in every place, and also dogs,
    unless it is restrained with a chain…
    and the Sages said:
    A curse on those who raise dogs or pigs,
    because they often cause damage.

    in reply to: Have Seminaries outlived their purpose? #2156187
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    One of the most learned and G*D-fearing Jews I ever knew in my entire life refused to send his daughters to seminary, which he believed to be a waste of time and money.

    Instead, they got married, and gave him numerous grandchildren.
    They seem to have not suffered from not attending seminary.

    in reply to: BIG PROBLEM NEED HELP!! #2156186
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    Get rid of your dog. Give it away or sell it.

    In his Sefer HaMidot, chapter Achilah, chelek sheni, paragraph 9,
    Rabbi Nachman of Breslov wrote:

    “He who is bit by a dog, it is known that the mercies of
    [G*D Who dwells in] Heaven have departed from him,
    and it is also known that he has stumbled with forbidden foods.”

    in reply to: Quick Quote from Rabbi Yehuda Cahn #2151585
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    Babylonian Talmud, tractate Megillah, page 25B:
    Rabbi Nachman taught: All mockery is forbidden, except mocking idol worship, which is permitted.
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    Babylonian Talmud, tractate Avodah Zarah, page 18B:
    Rabbi Elazar taught: Whoever mocks, sufferings come upon him…
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    Babylonian Talmud, tractate Avodah Zarah, page 18B:
    Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish taught: Whoever mocks, will fall into Gehinom.
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    Babylonian Talmud, tractate Avodah Zarah, page 18B:
    Rabbi Ketina taught: Whoever mocks, his wealth [literally, food] is decreased…
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    Rabbeinu Yonah commentary on tractate Avot, chapter 3, paragraph 2:
    Those who mock others, the Holy One Blessed Be He will mock them, and they will lose more than the people they mocked. And the humble persons who remain silent and tolerate them and they do not answer back, the Holy One Blessed Be He will give them grace [chein].

    in reply to: Is the Torah against venting? #2151583
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    If you must “vent” — if you must say something negative about somebody – then say your message to a Rabbi, because presumably a Rabbi will not repeat Lashon HaRa to anyone.

    But be sure than no additional people are listening, and do not say your message to a Rabbi who knows the person you want to talk about.

    in reply to: 2 States #2147537
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    “People tend to forget that the doctrine of territories for peace was used by [Adolph] Hitler in [year] 1939, when he declared that he would leave Europe in peace if territories in Poland that Germany lost in World War I were ceded to Germany.”

    SOURCE: Moshe Arens, former Member of Knesset and Israeli Minister of Defense, HaAretz, 2004/1/22

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    Retired Lt General Tom Kelly
    (Chief of Operations of the 1991 Gulf War) said:

    “I cannot defend this land [Israel] without that terrain [the West Bank]…

    Without the West Bank, Israel is only 8 miles wide at its narrowest point. That makes it indefensible.”

    SOURCE: The Jewish Connection Magazine, 2012 January 6 edition, page 14, article titled: The 2012 Arab Street Driven Security Requirements written by retired Ambassador Yoram Ettinger

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    “J-Street and Peace Now and practically the entire Democratic Party and all of Western Europe take it as axiomatic that a new State of Palestine would bring peace.

    Voices who point out that Israeli concessions in the past to Palestinians has brought less, not more, peace have been drowned out.”

    SOURCE: Large majority of Palestinians say the conflict should continue even AFTER they get a state
    elderofziyon on blogspot dot com 2019/09

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    Abdul Hameed al Ghabin [Saudi writer and political analyst] said:

    “How can we achieve peace if the Palestinian people remain without a place to call home?
    The answer is simple:

    Jordan is already 78% of historical Palestine. Jordanians of Palestinian origin constitute more than 80% of the population according to U.S. intelligence cables leaked in 2010. Jordan is essentially already the Palestinian Arab state.

    The only problem is, the King of Jordan refuses to acknowledge this.”

    SOURCE: A new Saudi perspective for peace by Abdul Hameed al Ghabin, 2019/8/21
    JNS dot org

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    Jonathan S. Tobin said:

    “As our Evelyn Gordon wrote in a prescient COMMENTARY [magazine] article published in January 2010, by signaling its willingness to withdraw from some territory, the Israelis did not convince anyone of their good intentions.

    To the contrary, such concessions reinforced the conviction that Israel was a thief in possession of stolen property.

    The reaction from the Palestinians and hostile Europeans was not gratitude for the generosity of the Israelis in giving up land to which they too had a claim, but a demand that it be forced to give up even more.

    Land-for-peace schemes and a belief in two states on the part of Israelis has always led most Palestinians to believe that their goal of forcing the Jews out of the entire country was more realistic, not less so.”

    SOURCE: article titled: Israeli Peace Gestures Not Only Don’t Work. They Make Things Worse by Jonathan S. Tobin, 2015 March 31, Commentary Magazine

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    Sarah N. Stern said:

    “Like many Jewish organizations, J Street is seduced by lofty slogans like ‘pro-Israel/pro-peace’. These words are intended to give the impression that all that Israel has to do is immediately withdraw from the territories, and then peace would ultimately break out.

    This ignores the empirical evidence of what happened after the withdrawal from southern Lebanon in May of 2000, giving Hezbollah and their 150,000 missiles easy striking distance to Israel.

    It also ignores the internally gut-wrenching Gaza withdrawal of 2005, where the land has been used to launch thousands of rockets [more than 10,000 rockets] and incendiary devices launched from kites and balloons, making life for those on Gaza’s neighboring communities a living hell and destroying thousands of acres of Israel’s agricultural land.”

    SOURCE: Notes on the J Street conference by Sarah N. Stern (President of the Endowment for Middle East Truth), 2019/10/31, from JNS dot org

    in reply to: Troll Thread #2147425
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    I might be wrong about this, but trolling MIGHT mean saying things to intentionally anger other people who posted messages.

    in reply to: SHIDUCHIM. #2146868
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    The Chareidi Olam intentionally makes it impossible for men and women to meet each other, even when there is no halachic obligation to do so.
    Then, when there is a Shidduch Crisis, they cannot understand why.

    EXAMPLE 1: There is no halachic requirement to make it impossible for men and women to meet each other in kosher pizza stores, yet the Chareidi Olam has done exactly that, by decreeing that women cannot sit down to eat there, they can only take out food.

    EXAMPLE 2: There is no halachic requirement to make it impossible for men and women to meet each other after shul, yet the Chareidi Olam has done exactly that, by decreeing that women leave shul 30 minutes early, so there is no chance of them speaking to men after shul.

    EXAMPLE 3: There is no halachic requirement to make it impossible for men and women to meet each other in Touro College, yet the Chareidi Olam has done exactly that, by decreeing that women and men cannot sit in the same classrooms together, nor even attend on the same days. Touro College has male-only days and female-only days, to guarantee that they cannot meet each other. Touro College has also decreed that males cannot teach female classes.

    None of these things are required by halachah, yet they are enforced by the the Chareidi Olam with great stringency, and anyone who dares to violate these decrees would become a ridiculed outcast.

    Yet, I believe in Hashgocha Protis, but we cannot do things that intentionally make it impossible for men and women to meet each other, and then expect Hashgocha Protis to always overcome all obstacles.

    in reply to: SHIDUCHIM. #2146729
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    In year 2005 CE, an Orthodox Rabbi in Florida held a wedding with mixed seating.

    The results of this wedding: 3 Orthodox Jewish men met 3 Orthodox Jewish women, and they married them, and had children from them, and sent their children to yeshivahs.

    If that wedding did not have mixed seating, then the 3 Orthodox Jewish men would not have met the 3 Orthodox Jewish women, who became their wives.

    What I just described used to be the standard practice of most Orthodox Jews, including prominent Rabbis. Then weddings with mixed seating became unpopular, and nobody can understand how this contributes to the problems of Orthodox Jewish singles.

    in reply to: Chasidus Without Context #2146636
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    Yud Tes Kislev is NEVER mentioned in: Tanach, Mishnah, Jerusalem Talmud, Babylonian Talmud, Rashi, Tosafos, Gaonim, Rishonim, Shulchan Aruch, or the commentaries written on pages of the Shulchan Aruch.

    Yud Tes Kislev is NOT a real Jewish holiday, and should NOT be celebrated by Jews.

    Don’t Jews already have enough holidays, even without Yud Tes Kislev?

    Last-but-not-least, if you make new Jewish holidays, Ain LeDavar Sof — there is no end to it!

    in reply to: Going down the wrong street #2146574
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    The J Street organization and the Biden Administration (of which Anthony Blinken is a member) are both 500% committed to the so-called “Two State Solution”, even if the “Two State Solution” is rejected by most Jews and most who live in Israel.

    The J Street organization and the Biden Administration (including Anthony Blinken) are hell-bent on forcing the so-called “Two State Solution” down the throats of Jews and Arabs, because J Street organization and the Biden Administration both believe that they know better than Jews and Arabs who live in Israel.

    Last-but-not-least, the so-called “Two State Solution” is clever way for the Democratic Party and Far-Leftists and Socialists to cause the complete destruction of Israel, while falsely pretending to be “pro-Israel and pro-peace”.

    The so-called “Two State Solution” is designed to inflict indefensible borders on Israel, followed by the complete and permanent destruction of the only Jewish State.

    This may seem crazy, until you understand that the Far-Leftists and Socialists and the Europeans ALWAYS HATE ISRAEL, and will do ANYTHING to appease-and-pacify Muslims, even if it means inflicting another HOLOCAUST on Jews.

    So far as the Europeans are concerned, inflicting another HOLOCAUST on Jews is a small price to pay for appeasing-and-pacifying Muslims, which is always one of their highest priorities.

    CONCLUSION: The “Two State Solution” is the “Final Solution” in disguise.

    in reply to: Changing the Shidduch System #2146381
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    If you want to change the shidduch system,
    or just understand why it fails so many people,
    then I suggest that you visit the web site of
    Chananya Weissman, then click on [ARTICLES],
    then scroll down to “The Shidduch World”.

    I sincerely hope that this helps Jewish singles.

    in reply to: Georgia isn’t Really Solid Red #2146117
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    In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, the red states voted for the Democratic Party and the blue states voted for the Republican Party.

    Then the news media, which supported the Democratic Party, decided that Democrats were somehow losing votes, because they were said to be red.
    So the colors were changed, to what they now.

    Red is a more accurate symbol for the Democratic Party, because their beliefs resemble the former Soviet Union (which had a red flag) and Communist China (which still has a red flag).
    Therefore, the original colors were more honest.

    in reply to: Anti-semitism: Republicans vs Democrats #2145706
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    The Yahoo Poll is NOT reliable, because the Yahoo Corporation is dominated by far-leftist Democrats, as are other high-tech corporations, like: Google, YouTube, FaceBook, Instagram, Reddit (and Twitter before Mr. Elon Musk bought it).

    For example, when Donald Trump was running for re-election, Yahoo News published FIVE [5] ARTICLES EVERY DAY that attacked Donald Trump, while publishing ZERO [0] articles that attacked the Democratic candidate – Joe Biden.

    Additionally, the results of the Yahoo Poll can be explained by the fanatical-hatred that members of the Democratic Party have for Donald Trump.

    Additionally, Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez described [Alexandria] Ocasio-Cortes, [Ilhan] Omar, [Rashida] Tlaib, and others comparing Israel to Nazi Germany as: the “future of the Democratic Party”.
    SOURCE: A blow to BDS in the House by Jonathan S. Tobin, 2019/7/24
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    in reply to: Mekubal/Tzaddik #2145688
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    Another reason why this question is difficult-to-answer:

    Words like “tzadik” and “mekubal” and “Ruach HaKodesh” do not have definitions that are precise or universally-accepted.

    If I really wanted to, I could probably find five definitions for the word “tzadik”, and five definitions for the word “mekubal”, and five definitions for “Ruach HaKodesh”.

    in reply to: Mekubal/Tzaddik #2145482
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    We might be able to answer the question better,
    if we knew WHY you want a tzadik with Ruach HaKodesh.

    Are you looking for a miracle cure for a terminal illness?
    Are you looking for someone who knows the future?
    Are you trying to decide who to marry?

    in reply to: Important Advice for Jews #2144710
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    If anyone wants to help combat anti-Semitism,
    then I humbly suggest that you go to:
    www (dot) HonestReporting (dot) com.

    So far as I can tell, they seem to be doing
    very good work with correcting anti-Jewish
    falsehoods in the News Media.

    Our great Rabbis taught us that falsely slandering
    or falsely accusing an innocent person
    is one of the worst sins possible.

    From this, we may deduce that saving Jews from
    being falsely slandered or falsely accused
    is one of the greatest merits possible.

    And that is what HonestReporting (dot) com appears to be doing.

    And that is one way we can combat anti-Semitism [IYH & BSD].

    To receive quick Torah quotes every month, go to:
    https:// groups. io/g/DerechEmet/

    Thanks for catching on 

    in reply to: YE #2144130
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    In year 2009, Kanye West made himself into a fool before the entire world, when he jumped onto the stage [without permission] and rudely interrupted Miss Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the VMA [MTV Video Music Awards] ceremony.

    That incident alone is enough to expose Kanye West as a shameless lunatic.

    This distasteful incident is still recorded in many places on the internet.

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