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May all vegetarians return to the ways of the RBS”O soon.
It’s not assur to be a vegetarian, nor is there anything wrong with it hashkafically.
Wife and daughter, and a few of their assorted friends. Let’s call it 10 individuals.
I wear sandals. I don’t tie or untie anything.
You can’t expect a budget if you’re not more specific about where you’re living. A “good frum community” can be anywhere, and it’s obvious that some places are more expensive than others. Are you living in E”Y? NY? Baltimore? Cleveland? LA?
Does the ad mention being woken up 5 am every morning by the mosques calling moslems to prayer?
So get up and go learn. You certainly would not be the only one, that’s for sure!
I personally can’t imagine listening to music tonight, especially while breaking the fast.
Then you’re adding a concept which is halashically invalid.
rabbi eider says no music
Good thing I didn’t ask him.
According to the OU Torah Tidbits, this year the only restrictions left after the fast are meat and wine (excluding what is used for Havdala on Sunday night).
ASIB, what’s your point? I know that, I get email updates from JKN.
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More distortion of the facts. Army guys don’t go into the barracks at nite to sleep? So the yeshiva guys also go to the dorm to sleep. Army guys are always on the road going home for the weekends and most of them are hitching. Yeshiva guys it depends on the Yeshiva. The ones where Shabbos is part of the Yeshiva, they get off on certain Shabbosim, not everyone.
I think it’s you who’s distorting the facts. Not every IDF combat soldier sleeps in a barracks at night. Many of them are up all night, and combat soldiers have some variation of an “8 hours on, 8 hours off” schedule. That means they are on duty 16 hours a day. Do many kollel guys learn that many hours in a day?
Not everyone is “always going home for the weekends,” either. Many only get home every second or third weekend.
If IDF army guys are hitching, they face a pretty hefty fine if caught by the MPs. It’s actually illegal for anyone in the IDF to tremp, in uniform or not. (source of info: my IDF child)
Back when we lived in the states, we had caller-ID. We had a list of numbers we knew never to answer, and we posted the list near the phone. I think there is a way to block certain area codes as well, but I guess this won’t work well if you live in or near those areas. Good luck!
Fun things to do? Stay and live here, especially if you’re bringing the whole family. Much easier than shlepping back and forth, and one day of chag is certainly easier than two!
The problem is, of course, it’s between the women in question, their husbands, and HKB”H. You don’t really fit into the picture.
I’m surprised they let YOUR post through. You’re falsely paskening halachos!
Naaah, I’m not paskening. I was sure someone would say it, so I wanted to jump in and be the first for a change.
When chassidim say they’re going to boycott the siyum because a Zionist will be speaking, it isn’t a show of achdus. It’s very sad, especially during this time of year.
Then I guess they’ll stay home, cut the lawn, and trim the hedges. Maybe they’ll learn better by the next go round. (And we wonder why Moshiach hasn’t come yet??)
It felt weird doing all these things. I know that it was a mitzva for me to do them, but it still felt wrong.
I had bypass surgery several years ago, about a month before Tisha B’Av. I didn’t fast on Sheva Asar b’Tamuz, but as the nine days started, I called and asked the cardiologist if I could fast. Not only did he say no, but he took the name and number of our Rav and called and discussed it with him. The Rav then called me and told me not only should I not fast, I should eat normal meals.
It also felt very weird to me, but I did it. (What’s even weirder is that Tisha b’Av that year was my first time back in shule after my surgery. I bentched gomel, but couldn’t have an aliyah because I wasn’t fasting.)
Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies. Made donating blood at the Red Cross worth it (besides the mitzvah, of course).
It’s chukas hagoyim, and it’s assur. I’m shocked the mods even let this through.
Army.
Unfortunately, we made aliyah when I was already too old, but we have one child in the IDF now and one other leaning towards going in as well. (I also have one in sheerut leumi.)
That’s not what I meant, and I think you know that.
Not sure what you meant by “an army for apikorsim.”
Did you mean to imply that the people living in E”Y are apikorsim, and therefore the army is for the apikorsim living in E”Y?
Or, did you mean to imply that those in the army are apikorsim?
But not of an army for apikorsum.
Really nice.
Here we have a shining example as to why we have a “three weeks” and a “nine days.”
Absolutely, correct. I would add even Jews in EY shouldn’t in any way celebrate Yom Haatzshmut.
Jews in Israel celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut because they are happy that they live in E”Y and are on a higher madreiga than those in chu”l. This is, of course, because even 1 square centimeter of the shkotziest corner in Tel Aviv has more inherent kedusha than anyplace else in the world outside E”Y.
Yes, I’m sure there are people who say otherwise, but I’m talking halacha here.
Guess what? The people who say otherwise are also talking halacha. Don’t make the mistake of thinking you are the final arbiter as to what is halachically correct.
I’m also on a C”K here, and it’s all done gratis. I can’t say I don’t feel anything, not even if I don’t know the person. It’s also sad sometimes to see how little some of the families know about even basic Yiddishkeit.
We own a dog, and most kids and adults relax around her once she sniffs them and tries to get them to pet her. Then again, not every dog should be pet or stroked, and I would never pet a dog without asking permission first.
I don’t want to get off-topic here, but why are you writing Hashem as hash-m? You skip a letter for no reason, but you don’t capitalize the “H”? Odd.
The problem isn’t so far from that of BTs, and here everyone agrees that they should be matched with their own.
No, everyone does not agree. I know many happy, stable, couples where one was a BT and the other FFB. I’m sure they would not agree, nor would their children and grandchildren.
That the moon has no gravity. And that’s exactly what I was told before the moonlanding, and children’s videos etc. are still saying it 40 years after the moon landings.
There were no moon landings. It was staged in the Nevada desert. I saw a video about it on YouTube.
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(That’s a joke, by the way.)
The family that matters should be the one we want our child to marry into later on. When shidduch season begins, being in touch with non-frum relatives counts badly against the prospective chosson or kallah, for exactly the reason that was proven here. In a nutshell, if they’re not frum, they’re not family.
I personally find this kind of attitude disgusting.
Are there any Jews in Canarsie?
(I’m not being flip. I had many relatives in Canarsie, ages ago. They’ve all either died or moved. It seemed like the neighborhood was changing, which is why I wonder if any Jews are left.)
Frum Yidden need to keep a distance from non frum (even family) and goyim.
Then how would you expect the non-frum family to have any idea how welcoming frum Jews can be?
What kind of shtus are you making up here?
If non-kosher food is being served and it’s not a formal setting where e/o gets their own portion, then all the food has to be kosher.
Why? It’s up to the parents to supervise the kid and watch what the kid eats. It’s certainly not the fault of a 7 year old! The situation in the OP could have been prevented it the parents had been paying attention. We’ve gone to many events that included food with family members who are not frum, and we’ve never had this problem.
So either you want to be Frum or you want to be part of your Freye family.
You make it sound like they MUST make a choice between one or the other. They don’t.
Peer pressure is a pretty dumb and immature reason to start smoking.
I would also like to see captions.
Borsalino World E. 15th between M & N.
The selection is amazing.
Mexipal, perhaps you should take your own advice – if you don’t have a way to say something nicely, please don’t talk.
Of course the story quoted by the OP is not true. Who ever heard of Jews dropping money?
If you Google job market for CPA’s and CFA’s you will find a wealth of information.
In addition to regularly showering and using deodorant, I would say the next important step is to wash your clothing regularly, especially in the spring and summer.
I think your question mark key is stuck.
If it originated from a non-religious relative it has NO Chezkas Kashrus. It should not be worn and no Beracha may be said. There are no lack of Passul Tefillin on the market and no Rov Kesheiros
There’s also no lack of anonymous posters offering opinions that may or may not be correct.
YehudaTzvi – find a Rav and ask!
Several years ago, we were walking home from lunch on a Shabbat afternoon, and we saw a rainbow – and we had read parshat Noach that morning. That was a little freaky.
Wow, in the space of a few posts, I’ve been told that I can’t be shliach tzibur (which I am, 4-7 times a week), and I shouldn’t be allowed into my shule.
I’m certainly glad I don’t live in your communities. Of course, I’m sure you’re glad I don’t live their either.
You can try getting permanent resident status, which does means you have not made aliyah.
If you’re only here for the year, why do you need to open a bank account? I know many, many, many kids who have come to learn from America, and none of them have an Israeli account. You can get a cell phone plan in America that works here, so you don’t need to sign up for an Israeli plan.
I certainly would not just make up a number – I’m sure these places check the applications, and on most applications you are affixing your signature indicating that the information you gave is true.
Which is, exactly, another reason why filters are incumbant upon any ehrliche yid, to block those shows online.
An ehrliche yid should know enough not to watch the shows without needing a filter.
I dunno – grew up in an area where there was no erev, and nobody seemed to have a problem remembering to check his/her pockets before leaving the shule. I guess you could say it was an ingrained habit.
BreindyFeldman99 +1!
Cherrybim, you forgot to add the words “in my opinion.”
Magen Avrohom held it’s ossur to change the nusach.
Then I guess I’m in big trouble – I switched from Ashkenaz to Sfard after we made aliyah – of course, with the guidance of our rav. I guess I’ll be joining The Wolf . . .
Why not keep one of those folding ones handy, the small kind that come in three folded parts?
Use an “unblech” (a water blech).