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ujm, before you go accusing the Israeli government of apartheid, why don’t you go read the actual legal definition of the word so you can stop embarrassing yourself?
What exactly is a “poaster?”
“The fact is, most Americans who consider themselves Jewish (but are not Orthodox) are not the child of a Jewish mother.”
besalel, I challenge you to prove this by citing a reliable and reputable source. Quoting a Rav who said or wrote it is not reputable.
He does this because Popa isn’t here anymore.
“Oh see the deer. Has the deer a little doe?”
“Soitanly! Two bucks! Nyuck nyuck nyuck.”The Costco in Homestead (across the Monongahela River from Squirrel Hill) has tons of kosher stuff, including a kosher bakery. Try there, maybe they have your pizza.
There’s no Shehecheyanu on skipping Tachanun? Or maybe I would have skipped anyway because the Steelers lost?
Netanya
“Googling for words is faster than using a dictionary.”
Can’t use Google on Shabbat. I miss having a dictionary in the house.“Same as jotting down a note on physical paper, instant and secure.”
Secure until your bag and/or pockets become stuffed with paper notes. Secure until you misplace an important note.*whose
The YWN mods are taking pity on you. They know that your Rebbe holds that the internet is shmad, and that you have no approval to be here.
Did you get a flu shot?
“currently, brooklyn IS a better place to be”
There is no mitzvah to live in Brooklyn anywhere in Tanach. I know you New Yorkers won’t believe it, but E”Y is “in town,” and everywhere else is not, at least according to the Torah.
“It is 100% the huge mitzvah and obligation of pidyon shevuyim..”
It’s 100% a chiyuv to teach your children how the world works, and what not to do, and what not to believe.
I’d rather not vote at all than vote for Trump.
Years ago, when I was a teen, I said something disparaging about the President at that time – most likely Carter. My father z”l heard me, and he said, “Look, if you don’t agree with something the President has done, that’s fine, but don’t disrespect the President or his office.”
That’s why I could never vote for Trump. He himself didn’t (and still doesn’t) respect the office. He is simply not a mensch.
(As an aside, I’ve been registered as a Republican since I first registered to vote when I was 17. That’s a long time ago. This past election was the first time I ever voted for a Democrat for President.)
My daughter and a friend were hiking through some beautiful backwoods in Ireland. They came across a man and a woman, also walking through the area. The man looked familiar; as it turned out, he was a regular customer at the Aroma where she worked.
When we made aliyah to a yishuv in the Shomron, I switched from davening nusach Ashkanaz to Sfard. There were 5 shules in our part of the yishuv; 2 were nusach Sfard (including the American shule), 1 was Ari, 1 Edot Hamizrach, and one Ari. There was one Ashkanaz minyan a week, the Shabbat hashkama minyan at one of the shules. I davened there on occasion. Most of the people at that minyan were Sfardim who wanted to daven early.
In Beer Sheva, there are 3 Nusach Ashkanaz shules in the entire city. One of them (the Anglo shule) only has minyanim on Shabbat and chagim. At this point, I strongly prefer davening nusach Sfard anyway. Davening Ashkanaz for the amud (as I did in America for shiva for each of my parents) is now very difficult.
There are plenty of places in E”Y, which I note were conveniently left off ujm’s list.
If you mean Nachlas in Lakewood, they actually have a website where you can email them, or call them with the number on the site. Try Googling “Nachlas Seminary.”
“Current educational system is great at inspiring everyone . . . .”
AAQ, if you really believe this, you’re living in a fantasy world.
Good luck with that!
“Ask a girl from Baltimore I think the star k specifically says restaurants shouldn’t be open on motzei shabbos so what do they do?”
Places in Baltimore certainly are open on motzei Shabbat. What, you think people can’t go out and get pizza if they want?
“1 Bedroom apartment, is 5500. And eight thousand for 2 bedroom.”
Ummm, what? Perhaps in Yerushalayim or Tel Aviv. Certainly not in other places. Definitely not in Beer Sheva. And believe it or not, not everyone lives in Yerushalayim or Tel Aviv.
Why not? I wear them all the time, except in shule and not on Shabbat and chagim. I’ve worked from home for many years, and I live in shorts and sandals from April to November.
It’s certainly not impossible to live in E”Y. Come and live with the right attitude, and understand that this isn’t the United States, and you’ll be fine. Come with the understanding that you don’t have to live in Yerushalayim or one of the Anglo ghettos, and you’ll be fine (and your rent or mortgage will be cheaper).
I’m not a Yekkie, but I do sing L’Dovid Baruch (by myself) before Arvit on motzie Shabbat. Back when I was a teen, I occasionally stayed with friends who davened at Glen Avenue in Baltimore, which was a long time Yekkie shule. I was fascinated by the tune, learned it, and have sung it (mostly by myself) for years.
“Where has he been every summer until now, in a closet? Don’t mean to be rude, but most boys have been in camp since at least 5th Grade.”
Maybe he hasn’t gone until now because, believe it or not, there’s no actual halacha that says one must send children to a sleep-away camp.
Actually, everything outside of E”Y is out of town.
“Is that any harder than wearing a hat or shteimal, jacket or bekeshe, wool tzitzis, full length shirt and pants in the summer?”
There’s no halacha that says one *must* wear a hat or shteimal [sic], jacket or bekeshe, or tzitzit made of wool.
I assume the OP has had his Covid inoculations?
G. Gordon Liddy had a much better show than Rush.
Tristate Jew, please tell us about your medical, science and/or public health background and degrees. Tell us about your research as well; please include any research that *doesn’t*
include web sites.A friend really liked the apartment complex in Baltimore where I lived years ago. His saying was “there must be 50 of the ל”ו tzadikim living here!”
Why don’t you ask the few people you know who have gotten divorced or are in the process?
Drive to the nearest Target and pick up some bags of chips and some candy bars. Everyone will be happy, and I guarantee you it will be cost much less than $2K.
Selling information is not something to be proud of.
“I tried to tip my cooking stuff, waiters, cleaning service, landscaper, butler, dog walker, hairdresser, delivery service, repair-person, laundromat. My wife refused the tips, but the kids took some.”
I wish YWN had “LOL” emojis!
“Many of them are privately calling for Harris to be given the nuclear briefcase and authority to act in Biden’s stead as often as necessary.” Would seriously love to know your source for this nonsense.
About 30 years ago, I had a friend and chavrusa that learned a full morning seder in yeshiva, worked in the afternoon, and attended law school at night. He’s been a successful attorney for many years now, and he still learns in the mornings and at night. I always had great respect for someone who was able to accomplish so much.
Dear Health, better than having a fruitcake as a president.
Usually the way it’s done is that Rebbeim make the endorsements as “private citizens.” I’d assume that most dati U.S. citizens living in Israel would vote for Trump, because they are voting on a single issue. I personally am not voting for him because he’s a contemptable and vile human being. (Doesn’t really matter one way or the other; my home state is solidly blue, and would never become a “Trump state.”
BTW, I first voted in a Presidential election in 1980; this is the first time that I’ve ever voted for the Democratic candidate. I did not vote in 2016, because the choices from both parties were terrible. God save America.
Are any of these Roshei Yeshiva citizens of the U.S.?
If you’re chareidi, why are you using the internet? Surely your Rebbe/Rosh Yeshiva said the internet is assur!
If I have a question in gemara or halacha or hashkafa, I ask a rav. I don’t ask a rav questions in politics or medicine. That’s like asking a dentist about a heart attack. You ask people questions in their area of expertise. The only rav I would ever ask about politics was Rav Naftali Neuberger zt”l from NIRC.
I was never spanked, as far as I remember. My kids were never spanked. B”H, we all turned out OK despite lacking this apparently essential part of life.
Please define “dementia” and show how it applies specifically to Mr. Biden. Please use actual documented examples.
A Simchat Torah hashkama minyan that I used to attend back in the states did once around for each hakafa, and finished hakafot in about 10 minutes. One year the Rav of the shule came down, and insisted on extending the hakafa he was there for. The minyan attendees became pretty upset. As for this year, I’m not going, and since I’m in the states, it’s not a chag for me anyway.
My doctor told me not to go, so I”m not going. Neither are any of my family. I have a shofar, I know how to use it, so I will blow it here for us and anyone else outside who wants to hear it.