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Zos Chanukah!
D) This site realizes such a story is great click-bait for the clientele that frequents here. As such, publishing such stories results in good ad revenue.
Also, America needs tort reform. We are too litigious a society. Every stupid mistake (I’m not referring to any particular story) shouldn’t result in a lawsuit.
“Why make a song which only applies to half of the population when you can make one which applies to everyone?”
The singers make songs regarding the Kehuna. And Kohanim represent much less than half the population. Making a song applicable to a subset, in no way precludes making songs for other subsets or songs which applies to all.
“rather than trying to offend”
Your implication is that the Brocha is offensive.
“you would have asked about שלא עשני עבד as well.”
I could have. But I only needed one example. There was no need to make the same point twice. Would you, similarly, view asking about שלא עשני עבד as being offensive to עבדים?
The biggest Kiddush Hashem, and what should be the goal of us all, is to die Al Kiddish Hashem. See Brochos 20a, Sanhedrin 74a.
1. Kiddish Hashem: Doing a Mitzvah in front of three or more Yidden.
2. Chillul Hashem: Doing an averia in front of three or more Yidden.
Example of 1: Mocking an apikorus.
Example of 2: Eating in a treif restaurant.
CA: 1. Kol Isha would preclude them singing it in public. In private, they can sing any other song; there’s no issue if there’s one song that isn’t relevant to them. 2. Why would anyone object to a man singing a Brocha that he makes seven days a week? It wouldn’t be any different than singing any other Brocha that is used as a song.
That isn’t any better than every random guy in the street shaking a lulav from a Chabad kiruv worker.
Philosopher: Is one Brocha that Hashem gave us inspiring while another Brocha that Hashem gave us not inspiring?
But it doesn’t mean that the generation as a whole looked better.
It is pretty much common knowledge that Torah is more widely learnt today than ever before.
HaLeiVi: Whilst it may be the case that there’s more learning today than ever before, that in no way shape or form, for many clear reasons, indicates that the contemporary generation aa whole is in better shape than any of the previous generations — whether comparing to our Zeidas generation or earlier.
smerel: How are you applying Rav Yaakov’s point to this conversation?
CTR: Rav Aharon Kotler ZT’L, and Rav Schneur ZT’L after him, would under no circumstances even walk into YU. Rav Elchonon Wasserman ZT’L also, when he came to America in the ’30s, was invited to speak in YU, and he refused to even walk in to the place. (The fact that Rav Moshe went into YU does not show he was not opposed to it, but rather that even if he is opposed to it, that doesn’t mean he may not enter it. Different Gedolim had different ways of expressing themselves in these issues.)
Rav Aharon Kotler ZTV’L, in Mishnas Rabi Aharon (Vol. 3, Hesped on the Brisker Rav) states that the essence of Modern Orthodoxy is the same as the Reform and Conservative. That is, change Judaism into something that more people will be willing to accept.
Rav Shimon Schwab, Mitteilungen, Bulletin of Khal Adas Yeshurun April/May 1989:
“Sometimes the Modern Orthodox halachic foolishness which is flirting with the anti-Torah establishment, may border on heresy. This is all part and parcel of the spiritual confusion of the dark ages in which we happen to live”.“However, in addition to the legitimate shitos we have discussed, there is yet another, more modern version in vogue called “Torah Umaada”. Apparently this is identical with Torah Im Derech Eretz, especially since both claim a belief in the priority of Torah over maada. Both seems exactly alike, but like two left gloves which cannot be worn together, they don’t fit!
During his lifetime, RJBS referred to himself, published under the name as, and his rabbinic colleagues and students referred to him as Rabbi J.B. Soloveitchik. His rabbinic peers (equals) generally called him (in person to him and between themselves) simply by those two initials of his first names. There wasn’t and isn’t anything derogatory about that. The reverence in mostly referring to him as R’ Yoshe Ber is, for the most part, posthumous by those seeking to raise his stature.
Apparently the OP is suggesting that Shadchanim network via Zoom.
Bentch slowly.
Novelty: Does a servant skip shelo asani eved but still say shelo asani goy?
Does anyone have a response to my above question? Or, perhaps, there’s no PC response.
As is well known, some of the popular frum singers have made albums that include a song “shelo asani goy”. Very nice. But why have none of them included a song shelo asani isha?
If anyone can give me a coherent, intellectual, non-emotional response to that question as to why one is okay/appropriate/proper whereas the other is not, I would most appreciate it.
The same with great talmidei chachamim such as R’ Saul Lieberman, R’ Shlomo Goren and R’ Avrohom Weiss of Riverdale.
“materially”? Even one shred is a problem.
Jack, the Republican States like Mississippi WOULD ban abortion almost completely, starting from Week 1 of pregnancy, IF they thought there was a chance the courts wouldn’t overturn that law. Since they know there’s no chance the courts would let such a law stand, they’re trying to implement laws with the maximum ban feasible that the courts will let stand.
The zionist rabbanut under Druckman and others created hundreds of thousands of fake “converts”. Mostly Russian Goyim, but others as well, that remain halachic gentiles but the zionist State counts them as “Jews”.
jackk, the idea is to ban abortion as close to altogether as possible. Mississippi felt this is the furthest that’ll pass muster under the courts, currently. Ideally they’d just ban it almost always, regardless of number of weeks.
Syag, HaLeiVi is a very sensitive fellow.
The velt has accepted Rav Moshe’s Psak on abortion.
Shimon, are you saying that at most chasunas, using the normal chasuna system, they’re lacking simchas Choson V’Kalla?
Ubiq: “Mazel tov, it won’t happen though ”
Congress is unlikely. But the Supreme Court declaring a constitutional right to life is very very conceivable. And that would, effectively, render abortion illegal nationally.
huju: If you want to comment on the constitution, we can respect your views and opinion. But please do spare us your uninformed and flawed comments on Halacha.
N0m: Dress SHOULD matter.
Ubiq: Abortion should be illegalized at the federal level. Perhaps the conservative supreme court can find a constitutional right for a fetus to be born. Or Congress pass a law.
n0m: Do you currently or have you in the past identified yourself with the MO community or attended their schools or institutions? Would others possibly identify you as affiliated with MO?
N0m: Why do you want to abort crack babies?
Abortion should be illegal in all circumstances except when the life of the mother is at serious risk.
I was called a troll.
Mazal Tov!
Why don’t you do the normal type of wedding?
There’s no excuse to not be using a shadchan.
Period.
You never met Devorah Rivka Kaplan-Moskowitz-Katzenellenbogen-Srulowitz??
Natfush: The excuse that they could otherwise skip minyan altogether, if it isn’t a super high speed-minyan, is a very poor excuse indeed.
1. The Litvish used to wear shtreimals in Lita. In Eretz Yisroel many Litvish still wear shtreimals.
2. The Litvish used to all wear a long rekel (jacket) in Lita. The Russian government forced them to stop.
3. Litvish married women used to wear only a tichel. Until the Russian government banned them.
4. The long peyos was universal in Ashkenaz. Even German Jews used to have long curly peyos, like the Chasidim still do now. You can find pictures even of the very early German maskilim with long curly peyos.
5. All Jewish men used to always wear a hat in public.
HaLeiVi, I disagree. Nationalism/Zionism is just as illegitimate (ie an invalid position) as Tikun Olam promoted by the Reform or the ethical hashgacha promoted by the Conservative. Even though both positions have “Orthodox” rabbi supporters, and in principle isn’t a violation of halacha. Much like the early Reformade innovations that weren’t a direct violation of Halacha but we’re nevertheless denounced by the Rabbonim.
Reb Eliezer, how do people travel by ship on weeks-long journeys?
Reb Eliezer, I once met him.
TS Baum: You didn’t hear of the Rothchilds?
Government employees are overpaid, once you include their crazy amount of benefits (retirement, pension, paid time off, saved vacation and countless other highly valuable perks) AND are underworked.
They can almost never be fired, thanks to the union thugs, even if all they do is clock-in and clock-out on time, but otherwise sit and do virtually nothing other than slack.
N0Mesorah: Can you please clarify the meaning/implication of your chosen screen name. Is it intended humorously or do you actually intend to convey that you have no mesora and that you believe it is okay to live life without a mesora?