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The birth rate among the frum does not seem to be diminishing. As long as everyone does their best to fulfill their obligation of peru urvu that is enough for Bore Olam.
If they are struggling with the topics that he deals with and their struggle will hinder their connection to Hashem than they should be given permission to listen with the warning that they will experience foul language and other midot that we do not agree with. If you’re listening already yourself just answe their questions yourself.
I think Biden in at fault, but, his “support”, for Israel, in many ways standing in opposition to his piers, is pretty refreshing. When you see hypocrisy and utter blindness to what’s obvious you know that Hashem has masked those against Israel. May He remove the mask from all those who seek for our destruction just as he (partially) removed Biden’s allowing him to hold back from taking or demand action against Israel
When you help others finish first you get the credit for “finishing first” where it counts
Everyone has different emotional triggers. Try ignoring the why, it isn’t really relevant. In the end of the day lives of great people were lost. Something that helps me feel the pain is putting myself in the victims shoes. Imagine it was me who perished H”V, how would my family react. Imagine the pain of all those who love you. What if it was my spouse who perished H”V or another loved one. Think for a while, play it out it your head. Think of what their new day to day life will be like. Read their stories and hespedim and substitute yourself for them. Each person is an entire world, with a family just like yours. Think about all the thoughts that pass through your head daily, each of these people had the same amount of thoughts and feelings. Really imagine what it is like for a person to suddenly seize to exist. Think hard and try to cry. Sometimes we need to use our imagination to awaken our true feelings. Hope this helps.
Why does he think you are not ready? Why do you want to start dating? What can you do to be ready? What if you find someone right away, what are the ramifications? Discuss it with the rebbe and understand what is behind his opinion. Things like this are not just about “who do I listen to.” This is a fairly simple question that you can very well understand what is behind the opinions and make a decision. There are some things that you should ask and accept what you are told, not every question is like that. If you sit with your rebbe and explain to him why you think you are ready, and why it makes sense, and is what you really want to do, I am sure he will say ok go ahead.
A good rabbi will clarify for you the sedadim, help you understand the pros and cons, and let you decide on your own. Clearly both are good options. Your question is very vague anyway. We have no idea what this is even regarding.
Just need to follow Halacha. People coming to a new community need to be verified. Especially a kohen. The rabbis of every community undoubtedly know this Halacha.
Terrible idea. A website like this will do more harm than good.
Yiddish is not the language of the Jews. It’s a language spoken by many Jews. Get over it.
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Uri, great advice. Why the negative attitude?
“ you can’t keep calling everyone uncaring and careless.”
I never did. I was referring to those who suppress the opinion of those who are careful. It was a response to the post that we agree that we disagree with. I never referred to anyone specific or any majority or minority of people. Only to those who have the viewpoint of akuperma. It seems like we agree after all.
“there is nothing we can do to stop this virus from getting around. You can delay it, but you can’t stop it.”
All this basically says is that social distancing and masks work to delay the disease from spreading, which is what I said. Just because some say everyone will eventually get it does not make it ok to be careless.
My post was a response to akuperma who claimed that requiring others to be safe was a suppression of human rights and that this disease isn’t a big threat to human health because “Covid 19 is a disease that rarely makes people sick, and in the rare cases where someone gets sick it is usually fatal only to those who were seriously ill to begin with.”
It is people with this mindset that I am referring to. People who think it isn’t a big deal. The people who are out while sick or refuse to quarantine say the same thing.
Nothing to face. The way the disease spreads is person to person. When someone infected is in close proximity to others. Anyone who attends shul where there is no social distancing and no masks either does not care of just doesn’t understand that it is very likely that they will get sick or it is possible they will get others sick. This is not my opinion. If you disagree with this please explain how.
Yes. And those planning to quarantine anyway don’t need to test.
95% of people I know who tell others to be quiet in shul talk themselves. We don’t learn from others actions we learn from reality. No one out there will tell you that social distancing doesn’t work and no one knowledgeable will tell you that masks don’t help to stop the disease from spreading. I am not overly cautious, I know that because I have friends that think I am and others who think I’m too loose. Don’t go around with a human rights flag because you want to crowd in shul or in a supermarket. I know people right now who have positive family member in their house but refuse to quarantine. People who are positive themselves and think it’s ok to go out with a mask. Aside for mortality there are long term health repercussions for a lot of people. Keeping a distance and wearing a mask isn’t so difficult. It is a sign of ahavat yisrael, and not doing these thing ms shows you really don’t care. The numbers aren’t rising by accident. People are not being careful
Many Americans are outraged by the ridiculous suppression of regard for the health of others under the pretext of human rights. Many Jews are outraged by the ridiculous suppression of Halacha which tells us to protect our health and that of others under the pretext of relying on Hashem. Many are outraged by the ridiculous suppression of those who enforce social distancing and mask wearing under the pretext of “rarely” and “usually” because apparently people who are ill and at risk and those few healthy exceptions don’t matter enough for us to stand six feet away or wear a mask.
100% this is a conspiracy theory that they will not count the negatives. Really baseless. It isn’t so hard to understand that the positive rate in Jewish communities is high given the disregard for mask wearing and social distancing in many circles. Of course, many Jews are ver careful and adhere to all the rules, but let’s not pretend that we all do, a large number of shuls were packed on Rosh Hashana without mask wearing. We have lives to live, but there are consequences.
Hakatan. You know very well that you are representing just one side of the argument. Taking a strong stance doesn’t make your position stronger, it just minimizes your ability to have true ahavat yisrael.
CS – first example worked. Second is just dumb. Choosing not to wear a mask is not the same as choosing to pray with female rabbis.
If a person has the virus they or anyone who lives with them should not leave the house. If they do it is extremely surprising, and those who think it isn’t are the problem. On the other hand, while everyone takes their own level of precautions there is no way to ensure everyone around you is safe to their standards. The reality is that everyone has their own understanding of what is acceptable, and each person will stretch their personal precautions when it comes to things they “must” do or places they “must” be. If a person is extra cautious they should not go places expecting everyone to be like them. The key is simply this: in general when seeing people, maintain a distance. In specific situations see what’s happening and decide if you want to be there or not, because you can’t change what people are doing.
There are plenty of good reasons not to wear a mask that would not effect others. (Recently recovered and antibodies, tested negative a few days before and haven’t been anywhere, plan to maintain a six foot distance etc.) If a shul requires masks then you must wear a mask. If they don’t then one should not be forced to wear one. And if that makes some feel uncomfortable they can either go around asking people why they aren’t wearing it to determine if it’s safe or not take the risk and find another shul.
If a person has the virus they or anyone who lives with them should not leave the house. If they do it is extremely surprising, and those who think it isn’t are the problem. On the other hand, while everyone takes their own level of precautions there is no way to ensure everyone around you is safe to their standards. The reality is that everyone has their own understanding of what is acceptable, and each person will stretch their personal precautions when it comes to things they “must” do or places they “must” be. If a person is extra cautious they should not go places expecting everyone to be like them. The key is simply this: in general when seeing people, maintain a distance. In specific situations see what’s happening and decide if you want to be there or not, because you can’t change what people are doing.
All this advice is saying is for a person with symptoms to ask Hatzala or a doctor to measure their oxygen level, even before they have difficulty breathing. This is good advice and not something that needs to come from a doctor. There is no downside. My father had the virus and Hatzala checked his oxygen and it was lower than normal. He spent a few days in the hospital on oxygen and some other midicines and is back home and recovering now.
You aren’t reading them at home? I assume well count that..
When has EVERYONE ever listened? Getting 100% cooperation is reserved for the times of Mashiah.
No, you will not have much more information by having a smart phone. The little more you’ll get will be drowned out by all the garbage coming from the same sources. If you call a friend who has a smart phone every other day and ask him “what’s new what did I miss” he’ll probably tell you “nothing important” almost every call
The reality is that people are in such a hurry today that it’s pretty much impossible to have kavana for every word with a minyan. On the other hand, when there is no minyan to keep up with it is entirely possible for great number of people to concentrate on the meaning of every word. It is obviously preferable to have kavana. But it’s also preferable to pray with a minyan. I’m willing to say that complete kavana at home is preferable to zero kavana in shul. For all the cases in between consult your Rabbi.
I read once in the Sefer Ale Shorr that the brothers of Yosef were negligent for not checking their bags before leaving Yosef the second time. They know the money ended up there before, how could they just leave and then swear they don’t have the gavia? It was their own negligence, even for something that wasn’t a missva/avera, that caused their suffering.
No one said you can’t gather ten people spread out in a house for a minyan. No one said you can’t learn from home. I have need learning over the phone for a whole week and we actually used the time saved on parking to learn, so we’re learning even more than usual.
When you say “the effects” I guess you mean the fact that this virus has effected all causing them to recognize that we need a vaccine, and not the actual effects.
Educate our children how to properly (and responsibly) celebrate the holiday. Oh, and wash your hands often..
The actual numbers are 3.5% of people with the virus die. Also, it spreads faster than the flu. And to those who say “no big deal just another flu” let me remind you that the flu kills about 10k people annually in the US. So, hey, no big deal if another 35,000 people, or even 20k or 10k or 5k people, die every year…. great logic there.
I’m more interested in hard numbers rather than percentages. The population is growing. A growing percentage of people avoiding the draft doesn’t mean a shrinking army.
The Targum of veavraham zaken is avraham siv.. i never heard the Shabbat called that but I guess that’s where it’s from.
I was once at an Ashkenazi wedding and the hattan walked down the aisle with a candle.. very depressing
I may be a few years late but I find it funny that people who wear costumes on Purim won’t give gifts on Hanukka. I guarantee if the rema were writing today he would bring the minhag of giving gifts just like he brings that of costumes… it’s all from goyim but if anything costumes is more problematic
Of course ask him to leave. There is no reason for anyone to park in someone else’s driveway. And if you want to be nice you can let him block it. Assuming people from the party will see what’s going on this can quickly become normalized and others will block the driveway and leave “for just one minute.” I live across the street from a yeshiva and this type of thing happens often. Wives pick up their husbands and block my driveway. But then occasionally someone will just block it for ten minutes. Allowing people to block let alone park in your driveway often, can eventually become their legal right in Halacha. If you are going to be nice you need to make it clear that this is a one time thing.
If they do all the proper background checks etc. that’s a good idea. But then again why not just enter the country legally? This would be an alternative way to allow immigrants to enter legally but won’t really make a dent.
Yes, no
Hakatan
When you say anti Zionism is pro Jewish what type of Zionism are you talking about? What do you say about a Torah observant Zionist is that different? The religious Jews that support the idf and even join it. Are they anti jewish?
Sounds like a conspiracy theory to me. hitler wasn’t shy of his anti semitism. Do you really think Trump secretly hates Jews and is planning to strip them of their citizenship? Stupidest paragraph I’ve read on here. You sound like a grumpy democratic trying to convince republicans not to vote for trump, and this is your only ammunition 😂. Really pathetic.
So this always confused me. Any time bds speaks against Israel the first response is always that they are anti Semitic. Rarely does anyone actually say why what was said is incorrect. I would like to see a list of BDS claims and why they are wrong.
Also, what gh mentioned confuses me. I see the far left and right separating anti Zionism from anti semitism. Aren’t the anti Zionist Jews just fuel to the fire of BDS? Doesn’t that show that anti Zionism isn’t anti semitism?
Ubiq
The beauty of it is that the more you deny being stumped here the more you prove your struggling to concede you were wrong.
You read the beginning of my comment, and the end. My maybe you skipped over the middle? That’s really the main point..
And just to explain, the reason I usually say whether or not I read all the comments is to put context on my comment, just in case it was already addressed or the convo has taken a turn you’ll know what I’m talking about.
Ubiq
“You just have trouble conceding when wrong (not something that I struggle with. )”
Lol… I guess this thread is the exception?
And one thing is for sure. Poe’s law most definitely does not apply when a person clearly and unequivocally states that they are serious. So no, Joseph is not the epitome of Poe’s law.
FYI I’ve only read until about the middle of the first page of comments…
Haven’t read all the comments. I’m sure every school has their own policies regarding the admission cards. In my kids school the policy is if your tuition isn’t worked out, meaning the tuition amount and payment plan is agreed upon by the parents and school, you get a card. There are always the parents who will try to avoid paying tuition, or even bothering to discuss it with the administration. Instead of saying whoever hasn’t worked it out can’t come in, it’s much better to say if you haven’t received your card in the mail be sure to contact the school and work it out because your child won’t be admitted without it.
Also, the assumption is that the school is willing to work with the family. If they genuinely can not afford the full amount the school should verify that claim and provide a discount. The school should not demand tuition over rent but there most likely will need to be compromise on where the priority of tuition falls on the list of expenses. The school can’t expect a family to live like paupers so they afford tuition but the family can’t make keeping up with the Jones’ their priority at the expense of their tuition.
Defend Chabad. You are an oved avoda Zara. I urge you to identify yourself at any Jewish event to warn Jews to keep their distance. Do not touch their wine and should a Jewish girl be interested in a shiduch with your son be sure to inform them that you are Oved avoda Zara. I further urge you to open your eyes to actual talmide chachamim and do teshuva.