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�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.
Agreed. We are too comfortable. Physically and even spiritually, we arent willing to risk anything to move. Personally I probably learn more Torah here than I would there. I am a product of the community I grew up in and thrive best under these conditions, familiar rabbis, schools, shuls, minhagim, language. Not to mention family. Moving to place that is unfamiliar and may be viewed as dangerous to live may not seem like the best option to optimize my relationship with Bore Olam. My rabbi always stresses how we will all end up in Israel and how he wishes to be there (the community needs him and held him back from moving several times). If we fully understood the zchut of living in Israel we would leave everything behind.
Pray hard. Be open minded. Like any other �crisis� everything is from Hashem. That�s the solution. Nothing unique about not finding a spouse over any other struggle. Girls should not be taught that �it�s ok not to get married� instead we all should be taught to pray, do hishtadlut, and accept what Hashem gives us.
Regarding marrying more than one wife. In my community the minhag is to put this restriction as a tnai in the ketuva: that he won�t marry another woman unless she is with him ten consecutive years and she didn�t have any zera shel kayama.
Avi k
It�s not a far out assumption that an Israeli speaks English, they almost all do. You practically can�t access the internet unless you know English …To those who say every Jew should know Yiddish. You live in a box.
Slightly off topic. To those who say that Hebrew isn�t lashon hakodesh that�s just nonsense. All the roots are the same. If you learn dikduk you have a tremendous advantage in understanding the Torah for one not to mention rishon and aharonim. Obviously the exact words aren�t always used but let�s be real, just because vayedaber or vayomer aren�t used doesn�t make daber or amar not lashon hakodesh. This is the most ridiculous claim I�ve ever heard. An American child has a huge disadvantage to an Israeli child when they start to learn. It isn�t only because their yeshivot are more intense it�s because they know the language of the Torah.
The question here isn�t clear.
Whitecar, I had an Amex for several years. I recently requested an increase and they gave me $40k and I wasn�t asked to submit anything
YO – yes you are dreaming. I agree with you that everyone should speak Hebrew, but unfortunately it�s not the reality. So practically, speaking yiddish is probably more unifying than Hebrew at this type of event.
Personally I was at the last siyum hashtags and was very turned off by the Yiddish speeches. Maybe it was one or two I don�t remember how many I just remember being annoyed. A real waste of my time. But I guess it�s nice for those who don�t understand English. It should be kept to a bare minimum.