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We’re not discussing soft drinks.
My apologies then.
The Wolf
I don’t believe in alcohol.
Every time you say that, a bottle of Red Bull loses it’s wings.
The Wolf
Can’t know for sure what Fetter meant, but most likely, it was just a figure of speech
I find “crime against humanity” to be a very strange “figure of speech.” There are plenty of ways you can say that you believe single parenthood is wrong without using the phrase “crimes against humanity” – a phrase normally reserved for the worst of crimes (genocide and the like).
The Wolf
The reasons the Jewish “bloc vote” is so successful is several-fold:
Was this in response to something, or did you suddenly decide to pontificate on the virtues of bloc voting?
The Wolf
What is the halocha on eating chometz DURING THE YEAR, that was possibly not sold over Pesach?
Is it halachically ‘inedible’?
Chametz that was in the possession of a Jew over Pesach may not be consumed after Pesach.
The Wolf
I don’t know. Eeees and I drank on every date that we went on… both before and after we were married.
The Wolf
Wolf do u like to use the doubling cube?
Yes.
The Wolf
Here you go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2012
The Wolf (who is NOT running)
its b/c if you go out with a person a very long time.. then you will automatically find something wrong with him/her and break it off b/c you want the “perfect” one
As someone who dated for a long time, I can tell you that this is NOT universally true.
The Wolf
What’s backgammon have to do with going to a bar?
I guess you’ve never played backgammon.
It’s a good thing you’re not a lawyer.
What difference does it make? Can I be sent to Hell for eternity twice?
The Wolf
A Frum person should never be in a bar.
I guess I’m not frum since I was playing backgammon the other day and was sent to the bar.
Just another sign that I’m going to hell in the afterlife.
The Wolf
Has a ger in their family?
Why is this a potential negative?
The Wolf
We all know that a rainbow represents Hashem’s will to destroy the world, but will not due to his promise after the Mabul to bring a rainbow instead.
Does that mean that HaShem is always threatening to destroy the world at Niagara Falls (since there is always a rainbow there when the sun is shining)?
The Wolf
Wolf: The definition of a Talmid Chochom isn’t a matter of opinion on which you can disagree.
OK, so I’m a kofer with a differing opinion.
The Gemorah enumerates the attributes of a Talmid Chochom. These include not being the last to enter the Beis HaMedrash, not talking to a woman in the street, etc.
I guess I’m definitely not a Talmid Chochom then. I hold the door open for people and purposely go in last. I also talk to my wife in the street. Just further proof that I’m the lowest of the low.
The opening sentence says a Talmid Chochom is modest, humble, endures justice, avoids wrongdoing, etc.
Definitely not me, as we’ve observed.
The Wolf
yichus up the wazoo
Nominated for best line of the day.
The Wolf
How can you “feel” a stare?
How do you “feel” kedushah? (Or, the lack of it when I’m around)
The Wolf
I can’t know what was on Fetter Shmelka’s mind, but what I hope he meant (and I would agree, but not phrased the same way) is women who, by choice, turn their back on the needs of their children (so they can shop, go to tzedoko parties, pursue a carrear, even though $ is not the issue), they (and their partner husbands) have done their kids a huge dis-service.
WADR, there is a BIG difference between “a huge dis-service” and a “crime against humanity.” People generally don’t get executed for the former.
The Wolf
Someone mentioned to me a Gemorah that says when a couple’s first child is a boy (b’chor), it is signifies the wife loves her husband. Does anyone know the parameters of this Gemorah?
Where is this Gemara?
The Wolf
OTOH a talmid chochom does by definition need to be a tzadik. A rasha who knows kol HaTorah kula is no “talmid chochom”.
I disagree. Were I more learned, I would be the classic example of a talmid chochom who is not a tzaddik. Someone can be learned and choose not to observe what he learns.
The Wolf
Ultimately, it varies from person to person. For some people, a chavrusa would undoubtedly be better. For me, personally, I find that learning alone is most productive.
The Wolf
A Bas Talmid Chochom, by definition, is yichus.
A Tzadik, by definition, has more zchusim than a non-tzadik.
A Talmid Chochom does not, by definition, have to be tzadik. Nor does a tzadik, by definition, have to be a talmid chochom.
And, of course, by definition, I am neither.
The Wolf
I have long been amazed that we even have women at weddings at all. After all, she doesn’t really need to be there. K’ddushin can be done via a sh’liach. Nisuin requires no more than two witnesses and doesn’t need to involve any more than a car trip from her parents’ home to the chosson’s home.
The Wolf
Children without a full-time mother is a crime against humanity. There is no replacement for a mother; and a child needs a mother full-time. The consequences of them lacking this, is all too apparent.
I’m curious… if children without a mother is a crime against humanity (a VERY strong term), would you advocate removing children from a father-only household to be adopted by a frum, loving couple? If not, why would you allow this crime to continue to be perpetrated against them?
The Wolf
For what it’s worth, Mayor Bloomberg has announced that if the world ends tomorrow, alternate side parking is suspended.
(No, seriously, he did say it.)
The Wolf
And according to at least one poster who works in the industry, denim fashion is designed for znus.
If denim is, then certainly lingerie is. Are you positing that the use of lingerie is forbidden as well?
The Wolf
I really don’t mean to engage in schadenfreude, but every time I read a thread like this, I thank God that He never allowed me to go on a bad date. Even the date I described on the first page of this thread was, in fact, a good and enjoyable date (albeit one where nothing went as planned).
The Wolf
sure ill fix it right now
Wrong word. The one you want is “board.”
The Wolf
I find it very hard to believe that Rav Shteinman did not know what steak and/or ice cream are.
The Wolf
thank you wolf
i appreciate the correction
i try to be makpid on capitalization
You’re welcome. I’m sorry to be a pain about it (I know it’s far from the first time I’ve corrected someone on these boards regarding this matter), but it’s a pet peeve of mine.
Also, you didn’t have to leave my post up. I would have been fine with you simply correcting your post and deleting mine.
The Wolf
See, those silly Mayans had nothing to worry about. The world’s going to end a full seven months before their calendar runs out.
The Wolf
but thats not what you said
Fair enough. Point noted.
The Wolf
the poster categorized the Tshuva as such, not necessarily R Moshe, tz’l.
i would look at the Tshuva myself before disagreeing with R Moshe, tzl
Then I was disagreeing with the poster, not R. Moshe. And, I suppose, depending on who the poster is, that, too, could indicate that I’m a mental midget or an apikorus.
The Wolf
commander!
Commander.
The Wolf
cosmetic surgery, including nose jobs and weight loss surgery.
I don’t know that I’d categorize weight loss surgery as “cosmetic.”
(Yeah, I know… I’m a mental midget for disagreeing with R. Moshe, I’m an apikorus for even thinking that I might have a valid point…”)
The Wolf
Yes, the zman is from Rosh Chodesh Iyar until the Yom Tovim.
In that case, I offer my apologies. I did not know that. My intent was not to insult anyone or offer impractical advice.
The Wolf
Wolf: It’s not just one month. Chasidish Yeshivas have this zman until after Sukkos.This is getting really out of hand
Really? Chassidic yeshivas go through the summer until Sukkos?
The Wolf
so do you think a child should take care of their shidduchim on their own? we are talking about a young girl right out of school not someone a little older
Assuming that she’s truly mature enough and ready to get married, then yes.
And that does not mean that she has to cut her parents (or other respected figures) out of the process. She can certainly (and I would encourage her to) turn to them for advice, recommendations and suggestions. But if she’s truly mature enough to get married and knows what she wants in a spouse, then why not?
The Wolf
Sometimes I subscribe to the “Give ’em enough rope…” methodology of dealing with stupidity.
The Wolf
i put the apostrophe in after your first post
That would explain why my mind missed it. 🙂
The Wolf