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  • in reply to: Leaving children out of the education debate #1637319
    Joseph
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    My two year old and my eleven year old agree with you.

    in reply to: shalom mordechai is OUT…..BARUCH HASHEM! Its Zos Chanukah #1636759
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    Of course our hakoros hatov to the Ribono Shel Oilem (not to mention Pres. Donald Trump) needs to be forever. When tzadikim regain their freedom they make a seudas hodoa annually.

    in reply to: Are students allowed to be thrown out of school? Mesivta/ high school #1636765
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    Retzicha.

    in reply to: shalom mordechai is OUT…..BARUCH HASHEM! Its Zos Chanukah #1636713
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    Is the oilem all geared up to massively celebrate the neis godol hoya po of the Zos Chanukah freedom of the tzadik Rav Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin?!

    Sholom Rubashkin To Mark First Anniversary Of His Release In Massive Event

    in reply to: Why Are Torah Observant Jews Overwhelmingly Republican/Conservative? #1635952
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    Benig: May I suggest that attitude more likely comes from the crime element associated with illegal immigrants.

    in reply to: Applesauce on latkes is better than sour cream: Prove me wrong. #1635948
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    meme
    /mēm/Submit
    noun
    an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.
    a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc., that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users.

    Avram: Something viral. Kinda.

    in reply to: Applesauce on latkes is better than sour cream: Prove me wrong. #1635735
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    Is there some kind of meme going around now about applesauce vs. sour cream?

    in reply to: The world is in a state of Golus & don’t misunderstand me. #1635732
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    Good luck getting farbrente tziyonim into realizing that Israel is in golus.

    Joseph
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    We should daven that America be granted mechilla for replacing a good man like George Bush with the vulgar Bill Clinton.

    in reply to: Your 21 year old son may be ready for marriage #1635729
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    Actually, Chasidish boys marrying Litvish girls might be very helpful in getting the shidduch numbers mismatch eased, and more shidduchim accomplished.

    in reply to: Schools and vaccinations — a modest proposal #1635503
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    How will the schools know if a parent is being dishonest in claiming that their child is already vaccinated (and potentially presented false documentation)?

    in reply to: Explaining to girls that only boys light the Chanukah Menorah #1635413
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    Obviously the question is pertinent to mishpachas with the minhag kodesh of only boys lighting.

    in reply to: East Ramapo – where are our children supposed to go to school? #1635373
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    RLUIPA

    in reply to: Applesauce on latkes is better than sour cream: Prove me wrong. #1635023
    Joseph
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    Sour cream is for blintzes. Latkes go with applesauce.

    in reply to: Applesauce on latkes is better than sour cream: Prove me wrong. #1635001
    Joseph
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    We don’t have to prove you wrong. The burden of proof is upon you to prove your assertion.

    in reply to: What’s with all the hate crimes against Klal Yisroel ?!?! #1635000
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    It’s just you.

    in reply to: Your 21 year old son may be ready for marriage #1634999
    Joseph
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    Why so old? Even 18.

    Not every boy is ready for dating at age 18 but many boys are.

    in reply to: Why Are Torah Observant Jews Overwhelmingly Republican/Conservative? #1634449
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    Benig: I would submit the reason they’re skeptical is because there’s compelling reasons to be skeptical of the man-made climate change proponents. But even if we grant your assumption that the reason is greater exposure to the expression of conservative viewpoints on the issue, subscribing to the popular scientific notion of man-made climate change is no more closer to a Torah viewpoint than subscribing to skepticism of that viewpoint. The Torah doesn’t tell us to generally accept the viewpoints of scientists on such matters. Indeed Chazal at times dispute the scientific findings on issues. I know of no Torah based reasoning that we are to assume that scientists’ current views (they do change with time as you know) on issues are by default correct.

    What are your thoughts on my last point, above, regarding the immigration issue, with Republicans being closer to the Torah position?

    in reply to: Why no גזל שינה? #1633671
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    What if someone will sleep through zman tefila if you do not awaken them.

    in reply to: Why Are Torah Observant Jews Overwhelmingly Republican/Conservative? #1633526
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    Benig: I don’t agree with your assessment regarding climate change and immigration. The chachmei umos ha’olam also tell us that the world and mankind is millions (or billions) of years old and that most of the rest of the Creation narrative given in Bereishus is also fiction. Must we bite? Even with that, regarding climate change being man-made I don’t think the scientists themselves consider it being man-made as a firmly established fact. Additionally, the issue of climate change has been heavily politicized within the scientific community. They’ve been caught with their pants down admitting among themselves in private emails that they were lying to the public in order to whip up greater alarm. (Their only response to that scandal was to demand whoever publicized their private correspondence be caught.)

    Regarding the attitude toward immigrants, the only real dispute between the two political parties is regarding illegal ones; regarding legal ones there’s little disagreement between them. And regarding illegal ones, the Sheva Mitzvos demands that the law be upheld and enforced. Which falls closer to the Republican position on the issue.

    in reply to: Why Are Torah Observant Jews Overwhelmingly Republican/Conservative? #1633367
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    CTL, frum Jews in America vote based on Torah values. So Avi’s point about the halachic ramifications are very relevant.

    Benig: I think your circle of acquaintances are not representative of the greater frum world. Think Boro Park, Williamsburg and Monsey, for example. I don’t think what you ascribed applies as much there.

    Additionally, I don’t agree that Democrats are closer than Republicans on the issues of climate change and immigration to Torah values. I probably agree about gun control. Climate change? That it’s man made is far from established. And what to do about it isn’t clearly established according to Jewish law. And immigration open borders isn’t a Torah value. Republicans are opposed to illegal immigration; they aren’t opposed to legal immigration. Allowing illegals to not face consequences for their law breaking in coming in isn’t a Jewish law; au contraire. The Sheva Mitzvos require that the law be enforced.

    in reply to: a few points #1633243
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    laskern: Would you be okay to have a prosecutor appointed to investigate you for the next 18 months? I’m sure you have nothing to hide.

    in reply to: Why Are Torah Observant Jews Overwhelmingly Republican/Conservative? #1632672
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    Benignuman: You should have left it with your first reason alone and you’d be on the mark.

    You vastly overrate both the preponderance as well as the effect of your second reason. Not as many Orthodox Jews primarily get their news from the radio as you imagine. This is especially the case with the more conservative believing Jews. Many of them even eschew radio altogether, just as the do television.

    And even among the minority of Orthodox Jews who do listen to radio significantly, they by and large don’t simply accept anything they hear. Additionally, the radio itself isn’t as overall conservative as you seem to assume.

    As a final point, are you consistent by similarly attributing the overwhelming liberalism of secular/atheist/irreligious/Reform/Conservative/OO Jews to their obtaining their news from television and other media that are extremely liberal?

    in reply to: Welfare #1632469
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    Yseribus: Because moral issues are more important than financial issues to frum people.

    in reply to: My Inner Thoughts On Vaccine Politics #1632365
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    To sariray and others who choose not to vaccinate:

    Would you be happy and accepting if, like yourself or others, EVERYONE chose to not vaccinate?

    in reply to: My Inner Thoughts On Vaccine Politics #1632216
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    sariray: Cancer treatments also have known side effects and risks. Would you also suggest a cancer patient r’l not be treated?

    in reply to: The Anti-Vaxxers are Causing a Chillul Hashem #1632054
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    For people who are sincerely against vaccinating:

    Would you be happy if, like yourself, EVERYONE chose not to vaccinate?

    in reply to: On Ben Peles #1631926
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    Toi: Here are two points I think virtually everyone will agree about:

    1. Neither side is giving up and accepting the other sides demands
    2. Neither side can force the other side to stop whatever they’ve been doing until now, since the disagreement started

    Given that, what do you propose be done? Keep up the fight indefinitely?

    in reply to: Christmas Presents to Give on Chanukah #1631708
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    laskern: As an American Ashkenazi, why are you going with the Sidrei Aish over Rav Moshe?

    in reply to: Christmas Presents to Give on Chanukah #1631551
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    laskern: Rav Moshe has three teshuvos decrying Bas Mitzvah parties/ceremonies. It’s absolutely wrong. Rav Moshe was no machmir. What’s the shaila?

    in reply to: Christmas Presents to Give on Chanukah #1631015
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    laskern: I’m merely being honest about where the idea of giving presents on Chanukah originated from.

    in reply to: On Ben Peles #1630983
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    Toi: The Novominsker and Rav Shmuel are disagreeing with Rav Aharon, Rav Malkiel and Rav Wachtfogel. Just as you say the other side isn’t some major tzadik and your side is a bigger tzadik, the other side says the same in reverse. And both sides each have a huge portion of the Torah world agreeing with them.

    in reply to: Why Are Torah Observant Jews Overwhelmingly Republican/Conservative? #1630960
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    Welcome back, JJ. My primary thought is to say that I have much more confidence in Bnei Torah and frum Yidden than in Mechallelei Shabbos, seculars, irreligious, Reform and Conservatives. If the former is overwhelmingly doing one thing while the latter is overwhelmingly doing the opposite, I have full confidence in the way the Torah world is acting versus the others.

    in reply to: Why Are Torah Observant Jews Overwhelmingly Republican/Conservative? #1630687
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    ubiquitin: Thus you believe that secular people, irreligious people and Reform/Conservative Jews are better, overall, than Orthodox/Torah Jews on being more nuanced, seeing gray rather than black and white and not suffering from groupthink.

    And with that secular people, irreligious people and Reform/Conservative Jews overall make better political choices than Orthodox/Torah Jews, since Orthodox/Torah Jews missed the boat by not seeing that Democrats and liberals are better than Republicans and conservatives.

    Right?

    in reply to: Christmas Presents to Give on Chanukah #1630690
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    Did anyone do their Chri…, er, holiday shopping yet?

    in reply to: Why Are Torah Observant Jews Overwhelmingly Republican/Conservative? #1630534
    Joseph
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    Democrats do not care for the workers, middle class and poor. Certainly no more than Republicans. Democrats policies have hurt the workers, middle class and poor by keeping them poor.

    in reply to: Why Are Torah Observant Jews Overwhelmingly Republican/Conservative? #1630510
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    KJ voted for Trump.

    in reply to: Boycott USPS #1630012
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    To boycott USPS you’ll need to include Amazon in your boycott.

    in reply to: Boycott USPS #1629800
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    I can no longer mail Mommy a postcard (remember those?) expressing my love?

    Kibud Av V’Eim takes precedence!

    in reply to: Golus America becoming less comfortable #1629180
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    Israel is worse. There you have to deal with the government attempting you forcibly draft you into their army, whereas outside Israel there’s no draft. And anti-Jewish violence is worse in Israel than in any other country with a large Jewish population.

    Joseph
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    Is Amazon better than eBay in regards to sorting search results by price?

    in reply to: Reb Chaim Kanievsky On Lakewood Elections #1626604
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    Ecclesiastes 3:5

    in reply to: who is "The Gadol Haddar" of America #1626602
    Joseph
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    Reish Galusa was an inherited position. From among the offspring of Dovid Hamelech. The Gaon wasn’t an inherited position.

    in reply to: Did Dell Bigtree change your perspective about anti vaxxers? #1626601
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    RY23, see my comment above.

    in reply to: Time to Boycott El Al? #1626415
    Joseph
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    For many many decades, I know more Orthodox Jews who have gone out of their way to not use El Al than vice versa.

    You seem a bit wet being your ears on this topic.

    in reply to: should jews become pilots becaese off all the dangers involved #1626413
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    Flying a plane as a pilot is exactly the same safe as being a passenger in a plane.

    Joseph
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    Does Amazon do it like this also? Or does Amazon’s price sorting work properly?

    Joseph
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    Is R. YY Jacobson like the Lubavitcher version of R. Pesach Krohn?

    in reply to: Did Dell Bigtree change your perspective about anti vaxxers? #1626362
    Joseph
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    My strong view is that everyone should vaccinate. Even if a parent believes their children are healthy and could withstand if they contact a contagious virus without significant danger, nevertheless there’s a societal basis and need that everyone should vaccinate in order to protect those that cannot vaccinate. (Not referring to those that choose not to.) And there’s a society benefit of herd immunization preventing the spreading of the virus, which is lost if too many children aren’t vaccinated.

    That said, I think some or all of the nine signatories likely stand by their position today.

    in reply to: who is "The Gadol Haddar" of America #1626356
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    There are still today Gedolei HaDor in America and in Eretz Yisroel. And there always will be as long as Yidden are there.

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