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akuperma: The days that secular Jews governed New York are long gone. These days the frum are a powerful voice in both the city and state level in New York. The entire New York State annual budget was held up a couple months ago until they could insert a provision into it protecting Yeshivos from governmental interference mandating specific secular studies requirements, to take a recent example. The governor has multiple times vetoed legislation that the little village of Kiryas Yoel were the only ones objecting to. The mayor of America’s largest city routinely caters to the needs of the frum community, including having eliminated a city health department regulation on Bris Mila, not to mention many financial benefits granted.
Before WWII Torah Judaism in America was desolate.
“And there was a time in this country when some of even the most Orthodox women didn’t cover their hair. It only really became accepted by all after frum refugees started coming here after WWII.”
And there was a time in this country when some of even the most Orthodox men and women wore shatnes. And then along came that pesky frum Holocaust refugee from Vienna after WWII, Joseph Rosenberger, and started Shatnes Labs in Williamsburg and it only then really became accepted by all to not wear Shatnes.
Like the m’doraisa prohibiting wearing Shatnes there’s also a m’doraisa prohibiting married women from going out with their hair uncovered. Even if in America, before the gedolim from Europe came to these shores and set things straight, there was widespread violations of these prohibitions.
Redleg, it is prohibited to do anything thàt’ll result in romantic feelings. As such it is impermissible for a man and a woman to have a close friendly relationship.
Regarding Rav Moshe, what he paskens is that it is prohibited for a male and female to be friends. No one disputes this halacha. The only machlokes is whether the prohibition is a m`doraia or whether it is “only” a severe rabbinic prohibition. No one at all disputes that it is prohibited.
“regardless of hat/yarmulkeh/sheitel type”
Or lack thereof?
Chasidishe Yeshivos generally have very low tuition.
Yeshivishe Yeshivos generally have a mid-range tuition
Modern Orthodox Yeshivos generally have very high tuition (that compares to high-end secular private schools.)
Phil, thank you for the correction about the CC’s second rebbetzin. She was married previously but she was young when marrying the much older Chofetz Chaim. In fact she survived WWII and lived in America after the war and her kever is in Queens.
Regarding the Ribnitzer Rebbe, I believe his second rebbetzin, who was far younger than him, was never married before marrying the Ribnitzer nor after he was niftar.
Brisk has a higher level of learning and a higher level of serious bochorim than most Yeshivos.
Aside from any derech halimud consideration, Brisk learns on a much higher level than the average Yeshiva. Whether quality, quantity and/or the level and seriousness of the bochorim themselves.
It’s funny how Midwest2 is worried about loshon hora about Baltimore when as recently as a few days ago he had no compunctions doing the same about Lakewood, Brooklyn and Monsey.
Midwest2:
A. Your first concern is no different whether matching a divorced guy with a divorced girl or a divorced guy with a never married girl or a never married guy with a divorced girl.
Do you generically worry any divorced girl may have been abusive?
C. Who said he’s davka looking for an never bmarried girl? He may be open to a previously married girl or a never married one.
Additionally, according to Jewish tradition there’s a positive benefit to marrying a never married girl. So that is a good train he may be looking for such. Furthermore, it is a positive commandment to have children. That may be another reason.
The Chofetz Chaim and the Ribnitzer Rebbe, to take two recent examples that come to mind, married young never married women when they were in their old age. And the CC had more children.
takah: I find much joy in it. And it isn’t just Baltimore, it is the Orthodox world throughout the US, Israel and Europe.
It sure beats American Orthodoxy’s straddling the left in the prewar and immediate postwar periods.
So Baltimore finally got Chasidishe schechita?
What about Rosetta Stone or Babbel?
Yosef, that would mean she is required to actively resist him even if that will result in him killing her.
Yosef, Mazal Tov on the Bar Mitzvah! Is this your b’chor?
IITfT: How can stressing it ever be considered too much?
Yitzchok, thank you. I didn’t look up the Rambam. I was only going off of Yosef’s write-up in the OP that passive gilui arayos is assur.
Does this indicate that according to the Rambam if a married woman is attacked she must allow herself to be killed rather than not repel the attacker?
Also, welcome back.
The rescue operation will begin this morning.
Neville: The correct way of expressing your thought is: Those who know won’t say; those who say don’t know.
For arguments sake. Let’s assume the answer is, “it’s muttar”. Should you? Just because you may, doesn’t mean you must.
Why in this case not, any less than parking in any other public parking spot? An illegal driveway, by definition, is a public parking spot.
Am I greatly inconveniencing a particular person for no justifiably important reason? If yes, don’t park.
What if by ever parking in a public parking spot in front of someone’s home you greatly inconvenience him by forcing him to park in a public parking spot further from his home. Should you never park in any public spot in front of someone’s home? Why should it change if the homeowner created an illegal driveway out of the public parking spot in front of his home?
From your manhig.
DY: Then how is Rav Belaky mattir to drink unfiltered NYC tap water?
Dina DD only applies to taxation issues according to Rav Elyashiv. According to everyone it does not override the Halachas of Choshen Mishpat.
A Torah is kosher even if it reverses the order between Moshe V’Aharon.
It only applies to Torah observant Jews.
It is extremely important for every bessere mentsch to have the fanciest box on the block. This is an excellent topic. Soon enough we’ll have CTLawyer here bragging, in high terms that give plausible deniability to it’s being a brag, about the upper class decor his mailbox gracing his neighborhood. And how his Yekke Grandpa set the standard for this 150 years ago in America.
Judaism, which YWN follows, has higher standards than the secular world.
Isn’t this similar to the machlokes about drinking New York City tap water, regarding the tiny insects that live in the water?
Laws are meant to be broken. Do you never cross the street when the light is red?
It’s preferable to not signing a work contract.
Anything involving an akum is a potential problem.
YY: Did you convict or acquit?
Is that why Chazal teach us to celebrate the birth of a boy much greater than the birth of a girl?
Sephardim were kicked out of Spain in 1492. Why would it be easier for them?
NYC ALJ’s in the TVB will dismiss any driveway blocking summons issued to a vehicle parked in front of an illegal driveway, upon receipt of documentation that it is an illegal driveway.
Avram, do you believe that America should accept anyone in the world who isn’t dangerous that wants to move to America for economic reasons?
If not, what should America do to those that come here illegally for economic reasons?
TLIK, what if the homeowner isn’t Jewish?
Consumer’s Guides simplify the complex by design.
Of the three places I mentioned, Lakewood is the most affordable. A single fellow can get away with only paying a few hundred dollars a month in rent.
If you’re looking for a strong community of Torah Yiddishkeit where you can, if you want, almost fully immerse yourself in an all-Jewish life and lifestyle, then Lakewood, Brooklyn and Monsey are his best choices.
Plus those communities have, by very very far, the strongest, most pervasive and most varied frum Jewish chesed and help organizations, gemachs, etc.
A single person can get an apartment for $500 – $1000 per month in Lakewood, Brooklyn or Monsey.
Chumros on bein adam lmakom are no less important than chumros on bein adam lchaveiro.
He could readily move to Brooklyn, Monsey or Lakewood, become a member of any number of local shuls, be neighbors with dozens of very friendly frum Yidden and be easily accessible to dozens and dozens of frum chesed organisations.
Then you get President Joseph.
ubiq: You *should* worry about helping other Yidden elevate themselves too.
Silly poll. 90+% of Orthodox Jewish voters are Trump voters. Take a look at the results of the heavily Orthodox districts in Boro Park, Williamsburg, etc. The same percent of the district that is Orthodox (about 80+%) is about the percent of the vote Trump won in those EDs.
The Torah approach to toeivaniks is misa.
Do you also advocate and attempt to be mekarev Jewish leaders of “Jews for J”?