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Its never right to compare anyone especially a fellow jew a Nazi.
Unless you will throw people out of their house round them up, Imprison them in a ghetto , deport them to a death factory and kill them , their wives and their chidlren and creamate their remains
Its not just with Bacteria, Its insects as well
People will use pesticides to kill insects, A small percentage of insects are immune to that pesticide. Since insects reproduce very qucikly fairly quickly you will have a group of insects immune to a certain pesticide and you have to switch pesticides to kill more insects as the remaining insects have selectivly become immune to the pesticide.
If you ever read about pest problems in the house, they will tell you to change brands every 3 months or so , so you wont have this problem
I was due the money, The sole of the shoe came totally off after one week of wearing them.
I dont return things to the store unless there really is a problem
GAW,
Kiddos was not the brand, It was slang for Kids
it was a brand name
I contacted the manufacturer and they sent me a $50 check apologzing for the poor quality.
SY
I bought the kiddos Shoes at a more expensive regular shoe store and you know what they were destroyed in 1 week (AND I had the receipt), When i bought them back the store refused to refund or exchange. I had to file a chargeback and complain to the shoe manufacture to get my $50 back. (This was a FRUM store BTW)
Another shoe store I used to frequent only gives EXCHANGES within 2 weeks with a receipt and they are also somewhat high end.
People have convienced themselves that there is a stigma to shop at a thrift store or Payless.
At one time there was a stigma to taking food stamps and Section 8.
People have convienced themselves that its ok to take food stamps (without stigma) and section 8 and you have to use the eBt card (Food Stamps) in Public so everyone sees you and there is no Stigma. Go to KRM almost everyone there uses it.
People just have to be convienced that its ok to shop at the thrift store and payless and the stigma will be gone
I go to thrift stores all the time , you can get some really good deals there in fact there is a thrift store on Central Ave in the 5 towns right next door to all the fancy clothes stores and fancy restaurants. It isnt a big deal. Of course you have to rummage through the stuff to find the better stuff.
And they dont only have clothes, they have Dishes , furniture and toys , games and other stuff.
People shop at thrift stores all the time and there are plenty of them not even run by the Salvation Army (If you are worried about shopping there)
Ill even tell you another secret, We buy most of our Shoes from payless and many times the shoes last just as long or longer as the shoes from the more expensive shoe stores.
And if emotional needs are taken account, by that statement if a person like Sushi better than chicken (some people even hate chicken) rename Tomche Shabbos (Its english name is chickens for shabbos) , Sushi Shabbos and feel free to donate to it.
Maybe this will make it simplier
Should Tomche Shabbos deliver chicken thighs or Sushi?
It was already yanked off eBay
I think you missed the point, People have become such Baal Gaavahs.
If you tell someone to shop at the thrift store you are being “offensive”
Since when did it become acceptable for Kollel people to go on vacation
When did it become acceptable to Have Lavish Weddings that costs tens of thousands of dollars .
When did it become acceptable to shop at Woodbury Common (Fancy Outlet stores near Monsey and KIryat Joel)
When did it become acceptable to live a Trump Lifestyle on a Tzedkah Budget?
What is so terrible with payless or thrift store shoes?
When goyim are poor, many times they shop at Thrift Stores, there are plenty of them and many times they have like new items.
Perhaps there are things we can learn from them
How many drunk chassidim do you see?
Drunk or Buzzed?
Ive seen enough Buzzed Chassdim, I dont know if they were drunk or buzzed (Without obvious behavior or a Breathalizer test no way to tell)
Actually I usually see Beer and Schnapps (Hard Liquor) at the Rebbes Tishes.
Since when is it assur to disagree with Satmar
WIY thats basically what it is
Im not sure exactly how much it is . i dont know if its one cent, 2 cents, More or less.
I dont know exactly who is giving the 2 cents. if its the store or the operator of the Chessed Vocuhers (They sell at begining of school year so they can make something on interest)
Maybe I am mistaken here, wasnt this rabbi the main signer of the Kol Kore.
Its one thing to privatly support the perp, its quite another to support the perp against the victim publically
You buy the Chessed vouchers they are not free. You pay full price for them, but the Tzedakah only pays say 98 cents for every dollar (Kepping 2 cents for every dollar—I dont know the exact amount)
Its a way to raise money without fundraising since many people are tapped out anyway
Everyone wants to work for a “Jewish” place so the owners can afford to pay less(Supply and demand) and it seems many are unwilling to work in a regular place.
The demand is much greater than the supply.
Apply for a job at a regular place. They will treat your normal likely pay you regular salaries and while there is always demand, it is a lot less than a Hemish place.
Prior to 1939 the Satmar Rebbe forbid his followers from going to the US, yet he himself emigrated there in 1946 (I think) after going to Palestine first (which is also forbid in 1939)
he realized things had changed and going back to Hungary was not an option anymore
While its very true there is no way to know if Rav Kook would have changed his mind after 1948, It does seem more likely The Chofetz Chaim would have changed his mind rather than Rav Kook.
The Facts were totally different, It wasnt the same Shailah anymore. for many Palestine was the only place to go (While the US did open borders, it wasnt unlimited)
After 1948 Many who were opposed dropped their opposition and only the Satmar Rebbe kept his previous position
I said he DID go to Kupat Cholim Doctors and did not return to the US for treatment.
If I was me I would have gone to Sloan or Johns Hopkins (I think he had a relative who had connections at Johns Hopkins)
I know someone who moved to Israel. He got cancer at a young age and I wounded why he did not come to the states to Sloane-Kettering or Johns Hopkins.
He stayed in Israel with Kupat Cholim and they cured him.
The must have known what they were doing.
Israel has Socialize Medicine (Kupat Cholim)
Whats mine is Mine and whats yours is yours is a trademark of Sodom
Any quote of the Chofetz Chaim against Zionism is really a bad example as he died in 1933 before 1948. Before the Holocaust many Gedolim were against Zionism in its form at that time, they changed their mind after the Holocaust.
One cannot guess what the Chofetz Chaim would have said after the Holocaust and Eastern European Jewery was destroyed and had to move elsewhere.
When you have 25,000 people its going to be a spectacle.
If you really want a quiet private wedding invite 100 people
I think many poskim hold a Burka to be assur
Not every critism is Anti-Semtism.
You would not find a Mitzvah Tanz in Lakewood
NFGO
You bring up a bigger issue, I dont know what this families bills are, but lets just say $50,000
Everyone wants to help, but realistically its very hard to raise $50,000. The best way to raise that money is from the goverment where it is possible to raise money for the medical bills and even some extra expenses via Medicaid, Medicare and SSI.
If you give $50 to this cause, 1000 other people also have to give to raise the $50K. Thats really hard to do.
Its a minhag of many, and had you thought about it for a second, you could think of many good reasons why the girl would not want to be stared at during her chppah
Considering its all over all the internet including the main story on Yahoo I think lots of peoples stared at her
I actually think I know this family
FYI since the son is 22, He might be eliglbe for Medicaid as it would be based on his income and not his parents especially if he is not working because of illness
From what I understand The Satmar Rav got his anti-zionism from the Moonkatcher Rav who was vehematly Anti-zionistic before the war.
So likely it was the Moonkatcher Rav who holds by the 3 oaths
It is certainly much harder to be a charedi convert than a modern convert.
The change is more significant. One might have to totally change their appearance to be a charedi convert (Beard Peyos , Dress).
One could certainly be a sincere convert and decide they dont want a beard , Peyos or wear a Bechasha and a streimel.
Also more Charedi communities might encourage the convert to cut off ties to non-jewish relatives (including parents and siblings) where the more modern might not.
The most successful converts I know are the ones who converted with non-jewish family members blessings and still have family ties to them
I belive Rav Yaakov Kamenisky was Pro-Zionist
When he was told about the Satmar Rebbe’s insistance that miracles did not occur in 1967. He said Hashem doesnt need the Satmar’s Rebbe approval for a miracle
Dont be so shocked the Austrians would want Jews. The Germany is the 3rd largest Jewish population in central Europe and they are immigrants.
I am willing to guess the Austrians would rather have jews than Muslims or Gypsies
Negative birth rate means you have less than 2.1 kids per couple (The number needs to be greater than 2 to have a population increase)
In other words there are not enough births to replace the deaths that occur
I think other Rabbanin thought Rabban Gamliel he was too abusive of Rabbi Yehoshua and perhaps too abusive of power in general.
There was a overhrow of power in the Gemorah of Rabban Gamliel
Ive been told the Birth rate for caucasians is very low in Vienna and the benefits for having a caucasians are high in Austria as there is a negative birth rate there.
Just as a P.S.: HaKatan, just because they say something in Brisk, it does not mean it is emes min ha’Shomaim. Why don’t they try moving back to Poland or Russia if it is that bad in Israel?
They are considering moving to Vienna
According to a recent Mishpacha article he is the top posek for the OU.
That is actually fairly vague, I was more commenting on his assciation
Does he go to the O-U office (or off-site location) every day and a W-2 employee
Does he regulary work for the O-U (Like once a week) on a 1099 , but it is regulary.
Or does the o-U only use his services on a rare as- needed basis when a complex issue comes up
What his exact association is matters here. if he is an employee they would have to fire him, but if he is only consulted rarely when a complex issue comes up, they could just get someone else.
The closer the association the more difficuly it is for the O-U to get rid of him.
I am not sure of his association with the O-U . I dont know if he is an employee or just an advisor.
Usually in the world when someone is accused of something bad, They would be temporarily suspended from their position and an investigation done. Their final punishment would be based on the findings of the investigation , either vindication or expulsion.
So potentially this could keep happening with no hope for change?
Yes, It will take the leadership to want to change, before change will occur, It might occur with them kicking and screaming, but they can be forced if needed.
It has taken the catholic church a while to change and costed them Millions (if not more) to change and even brough down the Pope
Not admitted bad judgement will cause people to lose faith, Most people are forgiving and will allow ONE MISTAKE
However anything more than that, will cause a tremendous lost of faith
Take Subway to Penn Station, Take NJ transit to Newark Airport Station and transfer to Newark Air train
newark airport is $12.50 from Penn Station
The best thing they could do is REAL Tshuva
Real Tshuva is realizing your mistake, making amends to the injured party AND making sure it never happens again.
I would respect someone who makes an apology and then TODAY (or after Yom Tov if its too late) makes real reforms needed so it NEVER happens again.
It doesnt matter if they read the paper or not, if they signed it they are responsible.
Not reading what you signed is no excuse for anything.
The Frum refugees didnt really come until either immediatly before the war (in the US) or after, (There was some immigration from Germany, I knew a few people emigrated from Germany before the war) but not really from Eastern Europe where the more frummer lived.
In the 1930’s the US took very few immigrants due to its own policies and the depression, It couldnt take care of its own people let alone immigrants.