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Congress overturned the Peyote decsion as it could affect Jews and christians (Like with wine).

States cannot ban Peyote anymore

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The US cosntitution trumps NY law and there is a freedom of religion clause. There was a case with Peyote (A hallucenagen taken by some Indian religions for hundreds of year) that the supreme court ruled illegal and congress re-wrote the law for such uses

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During Prohibition there was an exception for wine for religious use so wine for Kiddush or the sacraments was legal.

In fact many jews got into the wine business “for Kiddush reasons”

There is criminal and then there is CIVIL penalties. Giving Alcohol to a minor and then something happens makes the supplier liable for the damage

I am no lawyer, but a child saying kiddush in Shul (If your shul says kiddush) is probably legal even if the parent is not there.

A priest can administer the sacraments in church which include drinking some wine, so the law is probably similar in shul.

Maybe there is, maybe there isnt for a sip of wine at kiddush legally in NY. And it probably isnt a big deal. I just choose to be safe rather than sorry and use grape juice. Its Kosher for Kiddush. and it avoids the question of “MORE”

Actually the biggest opponents of this is the business community as they are afraid of lost profits.

To A charedi a day of rest means, going to shul in the morning, having a nice shabbos meal and then taking a nap

To a Chiloni, a day of rest means either going to the beach and relaxing or going to the mall and hanging out , maybe going to a cafe, Seeing a movie or soccer game.

They are going to do these things anyway on their day off. Its better for them to do it on Sunday than Shabbos. Many Gedolim in Israel are in favor of Sunday off for this reason

The idea of the welfare state is a totally recent invention. Post world war II for the most part (even in Europe). So there is no minhag at all to learn and survive on government benefits. Prior to then you had to work or starve

My rule is such, If anyone under 21 asks me for a drink at a simcha or elsewhere I will tell them, I will not give them anything unless their parents tell me directly its ok.

If I have teenagers as guests and their parents arent at the table, I will serve ONLY grape juice even for Kiddush,

Lakewood is cheaper than Brooklyn and the housing needed for large families is even more expensive in Brooklyn

In Israel there is a 6 day work week and the only day off is Shabbos, so many non-relgious spend shabbos either going to the Mall or going to the beach, the idea of a Sunday is to give these people a day to do these things.

Once you have decided to give a non-shabbos off, you have to realize most business have to more or less follow the world schedual. For example if you are a stock broker or an international trader in import/export you need to work when people are doing the same thing.

International traders work M-Fr not Su-Th or M-Th 10 hours a day.

There is very little movement in US for 4 10 hour days except in jobs like health care, its really hard to work for 10 hours, I know Ive done it many times

I belive that if you serve Alcohol to a minor and someone is hurt, YOU can be sued.

So if Alcohol is served by a yeshiva on Purim and a Bocher gets drunk and drives and hurts someone, the Yeshiva can be sued.

Also if Alcohol is served at your house and you give a minor alcohol , YOU can be sued if they drink and drive

You cannot expect a non-relgious public to take your message when you cannot control people who (at least in their eyes) are you kin-folk.

I am sure more than one Yeshiva is doing this, imagine if 10 yeshivas are doing this and every one of them goes down Bedford Ave (You might as well go where the money is).

I dont belive that every single one of them gets $100, If there are 10 fancy limos, thats $1000 which is alot of money even for someone on bedford Ave.

If it takes more than a few mins to get the money, it slows down the process and less homes can be visited. I guessed 3 hours for this, but if it longer, its longer and the Fancy Limo will cost more.

In best case here, with 5 hours of collecting . At the CHEAPEST rate quoted here, $100 an hour (including tip) and the most optimistic gain of $2000

that costed you $500 for a $2000 gross with a net gain of $1500 and a 25% cost to make the money.

And thats assuming you got the cheapest Limo with the most generous donors

So tell me how much do people give them, I bet most will give less than $5. I am sure some will give more.

Tip is 15% .

If the Limo costs $500 and figure 3 hours, thats $1500, do they expect to cover the costs, And what if they do cover how much about the $1500 do they cover. Say they collect $2000, Is it worth $1500 in costs to raise $2000 (Net $500) , now if you say someone will donate the limo, it would be better to ask that person for a direct donation instead.

The reason you might want an event like a chinese auction that raises little profit is because it might get your organization out there to people who are not involved and that is worth something

I have seen them,

Not for profit doesnt mean they dont have expenses. Even Tomche Shabbos is not 100% for feeding the poor, They have a small office and a telephone line. and they have Volunteers, most non-profits have paid employees.

And for the record, Non-Profit doesnt mean it doesnt make money. A yeshiva that owns a popular wedding hall does have income. The OU Makes alot of money from Kashruth certification

You obviously dont know anything about Tzedakahs, Nobody has 100% of tzedkah money goes to “Tzedkah directly”, Some of the money goes to things like paying Con-Ed , paying the Non-Jewish Janitor to clean the building, the Secratary who answers the phone etc. Thats where the 50% comes from.

Also many places have fund raisers and many times fund raisers are paid a percetage of the money they raised, If you have gotten any phone solitiations for Tzadakahs, it was likely by a company who is paid by how much they collect.

When you go to a Dinner, do you think 100% of the dinner goes to the Tzedkah. The food isnt free, the room rental isnt free.

Its the same here, How much of the Tzedkah is being used to pay for the Limo and I agree I do think it looks better to collect while walking or a taxi rather than an expesive Limo.

And B’H the Rosh yeshiva Banned drinking, It would not look good if a bunch of Drunk Bochers showed up in a fancy Limo

Frei means “free” in German. Never understood why someone off the derech would be considered “free.” As opposed to us frum Yidden who are shackled?

There are word direct meaning and idomatic meanings, which might be different. Many words understood meaning is different than the dictionary meaning.

A simple example is a synonym for the word Happy, Nobody uses that word to mean happy, it means something else

There is a big difference between saying good shabbos and hugging and kissing.

But I agree dont do it in Borough Park, nobody will answer back even if they are the same gender as you

A 2.0 is a C. In Liberal arts courses A C is a joke, but in Math and Science its harder.

Ive been in Math classes where the highest grade on a test was a 46 (out of 100)

They do not give you an E for effort in an University. A good Effort but a D grade gets you the door and no more money

Collecting Tzedakah from a Limo?

When you are in a university, the grants are only for a limit period of time with a goal (usually 4-5 years) and then you are cut off. The money you get is usually towards tution, not living expenses. Kollel is open ended. They also throw you out of college if you are not able to keep up. Not everyone who starts will finish.

How often do you hear about a Rosh Yeshiva throwing out someone who just isnt cut out to learn all day (I am sure it happens, but its not frequent)

As for as research grants, There isnt just a handout, you have to submit a proposal for the grant and defend why you should get it, It can takes months or years to get them , they are not handing them out so easily. And not everyone who applies gets them, There are alot more applicants than money avaiable

Yup, that one. They only let you sit in the room for shiur after a waiting period?

Dont know about that, never asked that question. It isnt like Ive ever been there.

I think I did hear you had to fight for a chair though

They are not Yerushalmis either, they just live there and go to Brisk