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everything else are minors sociological details

Going from an agricultural based society to an urban based society is a not a minor sociological detail

Also major transfers of population centers has had a major effect

” I would say that your generalities are characteristics that apply to a majority, but not necessarily a definition.”

The Lvush points to a lifestyle. There is no Halacha to wear a Borsalano hat or a Streimel and its not assur to go without one.

There is nothing wrong with wearing a Rugby Shirt or khaki pants, but you wont see too many Chassidim or Yeshivish people wearing them

So in the sense that Haredism is a “lifestyle” it is a movement

Speaking Yiddish primarily or eating Hemish foods primarily are other examples of Lifestyle choices as opposed to Halacha

LU

There are plenty of Charedim who are Zionistic like I said before

Not that my defination counts, but Id say Charedim would be identified by the Lvush, The Dati Leumi dress more casual and modern

Without getting controversial, Charedi also belives in Daas Torah which Dati-Leumi doesnt on the same level

Charedi also tends to educate less secular Studies, Most Dati-Leumi have good secular education

According to the Rambam a moon landing was not possible, While there are some (I heard Brisk) belive that the moon landings were fake.

Most gedolim today belive they happend

The current Kollel system could not exist without the existance of the Welfare State

Prior to World War one, if you did not work, you starved, There was no government help

Sephardim are a bit differnt

In general for example non charedim do not give much respect to the litvish or chassidic rebbes. Most of the non-religious probably couldnt even recognize their name

Even non-religious Sephardim generally respect their Gedolim like Rav Ovadiah Yosef

So the barriers between relgious and non religious Sephardim are much narrower than with Ashkenazim

Scientifically the differnece between a fruit and a vegitable has to do with the Seeds, Im not exactly sure, but it has to do how you get seeds.

You can get tomato seeds from a tomato, however you cannot get Radish Seeds from a raddish.

Haetz or Hadama has nothing to do with a fruit or vegitable, but rather how the item grows. Something that grows in a tree is Haaetz and something that grows in the ground is Haadama. An Avacodo is Haatez and a Melon is Haadama

Throwing towels at someone holding a fire is not exactly the smartest minhag

Whatever the reason might be for trying to get the person to lose Kavanah, you should use a safer way than throwing towels near a fire.

I was told by a Rav how many yidden were R’L in the burn unit at Staten Island Hospital because fire wasnt taken seriously

I am not sure when the more Modern Orhtodox began, but I know it began in the 19th Century when Jews migrated from small villages to Urban areas.

Moving from small villages to urban areas has big effects on people, nobody is immune to them.

There were always jews in Urban areas like Prague. but they were the minority until the 19th century. Vienna for example only had a small jewish presence until the 19th century

Charedi is just the term people use to describe Yeshivish or Chassidim as opposed to the prejorative Ultra-Orthodox.

The lines where Dati Leumi ends and where Charedi begins are somewhat blurred as there were people in Israel where I wasnt exactly sure who they were (Peyes are not common among MO in the US, but I did see people who seemed to dressed more modernly with very thick peyos)

The Pograms, persecutions and poverty in the 17th century (And before) were really getting to people and people were losing hope, Them Chelminski massacare were really a major blow. Shabbatai Tzvi came along and gave them hope and when he turned out to be a fraud, people really lost hope. There was a major crisis in Judaism and faith. in the 18th Century the crisis had not abated and Jacob Frank came along and it became worse.

Most people were not able to meet the ideal of torah study all day and so Chassidism came along and said you could still be a frum jew and not have to be a scholar, you could have stories of Rebbeim , Zimirot, Dvekas and still be a good jew. Misnadgish felt this was Kefirah and said they were wrong and made intensive torah study and some other changes were done.

Yes people were religious before this crisis of Faith and they were relgious after the Baal Shem tov and the Vilna Gaon, however some things (not actual Mitzvoh, but some other things) did change so the Charedim of today are not exactly the same as frum Jews in the 17th Century (Shabbos, Kosher, davening, etc are the same)

Im not sure exactly when , but after world world 2, the divisions between Chassidism and Misnadish (now called Yeshivish) began to break and they began to get closer and each took things from the other. (Empahsis on Rebbes became stronger in Yeshivish and emphasis on Torah Study became stronger in Chassidish communities)

LU

You do not have to agree with Rav Shach either, I am not a Chabadnick, but I respect many things that they do, Rav Shach was an old time misnagid.

It does not make you a Koifer if you think Chabad does many good things.

BDE

I know someone who cannot grow a beard (afaik the facial hair is very thin and only grows in small light patches). This person is MO.

The Kaliver Rebbe cannot grow a beard due to medical experiments in Auschwitz

MA

I posted yesterday about the Earhtquake in Equador, Today there was an Earthquake in the Solomon Islands. Likely you never heard of either (Only a google search turned them up) Exactly how are these events on account of Klal Yisroel.

These events were not really major news story and only came up by googling and werent even covered by US news media.

Im sure if you google almost any disaster one will come up within the last 24 hours somewhere in the world

The periodically clean the kotel notes anyway. Otherwise the wall would be too full to take new ones. there was an article I saw on another site describing the process with photographs

The look is differnt. Most Dati Leumi women wear sandals (As do the men)

Also the blouses are differnt and for the men, its very differnt. Most Dati Leumi dont seem to wear suits (Unlike the US, but MO men rarely wear hats)

I cant say about Litvish, but also chassidic seem to walk differently (At least in the US)

Its easier to tell what camp someone is in, than you think

LU

Obviously I dont know who you are, but I am fairly certain you are charedi and look the part. The women who came up to you in the bus station to admonish you for not braiding your hair, probably thought you were charedi and in her camp

I really doubt she would have said anything to you if she thought you were chiloni or Dati Leumi

Meno: “There are situations where in order to be accepting of other people you would have to compromise on your own values. Not saying there’s no way around it, it’s just very difficult. It’s not as simple as just “getting along”.”

Its quite rare when this happens, Most of the time you think this is the case, it really can be worked around

Chinuch Atzmai schools have tution, Not sure why though

You just cant build more, Besides the roads there are sewer and power lines issues.

I dont find the roads there that bad (I dont drive much on route 9 as I usually come from the parkway). its the lack of Sidewalks and adequte street lights that scare em a bit (I was a bit scared walking in the street in an unlighted street)

Do Chadishe hashghcas ever rely on Triangle-K?

The OU is the most recognizable hashghcha, They have a name that no other Hashghcha comes close to. If they would make a mistake everyone would find out fairly quickly and they would shut down.

the name is worth more than anything, A good name is the most valuble asset

You can always make your own terms, However those terms cannot be against ebay rules

for example you cannot say, I only accept cash (ebay rules only allow paypal for shipped items)

And you cannot say JEWS ONLY, discrimnation is against ebay rules and the dispute resolution , eBay is very specific about dispute resolutions, you have to accept their eBay resolution service.

BenBagBag,

Do you actually sell on ebay, or are you just saying what you think the law is. ive been on ebay for some time , ive sold Millions of dollars on ebay. I know the rules, you have to know them otherwise they will kick you off

Are you allowed to give Tzdekah from “ill gotten gains”? even if unintentionally

ZD, what happens if a buyer asks to be released from his commitment and the seller agrees? Do either of them suffer any consequences?

If both agree, there is no consequence, its only a problem if one doesnt consent. usually both sides will agree because its in the benefit of both to do so (but not always)

As far as the relgious discrimination clause at the bottom

eBay is a private company and has the right to dictate the rules when you use their platform. You cannot choose your own rules that overstep their rules.

If their rules are anyone can bid, then you must obey those rules. if you dont like the rules, you need to pick another platform