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The Agudah used to have their yearly convention on Thanksgiving weekend and served Turkey at the convention
LU
The Early reform said the same thing you did, They claimed they did thing “L’sham Shamaym” and early reform temples did not look much different than orthodox and the changes were minor.
We see what happend when the reform did certain things. One is not supposed to veer from the left or the right. Sheker is Sheker no matter who does it.
The difference between Shabbos or Yom Tov and Thanksgiving is after the meal when everyone is getting cabin fever and sick of each other , you can go home.
When the first family fight occurs right after kiddush on the first day of yom tov , you are all stuck together for the next 48 hours
To say jerusalem is safer than NY just isnt true. Terrorists have attacked jews davening in Shul. Terrorists have attacked jews in Machane Yehuda. Unfortuantly terrorists have deemed the jerusalem light rail a terrorist target 🙁
SY
I dont get your opinion, You said you agreed that it is wrong to change the truth, but you agreed with the reason for photoshopping.
If you want to say , not to put the photo in, I dont have a problem with that position, I have a serious problem with changing history . There is never a good reason to change history
The reason IMO that its wrong is because if someone finds out that you photoshopped and changed history, they will begin to question other things you told them. Once someone is exposed as a liar, it can be hard to prove to people you are telling the truth
LU
Bais Yaakov was started becauae in the 19th Century governments passed laws forcing mandatory schooling for everyone since there was yeshivas for boys , the boys went there, but there was nothing comparable for girls so they went to public school, There was a need for a school for religious girls like there was for religious boys
Thanksgiving today has no religious significance, Its just a day where familes get together , eat turkey watch football and argue with Aunt Sadie and uncle fred whom you havent seen since last year. And you can leave once the meal is over and not see your hated relatives until next year
There in a minyan finder App
Most trade shows are not open to the general public, you need creditials
And even if you pay, the money goes to the trade show company, not the individual vendors. so what people do is go and just sample food all day and the vendors lose money and dont get any sales
Please tell me what Halacha is it that I have to eat traditional Jewish food?
The Halacha is you have to eat Kosher . So if someone makes Kosher Sushi it is just as kosher as Gefilte “Fish”
I know I am going to be more careful and not leave my tfillin in shul anymore, they are too precious
In life people get very jaded and dont change their daily routine. Unfortunatly it takes a tragedy for people to makes changes.
If you saw the video the owner of the lost Tfillin was not the only one who stuffed in tiffin in a cubby hole where they didnt fit, He was just the unlucky one. It could have happend to anyone of those other people and if you go to many shuls a similar situation occurs. People just stuff their tfillin somewhere in such a way something could happen, Im sure tiffiln falls on the floor regularly and the owner doesnt know and some good samaritan jsut picks it up, Ive seen enough tfillin storage spaces where they look like they are about to fall out.
If it was a $100,000 diamond ring would you stuff it somewhere in a cubby hole or some other place where something easily could happen Kol V’Chomer one should treat there tffillin in such a way
If you make income in the US, you have to pay US taxes even if you are not a citzen and US citizens are also required to pay US income taxes if they live in another country (There are ways around this)
The Tfillin were not found and the search is over
One has to be very careful about telling children not to play with their favorite toy on Shabbos (Yeah I know many toys are electronic and assur) but yelling Muktah or Shabbos at young children who might not understand might give them a very negative view of shabbos and instead of a good day, they will see it in a very negative light
One should try to keep away the electronic toys first and worry about the lego’s and tinker toys later, Taking them all away and making the kid take out a sefer instead may backfire
As far as I know There are no real Seminaries in the US like there are in israel. In fact the only seminary I can think of not in Israel with Dorms like Israel is in Gateshead
The Zchus should be that people are more careful and learn to properly treat their tfillin.
One year I marched with a disabled group at the Israeli Day Parade.
Many of the marchers were obviously disabled and they were giving out fliers about the organization to people in the crowd. One of them did not know about Netruri Karta and gave one of them the flyer about the organization.
The Neteuri Karta guy with hate in his eyes ripped up the flyer in front of the disabled person (The person was mentally disabled, not in a wheelchair) but it was quite obvious to anyone they were mentally disabled.
A good person does not take something from a disabled person and rip it up full of hate in front of that person. Who was obviously oblivious why this rasha was tearing up his flyer about the disabled organization
The website “True Torah Jews” is a Neterui Karta Website
Except you can purchase a new pair if needed.
Tfillin getting lost is not so rare, yeah it hurts to pay the $2000 for a new pair, but you should be careful and protect them well so you wont lose them
Its not just the money, Its very dangerous to go through garbage, Its not all rotten vegetibles, There are sharp objects, splinters, Really heavy stuff poisonus stuff like human waste or poison ivy or other poisons people just throw out. You also have to have people who know how to operate a cat machine, I doubt the garbage company allowed them to use their workers to operate the cats.
Serious question, Obviously Tfillin is Holy, but how much time and money is this search worth
Lets say $100,000 is spent on this endevor (They are looking for temp workers). Is it such a good use of limited funds on this
They have to search in Rochester so they will have to put people up at least one night in a hotel and get them to Rochester, so even if people volunteer its not free.
As important as the Tfillin are, couldnt they have decided to use the funds on something else?
I hear your sincerity but I find this post painful to read
Polls also predicted Hillary would win
There is no way to really know unless you look at the actual voting results and then you can guess
As a side note, some are confusing the gospels with the Apostles. The Aposltes were followers and there were 12 of them. The gospels are accounts by 4 of them in a book
Joseph is now an expert on the Gospels as well
The first year there was enthusiasm, and it waned last year and there seemed to be very little this year.
Someone I know from South Africa explained to me that in South Africa even if you arent religious you have a connection to the jewish community, however that doesnt exist in the US so while a large Challah baking will get alot of people involved in South Africa , very few non religious jews would get involved in the US
When giving advice about yiddishkeit to a stranger, Some advice will bring them close to yiddishkeit and others will push them away. While quoting gedolim is meritorious, quoting the wrong gadol to the wrong person can be harmful
I am totally against the legalization of POT. However the Frum community cannot just ban everything. People will find some “sin” to engage in.
Its best to allow some things and really band the dangerous things like pot
The more modern schools do teach girls gemorah inside.
Its not clear to me if you are looking to go to Seminary in Israel or the states. I dont think there are that many seminaries in the US that have dorms. Thats more of an Israel thing (And in Gateshead , UK)
I can recommend some great places if you want to learn about Cain and Abel
NY was the first state to legalize abortion and that was in 1970. It wasnt that long before Roe V Wade
Healthcare isnt a priviledge, its a nessasity.
If R’L someone you knew close to you had cancer and didnt have insurance, would you say . Well since they cant pay for it, they will have to die
And “Pre-existing condition” also means you had cancer 20 years ago and are fine today
You basically just hit the major issue with health care
Trump has said he will not eliminate the pre-elisting clause and most Republicans would not eliminate that provision either
MDG
Most of the December 25 traditions in the US come from German traditions (Germans is actually the #1 ancestry for americans, but it got lost between 2 world wars and the german component has been forgotten).
As far as as person associated with another religion, We actually know very little about him, We are not even sure he actually existed. The gospels even given conflicting accounts of his life so there is no way to know exactly what he did.
All we do know for sure is that it began to take off when someone named Saul of tarsus(Aposle Paul) took upon his mantle his story and basically formed the religion
Xtian or Xmas is no better than Christian or Christmas
The X in Xmas is actually the Greek letter Kai which looks like an X which comes from the shortening of our lord and savior. So you are not being frummer by saying Xmas instead of Christmas. If you dont want to mention the holiday, just say December 25. Everyone will get it
OP
Some do and some dont, You are going to have to decide at some point which community you want to be a part of . If you are going to be part of the More Chassidish or Yeshivish communities then you will have to give up the TV. If you are going to be part of the more modern communities, you will not have to give up the TV
OP
This really isnt the forum to ask this question, You need to speak to a Rabbi about this
Cutting off your family is one of the worst pieces of advice Ive heard here, you are not in OP’s shoes and you cannot make that determination from an poster on the internet
No insurance company wants to insure a Frum family with 7 Kids. Dont think you will be so safe
A major jewish organization that gave health benefits to its employees severly cut back its health care plan because too many of their employees were taking the coverage and the agency was spending thousands of Tzdekah funds paying for health care for employees rather than using the funds towards the Tzdekah
Israel has single payer called Kupat Cholim, Of course there are times someone needs to leave the country for medical care (There are about as many people in Israel as in NYC alone) so its easier to have better doctors here. I wonder what people in Israel prefer Kupat Cholim or the US healthcare system
Only if it comes from the UK, Not the American Southern Comfort.
Even when you get it in Israel, they sell both kinds there, you need to only get the British version
rav Shecter who is not a conservative Rabbi has mattered Sword Fish , its not Pushut that its Treif
If its cloudy, it will get dark, but you wont be able to see the eclipse.
The reason only some areas have total exclipse has to do with the position of the moon. The moon has to fully cover the sun to be an eclipse
I personally follow my Rav the Admor Yosef and follow what he does as it is great kovad to follow in the footsteps of the Rav
August 18, 2017 will be a total solar eclipse visible in a bunch of the US including parts of the South east like kentuky and South Carolina
I was thinking of seeing it myself, thats one of those things Ive always wanted to see
I am not an expert in kashruth, but it has something to do with the ice cream being cold as opposed to being hot. Since its cold you can rely on the scouper being washing (Or something like that) If the Ice cream was hot, The Taam somehow gets into the Metal which it does not when its cold