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takahmamash I also know someone who got a Master Degree in Computer Science here in the States, he made Aliyah and is doing Data Entry , he had a much better job here in the States.
Israel real estate is very expensive, Unless you want to live in Arad , Ahskelon , The Middle of the Galil or some outpost on the West Bank you will pay alot of money for housing.
takahmamash ..I knew a neighbor who was a NYC public school teacher, he made Aliyah and the only job he could get in israel was a painter, he had to come back and did not return until he retired (with a NYC teachers pension). I know people who were Lawyers here and are barely surviving there because they cannot pass the Israel Bar Exam in Hebrew.
The biggest challenge is genarally poo-pooed, but it is serious. It will be your inability to speak Hebrew perfectly. No matter how well you think you will be able to speak Hebrew like a sabra, you probably wont be able to and this will impair your ability to get a good job as good jobs requires a mastery of Hebrew immigrants just cannot get.
No matter how much you think you can read hebrew or Ulpan you will never be good enough to get a good job. The best jobs in Tel Aviv and Heriliyah require a level of hebrew only a native born can get. And apartments in Israel are expensive, if you think they are expensive in Brooklyn or Monsey, they are exactly more expensive in Jerusalem and you make less money
Not sure when you are going, but if you going for Succos or any other Yom Tov dont forget they only keep 1 day and most people hold you need to keep 2 days (Except maybe if you are Satmar as I think the Satmar Rebbe held even tourists keep 1 day in Israel)
Just a clarification
Eidah Charedis is Badatz
b) places to avoid All Arab neighborhoods & enclaves.
c) Places MUST SEE Kossel & Tzefas
The Old City of Jerusalem IS an Arab enclave, Just act like a tourist and speak english and you will be fine.
Also Kever Rochel and Maarat Hamachpelah are in Arab Conclaves
You should decide if you want to see some of the sights or only visit Kevorim or some combination
Also if you go into a place that is not Charedi ONLY Speak English, I am sure you realize there are issues going on and if you speak English with an american Accent, you will be treated like a tourist and not like a local and be treated better.
If you want to avoid Smittah products only eat from Badatz Hashghaca
There is a kosher beach someone near Ashkelon, sorry not sure where.
Id Avoid Tel Aviv and Haifa, Do NOT discuss politics there,
I think if someone is on their death bed R’L , someone else can say Vidduy for them.
shabbos meals are “on the house” they dont cost “you” you are lending the ribono shel olom the money enjoy!!
Then everyone should serve Baron Rothschild wine , Chilean Sea Bass with some Sushi and turducken since its all paid for anyway.
Your credit card number in case they have an emergency
In previous generations, Only one person would say Kaddish in the entire shul. That all mourners say Kaddish is a very recent innovention
I read the article and I took it with a grain of salt. As I saterized in the anti-vaccine thread, but it went over people. The Internet (and Tzniut) have become the whipping boy for every social ill in the frum community. Someone got a cold and the internet is blamed. Someone got a parking ticket, It was because of Tzniut.
People have been going OTD for centuries and there wasnt an internet whipping boy for it. The Haskallah was not founded on the internet.
People leave religion because they are disastified with it, that disastification can come from perceived corruption (sometime real unfortunatly) because they dont see it having meaning in their life to frankly too much of it and seeing falsehoods in it and inconsistancies.
People who are happy and fulfilled in the frum community are not going to the internet. The people going are those are who have grieveces of some sort and looking to validate those grievences and find like minded people.
In this case it might be sunglasses or a hat, but those things can snowball into bigger issues., The person find out the hat or sunglasses is just a chumra or Hashkafa and then discovers other things are also chumras or hashkafa and the who system collapses. He then goes to the internet and finds people who the same thing happend and then eventually goes OTD. Was this really the internets fault?
DY
Did you read the book Off the Derech by Faranak Margolese. She documents a few cases in the book where a Chumra lead to someone going OTD.
One example was of a boy who refused to wear a hat. The father would not budge and it became a struggle over the hat and eventually the kid went OTD
Who really cares what one lone doctor in Lakewood says, You dont ask a normal doctor about these things, you ask the “Gedolim” of the medical world
DY
Do you think there are people for whatever cannot do a certain chumra and then feel that cannot live up to the standards for everyone else and then leave?
Just for the record, i do not normally wear Sunglasses as I dont wear any glasses or contacts and the sunglasses hurt my eyes, however when i am driving or sometimes out in the Sun the glare does get to me and I use them
A horror story from wearing sunglasses probably exists, but there are also probably horror stories from people who did not wear them because of some Chumra, like they were driving without them and the sunning sun (Especially on the snow) got in their eyes and they got into an accident or they just had eye surgery and needed them and they did not want to go outside and answer every yenta’s question why they were wearing them
Everybody should be entitled to a yeshiva education no matter what their vaccination status is.
Do you take the same stand based on ability to pay, hashkafa at home or learning issues
Part of the MO creed is Zionism and Aliyah. Many are saying they cant be an armchair zionist and therefore make Aliyah so while the MO community is shrinking in the US, the Dati Leumi community is growing is Israel and is about 4 x the size of the MO community in the US
the HPV vaccine is not mandatory at this time.
And if it does unfortunatly the temptation for Averirahs can be strong in many people and it can affect people who didnt even do the averiah. Hashem can forgive you for Averiahs, however sometimes the effects can still linger and tshuva doesnt get rid of it
There are PSAKS saying you cannot throw out someone from non payment of tution, these are routinely ignored
There are PSAKS they say you cannot kick someone out because they are a little slower than other students , it is routinely ignored
Now there is a “PSAK” saying you cannot throw out non-vaccinated children and we should “enforce” this one.
And Joseph you are saying the same thing as me. Sometimes you have to ignore a PSAK and get a differnt Rav if he is not right for yo
I say this in this circumstances, but if you get a “Psak” not to vaccinate, you need to get another Psak and if nessasary get another Rav as well
When a childhood disease occurs because of this irrensponsible policy will they blame lack of Tzniut or will they blame the internet for the tragedy
Ajax Amsterdam (Its the biggest Dutch Soccer team) really is a major sports team with jewish roots (Not so much anymore)
Sometimes Halcha does change because of new information, Rav Moshe assured heart transplants because he felt it was murder and there was a low survival rate when this tshuva was written (I think it was from the 1960’s when the operation was just in its infancy)
Do you mean color their hair the normal color it was before it was grey or coloring it a crazy color like bleeching it.
The Hotest Simcha Song is Hashem Melech, Hashem Molach, Hashem Yimloch L’Olam Voed is a take off on Vivir Mi Vida a latin song from Marc Anthony and the original is called C’est La Vie by a french (Algerian) Arab named Khlaid
If you knew a Yid was an Illegal Ailen, would you become a moser and turn him over to the authorities?
it is a peeve of mine when Hatzloah go the wrong way down a one way street. The streets are already narrow and people are not expecting a car to go the wrong way down the street.
Ultimatly in the end you will have to convience the NY State Assembly, Senate and the governor that the people of East Ramapo refuse to pay tax increases and want the state to pay it instead. Its not about me or anyone else here, You can disagree with me, but that is the reality.
Museums and Hospital can also be “for Profit”. Generally I think in NY most hospitals are non-profit, but that is not the case for the US in general.
There are plenty of museums that are “for Profit” Ripleys Belive it or Not or Madame Toussut in Times square are “for profit”.
The difference between for profit and non-profit is what is done with the profit. A non-profit has to put the profit back in the business, the for profit is allowed to take the profit out of the business
People think non-profit means charity, which it doesnt. The Green Bay Packers are as much a Non-profit as BMG or Tomnche Shabbos according to US Law
March of Dimes, Red Cross are well known charities that do have businesses (The Red Cross for example makes money from blood donations)
Abba
We are talking about Property Taxes, not other taxes. Non-profits are liable for many taxes like Water Taxes, Payroll taxes etc
The NFL , The Green Bay Packers and until recently the New York Stock Exchange (It still might be) are all Not for Profit businesses
I think the largest real estate holder in NYC is the Catholic Church.
NYU is a commerical enterprise as is the Museum of Natural History and the Hospitals. Non-Profit does not mean it doesnt make money
It is true
NYU for example owns Millions of dollars of Prime Real Estate in Manhattan and doesnt pay real estate taxes on it
Also if the bUdgets were voted down and there is a shortfall, The law allows a tax increase anyway. That is what likely will happen before state aid is given
In new York state if a non-profit owns real-estate, it can be exempt from property taxes. So a shul or a church for example is exempt from proprty taxes. But also if a shul or a church own a house or apartment building and rents it out, that building too can be exempt from property taxes
If there is an austerity budget, Likely the Buses would be the first to go. Thats what usually happens
I dont know why Roosevelt got a bailout, Im sure the reasons arent the same as East Ramapo.
JMO trying to take revenge or punish the students already in public school probably isnt the best method to use for publicty. You need to gather sympahy for your cause to get the state to help your cause. Gutting the public school to bare bones will likely gather sympahy for the public school parents
the boards excsue is they want the state to bail them out, I think they are the only district in the state asking for this for the reasons they specify. You cant expect the general population of the state to bail you out without conditions if at all
Just because someone loses a lawsuit doesnt mean its frivilus. One could make a legitimate lawsuit with merit to sue, but not enough merit to win the case
Colour with a U is the English (UK) Spelling. Color without the U is the American spelling
Both are correct
Thanks for posting this, they are now going for $400 each on eBay
I got 2 Sets so I will make a nice profit on them
Its amazing how much rechilus is allowed on this website
There are quite a few jews NOW (Mostly Israelis, but not all Israelis only some) who are illegal Ailens. Should we deport them?
They are selling them Pre-sale on ebay
I have no idea how they intend on getting them.
I dont see the halacha issue, there is no Gurantee if you buy them yoruself you will be able to sell them, He is gurnateeing the money.
You are purchasing them, not him. You also have the right to back out and sell yourself if he didnt pay
Causing someone to pay more money for something is also harmful if they dont have it.
I originally said I thought these places were in Riverdale and the Upper West Side. But It seems they are in teaneck as well. I am guessing the people in teaneck want it otherwise it wouldnt be there.
People are making a farce out of Kashruth if they insit on a secondary sticker on perfectly kosher product. I wouldnt be suprised if some say its an AVERIAH to eat the twizzlers without the extra sticker and its the same product with or without the sticker.
Its generally accepted not to rely on Israel mayer Steinberg. ive never heard anyone say he was ok (He does Hashghacs on places like the 2nd Ave Deli)
I just checked on eBay, it seems these are going for $200 a set or more