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Ive seen plenty of Yeshivish people at the games.
Ive also seen lots of Chassidish people at the games
Plenty of frum Jews go to the games.
Hakatan
Chassidus is a New Ideology no matter what you might think. Thats the reason the Vilna Gaon put its adhernts into Cherem. The idea of telling stories of Gedolim and singing and dancing instead of learning was very controversial in its time.
There are Chassidim who do not eat ANY Matza on Peseach except for the Sedarim for fear of it becoming Gebroachs and Hametz. There was an article about them on another site
I personally use the Meon Loez / Torah Anthology Haggadah
And its in English
The reason why people care is because “no man is an island” People mix with each other and Gebroach eaters and non-gebroach eaters will usually mix in some form either a family event. Shopping at the same store etc.
You are forced to pay more as the store for example needs to only stock non-gebraoch items which can cost more making it more difficult for people who dont observe to celebrate Peseach
I think we can all agree Rav Shlomo Zalman knows the Halacha and is a Yiras Shamayim.
I dont know who put out the Hagaddah since it was put out after his death, but it was likely his sons or grandsons (I am purely guessing here) or perhaps one of his big talmidim with the approval of the sons and grandsons,but Im sure the wet Matza was put in there with someone approval and that it was true
The point is whenever there is a chumra people say “Well chashuv rav So and So did it that way, dont you want to be like chashuv Rav So and So”
Well when a Rav doesnt do a Chumra people make all sorts of excuses why he did it . I think we can agree that Rav Shlomo Zalman did not take Culas and knew the Halacha well.
Its not in the regular Haggaddah, Its in the Haggadah of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auberbach. It came out after his death
In the Haggaddah of Rav Sholmo Zalman Auerbach, It talks about some of his minhaggim , like that he used to say the Mah Nishtana after all the kids said it or that he used to mix the Wine with grape juice.
It also says in his later years he would wet the Matza before eating it
I want to see a total Solar Eclipse, the kind where it gets dark. There is one occuring in the Southeast United States on August 21, 2017. Its on my Bucket list to see it
It couldnt get any worse than Nazi Germany
The problem is many yeshivas make it almost impossible to attend yeshiva and college even if they are close by.
How many yeshivas have night seder so you can attend Brooklyn college as an example
Peter the Great conqured Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul
The Russian Czarina Catherine the Great invaded and annexed Crimea in April of 1783
If I found out such a thing, I know what Id do, Id keep a secret. I know people who were in such circumstances and they were all of a sudden treated very differently by the community, they were suddenly shunned and treated as person non grata and even after the problem was fixed, hurt feelings do not go away so easily
Quinoa is more like spinach or Beets than Beans or rice. Anyone who claims its Kitniyot did not study the Biology and basically relied on well my Bubbie and Zadie didnt eat it, so I wont eat it
Lets be clear here, It is not a Kula or a B’Deved to eat it. It is Kosher. If you wish not to eat that is a Chumra. And the O-U unlike most Rabbanim actually went to Ecuador and Boliva to see the farms, did the research on the plant and how it is grown. You ask an expert on something, Someone who knows what it actually is . Personally I am not going to eat it because I dont like it, Its kind of bland, But enjoy your Quinoa if you want
I hope the Mods let this link go through, its from the ou website
The O-U and Star-K permit it
Most non-charedi jews dont run for office and ignore the wishes of non-jews. Did Bloomberg or Schumer basically ignore every other group?
I am sure Bloomberg and Schumer got Anti-Semtic Hate mail (Bloomberg was especially hated for his anti-gun stance) and you did not see him complain
Not everything is anti-semitism. When you control the government. You are responsible for ALL citizens. If the Charedim want to be the Mayor and City Council of a city like Lakewood, they cannot ignore non jewish residents of the city.
When I went to Bermuda, I had bought some frozen meals from meal Mart (not the Freeze dried ones)
They were almost going to confisgate them at customs, I had to beg the customs agent to let me keep the food
I seriously doubt a Rav who really knew you would tell you that you MUST use the Hand Made Shumrah matza instead of the machine Shumrah matza ,if you really couldnt afford it. especially if you needed to borrow money to do it
It is not being Mekil using Machine Shumrah instead of Hand Made Shmurah. (Using regular Streits is being Makel)
DY What does the Machine Shmurah Cost. Last year it was about $7 or $8 a pound I think.
$5 a pound is alot especially for a large family
Gammit is correct, Its not really illegal, but Airlines do not allow it and if they find out they can disallow the ticket and cancel your account.
You are allowed to GIVE your miles to someone , so that is the loophole these places use, you give a ticket to someone and that person will then pay you.
Ive given a ticket to someone a few times, but I also flew with that person on the same flights so it did not raise a red flag, (Like you give your spouse or kids a ticket and fly with them or a friend and you fly somewhere together) however giving a ticket to someone and not flying with them does raise a red flag
There is no “Tragedy” in mass produced Matzas. In the olden days people starved and could barely afford the Matzas for the Sedar using the smallest possible shiurim. People litterally starved in those days. it is not a time to be fondly remembered
Today B’H most people can afford the Hand Shumrahs for the Sedarim alone. Its really only the rest of Pesach thats its an issue.
Regardless of what anyones says there is no Averirah to eat Machine Matza (Shmurah if you like) the rest of Peseach. You are not over a D’Oraysa for eating it.
You might be over a D’ORaysa of “Simchat Yom Tov” however if you worry about how you are going to pay for it or skimp on something else to pay for the Matza.
Again DY Its a Chumra, If you are rich and can afford to eat the Hand Shumra the entire peseach, but most people CANNOT afford it. Pesech is expensive as it is already and people are struggling.
The people I know who eat Hand Shumra the entire Pesach get other people to pay for it because they cannot afford it (and these arent nessasarity poor people)
Ask your Rov,Is it better to spend the money on Hand Shumura for the entire Peseach or buy your wife a nice new outfit or spend it on better food Like a Roast that everyone can enjoy.
It is not a Zero Sum Game, if you spend it on Matza it wont be spend elsewhere
This does bring up another issue, There is no need to eat the Chazon Ish’s Shiur for everything. You can eat Rav Moshe’s Shiurim and its more than fine.
Hand Made Shumrah is a CHUMRAH, The Machine Shamurah is more than fine, Almost No Posek is going to say you cant use it. And there is also no reason to eat Hand Shmurah the entire Peseach, you only need eat it for the Sedar. You can eat regular Streits Matza for the rest of the Holidays.
There is no reason for someone who can barely survive on Food Stamps and handouts to be spends $1000 or more on Matza (I know people who spend this kind of money on Matza and usually its someone else paying for it)
Machine Shumarah is cheaper than Hand Shmurah about 1/2 the price. It is perfectly fine and many say its actually better since human error is eliminated
Yes the Jewish guy was married
There was a jew on that flight Nikolai Brodskii who was 43 and had 2 sons 17 and 11
There are “addictions” and there are “youthful indiscretions”
For example if someone in their youth went to McDonalds in a rebellious stage, that is not an addiction, that was an indiscretion, there is no need to tell someone you might have done such an act.
If you had gone to a casino a few times and played the slots dont worry about it and keep it secret. If you went regularly to Atlantic City and spent thousands of dollars there weekly, then that is an addiction and not an indiscretion
There are more people in Kollel today than there were in Pre-War Europe. There was no Messorah for everyone to be in Kollel never to work in Pre-War Europe
The Satmar Rebbe was known to be Anti-Zionist and after the 6 Day War many considered it to be a miracle. He of course did not and said Israel won in spite of Zionism and it wasnt a miracle.
Rav Yaakov Kaminetsky said in all due respect to the Satmar Rebbe, Hashem didnt need his bracha to do a miracle
Rabbi Akiva held that Bar Kocha was the Moshiach and clearly he wasnt. The Jews listened to Rabbi Akiva and the punishment was severe (Total banishment from Aeola Capitola (The Romans kicked the jews out of jerusalem and renamed it Aeola Capitola) they romans lay waste to much of the land.
The Limo is different. Its very open. Everyone sees the Limo and people want to see who is in the Limo. It broadcasts to the whole world
A black tie dinner is much more private. You are not flaunting it as much with a black tie dinner. You are not broadcasting to the world
The Lapid deal DOES allow charedim not to join the IDF, if they havent served by 24 AND it allows them to work, what it doesnt allow is government benefits and that is what the charedi leadership doesnt want.
There is a Kosel Webcam
Perhaps some dont allow Photos, but there are others who do allow it
Generally Yeshivish are Charedim who following Lithuanian Rabbis Rav Chaim Kanivesky and Rav Shteinman.
Originally they were Misnagdish (Anti-Chassidic) but lately Chassidim and Litvish (Misnagdim) have become closer
CB
You are entitled to you opion, and nobody is forcing you to use it. I have had a totally different experience.
And NO I am not fooling myself, The customers I have gotten are real.
Its clear most dont know what Linkedin is, Its not a site like FB where people “friend” each other and meet members of the opposite gender and engage in midless chatter. Its not a site where people send out 140 character messages to unknown people
Its a site for business networking. You go on that site to make business connections. when someone wants to connect with you on linkedin you can easily figure out if its a person you might want to connect with eithr now or in the future.
If you are not in business, its probably not a site you want to be on.
Given the general right wing and pro-military bent and anti- government help of the USA. I dont think Asylum would go over very well
In general if you follow the news, immigration is a sore spot and a hot topic flash point and unlikely to pass congress in the current political climate
They could pass special legislation, but thats the entire congress not just one individual Senator
Linkledin is a good way to make business connections, Dont run away so fast
I personally have been able to get real sales leads from it using connections on it
A Us senator cannot gurantee visas, that is the state departments authority under the executive branch of the government. Congress can pass laws allowing certain people asylum (Like Soviet Jews or Cubans).
Currently no such law exists for Israeli citizens and Israeli citizens unlike citizens of Europe need to apply for a visa to come to the US.
BP is not a Kehilla its a part of Brooklyh with alot of frum jews , There are all sort of people who live there from MO’s to Satmar (Unlike Williamsburg, Lakewood or KJ)
And plenty of people just go to 13th ave to Shop , so they might not even be from Borough Park
Its a bit weird, I sort of have this affinity for the Ukraine as thats where my family comes from. I was thinking maybe I could go there this year and see where my family came from (Obviously not now). I have been following this story more closely.
Lviv which has been in the news alot, used to be a Major Jewish City
This is doomed to fail
The Chilonim win either way, Either the Charedim are drafted and forced to work and get off government assistance or the Charedim leave the country and frankly I suspect the Chilonim (and many of the DL’s as well) would prefer they leave and would even help them pack.