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Thank you Mr. Psych, but to give credit where credit is due, “Hey Rebbe, Rebbe” was written by Moshe Brown.
The actual line was “don’t kiss your grandfather,” but thanks, anyway. 🙂
The actual line was “don’t kiss your grandfather,” but thanks, anyway. 🙂
But the actual translation SHOULD be Zaydies (more than one) should not kiss me… 🙂
hey rocky, as (unofficial) king of the fjj letters to the editor section, you usualy pen a letter about a subject that lasts for a while. so now that i see its starting again, i was wondering why you never weighed in on the hospice care issue that was being dissected in your pages
Truth be told until it was brought up in the FJJ I was totally
unaware that there were Halachic ramifications involved in hospice care. B”H my siblings and I were never put in a situation where we had to consider it as an option. Long story short, I stayed out of it for two reaons. First, because I didnt feel I had anything of particular significance to contribute to the conversation (yeah, I know; that never stopped me before), and second because it was obviously an issue that stirred deep passions in people who had been there and since I have a tendency to be a bit acid-tongued occasionally (in case you hadn’t noticed), I thought that rather than hurt someone’s feelings needlessly, it would be better if I just stayed out of it entirely.
I have a tendency to be a bit acid-tongued occasionally (in case you hadn’t noticed)”
What??? YOU?????? Nah, not EVER….
Yeah, on second thought, you’re right. What was I thinking??
I have no comment.
No, because I’m soooo tired of being criticized all the time. I don’t know you and you seem like a nice person, but if you don’t like my letters, kol hakavod…by all means please go and write some yourself.
Why does every1 go mad over y&p wat about going soo mad over gedolim
But don’t then complain and say your tired when others criticize your letters.
You spelled the first “your” wrong. It should be Y-O-U-‘-R-E. No need to thank me.
Why does every1 go mad over y&p wat about going soo mad over gedolim
…You mean I’m not a gadol? 🙁
“You can’t attack attack attack and then spin around and moan about how you are so sick of people criticizing you.”
Yes, I can.
Sure I can. In fact, I did!
Do you two know each other?
Big deal. Anyone can do that.
No, they can’t.
Yes, they can (I don’t even know what I’m talking about anymore)!
Better that way
Because those people are getting only one attack at a time.
Thank you. What size were they?
Somoe people are better off acting their shoe sizes.
How old was his shoe size?
Am I in the process of losing a fan?
My shoe size is only a couple of years old because my feet think they need to be bigger.
Okay, so here’s the thing. When I criticize someone in the FJJ, he generally gets criticized just once. I, on the other hand, get criticized ALL THE TIME, and I don’t mean in the paper. I mean on the street and in Bagel Hole and in Shul and now in the Coffee Room. I get people who think I was too rough on someone or not rough enough or should have written about something else or should just shut up altogether. I get it all the time! Now granted, I also get a lot of folks who like my letters and tell me how much they add to their Shabbosim, and that is indeed quite gratifying. But many of the critics (present company excluded, of course!) come across as petty and petulant and jealous and mean. It’s very annoying, but I guess it’s the price I have to pay for being your humble servant.
Whatever you say. 🙂
I will echo what happysnappy said. You had a really on the mark letter this past week (as I think you do most of the time, if people are bothering to understand what you are actually saying), and showed a lot of class with your apology barabim. Most people are unable to bring themselves to apologize PRIVATELY to someone, much less in a widely-read paper. (I still feel the other gentleman’s letter would probably have been better left unsent, to begin with).
Thanks, but I must take issue with you on another, unrelated subject: with all due respect, my MOTHER a”h was unequivocally the Best Bubby Ever, hands down (you can be the first runner up). 🙂
PS When it comes to apologizing, unfortunately I’ve had a lot of practice!
Rocky wait till you see the letter I wrote I totally fried you. It may print next week bec. I sent it today.
Impossible.
Did you live up to your CR name? Can’t wait.
my MOTHER a”h was unequivocally the Best Bubby Ever, hands down (you can be the first runner up). 🙂
I will gladly take first runner up; it’s still pretty good. However, my kids and my aineklach may have to ask you to step outside… 🙂
Okay, since my mom is no longer around to bribe your aineklach with her world famous chocolate chip cookies, I will have to cry uncle. 🙂
I will have to cry uncle. 🙂 “
This was just TOO easy! 🙂 (I make incredible chocolate chip cookies, too, btw)
Can we get the world-famous chocolate chip cookie recipe that Rocky’s mother, a”h used to bake and the incredible chocolate chip cookie recipe of OOMIS?
So here’s the story: Since my mom a”h was niftar, my daughter, my nephew and a few of my nieces have tried to make cookies using her recipe. They are NOT the same.
They are NOT the same. “
And that is because there is an element in cooking and baking that cannot account for the “feel” for it that the original cook has. My Bubby O”H made unbelievable challah. I made it with her sometimes, and knew exactly how she made it and did mine the same way. My challah came out delicious, but it was NEVER the same as hers.
@oomis – My grandparents, of blessed memory, did a ton of cooking and baking during their lifetimes. I think the secret ingredient that made everything they prepared taste so amazingly delicious was their unconditional, grandparently love. I guess it’s an ingredient a chef acquires with time and generations (literally). 🙂
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