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  • September 13, 2010 9:29 pm at 9:29 pm #592340
    bpt
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    Each Rov zeros in on the issues he feels most strongly about, mostly those that are in need of review / correction in his particular kehila. But in some ways, we can all benefit from the insights of all Gedolim,

    Here are the issues my rov asked us to think about:

    What were some of the issues your rov felt are in need of fine-tuning?

    September 13, 2010 10:05 pm at 10:05 pm #695860
    Ben Torah
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    BP Totty: Chasidim eschew restaurants? I find that highly laudable.

    September 14, 2010 1:36 pm at 1:36 pm #695861
    bpt
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    No, of course not. But that was the Rov’s point. If you are makpid to go to mikvah before shacris, would never daven without a gartel, shtramel, bekkesha, ect.. more power to you.

    But to then sit down in a mixed-seating resturant (which has a super-duper hechsher of course) is inconsistant with the overall message you are presenting to your kids.

    Which is not to say, if he sees me coming out of Shnitzi, he will no longer count me into minyan. But if my kids decide to soften a chumra or two, I’ll have no one but myself to blame.

    September 14, 2010 3:01 pm at 3:01 pm #695862
    blinky
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    I was at a shabbos teshuva drasha this past shabbos from Rabbi Fischel Schacter, and just one of the points that were mentioned that I thought is really applicable- Any tough situation someone is in- they have two choices- they can either be all mad about it and cause a whole ruckus, or they can smile and make the best of it. And he summarized with an amazing story- How this girl was in a fire and her face was heavily scarred. And in school, a girl made fun of her, and she came home crying and really feeling low. Her grandmother told her to take the pain that shes feeling and use it to daven for a shidduch being that it is going to be harder for her. Anyway she did and she got married to an amazing boy who did not have any defects and even ppl were anazed how she managed to get such a gem. The point was so beatuiful that i thoght its s/t nice i would share.

    September 14, 2010 4:24 pm at 4:24 pm #695863
    artchill
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    This year’s theme was the love Hashem has for every Jew. Hashem wants a relationship with us and affords us the opportunity to return in order to strengthen the relationship.

    September 14, 2010 5:06 pm at 5:06 pm #695864
    telegrok
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    Our Rov’s drosho: A pilpul on hilchos yom tov, followed by a bold and lacerating divrei hisorurus: Are you hearing the kol HaShem?

    His point: take a mitzvah, and do it better. Infuse the routine with meaning; move beyond “checking the box” and make the action matter. The Rov also spoke out very strongly against abusive emails, and implored us to expand our hachnosos orchim to include the forgotten – single adults, the elderly, those who can easily fall between the cracks in a community.

    He very skillfully balanced gentle encouragement with strong, fired mussar; it was the type of “grab you by lapels” wake-up call one would expect in a yeshiva, delivered to a packed house of several hundred ba’al ha’batim.

    September 14, 2010 5:10 pm at 5:10 pm #695865
    arc
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    I’m not chasidish but a “mixed” restaurant doesnt mean mixed on the same table.

    The point may be there the example was bad imho.

    September 15, 2010 6:30 pm at 6:30 pm #695866
    bpt
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    Ok, Arc. Since I’m a resturant goer, I’ll pick an example thats up my alley, and maybe you’ll agree with this one.

    I’m a huge Matisyahu fan. As you may or may not know, he performs at venues that are, um, lets say, not exactly the place that a ben and bas torah should be. But why not? There’s no mixed swimming? Everyone is dressed as good as they would be on Broadway in Manhattan. There’s no food served, so there’s no issue of maris ayin. All in all, no worse as going to a ballgame, right? And yes, I know, there is the antics that go on by the fans at the front of the stage, so I’ll just stand off to the side and all is well, right?

    My answer: wrong. Because a face like mine (beard, payos) and Mrs BP (teichel/shaitel, long sleeves in july, ect) do not belong in a place like that. Its (IMHO) a chillul hashem because we (frum looking people) should act different than the non-jew club goer.

    Can I show you in halacha where it says I should not go to a nightclub? No. Should I be seen in one? Also no.

    (p.s. – I know halacha has a problem with live music at a non-seudas mitzvah setting. This issue can be skirted by going chol hamoed or when its to benefit a charity. The point is, halacha is not a clearcut no. Its a judgement call)

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