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Moish, your family is lucky to have you to save them 😀
I do know a lot of non-fakers, but you do have to pick through the fakers. Just realize, that fakers exist in all societies, not just Judaism – you just cannot escape it.
ha goody i think i did. about some faker guy who lied his way through life and then messed it up? i didn’t even mean it to that extent. i meant that they’re just plain old blank, dumb, people (even if they can get a 100 on a test)
i sincerely feel bad for their kids. who knows what i would have done with stupid parents. (i can guarantee you there’s a 95% chance i’d be a druggie… who wouldn’t wanna zone out in that situation??)
sjs – you make me feel like such a tzaddik. i mean i AM doing all this l’shaim shomayim… for their sakes…
What do you mean for their sakes?
oh just so that they have some meaning in their lives. so i get to have fun and be a bum so that they could grow from it. awesome plan, don’t you think?
No one mentioned the book “Praying with Fire” The Second book just came out also. I’ve read the first one and very inspiring insights are to be found in this book.
maybe cynicism (and having been hit too hard) is what makes a person perceive others as ‘fakers’…
am i cynical?? i never thought i was… you got me thinking here
I said MAYBE… and I never mentioned you, just threw it out there as an open thought. I do not know you well enough to say what exactly you’re all about and what makes you tick.
moish, you’re cracking me up!
what’s so funny? i hate to miss a good joke
I am not paskening
I don’t think it’s a hefsek as long as you do not motion, talk or move around. If you are just standing at your place waiting to start, but need a minute to concentrate…
but there is probably a difference between a minute and a few minutes 🙂
do you mean concentration?
goody, conversation or concentration????
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same thing actually you can stop to increase concentration in your conversation with Hashem
goody I never knew that…thanks for letting me know
🙂
i guess, but it sounds funny, like you can take a few minutes to resume conversation with your friend. but i know what you mean
goody613: Close your eyes during shemoneh esray.
then you might get confused with the words though
seriously, purim is tonight and tomorrow. i’m gonna feel like such a rat if i can’t/don’t daven.
you can start out by davening, begging Hashem to help you daven properly. It sounds like you do want to, so that’s for real, and it’ll feel good
everyone say chaf beis today? see my post on the general shmooze thread
i guess so.
too disconnected, though.
kapusta: i knew about that, but i forgot 🙁
moish01: c’mon, just start. you don’t have to start out aiming to say every little thing.
I said it. Thank you, kapusta, for letting us know about it.
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moish01: c’mon, just start. you don’t have to start out aiming to say every little thing.
well said. Start with the basics… but don’t forget your commitment to saying modeh ani.
(Feeling overwhelmed by taking on a few things at once? Now you see why you need to get each small thing down pat before moving on. Creating a good habit is not so bad; get used to saying modeh ani.)
ok, areivim, i didn’t forget. happy? i have been saying it. not like it makes a huge difference.
you’re driving me nuts trying to appeal to my conscience. it really kills me.
🙂 you & 1 other person are making my day 🙂
moish, you’re not doing this for ME!… I have no more koiyach to argue this point.
Please keep us posted on your progress, or even lack thereof (you are not acting like a sucker by doing this!!)
oh i know i’m not doing it for you. but i feel like i have you checking up on me. when are report cards? as much as i don’t get an aleph for the teacher, i sure hate to fail…
if you would only know how many times I held myself back from ‘checking on you’… 😉
I’m really not checking, I’m just concerned and reminding you is all 🙂
“as much as i don’t get an aleph for the teacher”- huh?
PS- you’re far from a failing student
ha how would you know if i fail?? course i do – i haven’t opened a gemara in forever. i guess i wouldn’t call it “failing” – more like “incomplete.”
i’m talkin bout failing in my book… and Hashem’s
moish,
a guy who fasted on taanis esther and went to mincha/maariv recently aint no failing student. sorry.
charlie, i didn’t “go” anywhere for mincha/maariv. just by the way. and i’m not sure why i fasted… feels really strange now actually.
areivim, a “C” is worse than an “incomplete” in my opinion.
oh no – you’re gonna kill me for that last one
moish an incomplete means someone doesnt care enough to do an assignment, not incapable 🙂
i know. that’s why i’d rather no mark at all than a bad mark.
yeah but you cant pass the term until you finish up all the work 🙂
ok, so i won’t get promoted to the next grade. that’s why we drop out 😉
kapusta, you’re so lazy you won’t read a comment if the pages are messed up? wow.
moish you dropped out? didnt know that 🙂 and where on earth did you get that idea? 🙂
me?? ha that’s funny – i haven’t been to school in forever. yeah i left a looooong time ago.
Who’s talking about a failing student? I know someone who passed a test just this week, I think it was on Monday.
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ha thanks anonymisss 😉
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