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I think there is a misconception here about what TAG does and what their role is.

TAG is not a filtering company. They do not make filters. TAG is an organization that keeps up to date with the latest problems in technology and can advise people accordingly based on their individual needs which solution, filter or otherwise, would be best for them. They do not charge at all for this service.

When required, they can install a filter on your device(s). They do not charge at all for this service.

If what you need can be accomplished through iOS parental controls, they will gladly set it up for you. Again, for no charge whatsoever.

Seeing as today there aren’t really any good free filtering options, chances are that for what you require, they will recommend a filter that is not free. Last time I was there, they gave me two options: a cheaper one and a more expensive one. They told me that the cheaper one was a little worse than the more expensive one, but for my needs, the cheaper one should be fine. I chose the cheaper one.

Any money that you pay goes directly to the filter company. Not to TAG. Not through TAG. TAG doesn’t earn a referral per install. You set up the payment directly on the website of the filter company.

The money that TAG raises goes directly towards paying for the resources required to provide the above free services (rent, electricity, computers, etc.). As such, they are indeed a non-profit organization.

What you’re essentially saying is that there should be some kind of organization that takes it upon themselves to pay for people who are reluctant to install a filter due to the fact that it’s not free, or because they can’t afford it. I don’t think anyone would argue that this is a great idea. However, this is not the purpose of TAG. I don’t know who you are, but if you’re in a position to start such an organization, please do. Klal Yisrael will thank you.

Additionally, you might want to consider creating your own filter company which would offer its filter for free. This would require a huge upfront investment (software development isn’t cheap) but should be cheaper in the long run.

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Toras Chaim is much more “in towny / new yorky” than Mercaz.

Scared driver delight:

what a typicaly American response.

Halachically there’s nothing wrong with wearing a cap instead of a Yamulka.

When i’m in France, depending on where I am, I alternate between the two. For example, in Paris I feel fine wearing my yamulka (in all the places I usually go to in Paris).

Tomo was a split from Beis.

Anyone have any Jewish Yamaha styles?

I don’t get it.

Well said zahavasdad.

I just got back from Austria and when I was there I tooka taxi from the train station to my hotel.

The driver heard me speaking in English and asked me where I was from, I replied London. He then asked me Sie sind ein Yude (are you jewish in german), I replied yes. He then reached into his glove compartment and pulled out a siddur. He explained to me that two days ago he had another jewish passanger who lives in London who had left it in his car. I looked inside the siddur and there was a name, address and telephone number of a man in London. I just got back and will try to return the siddur to him tomorrow.

Zurich is a great place with quite a large Jewish community.

I find that most American’s perceive Europe as a place where everyone is anti-Semitic, and that if you walk on the street with a yarmulke you will be pelted with stones. This is defiantly not the case. I go to Europe every year on vacation and have never experienced any ant-Semitism there.

I agree.