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5 teenagers were shot in a 12 hour period NYC yesterday. The shooters were also teenagers. One factor discussed was the decision by the NY Legislature to raise the age of legal responsibility to 18. There is longer any consequence for a 16 or 17 year old for carrying a gun, and using it in the heat of an argument.
IMAX is a movie projection system. It has a huge screen ( best to sit as far back as you can ) and is best suited for nature type films , not conventional story telling.
A simple solution is to reinstate stop and frisk laws. Murders in NYC were at a record low because criminals stopped carrying handguns. And, before you tell me the courts banned it, the Federal Judge who made that decision was actually reprimanded because of the number of overt and biased rulings during the trial. It wasn’t appealed because Mayor DeBlasio wanted the ruling to stand.
Again, legal guns aren’t the problem; it’s the illegal handguns
Commonsaychel, I have no problem reading those publications. My comment was regarding those assuring everything but posting here.
But logging onto and reading YWN ( yes, I know not on Shabbos ) is not moshav laitzim and bitul Torah?
Farfetched, why do you think the papers are distributed at no cost? Because of the advertising. Noone is forcing you to read the papers on Shabbos.
Bja613, by the time your watchful chinuch eye discovers that your child’s new rebbe or morah has no clue on how to teach children, it is usually too late and has caused more damage than a summer counselor can cause
Avira, what has always annoyed me are those who claim to know the specific avairas that triggered the Holocaust.
However, a survivor can never be judged. .My wife had an inlaw who came from a very large chassidish family in Europe. Out of 70+ parents,grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles, only he survived. He never set foot in shul again the rest of his life and raised his children with no knowledge of Judaism. The only exception he made was when we visited him in Israel. He kept a set of dishes for us, observed shabbat while in the house and walked me to shul ( he waited outside ).It was the 1390’s conversions that paved the way for the Expulsion. The thousands of New Christians provided all the skills and assets that Ferdinand and Isabella had relied upon,so they
no longer needed those still Jewish and agreed to Torquemada”s
demandsAvira, unlike their counterparts in England and Germany, they were the first large Jewish community where many thousands chose conversion over death in the 1391 massacres ( at set up the eventual Expulsion )
That’s one view. The first mass conversions took place during the brutal pogroms of the 1390’s. Jews were given the choice of conversion or death and as many as 100,00 did convert.
After the violence died down, the Church had a problem. It had never espoused forced conversion yet had no way to undo the conversions. So, they looked the other way as many of these Jews remained among the Jewish community and lived as Jews. Others, however, were happy to now live as Catholics as it meant that all the laws restricting Jews no longer applied to them.
The Inquisition was established in 1478 to uncover New Christians still practicing as Jews but without much success. Torquemada, to justify his failures, said it because of the support that the Conversos were receiving from uncoverted Jews. So, he convinced Ferdinand and Isabella to expel the Jews.Ultimately, that was the reason for the Expulsion.
I don’t know which is worse, making fun of the deaths or the egotism thinking how does it affect the Jews.
Sechel, it’s funny but you don’t mention the largest reason for the need for a second salary. Yeshiva tuition!!.
Thirty years ago, a close friend , a civil servant, applied for a reduction in tuition from a major litvish yeshiva. He was denied because his wife didn’t work
Apparently there were two JTS’s. The first , Orthodox JTS, was organized in 1887 by Rabbi Mendes, but it failed in 1901. A second JTS, led by Solomon Schecter, was founded in 1902 , with the financial backing of Jacob Schiff, with the ideology of Conssrvatuve Judaism. At that point, many of the Orthodox rabbis of the first JTS left. Rabbi Mendes founded the OU in 1898
As usual , ujm gets his facts wrong. The Conssrvatuve movement had it’s origins in the 1883 treife Reform banquet where shellfish and pork was served to emphasize their abandonment of kashrus. The more moderate reformers left and, in 1887, founded JTS in an attempt to unite all Reformers who were not radical. JTS was never Orthodox.
Mdd1, the pale of settlement? The pogroms launched after the death of Alexander were promoted and spurred on by the Russians but did take place largely in Ukraine and Poland because that’s where the Russians confined the Jews!
The ferocity and savagery was so severe that it prompted the great Jewish emigration to the U.S. The pogroms continued into the 20th centuryMdd1, apparently you never heard of the Pale, heavy taxation, unfair court system, pogroms initiated by Czars to distract the peasants , forced Russian education etc
The minhag/halacha about not eating before shacharis was based upon totally different circumstances than today.
In the alte heim, there was no electricity or refrigeration. Even preparing a cup of coffee was a major deal. You had to rebuild the fire, grind the beans etc which took time and caused genuine concern that you’d miss shacharis. Today, flip on the light in the kitchen, pop in a kcup and in less than 5 minutes you have your coffee and can daven with a better frame of mind. And, it’s not gaava if you drink the coffee at 5:50 and the next minyan is at 6:30. You’re not delaying davening .Most supermarkets operate on a very thin profit margin. If a shomer shabbos grocery can afford to throw away everything in his store, he has to be marking up the wholesale prices considerably.
The common response on his site to a distinct day of commemoration for the Holocaust has always been no, it’s included in Tisha B’Av. What makes 20th of Sivan different?
Just curious. Do those who hold with the Gra’s position on selling chametz also hold with his position that there is nothing wrong with eating gebrochts on Pesach?
As a people we’ve never had achdus, especially the few centuries. The Misnagdim and Chassidim were bitter enemies thru the 1840″s They didnt declare a truce until they realized that they were fighting each other over a smaller pie as Reform was making inroads. When I was growing if a Lubavitch wandered into Satmer territory, ( or vice versa ) they were physically assaulted.
And, further proof, just look at random YWN postingsIt must also be noted that the Russia hoax and the resulting impeachment pretty much neutralized Trump’s first 2 years
Avira, the difference is whether you believe midrashim are historical or stories ( that are often contradictory) intended to make a point. Germania was named by Julius Caesar centuries after the fall of the Assyrian Empire and the disappearance of Amalek. Why would Amalek travel nearly 4000 miles to Northern Europe?
Reb Eliezer, so does learning in English make English holy?
Yiddish was simply the everyday language of East European Jewry, nothing more, nothing less. It was also the language Jews used to curse in as Hebrew didn’t really have vulgarities.Avira,
Germans were descended from Northern European ( Scandinavia) tribes, not Amalek. Amalek disappeared before the Assyrian Empire arose and there is no connection between the two, other than for midrashic drasha purposes.Noone forces anyone to overspend. I had a budget for my daughter’s wedding and she had a budget for a small Simcha for my grandsons bar mitzvah.
The point I was trying ( and obviously failed ) to make was that Neville, as an outsider, appeared to be deriding Britain’s monarchy and that the Brits couldn’t see the reality. Similarly we have practices, that to an outsider, seem to make little sense, like the 8th day but I’m positive Neville wouldn’t be happy to hear a Brit use the same language and approach Neville used 7
Avira, you made my point for me. We have a calendar, and it will still be in effect when moshiach comes. And ,unlike in the days of the Bais Hamikdash, we won’t be dependent on hilltop bonfires to convey the testimony of aidim. We can use electronic communication. BTW, Shavuos never needed the extra day as it’s not dependent on aidim or the new moon
Neville, people in glass houses shouldn’t be throwing stones.
Look at some of our practices that make no sense yet we defend to the hilt ( i.e. 8th day Yom tov when we’ve had a calender for 2,000 years ). Then we justify other practices when the only reason we can come up with is “minhag” and to us it makes total senseThe whole thing is odd. The first mention of the 24,000 doesn’t appear in the Gemorah until 100 t0 200 years after it occurred. It doesn’t answer how Rabbi Akiva supported or taught 24,000 students ( and presumably their families ). If how they treated each other was the reason, why didn’t Rabbi Akiva act to correct it?
Believe me, I think we already have too many depressing days and am not advocating 33 days for the Holocaust. I’m just contrasting the rwo in how they are treated. Why weren’t the 24000 students swept into Tisha B’Av?
I just wonder why 33 days of mourning for 24000 and zero for 6 million
R Eliezer, nice try but Kol Nidre appeared centuries before the 1492 expulsion
It’s curious. Rav Moshe was mattir on peanut oil for Pesach. Do those who cite him on eruvim also argue for peanut oil?
Avira, you apparently chose to ignore it but I clearly stated that the Bais Din of England ruled that Rabbi Mirvis could attend. The King further accommodated the Rabbi by not requiring the use of a microphone when Rabbi Mirvis and the other faith representatives made their declaration to the King.
The Bais Din of England ruled that it was permissible for the Chief Rabbi to attend out of respect for an invitation from the King. The leaders of every faith attended and they didn’t have to participate in the prayers, as far as I know, other than a joint declaration for the King by all of the faith lead leaders.
UJM,Avaira et al, please don’t be upset he didn’t ask your opinions.Zetruth: what state of emergency?
American yeshivish, your great grandparents also didn’t have dairy ( no refrigeration) and used an outhouse.
CTlawyer et al,
While the mass shootings get all the attention in the media, far more people are murdered in ” routine ” violence. Chicago alone had 797 murders in 2021, 695 in 2022 and 141 year to date.
Baltimore had 337, 332, and 74 respectively. Gun laws stop only law abiding citizens from possessing guns. Gang members, muggers and assorted law breakers don’t care about or apply for gun permits.Avira, one day you’ll explain why your generic negative comments about all MO are not lashon harah or motze shem rah.
BTW, I know the family and they are black hat yeshivish, not chassidish
UJM, what is your factual, statistical basis for your arayos claim? Can you define what you mean by a girlfriend and the halachic basis for condemning their existence?
AAQ, whatever respect I had for you is gone. Mental health is no joke, and, because of attitudes like yours, people can be reluctant to get help for themselves or a child. My grandson has Asperger Syndrome. His parents recognized the signs very early, fought hard to get him therapy ( the earlier the most beneficial) and B”h he’s made great strides. Two of her friends ignored the symptoms in their kids because they didn’t want to ruin the siblings shudduchim
Ujm, please cite your studies reflecting the attitudes of roshei yeshiva and parents regarding R Kotlers psak on secular studies. It’s only my opinion, but I doubt if many out of Lakewood parents have detailed knowledge of R Kotler’s life, let alone his psaks and positions
I agree with Avira. True teshuvah is achieved when, placed in the same situation, the action is not repeated. However, since he genuinely is having an attack, he must repeat the action, which is not an avairah.
Sam Klein, it’s people like you who are prime sources of antisemitism. In your view, every tragedy in the world is our fault. Covid killed millions, but to the Sam Kliens of the world, it was our fault. Somehow the failure of of a bank was not due to poor decisions and practices, but our fault. We’re the Turkish earthquakes also our fault?
Ujm, the basis for your claim?
Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway long ago recognized that a full time commitment to learning was not for every boy . Instead of forcing them to sit , bored, making believe and resenting being there, Rabbi Bender opened a trade school. They learn carpentry, plumbing electrical and other trades, while also learning part time. The boys end up being financial supporters of both their own family and Darchei Torah.
Well, for one, ujm keeps advocating getting stoned drunk. In addition, both of you seem to have a view that every drunk is a happy, gleeful drunk, full of merriment. Haven’t you heard of, or experienced a nasty, mean drunk? Just ask any woman or child beaten up by a nasty drunk. What is your proof that all rebbeim are pleasant drunks.
With regard to the bochrim, until about 60 years ago, few had access to cars and there was less of an issue of driving drunk from rebbe to rebbe. Today, will a drunk rebbe, serving alcohol to his students, recognize inebriation ,or ask how much they’ve already drunk? Most teens can’t handle alcohol and don’t recognize the warning signs until it’s too late. And, I believe that in New York, anyone illegally serving alcohol to minors, or drunk 18 yr kids is legally responsible for damages incurred in a car accident.Coffee addict, I have no idea what the gedolim said about the earthquake or the attacks. What I suspect is that anyone who rushes in and publicly purports to know the cause by definition is not a gadol.
Avira, ujm, and of course, people never lie. Eyewitness testimony is known to be unreliable.