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Interesting that none of the rishonim or achronim explain the gemara, that these talmidim literally believed their rebbe to be moshiach. But in the last 30 years the gemara became THE source that may ( should?) believe their rebbe is moshiach.
“never underestimate the power of a Lubavitch physician.”
Actually, this should read, “never underestimate the power of THE ULTIMATE physician”. Anyone can be his shliach.
Rav Moshe Z’l permitted someone to join a Thanksgiving “celebration” and eat turkey since in his opinion it is a national, not religious holiday (he uses the term, it is not found in their religious books). Rav Gifter I believe agreed. Rav Hutner Z’l was very much against celebrating thanksgiving.
In our family, if we manage to qualify for the shoprite promo for “free” turkey, we get one and save it for an off shabbos when everyone is home. It is usually shabbos chanuka.
I don’t fully understand the specifics of your situation, but would suggest writing a coherent letter detailing the situation to the consumer relations department of both Best Buy and AT&T. I would send a copy of the letter to both the office of the CEO of both companies as well. I still remember laughing at my coworker Irv when he called the office of Eckhard Pfeiffer the president of Compaq Computers (yes, 20 years later I remember how I laughed and told him he was nuts) and less than 2 weeks later a resolution was forthcoming (and yes, 20 years later, I still remember how Irv laughed at me). What do you have to lose? As for the collection agency, tell them you contest the claim against you.
I’m curious. If sheitels are forbidden to be worn, why the big brouhaha to determine if indian sourced hair is an issue of avoda zara, even if it isnt, it is still a sheitel, a human hair one no less.
Ive been reading a lot of the back and forth and all seem to agree to some degree or another, that a wig (synthetic or natural hair) that is eye catching above a certain point (perhaps there is disagreement what or where that point is) is forbidden. So, it behooves everyone to seek rabbinic guidance from their family Rav where that point is.
Why would this differ from any employee discount? If walmart (I have no idea if they do) offers a 20% discount to employees would that be considered income? Why should tuition discount to school employee be any different.
Whatever it is, you have to be smart when dealing with other people.
A number exist in Brooklyn, ask your son to speak to his Rebbe about it.
“Does anyone here know of any yeshiva where there is a requirement for bochurim to wear white shirts”
Anyone?
“you can’t send a boy to a school without wearing the school’s uniform.”
So, how many yeshivos have a white shirt only policy?
I wonder how many Yeshivos actually have a “white shirt only” policy or if it is simply “just what everyone does”.
Your best bet is to call the certifying agency, ask them what their standards are and then, ask them how they ensure those standards are being met.
“I think I’m dancing out of here….”
Sayonara
“you don’t pasken from books”
There is a cottage industry of “how to” halacha seforim that covers much of shulchan aruch.. Sadly, people dont have rabbonim, they have favorite authors and publishers.
“He didn’t ask about standards, he asked about reliability.”
OK. they reliably adhere to their standards.
Will you now eat there?
“By wearing such a sheitel the wearer ensnares those who see her in very serious issurim”
This is hyperbole, at its best.
Why dont you call them up ask them the appropriate questions, to see if the answers satisfy the standard you keep for yourself.
thats why most people ignore him (her?)
Es Chatai Ani Mazkir Hayom…. coming out of shul this past shabbos, as they passed through my peripheral vision I happened to notice that the women wore clothing of many colors . what custom are you referring to?
“Whatever it is, you have to be smart when dealing with other people.”
This is the key line from the citation.
Vogue magazine and modest in the same sentence?
“HaGaon HaRav Elyashiv zt”l, HaGaon HaRav Smuel Halevi Wosner, HaGaon HaRav Shlome Zalman Auerbach, among other great gedolim all knew the psakim of the Shiltei Giborim and Ramah.”
anyone who considers these gedolim their poskim, by all means should follow their rulings. asey licha Rav does not mean that every time a gadol in e’y or anywhere else issues a psak, it is binding on all klal yisroel. Many other poskim are familiar with these rulings , and nevertheless disagree. Most importantly for me, my Rav, is aware of these poskim, and rules differently (because that is the kabbalah he has from his Rav and so on).
whatever you do, proper etiquette is not to talk with your mouth full.
” it was short, stiff, and wiggy-looking.”
And yet, as Rashi says, they wore it “linoy”, to beautifuy themselves. Does it make sense they wore something “short, stiff, and wiggy-looking.” to beautify themselves?
“the reason for the pony tail”
My daughters school says it is to help keep lice and nits in check, in case one of the girls were to come to school with it.
As for dancingmom and her/his (why assume) sources. At the end of the day, the gemara in sanhedrin very clearly states that a womans “peah nachris” is just another one of her articles of clothing. Just like a woman must be careful in the clothing she wears on her torso, so to must she on her head. If your way of controlling the clothing you wear on your head is to simply avoid certain types of clothing, go for it. I for one wont tell you how to conduct yourself in this area, and in fact, encourage you to do whatever you feel you must do for yourself (along with healthy input from your rav and spouse, not necessarily in that order). please do not impose your hanhagos on others, especially if they are following legitimate halachic sources.
the xtians in the us are not celebrating a day of the dead. the church allowed the retention of giving out sweets this day of the year, on its own all hallows day as a means to make their holidays palatable to the masses. same reason the church allowed the masses throughout the ages to plunder, rape and pillage around the 25th of december. now, even non xtians, including moslems, hinus and atheists have adopted the tradition of shnorring for candy and mischief making for its own secular holiday called halloween.
if you feel it is assur, ignore the dorrbell.
“Moreover, we need only go back a few generations until most of us will discover that either our great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, or a previous ancestor wore a kerchief as a head-covering instead of a sheitel. ”
they could barely afford a piece of chicken, and almost never ate meat either.
the gemara sanhedrin 112a several lines from the bottom is clear that women owned a “peah nachris” and commonly wore it out of the house. and they wore it “linoi”, Rashis explanation, not mine.
How much butter, ice cream and flavored cream cheese do you buy a week?
“Many frum women look unmarried and extremely attracting”
About the 1st part of this quote…is there an issur for a married woman to look “unmarried”? Alternatively, is there some inyan for a married woman to look married?
“Butter, ice cream, flavored cream cheese just to name a few.”
I think you are shopping in the wrong stores.
“Educate yourselves (this is not mine):”
Yet another person who knows how to use the google search bar. I’m impressed with the level of sophistication found on this site.
Welcom to wikiworld.
No. I mean 10 months of the year. The Lakewood created by R’ Ahron Kotler, is replicated by South Fallsburg, for 10 months of the year.
The solution. Reuven should invite Shimon over to his house.
South Fallsburg. For 10 months of the year anyways.
See Sanhedrin kuf yud beis amud alef, maybe 5-10 lines from the bottom of the amud. the gemara discusses a shayla if the hair of nashim tzikaniyos are included in the shalal of an ir hanidachas. See Rashi and other meforshim.
If the pricing difference between costco and local heimish store is such a hardship on shimon, for the occasional purchase when his friend is over for a coffee, I would say it definitely a shas hadchak. in fact, i would ask reuven to bring his own milk.
Now, you addressed the milk, you did not address “dairy products”. Besides milk which costco sells as a loss leader, what other c’y dairy products cost 2.5 times their non c’y equivalents.
“What would R’ Chaim say?”
He would probably say. Why dont you ask the poskim in america.
Seems to me Shimon needs a lesson on where to shop. Where does any Chalav Yisroel product cost 2.5 times more than equivalent non CY product? Did you mean he is on such a tight budget that he can’t afford to pay 2.5% higher cost?
“Most women mistakenly believe that wigs were worn as head coverings by Jewish women for hundreds of years and that it is part of our mesora”
One can make the same statement about black fedoras and shtreimlach too. Regarding your peah nachris comment, a gemara at the end of Sanhedrin seems to indicate otherwise.
I’ll try to find it and reference it.“rabbi blesky as great as he was…we still follow rabbi elyashiv who was in a different league of gadlus.”
Is this what chazal had in mind when they taught, asay licha Rav.
The ONLY issue here IMO is, what does your Rav say you should do.
there should never be a situation that there is always one left.
To Reb Joseph.
Actual questions asked and the response.
1: Q. If kids come trick or treating may we give them candy.
A. Yes. You may even say happy halloween, enjoy the candy.2: Q. My office has a holiday gift giving party, may I participate (everyone is randomly given a co worker to buy a gift, part of the “game” is for the receiver to figure out who purchased the gift. It is called “holiday” party so as not to “offend” those who do not celebrate on the 25th (who are in the minority), but we all know what it really is.
A. Yes.
3: Q. May I attend my companies holiday party.
A. Yes. Of course, use your seichel, attendance doesnt mean drinking and partying.
4: Q. May we give the bus driver, mailman, newspaper boy a holiday gift.
A. Yes.I am not in the business of second guessing my Rav, so, for the reasons why he answered the way he did, I will defer until such time that I decide to ask.
Whatever happened to Goldman’s select milk, and milk products. Its not just the price of milk, but also cy products such as cream cheese, cottage cheese etc…
Depends on your relationship with her.
If the questioner was my son, I would say it depends where they are in the relationship.
Joseph. Yes, I asked a shayla.
From now on, I will try to make it a habit to alert you to every shayla I ask my Rav, and make you aware of his response. This will (hopefully – but, i’m not holding my breath) alleviate some of the sanctimonious, bordering on disgusting comments and insinuations you make to others on this site.
“And apy is wrong; he doesn’t even want to ask a shaila.”
(If the moderators have a better word, please edit my comment with a word you feel is more appropriate for this site. ) What a sanctimonious jerk. Who happens to be wrong.