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Since there appears to be almost unanimous agreement that a ben torah strives to live all aspects of his/her life according to what the torah wants from us, then how many would say they know someone who is NOT a ben torah? Almost makes it foolish to say “I’m looking for a ben torah”, its like saying I want someone with a nose.
Considering most prepaid plans charge close to 10 cents a minute (once you do all the math), you are better off with a traditional phone plan if you are looking for 1200 minutes.
A nicely priced plan, may have lousy service in your area.
Who cares what its called. the ikkar is, do you live in-town or out of town. For most “in-towners”, crossing the verezzano, the koskiusco bridge, or driving past kings plaza is already going out of town.
“Gerrer chasidim are makpid on tznius.”
to the exclusion of everyone not a gerrer chassid? I think you meant to write, this is the method chosen by the gerrer rebbe (shlita? z’l? no idea which rebbe implemented these “rules”) chassidim to strengthen the inyan of tznius amongst themselves.
“Thursday lunch is cholent”
About 25 years ago my mashgiach once gave a shmooze to bachurim who would go into the yeshiva kitchen friday night and take cholent. Among the things he mentioned was the fact that cholent is a food for shabbos day and it shouldnt be eaten at other times (to show the karaaim/tzedokim that their shitta about not having a fire at all on shabbos was plain wrong, we bidavka ate hot food shabbos day and kept it hot via a fire- not really sure when chazal were kovei to do this). I’m not sure how serious he was when he said it, or if he said it tongue in cheek. What do the esteemed CR rabbonim say on this topic? should cholent be on the menu after wednesday (ladies, i’m not taking away your right to serve leftovers from shabbos, taling about a cholent made specifically for thursday lunch). I thought that perhaps it might fall into the category of “toameha”, but thursday lunch, thursday after mishmor, again friday afternoon and again friday night?
Could you work on the punctuation?
What if everyone came to shul on time and stayed by their seat the entire davening.
Who has time for lunch 🙂
This is a loaded topic sure to degenerate into nothing constructive and quite likely destructive. Leave it alone. If there is a Limaase question, take it to a Rav.
“gerrer chasidim rules dring marriage?”
you looking to marry a gerrer chassid? you looking to become a gerrer chassid? why does it matter what gerrer chassidim do?
Regarding the first part of your question, the logical thing to do is call both the company selling the product and/or the hashgacha and ask them who is the author of that statement. In reference to part b of the question, that’s something you have to take up with the author of the statement.
Regarding ou and grape products, they specifically discuss this on their website ou.org and the short answer is, if it has an ou then all halachos involved not just “kashrus of the ingredients” are taken into consideration. You may ultimately disagree with their psak, but that’s a different discussion (akin to your shayla regarding the pita and kvias seudah).
Does the neemanus of someone take a hit because you disagree in a halacha regarding kvias seudah? Not saying you shouldn’t look into the shittos of the hechsher, perhaps they pasken in areas of kashrus of ingredients or bishul etc differently then you would at home. Verifying standards shouldn’t be triggered by statements regarding a bracha though, imho that is caveat emptor number 1 when it comes to a hechsher.
That’s why you need a Rav. Correct me if I’m wrong, but “al titosh” is not one of the taryag mitzvos, is it?
So, you are saying the first one to settle the island establishes minhag hamakom?
100% of shuls and 99% of people. Clearly an exxageration to make a point.
702 area code is Vegas. I may be way off base here, but I wonder if CB702 is really griping about people on vacation who show up to shul dressed in a way that they wouldnt dare when attending shul “in der heim”.
“BTs who’s family has been so far away from yiddishkeit that they can’t recall any customs.”
B”H this group of yidden is growing larger and larger (the BTs that is).
What was it the Sanzer Rav z’l said about those who like to do things “because thats how it was done in the heim” and not because “thats vas shtait”, thast eventually people would be shlugging kapparos with an esrog?
Minhag avoseinu is nothing to be taken lightly. RavYackov Kamenetzky Z’l was once asked which minhag he follows by havdala, to recite it standing or sitting and he replied “my fathers minhag”.
My initial response was, read the often nutty things written in coffee room. Then I realized that would be no help, considering that some of the nutty things were written in all seriousness one would need help from depression.
he looked at her.
Most shuls have rows of table, shtenders or some other object that serves as a hefsek as far as this halacha is concerned. Most people, in most shuls are not davening shmone esrei in the aisles or otherwise in a place where they impede people from walking around. I think the entire premise of this thread is false and motzi shem ra on yidden in shuls everywhere.
You can google allen sherman and listen to most of his songs online. I’ve heard Al and Yetta dozens of times, and still laugh. The Wrong Way ole King Louis. Harvey and Sheila.
“I don’t think that there’s a frum community where shorts are the norm.”
Ever live in Hawaii? Rio? Puerto Rico? Vegas? Again, you seem to miss the point. Nobody said that wearing hawain shirt or shorts to davening is the ideal. It is not a violation of halacha though. Where you are standing in your yiddishkeit, you can make an issue out of it. Perhaps your fellow congregants are not at the same level of frumkeit and the rav chooses not to make an issue out of it. There are 612 more mitzvos besides tefilla that they must keep and I suspect the rav is laying low on this one or he will lose some people to all the rest. No matter how large the major southwest city may be, the jewish community probably pales in size to the jewish community you are likely used to and probably much more diverse. Nobody faults you for shorts not sitting well with you, on the other hand, I fault you for not putting yourself in the shoes of the people who wear the shorts, shirts or whatever else it is you are not happy with. You take davening in shul as a given, for all you know for them it is a major yetzer hara that they overcome just to show up.
The FDA does not ban the ownership of a cow, milking it and drinking it. they would probably look the other way if you invited your friends and made a lchaim over the milk. just dont sell it on the open market, or open a speakeasy.
Where does this right to sell anything you want on the open market come from? Who guaranteed this right?
If the young mans roomates in yeshiva also reminded him when it was time for davening or seder, he wouldnt mind if his new roomate did the same. If they did not, it would essentially be the only difference to his pre and post married life. Many people dont react very well to change.
Sigh.
Talking sportscenter, with a girl? One more strike and they will throw him out of yeshiva.
Charlie. Did I say not admitted or not treated? I said not covered. In the case of cigarettes, the government charges a premium for the coverage in the form of taxes.
If you feel the standards of the shul are not to your liking, go elsewhere. Dont force your standards on everyone else. The mode of dress meets the minimal halachic requirements, and the Rav, for whatever reason, is not making an issue out of it. Why are you?
I think the government should allow people to ingest anything they want with the caveat that government sponsored health plans dont have to cover them if/when they become sick and that govt sponsored food plans dont have to cover their purchase.
You want to pour drayno onto your corn flakes, go ahead.
I think we should emaulate Avram and Sara 100%.
We should make sure to buy a minivan with the “wife option”, the one that contains a rear compartment to easily stow away ones wife to make sure she is inconspicuous to all, this is especially true for all border crossings.
If the rav felt his congregants were up to dressing differently perhaps he would speak to them about it. Perhaps he’s still working on kashrus, shabbos and taharas hamishpacha with many of these people and he’s willing to look the other way if they wear hawaiin shirts to shul. There are 612 other mitzvos besides tefilla. Unlike some people here, the Rav is not willing to write off his congregation for how they dress.
Pascha. I wasn’t referring to a phd in education when I said qualified teacher. Qualified as in proper hashkafa etc.
Again, poster psak. If that’s for you, go for it. I’ll ask my Rav.
Perhaps the real question is not WHAT is being taught, rather WHO is doing the teaching. Do we have qualified mechanchim in both boys and girls education? What makes them qualified? Who determined those qualifications? Answering these questions goes a long way to determining if an “institution” (I use that word with all its implications) is for you.
Tell me who ASSURED concerts. Not which poster. Which posek. May I add, the source for the psak can not be a poster, certainly not an anonymous poster making claims in the name of poskim.
“Are there any gedolim on the record who support these singers?? “
Are there gedolim on the record who support the orange juice industry?
Did your Rav issue a psak? Follow it. If not, please dont invent one.
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“Are there any gedolim on the record who support these singers?? “
Pun intended?
“I haven’t heard of any.”
Lo Rainu aino Raya.
Ask your Rav if you are mechuyav to throw out your collection of music, or some of it? If he says yes, throw it out. When he does, remember, it is a psak for you, nobody else. Anonymous posters gracing the walls of Meah Shearim, Bnei Brak, Boro Park or anywhere else, are just that, anonymous posters that nobody is under any obligation to follow.
JewishandWorking. I didnt tell anyone how to dress for davening. Just pointing out that strict halacha is on the side of those who dress in a manner that the OP doesnt like, assuming that is normal manner of dress in that area. If it is considered a normal manner of dress the Rav likely knows that, and is aware of the halacha, and probably knows his congrgants a lot better than you or I (as well as the OP) and for whatever reason he is not saying anything about it. Perhaps he has bigger fish to fry with his congregants and is letting this slide for now? If the OP doesnt like the mode of dress, he should take it up with the Rav and if he is still not satisfied, the best advice, is to find a new place to daven.
“mesharism”
I think you are giving them to much credit.
Q: Is it permissible to pray the Amida while wearing shorts?
A: Only in areas where it is customary to wear shorts in the presence of prominent and distinguished people, such as in agricultural communities; even in such cases, however, one should not serve as Chazan while wearing shorts (Halacha Berura).
SOURCE:
http://www.mishnaberura.com/Default.asp?ChelekID=1&SeifID=321
I dont live in the Southwest, dont know what is considered customary dress. It may be very different than in NE.
Q: May one sit within four Amot of a person praying the Amida if an object is situated between them?
A: If an object at least 30 inches tall and 12 inches wide is situated in between a person and somebody praying the Amida, he may sit, even if he is within four Amot of the person praying the Amida (Mishna Berura 102:2); preferably, however, one should not sit in front of the person in such a case (Halacha Berura).
SOURCE:
http://www.mishnaberura.com/Default.asp?ChelekID=1&SeifID=347
Sadly, the problem with todays generation is that everyone (except me apparantly) takes their guidance from posters on walls. In response to my question, my rav has not told me it is assur to own music from the singers mentioned on some of the posters, and yes he is aware of the posters. When he is in doubt, he asks his Rav, who in turn has not told him it is assur to own or listen to some of the singers mentioned in the posters and websites.
If you choose to get your psak halacha from a poster, so be it. I am under no obligation to believe the poster has accurately portrayed what any of the gedolim whose signatures appear may or may not have said, in fact, I am under no obligation to listen to it either. If my rav instructs me to follow what the poster says, its because he independently verified that the words of the gedolim have not been distorted by anyone to further their own agendas, and I listen to what he tells me. I have no problems with you taking your guidance from something hanging on a wall and in fact believeing it is true. I’ll stick with my Rav and his guidance and their is no chiyuv upon me to follow what someone wrote on a poster, no matter who he claims to represent.
I might change my mind when people who put out these posters put their names on them.
Grander….
…Rubbery
Evening…
….Grander
Re: 100% of shuls and 99% of the kahal. Please don’t use such a broad brush. As a matter of fact the rav in my shul spent 4 shabbosim discussing this inyan (after pesach) and most of the minyan is careful to follow what he told us.
I’m probably the least qualified to offer an opinion on this matter, but its never stopped me before. Seems to me this is an area where a girl should get guidance from her mother.
Yiddish….
…Hurried
“Sickos From Westboro Baptists Church”
Patients in hospitals everywhere are up in arms over this headline.
Say what you want about the Phelps family, but consider this. The Baptist church that the Phelps family claims to be a part of has a multi million dollar budget earmarked for missionizing to jews. The Baptist church and the Pheps family have the same agenda, the Phelps family unintentionally allows the Baptist church to fly under the radar. They provide money and manpower to groups like Jews for J. Yes, the Phelps family deserves all the invective heaped upon them, but let’s not lose sight over the spiritual harm the church umbrella they belong to is trying to perpetuate.