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Mall of America?

Would a guy even know what “great hair” means? Why bother with something that will only confuse him? Worse, scare him!

OK. if you dont want to talk baseball….

Any other Dallas Cowboys haters out there happy with Chris Johnsons little touchdown dance on the Dallas logo in the end zone? It wasnt Terrel Owens dance on the 50 yard line, but pretty darn close.

“I would love to use fresh. Is there anyway to check it?”

The Star-K gives directions how, on their website.

Someone more knowledgeable than me (that would be just about everyone) might know with more certainty and better clarity.

I remember hearing that R’ Moshe z’l says in a tshuva that is brought down in Igors Moshe that among other things, cheating on an exam is a form of stealing because you are taking something you are not entitled to from someone who is entitled to it. For some reason, I remember the context as being cheating on an entrance examination, but I dont see how a job application or resume would be different. Am I making things up?

Can we call it anything BUT a “resume”?

Makes it sound like someone is applying for a position.

back in the days, there was a place in Rockville Center (on Sunrise Highway – I wonder if its still there) called Timepiece Cafe. A friend of mine loved going there. (Unfortunately, this friend dated close to 150 girls over a period of 5 years before he met his wife). There was a period of time when he would date 2 girls at the same time, but he quickly stopped that when one night he showed up at Timepiece and the greeter looked at him and said “wow, thats the third girl this week, you have to teach me your technique!”.

A girl should always have a few dollars, (credit card, bank card, something, anything), plus some ID, no matter what. Want to stick it in a pocket, shoe, purse, do whatever you want, but don’t leave home without it, no matter what date number it is.

Blinky. I can also telly you first hand how it feels to have my own report card and grades witheld. Nevertheless, I dont see it as as flawed chinuch in witholding a report card (I was told how I did by my teachers, the school didnt assur it) from a student. I think the chinuch is worse when parents dont try and sit down with school administrators to work things out.

I dont know all administrators and all parents. The ones I do know (those I am related to and those who work in the yeshivos my children attend) bend further and further backwards until there is simply nothing left to bend. How many parents can you say have the same attitude towards tuition (I can only speak on behalf of myself)?

I cant speak for all Yeshivos. In the yeshiva I attended, the coffee room was always filled with sports talk.

Helpful. Like I said, they have leverage, but are too menchlech to use is.

I’m related to school administrators. I know how hard they try NOT to use the child as leverage, but when they must, they go to their Rav and ask for permission to do so. More often than not the Rav contacts the families Rav (whenever possible and if not, the family directly) apprises him (or them) of the situation and more often than not, some tuition is forthcoming from the parents. Sometimes the Rav will tell them that they cant use the child as leverage based on his understanding of the situation. the bottom line is, the schools DO have leverage, but unless pushed hard against the wall, will not use it. They are mechanchim, not mafioso.

Why can’t you be on a date? Unless your already married or only 11 years, dating (in whatever context that means to your family) is normal for someone who is of the appropriate age.

And how addicted to texting are you and your friends that if C’V you don’t respond to a text within an hour or 2 the whole world comes to an end?

When discussing English music, the name Henry Purcell must be mentioned. Some wonderful compositions.

Paintballing

Perjury is the legal definition for lying under oath (anywhere). You can be prosecuted for lying to Congress during a hearing, for example. If you sign a job application that says “I affirm that the information presented is correct to the best of my knowledge”, its as if you are taking an oath (or an affirmation for those who dont take oaths for religious reasons) that you are telling the truth. A resume where you don’t have this problem can still get you in trouble for fraud. Fraud is misrepresenting something, for financial gain. So, lying for a job on a resume can get you into trouble for fraud while lying on an application can also get you into trouble for perjury. in either case, the likelihood of an actual prosecution is minimal, because it isnt worth the time or effort to prosecute.

In any event, the short term gain is almost never worth the long term problems caused by lying. Most importantly, it violates the torahs mandate of midvar sheker tirchak (there is no asterisk that says “but for financial gain its muttar”).

I’m surprised Dor Yesharim is not in the computer age. They should have a website that allows for 2 IDs to be input and the result is either a yes or no.

My neighbor the lawyer just told me that if you sign your name on an application where you affirm that all information is true to the best of your knowledge, and you are caught lying, you have committed perjury and if a prospective employer had it in for you, could take legal action against you although it is easier, faster and a whole lot cheaper to show you the door and not let you back in.

He also told me that in the state of NJ (as well as a few other states, but he is unsure which) there is a law on the books that makes it illegal to lie on a job application (even if you dont “sign here” to confirm everything you wrote is true). Again, will you be prosecuted for it? Probably not.

Bittul zman.

I heard there are maikilim if it is for the express purpose of picking up more material for the tallis bag they are sewing for their bashert. Even then, it is only ok if she can’t get her father or one of her brothers to do it.

“YLEIHQTGAPITPAOHIWYHTSSAWPATYAH” is not qualified to answer such a shayla. It must be sent to the Poskei Hador Shlita, but only those well versed in the movement of the sun, moon and other celestial bodies, who have advanced degrees in astronomy and of course are makpid to daven mincha before shkiah.

“Irving, Stanley and Howie are not.”

I’m glad Sy, Hy, Sadie and Ida made the cut. You had me nervous there for a moment.

“However, pascha bchochma hit the nail on the head – they make women look too much like the Modern Orthodox!!!”

Pascha also wrote.

“I think this is an MO thing, Im yeshivish personally and don’t see any frum ladies wearing hats at all.”

Is Pascha implying Modern Orthodox are not frum? Am I the only one who a) infers this implication amd b) is bothered by it?

If you “must” lose weight, ask these “respected people” if they would tell you the same thing if you were happily married. If you must lose this weight for health reasons, consult a health professional for advise how to lose the weight. If a health professional does not feel you have to lose this weight, perhaps you should reevaluate the respect you have for these people.

I’m personally on a quest to lose 30 pounds. While self control when it comes to some of my favorite fattening and unhealthy foods is still a work in progress, I have managed very slow progress towards my goal, by maintaining a regimen of 30 minutes a day of excercise. When the weather is nice, it is walking or riding a bike, and when it rains I get on a treadmill. I’ve actually managed to lose 2 pounds (which is pitiful for the amount of time I’ve been trying to lose this weight) despite losing the self control battle. My doctor basicly mapped out a diet suited to me. Unfortunately, it doesn’t include 3 extra large pieces of kugel at a bar mitzvah.

Your doctor knows you best and is best equipped to put together a plan for you. Anonymous people who don’t know you can only say “eat right, drink lots of water and get plenty of excercise).

Hatzlacha on the diet and may the ribbono she’ll olam send you your Zivug in the proper time.

Again, what you are saying is, if everyone suddenly starts yelling “look at me” its no longer considered “out of the ordinary” and therefore, its considered “ok”. It was considred outlandish and untznius before, but now that everyone wears it, it is no longer outlandish or untznius. That is what you are saying, no matter how you try to spin it.