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“Kosher food costs more than its non-kosher equivalent food”

What you likely mean is, smaller jewish (heimish) brands cost more than larger national brands, but, since I am not in the business of assuming what other people mean, can you clarify?

“All of this is not true for milk.”

Does the CY come from a “part time” CY farm or a full time one. A “part time” CY farm is one that is “rented” for a special CY run. A team of mashgichim have to 1st kasher all equipment that comes in hot contact with the non cy milk and all storage vats that store milk for 24+ hours at a time. Once done, one or more of the team remains on site at the farm during the entire CY production run which may be several days or several weeks. There may be several such productions a year to ensure a continuous supply of fresh CY milk. this costs money. the mashgichim dont come from a gmach. A full time CY farm doesnt have the kashering component, but, it should be pointed out that most farms are not situated near a heimishe neighborhood, and you have to make it worthwhile for someone to live in such a place all year long. Those who live in these far flung places are not doing it out of the goodness of their heart and are not a gemach and they have to be compensated for it.

“You could say the same about Christmas.”

yes you can. I do. I give the atheist bus driver his monetary gift, and the buddhist mailman his bottle of scotch. In their mind, and in my mind, it has nothing to do with the guy supposedly born in a manger with a mezuman of wise men.

Revolting? What is so revolting about giving candy to little kids dressed like superman and Barbie? The average American probably thinks a pagan is a character in the newest game downloadable from the app store.

Are they giving it out likovod the chag? When I give out candy, it is to avoid “tricks” being sent my way. Kind of like the money people pay the mafia for the zechus of keeping their store in the neighborhood (and in one piece).

im using the same retzuos for 35 years. as long as my soifer says they are kasher lichatchila there is no reason imo to replace them.

TLIK. I interpreted nothing. I commented, that is someone will cite anecdotes and statistics, they should cite those that make the point. Reading comprehension is apparently, reading comprehension skills are not part of the little you know.

“over 25 frum kids from brooklyn, Monsey, Lakewood, Long Island, LA and other frum areas.”

I’m not saying it is, or isnt a problem, but, this statement proves nothing except, over 25 frum kids from brooklyn, Monsey, Lakewood, Long Island, LA and other frum areas (under the age of 18 – I infer this from the comment about Utah) are being treated for addiction. Do you have any idea how many frum kids (under the age of 18) there are in the frum areas you mentioned,. Lets say there are 25,000, 25 kids out of 25,000 is .001. If 1/10 of 1 percent of kids are being treated for addiction, is that an exploding crisis? Certainly to their families it is, but, to the community at large? If one wishes to cite statistics or anecdotes, at least cite something that makes sense.

“If people know that they are coming to shul and are going to be there for at least two and a half hours, of course they are going to talk!! ”

Of course? If one had to sit through a dinner at the white house and 2 hours of boring speeches, would he talk to the guy sitting next to him? Why should hashems house be any different. Perhaps this person should move to a minyan that davens faster, so that he wont be bored in shul. Perhaps the person is bored because they have zero appreciation of what it means to be in shul in the presence of hashem. Perhaps this person sees tefilla as nothing short of a chore, chalila, and thats why he is bored. There are many, many people who attend such shuls and are not bored, and in fact enthusiatically sing along with the chazzan, or listen attentively to every word of chazaras hashatz and krias hatora because they appreciate what it means to be in shul.

“It is clear, however, to those who have properly researched the subject, that whoever doesn’t accept this
techailes , is simply mistaken and is not aware of the seriousness.”

Thats fine. It is equally as clear to me (based on my own Rav) that there are legitimate halachic reasons NOT to wear what is claimed to be techeiles. I dont know what they are, and since I am not in the business of second guessing my Rav, his psak, is a psak, not a recommendation. I suspect, many (though certainly not all) other people feel the same way.

“is it fair”

If it applied equally to all, it is fair. Rather, you should ask; is it appropriate.

“his is not a simple halachic concept”

Your right, when it isnt a simple halachic concept the posek hador shouldnt be involved. we should leave it to everyone else. lets utilize the posek hadors time for the important things like endorsing different tzedakas.

So, what exactly transpired at this huge techeiles event? A hands on demo ho wto trap a chilazon? how to extract its dye? how to tie techeiles? a shiur on the various shittos on how many of the strings must be techeiles? did someone get up and scream about the terrible zionists? did someone lead the crowd in a lets go yankees chant? a discussion if colin kapernick should be the next spokesperson for techeiles? Please enllighten us,

the punishment was that the child had to go out to recess without shoes?

Assuming one decides to “wear techeiles”, does one follow the shitta of tosfos (2 of the 4 on each corner are techiles resulting in 4 blue and 4 white per corner) ), rambam (only 1/2 of the 4 should be techeiles resulting in 7 white and one blue per corner) or the raavad (who holds an entire string is blue resulting in 6 white and 2 blue per corner.

once you decide that, then, there are many opinions how to tie the strings.

I dont “get it” either. I’m sure many people who do “get it”, question minhagim followed where I daven. I’m not asking them to “get it” any more than they expect me to “get it”.

it was such a big event, that nobody heard of it.

“There’s always a trade off between limudei kodesh and limudei chol.”

This is false.

When your son reaches the 8th grade, speak with his rebbe and/or menahel for guidance. speak to your rav.

1. 2001 is not 2017.
2. I can speculate all I want. I have no right to make any definitive statements in his name. Nobody does, except perhaps his closest talmidim or his sons.
3. You are making assumptions that are quite frankly incorrect. Not that it makes me an expert in his shirts and it certainly doesn’t give me a right to make definitive statements in his name, but I am pretty familiar with his hashkagos and shittos having davened in his beis medrash and attended his shiurim for a number of years.
4. I still maintain that a) despite all the Torah and chesed in brooklyn, the lifestyle lived by many is contrary to the slabodka Mussar he lived and taught and b) because of that I believe he might direct people to places like Baltimore or Cleveland over brooklyn. Feel free to disagree.

This should be klal yisroels biggest problem this year.

This is not called judging. Its called, telling it like it is.

He worked 7 years, because his shver sounds very much like the one who gave the watch.

I’m aware of 2 “half black” (Your description) girls on a basis yackov on brooklyn. They started with their classmates in preschool and are growing up with them.
Their parerents are wonderful people and friendly with many other parents on the class. The girls are growing up like their BY classmates and following the same trajectory.

From what I read, it seems your wife will have a more difficult time than the kids.

“There are legitimate heteirim to eat mamish non-kosher medicine or even foods on halachicly necessary circumstances.”

even when an equivilant 100% kosher according to all opinions option is available less than 50 feet away?

“Really? Any Mekor for that?”

Veahavta lireacha kamocha. Open the sefer ahavas chessed.

“If I turn on the light on Shabbos for an elderly Jew, and make him feel good, have I done a chesed?”
Red herring.

I agree with the sentiment that it is strange (i am being nice) that the shver “needs to see” a watch on his wrist, especially on the night of his daughters wedding. I agree that it is strange that this guy is more worried about the watch than his injuries (if I was the kallah i would seriously consider breaking up, what if she dropped his fancy esrog box and badly dented it, is he going to hit her?).