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“No, because they’re goyim”
See. Yoreh De’ah 372:2.
“then you have to wonder where the indigenous Native Americans buried their dead before the arrival of Europeans.”
See. Yoreh De’ah 372:1.
Venerate. Not worship.
I remember soliciting my Chinese boss to donate a prize for a yeshiva chinese auction (I gave him a pamphlet explaining what it was). He thought it such a good idea, that he wanted to do something like it at his own kids private school. He was not offedned at all by the name. Interestingly enough, he WAS offended by the fake chinese scribble on the menu at the kosher chinese restaurant he took us to for “the holidays”.
“JAPANESE, NOT Chinese products”
Reminds me of the punchline. Iceberg, Goldberg, whats the difference.
“You can’t just hang up the phone on them”
Yes you can. Try it. You’ll be amazed. I’m not saying you should just slam down the phone. What I am saying is, if you say you are not interested and they continue to go on and on, politely say, I said no and I will hang up in 5 seconds. After that, they have the option to say ok, or go on and on and be hung up on.
“Why”?
Because typically parents dont charge their children to live in their home. You think the parents woke up one day and said, ok, he turned 24, he can support himself, lets charge him rent.
Clearly there is more to the story than “he is 24, works and lives at home”.
No. The goal is not to create a personal relationship. The goal is to create a professional relationship.
you are only faced with the question to give, or not to give, if you answer the doorbell. dont.
A neoprene wetsuit will also keep you dry. probably not appropriate attire for tefilla though so make sure you have a change of clothes in shul.
Buy a rain suit. coleman makes a good one you can get at walmart for less than $30. keeps you dry from head to feet.
that was the yeshiva mashgiach. no service during night seder.
At what temperature did she bake him? Is he gluten free?
Swinging round and round. Conjurs up an image of a cowboy lassoing a chicken and swinging it around.
“how do you vision your life after moshiach comes”
One can imagine, and hope. This is what we daven for though. Until it happens, we wont know what will be.
Im aware of a yeshiva that banned singing kel adon about 25 years ago when a bachur at the amud used a tune that the roshei yeshiva did not feel appropriate (before anyone flies off the handle, it was a tune from one of the dr. middos tapes).
“tzaar baalei chaim”
Speaking of which, people are at the very least on the level of baalei chaim and should be treated at a minimum at the same level as these baalei chayim. I live down the block from a “kapporos center” (how commercial does that sound!) and for a week the entire block had to suffer from the horrible stench of chickens as well as the noise made by the chickens early in the mornings, as well as chicken poop and chicken feathers all over the block as some felt it would be more exciting to bring the chickens down the block to their cars (or more accurately the sidewalks in front of our homes)and we had to deal with chicken poop and feathers in front of our homes. The kapporos center packed up and now there is an empty lot covered in chicken poop, feather and blood where it dripped and nobody taking responsibility to clean it up. The flies and other insects are certainly having a good time. I guess someone had those baalei chayim im mind when they left behind the mess.
what does the rambam say? lo nisavu chachamim liyimos hamashiach elu kidei sheyizku lichayei olam haba. not really sure the context, or the pshat in this rambam. I just remember the MBC song with the words.
does committing to seeing this guy another time mean you are committed to him forever? If you have doubts, see him again and see how it works out.
“I’ve heard stories where the parents staked out a location the girl is known to be so they can surreptitiously spy her.”
I guess these people have too much time on their hands.
“and I’m certainly not the right person to be doing that.”
That would be the job of the Rav. What is his take on the matter?
With all the craziness that goes on in todays shidduchim, im surprised the boys parents dont date the girl 1st before their son meets her.
I remember once in yeshiva there was a fleishig seudas bris served for breakfast. As luck would have it, that day the health department also came and it didnt look good for the yeshiva not to be serving milk for breakfast. After consulting with the yeshivas posek, they brought out containers of milk with large signs in yiddish reminding everyone not to drink any and that they were only bringing out the milk because the inspectors were there. I dont recall another fleishig seudas bris ever beingserved in the yeshiva dining room if it was held in the morning.
In my minyan, someone with some form of cerebral palsy is saying kaddish. All those who say kaddish go slowly along with him, with one person standing right next to him to help set the pace for everyone else. Kaddish D’Rabbanan can take 5 minutes. Nobody cares. Plenty of minyanim one can say kaddish at a slow pace. Come to ours.
in this context, im very positive.
did anyone read ben cardins op-ed in todays washington post in which he spells out why he will vote “no”?
“hear cut”
you snip the circuits in a hearing aid?
negative 5
The saying mountain out of a mole hill comes to mind.
“BTW- leather is not food but in times of extreme need leather was eaten.”
Perhaps. people have also eaten human flesh too. Doesnt mean it is food either, no matter how good it may or may not taste.
ROB. Yes, spoiled food tastes terrible. There is also plenty of non spoiled food that tastes terrible. You can also takes spoiled food and pump it with enough flavorings to make it taste good too, it might look gross, but we are talking about taste, not looks.
you think its wishful thinking the iranians wont say or do something stupid?
the iranians are making it abundantly clear they they are not bound by any deals they may have signed.
the iranians can be counted on to say or do something so outrageous that all involved will be compelled to dissolve the deal.
“No it just means your weird.”
I’m weird for many other reasons!
ROB: I disagree with this statement. “Food that tastes bad is inedible for humans.” This is simply false. Taste does not determine if something is edible, or not. You can flavor a piece of leather for example, it is still not edible. On the other hand there are many bland things that are edible.
As for why certain items carry a hechsher, it is because 85% of the market that looks for kosher symbols doesnt due so out of kashrus concerns, rather they look at it as some sort of symbol of quality or purity.
ROB. Now you are talking nonesense. So, lemon fresh pledge is a food if it tastes good? I’m sure the Jamestown kool aid also tasted good.
We are not grading food. We are talking about classifying something as food. Soap, no matter how good it may or may not taste, is not food. Neither is bubble gum flavored rat poison. On the other hand, horrible tasting chicken soup, or in my case pizza (I cant stand it) is food.
“Food that tastes bad is inedible for humans.”
I personally hate pizza, does this mean it is inedible for humans? surely halacha has other guidelines other than taste to determine what is considered achilas kelev. And if they started making soap that tasted like delicious chicken soup would it suddenly become a “food”?
Can we go back to “the letter” for a moment? what does it say? does anyone know where one can read the text of this letter? i like reading things for myself. Id rather see for myself what it actually says on the paper that reading what others claim is written on the paper.
“I think ADA is funded by Coca Cola and Nestle if i remember correctly.”
By dozens of corporate entities across the corporate landscape from the financial, transportation, agricultural and aerospace sectors many of whom do so because it looks good to be a good corporate citizen, not because they have any agenda they wish to push. This is true for just about all non profits.
Back to my citation from the COR. For many companies the kashrus symbol is a marketing tool indicating quality, not kashrus! Dont know where their statistics come from, but that say only 15% of people who look for a hechsher do so because they are jewish and care about kashrus!
Stam. Lets assume the 600k figure is correct. What percentage of people actually treated by the medical profession annually does it represent. Are the odds the same, better or worse than “alternative” medicines.
The website nutrtionist-world lists the following:
Nutritionist –
Quite simply, a basic definition of a Nutritionist would be any professional with an education in nutritional science of any kind, working in a capacity where they are trusted to instruct, recommend and or assist with the nutrition, diet and wellness of their clients or patients.
Dietician –
A Dietitian, on the other hand, under current regulations, must earn a four-year degree in dietetics or nutritional sciences from an accredited college or university, complete a regulation internship in the nutrition science field as well as pass the Registered Dietitian (RD) or Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTR) examination authorized by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), the credentialing agency of the American Dietetic Association (ADA).
Seems to me I’d rather see a dietician.
“I never accused doctors of greed just misinformed and improperly trained through no fault of their own.”
Bchasdei Hashem, these misinformed, improperly trained doctors have been the shluchim of hashem to treat, cure and (in some cases)nearly eradicate many, many illnesses and diseases through the discovery of antibiotics and vaccinations. If Hashem has chosen other shluchim and other methods of eradicating, treating or curing disease, so be it. Harbei shluchim lamakom.
“(see apushata yid’s comments above)”
I did. You didnt respond to it. What IS the difference?
“I asked for just one example and no one has responded.”
go to www dot oukosher dot org / product-search and in the search box type “laundry detergent” you will get a rather long list of laundry detergents that are ou certified. hope this answers your question. Go to soap dot com and pull up arm and hammer powder laundry detergent. the OU is clearly visible on the packaging.
“trained by a medical school which was funded by pharma companies.”
How do you spell conspiracy?
“A nutritionist or a dietitian? Do you know the difference?”
Can you enlighten us?
I didnt say anything to be agreed or disagreed with. I quoted from the COR website.
There is a sefer written that covers many halachic and hashkafic scenarios that arise during the summer months and the word “countries” is used throughout. For example, (it is written in yiddish – this is my translation) when discussing eruvin it says: all “countries” should be sure their eruv is constructed and properly supervised by those expert in hilchos eruvin.
I once picked up a fellow hitching a ride from Monroe to “the country”. He repeatedly asked me what country I’m from and I repeatedly replied the US. He was getting VERY frustrated with my reply and I was getting irritated by his seemingly repetitive question, so I finally asked him what country he was from, to which he replied, Skolya in South Fallsburg!