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Sweettooth, I can’t stop laughing at your post, would have loved to see your face when they arrived!! Priceless, LOL!
Nepal
North Pole
*kapusta* – everytime I see your sn I am reminded of my Babbeh’s delicious kapusta :p
maybe I will daven that this years batch tastes like hers this erev Yom Kippur…
We were actually SPARED from a horror story:
We once had a cleaning lady from India, her name was….and I kid you not, Vashti. She was pretty good actually.
Hey, y’never know!
St. Louis
hashem wants us to be in contact with him as much as possible, to have the closest and warmest bond. Daven for anything, talk to Him in the middle of the day, even if it isn’t Minyan time yet. Of course He will answer you either yes or no, but He’ll be so happy to hear your beautiful voice, like a Tatte loves to hear his little kid’s voice no matter what he has to say.
If you look at the Gross National Product and divide it by the stocks and bonds of…oh, I’m sorry, this thread is for NON-trillionaires…oops …missed that….sorry.
Couple days ago this guy is running like the wind down the street, as if being chased by a ghost or something, red in the face, tzitzis flying, whizzes by me, and I hear him say “Ribboinoi Shel Oilom…pleeease….I’ll say Asher Yotzar with such Kavonna….
Sometimes davening in street is forced upon us. LOL.
Iceland
Dear YW Mods,
how do I get to create a quote under my screen name? Thank you in advance.
Waiter, I’ll have a glass what Smick’s drinkin’…
L’Chaim, L’Chaim!!
Thank you, Emunas Itecha.
If I may add to your beautiful words:
Shlomo HaMelech wrote “Sheva Yipol Tzaddik Vekam” – “A tzaddik falls seven times, and rises” (Mishlei 24:16).
Poshut pshat is a tzaddik moves on even with his many falls. Rav Yitzchak Hutner ZT”L explained it that a tzaddik IS a tzaddik BECAUSE he fell 7 times, and then he got up.
In a letter to a student experiencing hard times, Rav Hutner expressed the idea that achieving gadlus is a process of overcoming and moving on. He explained that while we imagine tzaddikim being born righteous, it is more likely that they STRUGGLED to become great!
Most certainly, you can get germs! That’s why it is almost universally wiped or cleaned off after one uses it (or should be). Not the mistaken notion that the baal tokaiah is shaking off any siliva that is in the shofar and will disrupt the sound.
Wow, Bermuda…lucky you, BubbyK!!
May I request three favours from you?
1)have me in mind 😉
2)don’t forget Tefillas Haderech
3)stay out of the Triangle…
enjoy your trip!!
Dear Yehuda Tzvi, AMU”SH,
We (my family)are all davening for your complete recovery. May your health return speedily, and you should have a kesiva v’chasima toiva, a year of happiness, gezunt, parnassa, and much simcha!!
Yes, please let us know how you are doing every once in a while. We are anxious to hear b’surois toivos from you!
Have a great day!!
sincerely,
BaalHabooze
L’Chaim, L’Chaim
I always appreciated these thoughtful gentlemen who bring these shmeck tabaks or other smelling b’somim to shul and pass it around for e/1 to enjoy. Davening can be reeeally long, and it’s these little acts of chesed that could make it all worth it!
8:00am till 3:00, with a 30 minute break.
But honestly, if I try to not clockwatch on Rosh Hashona, I find the davening to go quite smoothly and before I know it, it’s over.
I always bring a sefer or even a jewish inspirational book (like Rabbi Krohn’s Maggid books) that I skim through by chazaras hashatz or by the long yoitzros in order to give me a “boost” insted of spacing out.
m in Israel
The Berdichiver story was the first thing to pop in my head when I began reading this thread!!
Git Gezugt!
Kids these days are just so exposed to such open garbage, to frivolous trivia, and seeing how our society dresses/speaks/acts, they get this mentality that nothing is serious, nothing really matters. anything goes. I can say what I want, dress how I want, and do what I want. Kedusha, respect, and modesty – if parents/teaches/rabbeim don’t etch their importance into their brains, kids will get R”L swept away by society’s corrupt behaviour.
Do you agree?
In addition, when we were young and would have the gall to utter something impolite/inappropriate or just plain-old-fashion chutzpa to somebody, even if it wasn’t our relative, we would be screamed at, and “put into our place” VERRRY quick.
When my wife at the bungalow colony told the other kids to please be careful at the pool there are little 2 yr olds that are getting splashed on, they anwered her back with such chutzpa, and completely ignored her continuing to act wildly and totally disregarding other little kids around! My wife was appalled(to say the least!) and she approached their mothers who leisurely told them to behave and then laughed it off as if it was all a big joke! Parents are not helping the situation either, and especially in this generation, need to teach children importance of respecting elders.
If I would do THAT as a kid, my mother would slap me!! And I definitely wouldn’t answer back some other kid’s MOTHER!
You just have to wonder if the effects carried over to the next generation…hmmmmmmmmm
Of course when we analyze a middah or characteristic of any generation, you have to take into account the personalities and characteristics of that country/city of that time. For example, German jews are known to be impeccably exact, and strictly on time, etc, because thats how the German society was. So when you look at OUR cynical, lazy, technologically advanced, laid back, frivolous generation, is it no wonder kids these days ‘don’t give a darn’ and are chutzpadik!?!
Dallas
Equador
Short and Sweet! Great to start the week with a nice vort on the parsha! Thank you, Sam4321.
Do the shofars out there have the Chicaahgo accent?? 🙂
Zurich
Uraguay
Germany
Rabbi Mordechai Gifter zt”l, former R”H in Telz, once asked a question on bikkurim. The farmer finally picked his first fruits, wrapped them up lovingly in a beautiful basket, and marches proudly to Yerushalayim for the mitzvah of Bikurrim. The Rambam brings down how the locals would greet the weary travellers with much pomp and glory, with song and dance etc. It must have been a sight to behold! Imagine the simcha, imagine the delight and happiness that pervaded these farmers, and how appreciative of the opportunity to perform this mitzvah. They must have been ecstatic! So why is there a mitzvah, to be happy? The posuk says “V’Somachta B’Chol HaTov”, that the farmer must be happy with his lot. How can he not be happy??
The answer is, and this touches on the psyche of the human mind, that no matter how lucky you are to attend this beautiful celebration, and to proudly present your beautiful basket of delicious fruit to the Kohen, but you always look at the next guy’s basket…how did he make so much this year? It so much more than what I have! Why is his crop more larger and juicier? You start comparing your lot with s/1 elses, and then suddenly…poof…you’re no longer happy!!
“Vesomachtah B’Chol HaTov”- you musr appreciate what Hashem gave you and BE HAPPY, look at your basket WITHOUT COMPARING IT TO OTHERS. We have to appreciate our lot and to thank Hashem no matter what He gave us, because ultimately, He knows what is for our best.
Good Shabbos.
L’Chaim L’Chaim!
Taiwan
Good Shabbos yidden
L’Chaim, LChaim!!
Mod-80; if you say so, I totally missed that.
re: bombmaniac
…..ooooookaaaayyy….
I think you’re generalizing juuuust a bit….
Not ALL women “eat like pigs”, I know my wife and her close friends watch their diet/weight/ and health very carefully, and try very hard to keep slim. That doesn’t mean they don’t party once in a while, but definitely the standard isn’t “pigging out”!
I hope you were kidding with that thread, with Rosh Hashona just around the corner, I’d watch my opinions if I were you, and not knock the entire gender of Bnos Yisroel.
I live OOT, and in my city there are numerous shuls around the neighbourhood. The MOST anyone walks is perhaps 3-4 blocks MAX.
It is interesting, that although every mitzva one gets reward according to the amount of strain/effort, there is a specific concept of one’s effort walking to shul called sechar halicha. Anyone know why?
pba: LOL, I hope that’s why they do it! But you know how it is. One guys Yeitzer Hora is another’s Yeitzer Tov, so who’s to say who focuses more on food or on the maidlech….
First of all I feel for you, it is a very frustrating, painful and maybe even traumatic experience for a parent. My kid was a very fussy eater and had a very hard time going to the bathroom, which was a very painful experience. She was only 4 years old. I told her she must eat more protein and e/t will be alright. It’s hard to force but little by little a parent must be strict with feeding properly and nutriciously. I find it almost abusive for a kid to become obese or the like , if parents would only educate themselves in this most basic and important life chore called eating. Did you know kids who are picky eaters are like that because of lack of protein? And if they would have a proper amount of protein in their daily intake they would be more willing to try new foods.
I am not a representative or have any connection to Shaklee products, other than using them and for my children. These vitamins, I can not tell you have helped us in multiple ways, including your situation. So, eitza tova km”l. My kids drink a protein shake almost everyday ( they didnt like it at first but got used to it by now). they are B”H eating beautifully, and my wife even got them to eat vegetables every day. Fruits they B”H love. But this is a very important subject for parents to educate themselves with.
So to answer your question, contact your local Shaklee representative.
pba: Let me tell you, I got loooots of compliments from many guys for doing that by my wedding, they appreciated it very much. (But why shouldn’t it ALWAYS be that way??)
Man, is this another issue that drives me crazy. This past Monday I had had a hard work day, rushed home to change for a chassunah, and arrived at the hall physically drained and utterly exhausted. I hoped and prayed that i would “snap out of it” and get a boost of energy with a plate of refreshing delicacies and an enjoyable bite while “chapping a shmooze” with good friends. By the chosson’s tish there were nothing more than sponge cake and herring and club soda!
Now, being an ehricheh yid I’m dan L’Kav Zechus, it’s expensive, the meal will be soon anyway, etc.
Meanwhile, at the ladies’ section…. must I go through the amounts of food and variety of hot dishes, platters and …..ooooh it’s sooo not fair!!? And yes men are mingling in the ladies’ section is a disgrace!! I’m hungry too but you don’t mix with women, what’s wrong with these men?
Y’know, when I got married my only request i asked my father & shverr was to please even out the food by both sides of the mechitza so that there’s no taruvos.
Just to top off my rant here, if any of u are still reading this, is that the seuda that night (i.e. my supper) was served at 9:15pm, I can’t tell you how starving I was!
Dear hosts, after making an effort to be by your wedding, please make sure all of us, men included, get a decent bite to eat at a decent time, so hat we ALL can TRULY enjoy your simcha.
2 weeks left. So much to do. So little time. Thank you for the chizuk, I had it very rough this year, so I can relate to this vort, and take it to heart.
That is absolutely beautiful! Thank you minyangal for the divar torah. This vort is particularly relevant to our (you’ll excuse me)”lazy” generation where you can complete multiple tasks with our finger tips while sitting in our plush lazyboy chairs sipping a margarita (little umbrella et all)without so much as moving a millimeter. I’m not even referring to mitzvos necessarily but anything in our daily life. And if it takes more than 12-15 seconds for any text message to be sent, we cry out in horror and in rage why our e-toy doesn’t work, and how we have to “wait forever”!! Sometimes I envy previous generations for their satisfactions they must have got from simple tasks and accomplishments that takes US three seconds to do without any effort nor strain!
I don’t know which one, but one of the meforshim explain it to be a natural phenomenon, and yes, an automatic reaction, feeling. But the love must be sincere and obvious, then it will work both ways.
That’s what one Pirush (I think it’s Rabbeinu Bachaya) says by “VaYigash Eilov Yehuda”- Yehuda tried to come close to Yosef, stratigically, by gushing forth love upon the viceroy of Mitzraim, as a desperate attempt to save his brothers from their predicament. This way Yosef will be “forced” to love him back!
Oooh the pain, I know all about it! The ice on/off definitely helped my swelling, and if the pain killers don’t work, don’t take 10 and hope that works – never overdose more than prescribed!Refuah Shelayma, we feel your pain, youre not alone in this, buddy. Just hang in there!