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Rav Moshe has a tshuvah on interest earned over shabbos/yom tov, he has an issue with it
I would imagine the same issue would apply to the lottery ticket. I personally know a Rav who paskened it’s a problem.I agree
That is why I am makpid to give all boys who enter my house at least one shot of whiskey. Assuming they are above the age of 13 and thus m’chuyuv in the mitzva(no underage drinking allowed in my house)All of you socialists/communists: as history has shown repeatedly, those ideologies don’t work. By punishing the wealthy for working hard you take away any desire to put in any more effort to earn more. No one wants to work like a dog to have their money taken away. Democrats are unfortunately doomed to repeat history if they don’t learn from it.
Ubiq
You already know my answer
I have repeatedly stated (and this applies to midwests list) that our only point of contention is the effectiveness of an ar ban
Everything else is reasonable. Age limits, mandatory safety training etc.
As I have now stated repeatedly my problem is that since it is so easy to circumvent the definition of an assault rifle by slightly altering an equally lethal rifle, then what is the point.
There should be research that should be able to prove it.
For instance. did the restrictions on sawed off shotguns curtail bank robberies as expected? Did the nj ban on m1 carbines restrict gang violence? Or did they just switch weapons
Personally I have no problem with a 10 year attempt/study into the issue. Let’s ban ar/ak sales for 10 years and see what happens. As long as the laws don’t turn existing law abiding citizens into felons (as the ny law did)
But what happens if I’m right? That the mass shootings continue with existing ar’s or equivalent but legal rifles? Then we ban all semi auto’s? All handguns? I personally believe at some point gun owners will push back.Midwest and ubiq
I am on record as stating that the founding fathers were traitors and their uprising was immoral, I don’t support an uprising against a benevolent govt.
That said
Strictly addressing the issue raised
You do realize that like the Maccabees the few rose up and defeated the larger British army?
Your scenario of a group of ar 15 militia wielding nuts fighting Apache helicopters is illogical. Uprisings in most countries in recent history (mostly communist) have played out as guerrilla warfare. Doesn’t always work but it’s quite effective.
If it comes down to govt confiscation I do wonder how it will play out. If gun owners resist,On one side is millions of gun owners on the other side are liberals who can’t even figure out which bathroom to use.
Also the assumption is made that the army will support the ruling party.There are many reasons why divorce is going up in our circles, but most likely the reason it’s going down in the rest of the world is because they’re not getting married in the first place.
without getting into lashon hara, rabbaim, i would strongly advise you against advertising specific yeshivos without knowing much about them.
pac, tell that to the guys. or more important, to their mothers.
oomis, VERY true!
🙂 twisted, but don’t think the tznius issues will disappear. as we see in schools with uniforms, girls get very creative when it comes to exerting their individuality, i.e: skirt length, fit, accessories. unless we impose a one-size-fits-all floor length burlap sack? oh, wait, it’s called a sari. hmmmm. think the muslims have something going???
pba, no one is trying to fool anyone. every female should have the sense to make the most with what she has. would you prefer that women stop wearing makeup and dress in uniform?
aside from the obvious individual tastes, men and women have different general opinions on looks. (sandrac, take note) if a girl dresses well, wears tasteful makeup, and does her hair nicely, she gives the impression of being pretty, even if she’s not, and that’s what men will notice. women, on the other hand, are more likely to be more critical of other women, and notice the actual looks.
ramat, pls find out!
yes, bsd, call more than once a week. and if they live near you, visiting would be nice, too.
whatever number i am, i’m here!
smartcookie, you’re right, but by nature some people are happy with whatever their status is, and others are unhappy no matter where in life they are. those are the ones that, at 21, will feel like an alte bochur.
so let me rephrase that: there is no magic age that people say boom, you’re officially an alte bochur. but when you start alphabetizing your groceries, you’ll know you’ve earned the title.
great question!
it’s not an age, it’s an attitude. there are those that are old at 21, and those that are young at 30.
health, siblings are the biggest brocha in the world! if you don’t feel that way, you should really start looking at your sister in a different light. look at the good that comes from having a shared history. i wouldn’t give up my sibs for anything in the world!
i think your sister would be deeply insulted to be thought of as elderly at 65. she may prefer to have her kids over. i know my parents do. but we make a point of going over before yom tov to help, and we clean up after ourselves and our kids.
tbt: we obviously don’t know the same people. in the cases i know (unfortunately there are many) the divorces were the result of very serious issues, and where possible, every action was taken NOT to go that route. but in cases of abuse of different sorts, or one spouse leaving yiddishkeit, divorce is the ONLY option.
canine, once a couple is divorced, they are considered as strangers. the same halachas that apply to a random man and woman on the street apply to them.
truth be told, really? divorce is rarely justified? i’m pretty sure you don’t know the inside story on most divorces. before anyone takes a drastic step like divorce, they think it through very thoroughly. no one wants to be in that situation, no wants that stigma attached to themselves. but when a marriage is intolerable, the only option is divorce.
coke, pepsi, nike, general mills, post
unger’s lite is the ONLY way to go! everything in moderation. can’t survive without it completely, so just go easy….
hey, don’t knock it. the “‘rents”, as you so maturely put it, want what’s best for you.
vicks
i had to scrape myself off the floor from laughing so hard. i always say the guys have more fun 😛
refuah shelaima!
drink lots of tea, get plenty of rest (as much as the kids allow), and i find that a warm air vaporizer does wonders. also, sleep on two pillows.
water. used to get oj in my previous life 🙂
hey!!! i take personal offense at that!
eclipse, you are one creative woman. how do you come UP with these things???
basic colors, target
eclipse, great poem! you’re really talented!
chayav, in the good old days:
1)people had to use a horse and buggy to get around, or to relay a message.
2)people owned 2 sets of clothing- shabbos and weekday- if they were lucky, and had to scrub those same clothing by hand to get them clean.
3)people didn’t know enough to question
4)then, as now, there were people that were happy with what they had, and people that weren’t- hence the success of the haskalah movement.
5)children died from childhood diseases, women died in childbirth regularly, and the average life expectancy in 1900 was 47.
now you tell me, do you REALLY want to go back there?
way cool! like, i’ve never heard a doctor speak that way, so, y’know, it, like, may be a totally awesome experience! go for it, girl! break those barriers!
jk! i do actually know of some frum female doctors who do have families, but it’s a very long haul to get there, and you’re going to have to marry someone who will back you and pick up the slack at home when you’re not there. also, you should go into a field that has a minimum number of emergencies, and can have regular office hours. keep in mind, it will be YEARS until you get to that point, but if you REALLY want to do it (and make sure you REALLY want it), maybe you should ask daas torah what to do. hatzlacha!
chayav:
attracting attention is not always in a pretty way. a person can attract attention by acting ridiculous, or in this case, looking ridiculous.
and i know marbitzei torah that can barely put food on the table.
chayav, amuligiyuren in the alter heim a fat woman was the height of beauty. do you really want to go back there? face it, times have changed, and while i don’t advocate wearing super long trashy shaitels, looking nice in an eidel way is not a bad thing. a woman would probably attract more attention looking like garbage.
eclipse, i must say, you’re quite creative 🙂
it’s generally accepted practice in frum circles to keep the shaitel on, especially if there are kids. some do get a heter to take it off, but few and far between. don’t know about the men’s side.
a person with a medical condition still has the same character traits. someone with a mental condition can be one person one day, then decide that he doesn’t need his medication any more, and becomes a different, sometimes dangerous, person the next. inasmuch as the mental health community has been trying to normalize mental health issues and remove some of that stigma, mental health is not something to play around with. be VERY careful and know exactly what MAY happen should you decide to get into a relationship with a mentally unstable person.
good question, dg. probably bc at said levayas, assuming that nature has taken its natural course and the children outlive the parents, people do say the parent should be a mailetz yosher for the children. a sort of nechama for the children.
i think it’s more a reaction to the american idolization of youth. everyone wants to look and feel young. the second we say our true age, we dispell any possibility of seeming younger than we are.
deiyezooger, git gezugt! is the person good for you or not. that is the question.
why not? at every levaya the speakers ask that the niftar should be a mailetz yosher for the family AND FOR KLAL YISROEL. unless you don’t fall into one of those categories, i assume that is the case. just be careful not to daven TO the person.
bad influence
1- tragically, he never did recover
2- it’s been so long since last i saw you smile
hey dg, here’s hoping you do get it right next time 🙂 (although statistics aren’t very promising. hmm… maybe THAT should be a new thread: success rate of second marriages?)