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Derech HaMelech: I suspect, like, you know perfectly well, like.
If you don’t, a dangling preposition is one that has taken a false step on a cliff path.
BoR: An interesting example this week about how, as Derech HaMelech mentioned above, a translation cannot carry all the nuances of the original Hebrew text:
G-d allowed Bilam to go with the officers of Balak. Bilam does that and then G-d is angry at Bilam for going.
Difficult to understand – if G-d let him go, why was He angry with him for doing that.
Goan of Vilna gives a simple explanation. There are two words which both mean ‘with’: ?? and ??. ?? means going with equal intent and ?? means accompanying, but with different intent.
If you now read through the Hebrew text, it makes perfect sense: G-d allowed Bilam to go ???. But: ???? *??* ??? ???? – Bilam did not obey and therefore G-d was angry with him.
If you have just the translation to work with, you’re stuck. Which is why you need a translation which includes commentary.
“I’m trying to. MODS won’t let go!”
ZeesKite, why don’t you just create a ZeesKite II account and then you’ll have a standard ‘member’ subtitle.
Or create any second account and change the nick-name back to ZeesKite.
lyyb: When we asked Rabbi Miller Z”L from Gateshead Sem to give us some extra classes for Shavuos,He explained to us that it is Pikuah nefesh to a girl not to sleep through the night.
You sure? I could imagine him looking at me quizzically and making a dry comment but I can’t see where ‘pikuach nefesh’ would come into it.
m in israel: “If you listen to the words of the song there is a reference that they should go back to “Utah”, the Mormom capital. “
thanks for the explanation. I never could work out what he was saying.
I would be disappointed to see what I consider unsuitable material in what I had considered a ‘kosher’ publication. I do screen material that comes into my house.
If you are trying to avoid giving the name of the publication (and I agree with your reasoning) then not much help can be given here.
I suggest you take it up directly with the publication. If they get enough complaints, they may do something about it.
thanks, mod-80
for your humour and always finding the fitting thing to say
blueprints: your original thread was excellent. Thanks for ‘reopening’.
where do we get our Mr-80 t-shirts?
I thought it was created as a clever way of keeping the same name SN, but without the subtitle. now that both have subtitles, there’s no difference.
Toi: I agree. Paragraph spacing too.
I think you could take the building of bayis sheini as an example.
When it was built, it was a time to rejoice. However, there were those who cried. (I can just imagine the headlines…) They cried because they remembered how much more beautiful bayis rishon was. That doesn’t mean they were unhappy about the rebuilding.
Everyone agrees that the current rebuilding is a good thing and something to be thankful and pleased about.
But if you think about what it really should be like (shechina, bayis shlishi, etc) then you don’t see a reason for celebrations. Though, again, you may be thankful about it
an embarrassed nun
“Tequila Mockingbird”
*like*
always here: “Mod~ altho’ you said that anyone can read the posts, is there at least a minimum age for actually signing up/registering as a CR member? … TIA”
How could that be enforced?
JOLLY RANCHER:
“y a also wana no what it means to check a profile?? how do you that??”
Checking your profile = click on your name where it says ‘welcome JR’. See PacMan’s post above to check someone else’s profile.
“also adorable- what do you mean that you didnt recognize your own thread?? and new language?? “
look at the thread title. It started off as ‘clearing-you-profile’ and was changed.
If this takes off, it should be fun to watch.
Shame I’m off to sleep.
aries2756: *like*
Pac Man: “how do you manage without?”
You get hot. When it is no longer hot outside, you stop being hot.
I don’t have either either. (??)
Sacrilege: “Basically you are saying that the only level on which you can connect with a female is physical . Intellectual level? Na. Wit? Who needs it. Hashkafa? Not important.”
Sorry, Sac. Don’t agree with your extrapolation.
What I though DY is saying, and with which I agree, was the opposite:
Because there is no physical presence, you connect on an intellectual, not physical, level and there is less of a tznius problem.
You are right that an intellectual connection is also a connection, hence DY’s last paragraph that tone and content should be more reserved.
gavra: Now I don’t know the specfics here, but I like what chocandpatience added
thank you
Gefen: i don’t have a newborn either but i sure can use some rest! i’m always tired. you would think i actually work hard 😉
Don’t forget to have a blood test to rule out any deficiencies causing your tiredness.
basket of radishes:
As Torah Jews, we follow the Torah and its laws. Those laws are the basis of our behaviour. Our feelings are not reliable indication of correct behaviour.
A Rabbi is not ‘the only way to G-d’ and I don’t think anyone would claim that. The Torah is the only way to G-d. We need our Rabbis to teach us the correct Torah way. And when it comes to matters not explicitly mentioned in the Torah, we rely on our Rabbis to direct us, even though we ourselves may not understand their reasoning.
It’s an intricate topic and a chat room discussion cannot fully do justice to it.
As for the topic of Chassidishe Rebbes and head shaving, that is a separate topic, not directly related to halacha.
Mother in Israel: Are you me? I don’t have a newborn baby, so you aren’t. Seriously, I could have written the identical post. I wouldn’t mind relaxing here for a while at the end of the day, but when it takes me away from where I should be during the day, then it’s no good.
I am also intending to block this site for a while to get me out of here. Problem is, I have to wait until there aren’t any more threads of interest to keep an eye on before doing that!
Gefen: that’s exactly how I started. Now I rarely check the news.
people often get worked up by what they think you meant, based on what they would have meant had they said what you had said.
Makes sense, anyone?
[haifagirl: grammatical corrections accepted with a smile]
shlishi: I found it in a post from Joseph on an old thread. He seems to know a lot about the CR side and back doors.
Tried looking for it recently, but couldn’t find it. Perhaps it was removed.
Homeowner: “So the reason my grandmothers and my aunts went to the gas chambers is because they didn’t shave their heads?
What an offensive and disgusting implication!”
I don’t see where that is implicated. A group of women followed the direction of their Rebbe and they were saved. That’s all that I see implicated.
I don’t know about public phones, but I think that if you knock on someone’s door and explain your problem, they most probably will welcome you in.
Also, many Americans have DSL lines with free calls to the USA.
This all has me wondering what everyone is really like.
I thought I could tell by reading their posts, but now I realise that it doesn’t take into account their deleted material. Despite that, I still do think that I can.
ZK: “Thank you. At least SOMEONE read it”
You mean, at least someone *commented* on it.
Far more people may have read it. I think we’d be surprised how many people read without commenting. Wish there was a visit counter per thread.
MII: I don’t have much to add to all the good advice above.
Just one thing – reassure your husband that this is both normal and temporary. This kind of thing can get husbands nervous – they worry that it might be the ‘new you’.
If he knows that it will soon pass, it will be easier for him to patiently wait it out.
Mazel Tov and look after yourself.
Adorable: “so when I have something to kvetch about (yes every single person has things to complain about some times) would he rather me go talk to my friends about it and keep him out of it. I think he would want to hear and work through it with me.”
Not at all. Of course he would want to hear when something’s bothering you.
But he doesn’t have to be met with a grumpy face as he walks through the door. Put on a smile, wait until he has relaxed a bit and then discuss what’s on your mind.
Belev Echad: that’s a fascinating story & very important point.
enemy = yemen
“OK, here’s another hint:
What can you do with three of the words that you can’t do with the other one? “
That’s more than a little hint.
I think enemy is the odd one. The others are also part of a longer word: painstaking, rainbow, clergyman.
Is that it?
ZachKessin: Well put.
I’d think, though, that establishing boundaries are important when dealing with secular family. But when it’s a ‘not quite’ OTD, it may push him further away.
“you can also post here from someone else’s computer.”
True, but reading and posting here takes a lot longer than reading and answering emails.
I’ve also been thinking along those lines – that I’d be more productive if I stop checking here all the time to see what’s new.
“BTW, does anyone know if the halacha is that you must stand up when he comes into the room?”
never heard that one.
you’re probably confusing with parents.
Pac-Man: no need to interrogate. Aries obviously considered the matter and made a suitable decision.
deiyezooger, you can access your emails on someone else’s computer.
nottelling: I read most posts here but don’t post much. When I do post, many of my posts go un-acknowledged. That doesn’t mean they are ignored, and I don’t take it that way. Of course, it always feels good to get a response, but don’t take no response to mean ignored.
As for ‘feeling hated’, when a poster argues with you, that does not mean he/she hates you, all it means it that they simply disagree with your post.
Do you think so? Not his style. If yes, then I was fooled.
“What’s wrong with the one you have? I like the name Pac-Man!”
Pac-Man? Naah. Nottelling is definitely not Pac Man.
“How many newly arrived bucherim came to Israel thinking that a bathroom is called a bais hakisai?”
BSD: Try the book. Unsurprisingly called ‘The Hobbit’.
Shticky, I worked these ones out:
1. Butter-fingers
2. Head-quarters
5 hallmark
6 headlines
what are the others?
it was probably the flying dutchman
HaLeivi: “For the record, that ibn Hugo is not Joseph, either.”
How do know? Just curious.