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Uh, yes. Under the laws of most countries, you can generally say whatever you want.
Regardless of the question of whether an Orthodox rabbi should take such a position,
this rabbi’s position on some relevant issues does not seem to be an Orthodox one.That’s a record, not an album (those terms were used interchangeably at the time, of course).
I definitely would not condone any acceptance by him
of forbidden acts by the membership of his shul.Do you not think that is inherent in taking such a position?
Benignuman, “Orthodox rabbi” means a rabbi who is Orthodox, not a rabbi of an Orthodox
community (although such a community would of course have an Orthodox rabbi).A chotei l’hach’is is someone who acknowledges the Creator,
acknowledges that his own actions are against the will of the
Creator, and is doing those actions for that reason.Does anyone here disagree?
Shopping, that statistic is meaningless without detailing what it counts
as such (which probably can’t be done in this forum, I know).I find the idea that trying to protect our community’s children from abuse
could threaten the community’s fabric/growth hard to take seriously.How Jewish is our music & singing style if Hasidic music is now popular by aino yehudim?
Examples? (I don’t think the Lemmer deal is one.)
And if frum Jews liked a non-Jewish song, would that have similar implications?Maybe it’s time to produce authentic Jewish music. I doubt ainom will then find it pleasing.
Why? Good music is good music.
I know. What people have been trying to tell you is that they used to say different things.
I cannot tell you how many people where turned on by this PSAK,
but I can tell you alot of people were turned offA rav’s obligation is to pasken the halocho as he perceives it to be,
regardless of whether the halocho is going to turn people on or off.However this may come as a surprise to the younger generations, but these things
have happened before… in many locales. And guess what? Our communities grew
arguably stronger, bigger, more durable, all the while it being was pushed under the rug.So what? The point here is individuals, not whether any of this affects communal growth.
Let’s be honest with ourselves, our chinuch system does little to educate young men as they begin to mature so many go underground to find things out on their own. How many bachurim even have one conversation with an adult about the difficult challenges they face? Very few. This creates a dangerous situation for them & their families. This is one of the most difficult but unspoken issues facing our generation.
I thought that bore repeating.
Moskowitz also says that normative Orthodoxy gets Jewish law wrong when it comes to transgender identity. He says, for example, that the biblical ban on cross-dressing is actually a prohibition on misrepresenting one’s gender identity — no matter what it is — through clothing.
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“Transgender as an awareness is just a presence of understanding,” he says. “There’s no prohibition to acknowledge the reality of something when it comes to one’s identity. If a person says about themselves ‘this is who I am,’ it’s not a space of choice.”Whatever you say, Mike.
There are technically still subtitles – it’s just that they’re all “Participant.”
To answer the title, I think so – see the chapter on “Mishkal haChassidus” in Mesillas Yesharim.
Do u know that when the phones and cars were first invented, the rabbanim of time had a big huge problem
on hand because they were convinced that many would use the them for various transgressions?I don’t think it can be denied that modern transportation has facilitated numerous aveiros.
Do u also want to ban landlines and cars?
I’ve heard in the name of the Steipler that the Sanhedrin would have
forbidden the use of cars because of the danger they pose to life.Wouldn’t it be better for you to contact them and ask them which providers
in the Lakewood area accept them?there’s even a word describing one negative aspect. “Phub.”
Huh. I’d not heard of that before.
I think Rabbi Akiva Tatz has mentioned seeing witch-doctors perform supernatural feats.
I personally know several Rebbes and Rabbonim who have -unfiltered- smartphones, forget filtered ones.
This is hard to believe, or at least it is if you are referring to Orthodox(/chareid) men.The above text was written by Rabbi Steven Pruzansky.
Being someone who has incidental contact with Eatontown boys,
I’m sure your son would not fit in with them.I think you need to reframe the situation. Currently, you seem
to be thinking that you are meant to deliver a good shiur, to
yours and the participants’ satisfaction. I would suggest thinking
instead that you are there to fulfill the needs of those regulars,
to interact with them in whatever manner they will be happiest about.(If you don’t like that suggestion, perhaps you should call the rav
and ask him how he usually handles the issues you are having.)So now wanting to punish people for committing crimes makes you less liberal?
But bad English isn’t one of them.
No, we certainly don’t trust ourselves with lashon hara! Hence the laws against avak
lashon hara, living in a place where lashon hara is rampant, hearing others speak it, etc.Some of those laws are definitely for other reasons. For example,
listening to someone else speak lasho hara is a violation of lifnei iver.When, by your own admission, your enemy list includes the Department
of Justice and the FBI, maybe it’s time to wonder what you stand for.I’m afraid Poe’s Law may apply here, Ubiquitin.
R’ Miller (perhaps innocently without realization) doesn’t realize that many in the radio/television news media business are Jewish (secular), and must be careful to distance himself from hatred and L’H
Whether or not those apply to secular Jews, lashon hara is in any case permitted
when the purpose is to warn others about the person in question.99 now (100 after this goes up?).
Rabbonim in lakewood have get-togethers and meetings in one of the local theatres. Is that ok?
There’s only one local theatre that I know of, the Strand. I’ve never heard
of rabbonim meeting there – if that’s indeed the case, it’s not advertised.If I’m remembering correctly, the first time I listened to it, I heard Yanny
(it was repeated several times in that video, and I heard Yanny each time),
but when I listened to it again, I heard Laurel, and it’s been only Laurel since.
(A way for people to hear both versions has been created – you can Google it.)(I should have noted that no one posted a source for their opinion.)
Opinions presented so far:
1. Non-Jewish music is obviously as forbidden as a cheeseburger.
2. It is a middas chassidus not to listen to non-Jewish music.
3. All “non-Jewish music” is detrimental to the soul (but not technically forbidden?).
4. Some non-Jewish music should be avoided.
5. Music composed by non-Jews known to be anti-Semites is
more problematic than music composed by other non-Jews.Let’s also remember the Gemara that says that one of the reasons acher (Rav
Mayer’s rebbe) went off the derech is bc he was always singing goyish music.Let’s also remember the Rashi on that Gemara, which explains it
as being wrong because of the destruction of the Beis haMikdash.(There was somewhere I should have checked first, but didn’t.)
It seems this version will be based on Codenames Duet, which means that
both players/sides will be giving clues. The estimated release is this August.If it’s anything like the Marvel (Comics) and Disney versions, it’ll feature double-sided cards
with people/places/things on one side and their names on the other. (You can find a
description of the gameplay >here<.Rejoice, fans – Codenames Harry Potter has been announced.
Mr. Neira, I don’t think you’ve given us enough information.
You need to know a bit more than that. 🙂
Beyoncé fanfares for chosson/kallah entrances
That part is actually a sample from a 1971 song.
(Oops – they’re not giving the stuff away for free. Sorry.)
There is a popular niggun used for havdala that is from the Conservative movement.
Debbie Friedman’s composition, I assume?
Benignuman, what would you have them call a minyan or Shabbos
that’s being convened specifically to sing his compositions together?It never ends, does it… The website JewishBeats[.]com mentioned
in the thread linked above is still up (the Tictail one is not).You do realize that any response is an invitation for you to say that the music in question
doesn’t meet your standards (lashon hara) and so would be a violation of lifnei iver?(What standards are these, anyway? Quality is subjective, and
doesn’t always match the level of technical sophistication.)