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It is 100% ossur to even think about putting tzitzis (a MALE garment) into a f-male article of clothing, even if it is to protect it. Your not even supposed to type the word **male (the word that indicates a person that is not male!!) What is wrong with you people. THIS IS WHAT THE INTERNET DOES TO NESHOMAHS!!!
Im sensing an olympic sized nudnik
Brian Regan “the big yellow one is the sun” John Pinette “nay nay”
Bwaaahaahaahaahaaa!!!!! Hello? MARS desk? Yeah its 93-J. Yeah we have a crew. If you need us we’ll be at Kosher Delight. I totally forgot about those ems designations.
No, Health and Yenta.
I didn’t know you took that course Wolf. Ahhh, fond memories.
You know whats funny about all of this? I think I actually know both of you. After reading so many posts from the two of you and the little bits of info that you give out (or deny) I actually think I know both of you. I don’t think you know each other, your circles probably would never have intersected, but I think I have intersected with both of you at some point. Then again, maybe not. We’ll never know I guess.
This is all well and good, but this has nothing to do with black hats. What is being shown here is that dressing a part encourages a person to play the part. And in doing so, becomes the part. But the issue a lot of us have with the whole yeshivish uniform and the thrust of the argument is that the current yeshivishe dress is not the only dress that can be associated with orthodox/frum yiddishkeit. Moshe Rabbeinu did not wear a black hat. I doubt he wore a hat at all. Dovid hamelech didn’t either. Neither did his son. Tanaim, Amoraim, and all those that followed also did not. The black hat is strictly a recent Eastern European development. Most likely born out of copying the aristocracy at the time. If they were wearing pink and mauve streimels, thats what would be yeshivishe dress today.
My papa eatsa pasta
Mayor LaGardenHose?
For a real treat look up the wizard of oz instrumental by Meco Monardo. Guaranteed to meld your love of Oz with your love of Disco
You know I enjoyed The Wiz too. Yea yeah the acting was terrible but you cant deny the righteous funk QJ added to the story.
These devices are fantastic. They generally increase the health (and girth) of the wallet of the charlatan who sold it to you.
And by extension, What’s a wizard? Should I make a shehecheyanu on it? You know what? I don’t know what it is so I’ll just assur it to be on the safe side. ATTENTION ALL!! Wizards (whatever they may be0 are assur min hatorah. Anyone caught with a wizard at home will have their children removed from yeshiva and will have to daven in the “wizard” shul. Pashkevillim are being printed up as of this post.
MP, you forgot 6) What’s the wizard of Oz?
Good heavens!!! Without animals what would I grill? ??
Do you think Noach calls his wife dear? I mean, that’s just like saying her last name. Not very affectionate.
Although someone had posted earlier that this might not be such a great thread, I think it’s fantastic for 2 reasons. 1)Those of us that struggle to get by could possibly glean some good advice on how to stretch a dollar. 2) I think that a frank discussion on the costs of being frum and what can be done about it is long past due.
Some background… Bought a house “out of town”. While the price was cheap, the taxes are not! Combined income: $165,000, 2 used cars, nothing newer than a 2003. 4 kids. Both parents working, spouse is part time, I took on an additional part time job. All kids in yeshiva. Small retirement IRA with no contributions since 2000. Kids go to day camp only. Last tuition bill: $36,000. Maybe we will get some of that knocked down.
Recently while doing our taxes we decided to see what our monthlys were. We barely break even. We have not been able to squirrel away a single dime. In one hand and out the other. Now, I don’t mind working like a dog. I would do anything for my family. But doesn’t it strike you as tragic that it takes so much to be a frum Jew? Is there nothing that can be done about this? The scapegoat is always the “yeshiva”. As if the teachers don’t need a living wage too.
Well, as a result of the above we have learned to stretch our dollars as far as we can. Sometimes its by smart buying, sometimes its by smart saving.
Smart buy: powdered laundry detergent.
Smart save: Juices are cut with water (the kids don’t notice).
Smart buy: frozen pizza.
Smart save: All shabbos food is home made.
Yet even with all the saving and cost cutting, we still just break even. I can’t figure it out. My colleagues at work wonder why they are driving the latest cars and trucks and I come to work in a 1998 Hyundai.
Then I see Boro Park (Ir HaKodesh) and I am dumbfounded as to how they do it. Did someone not tell me the tricks of the trade? I didn’t get my fat bankbook when I came of age.
I agree, there is no point in driving a computer. Its very… clinical. Being in tune with the road? Now that’s where the thrill is. This is actually something BMW has excelled at for many years. Now, American manufacturers are getting it. With the Charger, Mustang, and God help us (deep breath) the Challenger. And on the luxury side, the Caddy CTS. Though I myself prefer classic American muscle, I can also see the appeal of Rice Rockets too but I have never driven one.
Bugatti…. harumpf!! Its no kuntz to make a speed demon if your production cost is so massive that you have state its price in terms of millions of dollars. (1/4, 1/2, or 3/4)I would challenge them to turn out an asphalt burner for under 100 grand like the Mustang Saleen or Charger SRT8. Something that is even remotely available to the masses. An M5 a 911, or even anything from AMG still falls into that category.
Avram, my point is valid either way. Iss shver tzuzein a yid back then too. I agree with wolf. And in truth, I don’t have a problem with saying that chazal were wrong if made mistakes about things. I just move on. Yes, they didn’t have x-rays back then so they did the best they could. This deoesnt mean i am abandoning everything they say. Wolf, im joining you in hell.
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So when i find someting like you did, I really don’t give it much thought. I do not suspect that a “mistake” was made. Rather, a calculated misdirection was employed. After all, its som much simpler and more convincing to tell a guy “you should daven everyday because each brachah represents a part of your spine” than it is to say you should daven beacuse we are repleacing a service that was done by our priests in a temple 2000 years ago but was destroyed, so some old folks decided that words would be enough and we now have to say it 3 times a day….and on and on and onnn……. You will lose that person in a heartbeat.
Well Yent, what you bring up is (IMHO) a major issue I have with “magic” Yiddishkeit. My personal feeling on the matter is that many many years ago when some of these things were written (this is my whole premise on the start of chassidism) the knowledge of the average shlep was nil. And we were pretty much all shleps. There is a reason those times were called the dark ages. Your average Jew was in serious danger of no longer following/knowing/observing torah and halachah. So a new method of keeping the faith was made. A focus on the mystical, ethereal Judaism. I believe that in an effort to stem the tide, a conscious effort was made on the part of the gedolim to adapt and teach what they could to keep people observant. Kabbalah. Mysticism. Segulahs. All of that combined in all likeleyhood saved the Jewish people of that time. Because even if you couldn’t teach the masses the actual in depth halachos of shabbos, you could interest them and dazzle them with loft thoughts that “must” be kept in mind during Kiddush. There are other things, too many to mention that are not “core” judaism, but were enacted as a way of riding out some rough times by glamorizing the observance and thus skirting the almost impossible task of educating an entire nation. Lets face it, the Middle ages was a rough time to be a Jew.
I can vouch for him too. He’s not going to Hell.
Most of the reasons of heartburn can be traced back to an incompetent cardiac sphincter. This is the muscle group that closes off the esophagus and usually will prevent a backup of acid (or food for that matter). Its located at just about the level of the xiphoid process (that little bony notch at the bottom of your breastbone. The trigger foods are generally those that would cause a lot of acid production in the first place. they don’t actually cause the acid to come up. The tactic of making the stomach more alkaline [vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, kangen water (that’s a huge scam!!), or Tums] doesn’t really help the problem. It just balances out the acid with a base so the pH of what comes up is normal and doesn’t “burn”. But it still comes up. This is really a longish discussion people should have with their doctor. Recurrent heartburn should be reported to your doctor as you may be at risk for other things as a consequence.
I don’t understand, if we went and converted Catholics or Mormons or any other sect after they were dead, they wouldn’t give two hoots. If crazy Jews want to dance around a grave and throw water on it, take video, put it on YouTube and laugh!! Why do we care? If this really bothers us and Mormons believe that those Jews are now Mormon, let just do the exact thing as above. invent a ceremony, walk through a Mormon cemetery, and make all of the yiddin! It’l be a hoot!!
Tricky tricky tricky… Although there are many things that can be donated without technically being injurious or fatal to a patient (cornea, piece of the liver, skin, blood vessels, one lung, one kidney, yada yada yada…), at the time this decision becomes relevant, a person might be considered a goses in which they are not even allowed to be touched for fear that even a touch might cause them to die. I’m pretty sure that after actual death though, (yeah yeah the whole death controversy) nothing can be harvested. IMHO, Im no Rabbi.
What I am gleaning from a lot of these posts is the following issue, and I think I might have raised it here or maybe just had a conversation with some friends. I dont remember.
Clearly, we must be talking about non-halachic questions here since no-one would doubt any godol’s learning (ok, I am sure some would so I will confine my remarks to those well known and aknowledged gedolim) So we must be talking about asking gedolim about worldly issues. Current events maybe, or monetary transactions. Maybe changing a career.
So the issue as I see it is : Does daas torah give the gadol a special insight, a type of nevuah if you will, so that the answer they give you is correct on account of their total immersion in torah? That being so holy gives them the ability to give you (so to speak) G-d’s answer? Or is their sage advice worthy of being followed because as a consequence of learning torah, they have developed a keen insight into worldly matters and have exceptional logic/analytically skills? The difference being, that if it is the latter, any well trained scientist or mathematician, or anyone with a great analytical mind could give you an answer. If it is the former however, only someone steeped in torah could give you the guidance thatG-d wants you to have.
I dont know what to think. It definitely a difficult question. I would hazard to guess that its probably the former and that overuse/abuse by those surrounding the gadol tends to dilute the magnitude of that rav’s answers/opinions in our eyes. We get weary of hearing that godols name with every little small naarishkeit. Case in point: the Lipa ban. Lots of fist shaking and pashkevil writing. But at the end? Gornisht. So we start to think, uh oh, these gedolim are starting to sound a bit over the edge, when they are not. Their name is being smeared because the folks AROUND them are using the force of daas torah (their name) to support naarishkeit.
I’m not sure if this was as eloquent as it could have been, but I tried.
Itche, great word!!! “Troglodyte” just add “mouth breathing” beforehand and you get extra z’chus for m’hudar.
OMG!! I actually AGREE with health! Quick, everyone go buy a lotto ticket!!! I think its all a shill for cash. They sent the invitation directly to my parents and included a schnor. Very distasteful.
Chuckle chuckle … silly Health, practicing medicine is for grownups.
Please. Let’s not be ridiculous. You flippantly gave the advice without the background knowledge. No responsible practitioner would ever tell someone to substitute medication for another and to calculate what the equivalencey would be. And do you know why they wouldnt do it? Because its a dangerous suggestion. Period. The end. But I forgot, you are totally invested in your identity. We now return to our regulary scheduled cool-CAD.
“unless I find a glaring disparity in what is posted. Or if there is a dangerous suggestion in his post.”
Topic: swallowing pills.
And why can’t you take chewable children’s vitamins? Take what you need to get the prenatal dose.
Health. Purveyor of fine medical advice.
Syag, I figure I could do at least as well as the Oorah guy.
Hi TRCG, first off, please don’t be daunted by this. Yes, your child can have an equivalent of almost any food out there. Its a little more expensive but its there. Also, I am in the US and I dont know how many people know this but the additional cost of gluten free food is tax deductible. Here is what I mean. If a loaf of bread is 2 dollars and a gluten free loaf is 4, you can take a tax deduction of 2 dollars. The same is for travel to get the gluten free food. The mileage/tolls/parking. All tax deductible. Now, please get a hold of 2 books. Gluten free food for kids by Sanderson and A Taste of Tradition by Ansh. They are fantastic resources for gluten free cooking even for yomim tovim and shabbos. Also, log onto the NY Presbyterian hospital’s celiac center web site. It is fantastic for new diagnosis. Ask a nutritionist for an eval. Though the problem is with gluten, if your child is still in the reactive phase they are now also per-force lactose intolerant until the villi in the gut heal. He/she may need a nutritional supplemet. Be wary of commercial foods. Stay away from things labeled with “modified food starch” unless its Kraft which will list what the starch was (at least in the US). Stock up on non-gebrokts pesach food after pesach. the stores are getting rid of it and you will need it. If you have a specific question I will try to help.
Look, some people like to be things online that cannot be in real life. The web offers people an opportunity to be completely anonymous and therefore you can craft any persona you want.
I can pretend to be a lawyer and write eloquently and do a little digging around online for legal terms and advice so I can come off sounding lawyerly. I can even dispense actual legal advice. There is no downside. I don’t ever have to prove what I am. The rest of us just have to know that online advice or information can be faulty.
I have nothing against Health. Though he claims I have been harassing him for years I’ve only had an account for 11 months. He/she needs this to be his/her online persona for whatever reason. I’ve decided to let Health be unless I find a glaring disparity in what is posted. Or if there is a dangerous suggestion in his post. My suggestion above about the WebMD posts is a practical one. Mods can let WebMD links through so we dont have to scroll through 6 pages of text. Its just a practical issue. Someone needs info on seizures? As long as the answer is within reason, I won’t interject. As a disclaimer again (and of course maintaining my anonymity) I am not a physician, just a very well read allied health pro with about 20 years of critical care experience.
As for rudeness? you will find my responses to be “chuckle chuckle”. Its the new cool-as-a-cucumber CAD. Well, the mods never let my snarky responses through anyway. Which was probably a good idea since they were pretty scathing.
Mods, do you think you could spare us from having to bear huge cut and pastes? The simple directive that someone just tootle on along to WebMD should suffice.
Because everyone has access to Google.
Chuckle chuckle…..
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shaking head in disbelief.Gefen, “beebles” hee! hee! Just hilarious. Did you make that term up? It’s great.
Ooooh. I like this thread now. We can discuss cases we might have had (no names/facilities of course) and what management we have done/should have done. I love to hear other opinions on the more complex cases I have had. Or maybe just theoretical cases.