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They said because its not their fault
The airline told you they don’t have to compensate you because the mechanical problem is not their fault?
In a sense, that’s true. If it weren’t for the passengers, they could keep the aircraft parked in hangers. It’s all the flying that causes stress to the planes and causes the parts to fail. So it’s really your fault.
The rationale is probably it would compromise safety. The airline might operate an aircraft with a known mechanical problem, to avoid having to compensate the passengers for the delay in fixing the problem.
Thanks for answering my question. 🙂
@CTLAWYER
You made it clear from that post and others, that your criterion for U.S. President is the effect on your own bank account. I suppose that’s a legimate criterion for a person to use, as long as he’s honest about it and doesn’t pretend that he’s interested in what’s best for the country as a whole..knaidlach:
So specifically how would the Rabbi respond to the invitation(s)? Would he say, “No!!! Your food does not meet my standards!”? And, “No, I cannot attend a religious service at your fake synagogue!!!”?
Re: U.S. military pay and benefits
Even with cuts, military members still receive considerable subsidies, including free or cheap housing, free medical care, free or discounted meals, discounted prices at commissaries, educational benefits.
And they’re volunteers, not draftees. They chose to be in the military.
I’m a veteran. I speak from personal experience.
Dovid BT feel free to open a thread about the relative vacation expenses of our 44th and 45th presidents.
It’s easier to use your thread. 🙂
The President needs the support of the military and veterans, so he has to throw money at them.
Our former President took $5 million dollar vacations, and is still probably costing us millions of dollars a year by traveling with Secret Service protection.
The cost of the military parade is a drop in the bucket compared to all the money wasted by government spending.
An irony here is that it’s a machine that’s administering the “prove your humanity” test.
Since everything happens for a reason, and is caused by Hashem, wouldn’t this also apply to suicide? Maybe the person who commits suicide is being punished for a sin. Or maybe he’s being rewarded. Or maybe the person no longer “fits” in this world, and has been removed, for reasons that are beyond our understanding.
If you’re learning tosafos on your own, you should know how to read it.
I assume you mean read it in its original, untranslated form. I wish I could do that. Perhaps Artscroll should refocus their efforts and provide a series of self-study books that teach one how to do that.
I saw this in a shul last week.
That Artscroll DOT com page says that the expected publication date is Aug 21, 2018. Are there copies of it available now?
When the government is your automatic 50% partner, factory owners and manager look for ways to make their own fortunes.
I don’t understand. Could you explain that?
Chabadshlucha:
This topic reminds of a question I have. If a local member of the community and a regular visitor to the Chabad House, who happens to be a non-observant Jew, invites a Chabad Rabbi and his wife to dinner at the community member’s house, what does the Rabbi do?
A related quesiion would concern inviting the Chabad Rabbi to attend a Shabbos service at a local Reform temple, at which the non-observant Jew’s son is celebrating becoming a Bar Mitzvah. How would the Chabad Rabbi respond?
I have a red cabbage.
Putin/Netanyahu
How about, so we don’t stand still during the Zionist siren.
How about kneeling on one knee, maybe with a raised fist? 🙂
(Just in case it’s not clear, I’m not serious in suggesting active protests against the sirens.)
At that time I was an owner of a sewing factory in Waterbury, CT.
@CTLAWYER
How did you manage to get through law school and have the time to practice law, while operating the businesses you’ve mentioned in this post and previous ones? No offense meant, just honest curiosity.In their usual inclusive manner, Chabad DOT org takes an interesting appproach to this. There’s no “Yom HaShoah” on their calendar. But they make a point of including a Holocaust-themed article among their headlined articles on that occasion.
which only makes your comparison that much more ridiculous.
You have your logic, I have mine. If you find mine ridiculous, then laugh at it and move on. 😉
DovidBT- Just to understand, you’re comparing celebrating Jesus with commemorating the Holocaust?
No, I’m making an analogy by using another example of abandoning halachah for the sake of “achdus with our fellow Jews “.
This forum software could use a couple of features:
1. A preview function.
2. A longer editing window. Every post is moderated, and by time the poster sees that his/her post is approved and posted, it’s often too late to edit it.My question was, for those of us who recognize Tishah BeAv for what it truly is… and who are commemorating the Holocaust on Tishah BeAv anyways… shouldn’t we also join in achdus with our fellow Jews to commemorate the Holocaust together, as one, on Yom HaShoah… even if it’s not on the day we think is ideal?
Some of our fellow Jews are married to non-Jewish spouses, and their families observe Dec. 25 as a holiday. Should we join in achdus with them and observe Dec. 25 too?
Luckily though determining which is “more of a tragedy” has absolutely no bearing on this discussion.
On the contrary. That’s exactly what this discussion is about. Adding a separate memorial day for the 20th century holocaust dilutes the significance of Tisha B’Av for many people, who view the destruction of the Temples as “old history” that doesn’t really matter in today’s world.
Will try to write up something tomorrow bln if you’re interested
I’m interested. 🙂
This “downplaying” of the holocaust by saying “wasn’t all that “special”, and was merely a mid-20th century manifestation of what we have seen for many, many centuries ”
Was the 20th century holocaust more of a tragedy than the destruction of the two Temples and the expulsion of the Jews from Eretz Yisrael?
Rav Sheishess said:: … Rather, [dice-players are disqualified] because they are not involved with furthering the general welfare.
Sanhedrin 24bI recently read somewhere that Hashem expects us to use our abilities as best as we can, and then He will help us. But I don’t remember the source.
Men used to wear coats and ties when they went shopping, or to baseball games, or to most public places.
Just like a soldier in the army has to wear his uniform at all times when he is on duty or else he will get court marshaled,
So too yungerliet and rabbeim who are on duty 24/7- 365 should have to wear their hats and jackets whenever they step out into the street.What about the Nazis? They wore uniforms. Are you saying that we should be like the Nazis?
I suppose starting a new school has its own challenges.
The original poster, jack42626, who has not responded to any of the replies, did not ask for help with gambling addiction. He gave some tips on how to engage in casino gambling without losing control, and asked for feedback.
I have trouble believing that the post is serious.
Are the Hilonim so weak and ignorant that a YouTube video will cause them to “convert to C”?
… the fast is pushed off 1 day to Sunday.
Saturday night, not Sunday. But don’t get confused. 🙂
Try using a regular straw to get all the icy bits at the end and then try using that “spoon” and tell me which works better.
Maybe their straw engineering department is not up to industry standards.
Can you recommend any resources (organizations, individuals, web sites) that would be helpful to someone who wants to relocate to Baltimore, and find reasonably-priced housing within walking distance of shuls?
Where’s this quote from?
The article “7 Cool Things 7-Eleven Never Told You About The Slurpee” at rd DOT com.
What’s the point of those straws? You know, the ones with the spoon-type thing on the end.
“a funnel-like cone to scoop up icy remnants”
People who drink from Coke bottles without straws look like crazy drunks.
Only if they wrap the bottle in a paper bag and drink it while sitting on a public sidewalk.
On the topic, what about using real straw?
Today I learned …
The important thing is to keep learning.
Why is everyone in a hurry to get them out of the cave? Let them stay there until the rainy season is over and the waters have receded. Problem solved.
I agree. There are lots of laws intended to protect people from themselves: age limits for buying alcohol, seat belts, etc. Why is setting off explosives on July 4 acceptable? It’s like children playing with matches.
New product idea:
A talking mailbox. It engages in conversation, using voice activation and AI technology, whenever it’s opened, or optionally, to anyone who passes by.
Concluding, I don’t believe they [the Reform movement] have a future, I don’t believe they are or want to be part of what Judaism has to offer.
On the contrary, they will probably survive because they “evolve” to match whatever their membership want. It’s called “leading from behind”.
There’s a book that addresses this very question: “One People? : Tradition, Modernity, and Jewish Unity”, by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.
Although he’s an intelligent, well-educated orthodox Jew and Rabbi, his writing style is verbose and hard for me to understand, so I can’t state exactly what his conclusions are. But he seems to be in favor of inclusion, as opposed to exclusion or pluralism.