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The current forecast has Jose arriving at the NC/SC border on Shabbos.
“But how do I know if people are just doing this so that I should feel good about myself or if they’re doing it honestly cuz they like my voice?”
Start a part-time business giving singing lessons (for women only, of course). If you get rich from it, that will prove that you’re a talented singer.
What about increased observance of mitzvos, including daily Torah/Talmud study? In my admittedly limited experience, observance leads to more observance.
In my opinion, that’s part of the effect of the prevailing “you can do whatever you want” attitude in today’s society.
There are no rules, so everyone’s bored. They have to go to extremes to make things interesting.
“If the pilot is flying over a crowd at the beach, that’s also a shaila, because I don’t know if the pilot is close enough to actually see individual people in their likeness.”
FAA regulations prohibit flying an airplane that close to people, except for takeoffs and landings.
As far as the Shabbos issue, banner towing is probably a good way to be self-employed, assuming you can find enough customers. But you can do your own advertising. 🙂
It could even be a way of doing kiruv. 🙂
“I just didn’t (and still can’t) understand that someone has to be turning dials 24/7 to keep electricity going.”
Many problems can occur in a generating plant. Electrical circuits can overheat. Mechanical bearings can break. Steam lines can rupture. Even with 100% automation, there have to be human beings around to deal with unexpected issues.
To keep my lulav bundle from drying out, I spray water on it and store it in a plastic bag sealed with twist ties.
Isn’t the definition of “observant” closely related to intermarriage?
If you perform observances based on the “norms/rules of Judaism as laid out by your branch of Judaism”, or based on your community norms, or based on family tradition, it’s easy to rationalize deviating from those norms/rules if a good reason emerges.
But if you perform observances because they’re in the Torah that G-d gave to Moses, deviating is not an option. And the Torah specifically prohibits intermarriage.
Isn’t it well-known advice that you’re supposed to prepare for hurricanes by storing a several-day supply of drinkable water?
Here’s a related, interesting comment I recently encountered:
“A tzaddik is so captivated by the love of G-d that he attends to mundane matters almost casually, preoccupied, as he is, with far more exalted interests. During ordinary discussion his mind relates the subject at hand to G-d by natural transfer, like a lover whose every experience reminds him of his beloved.”
From page ix in the introduction to the Book of Nehemiah, in Daniel-Ezra-Nehemiah, Kesuvim / The Writings, Mesorah Publications Ltd., 2016.
“No. Too many winners ended up as suicide victims, murder victims and insane asylum victims. ”
But a few hundred million dollars would pay for a whole team of live-in psychologists to keep you mentally and emotionally stable. And you could have your own private Yeshiva as well.
“Maybe we should throw such a party, but none of us go? And instead we all send someone to represent us?”
And for added security, the time and place of the event would be known only by the moderators.
It would only make sense if everyone wore a burka with his/her screen name taped on the forehead.
And in other news, an Asian-American sports announcer was just pulled from announcing a University of Virginia football game. Why? Because his name happens to be “Robert Lee.”
At my location, it was only a partial eclipse. I glanced at it briefly without protection (it was really bright), then used binoculars to project an image onto a sheet of paper. But I forgot to say the blessing, 🙁
“Bigger Kappel Mor e yires shamayim”
That goes along with being more conspicuously Jewish.
As Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai said to his disciples, “May it be [G-d’s] will that the fear of heaven shall be upon you like the fear of flesh and blood.”
Berachos 28bI did a web search on “DIY soap on a rope” and got a bunch of results. So Bob’s your uncle.
The news said that we’re sending another 4000 troops.
That’s really my only significant complaint about the President. But he needs the support of the military and the defense industry, so he has to throw money at them and give them something to do to justify it.
When eclipses occurred hundreds or thousands of years ago, many people must have stared at them, ignorant of the risk to their vision. Are there any historical accounts of the widespread blindness that resulted?
“So, when does the wrecking ball take aim at the Jefferson Memorial. He was a slaveowner too. ”
The University of Virginia (UVA), located in Charlottesville, was founded by Thomas Jefferson.
Last fall, a group of UVA faculty members asked the president of the university to refrain from quoting Jefferson in her emails, because Jefferson was a slave owner.
“The Confederacy crushed itself by borrowing money from its citizens to fund the Civil War effort, and when the war was lost, the debt was worthless.”
That’s a good description of what’s been going on in America for the last several decades.
After the Civil War ended, the country was reunited. The people who were part of the Confederacy regained their status as Americans, equal in every way to those who were part of the Union. That applies to the leadership as well as the rank and file. So why should they not be honored?
iacisrmma: My size 8 kippa doesn’t stay in place very well, and I prefer not to use clips. I thought that a larger one might work better. And I would be more conspicuously Jewish.
But where do you get big yarmulkas?
I currently wear a size 8. I ordered two size 9 from an online judaica store, but they turned out to be size 7, falsely advertised as size 9. When I complained to the store, instead of letting me return them for a refund, they responded that “buying kippas is ‘tricky'”. I would post the name of the store, but I suppose that would be lashon hara.
I’m thinking of either getting some kippas custom made by a tailor, or figuring out to make some myself.
For an interesting perspective on the Charlottesville incident, do a web search for the article “Charlottesville never had to happen — How craven local politicians led our nation into tragedy” by Arthur Herman, a Charlottesville resident and historian. I first saw the article at foxnews DOT com.
“The one thing you should be careful of is ‘backhanded insults’ .”
That’s a nice outfit. It makes you look intelligent.
Pirkei Avos 5:25 lists various stages of development.
“This whole thread is sad not one poster advised, maybe just maybe to actually have a conversation with your neighbor before calling the cops maybe that’s what mature adults do.”
I came close, by suggesting knocking on the door to borrow a cup of flour and assessing whether there’s actually a problem.
“However, if I heard my neighbor yelling “what are you doing with that knife” or “put that gun away”, I don’t think I would hesitate to call the police.”
What if one of the family members is writing a play, and the other family members are helping by acting out the scenes?
On a more practical note, how about knocking on the door to ask to borrow a cup of flour or something when you hear the loud voices? Then you could assess whether there’s a real problem. If that seems dangerous to you, find a big mean-looking friend to do it for you.
“African Americans”
Careful!!! I think the current politically correct term is “people of color”, which for some reason is not at all the same as “colored people.”
:You are sounding like a socialist…you want me to give up 80% of my land…………..”
I didn’t say that anyone should give up his land. I was merely jumping into the spirit of the thread by adding some “should be’s” 🙂
I think everyone should have a big house on an acre of land. And there should be world peace.
According to Wikipedia: “The [U.S.] Marine Corps was founded to serve as an infantry unit aboard naval vessels and was responsible for the security of the ship and its crew by conducting offensive and defensive combat during boarding actions and defending the ship’s officers from mutiny…”
You should start a new awareness movement to make people aware of this issue.
It depends on the context: Who is asking the question? Why is the question being asked?
Is it an English test in school? A job application? An argument with a neighbor?
“I don’t get the vegetables analogy”
vegetable = mindless
“They present themselves as a religiously neutral organization.”
Personally, I don’t think it’s possible for an organization that helps people find a new derech to be “religiously neutral”.
When I first heard about Footsteps, I spent some time reading their web site. There was an event posted there, and it was specifically stated that both Kosher and non-Kosher food would be provided. Since there’s no reason why even a non-observant Jew “needs” non-Kosher food, that was an obvious sign of the organization’s mindset.
Meanwhile, this topic wasn’t about Footsteps. but a halachic alternative, such as the existing Project Makom.
“Some people that you talk to can’t hold them self back from looking at their phone while their talking to you. HULLO? I’m talking to you! Whats wrong with you?!”
A similar issue is when you’re talking to someone and his phone rings. He takes the call as if it automatically has precedence over his conversation with you. Actually, that behavior predates cell phones; many people do the same thing when a landline phone rings.
” Just because something was done a certain way in the past, doesnt mean its the correct way.”
Nor does it mean that it’s the incorrect way.
“Where do you even view frum poetry?!”
The siddur is full of poetry. And the Book of Psalms. And the Tisha B’Av Kinnos.
“it could very well be the person was expecting some important information”
People managed to deal with that for thousands of years without carrying phones with them everywhere they go.
CTL, will you share some of your poetry with us?
No. I support raising the drinking age to 35, with an exemption for religious practice.
Joseph:
I’m pretty sure that training and tests are required before you get to drive cars and trucks.
But if the minimum age for driving were raised to 35, I would have no objection. That wouldn’t be feasible for the military, though.
mentsch1:
I speak from personal experience. During the initial training, recruits’ activities are highly restricted. There might be enough free time to go to the base PX for a beer, but not enough time to get in trouble. And recruits certainly don’t get to carry around loaded weapons unsupervised.
Besides you’re mixing the analogy. My point was that military recruits are not simply handed a weapon and given free rein to use it as they wish, unlike alcohol.
” If a person is considered responsible enough to be issued a lethal weapon with orders to kill enemies and be prepared to die himself, why isn’t he considered able to drink in moderation responsibly, such as a 21 year old adult is permitted?”
But a military recruit goes through several weeks of intense training, during which he is supervised 24 hours a day. Even in combat, soldiers at the lower ranks are always supervised by NCO’s or officers.
Drinking alcohol, on the other hand, can be done without any training or supervision.
By the way, isn’t “Ofsted” reminiscent of Orwellian Newspeak, in the theme of Miniluv, Minipax, Miniplenty and Minitrue?
Not a direct answer, but you can view Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) reports at: reports DOT ofsted DOT gov DOT uk
JITC/Allison:
I think it’s great that you jumped into this dialog. It’s nice to have a primary source represented here. The discussions usually involve second- and third-hand information.
I’m curious why the Project Makom team seems to consist only of women. Do you think that’s a limiting factor for men who may be looking for a different halachic derech?