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Baruch’s left hand began to glow mysteriously. The glow became brighter and brighter.

There was a sudden, blinding flash of light. Baruch, the doctor, the restaurant and the rest of the universe ceased to exist.

And then there was nothingness.

Is “blocking your driveway” meant to be interpreted literally, or is it a metaphor?

Examples?

Wine gladdens the heart of man.
Psalms 104:15

my vintage that gladdens G-d and men
Judges 9:13

*idea*

The Jews who perform kaparos using chickens could team up with an organization that collects the “used” chickens as soon as the ritual has been completed. The organization would then “process” the chickens to prepare meals for homeless people or other people in need.

Maybe the same organization could also provide a “humane” storage area for the live chickens prior to kaparos.

If no such organization exists, one could be created for this purpose.

Thanks, Joseph. I chose to use $20.

@Doing my best
I think that’s the way the welfare system works now, in theory. But “the devil is in the details”.

@CTLAWYER
Have you met any famous musicians, such as John Lennon, Leonard Bernstein or Elvis?

Better to buy frozen pizza and heat it up at home yourself.

It’s actually possible to make a pizza from basic ingredients at home. It’s very similar to baking bread. 🙂

A related question: If a monkey were trained to make a pizza, would that be halachically permitted? Assume the monkey’s training includes proper hygiene, such as hand washing, and wearing gloves and a hairnet (or in this case, perhaps a “bodynet”).

If you could go back to 5th grade (or similar), would you want to keep your present memory and knowledge? That would be weird. You’d either have to act like a child of that age, which would be challenging, or you’d be considered a freak and possibly dangerous.

Adults, though, I think they go off because of the internet.

The internet is a neutral resource. The internet was my primary tool for becoming observant.

Without the Coffee Room there is no Joseph. Without Joseph there is no Coffee Room.

he supports a state that beats up religious jews

You’re referring to the U.S.?

To declaw cat you are eliminating its means of protection.

Declawing a cat also involves chopping off the first joint of the cat’s fingers, which is not very nice. If the choice is declawing or euthanizing, at least leave the rear feet intact, which leaves the cat some protection, and helps it escape from a predator.

Why use coins? Unless you’re planning on retrieving them, it’s poisoning the vegetation and wasting money that could be used for tzedakah.

There’s a recent post at asknoah DOT org SLASH forum, titled “Traps for harmful insects”, on this subject.

But they aren’t integrating, and that’s precisely the problem.
Instead of integrating, they are killing the messenger and cutting it out entirely.

What’s the reason? Is it thought that a minimum of secular education will be a slippery slope to increased secular education, inadequate Torah education, and assimilation?

The more time spent on secular studies the less time there is available for Limud Torah, which is far more important. It is impossible to give a “public school equivalent education” PLUS a full Torah/Jewish education. There aren’t enough waking hours in a day for a child to have two such full curriculums.

The problem is that secular education has gone way beyond teaching the basics. It’s been perverted into a means of indoctrinating political and social viewpoints. Teaching the essentials of communication and quantitative skills, with a bit of history and geography, wouldn’t take that much time.

With today’s technology, a virtual parade could be done for a few thousand dollars. There’s no need to have all the personnel and equipment physically in the same place at the same time.

The Parkland shooter was a very disturbed kid with a long history of problems and “red flags” that were ignored. The authorities had many opportunites to take preventative action but failed to do so.

If there’s a dangerous bull in your village, you don’t turn the village into a fortress. You confine the bull so that he can’t hurt anyone.

One might ask why would the Ebeshter have created these locations if his yidden were foreclosed from seeing the wonders of his creations?

That line of argument could easily be used to rationalize transgressions. 🙂

What if YWN was blocked from Facebook and Youtube?

It could happen. A lot of people consider certain Torah precepts to be “hate speech”.

Airlines used to offer compensation for this, and planes didn’t crash that much more often, so that doesn’t sound right.

Maybe it’s harder for them to make money now.

I know that commercial flying used to be a lot more pleasant. There was hardly any hassle about security; you could wander freely in and out of the boarding area. There were no fees for baggage unless it was excessive. Free meals and snacks were served, even in coach class.