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I thought “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” is the official stance in Judaism except in the case of marriage. Nu?
As a crazy, nutty, libertarian, I prefer to to avoid the conflict.
What’s ironic is that Obama is trying to get congressional approval to go to war, but his administration has said that it will go to war either way. It makes me wonder why he even wants congressional approval. Just so he can say he was constitutional about it? Well obviously he doesn’t plan on playing by the rules unless it’s convenient for him.
Shabbos Alarm
On a side note, the rav’s wife of our community went into labor on Shabbat morning. It’s a boy!
Well the only time I actually tear up is on Yom Kippur (which shouldn’t be a problem), but usually I’m too cheerful on other yom tovim to let it get me too down.
Seeing as a cousin isn’t a sibling, I think the laws of yichud apply here; but, I honestly can’t believe that anyone here considers talking to your cousin is a big deal, especially if you’ve been close to them since birth! The concern (practically speaking, not halachically) should be if that cousin is like a stranger to you, and not if she’s close to you (studies in kibbutzim show this to be the case).
It just seems so bizarre to me. This is anecdotal, but I’d never felt sexual attraction to any of my female cousins.
Only time I cry at shul is during the yizkor when I think about my father.
If you have to choose between keeping halacha and not blending into the gentiles, then keep halacha. The fact that the ???? is virtually gone from the Jewish community is a bit saddening. We invented the hijab!