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Wolf: Actually, Fantasia used a piece called The Sorcerer’s Apprentice for the music – they based the video on the name of the music. In the Hall of the Mountain King is a different piece. I know it, and it’s very good. Kind of spooky at some points, but good.
I had twins, a girl and a boy, so the Friday night after my daughter was born, I made a Shalom Zachar.
oomis1105: What I didn’t write was that it was a shalom zachor!
Chariots of Fire is fantastic. Ride of the Valkyries always makes me laugh – in my head, I hear “Kill the Wabbit, Kill the Wabbit, Kill the Wabbit!”
The Friday night after my daughter was born, I had a nice party in my house. I served beer, chickpeas, cookies, cake, and other nosh. There were sodas for people who didn’t want alcohol. I got many mazal tovs from friends and neighbors and nobody had any issues with what I was doing.
What a waste of time!
I used to be the gabbai at a small minyan, and one time a woman came with her usband, wanting to say kaddish. I asked the Rav, and he said she could as long as a man was saying it also – she couldn’t be the only one.
a mamin: I never said that you banned it, and I never said you were a Rav. Unfortunately, there have been many things recently which were a result of things being misrepresented to Rabbonim by people with an agenda. I believe this is one of them.
apushatayid: Probably because some “askan” who has a problem with it, went to some Rav who has no idea what zumba is or what it looks like and completely misrepresented it to him, trying to get is banned. Unfortunately, he succeeded.
Jothar: My Rosh yeshiva told me that book is a good way to scare girls away from tznius. He said it contains almost every chumrah known and presents them all as basic, mandatory, halachah instead of as chumros. He said he advises people not to read it.
R’ Moshe Feinstein used to tell people not to stop kids from taking pictures of gedolim. He said, “Better they should have my picture on the wall instead of a baseball player!”
Arguing with Toi over this is pointless. He is determined to attack R’ Dr. Lamm as much as he can. He will quote R’ Gifter ad nauseum to do so.
Just because R’ Gifter said something does NOT give you the right to do so as well. Many Rabbonim have attacked other Rabbonim over the years. The Gra attacked the Baal Shem Tov and the early chassidim. The Rambam was attacked. Many things were said about them. Does that mean we can attack Chassidishe Rebbes and the Rambam now? Do we have a right to say the Besht was a kofer just because the Gra did? Of course not!
artchill: What speech are you referring to? From Rabbi Schorr on the dangers of the internet?
Mods, in many pieces of MO literature, they follow the standards for writing, which means writing the last name of the author, not the name of the book or any title. If a teshuva is written, or a personal letter, they write the correct title.
Words that are considered curses in modern times are only because society defined them as such. When the Torah talks about someone cursing someone, it doesn’t mean saying a bad word. It means wishing evil on them, and actually saying the wish – “May Hashem cause this and this to happen to you.” That is a curse that the Torah was referring to.
Using bad words today probably falls under a chillul Hashem, because people will look down on Jews for it.
commonsense: No, you don’t even have to be Jewish to GO to A TIME. But I’ve heard from numerous people that non-chassidim are not treated nearly as well by them, and things were said by people in high positions to some people who had gone to them.
tryinghard, unfortunately, I’ve heard otherwise from many people.
There are organizations that can help with the medical parts. Bonei Olam is great. Even if you don’t need the money, they know all the best doctors and can tell you who is the best for your specific case.
If you’re chassidish, you can reach out to A TIME also.
The Gra wrote a recipe that involves garlic which he said helps with infertility. He says that raw garlic is bad for you, but if you cook it all the way it loses the part that helps. He describes exactly how to prepare it.
HaLeiVi: Where does it say that shiluach haken is a segulah for children? The Torah says straight out that it will give you arichas yomim.
rescue37: R’ Yosef said that an Ashkenazi can be yotze with the Sefardi pronunciation because the Sefardi way is the correct way.
taking a break: I wouldn’t buy it for the symbol either. I don’t spend a lot of money on clothing for myself, with one exception – I’ll spend more for a suit for Shabbos. I find that a certain brand lasts longer for me, and that spending the extra money will get me a suit that will last for a very long time without wearing out.
I have some Hilfiger clothing from when they were on sale. Pants for 9.99 a pair. I got 3 pairs. Shirts for 12.99 each. I got a few. Anything wrong with that?
He never said it. It was a rumor that he’d made those comments on the Oprah Winfrey Show, but it was not true. Do some research before posting something like this.
smartcookie: It’s the easiest example to pick, what did you expect?
smartcookie: How do you define “going against halachah”? R’ Moshe Feinstein held that an eruv in Brooklyn violated halachah and caused chillul Shabbos d’Oraysa. Many chassidim use an eruv. Does that violate halachah?
ZeesKite, what’s wrong, you can’t handle the truth?
When I went OTD it was mainly because of some ad experiences I had. It started with some bad things that happened to me that came from the top guys in the yeshiva. I spoke to the Rosh Yeshiva about it, and asked him, how am I supposed to emulate these guys when their middos are terrible, and all they do is make me miserable? He told me to separate the learning from the behavior. I asked him if they had their behavior ignored because of their learning, and I was rebuked for even asking that. At that point, I decided I had no interest in sitting and learning. I didn’t enjoy it anyway, but I’d been making the effort. After that, I didn’t even make the effort anymore.
When I decided to leave Yeshiva and go to college, the Rosh Yeshiva tried to talk me out of it. He told me that someone in college could never stay frum, and I couldn’t be a good Jew if I was in college, even in Touro. Well, I decided that if I couldn’t be a good Jew anyway, I might as well enjoy myself. So I decided not to be frum anymore.
tahini: the next time you speak to your son, please tell him thank you from me for helping to protect the Jewish nation. I constantly daven for his safety and that of fellow soldiers. Thank you!
optimusprime: The picture of R’ Kook came down not because of Zionism, but over the ruling that girls could serve in the IDF. The Chazon Ish was firmly against it. R’ Kook was no longer alive, so he didn’t have a position on it. Why did he remove R’ Kook’s picture? I don’t know, maybe he only had room for one of them. But it certainly was not a slight against R’ Kook, rather it was to show his support of the Chazon Ish.
I never learned in the Mir, so I was not a student of his. However, years ago on one of his fundraising trips, I did have the zchus to meet him briefly. He came to speak at my yeshiva. We were told beforehand that he wasn’t feeling well. When he spoke, is voice was so weak we could barely hear him.
Afterward, I had my chance to meet him. My Rebbe took me over to him and told him my name. When he spoke, it was even less than a whisper, and I could barely hear him. He gave me a brachah while holding my hand, and that was it.
What struck me was that although he wasn’t really able to communicate by speech, he still communicated. You could feel the warmth and love just rolling off of him. You really felt, here was someone who cared about you despite just meeting you seconds ago.
Jothar: I prefer 3 albums before the Black one, but that’s just my preference. Choosing a favorite is like pulling teeth.
When I was in 12th grade, my parents spoke with my Rebbe about the fact that I enjoy non-Jewish music. His response was, “When we were his age, we listened to the Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel, so why is he any different?”
Just to note, my 12th grade Rebbe’s family was very close to my mother’s family. They lived on the same block, and both families knew each other well, so he knew what music they listened to.
I think it depends on why you’re following the psak. If you’re looking for someone who is matir something, and R’ Emden zt”l is matir, I’d say no. We are not supposed to look around for heterim.
If your Rav told you to look up and see what R’ Emden held, then I’d say it’s fine. You’re not really looking to follow R’ Emden – you’re following your own Rav.
While their intentions are good, they’re missing the main point. You can offer all the money in the world, but if there are more girls than boys out there, it won’t matter. People say the age gap is to blame? Then focus on closing the age gap, not on getting shadchonim to concentrate on older girls.
Make a “freezer” for girls just like there is in Lakewood. Encourage girls to wait a few years before dating. Tell yeshiva guys that for the first 10 (or some other number) of girls they go out with, they must be within 1 year of their age. These address the cause of the problem.
My wife bought two large bags of candy for yesterday, as we were sure that people would be ringing our bell. Sure enough, they came in droves. Our two bags weren’t enough. We put a sign on our door saying “Sorry, we ran out of candy!”
We did not let our kids see it – we put them to bed early so they wouldn’t want to go get candy also. We just gave every kid some candy with a smile, told them to enjoy it, and wished them a good night.
I didn’t vote. I nominated.
I nominate my relationship advice thread for Best Thread.
Your landlord is not responsible for your property. Everyone who rents needs to have renters insurance.
A few months ago, my wife was lighting candles for Shabbos. My little daughter asked me, “What’s Mommy doing?”
I answered, “She’s davening while she lights candles.”
“Can I daven with Mommy?”
“Of course! Go daven with her!”
“Daddy, what do we daven for?”
“Whatever you want. You can ask Hashem for anything!”
So she walks over to my wife, puts her hands over her eyes, and says out loud, “Hashem, can You please make me a pizza?”
I thought the green chair was in a big bubble, and sent you back in time?
While the gum ones are good, I prefer the ones I always get on Purim for Mishloach Manos. I can’t remember what they’re called, but they’re a flaky dough outside with a small chocolate swirl, and the inside is coated in chocolate.
I happen to prefer cigars over cigarettes. Moroccans, preferably.
Mods, I thought we don’t allow movie references here? He’s clearly referring to “The Matrix” series, where their last outpost is the city of Zion.
I’ll enlighten him a bit: Zion is the last refuge of humans. The rest of the world is controlled by the machines. They are ruled by a council of elders.
Does that answer your question?
I have a relative who broke an engagement. She dated the guy because he was the type of guy her parents wanted for her. Some other relatives saw some things in him that they really didn’t like, and told her father so. It caused a bit of a fight.
Anyway, after they were engaged, she thought he became somewhat controlling. When they were out once, he said something that scared her, and she took off her ring, gave it back to him, and left. Her parents were furious with her – the guy was supposedly a big talmud chacham, one of the top guys in his yeshiva. She told them he scared her.
She ended up marrying a very nice guy later. Her former fiance also got married – then divorced. They heard that he physically abused his wife. Her parents aren’t upset about it anymore.
Sam2: Not necessarily. If there is a real established community, with one recognized Rav, you are not allowed to go in and start another group with its own minhagim – you are transgressing Al Tisgodedu, which is a d’Oraysa. A friend of mine lives in Elizabeth, and he told me that there, everyone must follow the minhagim of the community, led by R’ Teitz, because of this.