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You need to be careful about Touro. Last I heard they’re nor yet accredited. They say they’re working towards it, but they’ve been doing that for a while. It took them a few years just to get candidacy status, and nobody knows how long it will take them to get fully accredited.
BP Totty, the story on the front page has the comments section closed. You can’t comment there.
Mod-42, I’m still around, and post every so often.
Wolf: yes, it struck me as odd. However, as I said, the speech was recorded. He said very clearly, “Mashiach will come in two zero zero nine.”
Yes, with a m/c, if it’s early enough, it doesn’t count. You need to consult with a Rav on it, as the exact count can be questionable.
In my family, my older brother didn’t get a pidyon because my mother’s family are Levi’im.
Among my siblings, there are now 4 of us married. My older brother had a girl first. My son was born via a C-section. My younger brother’s in-laws are Levi’im. The next brother is currently expecting his first child, so we might finally have a pidyon!
shlomozalman: R’ Elya zt”l did say 2009. He also said it in Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway a few years ago. The speech was recorded, you can get it from the yeshiva. My brother was there, he heard it.
bombmaniac: yes, and it’s on Journeys 3. It’s about special children (and adults), which is why I think that’s what DramaQueen was referring to.
DramaQueen, do you mean Who Am I?
ir: Do you continue to trust people in Lakewood after they ignored the call of the Rabbonim there to vote for Corzine?
Nittel nacht was instituted in Europe when the Christians would go out and kill Jews on Christmas. The Chazon Ish said that in a country where there is no such danger, nittel nacht doesn’t apply, and is in fact nothing more than bittul Torah.
It should be noted that the Roshei Yeshiva of YU wrote a letter opposing the discussion.
My Zeidi lived with us in my parents’ house.
He used to laugh and put me on his knee.
And he spoke about his life in Poland,
He spoke with a bitter memory.
He spoke about the soldiers who would beat him.
They laughed at him and tore his long black coat.
He spoke about a synagogue that they burned down,
And the crying that could be heard beneath the smoke.
But Zeidi made us laugh and Zeidi make us sing,
And Zeidi made a Kiddush every Friday night.
And Zeidi, Oh, my Zeidi, how I loved him so,
And Zeidi used to teach me wrong from right.
His eyes lit up when he would teach me Torah.
He taught me every line, oh, so carefully.
He spoke about our slavery in Egypt land,
And how God took us out and made us free.
But winter went by and summer came along.
I went to camp to run and play,
And when I came back home, they said, “Zeidi’s gone.”
And all his books were packed and stored away.
I don’t know why or how it came to be.
It happened slowly over many years.
We just stopped being Jewish like my Zeidi was.
And no one cared enough to shed a tear.
But Zeidi made us laugh,
And Zeidi made us sing,
And Zeidi made a seder Pesach night.
And Zeidi, O my Zeidi, how I loved him so.
And Zeidi used to teach me wrong from right.
Many winters went by, many summers came along,
And now my children sit in front of me.
And who will be the Zeidi of my children?
Who will be their Zeidi, if not me?
Who will be the Zeidi of our children?
Who will be their Zeidis, if not we?
Who will be their Zeidis, if not we?
This song of course was not composed by this poster. I’m sure he did not mean to take credit for it. It is a famous song and he probably figured everyone was familiar with it
There are a few different brands of crock pot liners. There are some Jewish companies that make them. For those, you usually have to put some water between the pot and the bag in order for it to work, and it still usually rips.
Reynolds makes a liner that doesn’t need water, and I’ve never yet had it rip on me.
bombmaniac: tell him to try jumping in front of a bus next.
The original D’veykus version of In a Vinkeleh
Remember also, that it says the generation of the mabul was finally punished because they recognized gay marriage. It says it also about Sedom. The Greek empire, the Roman empire – they both also recognized gay marriage, and both are gone now.
It’s clear that, as sammyjoe said, a society only maintains its right to exist if they do not recognize this abomination as legitimate. Let us try and help our medinah shel chesed by fighting against this abomination. The US has been a tremendous help to the Jewish nation, let us help protect the country when we can.
Jothar, maybe risking your life to protect the lives of hundreds of thousands of Jews is a zchus in itself.
headsandtails.us is a friend of mine who recently started selling hair coverings, and is trying to grow her business. Check out her site!
Jothar. that’s because nobody is calling the drivers Nazis, and saying that we don’t need them. If there’s no argument against it, you don’t need to publicize the need.
Jothar, we need both learning and fighting. When Yaakov went to meet Eisav, he prepared for a battle. In ancient times, the Jews had an army to actually fight. Why did they need it? Why didn’t they just sit and learn? In fact, the ones doing the fighting were the ones who were usually learning, which means there were far less people learning while they were fighting!
We need both. Tevah is not that learning protects you. Tevah is that a sword or a gun protects you, with Hashem’s help.
There are a few places that sell hair coverings. There’s coveryourhair.com, there’s headsandtails.us and a few others.
BP Totty, true, we can’t compare ourselves to Yaakov Avinu. However, that doesn’t mean the yetzer hara wasn’t there in those days. Look at Yehudah and Tamar!
bein_hasdorim, I disagree with you. A friend of mine once told me that he had the following conversation with R’ Pam zt”l: he told R’ Pam that he was dating a girl for a while. He said, “She has amazing middos, her emunah and bitachon are great, and we have great conversations.”
“So, what’s the problem?” asked R’ Pam
“I don’t think she’s good looking. But, what kind of a reason is looks to turn down such a great girl!”
R’ Pam replied, “Oy, what are thigns coming to! It’s of the utmost importance that a person be physically attracted to their spouse! If there is no attraction, the marriage is doomed to fail, and the person is putting himself in severe danger for terrible aveiros! We need to teach bochurim that looks ARE important!”
It depends on how big you make them. Some people make huge ones, then figure one per person. If you make smaller ones, figure two.
haifagirl, what about songs with words that are by Jews? For example, there is a group called the Beastie Boys, who are all Jewish. There’s a heavy metal band called Disturbed whose singer/songwriter is a nice Jewish boy from Chicago – and his grandfather is a Rav!
Are those considered Jewish music? What about Simon & Garfunkel?
positiveaynayim: Maybe that’s the problem these days. Yes, people spend plenty of time learning, but not enough time living. They don’t put what they learn into practice.
getzel1:
Do you really think those things don’t occur in the “frum” world also? Guess what: they do. There happen to be many honest people who aren’t Orthodox Jews. There are also many low-lives who consider themselves Orthodox Jews (although they’re obviously not – you can’t be a low-life and be a frum Jew).
The problem is that because we’re supposed to set an example, people expect more from us. It also draws more attention when someone slips. It’s the old case of man bites dog.
It doesn’t matter. That’s what bitachon is – whatever happens, we know that Hashem is looking out for us, and it’s for the best.
How do you know what might have happened if you hadn’t davened? Maybe she would have died sooner? Maybe she would have lived in excruciating pain for a while before passing away?
The fact is, we don’t see the big picture. Hashem does, and He listens to all our prayers.
Yes, tzedaka saves from death. We say straight out, tzedaka tatzil mimaves. On the Yomim Noraim, we say that tzedaka removes the evil decree.
2 other things which give long life – kibbud av v’em, and shiluach hakan. There’s definitely a source for those 😉
I just wonder where it’s taking place… there is no JCC in Teaneck. Did you mean Tenafly?
Single? Double? Travel? Jogger? How old is the child/children?
jphone: I once heard a speech that said the point of a yeshiva is not to learn. A person can learn on their own. The point of a yeshiva is for a person to form a relationship with a rebbe.
Ben Melech: actually, the Chofetz Chaim ran the grocery himself for many years. He used to keep it open until he had enough money for the day, then closed down and went to learn, so other stores could also make money.
starwolf, I thought the hospital was going to have two separate wings, one for men and one for woman, with doctors of the appropriate gender.
Just to note, R’ Tuvia himself, while he disagreed with R’ Moshe zt”l, did not use the eruv, out of respect for R’ Moshe.
A Rebbe of mine once spoke out very harshly against most mekubalim. He said that someone in his shul (this Rebbe is also a Rav) told him that he goes to a mekubal in Israel at least once a year, and everything he told him has come true. He said it doesn’t matter. The Torah is very clear that there are supernatural things which are not good, and are in fact forbidden. He contrasted it with R’ Chaim Kanievsky giving people segulos and advice on what to do: if you ask R’ Chaim what to do in an issue, he will give an answer and usually tell you what he based it on. For example, he told us a story of a young man who had gotten engaged. During the engagement, he was diagnosed with cancer. He wanted to break the engagement to spare the girl of having to go through the suffering with him, and she didn’t want to. They went to R’ Chaim, who told them to proceed with the marriage, and he said everything would be fine. He based it on the gemara where a Tanna (I don’t remember who) was visiting the emperor, and the emperor told him the case with a man who sold a field to someone else. The buyer discovered a treasure, and wanted to return it to the seller. Each argued that the other one should keep it.
The emperor said he would kill both men and tske the treasure for himself. The Tannah told him that he’d be punished for it – they should make a shidduch with their children, and given the treasure to them.
R’ Chaim said, we see from the gemara that if you want to do something to help someone else, at a loss for yourself, only good will come of it.
A mekubal might give the same advice, but it probably wouldn’t be based on the gemara.
The rebbe concluded by saying that this doesn’t apply to all mekubalim. There are many legitimate mekubalim out there who are huge talmidei chachamim, and there’s no problem with them. However, you need to do some research before going to see one. He also said that we shouldn’t need them – we have our own Rabbonim near us, and we should value them for what they are, and ask them our questions. Ignoring your own Rav to go to some unknown mekubal is an insult to your Rav.
tzippi: I’m well aware of that, and I have no problem with it. I was responding to gaffligle’s view that yeshiva guys would only date a BY girl. I happen to have a lot of issues with the BY system, and when I was dating, I actually preferred a girl who didn’t go to BY.
gaffligle: Well, please make an effort to actually spell-check before you post. It’s in the rules page:
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/rules-of-the-ywn-coffee-room-please-read
Please try to post in a language somewhat resembling English. Visit spellcheck.net if you need help. Mozilla Firefox browser also offers a spellcheck option. If your comment is not written in normal English, it will not be approved.
It’s very hard to make sense of your posts.
As for Yeshiva bochurim not wanting to date someone without a BY education, I think you’re wrong. The issue is that there aren’t many other schools out there with good reputations. If a new school started that didn’t call itself a BY, but had a good name, I’m sure guys would have no problem with girls from that school. Also, a school can teach more hashkafah and halacha and less Tanach and still call itself a BY. As far as I know, there is no official organization of Beis Yaakovs that would be able to stop someone from using that name.
One last point: I happen to be a Baal Teshuva. I come from a very frum family, went completely off the derech for a while, and found my way back. I can tell you from my own personal experience, the girls who rebelled the most, and who I used to hang out with, went to Beis Yaakovs. They would want to do everything secretly, so nobody would see them, but they rebelled more than girls from any other crowd. Maybe memorizing Tanach doesn’t give you as firm of a foundation as you’d like to think.
Actually, it wouldn’t be such a bad idea.
But seriously, in girls’ schools they should be teaching hashkafah and halachos which are needed, such as kashrus. A woman should know basic hilchos kashrus so she can be sure of keeping a kosher kitchen.
When I was in Yeshiva, the Yankees went to the World Series. The Menahel announced that although there was a policy of no radios in the dorms, they’d allow it so guys could listen to the games.
gaffligle: One thing they didn’t teach you was grammar. Can you at least make an attempt at it?
How do you know what Sarah Schenirer wanted? I doubt she wanted girls to spend hours memorizing meforshim on Nach, and agonizing over the fact that they might get under 90% on a test. She wanted girls to have a firm foundation in Yiddishkeit. Memorizing Navi won’t give that to them.
I’ve had it once or twice in Firefox. Usually, restarting the browser helped, but if it didn’t, rebooting always fixed it.
Just a note, always reboot first. It fixes most minor issues.
Mezonos Maven: I really don’t know enough about the situation to make any judgment. All I know is, if you think someone did something worth defending, you should bring it up.
Mezonos Maven: my grandfather went through Auschwitz. (Cantoresq, he was from Kisvarda also!) He told me that after the war, he looked out during the trials to see if a certain SS guard’s name came up. Why? So he could go and testify on his behalf. He told me stories of what this SS guard did for him and some of the other Jews in the same barracks as him. My grandfather said, somewhere back, he must have had some Jewish blood in him.
Yes, sometimes there could have been reason to try and help even a Nazi.
Shikur, you really are drunk… Ethier, Loney, and Hudson play for the Dodgers, not the Angels.
Thanks, we edited his article. Shikur, please don’t drink and post. – YW Moderation Team
david1999: I’ve answered the question regarding the population a bunch of times. Read through the thread, you’ll see.
I’m not a Rav (far from it), but if you have the necessary amount of people, mechitzos don’t really matter, right?
2and2, this is not the place to find help for such a thing.
Sorry, my mistake re: the picture.
He had a picture of R’ Kook in his sukkah. After the debate on women serving in the army, he replaced it with a picture of the Chazon Ish, to show his respect for his fight against having women in the army. It wasn’t any disrespect towards R’ Kook, rather to show respect to the Chazon Ish.
No, aryeh3, Zevulun is considered the equal of Yissachar, and everyone has their own purpose. Realize that Yissachar was the only one of the shevatim chosen to sit and learn full time – only 1 out of 13!