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You need to weigh the possibility of him having a negative effect on other boys with negative effects on the boy thats not behaving. It’s not an easy decision either way and has seriou ramifications that need to be considered
Nothing.
Because it’s totally unrealistic. How do you suppose that program would be paid for? It would never get off the ground. Total nonstarter. Same for free healthcare for all. There is no realistic way to pay for it. It won’t happen.
As some of you may recall, many years ago, it was totally normal for guys and girls to mingle and meet on their own and many of these people got married and had normal good families. It worked. Well. So why was a system that worked replaced by the system we have today which is totally dysfunctional and doesn’t work?
Any type of learning is a great thing. Why is this any different t? The MO part is irrelevant. As for women being present, that’s their choice. If they get bored, they’ll stop coming. I fail to see the problem here.
I am very scared of what country will look like if any of the current Democrat contenders should win the election. I am far less scared of Bloomberg winning the election. He did a pretty good job in NYC and I think he can do a pretty good job as president. He’s a little too liberal on some issues for my taste but he’s WAY better than any of the crackpots that are currently in the running.
That said, I don’t think he has a much of a chance of winning the nomination because he’s too normal for the new wave of Democrats out there.
It would be very interesting to see what happens if he runs as an Independent. It could end badly if he takes votes away from Trump but not the democrat nominee. That said, I don’t think he’d run unless he gets on the ballot as a Democrat.
In my local park on Shabbos afternoon, there are tons of mothers and fathers taking their kids to the park. I think it was pure coincidence the time you were there.
Seems the person who gave that shiur is just giving his personal commentary on the current state of shidduchm in the frum world.
Its an advertisement to the women to not make simchas Yom Tov a hostage to your unnecessary need to clean every inch of the house when there’s absolutely no need to do so.
Do your spring cleaning at your leisure AFTER Pesach
Not at all. My other half would still going nuts cleaning the house even if we went away. As much as I hate Pesach at home, I do NOT want to spend it in a hotel either
Totally agree. I hate to say it but I have come to absolutely hate Pesach. I forget who but a famous rav once was quoted saying not to make Pesach so kosher that it’s not sameach. We unfortunately personify that to a tee. And. I can tell you my home is anything but sameach until after Pesach is over. And I’m powerless to change anything (I’ve been trying for years)
For home Internet, Clean Router is a good choice. It replaces your router and filters every device that connects to your network. There’s another similar one called Kibosh which is quite a bit cheaper but is very similar. Kiboshs mobile filter is not very good. Clean Router also has one but I can’t comment on it. I had gentech for a time. It is VERY expensive and not worth the high price tag. A particular frum Internet safety organization recommends Gentech but. I disagree. There are better and cheaper alternatives. I wonder how much gentech is paying them to steer people to their product
The answer is simple. White shirts are part of the uniform of what has become a religion of external appearances. How very sad! What are people concerned with when looking at potential shidduchim? Be honest. To drive my point home I know someone whose regular attire was jeans and t shirts. Certainly nothing close to yeshivish attire. But he is such a huge Talmid chochom that the regular magid shiur has him give the daf yomi shiur when he’s away.
And if someone wears what’s now called business casual? By modern standards that’s a very clean put together look. Wearing a white shirt is not the only way to look well dressed and refined.
I agree with the OP that there’s a tznius problem in the Five Towns. But there’s a tznius problem in many places. Have you been to Flatbush recently? Or Boro Park? It’s a problem there also. So it’s unfair to single out one neighborhood (which has many good truly frum people by the way) when the problem exists in many frum communities. It’s a universal problem. As for dealing with it I once heard a rav say that there’s no problem seeing it once since you really can’t avoid it. The real problem is when you turn around for another look.
Ubiquitin,
“ModOx which is not as bad as frei”.
That’s exactly the comparison I was referring to. This seems to be saying ModOx is bad, but not quite as bad as frei.How about ModOx is orthodox, just like yeshivish, chasidish, YU, etc. Does each group have their differences? Sure. But saying one group is “not as bad” says that is actually bad, just not AS BAD as another group.
It just this type of attitude by yidden towards our fellow yidden which turns people away, and makes projects like Footsteps and Makom necessary.
Why can’t we all just accept our differences, acknowledge that were different but still shomer Torah uMitzvos, and we’re all on this together. Remember, Hitler ym”sh didn’t care if a Jew was frum or frei. Why should we? That’s not to say we shouldn’t encourage people to move up and take on more. We all need to do better and take on more, no matter how frum you think you already are. But stop looking down on other yidden that maybe aren’t at your holy madreiga yet. It won’t anything to hasten the ultimate geula.
If I’m wrong, I apologise but my read of SadiguraRebbe’s post was a comparison of MO to frei, AKA not frum. If he meant something else, he should please explain what he meant to say. Otherwise yes, his post seems to say MO is as bad as being not frum IMHO.
Maybe I read Sadigur’s post wrong but he seemed to be comparing MO to not religious at all. That smacks of sinas chinam. Maybe they don’t wear the yeshivish uniform but it doesn’t make them any less “frum” than the guy in the hat that’s wearing black and white.
SadiguraRebbe, I truly hope you’re joking. If you’re not joking, then I’d say its people with your attitude that is a big contributor to people going OTD in the first place. I know many ModOx people who attend minyan regularly, are koveah itim and live beautiful Torah lives. Please tell me you were joking.
This is me too. I went to Yeshiva from kindergarten thru high school but was taught ivrit b’ivrit in elementary school. I guess I missed the basics in the early grades and it was a snowball effect. I learned to read and pronounce the language properly but never really learned to understand or speak it well. Also back in my day, the rebbeim were old men who didn’t really motivate the kids to learn. BH the yeshivas today are much better in that respect.
How big is the system that was installed in KWH? How many panels are on your roof? Also, how much was your usage last month shown on your electric bill?
I agree with GH. Something about the facts you state don’t make sense unless you signed a contact with awful terms.
I have solar panels. I’ve never had the issues you have. My bills have been between $10 and $15 a month since they were installed. Also never had leaks, bli ayin hara. The panels were not installed correctly. If the rails the panels attach to are properly flashed, they should not leak.
It sounds to me like you signed a 20 year PPA (power purchase agreement) where the company that installed your panels owns them and any power they produce. You then pay them for the power rather than paying the utility. You only pay the utility for any excess power you need after what the panels produce. So when you say your bills tripled, are you referring to the bill from the utility or from the company you signed a PPA with?
Nobody mentioned Waterbury. Waterbury is the next Lakewood. Houses there are very inexpensive and the community is very yeshivish.
Thanks streetgeek. I forgot to mention the point about used cars.
I buy my cars used (about 5 years old) and keep them for another 10 to 15 years. I maintain them and BH have been satisfied with them. Sure, things break along the way but in the long run, it’s far cheaper than leasing. And if you keep on top of maintenance, that should also minimize the risk of breakdowns. The important thing is to fix the little problems before they become big problems.
My experience is that a gallon of milk will not last for weeks if it’s Chalav Yisrael.
If it comes home from the store not spoiled, I’m happy. Once it comes home not spoiled, it virtually never lasts longer than a week even if the date says it should last two more weeks or longer. So budget for buying milk every week or even more than once a week if it spoils. A gallon is unlikely to last longer than the week.Off-brand diapers really depend on the brand. From my experience, Kirkland diapers are just fine, but not cheaper than Luvs when you get them on sale and combine with coupons.
Also, another GREAT way for anyone to save money is to buy in the chain supermarkets on sale, and then use coupons. Especially in NJ where its common for them to double coupons. Just an example, I recently got salad dressing in Shoprite for free, combining a sale with a doubled coupon.