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Most of us have received the vax and boosters w/o any problems and avoided serious Covid issues. For those who chose not to get the vaccines, the biggest issues w343 not being able to get reservations at certain restaurants during 2021/22. Virtually all countries have dropped their Vaccination requirements for entry so travel is no longer an issue. Otherwise, your kvetching about being “criminalized” etc. sounds like the usual anti-vax meshugaas.
According to some (and disputed by most historians)James Polk’s presidency ended on March 3rd. Zachary Taylor had been elected to succeed Polk. March 3rd was on a Sunday and Taylor’s “shomer shabbos” religious convictions would not allow him to take the oath of office on a Sunday. Therefore, with Polk’s term ended and Taylor refusing to be sworn in, Atchison, as as President pro tem of the Senate became president for the day.
David Atchinson was “President” for a day
No one has explained if there is an option of one or both parents can get some part time work and earn sufficient funds in order to sustain the primary focus on Kollel learning. I would assume that finding some balance between work and learning is preferable to having to leave Kollel entirely in order to earn a parnassah in the absence of parental or some other third-party financial support. The question seems to be framed as a binary choice.
“It shouldn’t fall within the purview of common sechel to ask ignorant people questions”
Actually, I found your comment rather ignorant since the level of knowledge here in the CR is a lot higher than most discussion boards and individuals here oftern have a considerably higher level of knowledge on rather arcane subject areas than your typical LRP.
Having said that, for those who may be a bit skeptical of the whole inyan of davening at kivrei tzadikim to obtain a segulah, than davening at the kever of some relative of that tzadik would seem especially bizarre, unless that relative has his/her own special yichus.
He did some good work decades ago on water quality and other environmental issues. Then, somehow, he went off the deep end with all sorts of conspiracy theories, aside from just the anti-vax meshugaas.
There is a paid ad running on the news site for some organization associated with Reb Shayala’s tziyun, collecting virtual kvitlach, etc. Are they are legit??
” And Rebbe Yochanon would deliberately sit by the mikvah so women coming out would see him and have beautiful children”
Huh?? Today, the Rebbe would be lucky if Hatzalah didn’t show up and detain him for the police. While I’m not sure exactly what might arguably have been the case at the time of R’ Yochanon, not a good idea today to hang out outside of the mikvah no matter how good looking you may think you are.
YWN doesn’t have to “trash” Trump. DeSantis’ political action committee will handle it for them. Their new ad blasts Trump for calling his newly adopted state of Florida “the worst state in the country” and offers to share moving expenses so the Donald can relocate to California where he can bond with Gavin Newsom, whose ex-wife is now sharing a bedroom with Don Jr.
You neglected to mention tofu and pea protein (aka Beyond Beef), two of the essential elements of the Gadol Diet.
Buy it online where you can shop at your leisure, compare prices and read reviews of those that interest you. Focus on the size of the watch face you are comfortable with, the type of band and closure, and whether you want the display to be digital (i.e. show the time in numbers) or have a traditional hour/minute watchface.
YWN is an equal opportunity basher. If you do a relatively simple search in the archives of dump on Donald articles vs. Sleepy Joe articles, JOE wins by a margin of roughly 4:1. Headlines about controversy trigger clicks and clicks = increased ad revenues. Of course, we can go back to the good ole days of daily “Crooked Hillary” or “Barrack Husein Obama” outrage of the day articles and those really attractive stock photos the headline editor was enamored of and Donald would be nowhere to be seen (or bashed).
Sorry, but I would submit that some of us would ignore ANY rav who offered a generic dismissal of any particular party abstracted from the candidates for a particular office. Without debating “individuals” some of the loudest voices claiming to represent “traditional” values are disgusting human beings who directly and indirectly support some of the most vile anti-Semites in our society.
I suspect most rabbonim truly deserving of these honorifics would prefer to be referenced simply by their names w/o all the adjectives. For some reason, we can reference a gadol hador by his first name (aka R’ Moshe, R’ Yolish etc) or by a sefer he has authored and everyone know who we are addressing without prefixes Gadol hador, saar hatorah, hagoen, ha’rav etc.).
If R’ Miller had the misfortune of meeting some of the recent putrid examples of GOP leadership, he would probably be leading the charge to form a Third Party.
“GADOLATRY”??
You can never have too many gadolim.
Lakewhut: you win dumbest post of the week and its only motzi shabbos. Please don’t associate R’Miller, ZL, with your nareshkeit.
The most surprising aspect of the Bragg lawsuit against Jordan is the signature block. Never would have imagined that Gibson Dunn would have taken on this case against the Republican House wingnuts.
Anan: Toiveln in mikvah isn’t m’dorisah??
‘Hakoras hatov in honor of President Trump
If you haven’t seen it, the current exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art entitled “Renaissance Masterpieces of Judaica: The Mishneh Torah and The Rothschild Mahzor” is definitely worth an hour or two if you happen to be in Manhattan during Chol Hamoed.
Emes: I’m fully aware of the caselaw on that section of the NYS code through which 2-year time constrained misdemeanor charges are leverage up into 5-year timelines but the point I’m making is that the linkage here to the Federal “crime” is considerably more attenuated and is ripe for judicial review in a federal appellate court. I didn’t find anything on WestLaw testing the application of the code to the fact pattern Bragg cited in yesterday’s charging document. Nothing would make me happier than to see Bragg’s charges sustained but I’ve consistently believed this was the wrong case to bring at the wrong time.
AAQ: You say that, “Congress will be justified in arresting the prosecutor for “election interference…” If that was the case, and Congress had such authority, Nancy and Chuck would have the Trumpkopf, Eastman, Clark, Guiliani and the rest of the gang sitting in D.C. jail. Congress does not have “arrest authority” beyond say having the Sargent at Arms round up members for a floor vote or arguably, “arrest” a potential witness who failed to honor a Committee subpoena and lock them up in the Capital basement.If Turkey and Greece are considered “North Atlantic” why not Israel?? Perhaps Erdogan will find a reason to object.
Incredibly weak indictment. Big problem for the DA is that he will have to show that there was an effort to hide the payoffs in furtherance of “another crime”. Plain meaning of the New York statute would appear to be another STATE crime. Here, the DA is claiming the other crime was the FEDERAL crime of election interference. If the “crime” can be construed as ANY crime, there are no bounds on how the statute could be applied. While the issue has not been litigated, it will be a tough case and might be dismissed at the circuit court level IF it make it though the state appeals court.
” Trump by now is the most acquitted person in this country…”
Aside from “acquittal” in political theater (aka impeachment) because the Republicans in the Senate have no backbone, he has never been personally indicted so he cannot have been acquitted. The Trump organization was recently convicted of tax evasion and Trump himself has repeatedly settled cases (e.g. Trump Univ, etc.) rather than go to trial.
The strength of EY’s bipartisan political in Congress is such that even if Bibi proceeds with these “reforms” there will be very few consequences to the Israel-U.S. relationship although there will be loud dissents from a substantial portion of the center/left wing of the Democratic party.
If the objective is to “identify” with a group (in this case “bnai torah”) it would seem you would do so through your actions and behavior rather than virtue signaling through your wearing a black hat and suit.
No….why would you want your family drinking large amounts of this stuff. Recent studies in medical journals show that even one or two cokes a day could increase your risk of type 2 diabetes by more than 24%. Sugar intake is linked to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and excess fat, all of which increase the risk of heart disease. Sugar substitutes (Diet Coke or Coke Zero) in large volumes are equally unhealthy. Plus you get to put your dentist’s kids through college.
Otherwise, its a great buy so rush down to that “certain store” and load up.Aside from chants at MAGA rallies, Trump has at various times called for the prosecution and imprisonment of the 4 most recent Democratic presidents or presidential nominees (Biden, Clinton, Obama and Kerry) along with about a 20 other federal and state judges, senators, Congressman and other elected officials. What goes around comes around.
AVD: Aside from the unique “ruach” of the place during the busiest days before yom tov, their hand shmurah were absolute perfection00 round, crunchy, slightly charred from the brick oven it was baked in). At least in in the ‘ole days” (I haven’t been back in years), Shatzer generally had one of the lowest rates of broken matzos per box compared with any other bakery. They also had an incredible way of packing their matzohs so they survived a flight back home.
Square Root: Your post reads like something out of the Haggadah where we say if the Ebeshter had done X or Y or Z it would have been enough (aka Dayanu). Some of us will approach this from a somewhat different perspective that even just one indictment (in New York) will be sufficient, notwithstanding our preference for three (including the Special Counsel and Georgia).
Maxie: I’m still not sure what your point is. Are you supportive of this Rimminav kiruv effort or do you think its duplicative of what Chabad and others do on a continuing basis?
Even the most mushchisdikeh liberal would shake their head in disgust?
What is mushchisdikeh liberal and how does an poishete progressive rise to this level of liberalism?
CS: Its sometimes confusing (at least to me) when reference is made the XYZ Rebbe and then you research it and find multiple rebbeim who claim the title. With Satmar and Bobov its relatively easy…with others, a bit more cryptic.
Per my question above, there apparently are multiple rebbeim who claim to be the “Rimanov” Rebbe. Irrespective of the source, the concept is a core element of many kiruv efforts to bring disenfranchised yidden back to the fold. The question is really HOW it can be done most effectively. Past studies have shown that to be successful, outreach needs to be sustained over time. While a one or two time “experience” of true simchas shabbos done in the home of a frum family is a great start, there also needs to be follow-up outreach to have long-term success.
History is NOT prologue….R’ Yosef’s siblings reportedly have great hashkafah and are highly respected ehrliche yidden
Could you provide any emperical evidence that a woman’s male siblings’ psychological profiles are genetically transferred to her siblings?? In my experience, insanity typically skips a generation.
Another reason for electric cars, although in NJ, they will probably require some state licensed electrical engineer to plug your car in at public charging stations.
“…Far more appropriate , than a new Mi Shebeirach”
Where do you find in Shulchan Aruch (or anywhere else for that matter) that it is assur for a Yid to offer any tefillah to the ebeshter that might supplement the normal teffilos to address a particular concern or need?Is this the Rav from Goldberger’s shul in Willy?
“If you put an older unmarried sibling on the shidduch resume, you will certainly avoid those who think this is unseemly…’
Why would the marital status of an older sister be relevant to a bochur’s interest in whether to date a girl?? You’ve never even met the younger sister and somehow you need to know about whether she has siblings and what they have decided about when to marry?
Nomesorah: Its a matter of preference. I so hate the airport check/in boarding process to the extent that one long non-stop flight is my choice wherever possible w/o a connection as long as I can get an upgrade to business (very infrequent) or premium economy on the aisle so I can get up and strech every hour or so. Otherwise, I agree and would never do a 10-12 hour flight if there is a risk of center or window seat. (Some like the window seats on overnight flights because its easier to sleep. I generally can’t get more than 2 hrs nap on an airplane, even with an Ambien.)
Its significant that a material percentage of CR participants have a classics education along with their awesome command of limudei torah. The two are not mutually exclusive as evidenced here.
There is no prohibition on an individual or a tzibur offering a misheberach for those who protect their lives on a daily basis. They need the tefillos not more than ever before given the risks from terrorists and the internal strife within the country.
By the time Moishiach arrives and has completed all the necessary Environmental Impact Statements and obtained all the required building permits to complete construction of Bayis Shalishi, we will be doing korbonos virtually in the Metaverse.
This time of year and probably through the summer, the “cheapest” RT El Al flights from JFK/Newark to Tel Aviv will run about $800 to $1,000. You can save about $100-$200 by taking some flights on other carriers with a connection but you have to be crazy to incur the additional time/flight delay risk by making an unnecessary stop.
Short answer. DON”T store any leather products in a car on a hot day. Period. Full Stop. And putting them in a cooler with ice is even more problematic. It may be ok for short stops (e.g an hour or so) but otherwise, keep them with you or leave them in the beis medrash, shul or home when you finish davening.
Just be aware that there are real benefits to “in-person” classes if that is an option for you based on your location, finances and professional aspirations. Not all colleges are “party schools” and most students are serious about their education versus worrying about their itinerary for bein hazmanim (aka spring break). While you can certainly obtain excellent training online, the top professors and degree programs still involve in-person learning.
Much hatzlacha in whatever choice you make.In rare agreement with R’ Yosef. I’ve flown up front on several 12/13 hr flights to Japan and Dubai and the obscene prices (which clients paid) were not worth it if I had to pay out of pocket. I don’t drink alcohol on long flights and have a hard time sleeping on the “flat beds” which they promote as a key feature. You also get the same “kosher” meals wrapped in plastic while watching the sushi and filet mignon served to the guy sitting next to you. The ONLY real advantage for me is that its a bit quieter in First, less likely to have a screaming baby sitting next you, and shorter lines (if any) for the Lav. I’m a big fan of the premium economy, where I purchase regular economy and use my upgrades to get a wider seat on the aisle. Sometimes, when flying off-season you can get upgraded to business but those upgrades seem very rare these days.
“the growing number of Torah programs for women can prevent careerism and secular values from entering a woman’s mind..”
Believe it or not, there are a very significant number of frum women who are able to acquire the needed academic and job skills to earn a good parnassah, make significant contributions to their community working in the fields of medicine, public health, finance and law, while still living a torah life. Its pathetic how many men simply have a hard time accepting this reality and (putting aside R’ Yosef’s trolls) continue to flail around with respect to women’s capabilities and achievements.