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It would actually make more sense to use a minimum IQ threshold for voting rights which would ensure that women have a structural majority irrespective of any explicit gender restrictions. Sadly, there are constitutional restrictions on applying such a test to candidates for federal office (since that might otherwise exclude a certain “stable genius” from running).
Alternatively, women could just change the”gender’ designation on their registration forms.
Nisht: Correct…only in the varbeshe section and only on days that chassidim don’t say tachnun except on the second day of rosh chodesh.
P.S. Yiddim are “greeners” who came over on the Mayflower
“The definition of a seudas mitzvah is one that is eaten in celebration of a mitzvah…”
Perhaps literally, but this definition implicitly devalues the whole concept of a siyum coupled with a seudas mitzvah. Most associate the concept with a significant degree of incremental effort in one’s limud torah, hashkafah, etc. Trivializing it with putting on teffilin, saying asher yatzar, toiveling in mikvah and other more routine mitzvos seems to be form over substance.
P.S. Try something innovative that you haven’t done before. Commit for shanayim mikra/echud targum for a least sefer Bereshis, try following R’ Eli’s nightly shiur in Hebrew (MDY home page link) for several weeks, volunteer to tutor a special needs bochur in a blat gemorah and celebrate a small accomplishment with him. All of these type events seem more in the spirit..
For the same reason Sephardeshe yiddim add “v’yatzmach purkanei v’kareiv mishichei.” in the repetition of the Amidah.
Because they can, and because it is part of their mesorah.
I suspect one “devalues the currency” if a Siyum becomes a routine affair or a pretense to to avoid other halachic restrictions.
Is there just one “Lelover Rebbe”? I thought there were several Lelover kehillos in both the U.S. and EY
For NEXT year, make a note that the Rothberg retail sales of California esrogim and arba minim sets were transferred to Rav Menachem Sirota who now runs the business under the name of PRI HADAR. You can google that name for a link to the order information.
Why would anyone want a telephone test to learn chumash/rashi ?? There a plenty of online tests if you feel that being tested on what you have learned would be helpful. Even more wierd is why you would be in need of an “incentive’ to learn torah when such learning provides much greater rewards than any online scam. Given that this week is shabbos b’reishis, have you considered starting on a disciplined program of Shnayim mikra ve-echad targum.
If Hezbolah and Iran increase their attacks on EY using a combination of rockets, missiles and drones, the Israeli supply of defensive weapons to take down these incoming attacks will quickly be overwhelmed. Israel absolutely needs to maintain U.S. arms shipments and limited deployment of air defense capabilities and it must take U.S. concerns into account or risk a major breakdown in defensive capability.b
“Hang up garlic bulbs in your Sukkah and pour garlic Powder on the table in your Sukkah and then bugs will not enter your Sukkah….”
Neither will people, and thus probably one option for keeping those pesky members of the family and schnorring shalichim from stopping by to admire those incredible “gadolim posters” the kids brought home from yeshiva. hb
“The salary [for CPAs] plateaus at a certain point unless you’re ambitious and put in lots of extra effort to really get ahead”
Hello!! The last time I checked, the compensation for just about ANY profession plateaus at a certain point unless the individual is willing to put in the effort to be sucessful. Even government positions are capped at a certain point (albeit with some CoL increases) and the only way of increasing your income is (i) to qualify for a job with more responsibility and higher pay scales or (2) start your own business where your compensation is only limited by your talent and willingness to take some risks.
Nisht: A varbeshe ostrich may argubly be referenced as “she/her” but the eggs are definitely “they/them”
Gedol: If you were ready to pay a nominal monthly fee to access the site, perhaps the publishers wouldn’t need to run ads with pictures of varbeshe socks that you find so offensive and threatening to your yetzer harah.
“The Torah is clear that we Jews should have nothing to do with the zionist state nor with its evil army of death. Ask any gadol…..”
Well, the Slabodka Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Shlita, who also is a member of Degel Hatorah’s Council of Gadolim, was asked that question several days ago and his answer was that those yungerleit who are not learning in yeshiva SHOULD enlist in the IDF. His comments echo those of several other chashuvah rabbonim with respect to those who are not shteiging should be helping to defend the state in whatever way they can, including serving in the IDF.
“Mods: you probably didn’t read “habbaytzimhagedolim”;s username correctly. Please edit it.”
Participant:; Would “Ostrichegg” meet your editorial standards??
Huhh?? How did an “infomercial” with links to unvetted local PR agencies end up in the CR????
CrazyK: Well stated but as you are probably aware, MAGA chassidim refuse to allow historical facts to their deeply-held beliefs regarding the orange-haired Moshiach.
“Vasikin comes especially late in Boro Park….”
Zmanim for October 3, 2024 (First Day Rosh Hashanah) ZIP Codes: 11204, 11218, 11219, 11230
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At this point, perhaps the question that needs to be asked if he is remotely “good for the country”. He just pulled out of the 60 Minutes interviews that he and Harris had agreed to for this weekend. Apparently, his campaign team – after watching him over the last three days of increasingly unhinged and unstable ranting at his rallies, and this morning’s rants over the Iran missile attack, is clearly afraid of exposing him beyond comfortable forums such as NewsMax. Remember that back in October 2020, just before he lost the election , he had a meltdown on 60 Minutes and ran off the set when he apparently objected to Leslie Stahl’s questions.
Its all about HIM
As the missiles were landing around EY this AM, Trump’s first thoughts (and posts on his Truth Social site) were how none of this would have happened if HE was President and how he will magically “end the Israeli war” on his first day of returning to office (just like he will end the war in Ukraine, stop all illegal immigration, put a man on Mars etc. all on his first day in office). Not a word of sympathy for the people of EY or even the families of those killed in the terrorist attack at the light-rail station in Tel Aviv. But lots of words about HIM and some sick jokes about Biden who had just ordered U.S. navy ships to intercept the incoming missiles.
Stop posting pictures of women, quoting women, referring to women and actually acknowledging that they exist! Youre being machshil the rabim!
U’mein. Even female pronouns in news stories (“she”, “her” etc.) should be changed to “they”.
“I do think there has unfortunately been a recent lack of oversight here”
Perhaps you need to drill down a bit and understand the combination of real-world resource constraints and editorial discretion that are operative in ANY niche social media site such as YWN. Generally speaking, the Mods generally provide considerable leeway in what is allowed to go through subject to the stated CR guidelines. I’m sure there are some that would prefer that all photos of women be photo-shopped out of news stories and that any expression of disagreement with a chashuve rav (even with the caveat of “with all due respect…”) result in immediate banishment from the CR. And indeed, there ares several frum websites that adhere to that type of editorial protocol if that is your preference. The growth and commercial success of YWN would suggest that there is a substantial market for the level of “oversight” provide here.
Reb yosef is correct. A top notch CPA with his/her own practice can charge several hundred dollars/ hour for his/her own time plus profits earned from any Staff accountants in the firm but that is not the “norm” for most CPAs who work in accounting firms or as an inhouse accountant for a small-mid size business. Many CPAs move on to take positions in corporate finance departments and can earn even more. Again, that is still the exception, not the norm. Nonetheless, if you want your own business where you have control over your hours, its a great profession.
“If posts aren’t being censored, why does it take so long for posts to go up?”
I guess it takes a while to censor your posts complaining about being censored?
“:What can you suggest to YWN as an area to improve in it’s reporting in this coming year?”
Keep doing the great job in has done in 5784 and not worry too much about the musar it routinely gets from dissatisfied readership. There are complex balancing decisions the editorial staff and Mods have to make on a daily basis in screening news stories and CR posts and I sense the majority of its readers are very satisfied. Sure, there are frequent kvetches about the wording of a headline or selection of file photos to go along with an article but those are relatively minor annoyances compared with a one-sided online echo chamber that fails to reflect the diverse views of its readership. The orthodox community is not monolithic as evidenced by the exchanges here in the CR.
While recognizing yad hashem behind everything that happens, it would be good to also acknowledge the incredible skill and mesiras nefesh of the Mosad intelligence operatives and IAF pilots who daily risk their lives to carry out these missions. Much of this get lost in the daily bashing of Biden, Bibi, the shmad IDF and Zionist State.
“Capitulation” is a fancy, lawyer-like, word that means “surrender”
A good lawyer doesn’t use “lawyer-like” words in a pleading. If you mean surrender, say surrender, or even better, “give up”. Our law schools are churning out too many “lawyer-like” litigators for whom English appears to be a second language.
“Whatever Trump will do he won’t talking about and certainly not actually refusing to SELL arms to Israel….”
And you know that because?? In the past 24 hours he has said that “the war” in the middle east has to “stop NOW”. How does he “stop the war now” when Bibi just said at the UN that EY will keep on fighting until the ultimate defeat of Hamas and Hezbolah. Stopping offensive weapon sales is the only way the U.S. has to coerce a quick end to the war if that is what the new president intends on doing.
“We have gedolim who have been clears as day that it is better to leave eretz yisroel than join the kofrim in their sins:
Simple and clear as day message to those who refuse to serve and their “gedolim”: עזוב בשלום ואל תחזור
The Chareidim for years have failed to offer any alternatives through which they would establish and control the terms under which their bochurim would participate in defense and national security efforts in any form (other than behind a shtender). It is simply not possible for the fastest growing segment of the population forego participation in the defense of the country.
Trump just said in his Trump Tower news conference that Israeli operations against Hamas and Hezbolah have to end “NOW” and that just like Ukraine, he has a secret plan that will stop all the fighting within hours of taking office. Aside from repeating his claim that October 7th would never have happened he says nothing about assuring that Hezbolah will be unable to continue its daily attacks on the North. Reporters tried several times to get any details about his peace plans but he simply repeated his usual sound bites.
Forgetting momentarily about Chabad media, not a good week for traditional “Jewish Media”.
First, there were news reports today that the Jewish Chronicle in the UK (founded back in 1848) had fired one of its most high-profile contributors/writers for fabricating his resume (including educational honors, personal involvement with the Entebe raid, relationships with Netanyahu, etc.) and faking news stories. Earlier this week, another story runs about the former editor of the Jewish Press, Eliot Resnick, who was sentenced to Federal Prison after pleading guilty to several felony counts related to the January 6th riots at the Capital. Perhaps even worse, he was thrown off two Jewish dating sites (including “Saw you at Sinai” )so he will have to work with a shadchan remotely while spending quality time at Otisville. (The Judge showed a bit of menchlechkite, deferring his date for reporting to prison until after Rosh Hashanah.
Notwithstanding occasional disagreements on the wording of headlines or selection of stock photos, I’ll settle for the lack of drama here at YWN.Vus is de chiddush??
Trump has ALWAYS been transactional and never principled. He has never claimed otherwise.
Does anyone remember how he violently turned 180* on Bibi right after lost the election and used obscenities in castigating him as “disloyal” for calling Biden to offer congratulations. Trump will support those who feed his insatiable ego and serve his interests but will throw them under the bus (and back it up a few times) the minute he feels a threat or lack of sufficient adulation.
Now he is already setting American Jews up for blame if he loses (along with his endless unsubstantiated claims of a “rigged” election”)
But of course, he has Jewish children and grandchildren so they will control his worst instincts. Of course…..Unless you plan to climb the ladder to become the CFO or Director of Audit at a major company, or as another poster noted, build your own accounting firm, you are unlikely to make much more than $100k working as a staff accountant. While thats a good parnassah by national standards, it doesn’t go that far if you live in NYC or one of the other major metro areas and/or have a large family with several kids going to yeshiva or facing $50k/yr college tuition.
“What does that have to do with honoring one’s parents?”
Nothing. Which I suspect is the point of this and other recent incoherent posts and topics.
There is a growing recognition of both the long-term financial and health/emotional issues associated with this whole class of GLP-1 analogs. An immediate problem is simply availability and many patients prescribed these drugs cannot get their RXs filled because of supply shortages. The drug companies and distributors are rationing distribution to existing patients. Also, the government has realized that more widespread use could literally bankrupt medicare/medicaid at current price levels.
Some patients are going off their meds when they reach desired weight levels only to put the weight back on creating a familiar cycle of loss/gain (wash/rinse/repeat).
The genie is out of the bottle and there is no way prescriptions can be narrowed to the truly obese or diabetics etc. Better guidance from doctors would help but there will always be a few on the margin who like other “miracle drugs” will be glad to provide an Rx without really determining the patient’s medical need.Are you saying that there is a Rebbe somewhere who is pushing GLP-1 analogs for obese yidden who can’t say no to another slice of kugel?? I’ve seen a lot of commercials for Ozempic, Jardiance etc. where they always seem to be dancing but none appear to be dressed in yeshivishe lvush.
“Has everyone forgotten the Braekel chicken issue?”
Who can forget those pashkevilim insisting that all contemporary chickens are treifus, invoking a number of chashuvah rabbonim including R’ Wosner’s Beis Din etc. Some were machmir to the point of not only foregoing chickens or eggs but also anything made with egg derivatives (such as mayonnaise). In reality, I suspect that all commercially available chickens on the market today have been hybridized with unknown types.. Fortunately, virtually all hashgachos relied upon today, including the gold-standard chassideshe hashgachos, have no kashrus concerns with chickens on the market.
I guess it was too much to ask for a 10 day moratorium on bashing other yidden for their beliefs and hashkafah.
Philosopher: Perhaps we can have a moratorium for the rest of chodesh Elul on what some might consider as Chabad-bashing, even those “questions” you believe are intellectually sound.
Given what we’ve seen this week regarding what can be hidden in a pager, who knows what might have been put inside an egg. You need to find a good chassideshe hashgacha with the requisite expertise in hun hoyzen and avionics.
It was an incredible operation combining technological and intelligence skills but wouldn’t it have been even more effective if it was followed immediately by a major ground operation pushing Hezbolah back from the border and creating a buffer zone in the North so that over 100,000 Israelis can return home? Its hard to understand the timing here but perhaps we will know more in the coming days.
If Joe Biden offered a package deal pardoning both Trump and Hunter, I think he would gladly step back into well-deserved ob
If Joe Biden offered a package deal pardoning both Trump and Hunter, I think he would gladly step back into well-deserved oblivion.
Seems like some are preoccupied with rationalizing hatred and speaking lashon harah with respect to those they regard as “reshaim and kofrim” than building achdus within klal yisroel. I guess its important to have an enemies list so you know whom not to treat with respect.
Is Ukraine asking non-Jews not to come to Ukraine, too? Or only Jews?
For at least the past 15 months, when the Russian missile and drone attacks have proliferated and fatalities increased, Ukraine has discouraged ALL travel into the country. However, as others have noted, the Breslov seem to ignore these travel guidelines, both from the U.S. and Ukraine.
“Should we laud and applaud potential achdus between the Orthodox and Conservatives (and/or Reforms), too?”
Yes, when it comes to existential matters and physical security of yidden in EY and throughout the world. There are times where speaking with a single voice is crucial. That doesn’t negate the reality of real and substantive disagreements on matters of hashkafah.
It is sad that such a wonderful show of respect and admiration for the niftar by a rav with an entirely different hashkafah is itself newsworthy but in a time when we desperately need achdus within klal yisroel it certainly warrants recognition.
This “letter” makes no sense and is borderline incoherent. Any Bais Yaakov school has the right to set its own rules and admission criteria, presumably with guidance from the local daas torah supervising its operations. If the school rejects several of your kids, its presumably for reasons that relate to the hashkafah of the parents and the home. If they don’t want your kids, for whatever reasons, take you business elsewhere.
AAQ: BY’H, there will be more of these hostage rescues based on on-the-ground intelligence gathering. However, its unclear whether there will be sufficient time to rescue all the 100+ remaining alive if they are being held in different locations absent some negotiated exchange.