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“if you go from Lakewood to Monsey, you’d pass through Bergen County? You’ll probably see many more srugies than streimlach there”
If you give the Monsey Trails driver a good tip, he will guarantee you won’t see a single kipah srugah or Borselino from the time you board at the Swifty Gas Station in Lakewood to arrival in Monsey. You will also get a great scenic tour of Delaware, Western Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Western New York.
“Lakewood is Chasidish?”
Sure, once you get beyond the BMG crowd, all you can see are streimlach in every direction, all the way to 770 and Monsey
Why spoil a good piece of herring with phony cream sauce that adds calories and fat….make your own with freshly brined herring, a good white wine vinegar, allspice, peppercorns, bay leaves and as much sugar as you like (doubled for Ungarishe yidden). Serve on a dark Russian pumpernickel with thinly sliced onions
Is there a formal or informal “Gez” registry? How does a shadchan otherwise know whether a bochur’s prospective machatunim came over on the Mayflower (or the Chabad version therof)?
Simpler and “old school” doesn’t necessarily mean better. There are lots of “new” restaurants in the NY metro area and other larger cities around the country with both good hashgacha, good food, and reasonable prices. Several months ago I had dinner at a well known kosher restaurant near the U.N where a burger was $55 and the schnitzel was $88. The quality was OK but you can get the same at half the price elsewhere if you don’t expense the tab. My point being that too many “old school” venues are simply tired, not well-maintained, haven’t updated their menus with healthier options and make you feel like they are doing you a favor for serving you.
“The shtarkest BT will never, ever marry into a Gez family. Even a non-Gez will almost never marry a Gez. You know it, and it needs to change. ..
What is a “GEZ”??
Netanyahu has repeatedly said that having Yidden living in Gaza would require an enormous diversion of security forces from the West Bank and northern border areas with Lebanon and Syria.
“Seems like someone found R. Yisroel Salanter on the CR…”
And one of the truly credentialed baal musars on social media.
If EITHER party in a shiduch goes into the marriage feeling disappointed that they had to “settle” for the physical attributes of their future spouse, its not a good siman of their future success. Of course, feelings may change but obviously much better to begin a marriage with a sense of excitement and enthusiasm about the person you will spend your life with and raise a family.
So if medical science can find ways to stretch the bochurim and flatten the bnos yisroel we will have solved the shidduch crisis??
One needs to take a certain degree of responsibility for one’s own physical well being, including nutrition and exercise. The inyan of “ushamartem es nafshosechem” is not some abstract prescription to make personal health decisions based on the state of scientific knowledge regarding nutritional links to disease a thousand years ago.
I’m still not clear how this new software “improves” the old CR functionality. It was quirky at times but worked for most of us. Is there anyway to “restore” the good ole days??
“This “update” is a bug, not a feature….”
I’m not a social media entomologist, but this “BUG” is a monster since it has eaten most of the functionality of the old CR and is crawling its way towards the news site.
”I have 1 simple question for Lubavitch Chassidim. If Moshiach comes today but he isn’t the Rebbe, would you accept him?’
Well, its a nuanced answer, and likely depends. If its another chabadnik, perhaps yes. If its someone who looks strangely Litvish, adds “V’yatzmach purkanei” to kaddish and asks for some more sugar with his fish, perhaps not
“How dare you write they “were mistaken in their novel ideologies”
Easy. We can have great respect for the daas torah of rabbonim from a wide range of hashkafos and can simultaneously disagree with the path they prescribe for their chassidim relative to the path we follow based on guidance from our own Rav. If you follow a Litvish hashkafah or even a Chassid from a different Chassidus, you don’t need to run to the Ohel to beg mechilah if you don’t agree with certain Chabad practices.
The concern has been expressed periodically over several hundred years that the normal (and some would say “obligatory”) custom of the Rebbe’s oldest son typically being chosen as the NEW rebbe when his father is niftar, does not always assure the best leadership of a chassidus. There may be reasons why another member of the immediate or extended family, or even someone from outside the family, would better extend the lineage, customs, hashkafah of the prior rebbe and perhaps more importantlly, provide the leadership and fundraising skills which are also of great importance in maintaining the Mosdos of a chassidus.
When I click on “UJM”, it says “he cannot be found”.
Is he is out searching for No. 4 or did Nos.1-3 make hefker?
From the website:
“Any campers with social media accounts are not aligned with the camp’s hashkafa…”
“Ladler: Just out of curiosity, what motivates one to resurrect a 14 YO thread that has no obvious link with an recent events?
“We all know that the current situation a person is going through is for their good and beneficial for them…”
Perhaps you would encounter some skepticism among the families of these still held hostage in Gaza…they’re having a hard time feeling the benefits.AVD: When I mentioned OOT communities, I was not referring to Cleveland or Baltimore but much smaller locations where there aren’t any shatnes labs in close proximity. B’H, there are many more locations today outside of major metro areas and the lower cost of overnight shipping makes it feasible to actually send packages to a lab for testing where there is no local capability.
Seems like Chabad has grown substantially in 30 years w/o a “Rebbe”. While there are these occasional hiccups, the absence of a successor doesn’t seem to have inhibited expansion in many new locations nor undermined its mosdos.
“Chazal say that one who wears shatnez does not have his tefilos answered….”
Imagine losing your chelek of olam haboh because of a trip to Men’s Warehouse. For yidden living OOT, with no shatnes lab in close proximity, sending new clothing, footwear, etc. to a lab is frequently not a viable or affordable option
“Joseph” Are those those all complaints from one of your wives or one from each of your wives?..
Dofi: Probably neither. Given the likely subject matter and objectionable language, the actual complaints from any the three would never make it past the Mods.
“Same as Pudonk state university is a university like Cambridge or Sorbonne.”
You miss the point entirely. YWN IS the Cambridge, Sorbonne, Ponevezh and Mir of the virtual world all rolled into one. You will never see demands from members of Congress for the resignation of the Chancellors, Presidents or Moderators of the CR
“IndoChino”
To the extent you are asking about their custom-made suits (or those of other custom tailors), you have the option of specifying fabrics and linings, to avoid any issues (although you still may want to check the finished product). I’m guessing they also have ready-made suits at lower prices points so those need to be treated like any other off-the-rack garments.
Better for shalom Bayis and the absence of physical and legal conflicts for a Chassidus to have at least TWO living Rebbes (aka Satmar, Bobov etc). Most observers agree that iit is difficult to litigate against yourself and punching yourself in the nose is a challenging endeavor
All good arguments to buy a top of the line Brooks Brothers polyester suit (made in China).
Host a dinner for him at Jose Andres’ new restauant (Bazaar) at the Waldorf Astoria in D.C. (formerly known as the Trump Hotel). Short, 2 minute driver from the WH and has received great reviews. Sadly, the hashgacha is lacking.
“Here we have a site which is the farthest thing from olam yeshivot v’ain kan makom lihaarich and call it yeshiva world…”
Actually, in the virtual velt, this is probably the CLOSEST THING we will ever have to “Olam Hayeshivos” (assuming such a homogeneous world exists) since those who are legitimate card-carrying members of that olam wouldn’t ever venture into the virtual velt to provide us what you might deem to be a more accurate depiction of the yeshiva velt.
“That checker could find Shatnez in a head of lettuce.”
Its a bit early in the AM here on the West Coast so I’ll ask if that is meant as a compliment to imply the checker is truly a rigorous, machmir expert or alternatively, less than the sharpest knife in the drawer.
I guess it all comes down to what a “tip” is supposed to represent in a post-Covid world: A token of appreciation for truly outstanding service OR a supplement to the waiter’s direct compensation from the restaurant to bring it up to a living wage OR perhaps a bit of both depending on the “minhag hamokom” in terms of whether local rules require paying wait staff a minimum wage and the type of restaurant.
Anyone have info on North Carolina communities?
Call the Chabad center in Charlotte. R’ Groner can give you a good idea about whether it would be a good fit for your situation. As others have noted, there is a much more diverse range of options in Baltimore/Owings Mill
Erdogan is seeking to enhance his credentials as a soneh Yisroel in the Arab world by having his security police arrest these individuals on phony charges of working for the Mosad to assasinate Hamas leaders living in Turkey. Late today his Justice Minister announced that 26 of these suspects were indicted on espionage charges; 11 were released on bail, 8 were awaiting deportation and the rest were held in jail
“You are around when there were dinosaurs?”
Most dinosaurs loved Moishe Oiysher but were definitely not as enamored of Matissyahu and Lipa.
P.S. The hottest new reptilian music group is a Finnish band callled Chevrasaurus (aka Hevisaurus)Many restaurants don’t even offer the 15% option tip option any longer on the credit card receipts and show 18%, 20% or 25%. I typically leave at least 20% but not everyone can afford that option.
What really annoys me is the “fair wage” surcharge being automatically added to bills to reflect higher “minimum wage” requirements or in some jurisdictions, a requirement to pay the standard minimum wage rather than relying solely on tip income for wait staff. Others are adding a surcharge for those who work in the kitchen who might not be directly “tipped” or where tips are not pooled among all the Staff.
Why are labor costs treated differently from rent, food and beverage, utilities, insurance and other costs which have ALL increased substantially in recent years but there are no special surcharges for those items. A surcharge might make sense if there is an expectation that the costs (e.g. fuel costs) might go down and the surcharge would then be eliminated. Labor costs are NOT going down. Restaurants should simply update their menu prices periodically to reflect their total costs. With computerized printing, it takes literally a few minutes to print out new menus every few months and slide them into the menu binder rather than alienating customers with these “surcharges” in addition to tips.
If the Dems were smart, they would dispense with debating and adopting a “platform” which only highlights internal divisions within the party and is ignored by the Presidential nominee anyway. Trump disowned the party platform in 2016 and they ditched it entirely in 2020.
Expect additional resignations, possibly including Penny Pritzker (sister of Illinois Gov) who is the chair of the Harvard Corporation and headed the search committee that selected her. They have been consistently late to address anti-semitism on campus, well before October 7th and the Congressional testimony fiasco.
“It depends how “OLE” you are…”
Valid point. Perhaps the appropriate time horizon is subsequent to the first sound recording by inventor Edouard-Léon Scott de Martinville in 1857 France (whose great-great-great eynikl was a roadie for Shlomo Carlbach in the first Yenavelt Tour)She was reasonably well-regarded but was clearly NOT the most “qualified” person to lead Harvard among the hundreds of candidates considered. Her selection was part of a broad national academic and corporate effort to increase diversity in their ranks, with race becoming a major weighting factor in candidate evaluation for leadership positions And while she clearly lacks common sense in terms of how words are interpreted in the real word (i.e. there is NO context for advocacy of genocide) she is not an anti-semite.
Are you sure those were the “Good ole Days”….
What about Moishe Oiysher, Duvid Koussevitsky, Yussel Rosenblatt? THOSE were the GOOD OLE DAYS and their work is readily available on Youtube and other streaming mediaThere are roughly 6,000 colleges in the U.S and about 2/3 of those institutions are research universities granting advanced degrees. Students at the large percentage of these schools are not preoccupied with political issues from the far left or right and go about their studies as they have for decades. A relatively small number of these schools (albeit some of the most “prestigious”) account for most of the demonstrations, incidents of suppression of unpopular political views and actual harassment. The events of the past several months are likely to be a wake up call to those small number of schools that they risk losing major public and private funding if they continue to tolerate blatant hate speech in the name of “academic freedom”.
Most yidden who work in secular/professional firms have no difficulty navigating the daily encounters with non-Jewish colleagues in a friendly and respectful way including a nod to have a happy holiday or New Years or whatever. We are not engaging in avodah zorah or acknowledging the legitimacy of others’ beliefs. Just being civil in the same way my colleagues always offer their best wishes to their Jewish colleagues around Rosh Hashanah etc.
If you work in a secular organization with goyim, it makes sense to offer a simple “best wishes for the new year” in emails and telephone conversations to clients or even to fellow workers. In my frame of reference, such polite comments have zero religious significance and are not taken as such by the recipient
“Minutes in to 2024 and we already have the troll post of the year! Bravo!..
Hard to say if Reb yosef actually meant to pose a serious question, which this is. The Israeli and American governments both have decades of experience in managing the politics of their public statements for local consumption. Netanyahu has to appease lunatics on hisright and Biden has his “progressive” wing. Both seem to be able to manage their messaging quite well w/o undermining their actual non-public coordination efforts.By not getting bent out of shape and responding every time the U.S. leadership has to issue certain statements which appear to be contrary to Israeli policy positions or doctrine. Just as Bibi has to posture for the right wing of his coalition, Biden has to posture for the “progressive” wing of his own party, especially when it comes to the perceived suffering of women and children in Gaza.
You can find the one about the Ketzos on a Vimeo link if you search for videos of his songs. I can’t post the link but it comes up after a link to one of his English divrei torah entitled (appropriately) “If you could implant a cellphone in your brain” and before one of his songs entitled “Emuhnah”
Sam: Not EVERYTHING is about tshuvah, olam haboh, etc. We do live in Olam Hazeh and we need to exercise common sense in how we live our lives and organize our financial arrangements. That doesn’t mean fixating on gashmius at the expense of ruchniyus but the two are NOT mutually exclusive. Maintaining strong personal and family finances provides the basis for pursuing more important spiritual endeavors without having the bill collectors knocking on the door
Jackson was criticized multiple times in the 70s and 80s for using Jewish stereotypes and memes. At the same time, in 1978 he also accused Billy Martin, Yankee manager, of making anti-Semitic jokes about Yankees pitcher Ken Holtzman, who was Jewish. Jackson himself grew up with many Jewish friends who repeatedly came to his defense as being grossly politically incorrect in his jokes about other Blacks, Hispanics and Jews but not really someone who was antisemitic.
A parve x/large “pizza’ topped with chulent, pineapple and veggie cheese will feed a family of 4 economically and would be a special treat for a Thursday night change from the usual gourmet fare