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Rightwrite: Azoy…..Bill Gates was working in coordination with Warren Alex Jones, George Soros and and the Looney Tuney Rebbe in a secret plan for world domination.
P.S. Have you traded in your facemask for a tin foil hat??Mortality rate for those infected are an order of magnitude higher than those for the “regular” flu (not the same each year).. Data from Asia and Europe are very mixed but ALL show much higher mortality rates (although the Trumpkopf prefers to focus on total deaths rather than death rates). I don’t think any of these data streams really can capture at this point the degree of fear (real or hyped) that is out there and the impact on our lives for the next several months.
Zoom is an extremely easy and cost-effective system that can very easily be adopted for ANY school. No reason why even the frum yeshivas can’t do it. We have so many talented IT guys in the frum tzibur so their are plenty of resources available to assist.
If anyone needed a reason why the chareidi schools need to adopt minimal internet access capability, perhaps this is as good a reason as any.Sam: Read the several letters on the news site from top frum medical professionals who are unanimous in their view demanding a total and immediate shutdown of all schools, shuls and public gatherings. Their views echo those of the public health leadership in both EY and the U.S. At this point, their views are the ONLY ones that should prevail.
People need to have access to take out foods which is what is happening in EY and increasingly in the U.S. I’m amazed at how many younger millennials literally have no food at home and are clueless as to how to prepare their own meals. Most of the large restaurants, bars and entertainment venues are essentially closed for sit-down service or will do so in the next few days. There is much less risk of a few people lining in a restaurant at a time versus dozens or hundreds sitting closely together in shuls and batei medrashinm
It may be an academic question. Both NY and NJ will likely have mandated closure for ALL schools immediately.
At this point, it defies logic to think about going ahead with a chasanah absent extenuating circumstances (e.g. grandparents terminally ill whose last wish is to see their grandson/granddaughter married). Why would you want to risk the well-being of family and guests?
Bronx Yid: You too.…..where in the Bronx??
Meir G: Nothing to worry about. The Trumpkopf has tweeted that you and your family at at “very, very low risk” and that the testing program is “working wonderfully well” and “anyone who wants a test can get one”. He also said today that everyone coming in from Europe is “being tested very strongly” and that the virus will “soon be gone”. Every one of those statements was contradicted today by the scientists and members of his task force. If you had money in the equities markets, 18 months of gains were lost in the past week. All is well. Nothing to be concerned about because its a “foreign virus” and we should blame the Chinese, the Italians and everyone else except the “stable genius” who spent the past 2 months doing nothing on preparedness and testing other than shutting down flights from China.
Sort of a cross between Shtreimlach and an oversized Borselino with a “MAGA” logo on the brim….
Lowertuition: I definitely do know the cost of an established “badchan”. In this case, it was NOT one of the real well-known performer but someone the family engaged to do a “badchan type” recording touting the BM bochur’s great attributes and inviting the guests to join in the simcha. Definitely was a low-budget effort, assuming they even paid for the recording. Sorry if I implied they hired a big name
If you trust all the guests you’ve invited to exercise common sense and are confident that none have been in known locations of virus exposure, than certainly proceed if your rav agrees. If not, you may want to consider a smaller event with just family and close friends and delay the big reception until sometime later.
We recently received a bar mitzvah invitation via email with an attached recording by a badchen containing a short and cute musical invite to the simcha. Great idea original and probably cost a fraction of fancy stationary style invitations with silk ties.
Shaindel6: Mazel tov on having a SON who is also “a male boy”…..he should hopefully find his beschert soon, .preferably someone’s daughter who is a girl and female.
Coffee Addict: On some issues yes. but in the case of politics, the new norm is that “corruption” is OK as long as it furthers our agenda, both on the left and right. I happen to think that Bibi and his chevrah are more corrupt than the Blue/White but neither is really a shining example of ethical behavior (as per the recently announced investigation of Ganz and his startup company).
No….but repeated postings in frum media about a Fake News created “Shidduch Crisis” might eventually traumatize every 14 yo bas Yisroel who hasn’t yet locked-in her besschert (not to mention the stress level of her parents).
There are many restaurants offering takeout and caterers in Yerushalayim with Badatz hashgacha . The problem is that most but not all of them remain open for Peseach. I can’t post the link but if you search online your will find an uppdated list and contact information for restaurants and caterers under Badatz Mehadrin (R’ Rubin). You will have to select several close to your location and contact them to see if they will be open for Pesach. Perhaps if you post the neighborhood where you will be staying, some of the local CR readers might have a recommendation.
The narrative that the TRump economic policies have been “good” for the lower and middle class and minorities is a classic case of choosing your data series to make a preconceived point. I often make the same case to the Bernie Bros who argue that there has been zero change in real income in over 40 years and blames it on policies of BOTH parties. The reality is that there have been marginal improvements but the tax bill and other Trump policies vastly benefited the more affluent than working people. This is a case of missed opportunities. Trump could have used his mandate to promote real change and improve life for tens of millions of Americans. Yes, they are somewhat better off but the benefits have been vastly exaggerated.
Yidden have ZERO obligation to purchase a product or service they no longer want or need simply to sustain employment for others. If a news media outlet peddles fake or disrespectful news (from the perspective of a particular individual) the reader has no obligation to bring that media into his/her house so sustain employment for reporters, editors or supporting staff of that media outlet. In the Alte Heim, yidden weren’t under an obligation to continue buying carts and buggy whips once they could purchase an Odyssey or call Uber. Likewise, if Hamodia runs an ad for the Bernie Bros or the Maggaites, their readers can decide whether to continue the subscription but use it to wrap fish or simply transfer their subscription to the print version of the Forward.
Coffee Addict”: “We all know him, he posts in the coffee room …Coincidentally his name is joseph”
Unlikely, since the OP references moishiach BEN Yosef, so obviously it cannot be our resident Troll. Also unlikely is that the OP is referencing the goiyeshe moishiach since Reb Yosef’s rebbitzen would have to be named “Mary” (something with even a lower probability).
Lower Tuition: That was my question. Given that hashgachos at restaurants and Simcha halls do change over time and I haven’t been in LW for 5 years, my posting asked whether it still had good hashgacha. No insinuations, no rumors just a yes/no question. Glad the answer is affirmative. It was (and presumably still is) a lovely venue.
ProGeshmakte….very helpful…..so now I have to worry whether the soy milk with my chometz gebroktz cereal is pas Yisroel??? I guess that’s what passes for humor in Lakewood these days.
Also, read judge ABJ’s sentencing order from last week where she responded to the Roger Stone defense argument that “even if Stone lied to Congress and threatened witnesses, “WHO CARES”? as long as his motives were to support and advance the President’s agenda.
There are individuals on both sides of the partisan aisle with both good morality and good policies. Sadly most of them have little or no charisma or generate the type of energy/enthusiasm that it now takes to win elected office in the U.S. and perhaps EY as well. Elections are more like a blood sport where the audiences in the coliseum aren’t satisfied with pure intellectual and civil debate. They want the equivalent of political blood to be drawn and then vote thumbs up/down on the two survivors with all the more reasonable options long gone.
Actually, the more corrupt party is that of the incumbent PM who is under indictment and who bargains away national security with the religious parties in return for bigger handouts and exemptions from national service. I’d rather see a coalition with Likud and Blue White headed by Ganz w/o either Lieberman or the Arab Israeli block.
Are you taking about the guy over on 13th Avenue?? Perhaps they don’t want to offend the “other” moishiach over on Eastern Parkway??
I think that at least SOME readers live in a bit of a bubble and really would not be exposed to some of the views posted here absent CR. I think CA is correct that very few views will be changed but sometimes its good to become more aware of what is driving the beliefs of others who may take a totally opposite perspective.
Coming more from a MO hashkafah, I obviously do not believe it makes sense for young women considering marriage to dismiss bochurim out of hand because they grew in a MO household. However what I do find obnoxious is the attitude that young women should not be allowed to make those types of decisions, if that is there preference just as I would respect the decision of a young woman who refused to date any bochurim who were “full time learners” and had no college degree or interest in pursuing a good paying job. Some of the readers here are having a very difficult time accepting the fact that frum young women increasingly are making their OWN decisions about their lives, marriage and family and are no longer willing to obediently accept “directions” from family/friends/teachers etc. Get over it…..those days are fortunately gone (unless, of course, you are the daughter of one of our resident mycogonistic trolls).
Baltimore Mayven: Are there enough frummies living within walking distance of the Walnut/Greenspring area for them to have a shabbos minyan or is this facility initially focused on being a catering hall only (with people driving from the Baltimore/Pikesville Resitertown areas) with the potential for a minyan later on as more frum yidden relocate from the City.
ProGeshmake: Is the LAKE terrace still operating as a kosher venue? It was a big facility and reminded me a bit of Leonard’s on Long Island (which never had good hashgacha).
They also have endorsed Trump so that is another reason to boycott Hamodia.
Balt Mayven: Are you referring to the reform temple (Har Sinai) on Greenspring when you come north on Park Heights from I-695? Did the sell their building to an orthodox shul? Their website still shows them operating but highlights their rental of a big catering hall. They highlight the fact that they are the oldest reform group in the U.S. dating back to Baltimore City in 1842?
Also, does a $12,500 package cover up to a specific number of guests?Yserbius123: Maybe he is referrring to the Beth Israel shul in OM….there is still a chabad center there but unlikley to have built a big simcha hall and chabad never charges “membership” fees.
I’m probably out of date since I haven’t been to a chassanah in Lakewood for several years but it used to be that both Ateres Chana and Neemas Hachaim were doing takana weddings for $20-$25k. At the other end of the spectrum, there was a really nice place called The Terrace (or something like that) where you went if money was no concern. Again, the world changes quickly so none of these may still be around.
Are you suggesting that a young man/woman living in the Baltimore area should focus on shiduchin in Lakewood so as to reduce the costs for renting a simcha hall? Otherwise, If the choson/kalah are both from Maryland/DC area, why would they go to Lakewood for the wedding?
Billy…..sounds in the ballpark compared with my estimate above of 25 percent of a total of about 100,000 jewish residents in a broadly defined Baltimore metro area. I’m not sure the exact number is as important as the obvious growth in the totals and the fact that the frum component is the fastest growing segment. Also should note that there are several venues in the Baltimore City/County area where an OU/Star K or even some “OOT” kosher caterers can operate.
Final Thought: If she/he is old enough to marry, than have confidence in their judgements regarding the person they wish to marry or decide is not their beschert. All these silly comment about “girls being brainswashed’ or having “flawed standards” imposed on them by their friends and the tzibur are really irrelevant. If in doubt, DON’T.
Statistics are not all that recent and definitions on “orthodox jews” are even more inconsistent. If you look at the various estimates and update them to 2020, there would seem to be about 100,000 “jews” in the Baltimore metro area (including City of Baltimore, Pikesville, Reisterstown, Owings Mills, etc) and perhaps 25 percent of them consider themselves “orthodox” which probably ranges from MO to Chassidic/yeshivish etc. . The orthodox segment is the fastest growing segment of the overall tzibur. Some studies lump Baltimore and Metro Washington D.C./ Northern VA into a single metro area which distorts the numbers. The D.C. frum component is much smaller (probably in the range of 10 to 15 percent of the total).
I haven’t checked recently but after the PepsiCo buyout several years ago, do the soda stream flavorings still have good hashgacha?
Rightwriter
I don’t know where to start with your paranoid, misogynistic and ill-informed rant about the “corrupted mindset” and “flawed standards” of young jewish women today,…..so I won’t since I would likely violate both CR editorial standards and allowable length of postings. If a young woman decides a young man is not a good match for her, than she should stay with that decision. Whatever YOU and some of the bochur’s family and friends may think about his virtues are irrelevant. It is only HER standards that count, after she considers the views of all those she trusts. From your rant, it seems the flaws may be closer to home than you may think.
Lakewood Strong: Easy. OOT can mean literally “anywhere in the world” outside of the NYC/Lakewood metro areas. I assume not EY but some geographic focus might be helpful (aka West coast versus Midwest versus south Florida). If there is a geographic focus (aka the poster is moving to some location and would like to explore dating options in that area), a rav or rebbitzen in the local shul would be aware of any legit shadchonim who work with young men/women in that area. Its a lot better than going on JDate which no ben/bas torah would likely consider.
So the Trumkopf just commuted the sentence of the illustrious former Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich (who auctioned off an appointment to fill the Obama Senate Seat for campaign contributions) and pardoned Mike Milliken (the junk bond fraudster from the old Drexel firm) and Bernie Keric (former NYC police commissioner and Giuliani’s BFF who was convicted of tax fraud and perjury). Still pending are requests from Bernie Madoff and the estate of Jeffrey Epstein. I guess Roger is sleeping comfortably.