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Reb E: Then respectfully refer to him as either an “ehrliche letz” or as a “gadol among leitzim” and you will have successfully navigated the need for providing needed musar while adhering to the admonition of va’havta la’raacha ka’mocha.
Many schools in the U.S. and EY require their teachers to have access to a smart phone with both cellular and wiFi capability for purposes of emergency communications and preparedness. I’m not sure whether your son’s school is in this category or whether the Rav himself feels a need to have this capability on his person 24×7. I doubt he would use such a device in front of his talmidim for inappropriate purposes (although some hold that simply having the phone itself is inappropriate).
Rarely do I agree so much with Reb Eliezer. Most of us can make a distinction between jailing criminals and separating them from their families for robbery, DWI, assault or serious white collar crimes versus separating children from their parent who cross the border seeking amnesty. Reb Yosef obviously believes the Administration position that a “crime” is a “crime”.
Apparently the kids would come from both Flatbush and other Brooklyn neighborhoods. The article is unclear as to whether the Charter school was the first to inquire about using the schul’s facilities or the yeshivas had been seeking to use the space first. If the former, the shul’s leadership probably was concerned about being accused of reneging on their deal in an effort to discriminate against a predominantly minority school population….something clearly anathema to “progressive” yidden.
I assume Rav Kotler from Lakewood speaks English even though he grew up in EY but subsequently left his family there and came to the U.S. in the early 1980s to become Rosh Yeshiva of BMG when his father was niftar. Someone may know more details but it may just be his preference to do his presentation at the siyum in Yiddish as I assume he does for all his BMG shiurim and schmoozes.
Most raffles notify the winners, not the losers. In some cases they post the winning name on their website but make no effort to individually contact everyone who purchased a ticket.
Little I Know….Yes. Just as bizarre as anyone who would seriously suggest that making a decision on a life-long marriage commitment should be undertaken in the absence of emotional connection. The OP asks whether such a decision can or should be made based on logic or love. Clearly, the answer is elements of BOTH.
I still don’t understand why the organizers don’t simply provide near-simultaneous English translation of the Yiddish presentations on the huge screens easily visible from everywhere in MetLife stadium. That would eliminate this seemingly endless debate.
Love meant something very different in the “good ole days”……we bring down from the parsha that Rivkah was initially more focused on Yitzchak’s camels and love came later. With Yaakov avinue, however, it took 7 years of hard labor to lock-in the relationship.
Interjection: Certain sephardeshe groups use ostrich eggs during chodesh Nissan to avoid any confusion. Have you ever wondered why sephardeshe seder plates have such a big placeholder for the beitzah??
Flatbusher: Perhaps you and the OP are talking by one another. I think most would agree that keeping the sad looking spider plant on the window sill (that looks half dead) is not a concern BUT that a yid hanging “cute little reindeers and tzelems” from the branches of the big jade plant sitting on the old shtender in the corner of the living room has created an issue of maris ayin and should consult with his/her LRP prior to engaging in such holiday décor.
If you are watching the live webcast of the kiynus of Chabad Shalichim being held tonight, you might subscribe to the notion that for a few hours we are all chassidim. Some of the stories of the incredible work of these shiluchim around the world are incredible and uplifting.
I may have to change my chodesh Kislev cactus minhag. I just made a quick trip over to the home depot for furnace filters and at the checkout there was BIG display of what were advertised as “X’Mas Cactuses” (which look nothing like a real cactus) in addition to the usual Poinsettias. While its obviously not going to be confused for a conical shaped evergreen with cute little reindeer and tzelems hanging from its branches, I’ve been advised by a chashuvah posek that there is an equally big inyan of maris ayin in connection with a feaux X’mas Cactus.
Also, while we’re on the subject of the “yom tovim”, don’t forget to make your dinner reservations at your locall glatt Chinese restaurant for ניטל נאַכט.Correction to my post above: “If you are a regular CR reader, you’d be in a state of high anxiety by the age of 16 yo if you were NOT already married.
We have a big cactus plant originally grown in EY on which we hang drawings of how we visualize our favorite CR posters. There is a special decoration on the top of the cactus for our very own Reb Yosef (not to be confused with the other “reb Joseph” from the goiyeshe X’mas story.
No time to worry about “feelings”, “emotion” and stuff like that. If you are a regular CR reader, you’d be in a state of high anxiety by the age of 16 yo if you were already married and total panic by 18 yo and viewed yourself as a poster child for the shidduch crisis. Go with the first boy who shows any interest in you and everything else will fall into place later on.
BTW, are the economic issues and selection criteria materially different for BOYS” Camps?? If so, why?
BTW….I finally had a chance to check with a friend who is familiar with various ethnic Jewish Communities outside of EY. She said the Jewish agency had estimated perhaps a total of 1500 Ethiopian Jews settled in North America, some direct immigrants and others resettled after initial being flown into EY during the airlifts in the late 1980s. Small pockets scattered in neighborhoods from the New York metro area to Miami, LA, Toronto and Montreal. If the ehrliche (OP) surgeon had seen “large numbers” in his/her hospital I would suspect that itself would have been a neis me’shamyim since statistically, a few medical emergencies a year in any hospital would be the norm for a community of at most, several hundred in the tri-state area.
Avi K: I’d gree with Yabia. You may recall about 10 years ago , Maran Ovadia, Z’L, gave blanket approval to geirus performed by IDF rabbonim , mostly on Russian immigrant soldiers many of whom at the time were not recognized had paskind that the military conversions were treifus. The Eidah rabbonim organized mass demonstrations against R’ Ovadia which got really ugly. In retaliation, R’ Amar, the head of the Sehphardeshe Rabanut, ordered his mashgichim to raid dozens of schlachthoises and food processing plants under Eidah supervision. Just one of many instances where Sephardeshe and Eidah affiliated mosdos came into conflict on matters related to the IDF and recognition of actions by the Medinah.
Pro Geshamke….yup, a self-proclaimed gadol is always able to post such deep thoughts as “huhhh?” in response to an otherwise unintelligible OP. There are many demographics that are under-represented in our health care system (both statistically and anecdotally) that have little to do with institutional racism within our health care system.
Once the beis hamikdash has been rebuilt after z’man moishiach, which nusach will the Cohen Gadol use during the avodah/? Will the Levi’im respond Amen or UUUMEIIINE? These are momentous questions which need to be resolved.
Obviously, it depends WHEN during the davening (aka chazara ha’shatz versus the bar mitzvah boy’s thanking all the mishpacha and rebbeeim ) and WHAT he is learning (aka something appropriate for the time).
with all respect, I’m not sure what point your are trying to make. Perhaps there are not that many Ethiopian jewsi in the NYC metro area and those that are having health issues may go to a different hospital than where you practice. Otherwise, your not taking WHAT in a prone position is a bit unclear.
Say yes but also add that you never knew about yourrelationship with Uncle Beryl, A’H, until you were notified by the lawyers after the levayah and reading of the will awarding you all of his estate. Pause for about 30 seconds and watch the facial reactions before proceeding.
After several years in camp, these girls are almost young women and should be kept home in the summer, focusing all their energy learning varbeshe skills and on finding a choson so they don’t become victims of the shidduch crisis.
On a serious note, if its a good camp, let them enroll for a few years and then move on to some other summer activities.How about geriatric frogs with anti-semitic memes or a chassidish looking bochur with a MAGA hat instead of a Borselino? where does it end??
Several major social media sites have removed like buttons or are considering doing so because of the adverse effects such “ratings” and “popularity” have on posters. Think of the loss in self-esteem that be incurred by Reb Yosef, MeirG,,TforT, and other emotionally fragile posters who might be driven to harm themselves in a frenzy of realization of their lack of self-worth. Think of all the posters frequently referenced as “self-hating” yidden, “am-haratzem”, etc. who might suddenly look up the meaning of these terms based on numerical metrics of their popularity (or lack thereof). Also, some recent studies show likes/dislikes actually resulting in a new loss in “engagement time” (aka time spent on the website” because readers will simply cliick on an imoji rather than draft a thoughtful posting. Lower engagement time means lower ad ratesl and fewer entertaining ad for makubalim coming from EY promising to cure your gout or provide a segulah to solve your elderly (22 yo) daughter’s shiduch crisis (for a small fee).
IF IT AIN”T BROKEN, DON”T TRY TO FIX IT!!
There are apps which use AI to compare word usage, style, spelling an grammatical errors etc. to provide an estimated probability of several postings have been made by the same individual. You have to select one of the postings as a “baseline” and then compare comments posted by indiviuals with other screen names and you will get a readout of which of those postings have the highest probability of having been posted by your baseline poster. How accurate are they??? Well, whats the likelihood of Reb Yosef, Charlie Hall and chabadshalucha being the same person???
Coffee Addict: You forget that Reb Yosef indicated months ago that getting more in touch with his inner-Troll was one of his principal resolutions for 5778.
So if we distill the past 50 or so postings, Ashkenazim are more “intellectual” and that, in turn, makes them more philosophical prone to “engage in machlokes” Poor Sephardim are just plain thinking, everday poishete yidden without much depth and thus willing to accept other (similarly situated) poishete yidden without overthinking their real motives and intent. For example, when you walk in to a strange ashkenaz shul, a few in the tzibur may grunt gutten shabbos and will immediately worry about WHY you are there and what sorts of mischief you may have in mind (aka c’v sitting in a makom kavuah or taking a sefer from someone’s shtender). Conversely, the tzibur in the Sehardeshe shul will give you a warm “shabbot shalom’, escort you to a seat, make sure you have a siddur, and insist you stay around for the kiddush after davening.
Why would his rebbeim instruct a yeshiva bochur to shave his beard unless, of course, he is doing it to call attention to himself? Alternatively, would he also tell him that while he is home shaving, also change his blue shirt to white?
“” Ungarishe [pizza]? A silly joke?””
Not to those who grew up on it…..find some stale bread, shmear with ketchup and velveta, cover with a half pound bag of sugar and heat in a 400 degree oven for 18 minutes; sprinkle with freshly ground paprika before serving.
Absolutely GREAT idea. And I know some wealthy askanim who plan on attending and would gladly volunteer their private enclosed skybox suites at MetLife stadium to serve as yichud rooms for the chosson/kalahs
No one questions the right of affluent yidden to donate millions of dollars to the political party they believe best reflects their personal and community interests. For decades, certain Chassideshe groups have donated large sums to the Dems in NYS and voted as block for Dem candidates in return for state funding for their mosdos. Thats just the way the system works and yidden, like all other interest groups, have to play by the rules. The ONLY question is whether they “should” rely primarily or entirely on single issue metrics in allocating their political funding.
Burnt Steak….Hawaiian Pizza doesn’t hold a candle to the original Ungarishe recipe from the Alte Heim
sort of a useless conversation. This is Agudah’s event and they are free to price the tickets as they see appropriate. I’m certain they have adequate input from both rabbanim and askanim with daas torah as to how they should price the event to make it accessible to as many as possible while covering their costs and raising funds for their other programs. If you don’t like it, stay home and watch the webcast or schedule your own siyum for July 2027 and start learning today. In the immortal words of Agudah’s chief of staff, “This is how Siyums have always been done….. GET OVER IT”.
There was a news story here last week of a chashuvah rav mocking the chassidish pronunciation and nusach for davening which no longer is displayed. There may have been some subsequent rethinking of whether the story may not have reflected well on the Rav and/or offended some on the other side but clearly, your question is timely. As noted in some of the postings above, as lashon hakodesh was melded over generations in galus with local languages and dialects, clear differences emerger. I’m not certain its important since there is a widespread belief that the Ebeshter speaks multiple languages and understands multiple dialects.
I have a special fondness for Ungarishe Pizza….nothing else compares!!
Every dollar helps. The poor Trumpkopf and his kinderlach were just ordered to pay $2 million to charities for their family foundation having violated NYS laws governing not-for-profits including having claimed a charitable donation for a $10,000 purchase of a portrait of himself to hang in his golf club. With $5million, think of how many portraits of himself, Eric and Don Jr. he can donate to yiddeshe mosdos. How beautiful it would be if every shul and beis medrash had a portrait of the Donald hanging in the lobby area (like you see in the lobby of post offices, court houses etc.).
Yabia Asks: “On another note, who is this “Joseph”??
Well, that is a very good question.
The “Joseph” we think we know (under that or other name) is actually a very talented troller with a great depth of knowledge on matters of halacha (as well as secular matters and current affairs) but also with an occasional flair for sexist and Trumpian style racist tropes and hyperbole. If you take his stuff in context, its not that hard to sort out the substance from the troll designed to elicit outrage. Buried deep in some of his stuff is a really dry sense of humor which doesn’t always come through as intended.
Truth: If the Agudah restricted attendance to only those who actually learned the entire 2,711 blat of Talmud, they could hold the siyum in the visiting team’s locker room.
I think Yabia makes a really critical point…..historically, the Sephardeshe yiidden were considerably more monolithic and there were fewer schisms as among the Ashkenazim. In one narrow context, I’ve always found myself more welcome as a stranger in a Sephardeshe shul than among Ashkenaz (except perhaps for chabad). Maybe its because there numbers are fewer, but I sense there are fewer instances of splintered shuls among the Sephardishe tzibur where a group feels compelled to start their own minyan because of some disagreement with the Rav or over hashkafah.
Yabiah:. different mesorah and minhagim although none would ever be described as “reform” Also, the islamic culture in many of these “Sephardic” countries was itself fairly “traditional” and there was very little in the way of “progressive” social movements, egalitarianism etc.
While a bit off topic but perhaps we need to recognize the incredible work and mesiras nefesh of those who suppor the Masbiahs and several other kosher food pantries in the NYC metro area (and their counterparts in other cities ) who deal with the real world consequences of what we sometime jokingly debate here in the CR or treat as a theoretical construct…the economic challenges of feeding a frum family with a nutritious diet. As we sometimes indulge in debates over the pros/cons of certain restaurants, vintages of kosher wine or merits of niche hashgoachos. there are those for whom basic survival is not hyperbole.
Chesterfield: Smug? Not really. I happen to believe that unconditional ahavas yisroel is a condition precedent to z’man moishiach. You may not. Thats the brilliance of the CR. You don’t get banned for expressing (respectfully) a dissenting view.
So tiring to hear all this kvetching about the price of a seat at the siyum…..If you don’t like it, don’t go, or attend another siyum or start your own daf yomi circle and invite all your fellow CR knockers and hockers to your backyard in July 2027 for a BYO siyum and cookout.
As the radio podcast asks every motzi shabbos: “Moishiach in the Air”.???? Based on the substance and tone of this thread, I’d renew your radio contract for the next year or two since your question will still be timely.
Millhouse: One would assume that the heilege rabbonim planning something as complex as the daf yomi cycle back in the early 1920s would have recognized the complicaitons of celebrating the 13th siyum in the NYC metro area in the middle of the winter. Perhaps they were a bit ahead of their time and assumed that once the Trumpkopf announced his intent to make aliyah from New York to South Beach, the entire yiddeshe tzibur iwould have immediatley followed him to Florida and the 13th siyum held in the Hard Rock Stadium
P.S. I am definitely NOT for real
Thank you Reb Yosef…perhaps if they had learned a bit more slowly, the siyum might have been scheduled for a more thermally appropriate date. Conversely, assuming a fixed 7 year, 5 month+ daf cycle, the rent for MetLife stadium in July 2027 (the next siyum) may be a bit higher and the gadolim might end up sharing the stage with Bruce Springsteen.
BTW….Can anyone remember why the learning cycle was timed for a Siyum to occur in the middle of the winter (aside from getting a special discount on MetLife stadium given the likely absence of multiple bidder seeking to lease the facility on New Years Day)?