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“What about minhag hamokom”?
There are yidden in places whose minhagim are quite different and questionable then those of our parent and grandparents in the Alte heim….we don’t always adopt minhag hamoakom on certain matters where the local minhagim would have us doing really wierd stuff.
Agree with Winnie…it takes a Roman Mashgiach to Neutralize A Roman Bug on a Roman Artichoke
Hey Joe…..they actually had some choclate covered bugs on the desert menu but we took a raincheck…..the cesar salad special (with imported Romaine from Yuma, AZ) was delicious .
On a serious note, go on to google and pull up photos of regular artichokes and Roman artichokes and you will readily see the physical difference that makes the latter more easily cleaned and checked by the mashgichim for the little buggers..
We ate the artichokes at a restaurant in the old ghetto area of Rome that has a good hashgacha. They are delicious (lightly fried in olive oil).
I was at a Satmar wedding several months ago and the music was definitely a nigun adopted from Naomi Shemer’s Yerushalayim Shel Zahav…..I don’t recall any of the chassuveh rabbonim running out and shutting off the sound system although I couldn’t see from behind the curtains
Bronx Zoo….I hadn’t been back in many years and its a new place with all the old smelly buildings gone and new open exhibit areas. Plus, the big advantage is that if the date goes downhill fast, there will always be some cute animals doing some cute things to make your date smile and give both of you a needed laugh
For those of you living in galus (aka outside of BP and Willy) there will be a bonfire with plenty of kosher snacks at the Chabad Center of Prospect Heights on Vanderbilt Ave on Thursday night. Very family friendly and very convenient for the many frum younger couples and singles who have relocated to Park Slope etc.
The Israeli embassy in D.C. is on Reno Road in upper NW part of the city and is literally surrounded by the embassies of 7 predominantly arab countries including Pakistan, Jordan, Bahrain etc. There are generally two secret service marked cars parked on the Van Ness Street side of the building but otherwise no other visible security presence outside. There has never been a major security breach although demonstrations occur with some regularity.
One of the few things Trump has done that I agree with. The fears of an Arab backlash were overstated and the Palestinians never had any intention of negotiation in good faith over the issue anyway.
Joseph….you should try some of this special chinuch kool aid at the Kiddush Club next Shabbos…..according to various studies (both frum and non-frum) sources are finding more opportunities for women teachers and there ARE men teaching at beis yaakovs in smaller communities where the boys and girls’ schools share the same physical campus (even though the classes are strictly separated).
Surprisingly, there is less of this gender discrimination going on today then 10 years ago. More jewish employers and mosdos are looking for the best job candidate and have found ways to work around halachic concerns while still adhering to the advice of their rabbonim and poskim. There are more women teachers in yeshivot for classes that do not involve limudei kodesh.although we see fewer men teaching secular subjects in beis Yaakov and other girls’ schools. Private employers are using open floor plans to lessen problems with yichud and taking advantage of the increasing numbers of yungerleit who are pursuing secular studies and college degrees.
Our emunah and bitachon is not and shouldn’t be conditional on finding physical/archeological evidence providing verification that all of the events described or alluded to in the torah are accurate. Yes, such findings are fascinating but if we go down that path, we are also at risk of undermining our beliefs whenever there is some new scientific evidence that the world is much “older” than we believe it to be in accordance with the torah’s description of briyas ha’olam or we go down the slippery slope of having to reconcile the literal words of the torah with new archeological finds or scientific discoveries.
The Lionza Rebbe, who is a big talmid chacham and archeological expert on matters described in the torah had a CD on his website years ago describing matan torah, har Sinai and various theories about its location. It was available at the Living Torah Museum but I’m not sure its still there. He had some issues with Lubavitch and they weren’t too happy about a book he wrote about the rebbe, moishach and all the usual stuff.
There are many heilege rabbonim who has paskind that anything that didn’t exist at the time of briyas ha’olam is per se assur to derive any benefit from. There are some rabbonim who a makil and have moved the timeline forward and said that the benchmark should be to assur anything that was invented or adopted subsequent to the golden age of yiddishkeit in the pre-War Alte Heim.
I did. And my first thought this morning was how I personally could provide better musar to our resident kvetchers whose mission is to raise questions about others.
It is a bushah and certainly not consistent with hidur Shabbos for a Kiddush Club to serve “beer” versus at least a decent quality schnaps, whether or not that beer may have “chometz” issues.
There seems to be an endless ability for segments of the frum tzibur to invest countless hours in searching out potential opportunities to create broigas with those who don’t share their hashkafah and promoting the “sinas chinam issue du jure’. How about self-mussar and waking up each morning and finding some new inyan of our own behavior we might consider changing as compared to waking up each day and starting a post about some issue in our lives that requires others to change.
There are several programs at the Brooklyn Museum of Art that offer programs in mixed media including using colored filters in combination with digital photography and various lithographic techniques. They also have a course in use of traditional film photography in combination with other media in a collage format. These courses are also very reasonably priced and some are offered on weekdays.
This whole meshugaas about not usoing a nigun from Reb Shlomo, Z’TL, or Lipa or from any yid whose hashkafah some may object to can be taken to extremes. As someone else noted, the majority of nigunim have no known source and could have been composed by big some big time apikores. The shtender in the beis medrash might have been assembled in Germany from European Beechwood (as many are). If a nigun helps a yid to feel closer to the Ebeshter, thats all that counts. We don’t adopt the ethics or values of the source of music we enjory hearing or books we enjoy reading. They stand independently for the emotions and feelings they bring out in each of us as individuls.
Freddyfish: Maybe when you grow up, you will figure out why there is a difference in the real world inyan of yichud and how it applies in different situations. Until then, much hatzlacha in your black/white world.
After reading 28 postings about how each segment of the tzibur or group of talmidim referred to THEIR leader as “THE RAV” or “THE REBBE”, one has to wonder whether it might not be more respectful and create considerably less confusion to use the Rav’s actual name.
There are several locations at major hubs. The one I recall using about a year ago was the Bank Leumi branch in Tzioon Square ( corner of Jaffa Road and Ben-Yehuda Street). It has ATMs that dispense dollars and euros.
The most narrow question here is how does a democratic state which guarantees freedom of thought and expression implement a broad prohibition on what is “protected free speech”. To whom does it apply, under what circumstances, what is considered “missionary activity” versus simply expressing a view regarding religious beliefs? Not sure it is remotely feasible absent narrow cases of individuals needing protection (aka children, developmentally disabled etc.) who cannot decide for themselves.
The Saudi crown prince, who is now visiting the U.S., just announced that Saudi women will be able to drive by themselves w/o a male relative escorting them in the vehicle. I’m not sure how many Yeshivish families hold by Wahabi hashkafah but what is now becoming mutar in Riyadh b’yh might someday also be the norm in Willy and Monsey.
Joey…….sorry, but you also need to come out of your cave occasionally….your dark and myscogenistic view of Jewish women (both married and single) isn’t funny any longer. No, its not just a goyishe thing for a professional Jewish woman who earn a decent parnassah to have their own living arrangements (typically with friends to share the rent) If that offends you, all the better.
To Litvishechosid
You may live in a time warp but “NOT all unmarried girls live at home until they get married no matter now much money they make”….. Your stereotype is about 10-20 years out of date. More young frum women are getting their own apartments (many sharing rentals with friends) while there are also many guys likely to be living in their parents’ basements, when not hanging out in some dorm room at a yeshiva. The applications for admission to Stern College have been growing by record amounts along with other special programs for frum women who want to pursue college and graduate studies. No, they just don’t hang around the house anymore helping with the younger kids and cleaning.The more ostensibly frum candidates, the better chance of splitting the Chareidii vote….other possible candidates include Meir Porush and Ze’ev Elkin. Porush would be and especially fun choice since it would give the Gerrer Rebbe and opportunity to do “political tshuvah” for getting Barkat elected several years ago.
If you are talking about the Rothschild family from Paris who control the world’s weather (as reported here recently on YWN)) the answer is probably not. If you are talking about the Rothschild family from Willy and BP, absolutely all are frum yidden and big baalei tzadakah.
Age differential is more important at younger ages….less so as we get older. Simple arithmetic….a 15/30 year old match for a shidcuh makes little sense whereas the same 15 year age gap at 45/60 seems more within the scope of realtiy.
Are there still respected scientists who have good-faith disagreements on the role of man-made actions on the growth in greenhouse gas emissions and its role in climate change? YES
Do the largest percentage of respected scientists agree that man made actions are causing climate change: Yes
Are there always a few dissenters in any widely held scientific debate: Yes.
We generally base public policy on the most widely held view of any scientific issue. Our religious beliefs inform our policy decision but in a democracy, are not the basis for making policy. There will always be dissent and we never have 100 percent consensus.
A slight variation of your answer to this question is being Menachem avel in any of these tragedies involving the untimely loss of a younger man or woman under inexplicable circumstances. I have heard and read many verts on this issue including the excellent piece by Rav Feiner posted here last week before yom tov. There is really nothing to be said and all the standard words we are prone to use ring so empty. There are times where I feel guilty about being unable to say anything that seems meaningful or that can provide some real support to the avelim. At the end, I simply learned to say little and simply listen to the avelim talk about their feelings and otherwise squeeze a hand or give a hug.
Hey Sam….its not just you. A recent study a major journalism school found that the average college graduate was spending 18% more time on internet news sites since the Trumpkopf’s election. Surprisingly, the news sites with the longest “stickiness” (i.e. how long the viewer spent on the site) was Fox News, and not the “Fake” news sites such as CNN and MSNBC. The study did not consider aggregation sites such as YWN but only the primary sources.
If you watched any of her “videos”, you’d realize this woman was a real sicko with no real political agenda although she arguably espoused incoherent left wing stuff . Nonetheless, its no different from sickos with a right-wing agenda or any agenda. Other countries also have their sickos who commit violent acts but why at such a greater frequency here in the U.S.
And the millions of Israelis who speak grammatically correct Ivrit (including some gadolim who are resident in EY speak beautiful Ivrit in their daily lives) are engaged in “low” forms of speech while segments of the Chareidi population who are intelligible only to one another are morally superior?? I guess in “Joes world” that makes perfect sense.
Klugeryid….sorry for the focus on Shabbos but that is the issue here, whether they read it ONLY on Shabbos, which is not what I meant to say, predominantly on Shabbos, or frequently, the question is why would it be assur since there is readership outside of Shabbos. Sure, the readership has more leisure time on Shabbos but that argument would apply to many other products that are assur on Shabbos which we don’t seek to restrict .
All joking aside, the entire purpose of the postings here is to communicate a point of agreement, disagreement or abatraction. Given the ease of using spellcheck and a thesaurus, there really isn’t an excuse to waste the time of CR readers with incoherent rants. Yes, some satire and sarcasm may go over the heads of some readers just as some of the pearls of wisdom from Halacha or an inyan from Chazal may be intelligible only to a few of our big CR talmeidei chachamim but that is my problem, not that of the poster.
“The Donald is going after Amazon”
…and wind and solar companies, and social media companies, and advanced technology companies and just about anything that reflects change. The Trumkopf has this sick and weird obsession with dying industries which are not coming back. The Wall Street journal had a great story about his yearning to bring back the world of 50 years ago where America was more “industrial”, more white, more rural, more male dominated and more Church-going. He seems to ignore the reality of a rapidly changing post-industrial society where automation and advanced information technology have forever changed the way products are produced and sold. Just like the first big shopping centers in the suburbs destroyed the old downtown retail stores, eCommerce (of which Amazon is just a small part) will destroy is destroying the big malls. Just like the big kosher supermarkets are destroying the old heimeshe stores. It is inevitable, it is good for consuemrs (more variety, lower prices, larger selection and incredible convenience. For those of you like the Trumkiopf who yearn for the “good ole day”, first of all, they weren’t so good but in any event, go to a museum.First, mazel tov Do the minimal bris with family and then do the full CT Lawyer Kiddush the next Shabbos or a week or two later…from your prior postings, it sounds like Mrs. CT Lawyer really knows how to throw a classy party and it would be a shame to waste her talents on stale macaroons and grape juice. And also, your new grandson will be 50 percent older the following Shabbos and your daughter and son-in-law more rested and relaxed.
“Most readers read these magazines on Shabbos and (if I understand the halacha correctly) it is prohibited from anyone to read or look at advertisements on Shabbos…”
What marketing study or credible evidence is there that “most readers” read these newspapers or magazines only on Shabbos?? If we extend your logic, it would be assur to sell many products which are muktzah or whose use might be assur on Shabbos. For example, a frum yid might have the time on Shabbos to use his/her cellphone (even a kosher phone) to call mishpacha or friends to just schmooze, something they might not have time to do during the week. Should we ban the sale of kosher cellphones because some ehrliche yid might call his shver on Shabbos?
Again, you don’t get it…I am the principal contributor to the tofu based chulent debate and other non-sequitors…it doesn’t bother me but obviously has you concerned you might miss out on something of greater importance…enough said, back to the kitchen to work on non-chometzidik alternatives to my tofu based cholent for a non-kitniyos eating litvish son-in-law…
chag kosher v’sameach (w/o kitniyos)
If the Mods were to to shut down each new thread whose focus borders on the proper etiquette for dancing on the head of a pin, we would be left to debating the virtues of everyone’s favorite Shabbos recipes for tofu-based chulent or whether its appropriate for the gabbi rishon to walk out of shul to “supervise” the Kiddush club just when the rav begins his d’var torah… the REALLY important issues facing klal yisroel .
By now, its almost universally understood that EN and Hatzalah are two great organizations and each does certain things well. However, they are NOT the same and may never be. For any serious life threatening emergency, call Hatzalah/911 asap…..EN is a good alternative for non-life threatening matters where both the quality of care and reducing stress for the woman in need would be enhanced by having a woman first responder where time may not be as critical and ability to communicate issues with another woman are important to the care provided. Over time, EN may evolve to provide equivalent first-responder capability but is generally not at that point today and its not anti-feminist to acknowledge that reality.
Duhhh. No one is stifling learning, if thats what you call it. The inyan of eating X, Y, or Z is a totally legit line of inquiry and 90 percent of the threads here parse the details of shaiylos which are not matters of pikuach nefesh or where a mistake rises to the level of chayav kores….it was a simple observation that for many of us, if we are not confident about a nuance of kashruth we generally forgoe an opportunity to indulge until such time as we are no longer in doubt. End of story…
No Meno…when in DOUBT, dont.. If you can get a quick and definitive psak from your local R/P than you are no longer in doubt. In many cases, its not that easy to get such a definitive yes/no, or simply don’t feel you want to bother your R/P with a minor question. Rather than take a risk, many of us would simply forego a potentially problematic issue, especially on matters of kashruth around pesach etc.
Ubiquitin….yes, I am being held captive at an undisclosed location in Chumrahville and forced to eat nothing but kitniyos by a bunch of sephardeshe zealots. My point was rather simple…when in doubt, don’t. Otherwise, get a Sehpardeshe chef for eruv shabbos/ achron shel pesach (in EY) if ther is an absolue need to cook/bake kitniyos. I suspect this becomes an issue (along with others) when you have “mixed marriages’ aka a livish marries a Sehpardeshe yid and the kids alternate in-laws for yom tovim.