Gadolhadorah

If not Rav Moshe, Z’TL, how about the new Whatshisnamme Rebbe, the young “Rav” who was megayer by the Vaad of Queens and immediately started his own chassidus. He clearly has “leadership” aspirations.

To Take22Tango:…with respect to the “Hellbrander Rebbe”, did you make that up or is there really another such rebbe who anointed himself and convinced his wife he wasn’t ganz meshuge and over time they got a minyan of genuine “Hellbrander Chassidim”??

They confirmed the geyrus, NOT the Chassidus….the Vaad of Queens doesn’t certify chassidus (nor to my knowledge does anyone). Any rebbele can anoint himself as the Rockaway Rebbe, have someone design a cool set of levush (how about feaux fur streimlach and a green bekeshe for the environmentally sensitive millennials), rent an old Starbucks location as his shteitel and hope someone shows up for davening (e.g. advertise free chulent for the local yungerleit).

“So the criteria for a Gadol now is whoever approves of Trump in English?”
Probably not since I’m not sure any chashuve Rav will “approve” of the Trumpkopf in English, Yiddish or Mandarin…..maybe an occasional nod of the Shtreimlach in his direction for a particular policy decision (e.g. designating Chulent as the National Comfort Food”) but there is any oxymoron about being a “gadol” and giving the Trumpkopf a blanket endorsement. in any language

Alabama’s Secretary of State (who BTW said that actually voted for Moore) has said that NONE of the claims of fraud had any substance and that the State would proceed to certify Doug Jones as the new senator from Alabama at 1:00 PM today CST. He and other state leaders have acknowledged that Moore had become an embarrassment for the state and several have said they believe he has become delusional. (One of his election “experts” is best know for claiming that the CIA arranged for the JFK assassination based on “statistical analysis”). I’m sure this all upsets our resident Moore lover who started this thread but perhaps he can start a petition to get Moore’s trolling rights at local shopping centers restored now that he will have so much times on his hands.

“… since he converted, Yechiel Yisruel started his own Chassidus called Toldos Yisruel, over which he presides as Rebbe”

On a list of 100 things the frum tzibur needs today, no. 832 is ANOTHER chassidus with ANOTHER rebbe. Perhaps he will wish to be know as the Gerrer Rebbe (or has that been trademarked?)

its own bureacracy

Even Joe would not have wanted SMR to rot in Jail for 7 years to lower the price of a hindl…the new management of the Postville Shlachthois, though, seems to be doing a good job and to my knowledge, there have been zero problems with banking or immigration issues since they assumed ownership.

To Chabadshalucha

Joseph is always right….he can create quotations from Chazal that will be proven correct in olam haboh, especially all his misogynistic fantasies regarding how daas torah supports the subordination of women. The secret is always to rationalize such sexist remarks with the cloak of “the special status of women” under daas torah or that Halacha creates separate but equally important roles, before defining the woman’s role not much differently than the German philosopher who relegated women to “children, kitchen and church” (loose translation from old German). Joseph obviously has issues with women, especially frum women who have a brain and a voice.

CT Lawyer states it accurately and objectively (as usual). Hard to say how the impact on the frum community will vary much from the national trend. Fewer will be itemizing and most likely will have some adverse near term affects next year on many Mosdos.

“BTW, apparently Georgia does require voters to show photo ID. That’s not deterring Moore supporters from accusations of voting fraud”
.all those illegal voters from Atlanta were bussed down to Alabama to vote for Jones…..Moore claims he has proof that over 1000 buses were seen heading south…..

As Alice said to Toto: “We not kn Kansas anymore…” Georgia ain’t Alabama

Degrees in MCP or MRP provide some great opportunities to pursue multiple career paths that go well beyond the more traditional land use/zoning focus of state and local governments. My planning degree goes back more years than I’ll readily admit but has provided a great background for subsequent work in investment banking and project development. I agree with all of K-Cups observations but those are more of the traditional planning focus in local government. His/her comments regarding the critical importance of interpersonal and listening skills can’t be over -emphasized.

Granting clemency to SMR was the right thing to do. However, extrapolating from that decision that DJT is a mega “oheiv yisroel” is mega-meshugaas. Until the Trumpkopf stops retweeting anti-Semitic postings and praising the racist anti-semites who marched in Charlottsville as “really fine people”, I’ll continue to view him as an an unprincipled opportunist who would throw us under the bus (and back up several times) if it served his purposes.

Actually, in Virginia, there historically was a high level of bipartisanship and consensus (largely due to state law which restricts governors to a single term) and a measure of southern civility…that ended under a Republican majority that tried to push through a right wing social agenda and deny the minority an opportunity to participate in the legislative process. That ended earlier this month with a new moderate Democratic governor being elected and today with the recount results. The blue tide is spreading south from the D.C. suburbs and north and west from Richmond

No one has provided a halachic basis for prohibiting it. If some families want to follow a minhag that the wives and daughters rely upon the husband/father for lighting, certainly nothing prohibits that but don’t suggest there is any reason to deny women the right to light candles if that is their preference.

Would be easier (albeit less tasteful) to simply rely upon protein-based “feaux” meats, chicken, fish etc. plant and vegetable-based products are certainly much more healthy although unlikely to ever achieve the taste and texture these new “in-vitro” products claim to have

As always, check with your local rav/posek but I’m sure we can get a few of the resident CR poskim to provide a completely contrarian set of opinions on shatnes 101.

Again, if some of you get off on denigrating anyone claiming to be a rabbi who is not a musmach of certain yeshivos its your choice. The rules of the CR clearly don’t address simple courtesy and ahavas yisroel in relation to other yidden but they may have been drafted at a time when such menschlichkeit was taken for granted

For someone who has not exercised on a regular basis ANY cardio activity for 20 minutes or longer several times a week is a good start. Work up from there to activities that will raise your heart level to 80 percent of max for your age but if that’s not feasible, just keep walking (go up and down the stairs at work). Add some weight and resistance training if you can…use isometrics if not.

Anything is better than nothing….

MTAB:

CT lawyer makes a valid point. You don’t need to be a millionaire’s son’ to take a prospective kalah to a “nice” restaurant fo a first date, assumining you’ve done soe prior dilligence on her. Fortunately, in NYC, Chicago, Lakewood, LA , Baltimore and several other cities, there are reasonably priced kosher restaurants where a nice meal would cost less than $100. (less than the cost of two Knicks tickets in the upper deck at MSG). On the othr hand, i this girl is somone with whom you’ve been fixed up by your mother’s friend’s shver, than probably better to meet in the hotel lobby for drinks or coffee at the cafe by the Rockefeller Center or Central Park skating rink., If she is athletic, consider renting a pair of skates…

To Winnie:
You frame a very important question. What does it mean to be “gadol hador” versus the “leader of our generation” (as per the title of this thread)? Do they mean the same thing or does one imply someone regarded as the biggest talmid chacham versus someone who has both the lamdus but also has experience and skills in administering mosdos, providing definitive guidance on controversial matters of halacha etc. We already have “Chief Rabbis” who are more in the nature of political appointees for the Sephardeshe and Ashkenaz tzibur but not all regard them as “the leaders of our generation” or consider them among the “gadolei hador”.

There are so many aspects of the “dating” game that are not subject to yes/no guidelines but are more likely to be a function of the hashkafhah of the young man and young woman involved as well as their families. In more heimish settings, the parents obviously take a more central role in both the shadchanus and logistical arrangements for dating etc. and much is done under their supervision. Among MO, there is very limited parental involvement and the principals set their own meeting arrangements, although still with deference to norms regarding tzinius, negiah etc. MO are much less likely to ask a Rav about when/how/who to date and the protocols related thereto. There is no right/wrong. If you regularly consult your LRP for such matters, this would not be any different. Obviously, a walk in central park is a lot different than a walk in a country road out in the boondocks…

I assume you are referring to a walk on a public street, in a park with people around etc. Why would this be any different than sitting in a bar or restaurant?? Some individuals would be more comfortable having the ability to walk and talk a first date rather than being forced to sit across the table or in on some bar stools in a noisy area trying to engage in small talk. Even for the chumrah fanatics, there is no issur on waking on a public street assuming there is no negiah or other inappropriate “body language”.

Its the essence of emunah on any issue….we only know that we will never know the “why” of what the Ebeshter does or chooses not to do. We can tie ourselves in knots and engage in all sorts of speculation as often happens here among the resident neviim here on YWN who claim an ability to explain to explain every tragedy and link it to tzinius, toevah marriage, taharas hamishpacha or whatever. Or else, we simply yield to the reality that hashem does what he does and we go on with our lives expecting the good the ultimately prevail for ourselves and klal yisroel.

As a practical matter, why would yidden care about whether two goyim choose to “marry” however that term is defined under the civil laws of any country. If their belief system contemplates a set of legal requirements similiar or different from kiddushin under halacha, what is it our business? Perahaps after z’man moishiach the sheva mitzvos bnai noach becomes more relevant but until then, what is the enforcement mechanism??
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There is considerable fraud among the growing number of so called “shalichim” purporting to represent all sorts of worthy mosdos (most of which we’ve never heard of or with generic names that sound similar to legitimate mosdos). Many arrive from EY with letters in laminated plastic in their hands claiming to have the endorsement from chashuve rabbonim , including some of the organizations established in willy, BP and Lakewood set up for the specific purpose of screening the frauds from the legitimate. Bottom line is that you roll the dice with these guys (I’ve never head a woman coming to schneur). We’ve generally adopted a policy of asking them for the website of the various mosdos and telling them we will donate directly online once we can verify the legitimacy of the site. We absolutely will not give a dime to someone claiming to be collecting on behalf of some individual or family that has encountered a tragedy unless we personally know the rav who has endorsed their funding effort. The many legitimate online sites (such as those advertising here on YWN) provide sufficient opportunity if you want to support those who have such needs. If you are fortunate enough to not have to worry about giving away money to fraudsters and scammers, than obviously feel free to do so.