Give Me a Break

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  • in reply to: On My Mind; What the Hasidim Know #625056

    By the way, I said MOST of the time – when I’m among Jews.

    in reply to: On My Mind; What the Hasidim Know #625053

    Just kidding. Most of the time I wear my tzitzis out. But I make sure they don’t go flying about.

    in reply to: On My Mind; What the Hasidim Know #625052

    My minhag is NOT to wear my tzitzis out.

    in reply to: On My Mind; What the Hasidim Know #625047

    Joseph:

    1. Because we are not “texting” each other, nor are we e-mailing each other. It behooves us to “speak” civilized.

    2. Because “that thread” focused on a very crucial issue, which doesn’t fit in elsewhere.

    Why did you demand its closure?

    in reply to: On My Mind; What the Hasidim Know #625044

    Joseph:

    “gmab, was peta your little baby that you can’t do wothout?”

    1) Yes, it was.

    2) Mind your spelling and capitals. It should read “GMAB, was ‘PETA’ your little baby that you can’t do without?” to which I answer unequivocally “Yes.”

    in reply to: Family: A MUST READ!! #871989

    nameless:

    Beautiful!

    in reply to: On My Mind; What the Hasidim Know #625043

    eli lev:

    I happen to be frum from birth, black-hat type as well! No, I don’t wear a black hat, but that’s where I’m from. And I keep my tzitzis IN in public (and private).

    in reply to: On My Mind; What the Hasidim Know #625037

    eli lev:

    THEY give me enough guts to wear a “kippah” in the street? You make me laugh! When I lived in Miami, I wore a yarmulke just the same (black velvet, yes), and there were barely ANY Hasidim there. And yes, I DO consider that to “stick out” but it’s not excessive. And no, I don’t wear a hat and jacket in the streets (or in shul, actually).

    in reply to: On My Mind; What the Hasidim Know #625036

    Joseph:

    Yes, I surmised as much. What did you do that to me for?

    in reply to: A Humorous Item #1171681

    Don’t sympathize with a lost cause, because:

    Sympathetic –

    sym- = “with”

    pathetic = something you don’t want to be

    (Re-posted upon request)

    in reply to: On My Mind; What the Hasidim Know #625033

    Joseph:

    Ah. I expected you’d comment. How’re you doing?

    in reply to: On My Mind; What the Hasidim Know #625031

    Maybe because Hasidim “stick out” a bit too much? And the fact that most Jewish racists belong to Hasidic sectors of Jewish society?

    in reply to: Evolution: Total Rubbish Because…. #624830

    … because it’s NOT.

    in reply to: The Riddle Thread…. #1067676

    Ashrecha Yisroel:

    The guy had hiccups.

    in reply to: Sonar Ruling Worries Whale Advocates #624796

    Another reason I want Bush out…

    in reply to: The Riddle Thread…. #1067657

    Joseph:

    I’m still upset with you about the PETA thread.

    Q. Which weighs more, a pound of silver or a pound of gold?

    in reply to: PETA #624769

    Bentzy18:

    There is a difference between meat making one happy (which it did for me when I used to eat it) and it actually helping you to serve HaShem better.

    in reply to: The Hospital Bed…A Must Read!!! #624825

    anon for this:

    A beautiful story.

    in reply to: PETA #624768

    yoshi:

    Hakuna Matata!

    in reply to: PETA #624765

    yoshi:

    Yes, that’s from the Lion King, which just so happens to be my favorite film, even though it’s a cartoon. It’s a moving and poignant dialogue.

    Joseph:

    Jeez, that’s an awful nice thing to say. But don’t worry, because I took it as follows:

    “Give Me a Break: If you were the only man I ever met, I too would have seen the wondrous truth known as Evolution.”

    Is that what you meant?

    in reply to: The Riddle Thread…. #1067638

    ulisis:

    Zelbe zach.

    in reply to: PETA #624761

    feivel:

    They practice what they preach.

    in reply to: PETA #624758

    Joseph:

    I too am waiting for you to debunk the so far reliable theory of evolution.

    in reply to: The Riddle Thread…. #1067635

    ulisis:

    Man. Crawls in infanthood (four legs), walks upright during life (two legs), and walks with a cane in old age (three legs).

    That was the Sphinx’s riddle.

    in reply to: PETA #624756

    Joseph:

    Yes, you’re right. This thread is about treating non-human animals righteously and kindly.

    in reply to: PETA #624754

    Joseph:

    You STILL didn’t explain WHY.

    in reply to: The Riddle Thread…. #1067632

    “Riddle” as in Tom Marvolo Riddle?

    in reply to: PETA #624752

    Joseph:

    000646 said NOTHING that implied such. S/he said that your STATEMENT was radical, which it certainly as.

    in reply to: PETA #624751

    Joseph:

    I read your answer in the link you provided. It made little sense, and you just made statements without explaining WHY.

    000646:

    I assumed something of the sort.

    in reply to: PETA #624747

    jewishfeminist02:

    Mostly conjecture, actually.

    Joseph:

    You STILL didn’t answer me.

    in reply to: PETA #624742

    Joseph:

    “Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist are not Judaism.”

    Huh? And how do you explain that?

    mw13:

    HaShem DIDN’T give us “juicy, tasty steaks” to eat. He gave us living, breathing, unprocessed ANIMALS! The case with the olives? Olives are a ready-to-eat food. So your story is just plain silly.

    Bentzy18:

    I’m sorry, but I don’t exactly think that slaughterhouses are free of tza’ar ba’alei chaim. I’d like you to bring me some backing to that statement.

    torahls1 (formerly “torahis1”?)

    Of course I knew what a “ben pakua” is. That does not mean that animals can be treated unethically – have you ever heard of tza’ar ba’alei chaim?

    in reply to: A Torah Perspective on Obama, Our New President-Elect #624813

    mw13:

    He’s been elected already.

    in reply to: Georgia Congressman Warns of Obama Dictatorship #642484

    The Big One:

    “A Republican congressman…”

    Case closed.

    in reply to: PETA #624732

    Bentzy18:

    Does the permission to eat meat override the prohibition of tza’ar ba’alei chaim?

    I don’t exactly think so.

    in reply to: PETA #624730

    Bentzy18:

    Many murderers ate meat too.

    in reply to: PETA #624728

    Bentzy18:

    “As for after 120 years, I’m in the good company of many Tzaddikim so I don’t put to much thought behind it. I have spoken about this topic to many Robbonim and they have told me that I have nothing to worry about.”

    You make me laugh. Are you saying you’re such a tzaddik you have nothing to worry about?

    in reply to: Post-Election Osama Threat #624192

    Joseph:

    Next time, think before you type.

    in reply to: PETA #624726

    anon for this:

    OK.

    Does it REALLY help us serve HaShem?

    You may have a valid point, but consider the following: The way animals are farmed today, don’t you think that (considering it IS helping you serve HaShem) it’s a mitzva haba b’aveira (tza’ar ba’alei chayim)?

    “My source for this is B’raishis 1:28-30, in which Hashem tells Adam & Chava to rule the earth…”

    Tell me, do benevolent rulers eat their subjects?

    in reply to: PETA #624722

    anon for this:

    Can I ask where in the Torah it says that all the world’s living creatures a=were created to serve Man?

    in reply to: Racism is Proven Dead. Lets Kill Reverse Racism. #645572

    Miss “havesomeseichel” and others, notably “Joseph”:

    Racism is dead? Then how do yo explain this:

    http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/General+News/25563/White+Gang+Beats+Black+Teen+While+Shouting+%27Obama%27.html

    Eh?

    in reply to: PETA #624719

    Joseph:

    Suit yourself. I hope you have your speech ready for after 120, I really do.

    in reply to: PETA #624717

    For all those who don’t accept animal rights, try this:

    Animals don’t have any intrinsic rights, but it’s a terribly unnecessary spoilage of HaShem’s beautiful creation called Life, one which can be easily avoided.

    I don’t really believe that, instead choosing to think that animals deserve to live almost as much as we do. And they deserve to be free of pain.

    For the rest of you, how’s that (the first part)?

    in reply to: Post-Election Osama Threat #624190

    havesomeseichel:

    I was echoing your first words with the Joe Biden part.

    in reply to: PETA #624715

    jewishfeminist02:

    I’ve never tried it – I just don’t eat it. You have a recipe?

    in reply to: PETA #624714

    Feif Un:

    No, it doesn’t satisfy me. You don’t NEED meat. I also like the delicious taste of meat – but is that an excuse for an innocent animal to die?

    in reply to: PETA #624711

    Feif Un:

    There are currently NO circumstances where one must eat meat.

    in reply to: Post-Election Osama Threat #624188

    noitallmr:

    It’s not his brotherr.

    jO jO:

    I wouldn’t say to ignore it, but certainly not to make a mountain out of a molehill.

    havesomeseichel:

    Obama is on the mark for wanting to go after al Qaeda, don’t you think? Or are you STILL not convinced?

    Joe Biden HaNavi!

    in reply to: The Democrat Party & Its Anti-Semite Sidekicks #642646

    Doc:

    It’s the “DemocratIC” Party.

    in reply to: CURIOUS: If we Were Voting for Biden President & Obama VP #624184

    yoshi:

    Yes.

    jewishfeminist02:

    Even his haters can’t say he’s an ARAB – his very lineage does not fit in with the true definition of the word.

    in reply to: Farrakhan Says Obama ‘New Beginning’ #625671

    Come on. Does this really mean ANYTHING?

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