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Your cell phone doesn’t really mess with the plane’s electronic systems.
You knew that, right?
They force you to shut your phone for the same reason they force you to sit in a tiny seat with no room for your knees even if you’re under 5’2″, for the same reason they make you stand on endless pointless lines, for the same reasons they have a handbook with 12,896 reasons to cancel a flight even on a sunny day, for the same reason they send your luggage to Ankara when you fly to Chicago, for the same reason they charge you for checking in the luggage that they plan to lose, for the same reason they will soon charge you for using the rest room, and if you put up with that then that will also be the reason they charge you for using oxygen on the plane–
Because they can.
Just wanted to make sure attention is given to something LilmodU already said- the Halacha here is different for a man and for a lady (especially if she’s not as makpid as a man to daven Shachris every morning). This is one case where a lady shouldn’t just do whatever her husband or father does. Everyone should clarify with their LOR, but thanks, LU, for pointing that out.
(As for what bluhbluh mentioned about Yom Kippur, I still don’t get how the shliach tzibbur gets through davening on Yom Kippur. Always seems a little supernatural to me. I know I could never…)
A New Chanukah Song
My Chanuka sugar cookie
I baked you out of dough
I popped you in the oven
As it began to snow
Dreidels iced with sugar
My grandkids cried, “So cool!”
But posters on the CR
Said I’m a great big fool!
I won’t suggest a tune (- I know most of you will figure it out) for fear of being accused of blasphemy.
Lightb, I don’t think Abba was asking if the WWFoundation allows the notes when he asked if it’s permitted.
AbbaS, I have heard people ask whether pushing notes into the crevices might be assur, not because you’re undermining stability of the wall, but because you may inadvertently approach an area that has Kedusha. I don’t know the answer; I’d be curious if anyone else has heard anything like that. For myself I didn’t feel the need to put my bakashos down on paper.
Winnie, he’s not on the other thread any more.
Scared him away apparently.
Sorry didn’t mean to…
Wolf, I don’t think you need to worry.
We have responsa going back hundreds of years regarding the delicacies we prepare for our Chagim. We are undoubtedly the holiest of the holy and the sweetest of the sweet in all areas of cooking, baking and frying when we celebrate.
If anything, they’re following in our footsteps.
So LF, how does this thread work?
Is there a test or something we have to pass (Fail???) to get in here?
Or do we just trust your judgment?
Wold speling errrers bee helpfool?
Ct that was well said and you sound like a very normal intelligent competent person.
I haven’t seen any statistical studies on the exact proportions, but unfortunately, a lot of Clinton supporters, including First L, are behaving and speaking in a disgraceful manner. The decent ones, like you, don’t make the headlines.
You have to admit, if Trump had lost and his supporters were making these kind of statements and sending death threats to electors (!!!) they would be relegated to the dust bin with all of society’s other deplorables. And certain people would be calling out the National Guard to protect us from them.
Since they’re our beloved Dems who just happened to have failed kindergarten (-how not to be a sore loser when someone else wins the game) we’ll let them continue with their deplorable behavior and we’ll act like the kindergarten teacher who failed her early education classes (-don’t reward inappropriate behavior).
Ubi, Faith Spotted Eagle is a she not a he.
Huju, I’m always the first (or one of the first) to tell someone to contact their LOR when they ask a shayla on the CR instead of calling their Rav.
In this case, t didn’t look like the OP was stuck in middle of Shmoneh Esrei, took out his smart phone, and posted here for an answer so he could finish davening. Anyway, it doesn’t look like he could have had ALL those questions at the same moment.
It’s apparent this was posted for discussion, and based on the poster that I now noticed answered you before I did, I’m not the only one who found it interesting.
Officially making a macha’a here.
Haven’t even taken out the potato peeler and someone bumps a Mishloach Manos thread!
Can a Pesach cleaning thread be far behind? I fear it cannot. (“I already did the front hall closet, the Legos, and half of the desk drawers…,” says Ms CR Poster, with a small self-satisfied smile that she manages to convey in a typed CR post.)
In the interest of self-preservation and the preservation of the tranquility of several other posters (by and large of the female gender) I protest this untimely bumping.
I felt I had to make my voice heard Before the problematic bumping progressed from Adar to Nissan…
Lightb, like Lilmod U said, circumcision is a Mitzvah and must be observed by anyone blessed with a new baby boy, with all details according to Halacha.
Cutting a little boy’s hair at three years, and then having him start to wear a yarmulka (and tzitzis in most cases) is minhag.
For those whose families have that Minhag it’s important to do it at the right time.
I haven’t noticed any pressure from nursery schools or play date parents to do this. Morahs, school administrators, and most observant friends you’re likely to come across know that it’s a Minhag, and will understand if your Minhag is different. It’s important to follow the Minhag if it is in your family so if there’s a doubt, a Rav or Poseik can help out the same way he can if it’s a din in Shulchan Aruch.
As for your saying that “one mitzvah or indicator doesn’t necessarily mean makpid on the others”- that’s a great observation, and something good to keep in mind, in E”Y, and across the globe!
Funny story LU, but I have to agree with ZD (fancy that ZD!).
The lady who told you off probably did so because here she sees this aidel maidel with her hair down!!! Which to her is totally not tzanua. So she brings it to your attention. Of course many of us ladies, especially in chu”l, think it’s ok for a single girl to wear her hair down, so I’m not looking to suggest you change your hairstyle. Just mentioning it because a similar thing happened to me in the USA- A very Chassidish looking lady approached me on the street and pointed out the lack of tznius in something I was wearing. She was very polite and soft-spoken; there was no thought that a rock or paint were going to land on me or my clothing. I thanked her and was actually flattered that she considered my general appearance indicative of the fact that I belonged in the category of people who would want to be told such a thing. Happens to be I hadn’t noticed, and was glad she pointed it out.
Not the same to be yelled at in the tachana merkazit. But that’s pretty much par for the course in the tachana merkazit, whether someone thinks you’re getting on the bus too slowly or whether they don’t like how you’re dressed. See my comment on Sephard / Ashkenaz divide in
Israel thread….
For me it’s not the taste but the smell of that first cup in the morning.
Even in my half asleep state (as I haven’t ingested or processed any coffee yet) I always feel this amazing gratefulness for that delicious aroma.
Leaves me wondering if I should make a birkas harei’ach as well.
But I just make a shehakol.
Lilmod U, that was my first thought too.
It’s not just the divide between Sephardim and Ashkenazim in Israel that is more antagonistic.
The relationship between Orthodox and unobservant Jews is also much more hostile and combative than it is in chu”l.
Even the Chassidim and Misnagdim in E”Y can’t seem to get along, and factions within factions are always coming up with excuses to hang up pashkvillim denouncing each other.
And of course in E”Y, totally separate from any discord between Ashkenazim and Sephardim, we have the unknown-in-Chu”l phenomenon of hafganot (hafgonnehss in popular parlance) and dumpster burning (feh).
I’m not sure what causes it, but this is the one thing about being in E”Y that makes me very uncomfortable.
Could it be the lack of politeness and civil behavior that is just socially accepted as normal there?
Do the hot summers and rainy winters bring out the worst in people?
Do the constant unrest and existential threats from neighbors fray tempers? Or on the contrary do people feel more empowered and secure in their own homeland so they don’t feel a need to behave themselves and act graciously to their fellow citizens?
Do the Yeshivos and Bais Yaakov’s there not feel the need to impress on their young charges the need to behave like B’nei and B’nos Melochim, to speak gently and remember the “Hatznei’a leches” aspect in their behavior to others and among themselves?
Whatever the reason, the average Israeli, regardless of level of observance, is not likely to win the Mr or Miss Congeniality prize.
There are many notable exceptions to the rule, but the general atmosphere doesn’t seem to be one of harmony and good will.
What is Life?
At Brisk teen
Thanks, LU, I was waiting for that.
When I first saw that thread I thought it was about bircas hamazon.
That was a good long ago line, Goq.
You must be very happy the retarded mad libs are gone!
Life update: I’m going to park my car in midair and make Aliyah now.
There’s more to life than lounging around in Queens and buying chulnt meat, and I don’t like the new Secretary of State, so I’m going to Israel this week!
Lightbrite, I’m going to go out on a limb here and tell you you can eat OU products, as well as OK and Star K, as they are all reliable hashgachos. Many people will not rely on them though, and might also take the time to post here and criticize me (or worse) for telling you it’s okay to eat foods with these kosher certifications.
It would be great if you could find a Rav to speak to, instead of relying on The (Un)Official CR Handbook of Halacha. I saw your thread about washing your hands on a plane. You can get some answers here, but there are different opinions. You’ll always do best asking a Rav- you’ll get answers that are appropriate for you in the circumstances you find yourself in.
Here is a true story about a real Gadol that I heard from his son.
His son said that many, probably most of the stories told about his father are completely untrue.
This was in response to a question about a hanhaga of his father at the Pesach Seder that I had heard about, specifically with regard to children.
The Gadol’s son explained that he as well as his sblings had (obviously) been children at his father’s Seder many many times and what I had read about his father was not true.
Learning about the hanhagos of a Gadol by spending time with him and/or speaking to him is a good thing. Another way we can learn about the hanhagos and opinions of a Gadol is by reading his writings, if he chose to leave such behind, and if we are fortunate to have access to them.
Discussing a Gadol’s private life in a public forum such as this is disrespectful and inappropriate.
Joseph I’m impressed.
Someday, can you post the relevant quotes from those sources. I know it’s a lot to ask. Maybe most if not all. Or at least some?
And if you do want to do so please post the originals, not translations. You don’t have to worry about creating too long a post… see above.
And at least yours will be a long post that provides solid information we can really sink our teeth into.
TYIA
Why is it any of our business what goes into the day to day running of a gadol’s household?
The gadol did not sign up to be a rock star. If we respect him as a person, we can respect his privacy.
And do we really need to know if he puts the chrain on top of his gefilte fish? or next to it? Now you want to know who picked it up at the grocery?
Passt nisht.
Not the same every year LU.
Almost but not exactly…
Our calendar is very complicated.
And everything has to be calculated very precisely.
Would be great if someone would come forward and explain the variations in the calculation for v’sein tal u’matar.
(Sorry but I can’t.)
Tonight
If it snows on Chanukah can we build a snowman?
Is it okay if we use a latka for his nose instead of a carrot?
And put Zaidy’s old borsalino on top of his head?
We’re almost there!
Another reason (as if we don’t have enough of them) not to let our minds wander into the next county while we’re davening Shmoneh Esrei.
I don’t know why you had to revive this thread Joseph.
By now even those of us who don’t remember “Nashim b’mai zachyan” from Bais Yaakov or yeshiva, have become familiar with the basic idea.
For those of us who have been blessed with husbands and sons it’s a good think to think about.
I’m sure you realize that there are many women who live out their earthly years without those blessings. There is a tafkid for them as well, as there is for every Neshama, and a Chelek le’Olam Habbah that every person receives. Their s’char will be allotted with the same precision as mine and yours.
If you don’t realize that you’re causing these women to feel additional tza’ar, in addition to the tza’ar they must already feel at what they lack, then I’d like to bring it to your attention.
You are, as your subtitle suggests, a voluble poster, and you have your opinions, but I’ve never thought of you as a mean poster, insensitive to the pain of others.
Noticed that.
Possible our venerable statistician is in charge of the recounts?
It’s a mad rush job; he’s way too busy to check in with us…
There was cruelty and bloodshed going around on all sides during the colonization and establishment of the USA. So much of the warfare and bloodshed has long since been forgotten (War of 1812 anyone?). This is what fascinated me way back in the day studying it:
I felt I could see the cogs and wheels and gears interlocking and shifting like the intricate workings of a complicated machine, until a country where freedom of religion is the law was ready and waiting when we were thrown out of the last station in our Galus travels.
Wishing Mrs CTL a Refuah Shleima b’karov.
YWfan,
I second that.
Wow.
And thank you!
You made my day.
I’m guessing Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus.
I say-
a. The CR has been here, done this, countless times.
b. You’re trying to introduce logic and statistics into a subject that is above and beyond that kind of mathematical thinking.
Israel, the place and the nation, exist on a plane that is lema’alah mi’derech ha’teva.
*disclaimer-
I realize my words can be misunderstood.
We all know who “Israel the nation” refers to (I think).
When I say “Israel the place” I’m referring to Eretz Yisrael, as in “Elokei Hashamayim ve’Elokei Ha’aretz”. Not to the modern political entity.
Thank you!
That was quick!
No need to apologize though.
Mistakes are something I’m intimately familiar with…
“Are the Mods asleep,” I ask myself, rubbing my eyes, “or am I still asleep and dreaming?”
Of course I realize we are open to a great diversity of opinions and outlooks here.
We are happy to hear advice on many subjects, from posters who may or may not know what they’re talking about. On weight loss and nutrition we hear that calories ingested and calories burned don’t affect your weight. We hear this from someone with no medical background or degree in nutrition and we’re happy! (Of course we’re happy. That means the huge portion of kugel and plate of chocolate chip cookies I ate, all lechovod Shabbos, are not the reason my reflection no longer fits into my mirror.)
At some point though, we have to offer the Mods a hefty dose of caffeine.
Here is a sentence I just read:
“Idol worship isn’t a bad thing altogether that’s why people do it”
I think when the subject is Shalosh Chamuros, we have to be somewhat less tolerant of random opinions.
Maybe it’s just me.
Apparently it’s just me.
I accept your rebuke, I will go find the line and try to figure out how it got there. And you know it’s not just you, sometimes it’s just a mistake :0
Middle Eastern yogurt
Lilmod, you didn’t hear me say anything about the “good old days”.
More like “the different old days” if you read me correctly.
People can fear change, incite change, embrace change or lament change, depending on one’s temperament and the circumstances involved.
And once change has occurred, the best direction to look is forward, not back.
CTL, I think when Veltz wrote the sentence you quoted he had been hit by a wave of nostalgia for the old days of the CR.
When I stumbled in here almost accidentally, the girls chattering away were mainly on seminary threads. Besides those high school girls terror-stricken by the prospect of a year of academic pursuits, the only other females who consistently posted were a wise grandmother offering encouragement and counsel, an English academician from Haifa checking grammar and spelling (it soon became evident those were not the type of faux pas the Mods were keeping an eye out for), an accomplished balabusta who shared recipes (since she disappeared we get recipes for frozen cholent pops and the like), and yours truly.
The CR, like everything else in life, has changed. I would add the axiom we all know about things saying the same the more they change, but in our case it is untrue.
As we can see from the puzzlement of out fellow posters, CTL & LU, Veltz’s assertion is no longer accurate. Although his use of the word soporific is.
Okay, lightb, I hear you.
You sound passionate about this.
If you can get me some, I’ll try it.
No lightbrite I never did.
Seems the only missing ingredient there is a sour pickle.
Speaking of which… Forgive me for asking but are you by any chance pregnant?
Agreeing here with Zdad-
You’re caught photoshopping, now everything you say is suspect. Frum publications, authors, lecturers have to be extra careful to avoid any semblance of sheker, or they lose more than they’ve gained in trying to transmit Torah’dig hashkafa and information.
Syag- if the only photo you have shows something that is not modest then simply don’t use the photo. If there’s some reason you must use it, then cover what you have to in a way that makes it obvious you’re covering something. Don’t artfully, and dishonestly, change a short sleeve to a long sleeve.
I was also surprised to hear to hear huju and others mentioning tzaddikim wearing black hats. Clearly this is not correct. According to the artwork I’ve seen coming from some of the top Yeshivos of today (not Chassidish ones I might add) the Tzaddikim and Manhigim among Yotz’ei Mitzrayim wore shtreimlach. The eirev rav wore Borsalinos.
(No I am not kidding. Saw it with my own eyes. Colored exquisitely by some of my favorite budding artists…)
🙁
Bump.
… because I feel bad that my toxic comment (thanks for pointing that out Mods) might have scared off posters and derailed this thread, thus preventing Meno from getting his recipe.
Totally agree, DaM.
A great loss.
A remarkable fusion of musical talent with Torah, Avodah & mentshlichkeit.
So much of the so-called Jewish music we listen to today misses the mark, at least in my opinion.
He did us all a great service in preserving the art of true Jewish neginah.
(IMHO there’s nothing like listening to the Modzitz Kaddish & Shoshanas Yaakov. I’m sure you have your favorites too.)
Here is a bit of advice regarding making herring, in case the posters preparing this delectable dish are male, and have been fortunate to marry a female:
A true Eishes Chayil will not object if her husband wishes to indulge and eat a little schmaltz herring from time to time.
However, unless he plans to scrub every surface- accessible as well as inaccessible- in the kitchen they share, with a solution of 50% bleach, 30% ammonia, 10% hydrogen peroxide & 10% hydrogen chloride after embarking on this smelly adventure, said husband is advised to refrain from preparing aforementioned dish.
You are very welcome.
warning: NEVER mix bleach and ammonia as it will create toxic vapors!
Unless, golfer, that was your intent 😉
No offense lightbrite, but-
ichsa
or as they say at NASA,
yuck
What to tell your children?
Same thing you’d tell them after any election or event. Works fine for the day after the world series too–
Hein Am le’vadad yishkon u’vagoyim lo yischashov.
After that you can go out for a stroll with the Goq who has the good sense to tell us now is not the time to say much more.
What DY said.
And as LY concurred.