Grandmaster

There is no commandment in the Torah to deface anothers’ property. In fact, it is asur.

It is like when Avrohom Avinu smashed Terach’s avoda zora. Should Avrohom have paid Terach for the damage? Was Avrohom in the wrong? He was put in the oven to burn for his crime.

Anywhere in the article about these bachurim, is there a quote that their rebbe or rav holds otherwise? Any claim that they didn’t ask for guidance from a rebbe or rav? Has anyone seen or heard even a single authoritative claim that their rebbe or rav has stated their actions were anything but appropriate?

“Mod-80, Mod-42, The Goq, popa_bar_abba, eclipse, Fellow Coffeeites, I want to express my thanks to The Goq for his generous and heart-warming introduction. I am delighted to have his support and his counsel and his advice in the coming months ahead.

With a deep sense of duty and high resolve, I accept your nomination.

I accept it with a full and grateful heart–without reservation– and with only one obligation–the obligation to devote every effort of body, mind and spirit to lead our Party back to victory and our Coffee Room back to greatness.

I am grateful, too, that you have provided me with such an eloquent statement of our CR’s platform. Pledges which are made so eloquently are made to be kept. “Our Duty to Klal Yisroel”–the civil and economic duties essential to the human dignity of all Yidden–are indeed our goal and our first principles. This is a Platform on which I can run with enthusiasm and conviction.

And I am grateful, finally, that I can rely in the coming months on so many others. On a distinguished running-mate who brings unity to our ticket and strength to our Platform, The Wolf. On one of the most articulate statesmen of our time, Eclipse. On a great spokesman for our needs as Coffee Addicts and a people, popa_bar_abba. And on that fighting campaigner whose support I welcome, Mod-80. On my traveling companion in many threads, Daas Yochid. On Derech HaMelech, our devoted and courageous Chairman.

The Pidyon Shvuyim would defend them with the secular authorities and other costs.

As far as the schar they will get for this mitzvah, I can only envy them for it.

Then I’ll give double what I was planning.

Signing up for HUD at age 16-18. That way when the 10 year waiting period is over, you will be ready to buy.

That sounds like a great idea.

Let’s bring this case specificly. If the Bochrim in question were arrested & thrown in jail for vandalism, would they still feel they did the right thing?

Absolutely. They would then catapult into Jewish Heroes who were moser nefesh for the Torah. They ought to proudly and prominently wear a big yarmulka and black hat as they are led into the police precinct (and court if necessary) joyfully singing “Moshe Emes V’Torahsai Emes”, lhavidl like politicians and activists arrested at political protests smilingly pose for the cameras with their handcuffs after being arrested for civil disobedience. Then Klal Yisroel will lovingly initiate a massive Pidyon Shvuyim campaign to defend our heroes.

I have seen photographs of women in just about every frum person’s home that I’ve been in — and that goes from the most “modern” to the right-wing yeshivish and chassidish.

The discussion was regarding publishing her photo on the internet, not her home. You are incorrect as it pertains to publishing it online or even in mass circulation newspaper in the Torah community.

Do you *really* believe that posting a picture of a woman is the worst thing you can do?

Let’s not get into sementics about it being the worst or second worst or third. I’m sure you can think of worse things. (i.e. having communications on FB with an opposite gender.) But it’s bad enough to figuratively call it the worst thing.

aries: My point was if even after every entreaty and heartfelt plea the space owner and the advertiser still absolutely refuse to remove a salacious ad in the heart of a Jewish neighborhood with little children seeing it constantly (not to downplay the tragedy of Jewish adults seeing it too), who could oppose taking matters into our own hands?

Let us not allow society’s decadent values to desensitize us to the horror of having this trash in the midst of our neighborhoods.

Because of her gender.

but that too!

What didn’t he buy you that you considered abuse?

Bravo for these bochorim.

Itch: If you have an issue with the Am Hanivchar, it is something you ought to work on.

s2021: Why? Everyone on “your side” has to hate him now? No one is allowed to emphasize with him?

The OP made a follow up post stating her daughter didn’t actually sit on the ladies lap, but rather: “And she sat in the corner of the seat,not actually on her.”

Just pointing it out, since it seems to have been missed by most.

Would coveting it not involve the issur of jealousy?

Being frum is never “too” expensive.

As far as tuition, move to Brooklyn and pay about $4,000 a year, if not less.

popa, How was she being purposely manipulative and using her rank, as opposed to simply being mean or insensitive?

Goq: You do the graveyard shift, ending at midnight, in the yeshiva office?

superiority complex

The Am Hanivchar is superior.

charlie: Which is a far far far lower percentage of the prison population than the percentage of the overall population the frum represent.

Oh, I missed his apology. Sorry.

onegoal: When you wrote “It is a bit more quiet this way, in a good way though.” it sounds like you think its good that ZK isn’t posting so you can enjoy the quiet from his/her absence. That’s why everyone is asking how could you say such a thing. I am saying you didn’t mean what you said. Am I correct?

Can Sender Av and myself get a subtitle change from its current iteration? (Sender Av asked for a change above.)