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You can tell my frustration at this thread. I can’t even type normally! That should have read:
Which leads me to believe I can put on a Mexican radio station and the poster would not have a problem with it!
(Mods: If you want to fix it, that would be great!)
you did a fine job yourself
Nobody has yet answered my question. Please clarify. Are we talking about “religious” vs. “secular” music? Music written/performed by Jews vs. non-Jews? Music in English vs. any other language in the universe?
The original question was:
Am I the only one that gets sick when I walk into a Jewish establishment, and they are playing English music?
Which leads me to believe I can put on a Mexican radio station and poster when have a problem with it!
If that is not the intended question, then please write what you mean instead of asking me to read your mind.
baal kishron: I undestand English may not be your first language, but please punctuate.
And so far, I still haven’t determined what is “English” music? Is “French” music okay?
there is non-jewish music bouncing off the walls
Although this horse has been beaten long past the time it died, what is “non-Jewish” music? Music written by a non-Jew? What if a Jew is performing it? What if there are no words?
For example, I am part of a flute-piano duo. We are both frum. If we play Suite Modale by Ernest Bloch (a Jew), is that “Jewish music” or “non-Jewish music”?
“Reporters: “OK. Then tomorrow’s headlines will proclaim to the world:
‘Israeli Kills Girl’s Dog!'”
It’s funny, but it’s also so true!
I have a 17 yr old who just came home from yeshiva in jeans i never knew he had. Should I be concerned?
he also brought back a 98 on a recent gemara test. I think that this proves that a yeshiva guy CAN own jeans.
Mommy613, I think you answered your own question.
ronrsr: Is he wearing jeans?
If, by “English,” you mean music by Britten, Purcell, or Elgar, I rather enjoy it.
If, by “English,” you mean music where the lyrics are not in Hebrew, Yiddish, French, Turkish, Latin, etc., I could listen to “Mama Rochel” all day long.
What exactly is bothering you, and could you please be specific about what you mean by “English” music?
Should I ask a shaila before spending any cent over and above what is necessary for our basic support?
I am sure there are those who would say “yes.” However, I am not one of them.
bein_hasdorim: You have no idea how funny your post is.
mods: Thanks for fixing the title. And again, I read ronrsr’s post before it was edited. I still don’t see what was wrong with what he wrote.
ronrsr: LOL!
And I guess the answer to my question is “No, we cannot put an article in the title.”
And furthermore, I am highly offended by poor grammar. So perhaps we can put an article in the title of this thread?
ronsr:
I saw your post before it got edited. There was absolutely nothing wrong with it. There are so many people in the CR who are easily offended that the mods bend over backwards, even to the point of using incorrect language so as not to offend anybody. For example, they use the word “gender” when speaking of characteristics that separate males from females. Incorrect word, but some people are offended by the proper word. So, it would appear there are people who are also offended by words meaning “unclothed.”
I, on the other hand, am extremely offended by an abbreviation people use for “people.” The abbreviation can be read as a word describing one of the waste products of metabolism. Yet that gets through.
I think from now on, whenever I see an “offensive” word, I’m going to ask the mods to edit the post. And if I’m overly sensitive, so be it.
jaw22: Mosherose was using an exact quote. It was from Wolfish Musings. Not you. And it was regarding reading tanaim at the chuppah.
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People should spend time with their families, and that’s it. There’s no reason to socialize with anyone who is not your family.
And if you have no family? I am not married. Both my parents are gone. I have no siblings. I should spend my entire life in my apartment by myself?
AWoman_outside_bklyn and striving:
Check out the various threads titled “Broken Telephone” in the Decaffeinated Coffee Forum. Then let us know if you want to continue with your idea.
And if the Montagues hadn’t interfered in their son’s choice of mate, don’t you think there would have been a happier ending?
ronrsr: I’ll be first in line to buy it!
Wolf: I think we can all agree
You’ve got to be kidding.
My father quit smoking after about 30 or more years. When it was too painful to smoke, he stopped.
ronsr:
I have to mention something else about Haifa. I have spent Shabbos in Jerusalem several times. There is one family I usually stay with, and I attend their shul. Nobody has ever come over and introduced themselves, or even said “Good Shabbos.” I usually get there early, before my friend does, so it isn’t obvious I’m there with anybody.
The first time I went to shul in Haifa, almost every woman in the Ezras Nashim came over to meet me. Each week several come over to chat, even though my Hebrew is not that good. They go out of their way to make me feel a part of the kehillah. In fact, that first time, there was another American there. Several people went over to her to make sure she spoke to me so I would have somebody to talk to.
The worst cellphone issue is when someone goes to a levaya or shiva house and fails to turn the sound off.
I was at a wedding where the kallah’s father’s cell phone started ringing under the chupah.
I have a very nice, 2.5 room apartment, fairly large, and I pay 1600 shekels a month. I don’t know about all other areas, but I know people in Har Nof (in Jerusalem) who pay $1000 for a one-room, converted machsan. Also, it seems to be fairly common in Haifa that there is no monthly fee for vaad habayit. Other costs (food, etc.) are probably similar.
I see way less poverty here. There are beggars on the street, but I don’t see nearly as many here as I do in Jerusalem.
Tabouleh, chick pea salad, pea salad, pasta salad, egg salad, cole slaw, baked sweet potatoes (served cold), carrot salad, cucumber salad . . .
Let me know which recipes you want.
Pin the shamash on the menorah.
For some reason, this thread was on my mind a lot and I was reminded of a death certificate. It lists the cause of death, for example, respiratory arrest. Then it lists one or more proximate causes. What caused the respiratory arrest? Some underlying lung disease?
It seems to me that perhaps socializing may be the cause of the divorce, but there was probably a proximate cause. As jaw22 pointed out, do they communicate? Are they really committed to each other and to their marriage? From what I’ve observed (and I am certainly no expert), people who are fully committed do not get distracted from socializing with other couples.
Well, there’s a lesson for us to learn. We have to remember that the world is watching us, and even the smallest triviality can be blown way out of proportion. We have to remember that’s it’s not enough not to make a chillul Hashem, but we have to go out of our way to make a kiddush Hashem.
real613: In a previous post I had suggested Ma’aleh Adumim, because from what you described it seemed appropriate. But I really want to put in a “sales pitch” for Haifa. Before I do that, is there some reason you prefer the Yerushalaim area?
ZachKessin:
Right after I moved to Israel I met my wife, we actually sort of met my accident, but that is a story for another post.
Don’t forget about the “Funny Shidduch Stories” thread.
mazca: That is certainly true for heart donors and lung doners, but livers and kidneys are taken from live donors who remain alive.
What should be the problem with answering it?
It’s rude, that’s what!
Somebody once asked me why she should buy a set of encyclopedias when it’s all available online. The reason is you can sit down with a book. Browse through it. Discover things you might not have thought of looking up. Pretty hard to do that online.
Most computer games can be played alone. Isn’t it nicer to play games with other people and learn how to interact?
Not to cut finger and toe nails on the same day (Mogen Avrohom 260). (Shulchon Hatahor recommends averting this problem by leaving one toenail uncut).
Some people don’t realize this means you can’t have a manicure and pedicure on the same day.
I would like to echo what onlyemes said, and add a caveat. Talk to the people at Nefesh b’Nefesh, and talk to your local Aliyah Shaliach. Ask the same questions to both. And keep in mind that when you actually do get here, the information you were given may not be totally accurate.
That said, I think every Jew should live in EY. Despite some of the problems that crop up during the Aliyah process, living here is an indescribable bracha and well worth whatever it takes to get here.
Because she doesn’t want her children to think of computers as toys. They are equipment for doing work. Also, computer games can be addictive. (So can the CR.)
From what you are describing, it sounds like Ma’aleh Adumim would be a good place. There are a lot of Americans there. They have some actual houses, as opposed to just apartments. There are several shuls, so there is probably at least one you would like. It’s close to Yerushalayim, but not as crowded.
I highly recommend Haifa. If you have any questions about it, I’ll be happy to help you.
It’s much easier to practice singing. While it helps if you have a piano nearby, it isn’t totally necessary. I always found it much easier to practice for my voice lessons. Even now, if I don’t have a recital coming up, it’s sometimes hard for me to get motivated to practice the piano.
Treif chickens from A&P (it’s a supermarket).
For what’s it’s worth, I know a woman who’s a former teacher, and now works for a software company. She will not allow her children to play games on the computer. Ever.
Clarinet has similar fingering to the sax (although not as similar as flute), and the embouchure is very similar.
AZ: What are the ages of the rest of them?
I don’t generally read newspapers except Sha’ar Lamatchil to try and improve my Hebrew. I get most of my news online.
I spent Shabbos Teshuva at a friend’s house and she had the Jerusalem Post, so I read it. That’s where I discovered Rav Elyashiv had said no Crocs on Yom Kippur. When I got to the family I was spending Yom Kippur with, I asked about what I should wear, and the woman was surprised I had seen it in the JP, because she hadn’t yet seen it in whichever paper she gets (don’t remember if it was Yated or Hamodia).
A friend of mine takes pictures of funny signs at the place where she goes swimming. One picture she just took is of a sign advertising:
Divinity and Madness
works by the artists of
The Living Museum at
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
Hosted by the Mount Mary College
Art Therapy Dept.
Does the Admour know about this?
Am I the only who has been told, “Sorry, we’re about to close,” or “Sorry, we’re closing you’ll have to go”?
There are plenty of business owners (and many of them are quite successful) who will not give the service these two restaurants did. Whatever their motive was, they were both mentchen.
lesschumras, you may be right. But we don’t have a bouncer checking IDs at the door.
While classical music certainly continued through the period of the Haskalah, it was around loooooong before.
Yes, the boss stayed late and got business from these people. And although they ordered immediately, the kitchen help still had to work a little later than intended. They probably did not do that for free. Would one party pay for the overtime for the kitchen help, not to mention the extra time the electricity was one, etc.? How much money did the owner of the restaurant really make?
Do you really think he did it for the money?
Oops! Forgot the salt and pepper to taste.