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If we appoint a CR for the CR, will we be able to make minyan here and get aliyos here? Who wants to be the kohen? The latest gimmick is to tell the kohen to leave shul so the rabbi can take his place at the Torah. People forget that being a kohen came with the possibility of becoming a kohen gadol, where people prayed for his death. They think there will be no repercussions for assuming the kohen’s position by the Torah as a bimkom kohen. As there is no respect anymore for kohanim, the world no longer respects rabbis. Midah kineged midah…

If we had a chief rabbi, would we give him COVID?

When corona started, I heard the pandemic came from eating Chinese food. But even in other countries restaurants still serve Chinese food. Maybe we all need to switch to Japanese? What is preferred? Chow Mein, or salmon tempura?

There is an entire masechta called makos, about beating people up. Do you believe that’s what our creator wanted for us? That if Torah ruled, we would whip people who won’t listen, or kill them chas vishalom? I’ve got a totally different view that I wish to share. One about what Sanhedrin was meant to be and two about what the Torah was meant to be. If this gets posted, you’ll see how humanity has failed.
A Sanhedrin that killed more than once in seventy years was called a killer bes din. With the guilty mentality most people have nowadays, if those people ran Sanhedrin, it clearly would be run wrong. Must be, the job of judgment wasn’t to judge likaf chov, rather to judge likaf zechus. So much so, that no matter the case, there was a requirement to see positivity in others. Sanhedrin was made of humans judging. There was absolutely no way another human could fully comprehend what another human went through to get to that point of being judged, as we don’t know all the steps every human took in life that led up to whatever action was taken. So if Sanhedrin was meant to be so merciful and kind, so much more so hakadosh baruch hu that knows everything that happened up to that point and has 13 attributes of mercy, for sure after 120 years we are not being put into a fiery furnace. That’s one perspective to sit over. The other is regarding yitzias mitzrayim. Having been just freed from slavery, we finally made it through to har sinai to get the Torah and hashem holds a mountain over our heads and says accept the Torah or die right here under the mountain. If we were forced, then even according to the Torah it was a case of oness rachmanah patreh. There is a deeper message one can take that is not seen. What follows this display of power was us all calling out we will do and we will listen. The surprise afterwards was that the first 2 commandments were given by hashem, yet we were scared of dying again so the rest of the commandments were given through a human, where perceptions are automatically skewed as it’s not coming directly from hashem to us. So we do have the capability to fully comprehend the first 2 commandments. Therefore what did it all mean? My understanding is that after the fear of dying under the mountain, Hashem then put the mountain down and gave the first two commandments together. Anochi hashem and lo yihyeh licha. Meaning, hashem took us out of mitzrayim where it was forced labor, no freedom, no choices, denial meant death. We were slaves. Now that we were freed, our job was not to accept judgement of others to make us subservient again. To understand that there is greatness with the ananei hakovod, that we still do not experience today, because of Galus. Perhaps if you were to see my view, you’d understand that this world has no value to me without the protection of the ananei Hakavod.

What if a dry towel was placed on top of the ice, followed by the bags containing the tefillin? Would that protect from condensation?

How about what wallet is used, what belt they wear, what glasses they wear, all accessories. Unfortunately, avira, you’re already judging self expression as rebellious. I think, a lot can be said without words about what one feels about themselves, just through colors, not even coming close to brand names. Stifling has also caused bachurim to feel they cannot safely express themselves. Yes, if being true to yourself is interpreted as wanting to be modern, or being a rebel, perhaps this world needs what you call modern, or rebellious. If yeshivish can only mean black and white, only means what’s taught, with everyone having to fit in a mold to be something they’re not, just for purposes of image, nobody will ever grow into their true potential. Such an attitude that everyone must submit to being robotic, is clearly not the purpose of creation. Just imagine what the world would be like if every tree, flower, animal, even the sky itself, only appeared in black and white.

If all our food was black and white, same issues. How would you know if the food was fresh or spoiled? Only by taste? There are so many things we can learn from color. Color is a hint of what we are receiving from the world. But the color green is not what makes a leaf into a leaf. It’s a hint to what the leaf is offering to us, as that color is what we receive in the senses of our eyes. I have to stop posting for tonight, but good luck. You can only stifle self expression until it explodes. By then, too much comes out at one time for most to comprehend.

I suspect it has to do with an issue that many people are colorblind and would feel left out if they had no way to compete in popular styles. Out of true care and love, we have decided to make this world simple. To tell everyone that there is no grey area and everyone must become robots… black or white, right or wrong, we know it all… either you’re good, or you’re bad. Personally, I disagree with the message it sends. But I understand the caring for those who are colorblind. Nowadays, we do have a solution called “enchroma glasses”. But once such a min gag is established, mishaneh minhag, mishaneh perception of being Jewish.

Pasuk kuf lamed. It is the only place in tanach that it says the word peysach. At least that’s the only place I noticed it. Anyone else read through all of tanach, or am I one of the few people crazy enough to do it? I would challenge anyone who hasn’t done so yet, to just lein all of tanach. You’d be surprised how much you can pick up in reading and comprehension.

Kuf yud tes goes in the order of aleph bes. The specific pasuk is “peysach divarecha yair meivin pisayim”. Yes, it is spelled a bit differently, but nothing wrong with people having conversations about two separate topics.

What about calling it “Lilmod Bamidbar”

I have to come back here just to mention a few things.
I apologize if I offended anyone. I understand this topic because of my past of which I’d done some things I’m not proud of. I also understand that my actions were really only reactions, emotions that controlled me. Even now, I still struggle with control of internal emotions. I hope all can understand that what was done to them was wrong, but being aware there is a problem is half the solution. A quarter of the solution is identifying what the problem is. The remaining quarter of the solution is changing/committing to doing things better than before.
I had many negative experiences. What I did notice is that when one cries, they lose a lot of energy. This is why I think short bits of exercise might be an alternative to the hitting that takes place. It can be fun as well, especially if everyone does it to improve the strength and health of the body that we need to live and learn. Once again, thanks YWN.

When it says “atu bishevet takenu” as well as “chosech shivto”, these words were coming from a Shepherd. A shepherd has both a hooked staff and a rod/club. Both are not used to hit the sheep. One is used for hitting the wolves that come to eat the sheep. The other uses of those shepherds tools are for redirecting sheep, but I stress, not by hitting them.

I see this is a hot topic…

I think we should all daven/pray:
That those who have experienced abuse should not pass their pain on to others, especially children. We should pray that those who haven’t experienced abuse should not cause a negative pattern of abuse to start. We should pray that those who have been abused should be given the strength to seek help escaping the pains that they experience daily and go to therapy. That they put in the work to get better and heal despite all the name calling and repercussions that come along with being recognized as a victim of abuse. We should pray that no matter how hard it is, they should have the resilience and support to persist in therapy with the attitude of being in it to win it, no matter how long it takes. We should pray that all who’ve been abused should become successful despite all harm that’s been done to them. Finally, we should pray abusers realize what they do is wrong and should also seek help.

Avram:
I understand your stance fully. I even understand why you are creeped out. I however, was dealt a bigger blow than just threats. My life was destroyed by those who felt I was going to be successful and took steps in action to destroy my life. They deemed me a threat to myself and others, when those who knew me told me straight out that their experience with me was that I would never hurt anyone. My concern is, that the natural language is mirroring. We are not treating others how we wish to be treated, leading to situations like mine, where I face hunger problems for my whole life and it seems like nobody I’ve met in the Jewish community wants to really solve this issue at the root. I feel shunned and shut out by the very community that raised me, yet they choose to repeat these negative actions. I feel like I waste my time trying to make a difference even here, where people see my posts.
If you want to effect change, we need to be the change. I’m just trying to show where things can go if we continue. It’s very creepy, but so many are still sleeping. It’s time to wake up.
Change can happen. I believe that whatever the minimum wage is, must be capable of covering needs. If there is a minimum wage, or a regulated minimum income for normal work hours, then calories and square footage of housing needs to also be regulated.
I’m going to take a break from posting for a while and hope the positive message of what changes can be made sinks in.

Yes, I had clear experience in business working for others, but offers for opening a business of my own were always unreasonably one sided. One sided against me. Most professionals nowadays who go through college or trade school, find that the pay they hoped to make when exiting college, is no longer available or the market is flooded by the time they get the training they need. Paying off college debt has become a bigger business than allowing students to have a future. I don’t see why you think greed is okay and won’t backfire. I don’t see why legalized slavery is okay in your eyes either.
I speak to people who tell me they want to retire, worked to their whole lives, yet their dreams are slowly slipping away from them the more they go to work. Go around and ask random people who are working, you might find out the same thing.
There is no present or future without change. But it seems like I’m on the wrong platform to point that out, as most here are probably not thinking of their own free will.

I understand that there are higher paying jobs. However, what used to be, was a society that didn’t claim that people didn’t want to go to work. Now, I hear people saying all the time that people don’t want to work anymore, an untrue claim. People want to go to work. They don’t want to be forced to work in return for legalized slavery. As I mentioned, calculate what it costs for a 2000 calorie well balanced diet, calculate housing expenses, calculate what is being offered even by these “business acumen or higher education” jobs and you’ll see that greed has taken over. If people do not change, we will head to a societal collapse, which will lead to world war 3 and the loss of freedom as we know it today. Jews will not have better lives at all from this. If it is acceptable practice to pay anyone on the lower class of pay check less than required to pay for food or housing, then these need to be regulated to cut out the greedy guys. We all know Jews are very involved in real estate. Don’t think for a moment that if society collapses due to greed in this area, that we will not see gas chambers again.

Another thing. Jobs are being offered for approximately $12.50/hour, where a 40 hour workweek after taxes is about $375/week or approximately $1625/month. Let’s be honest here. An apartment runs least expensive about $1600 plus electric, after which you are already in debt before any other bills can be covered. It’s not possible to survive anymore by working. Women know this as well and go to work to try to help their husbands and family, even in the Jewish community. But reality is, that until we regulate food prices to not exceed 1 penny for every 2 calories, or real estate to not exceed 1 dollar for every 2 feet of space, living cannot return to normal because greed has taken over humanity.

When one gets up early, there generally isn’t much going on outside. So one settles their thoughts before everyone is awake, does every chore of the day that can be done alone that does not require the assistance of others. The remainder of the day ends up being much more relaxing which leads to good health. If you are healthy, in essence you are more wealthy than most of those on planet earth. Wealthy does not necessarily mean money. Having a wealthy healthy life is wise. But getting up early every day is much easier said than done. Therefore, one must go to bed early to accomplish this feat.

There is a lack of teaching tactics. Don’t you think that telling a child to do ten sit ups or push ups or jumping jacks would be more effective than hitting? It would also be positive for most children as small bits of exercise is very healthy for most normal people. Yet no one does this. Most don’t even understand that time out to think on their own is also more effective than shutting down the emotions.

Life skills would include learning to control our emotions, not learning to let our emotions control us. Yes, most people nowadays are controlled by their emotions, meaning they are not in control of themselves.

I’ve been on many medications and am thriving now off of them, better than when I was on them. I don’t have adhd and I understand that medications can change how one physically feels. But the reason I pulled through is because I used therapy to learn life skills I was missing. Therapy is more helpful than medications, as medications may deal with symptoms, but proper therapy deals with the cause of the symptoms.

Potching only taught me that my dad was a bully. He never learned to control his own emotions and would lose his cool and hit me. So please tell me, how was I to learn the necessary life skills to control my own emotions?

As far as the depression goes, there is something that worked a bit for me to be happier, that may be helpful for you if you like to connect to Torah for inner strength. I used to lain on my own the shir hashirim with the niggun when I felt depressed and somehow, it made me happier. It might help others, I don’t know because I was never told about it before. It was something I found out on my own. It might be worth a try…

Remember, we are not the labels and names that describe which body we exist in. We are the neshama inside. A bright loving piece of life itself that is not extinguished by any human. Even anti-psychotics which is designed to be anti neshama, only affects the body, not the neshama. (Psychotic means suffering from psychosis, psychosis comes from the Greek word psukhe which means soul/mind. Hence anti-psychotic is intended to be anti-neshama) we have inner strength, we just need to connect to it.