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Teach young kids to build apps. Release new apps all the time. If one makes it, everyone gets paid.
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We should probably work politically to get vouchers for the value of savings we are providing for the local board of education. In NYC that’s 18-21k per student. That’s an insanely high number due to unions and other factors. Regardless, 5-8k per student should probably be enough to decently fund a full year of education.
Even if they actually obey their own do-not-call list, it is usually separate from the “queued calls” list. It will continue calling you until the queue completes.
18k is for cronyism and teachers unions. It can be done WAY more efficiently than NYC DOE.
I was shocked to learn how many things are considered “Chav L’Acharinei” – this includes saving seats for someone, taking extra food for someone, etc. It is ossur to “reserve” things for one person, when others will lose out in the process.
Marcus Lehmann’s books are great. The Adopted Princess, etc. Avner Gold series is interesting too.
US Constitution, First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
I think there is enough here to make a civil rights case – NYS is attempting to abridge our rights to freedom of religion. This arbitrary ruling, especially when it is significantly different than rules applied to public schools, on top of the fact that Yeshiva students outperform public school students, is clearly an attempt to use “rules” to prevent our study of religion. This is not much different than asserting “time and place” rules to prevent assembly (of unwanted classes), which has already been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
I think we need to challenge these things hard and fast. Soft and diplomatically doesn’t work against people with an agenda.
While I understand the sentiment of OP, it is focused only on the side of the people staying home. If many or most of the members of the community are in another location for the summer, the Rov may actually be with them.
Yes, they do.
The article claiming that turtles are found with plastic in their bodies does not explain what type of plastic, nor does it address the causation. Correlation /= causation. Let’s not ignore the massive dumping of waste that goes on in India and China. The “green” groups want the US to ban everything, while serial environmental destroyers are continuing unabated. Finding some turtles with plastic and insinuating that plastic straws from the US is the cause is, extremely misleading.
Elon sent ground-penetrating radar to see if they can locate a short route through the cave
The goal of the pipes is to create a tunnel. I meant to pump out water from the pipes after they are assembled, so that humans can go through without drowning. I’m not sure they can walk or crawl out, hence the wheeled sled.
Have divers string together large plastic pipes. Once assembled pump out any water. Attach rope double the length of the pipe. Half on outside and half on inside. Attach to wheeled sled. Wearing protective gear, winch the sled slowly from outside. Use extra rope on cave side to pull the sled back for the next kid. Repeat.
Personally, I wonder why an illegal driveway wouldn’t constitute gezel de’rabim (stealing from the public). Imagine how many people spend time looking for a spot and miss davening, or learning due to the illegal removal of a public street parking spot.
I believe it’s because they probably syndicate from AP or Reuters… It bothers me as well.
Is there an online calendar that shows the latest times?
I believe they syndicate AP or Reuters articles. I wish they would edit them, as many are sensationalized headlines designed for ultra-left loons.
311. I’ve seen it, and it looks like chalk and can easily be removed with water.
If you’re deficient in Vitamin D you will see a difference in mood, ability to relax, even skin. Unless you’re getting 15 minutes each of full sun front and back (in a bathing suit) daily, you probably are deficient. Frum people are quite deficient in general, due to our dress code.
I believe the enjoyment is from doing the mitzvah.
It varies, but in busy areas, it can be a significant amount
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Like all other time-based Mitzvos, women are not obligated (unless they were also saved/part of the miracle).
As was explained to me by my rebbeim over the years:
Men generally require “action” in order to connect to Hashem, since men are action/goal-based beings. Women don’t need these activities to feel the connection to Hashem, since they are emotional beings, and can maintain a high-level emotional connection to Hashem without physical activity. Men can be considered somewhat lacking, since they require much effort to attain levels that women can very easily obtain.Pretzels
Apples (some prefer granny smith)Thanks Joseph.
I don’t believe on conjecture, we need hard data analysis. Does anyone want to work with me on this? I have some ideas.
The age gap may not fully explain the crisis, but It is definitely a part of the picture.
The boys that are still left, will not necessarily go out with girls that are older. Newer, younger boys will almost definitely not. There is also a suspicion on an older girl as to “why” she is still unmarried – as if there is inherently something wrong with her, since others have not married her yet.
Mussar can only help someone strong enough to overcome their own emotional difficulties. However, severe issues, as well as clinical ones, require outside help – as we say ‘a prisoner cannot free himself from jail’. We definitely need our leaders to understand and recognize symptoms. Maybe in the old days, hundreds of years ago, there was a close relationship between Rebbe and student, where the Rebbe already knew all the issues facing the student. Today, everyone is barely a number. I’m not blaming the Rebbe’s, I just don’t think there is enough time or ability to properly connect.
Gadolhadorah – men drawing attention to themselves or even acting inappropriately does not cause others to sin. I don’t have to get more explicit. I’m not blaming or shaming women, but there is a reason why we have tznius rules for women that have clearly defined boundaries.
You’re comparing 2 completely different things. Women wearing old, tattered clothes and acting inappropriately would fall under the same category as men doing the same. This still has nothing to do with wearing short skirts or tight clothes. They may be colloquially called “tzniyus”, but are very different. Embarrassing someone publicly is akin to murder, but is very different than pulling a trigger and shooting someone. Your argument is trying to make these 2 equal, when they are clearly not.
GadolHadorah, both mean and women who wear dishonorable clothing are not treating themselves with kavod. However, there’s no comparison between frumpy, ill-fitting clothes on a man and clothing that does not adhere to tzniyus standards on women. To pretend otherwise is just dishonest.
What’s happening today, especially regarding women’s dress, started as a “Naval Bir’shus Ha’Torah” approach. Yes, technically the right areas are covered, but the material and tightness are not in the spirit of the law. As my Rov said many years ago, there is less of a problem with a woman wearing loose sweatpants than a short skirt. Unfortunately, as R Ephraim Wachsman mentioned in his Erev Yom Kippur speech several years ago, the skirts have gotten shorter as well.
With regard to men, there is no consensus on what men are required to cover up. They should be dressed respectably, especially if they are a Talmid Chochom, as they represent the Torah. However, their lack of tzniyus does not have a deleterious effect on others. That’s not sexist, it’s just nature.
I think most would agree that tight clothing is the new “shrink-wrap” style. Nobody is fat shaming anyone, and the areas that are accented have little to do with weight.
As much as it’s hard to admit, most people today are not on the level to “potch” anyone properly according to Halacha – regardless what the Mechaber says and what has been done in the past.
…more proof of what has become a sickening part of the new “Judaism”. The victim suffers double – beaten and then prevented from obtaining justice. Almost what the Gemara says we never do in court – “Lo’ke Um’Shalem” -one doesn’t get whipped for violating a commandment and also have to pay monetary damages – only one punishment. What happened to Lo Sa’amod Al Dam Re’eicha? Why are schools allowed to sit idly by watching abuse happen daily? Where is the justice?
Mama1 – I’m totally on your side. I think there are systemic problems, which we both brought up. I think that the school’s lack of mentschlichkeit is proof of the issues. There are MANY misplaced priorities in the frum world. I often tell my children, I don’t care about the report card – I care about the Middos. Fail a test and don’t cheat; Respect the Rebbe/Teacher/Principal/Everyone, no matter what your friends are doing; Don’t follow blindly. I show them examples of cases that people all did something wrong en mass.
Derech Eretz is THE foundation of Torah. You cannot be built on top of a rotten or missing foundation. Until everyone is on the same page about this, we will get nowhere as a nation. You may not crack a random stranger’s cell phone, because you believe it’s a sin to use one. You may not block the roads and cause hardship/danger/damage to people in protest of government policies. You may not throw rocks at people who violate Shabbos. You may not publicly embarrass people for talking in Shul. You may not block people’s driveways even for “a minute”. You may not double park, blocking cars in, while you shop or get a manicure. I can go on and on.
We are in sore need of a re-prioritization of what TRUE Torah Judaism is. It’s NOT Kana’us; it’s not trying to up-frum the next person; it’s not bleaching the clothes of women who you believe are not dressed properly; nor is it women principals lifting girls’ skirts to check if they are wearing tights or socks. It’s systemic. It needs fixing. It needs to be preached week after week, probably much more than any “talking in shul” initiative. It’s the 3 weeks…one can only hope.
I don’t know which system is better. I know that this one needs a lot of work. Many others know it too. I know that the Tannaim worked and made money to support themselves. I know Hillel carried bundles of wood to make a living. I know that in most frum neighborhoods, even a man with a really good job can barely (if at all) make ends meet while supporting a family. We all know a lot of things, but what we DO is all that matters.
I honestly feel that if Moshe Rabenu would happen to live among us, he would not recognize much of the “religion” that we practice. We might even shun him for not being frum enough. I believe we have somehow strayed so far off the reservation, that we glorify some image of “Yiddishkeit” that is not Torah, and may sometimes even border on Avoda Zara – each community in its own way.
Ehrlichkei has gone down the drain. Let’s work on making a renaissance of being a mensch. It’s a tall order, but if we start with that, there might be some hope. /rant
Maybe there is a bigger need to address the Elephant(s) / ZOO in the room!!!
– Fathers are learning all day and don’t make enough to support families. They are also not educated and have trouble finding jobs even if they NEED to work…
– Girls are expected to become mothers and primary breadwinners. They are educated with the skills to do that. An average high school age girl probably has 20-100x the education of a similar aged yeshiva student. [Both secular and Torah education – boys are not generally taught Nevi’im, barely enough Halacha]
– Families are kept on government programs, barely able to afford rent, forget ever owning a home.
– Children continue to be born, yet cannot be cared for by the working mother. Father may pitch in somewhat, but “bittul Torah” (there have been discussions about this in CR in the past)
– Children are often/somtimes? (stats anyone?) left in childcare, which cannot adequately provide the love and care that a mother can.
– Fathers need to end up working at some point, so they become Rebbes.
– Most people can’t afford tuition, so Rebbes are barely paid, and often paid many months late. It’s hard to feel any satisfaction in teaching, when you are 3 months late on your rent, and have countless insurmountable expenses. Frustrated Rebbes cannot provide love and care to students. They get home and this may spill over to rest of family.
– Kids grow up with little to no formal secular education, lacking guidance from proper teachers, parents. Get frustrated at what they experienced and lack of future if they continue the trend. The ones who were bullied, molested, whatever, want nothing to do with the religion that they see as having hurt and disadvantaged them so much. Others never want to be poor like the way they grew up and try to get into (sometimes shady) business. Etc…
– Marriageable age men who realize they cannot provide for a family, go to work, cutting their shidduch options. The girls claim to want only “learning” boys, but often truly want a financially stable life.
The system is falling apart. Is this not a recipe for disaster? Maybe the OTD phenomenon is correlated with this? Am I the only one who notices this?
Medicare/Medicaid are basically guaranteed. Hospitals, nursing homes, etc. bill the government and expect to get paid. eg. Drugs can cost $500/dose from the manufacturer and the government will pay that + a fee to the hospital for administering, etc… If the government was not footing the bill for millions of patients, there would be no way to effectively charge those rates for many drugs/services.
I agree the rates would be high. It is definitely not anything like a 16yr old “needing” to drive. I argue more towards overall lowering of the costs through free market and lessening the artificially inflated jury awards for silly lawsuits. The current costs are not normal. No need for every pregnancy to cost 20k+. Also, people should be able to form their own groups and pool the risk, to prevent throwing individuals off the plan for high usage. This should not be tied to employment, and should rather be any group of people, yet allow the insurance company to bill them individually.
As “informed consumers” we should demand this. I wish there was a list of standards (website?) as OP suggests. Many hashgochas also rely on others. For example, most Chassidishe hashgochas cannot obtain basic chemical ingredients without relying on OU or Star-K who actually have Mashgichim on the ground in China and other countries around the world.
Also, it irks me to no end that Yoshon is hardly even a back-seat issue, and requires an entire booklet with tons of research to be able to follow. Many hold it’s D’Oraisa, and just because others are lenient, it’s almost completely ignored. Agencies will put a D on a product just because the machine is not fully “kashered” between runs, yet is still clean. At the same time, they stand behind Chodosh products that many hold is Assur D’Oraisa! IMHO, that’s a massive joke!
(And no, it’s no longer the case that most grain in USA is last years or older)
@ubiquitin – that is the exact problem. Currently, there is no free market. It’s the government and the insurance companies that own healthcare. An individual almost never has the ability to negotiate. The Christian healthcare groups that some have joined have some negotiating power, but that’s only because they are large enough to actually have some leverage.
@Avram – I agree that insurance companies don’t blindly pay out, but as you mentioned, normal people don’t have that option. Insurance should be just like any other insurance, protection against catastrophe – calculated risk. Also, if a person doesn’t want coverage for X, Y, Z – why pay for it? For car insurance, you may affect others, so the state forces a minimum coverage. You want rent-a-car coverage, collision, fire, glass, you pay for those. This is not possible in healthcare with today’s laws. Additionally, due to the government being a guaranteed payer, rates are artificially high, since there is really no competition. Insurance companies often base their payout rates off of government negotiated prices.
@zahavasdad – There can be a pool for high risk people – just like car insurance. Also, the prices would need to come down – (I propose aided by limits on medical malpractice lawsuits). People used to pay their doctor for pregnancy visits, and 200, 500, whatever to deliver a baby. Today’s rates are insane, probably due to the fact that OB/GYN doctors are probably paying 200k/year just for malpractice insurance.CTLawyer – you have a fringe case. I am on the verge of letting my NY insurance lapse, because I simply can’t afford 15k+/year (+ 400/month+ subsidy) for what essentially is a catastrophic coverage couple’s silver plan. A normal healthy couple does not usually use over 6k/year in doctor’s bills – the deductible until insurance kicks in.
The ACA helps in some ways and hurts in others. The real conversation needs to be – how to get the government out of health care and allow the free market to work. When the fees are undisclosed, actually unknown, due to insurance generally covering the exorbitant fees charged by doctors and hospitals, there is never any negotiation. People negotiate with builders, plumbers, mechanics – everyone, except their doctor. A doctor’s visit with a blood test should not cost $500+. The prices are all fake, and it’s mostly due to lack of competition. Ask a hospital “how much is this procedure?”, and they will not know. It all gets billed later on, with an entire team of people who specialize in “medical billing”. It’s insane, and it needs to be fixed.
You guys do realize that Alan Dershowitz (who is by no means a Trump supporter) clearly stated that there is no criminality here. The President is the highest power in the Executive branch. The FBI is a lower division of the President’s branch. The FBI director works for the President. The President has the power to pardon anyone in the country (technically, including himself) and therefore there is no issue here. Let’s not forget that the Mueller investigation is still continuing, so firing Comey had no bearing on the investigation. PS, expect this whole investigation to turn against the DNC.
Regarding Stormfront – a website by and for Nazis…. They (and other Anti-Semites) consider almost anyone in power is ((Jewish))) and believe there is a huge plot by Jews to control the world. They bring proof from some Gemaros and mostly falsely cited quotes (or completely made up) to prove their point. Apparently, the mostly secular Jews (many of whom are actually goyim) are knowledgeable enough to know these obscure facts and follow them to shake down the “goyim” for shekels and dominate the world.
Correct. I don’t know the protocol. Thanks for pointing it out. I doubt a woman who ran out of a wedding in a gown would just stand by and not do CPR, unless there was some reason they deemed pointless.
Am I wrong to infer from the initial post, that the woman may have been unconscious for way more than 10 minutes?
Maybe EN came and found a cold body and realized there wasn’t much to do. Maybe Hatzala still performed CPR, while EN thought there was no point (I’m not aware of the actual protocol and laws regarding making this determination).
More important that everyone should know CPR. If the husband could have begun (even substandard care), there may have been a chance…
People were arrested in a sting operation, there is a news element. Many are sickened by the disgraceful behavior of people who believe their frumkeit is the only way and they have a right to hurt others who act differently, or leave the shtetl. That’s not Torah.
Some food for thought to all those who attack others: If “your” derech is so perfect, you don’t have to worry that your children might leave. If you are so concerned about it, maybe you need to re-assess your fundamental beliefs.
If they waited a “full round”, they are probably oblivious to that fact.
On the Q about it being Geneivas Da’as, it’s surely not. We are obligated to always behave. When we lose control, we are sinning. Similar to a person who makes a Neder to kill someone or to steal something, which are invalid from the beginning; so too, you are not violating anything by behaving.
Malwarebytes is the best. Internet speed may also be affected by other devices on the network. Ensure that nobody else is connected (change wifi password).
I don’t understand what you wrote. I was not precise with my quote, I quoted it properly in my second comment. The substance is remains the same. As Jews, we are not beholden to marginalize facts, just because we don’t approve of their author.
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הובא בהקדמה לשמונה פרקיםOver there, the Rambam is specifically discussing learning from philosophers.