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DY my FIL was able to lain tefillin and avoid being loved almost all averos when not in combet
DY, I agree with the European drafts of the 19th century and prior. Jews went in forcibly for 20-30 year enlistments and were never seen again. My great-grandfather came to the US in the 1870’s to escape the Prussian Army draft. WW2 was different. Frum Jews of my father in law’s generation felt they were in a country that , for the first time in centuries, allowed them to be citizens ( despite the antisemitism) as well live as a frum Jew. It was a universal draft, not just for Jews, and they felt a duty to defend their country.
Very few, if any. In the 1960’s a handful joined National Guard units to avoid the draft during the Viet Nam War.
However, my father in law was drafted in WW2, as were most of his friends. My question was, how would the chareidim have reacted to that draft, as opposed to the IDF draft
With regard to the draft, are chareidim opposed to a military draft by any country or just the IDF?
Feivel, the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, then located down the street from Federal Hall ( where Congress met ) also adopted Thanksgiving in 1789 as it’s annual day of Thanksgiving
DY, Thanksgiving was never a religious holiday, despite the Pilgrim myth.vRabbi Hutner had to have been given wrong information.
The first Thanksgiving Day was declared by the first US Congress in 1789, but it was a onetime celebration.
The second was declared in 1863 during the Civil War by Abraham Lincoln. It was not formalized by legislation until the early 20th century.
There is an interesting, Jewish aspnet ct to the 1789 Thanksgiving. Southern congressman opposed the resolution on the grounds that declarations of thanksgiving was a common practice of European monarchs. A Connecticut congressman argued that , on the contrary, they were following the example of King Solomon and the dedication of the Temple. The Southerners replied that they could accept Solomon as the role model and voted in favor of national day of Thanksgiving ( to thank Hashem for the Constitution )
Why not? Despite the reprated misconceptions, it is not a religious holiday
DY, apology accepted. I did not mean to imply that I didn’t hold yom tov sheni, I just didn’t understand why it was extended to visitors to EY where there never was a sfaika. Chazal didn’t set it up this way haphazardly, they had their valid reasons I don’t believe it to be a sign of disrespect or lack of emunah to seek the reasons why, rather than accept a because I said so answer.
As an aside, a similar question came up this past Shmini Atzeres. Between Mincha and Maariv, the Rav gave a shiur on why Simchas Torah is attached to Shmini Atzeres and not Shavuos. It came up that Simchas Torah, in this ts current firm, only dates back to the Middle Ages. There is no mention of it prior to the Rishonim. I asked if that is so, why was it set up one way in EY ( on same day as SA ) and as a separate day in Chutz learetz? He didn’t remember seeing any sources. Does anyone have any sources for the difference?
Why should it continue? I’ve never understood why a halacha created for chutz laaretz morphed into a minhag that had to be followed when visiting Israel, where there wasn’t and isn’t, a sfaika deyoma
There is no sfeika deyona, only a minhag. We’ve had a calendar for 1500 years
Thank Hashem for caller ID. The worst are the ones who scream for several minutes that there are only two hours to buy a ticket. The second worst are the ones who lie and say you’ve donated before. With caller ID, I don’t have to deal with it anymore
Scared driver, I don’t know where you live but it poured from Friday of Chol Hamoed thru Shabbos because of a second storm that hit New Jersey and New York ( the oa po er reported that a succah in Lakewood collapsed because of the storm ). And no, our MO Rav, once Joaquin was reported to be turning out to sea, did not say to dismantle succas and no one did. Don’t be motzay shem ra
Health, has your divorce so embittered you that you feel a need to belittle and ridicule those who advocated preparation for
Joaquin?
With the approach of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, NJ Gov Christie was so frustrated by those who really refused to evacuate that he would not put the lives of first responders at risk. An one who called for rescue after Sandy hit were told nobody was coming.
Feivel, while we can disagree about papa’s humor, we can agree that the potential damage from the storm is not a source of humor. Many members of my shul lost their homes to Sandy, while all the shuls in town were damaged and one was destroyed. Papa, thanks for stopping the jokes.
Health, what is your problem? Until three hours ago, Joaquin was a Category 4 hurricane aimed right at Long Island ( Lakewood and NYC would have also been effected ). The track is now showing it will head out to sea, but after Sandy, until the track changed, how can you criticize storm preparations?
In addition, a separate nor’easter is now predicted to hit New Jersey tomorrow afternoon through Shabbos with 5″ of rain, high winds and flooding. Are you saying people shouldn’t prepare?
Papa, normally I overlook your juvenile attempts at humor, however I must object to your trivializing Joaquin. Too many people were traumatized and suffered enormous financial losses only three years ago to find any humor in n this
If Joaquin does in fact head to the coast, it won’t get to the NY metro area until Sunday night or Monday. Even if it’s only a tropical storm, heavy rain and sustained winds of 40 to 50 MPH can turn a succah and its schach into deay weapons.
Curly’s response ( when repeated two or three times ) to Moe
One last comment. He was married for 65 years ( his wife died last year )
Another Yogism: when honored at an event, Berra said “thank you for making this day necessary”
I request mechila for any offense I may have committed against anyone
Be careful not to access sensitive web sites, such as bank accounts, utilizing free WIFI locations ( library , Starbucks ) . Free WIFI locations are also frequented by hackers looking to access your personal, sensitive information and sites . Free WIFI has no firewall protection against hackers
Medical marijuana has been shown to ease the side effects of chemotherapy and reduce eye pressure for pts with glsucoma
Last Pesach a charedi hashgacha declared a cigarette brand kosher for pesach so I guess at this point nothing in the kashrus business surprises me
Am I the only one who thinks that the new couple has to be educated in matters they’ve never dealt with before? Typically, most couples under the age of 22 ( and older chassanim who’ve spent their adult life in full time learning ) have no clue how to manage a household, pay bills etc.
In addition, they have an idealized view of marriage and have to recognize that there will be disagreements and learn how to resolve those disagreements.
Joseph, the so-called Chasidish havara split from the Litvish ,
Yes, intimacy and niddah issues should be discussed. Equally important, they should be instructed on:
Budgeting
Reconciling a checkbook
Acknowledge that they will have arguments; learning how to work through them
How to deal with in-laws
You’re wasting home and money. There are thousands of unemployed/underemployed
And what you’re serving ( im. Meat or chicken )
Syog, peope servebcold cuts on Shabbos summer lunches if they don’t want to keep the oven on if its a very hot day
Joseph, bacon and eggs is a common breakfast item, as is bacon by itself
They wouldn’t be putting an individuals cold cuts on the buffet.
Scared, I’ve never seen a morning dairy bris that wasn’t buffet style. All the waiters do if there are any is serve coffee
Ho is that different from when the Rav drones on giving his drasha?
Feivel, how could someone standing 50 feet away determine your kavana?
Feivel, for all you know, someone folloing a sunvlass chumrah cljld in fact bbe dispeasing Hashem by not making use of sunglasses to protect eyes.
I have nothing against chumrahs; follow them to your hearts content. Just don’t infer that this is what Hashem wants ( after all, how do you know? ) and/or impose them on others.
Nisht, nice way to obfuscate.my questions had simple yes or no answers. There is no need to insult. Abba’s answers, however, were informative without getting personal.
Abba, can you confirm the following? A. Does the board conduct closed meetings? B. Did the board attempt to sell/lease a school building at below market rate to a yeshiva?
Thanks
It is impossible to know if the person is telling the truth.
You can’t have it both ways. If you have shidduch dating starting at 19 and neither the boy or girl has worked, how do they pay for even the simplest wedding? The prevailing custom among many non Jews is for the couple to save and pay for their own wedding
What if their smartphones are vaccinated against bugs? Will that do it?
Who dreams up this nonsense?
Technical, why would think they would let you go for free ( except for one time to see if you like it) ?
Abba, if one lives more than two miles from Eretz Yisroel, willthey qualify for free bussing?
NY State law does not permit for profit hospital chains , like Humana, to operate in NY.
Papa, just because something is part of nature doesn’t mean it’s OK to do it. The Torah and Chazal teach us that
The public schools in my town are excellent and are a major factor in maintaining property values.
Nisht and Joe,
You’re both missing my point. If all schools, including yeshivas and private are funded like public schools with public taxes, then the local board of education will have the right to review and approve the budgets of both yeshivas and private schools budgets
Isn’t that in Loch Sheldrake?
By extension, you’re OK with a terminally ill patient being allowed to commit suicide ?