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Did you guys hear the studio recording of Cry No More that the Sassoon children made, just weeks ago? It’s on YWN.
It’s too much…. It’s just way, way, way too much, Hashem.
How very condescending of you.
I don’t think that the average Baus Yaakov girl is that misguided. We do learn Halacha, you know.
Nice monologue.
Awesome! 🙂
I don’t think the mods will let that through…
Try googling for that info.
Aye!
(Am I too late?)
We should really stop using specific names. It can be very hurtful to some people…
And thanks JT! Your reply wasn’t posted yet when I thanked DY.
Thanks, DY.
JT,
I thought there might be a difference because when males discuss a certain topic, there can be physical consequences that are actual aveiros, whereas females won’t have that reaction.
DY, does that hold true for both males and females?
Raninu didn’t work out?
I’m so happy for you! 🙂
Wishing you much continued hatzlachah.
I made my Apple ID without a credit card or gift card. I don’t remember how I did it, though… Apple has excellent customer service- try getting help.
There’s a pic that’s been floating through cyberspace for the past few days, of a dress that some people see as black and white, and others see as white and gold. It’s the coolest thing!
(GO BLACK AND WHITE!!!)
Hey we can totally turn this into color war…
Proud Senior,
I greatly respect you for the self control you displayed in stopping to watch movies. I definitely see what you’re saying about being desensitized to tumah and violence. I’d like to add another negative side effect of watching movies- you start, quite ridiculously, being jealous of the characters in movies. It’s kind of what you’re saying about starting to think that everything has a happy ending, while in reality, life is horrible at times.
I’m always somewhat depressed after watching a movie- my life seems so boring in comparison to th dramatic happenings within movies.
Shopping, here’s a tip: when you feel the pain of wanting so badly to watch movies, yet not doing so for the sake of your spiritual advancement, remind yourself that the pain you’re feeling is the pain of the yetzer hara. He’s suffering a mammoth defeat, and quite understandably, is in agony. I’ve found this thought to be quite comforting when trying to overcome my desire for things like nonjewish music and movies.
Another important thing for you to keep in mind is that Hashem understands the human psyche. He understands that you’d need to be something above a lowly human being to abruptly stop watching movies and keep to it for the rest of your life. Don’t give up when you fall! ??? ???? ???? ???.
Maybe make yourself a geder? Something like this:
Make a resolution that if you ever want to watch a movie, you have to do something like say five Perakim of tehillim, or chat with a friend for ten minutes. If you do this step and then proceed to watch a movie despite the extra time you have yourself to think about if it’s worth it, you’ll give five dollars to tzeddaka. However, if you watch the movie without doing the step you decided on earlier, you’ll have to do something much harder, like give a considerable amount of money to tzeddaka, or tell someone you respect about what you did.
Get it?
Wishing you much success in making the right decision!
My troll detector is going off…
YearningForLearning,
Check out Aish.com. It’s a website created for the express purpose of helping amazing, growth oriented people like you.
Hey, is that a new subtitle, kj? I like it.
(U know that I was kidding in my last post, right?)
lol I’m horrified! Kj, who knew that such sinister desires were lying unnoticed inside of you…
A Touch of Warmth by Rabbi Yechiel Spero is pretty good, but nothing beats With All Your Heart by Rabbi Binyamin Pruzansky.
Where did the year go?!
Nope.
You don’t. 🙂
You must be so nervous… Wishing you much hatzlachah!
lol
Hatzlachah!
Yes. I think your daughter would love it there.
Absolutely not!
NO. You need a new source of info- the person that told you that obv doesn’t know too much about Monsey.
It’s the newest version of camp Shira, whose campgrounds burnt down a few months ago.
Lovely, who are you trying to fool?
How is it that you know all about Mosney’s high schools, and yet nothing about the elementary schools?
Oh no, most definitely not! BR is mostly chassidish. And fyi, Chofetz Chaim wouldn’t be caught dead with a student that watches tv. Your daughter would do well in either YSV or Ateres.
Try asking your LOR. (Local Orthodox Rabbi.)
What oomis said.
Wow, Miriam… You are a truly extraordinary person.
Mods, is there a reason why my post wasn’t let through?
sorry, we can’t post peoples names on a public forum without their permission.
OURTorah,
We had a class discussion about this a few weeks ago. I expressed my view on the matter, which incidentally was the same as yours, and my teacher explained why it’s better for most BY girls not to go to secular colleges.
You and I both grew up in open minded homes, by which I mean to say that we were exposed to secular culture somewhat. So when some random dude would ask us if we want to study for a test with him, we would know how to politely refuse. Whereas a sheltered BY girl that has never spoken to a male other than her immediate family members would find themselves unable to turn the guy down (guys can be persuasive of need be…)
The same would occur if someone would ask a BY girl a question on Judaism. Firstly, she most probably wouldn’t know what to answer, as BYs generally don’t give kiruv classes to their students, and second, she would end up getting into a conversation, and possibly an eventual relationship, with whoever asked her the question.
My teacher said that she knew of many cases like that.
Sure, Sidi.
I would take chocolate over flowers any day, but that’s just little immature me. 🙂
I think I would prefer the second option, Sidi. Happy anniversary, btw. (?)
No thank you.
Kj,
Very nice of you to take the time to notice that and comment. 🙂