Lightbrite

Do cleaning products need to be kosher for Passover?

And/or do you mean to make sure that I do not clean my night guard with chametz containing products?

Thank you

He said that being a sofer would be a more sought after career. With more soferim to produce mezuzot and more work for them, they could lower the price of mezuzot because they would have more business anyway. So a sofer wouldn’t need to raise the cost of a mezuzah.

Plus what else goes into it besides the sofer’s work? Materials? Ink? Parchment?

Parchment and ink would be reduced in cost. The sofer would be able to get a better deal if the demand was higher.

Also… here is my additional hypothesis: Perhaps the sofer’s education and experience would be more accessible and less expensive. Where did he study? Apprentice? What if the higher demand, meant more sofrim of high expertise, and prospective sofrim had more places allowed him to learn the art from masters? Perhaps they can even bring on apprentices.

About women following their instincts;

Last year I had a situation with a creepy neighbor who told me about a flat tire. At first I thanked him so much for letting me know.

Soon after he was at my door knocking loudly to tell me that my tire was flat again. I thanked him and didn’t give him my number like he asked.

He gave me his number and I left it at that. He really made me uncomfortable.

I started ignoring him from then on. Not making eye contact. Never saying Hi even when he did. Even had a male family member tell him off to never rapproach me again.

Thank G-d he moved. I have felt more comfortable in my neighborhood since he moved.

Yesterday I learned that after I started ignoring him, he started pestering another female neighbor who recently moved into the neighborhood.

He told her that she had a flat tire. Then did it again. She exchanged numbers with him. He started texting her like crazy with creepy stuff. He eventually moved but still contacts her sometimes. As of now, she is not taking further action.

Anyway…

I weighed the risk of not telling him with the risks of opening that door of communication with him and his friends. I chose to play it safe.

In the event that chas v’shalom thus “mitzvah” that I did later turned into more frequent contact and then issues with his older friends or whatever, how many of you posters would go at me telling me that it was my fault for not guarding my tznius?

If I came here saying that I am having problems with guy neighbors and mention that it all gradually started when I knocked on his door to let him know about his keys before skipping home, would no one here tell me that it wasn’t right to do that in the first place, especially because it was not appropriate contact, he wasn’t in danger, any risk of someone else grabeing his keys was low, and maybe even Hashem was testing me to see if I was going to take the bait?

Halva
Anchovies

DY: Thank you. I didn’t know that there was such a thing.

What happens if one bugs flies in? Do they still use pesticides? Praying mantises maybe?

Are those leafy vegetables significantly more expensive?

Are they still grown in soil? Or in pots?

Syag Lchochma: You said, “see this is the part that gets really annoying. NOBODY said not to return the keys, NOBODY said to leave someone at a loss.” (SL)

There was no property lost here to return. His housekey was in his door. The keys were hanging. It would not have been appropriate for me to remove the keys from his property.

You know what, this is silly. I can just ask him what he would have preferred that I do yesterday. I do not want to give him my phone number and do not want his phone number. He has guys over sometimes and I don’t want to open up any doors here. I think that I just heard him leave his house.

Anyway. Whenever I see him next, I will say something about it. And/or ask my other neighbor what she thinks that I should have done. She would have no problem knocking on doors. She used to be part of the HOA, has lived here for a relatively long time (almost two decades), is married, and the most talkative of the neighbors. She is my go-to person here.

Thank you

Thanks Redleg!!!

Okay now I know for next time if it happens 🙂

Chocolate

Halvah

Thanks LU! Twas an education for myself too. I typed and submitted it with only the “h.” Then Googled it and lo and behold it has a “c” too. Hashgacha Pratis for you 🙂

No need to be impressed. The only one that I knew of was Malpensa.

The rest I got from an airport A to Z list website.

Goq: And it’s our thread. The CR community 🙂

And welcome to your input too.

Thank you. You really are a gentleman.

Escarole

Schnitzel

Nugo bars

Unsweetened coconut milk yogurt*

*currently in my fridge, and belly 🙂

Malpensa

Exactly what I did. Joseph, maybe we are the same person? Does that mean that I am LU too?