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  • in reply to: Coming to shul without a jacket for davening Shachris #1219620
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    Do shuls have a kippa bin at the front entrance for people walking in without one?

    What if they had a jacket closet with jackets of diff sizes. Maybe even donated to the shul and get dry cleaned once every month or so, also a donated service.

    Only rule is to remember to take it off after davening and return it to the shul closet.

    May be an issue if the shul doesn’t have AC and/or the person isn’t wearing long sleeves. Or for anyone with allergies

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217210
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    If it’s her toe why not go to a specialist?

    Otherwise she might go to a doc who will send her to a specialist and that’s two separate bills.

    Generally if someone has a PCP then insurance wants them to go there first before referral so they can see if it’s “worth it” to them financially to approve the specialist’s services. Otherwise the referral gets rejected and the person still isn’t treated.

    If LU is going on her own then it’s best to go to a doctor who can assess the issue directly.

    There is a reason why I don’t go to my PCP for skin conditions. Once I literally went to the ER for something on my skin. It was late at night I recently moved to the area. The doctors did nothing. They couldn’t. They didn’t know what to do with me because I stepped into a place full of surgeons and doctors prepared for emergencies.

    LU could be stepping into a triaged facility that may likely let her and her stubbed toe take the back seat while kids throwing up and people who just had bloody falls find their way to help first.

    If she calls the podiatrist then her triage will have more value and can be squeezed into the emergency slots that doctors need to accommodate for when a patient calls in need to be seen that day.

    The podiatrist can understand that okay LU should come in ASAP. Squeeze her in between the person whose cast is being removed and maybe the person whose xray came back fine.

    Podiatrist would have more sensitivity and understand the gravity of a swollen toe. Or even the staff can ask more questions and maybe give LU peace of mind that it can wait a day.

    The regular doctor on the other hand will need to call for back up. Maybe send her to get an xray. Maybe send to the podiatrist. Maybe have other patients in mind that to the doctor may seem more critical when time is limited and they may be overworked in general.

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217207
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    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

    “Pharmacists dispense prescription medications to patients and offer expertise in the safe use of prescriptions.

    They also may conduct health and wellness screenings, provide immunizations, oversee the medications given to patients, and provide advice on healthy lifestyles.

    Duties

    Pharmacists typically do the following:

    Fill prescriptions, verifying instructions from physicians on the proper amounts of medication to give to patients

    Check whether prescriptions will interact negatively with other drugs that a patient is taking or any medical conditions the patient has

    Instruct patients on how and when to take a prescribed medicine and inform them about potential side effects they may experience from taking the medicine

    Give flu shots and, in most states, other vaccinations

    Advise patients about general health topics, such as diet, exercise, and managing stress, and on other issues, such as what equipment or supplies would be best to treat a health problem

    Complete insurance forms and work with insurance companies to ensure that patients get the medicines they need

    Oversee the work of pharmacy technicians and pharmacists in training (interns)

    Keep records and do other administrative tasks

    Teach other healthcare practitioners about proper medication therapies for patients”

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217205
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    Health: Thanks 🙂

    CTLAWYER: Agreement.

    I cannot attest to the shift in pharmacists. I haven’t been alive long enough. I am aware that pharmacists used to do more. Though there are still chain pharmacies that will make pills for you wby filling special caps with certain prescription powders or replace capsules of a brand/generic medication if possible.

    I am not countering your experience with my objection. Instead I am objecting to the statements against today’s pharmacists and those who are immigrants that seem to be degraded in the post’S context.

    Just because pharmacists of today are in retail chains and have electronic systems does not make them incapable of providing sound medical advice, including telling someone to see a doctor.

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217201
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    CTLAWYER: I object to your statements

    Even retail pharmacists have to train to do the same things that pharmacists did before automation.

    All of the pharmacists who’ve helped me and gave me medical advice worked for chains.

    There is a difference between a pharmacist and pharmacy technician. I said to ask a pharmacist.

    Pharmacists are medically trained and have the education, experience, and training to know what they know AND know when to defer this to a medical doctor.

    Consulting windows are still there. Where are you going?

    I cannot pick up any prescription without answering YES or NO to needing to Ask the Pharmacist a Question.

    Many times I answer YES at my retail chain pharmacy.

    And the pharmacists know me and their other customers by name. This is at the most retail of retails.


    Okay this is a personal anecdote and your experiences are also rightfully yours….

    Still I don’t know what not speaking English clearly has to do with a pharmacist. Your pharmacist needs to have a level of English to communicate with you.

    Pharmacies have language services and maybe non-native pharmacists are needed to communicate with their other customers.

    English should be provided. If you need to make an added effort to communicate yourself then you can do so by writing out what you are taking or your medical history.

    Or find another pharmacist who you can respect.

    However it sounds harsh to say that just because someone wasn’t born here or doesn’t speak English like an American that he or she isn’t qualified.

    You probably already know that people who were medical doctors in their native countries may be working as a pharmacist today or even at a retail store as a checkout person just because they are still working in their English and/or other factors despite their medical education and experience.

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217199
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    LF: And Lego pieces

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217198
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    LU go to the doc. If it’s still hurting you. Or swollen.

    I thought that Hadassah takes anyone.

    Hopefully your toe is mamash fine.

    Still maybe Hashem needs you to go on a mission there and so your neshama was prescribed a detour


    Btw I fractured my toe that way when I was a kid (though maybe my bones were more fragile because I was still growing).

    I was playing hide and seek and stubbed my big toe into a piece of furniture while I was dashing.

    Ended up being a fracture. But it didn’t hurt more than a regular banged toe.

    in reply to: New Trend in the CR #1216981
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    Ohh!!! Lol I was scrolling menus in my mind trying to figure out what Chinese food tastes good with halva.

    All I came up with thus far was maybe on lo mein

    in reply to: 2 questions for the CR community #1224590
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    No you’re a frog not a goat

    in reply to: Hasidic woman Brooklyn court judge #1216606
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    Joseph: Makes sense. I’m less schooled in Josephology so for me it was impressive.

    in reply to: New Trend in the CR #1216979
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    What Chinese food goes with halva?

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217189
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    Dunno if this will help you but it’s helped me, when my foot was swollen, to elevate my foot.

    Gets blood flowing and recirculating.

    Like resting your foot/toe up on the backrest of a couch, or on a desk or chair.

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217188
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    Could be a song….

    What do you do for a swollen toe?

    Anyone know?

    Should you call a toe truck?

    Or a woodchuck?

    Don’t ask the pharmacist at the store

    Unless you’re looking to sue for a mill or more

    Just ask the CR when you’re not sure

    There you’ll get your cure

    Oh what do you do for a swollen toe?

    Anyone know?

    La la la dum diddy dum dum ya ya dum diddy dum

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217187
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    OP’S title rhymes with her OP

    in reply to: Choosing Correct Category In New Threads #1229644
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    6yo thread


    Actually the dirty tissues in shul thread was very helpful.

    In it, LU explained that she sometimes carries a baggie for dirty tissues on her.

    Seriously how did I live my life up until now carrying bags and purses and never thinking of bring a plastic bag with me for my dirty tissues?

    A couple weeks ago I did just that for the first time ever. I went to a shiur and it was so nice to put the dirty tissue in a trash bag right away. I didn’t have it rested in my purse waiting for the end of class to toss it out.

    So nice!

    Thanks for that tip btw LU 🙂

    in reply to: New Trend in the CR #1216977
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    I cannot be alone with halva!

    Well I mean that I can, but it won’t be around for very long after.

    Then I am alone without halva.

    So in theory it works itself out.

    But in reality, I rather just not be alone with halva from the start.

    in reply to: Guarding Your Baby Boy's Eyes #1217026
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    I don’t have a baby but I’ve babysat infants and toddlers plenty of times for friends, family, and neighbors.

    I wouldn’t want string around my baby. Anyone’s baby.

    Things can happen, G-d forbid. Imagine a baby rolling around and it getting caught on his/her neck or even a leg or wrist can lose circulation.

    Choking can be another hazard, since babies love to stick things in their mouths.

    It’s really a danger in many respects.

    Also the string could get wrapped or knotted on the crib’s rail, and the other part of the tallis may be under the baby or around the baby, it may pull at the baby in a dangerous angle or wrap around his/her head G-d forbid.

    Lots of reasons why it’s not safe and best to avoid strings or fringes.

    in reply to: Hasidic woman Brooklyn court judge #1216601
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    Ooops sorry Joseph.

    Please forgive me. I didn’t mean for it to look/read like I was saying that he was right for accusing you of being wrong.

    I was in awe of DY’s ability to predict what you were going to say.

    I’m not versed enough to say that I support the second part of his statement. Even if I was, I don’t think it’s so clear cut or saying that you’re wrong is really right for me to do.

    I know that I read DY’s post but I honestly forgot that part by the time that I saw your post. I was just impressed that he suspected that you would reply and then you did so.

    So in summary… sorry I meant that I was in awe and good work about predicting Joseph’s opinion. Not the latter part of DY’s post.

    BTW to both of you… Is it really black and white where it’s either way 100%?

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217185
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    Call a woodchuck?

    in reply to: 2 questions for the CR community #1224588
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    Aha! That was smart LU. I had no clue what that meant.

    Father-in-law.

    Anything is possible.

    in reply to: Anyone use Soncino Gemara? #1228448
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    Thinking out loud, Amen you’re right. Thank you for your respectful answer.

    May the books go to a good home and be a blessing for 5ish and honor to your father of blessed memory.

    5ish —Sorry for judging less than favorably. Sending you blessings and may Thinking out loud’s books in his father’s blessed memory bring you and your family blessings and closer to Hashem always.

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217183
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    May Hashem bless you with a speedy refuah shelmah LU <3 <3 <3

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217182
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    CTLAWYER… Really?

    I ask pharmacists many questions.

    All in the USA.

    They’ve directed me to go to the hospital. Go to my doctor. As well as not worry about it (acne question and it was at night so I couldn’t call my doctor to ask so I asked the pharmacist instead). Also a pharmacist told me what kind of OTC cream to use for skin swelling for an insect bite.

    Were they not allowed to answer my questions and direct me?

    I meant that it was better than asking us in the CR.

    in reply to: Non-Mint Kosher Mints #1216625
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    Does that mean that sugar free coke doesn’t taste like coke?

    Mints or candies with sugar are very tasty. Adults eat sugar and can still be adults.

    At the same time, when sugar free candies are advertised as being good for your teeth, that’s when they start sounding more adult-like.

    in reply to: InShidduchim.com: Is That the Jewish Way? #1216580
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    But the truth was that she was tainted by all of those health tips that she reads about on little grocery flyers and in nutritionist brochures and health books.

    Everyone with a respectable degree says that Oolong tea is full of antioxidants. And who doesn’t want to destroy free radicals?

    So with her fingers resting on her temples, Lauriam bas Ruchel contemplated what to do next.

    Would she betray her husband Bereishis or would she drink the tea and become more appealing to him as her skin glowed from the antioxidants that went to war against her free radicals?

    The truth was that Lauriam knew of a better solution.

    A coffee millionaire has enough money to rewrite medical science. Lauriam got to work. She called all of the health book publishers and told them to write out tea and replace it with coffee, that of her soulmate’s brand.

    Days later, her nutritionist recommended that she drink more coffee.

    And guess what. Lauriam didn’t ask but the publishers got the best researchers in the world to publish peer-reviewed articles stating the detrimental effects of drinking tea.

    Suddenly Lauriam was craving coffee, glowing, and she and Bereishis were now expecting but it was too soon to announce the good news.

    in reply to: Anyone use Soncino Gemara? #1228447
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    5ish… Sorry I didn’t mean to offend you.

    When someone buys something, even for a dollar, sometimes it is more loved or taken care of than something acquired for free.

    Maybe I would be too sentimental with family texts, but I would want to make sure that they went to a good home.

    Even in Judaism we’re supposed to check out the charity that we give money too. At least I read that we need to know and don’t give stam without knowing we can trust the organization.

    Pretty sure that’s a separate thing than giving money to someone on the street, which in that case we don’t need to know what this person is going to do with the money and it’s not really one’s business.

    Also also also… that’s my view and I may be extremely cautious in a sense. Maybe I need more emuna.

    At the same time, I’ve witnessed really unpleasant experiences where I gave away something it lead to something tragic.

    It wasn’t books, Baruch Hashem. And I’m not going to go into detail, but it’s likely unrelated completely.

    Anyway… please forgive me 5ish. You are right and I should have judged favorably.

    You’re doing a huge mitzvah and carrying on a legacy here too. Mamash beautiful.

    And sending you blessings for a refuah shlema and good health always.

    in reply to: Is a Boy Looking to Date a Girl or a Chavrusah? #1218073
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    What is “Yeshivisha Raid”?

    in reply to: 7 letter word game (3rd letter) #1228322
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    Moments

    Menthol

    in reply to: THE BROKEN TELEPHONE GAME!!! #1228010
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    Raking

    Soil

    Stains

    Shout

    Whisper

    in reply to: Charedi a Reaction to Haskalah #1218658
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    lakewhut:

    LU told us that she considers herself Chareidi (and please correct me if I am wrong LU), and to her being Chareidi is something that she feels good about

    in reply to: Hasidic woman Brooklyn court judge #1216596
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    DaasYochid I’m in awe ~ well done!

    in reply to: What's a Bungalow Colony? #1219100
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    Geordie613, nope not yet but thank you ~ it’s on my to-do list 🙂

    in reply to: Rabbi's Expulsion from Russia #1216586
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    Go where? America? Israel?

    For those who have a life there and history that they are attached to and can observe the commandments and find inspiration where they are, why do they have to leave?

    Is it not still a traumatic way to be pushed out?

    Why is this a good thing?

    Yes everything Hashem does is for the good. Still there can be sweet good and the same result but it doesn’t have to come with pain that may affect other aspects of one’s well-being, currently and intergenerationally.

    in reply to: Point Redemption #1216914
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    I don’t remember it word for word either so I can be wrong here,,,, but I don’t remember the word “poor” in there. That’s unpleasant.

    Hmmmm… only takes a few Googling seconds to know for sure.

    in reply to: Wisdom teeth eruption #1216383
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    That was stand-up worthy huju 🙂

    in reply to: Foods Rashi ate #1216621
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    yichusdik!!!! You’re Amazing 🙂

    So cool ~ Thanks for the history lesson. Yays.

    in reply to: Where does one buy sushi grade fish? #1216362
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    Google:

    “Although stores use the label “sushi grade fish,” there are no official standards for using this label.

    The only regulation is that parasitic fish, such as salmon, should be frozen to kill any parasites before being consumed raw”

    in reply to: Where does one buy sushi grade fish? #1216361
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    I really don’t understand how sushi can grade fish.

    Or did the fish complete grade sushi?

    First grade

    Second grade

    Third grade

    Sushi grade

    Fifth grade

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217178
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    Pharmacist advice:

    I did that with my swollen feet once. Turned out that I had a bad staph infection that required immediate medical care.

    I had thought that it was a Neosporin kind of situation that would clear on its own at home but after a few days of no relief I was so lucky that I asked the pharmacist when I went to buy more cream… She saw my feet and knew better.

    I ended up going to the hospital by cab. My cab driver told me that his friend got a staph infection the same way that I had but by the time the friend went to the doctor it was too late and they amputated his leg (!) True story.

    Anyway it was such Hashgacha Pratis that I asked the pharmacist. I didn’t know such a simple seeming thing could have such fierce consequences.

    Free consult from a medically trained professional right there and then. Pretty awesome.

    So that is one idea. To ask a pharmacist. Maybe even to the side privately and show the pharmacist your toe and explain.

    in reply to: What do you do for a swollen toe? #1217177
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    Lilmod Ulelamaid darling…

    So many questions. More info needed.

    Why is it swollen? Do you know or have any hypotheses?

    Possible hypotheses:

    -Mosquito bite

    -Stubbed on front step

    -Sat on it for too long

    -Bee sting

    -Foot injury

    -Sitting or standing too long

    -Shoe or footwear related

    -Result of carrying heavy grocery bags with your toe up staircase made of Jerusalem stone

    -Frostbite

    -Fluid-retention side effect of current medication

    -Grass allergy

    -Staph infection

    -Pesticide sensitivity

    Which toe?

    Is the rest of your foot swollen?

    Does it hurt? Touching it? Walking on it?

    Is it bruised? Inflamed? Bleeding? Scabbed? Frozen?

    Can you still feel your toe?

    How long has it been swollen?

    Any other symptoms?

    Is it your toe?

    I feel like getting more info may help you Google more info so you can determine if it’s something to ice or elevate or if this is cause to see a doctor.

    Also you can go to the local pharmacy and show the pharmacist your toe for free.

    Ask the pharmacist for advice.

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    I Heard In A Shiur Today TM

    IHIASTTM

    Inthisweeksparsha

    Hashem

    Informed

    AlloftheJewishPeopleviaMosesthatonMount

    Sinai

    ThatHewouldbegivingthemthe

    Torahon

    MountSinaiDirectly

    in reply to: I Heard in a Shiur Today�… #1216258
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    Is that why they have special BT yeshivot?

    For BTish questions

    in reply to: Non-Mint Kosher Mints #1216623
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    Mints are adult candies

    Esp sugar free mints; they are super adult

    in reply to: I Heard in a Shiur Today�… #1216257
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    TM- Torah Moses!

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    Sunburn

    Aloe

    Desert

    Cactus

    Thorns

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    TM – Torah on Mount Sinai!

    in reply to: chesed car rides #1216298
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    Ask your LOR. Maybe if the guy really doesn’t have another ride then the rabbi can arrange something.

    This guy who needs a ride isn’t the first guy in history to need a ride. Even if it seems like there is no other option, there could be but it just hasn’t unfolded yet.

    Plus maybe the rabbi knows of another solution for the guy and it leaves you and the question of yichud out of the equation. Wouldn’t that be preferable?

    If you don’t follow the rav or put yourself in a spiritually impure situation, then there really is no mitzvah of giving this person a ride and it won’t even help him, would it?

    in reply to: chesed car rides #1216295
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    Oh and of course… Ask you LOR

    in reply to: chesed car rides #1216294
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    Does the car have clear windows and will you be driving on a road where there are other drivers and pedestrians who can see into your vehicle?

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    Amnesty

    Neptune

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