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I believe I was the second non-admin/mod to post in the CR. If I recall, the first was jphone (nowadays known as apushutayid).
Did anyone bother checking Google’s or Bing’s cache to see what the page said a day or two ago?
Getting the powerball number correct, even with all the rest being incorrect, is worth $4. So he can’t do that.
And to preempt the answer, make no mistake about it, beards being considered inappropriate by Western Christians had everything to do with its perceived Jewishness.
Did you know that in sign language the sign for “Jew” is stroking a beard?
100%
You’re going to let the goyim dictate your appearance as looking too Jewish, thus “not appropriate”?
Yarmulkas were also considered inappropriate to wear in most American courtrooms at one time.
squeak is a mekubal.
Sam: When did they stop? It must be after the S”A was published. Why did they stop and what is your (written) source that they stopped (including when)? And other than the Teimanim are you sure it was universal among all Sefardim?
As I understand, it only (almost) completely stopped once they moved to countries where the secular authorities stopped them.
They also wear a shirt. Hopefully you don’t wear a shirt since they do.
I WON! I WON!!
I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME!!!
I’M GOING TO BE HAVING LOTS AND LOTS OF MORE FREE TIME TO SPEND HERE IN THE CR NOW THAT I CAN QUIT MY JOB!!!!
It is not hypocritical. They are saying as long as we (as a community) pay taxes to fund these entitlement programs at the generous level they are being funded and offered, we (i.e. our community members) who qualify for it at the current levels will take full advantage of it by applying and accepting the full aid they are legally entitled to.
That being said, we take the position that the level of the entitlement programs should be less generous, and thus less taxes collected for them, and we will accept them being at a lesser benefit level.
No.
The Mechaber permits polygamous marriages and Sephardim have been practicing it in line with the Shulchan Aruch until fairly very recently. So anyone purportedly maintaining Sephardic traditions and minhagim would be supportive and accepting of such marriages as Chacham Ovadia Yosef stated should be the case.
Can he fix my sink?
Who is the nicest plumber?
Mr. Gallup.
Avram: Jews should not be counting people.
OP: Yes, Kollel folks are society’s cream of the crop.
It places the parents on a higher level for supporting Limud Torah.
fLI: What is the yichud issue if both spouses are home?
CTL: Are you endorsing the proposition of providing ones youngest child(ren) a notably richer wedding than ones elder children?
A ??????? ????, of course.
“Just because others are doing something wrong“
ZD: So you’re saying that you believe that it is wrong for a married grad student with children to collect SNAP or WIC?
Happy 21st to me…
Did you celebrate with a beer yet?
PETA, is that you?
Nittel, take two.
Orthodox Nittel.
“I wonder how much longer its going to last.”
Probably another 7 years.
“Is kollel life the ideal or is working and should kollel folks get community support?”
The more time a person can spend learning Torah, the better. We should support Torah learners.
“Also, should Israeli bochrim be forced to serve in the army?”
No.
“Why is there such a shidduch crisis?”
Because we aren’t following the advice in Pirkei Avos of Shemoneh Esrei L’Chuppah.
“Is modern orthodoxy problematic?”
Yes.
“Why do people use labels like yeshivish, how accurate are labels anyway?”
Inaccurate and should be eliminated.
“Is it wrong to have a very expensive chasuna?”
Usually.
“cholov yisroel- whats the deal?”
A baal nefesh should not consume non-CY (i.e cholov stam).
You clearly meant Autopsies in general are not allowed.
Exactly.
Which of course is wrong.
Incorrect. In general it is in fact not allowed. Then there are exceptions. But the exceptions don’t mean the general rule is non-existent.
Do you cross the street while looking in a Gemorah, since Torah protects?
ubiq: You once again demonstrate an utter lack of comprehension and nuance. This topic is regarding a suspected murder. Thus comments made are on topic. The halacha is autopsies are assur. There are exceptions to laws but that doesn’t negate what the fundamental default halacha is. And the exceptions do not apply in a case such as this one.
And there was no hasra and eidim, in any event, in this case.
Ok! So why are recipients of EBT supposed to feel ashamed (according to some), but not recipients of the EITC?
Exactly my point!
Autopsies are kneged halacha, so how could you have even a shaila if the Sanhedrin would order an autopsy?
“Do people who come from loving homes go off the derech less? Do people with high self esteem go off the derech less?”
Yes and yes.
The vaise lifestyle is more suited for him.
Ronald Reagan.
What’s wrong with vaise zucken?
Not the father
Er, no, al pi halacha the father has naming rights.
It is without the slightest of doubt that had the internet not ever existed (not something similar in lieu of its absence), then less people would have gone off the derech.
The internet, for some who have gone otd, facilitated their having gone otd whereas they otherwise would not have, whether for lack of initiative, for lack of knowledge, for lack of doubt, for lack of ability, for lack of finding resources or for other factors.