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There is no person named Devorah Heshelis. That is a pen name. Who made her into a “rebbetzin”? “The Moon’s Lost Light” has a strong feminism undertone.
She has something bright to look forward to.
My bracha to you, FFBBT613, is that you should become happily married before your 19th birthday!
Don’t you worry. Soon enough you’ll be in your 20s and then in your 30s.
Why is using the names of Bartenura, Rashi, Be’er Mayim Chaim, etc for commercial food brand names any less objectionable than for anyone to today establish new food products bearing all of the following brand names?:
Igros Moshe Cholent
Rav Eliashev Fish
Gerrer Rebbe Cookies
Rav Hershel Schachter Spices
Rav Belsky Orange Juice
Rav Pam Beans
Chofetz Chaim Chicken Soup
Rav Chaim Kanievsky Meatballs
What would you think of a new seltzer called Rav Ovadia’s Water?
I believe it was the Vilna Gaon who predicted it. He described it as a curse of sorts. IOW, a bad thing. Demonstration that the world is all mixed up. And the time for Moshiach is imminent.
Some Jews do. Some other Jews participate in the BDS boycott movement.
Why would you suspect it might be assur, that you question this?
Thank You.
The Waldorf Astoria.
They’re very furry.
It’s a bizoyon to use these holy names for commercial products.
Children need petch when appropriate.
I didn’t say so, Dovid HaMelech did. And the Mechaber paskened as such.
The ilui neshomo which comes through having someone named after you is, I’m told, only if the name is precise.
So if the niftar was named Dovid and the baby is named Dovid Aharon after the niftar, the additional name given either because the niftar died young or for reasons of the parents personal preference, then it ruins the ilui neshomo aspect?
Giving every name anyone suggested and sounding like you’re reading the list of words that Reb Chaim said aren’t names every time you make a Mi Sheberach isn’t a solution either.
How many names did Reb Chaim pasken are not real names?
“Rabbi” ? Talmid Chochom [and thus one need not call every non-TC “rabbi” even if he has smicha]
(Talmid Chochom = Rabbi [smicha or not])
Shopping613: Gitty, Raizel and Henny are far from ugly names. In fact, all of those are nicer than Batsheva.
BarryLS1: Yiddish names are perfectly fine and beautiful. In fact you will find names originating from many other languages (European languages primarily, but others as well) in common use – that you would even be surprised are not originally Hebrew.
In fact, do you know the origins of “Moshe”…?
Who is Gaby?
I saw a video of the father sitting shiva in EY where he clearly gave the two names I gave above for davening for a refuah for his wife and daughter.
I think it is more than reasonable for a shul to have a fair reason for having a rule requiring the baal tefila to wear a white shirt on Shabbos. I think it should almost be self-explanatory how a shul could have such rule that should strike everyone as being for a fair reason – even if they disagree with the rule.
You really think it would only be fair that BMG and Bobov and Brisk and Ponovoze should allow a guy in a colored shirt to daven for the amud on Shabbos?
Would you be upset with a shul rule precluding a man wearing green khaki pants with a black shirt from davening for the amud on Yom Kippur?
The correct names for Tehilim, refuah, are
Gila bat Francis
Tziporah bat Gila
DaMoshe –
If the shul had a rule disallowing a baas tefila wearing a colored shirt on Shabbos from davening for the amud, would you have been as offended as you were in the above story?
If not, why not? If it’s because it is acceptable to classify one shirt over another as more respectable then why cannot the same concept apply to a yarmulka?
Is it, perhaps, possible that the shul’s rule is to disallow a mispallel who lacks a hat be the baal tefila but your cousin inarticulately expressed it the way he did since your cousin equated kippa sruga with lacking a hat?
Asking entails speaking. Children should be asking. Hence, children should be speaking – and given time to do so.
Better question is if someone has a “weird name” (and no other name), should he or she be referred to by some other, non-weird, nickname?
1) Not every yodle who was given smich somewhere is a talmid chochom. 2) Many talmidei chachomem don’t have smicha. You should give respect, including with the honorific, to talmidei chachomim without smicha and you need not honor a non-talmid chochom who has smicha – including refraining from giving him the honorific.
Also, a true rov can be called Rav, which means more than Rabbi. And even larger talmidei chachomim (yes, some rabbis are of greater stature than other rabbis) can be referred to with additional honorifics, i.e. Maran, HaGaon, etc.
yekke2: “Asking” entails speaking.
Rule #1: The husband comes before all friends.
Rule #2: The best girls the wife is friends with get redt to the husbands good friends.
Does hugging your children extra count as becoming a better person?
How much do you let your kids speak, and how much do you insist on saying yourself?
The seder is specifically for the children to be speaking.
popa_bar_abba: What is your opinion? Do you think the scenario you portrayed is likely the case, in fact?
Sam: Did the posek change after processing your information?
Of course they can. No one said otherwise.
Some people have dysfunctional families.
BarryLS1: Because allowing pick-and-choose will allow the lowest common denominator when everyone picks the most lenient rabbi for geirus despite the opinions or consensus against permitting certain conversion scenarios.
How will the central chief rabbinate system prevent lone wolf rabbis from “converting” inappropriate prospects? Will it declare them retroactively, after the lone wolf rabbi inappropriately “converted” someone, as being invalid?
Little Froggie: You are 100% correct. That being said, you are late to the party. This photo taking cancer has spread so far and is prevalent everywhere in all situations. (With the thankful exception of Shabbos.)
This, of course, is an extreme example. But is it any better when rabbonim come throngs of people stick cameras and phones into their faces? Or when there are other solemn events crowds are sticking up their photo-taking electronics rather than bearing the message being conveyed?
Of course you are correct in fighting it.
coffee addict: Obesity (junk food, et al) is a bigger killer than smoking.
barlev: Is there a halachic preference that only one person should say kaddish rather than multiple simultaneously?
There is that there be only one minyan, rather than multiple simultaneous minyanim that split the minyan.
Syag: Pray tell why you refuse to give money to a poor person who wastes money on the unhealthy habit of smoking but you do not refuse to give money to a poor person who wastes money on the unhealthy habit of overeating himself overweight with junk food.
Obesity and heart disease are responsible for more Jewish illness and even deaths than lung cancer.
Syag: Do you refuse to give money to poor people who eat junk food (and may even be overweight as a result)? What about poor people who you know go to a concert sometimes?
How can it be determined whether a particular brand hot plate is safe or not so safe?
I never thought it was particularly dangerous, but I read that the fire department says it is and that it should not be done.
OTOH, the fire department does not recommend against driving a car or crossing the street despite the dangers in both of them.
My reading of your reply is that a hot plate is in the same danger category as driving or crossing the street and thus can be done routinely (with care – although how much care can be given while asleep?) But apparently the NYC Fire Commissioner disagrees with you.
Unless I have some facts wrong, which may be the case. I *only* raise this question so that we can understand the safety issues with a hot plate and/or blech.
Is it safe to leave a hot plate on all Shabbos?
The OP’s question wasn’t about giving cigarettes to a poor person. His question was about giving needed food to a poor person who uses cigarettes. Quitting a cigarette addiction isn’t necessary possible simply because you need money for food.
BarryLS1: The Chareidim have not always controlled the marriage administrative system or other religious services as they haven’t always controlled the chief rabbinite or the religious ministry. Furthermore, the problem with allowing any rabbi to perform any marriage anywhere in the country is that such a system would allow pick-and-choose where an engaged couple that is of questionable halachic marriage allowability could simply find the most lenient rabbi in the country who will allow it rather than being required to engage their own local rabbi whose halacic decision on the allowability of the marriage would be binding.
What about giving tzedaka to aniyim who post in the coffee room instead of looking for a job? Or aniyim who wear brand name shoes or clothing or a Borsalino-brand hat instead of cheaper no-brand clothing? Or aniyim who you witnessed buying a lottery ticket? Or aniyim who you know eat junk food or expensive meat or you saw ate out in a restaurant? Or aniyim who you saw sitting near you at the concert instead of them spending that ticket money on food and necessities?
catch yourself: +1
You have a. nivel peh, b. curses, c. foul language and d. crude language. Some are assur and some are muttar. Yet no one has clearly outlined which is assur and which isn’t or even explained the definition of each and the differences between them.
They post pictures of people who don’t want their pictures or simchas posted.
What jobs can one get with a Maters of Arts in World History?
Professor of World History.
Not much more where that degree is useful. Mainly jobs in academia or a governmental job primarily in foreign affairs.