Mammele

Just to defy those non existent statitistics I’d like to let you know that your post actually made me laugh…

Thanks for the eggs on my windshield btw, they made delicious scrambled eggs!

This fire happened at about midnight. Shabbos was close to 7. So whether hot plates may be left on for all Shabbos or not (we personally use a timer to shut it, but it doesn’t reduce the on time by much, especially wintertime) in this case it was probably on for less than 6 hours. Point is something was most likely defective or set up improperly. I don’t want to speculate here but even something as setting the hot plate at a higher temperature than usual and too close to flammable materials can cause said material to ignite.

Since Pesach is coming up and most of us leave a flame on it’s particularly important to make sure there is adequate ventilation in your kitchen and that the level of your stovetop is above your countertop so that the wood/synthetic material (if it’s not made of stone) doesn’t dry out and overheat. Make sure your cabinets aren’t getting hot as well. Don’t let your blech touch your countertop as it conducts the heat. BROWNING OF WOOD ETC. IS AN EMERGENCY DANGER SIGN! Don’t wait for it though…

Keep the blech on Yom Tov overnight so the flame is covered, but again WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION to avoid fire and carbon monoxide poisoning. Only one flame max and make sure it’s small. A hotplate is normally above the counter so it poses less of a problem there but it still produces heat. Heat can cause fire! The other issue with hotplates is that they are electric, which means the wires etc. have to be in perfect condition. For a two day Yom Tov a timer is a good idea to give the heat a break, and test it beforehand to ensure the internal thermostat is turning it on and off intermittently.

And remember plastic sink inserts are highly flammable!

Smoke & CO alarms save lives!

Sorry if I was a little repetitive of other posts but some things are worth repeating…

Stay safe everybody.

He wears it thrown on as one does a blanket, not like a piece of clothing?

147: what about those that burned the Israeli flag on Purim?

Yeah but it costs a lot more to advertise than burn stuff and get free publicity on YWN…

I think Neturei Karta ALL want to be very vocal to get their message out, which presumably includes burning stuff. Just my two cents…

ZD: Agreed about kavod haRav. I was responding to Ironpenguin’s remark about why the Israeli government isn’t prosecuting the dissenters. Because it’s hopefully not exactly like Putin’s Russia, not because of any missing line of differentiation.

And I was merely pointing out that the YWN article was misleading, not that NK were correct.

Nobody mentioned anything about Psukim so where does this apply here? And according to NK it probably doesn’t matter as they classify the whole poster as Kefirah, hence it should be burned regardless of what’s on it.

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For the record, they burned a CAMPAIGN POSTER with a photo of Rav Ovadia Yosef on it, not simply a picture of him which is somewhat different. The headline was inflammatory and misleading.

Also, what does it matter if there is a clear distinction between Neturei Karta and other frum Yidden regarding freedom of speech? It’s applicable, at least under US laws, no matter who they are aligned with.

Yes I’m really a mother. No further comments, so don’t bother asking…

But again I won’t be insulted if you don’t believe me as I’m not publicizing my kid(s) birth certificate(s) and am not planning to defend this assertation.

Yes believe it or not people do wonder, or else this thread would have never been started. But you have to post a lot or be very interesting to be missed. So if for example Sam2 / DY or Oomis don’t post for a while, we’ll wonder/worry.

Oyoy: on what evidence scientific or otherwise do you base your assumption that by stopping cold turkey there is a greater chance of relapsing?

LG: just one more point. People sometimes do change and do Teshuvah. Hopefully he will repent one day. If you disrespect him now it may haunt you later when you’ll want to make peace with him.

For now you want to make him see the beauty in Yiddishkeit and Hashem – whose traits and Mitzvos you are glorifying with your positive behavior and derech eretz. Even, or maybe more so if he doesn’t believe at this point.

Much hatzlachah!

Accountant: It’s obviously different for everyone and sometimes it’s rewarding to try something new and get out of your comfort zone.

There are many creative outlets, with great online tutorials. And gifting the work to others doesn’t necessarily make it less relaxing.

So let’s rephrase and I think we’d all be on the same page at least about “escaping”.

Most of us need to “escape” from our daily lives every now and then. If we feel the need to escape from life itself/ reality/ Yiddishkeit we are likely depressed, straying or both. The key is to have some goals and what to look forward to in our every day lives so life isn’t so boring that we constantly want to run away.

Shopping: Something such as visiting an elderly lady in the neighborhood and listening to her life story or making a get well card (get creative, think 3-D) or crocheted hat for a kid in the hospital, may make you feel better. Choose your “escapes” wisely, as doing good to others makes YOU feel better even afterwards instead of guilty and looking for another “fix” to escape the guilt…

Much Hatzlacha!

Shopping: what may help you is stopping, preferably cold turkey, bezchus someone you know that needs a refuah/yeshuah. Disclaimer: don’t become disillusioned if despite your (even successful) efforts things don’t go the way you prayed.

Sorry Gavra, but I think you’re mistaken.

This from the article you referenced: “Jewish day schools and yeshivas will be permitted to count instruction on Sundays and Federal holidays toward the secular instruction hours required by the City, which will now be counted by week instead of per day.” What does BY WEEK mean if it’s not averaged?

Also, it appears there’s only a limited number of half-day slots available.

The city wants at least 6 hours and twenty minutes AVERAGE per day every week. So to account for shorter Fridays, Yeshivos must have a much longer day than others, additionally so if you factor in more time needed for Davening etc. which is not allowed during those hours (nor can you figure transportation). We’re talking about 4 year olds here so cramming is not beneficial to them, which was the idea of the program (to benefit kids academically).

Mayor de Blasio made UPK a major campaign issue, Orthodox included, so there’s no reason why we shouldn’t benefit from a program he wooed us with.

As mentioned in other threads NYC is becoming unaffordable “real estate-wise” so help with tuition may be a key to our staying power here.

I wish we’d all be rich but until then I won’t feel bad for a city that’s providing free PS to my neighbors and begrudges us preschool tuition assistance; while raking in billions in booming real estate taxes.

If only 11% of our Yeshivos enrolled they’re most likely having yeshiva on Sundays, which is not a good option for most.

The OU is saying they should make only a 5 hour day mandatory, which is what NYS asks for. I don’t call this special treatment, just fairness.

I had one that said for commecial use only that I couldn’t find an ou symbol on. It was the “regular” blue variety that IIRC normally has an ou on the back of the label (seen from the other side). Many of the colored ones aren’t kosher. Windex comes in handy when cleaning tabletops etc.

Isn’t allowing an Orthodox shul to pay for space kind of a contradiction to “in ??????? will I ever allow an orthodox shul to have a buliding on my JCC campus”. ?

I understand they pay rent so it’s not technically “having” a building, but it’s not exactly as hostile as the comment seems to imply either.

Anyway, if you want us to believe you it’s an uphill battle. For one, most people in the CR don’t publicize where they work.

Accepted. But somehow I still doubt you work for Dell.

Thanks for the laugh DY…

And for all ladies out there, it’s a good idea to try to get the Kiddush “schedule” before Shabbos so you can “tweak” your seudah accordingly. Simple things like cooking less beans in the chulent, a smaller challah if you have one in the freezer or buy, maybe cut one salad etc. It just feels better not to have the disappointment of lots of leftovers. And if he changes his mind about attending nobody will starve either.

Why are there two threads with the same name and first post?

ZD: Yiddish was and is spoken in all of Europe where there are/ were Ashkenazi religious Jews, not just descending from Eastern Europe. Although Eastern Europe had many more total Jews in general than Western Europe. Maybe there were a few exceptions like Sweden, I’m not sure, as their religious Jews were relatively few. (Think Belgium, France, Austria, England, and borderline countries such as Hungary & what was Czechoslavakia.) You can add Germany as well, but their current Jewish population is not native or religious in general today – so immigrants speak Hebrew, Russian etc.; but they did speak Yiddish in the past.

Thanks DY. I looked up Dramamine in the Star K OTC list now (I rememebered there were issues, not exactly what they were) and some of the forms are listed as dairy. Must one wait 1/2 hour before eating meat then or is it a non factor as long it’s not put in Fleishig dishes etc?

GOQ: It’s not just about affording a babysitter.

She may not have a babysitter she’s comfortable with at all; her child, if older will likely not want one & her babysitter may not want a sick child either, especially if she has other children in her care.

Under NYC’s new sick leave laws, the employer may need to pick up the tab for missed work if she chooses to stay home to take care of her sick child (it’s a numbers game, hence the MAY).

Question is, how well would your old workplace have run if mothers were constantly taking sick leave? How would the employer react? It’s all about balancing responsibilities and very often there are no easy answers.

That said, no sane mother will take a very sick or contagious child to work with her; and sometimes taking basic precautionary measures to avoid spreading infection are good enough.

Also, you don’t know the risks of catching typical colds and flu viruses in your current position as a cashier since you have almost no idea as to health of your customers and the money etc. you handle.

So try to stay safe, but keep things in perspective. Germs are everywhere yet we usually thwart them off just fine and our immune systems become strengthened from the infections we do fight.

Have a healthy winter!