Honestly, how will a boycott, help?? I was reading some many of the negative comments and gave up, trying to respond. You want help and bring change, a permanent one? Pick up a Tehillim and daven for Moshiach and it will end this craziness once and for all. A silly boycott, will make the goyim even act worse. I honestly am scared that after this mess, knockout games are going to come back in. I don’t feel boycotts will get us anywhere, while Davening and becoming united will get us everywhere.

You want more, boys?? They ARE out there. but we have to get going on Kiruv and bring the boys back into the fold. You want more boys, then we need to teach them a parnassah so they can support their future families. Getting boys to date earlier is not the solution. Helping the boys try to find an income and giving them confidence would work wonders. How is a 20 year old boy ready to get married?? How is he suppose to support a wife and kids. In today’s day and age both husband and wife, in most cases need to work. Unless the parents are willing to support, but how can the parents support all their married kids, when they have single children at home?? How are single parents suppose to support married kids, when they are already struggling. I keep saying it, but the emphasis on the boys in most Yeshivas is to get them learning, where in most cases, the boys should not be there full time. They are concentrating on the rare masmid, and the other boys get lost in the shuffle and pay. There is nothing wrong with our boys working. There should be Yeshivas, that teach a trade as well, part time and learn the other half. Unless the current situation changes, most boys will look for girls, with families who are willing to support the couple, and those type of families are far and few.

Art Raymond and the Sunday Simcha!!

Oh you guys, poor girl is just looking for tips, so here is one. I use Urban Decay’s Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Original(there are a few other colors, but this a basic skin tone color}. I use it to prime my eyelids, so the shadow holds on better. I use it during the week as well, and there is a major difference then just putting on the shadow on a bare lid.

You wanted something for the 3 day Yamim Tovim, though. I am luckly, if my makeup makes it to Shabbos afternoon.

Also, if you see someone who manages to keep their makeup on, ask them for tips & products, that they use, and find helpful to keep makeup before Shabbos.

Sorry Zushy, read the first original OP and didn’t not realize that Shoe store assistant had a little bit of hard time dealing and understanding. Please forgive me for not reading correctly and thank you Syag L’chochmah for pointing my mistake out.

Zushy, do you know the background of the family who received the vouchers? Do you know their situation. Not everything is crystal clear. Maybe there is a sick sibling at home or other troubles that you can not even begin to imagine. Is it so terrible to you, that it may make these children happy to be like everyone else? And what defines luxury to you? If they were getting Ferragamo or Chanel, or any other insanely priced brands, then yes, you have a valid complaint, but to be somewhat upset over Basic Pair of Shabbos shoes? If they got shoes from Payless, would you feel better? I don’t know about you, but when I did buy from Payless for my children, they did not last, and in the long run it made financial sense to buy the better quality shoes, then 3 pairs of Payless shoes. because after a month or two, they were in tatters. Be grateful for what you have and please do not judge others, when you have no idea what maybe going on in their lives.

Oomis, I read your comments and was taken aback Maybe you are B’H healthy and have no need to worry about such things. If someone was going through such things, they would be a bit more sensitive, who take their health for granted and can not understand how hurtful it is for someone to tell others not to have children. So basically what your saying if someone knows they have a hereditary disease, they should not get married. You say one should not relay on miracles, but you know what, we all are relaying on miracles everyday. Everyday, we wake up and we can up our eyes. Everyday second that we can breathe. When we are able to cross the street, and get across safetly that is a miracle. We are all needing miracles to make it through each minute of our lives. For you to say one should not get married,is wrong, who knows what Neshomas are suppose to enter the world. You don’t know the cheshbons of Hashem. Hashem commanded men to get married and have children. What happens if a man decides to not have children, because he has a genetic disease and after a 120 comes before the Creator and is asked “why didn’t he have children?”

I know someone who had a hereditary disease. His mother had it, uncles and a grandparent as well. Half the siblings had the disease and half didn’t. So from what you are saying, is his mother, never should of had kids??? Then the other healthy children, would have never been born. and those healthy children had healthy children as well. So the one of her kids with the disease married and had children and it’s possible that the children may or may not have it or not. Those children shouldn’t get married?? People can be healthy all their lives and they can be taken in a second. Or they can be sick all their lives but still manage to be productive in society. It is not your call to say not to have children.

This is a thread that requires great rabbinical guidence, and the opinions of what the layman have to say are sometimes best kept to themselves.

It’s been raining in Brooklyn for at least an hour, and the winds pick up every so often to make me nervous, like 15 minutes ago, one of my neighbors wooden succah beam that is still around, was picked up from their porch, lifted up by the winds and came down over my side of property. Hope the forecasters are wrong.

I had an exterminator come a few years back. He did a through check of the house for holes and sealed all of them. He moved the oven and sealed all around the pipes. You can do this yourself. Get some steel wool,(Like brillo, but no soap added) break off pieces and plug in. Make sure you wear gloves as the steel wool can give you splinters. Mice can get in through holes the size of a dime.

My biggest fear is that if/when Israel does attack Iran, it may trigger sleeper terrorist cells around the world. C’V if things like that happen, guess who will get scapedgoated by nations as usual… So we really need to be praying now, hard for Hashem’s mercy on us.

It’s been 4 months since I’ve read anything regarding the Nasi project. I was curious to know if the Nasi project yielded any success for any of the participants?

Help them try to quit??

endless.com is also good, prices are better then Zappos, and you also, have a year to return, unworn shoes. Free shipping and returns as well.

6pm.com is a division of zappos, but i think there is a fee to return. Their prices are even cheaper, than zappos so if there is a shoe, you like and know the correct size you need, it might work for you. good luck.

did you know that even talking about somebody and saying they are doing good things can lead to Lashon Hara as well, let’s say you are praising somebody for something good they had done, you might get someone to say, oh you think so and so is good, you want to know what they did? You just opened to door for L’H to be told. I was reading on FB, about someone praising someone for something good that a person has done, and guess what, someone else posted, something negative and said, they weren’t so great and they did something…. So like other posters said silence is golden, better to keep silent and that it!

You’re not the only SY here either. I can not believe such thread was even allowed. Lashon Hara big time!! Wealth is a test for anyone and not only for SY’s. If you drive in Boro Park there are big houses too, They just don’t stand out as much, because they are all on so close together.

I was talking with someone who has a daughter in the parasha and she told me, that before even the date begins, is asked about “support”

When I was going out, there was no such thing as parental support. We worked and could not ever imagine asking my parents, or his parent for help.

A nice set of personalized stationery.

The Goq, the shul in Memphis is called Baron Hirsh.

CaptainTzvi, Memphis still has a nice warm vibrant community. After hurricane Katrina, hit New Orleans, a few families who got displaced, re-located to Memphis. Memphis has B’H, quite a large, warm community. Lots of nice warm southern jewish hospitality.

I think in England, they don’t put hechers either on products. You have to shop with a list with all the kosher products listed. When a relative of mine went to London, they called the local kashrus organization, about what chocolates they could buy there. For example, They were told the cadbury products were acceptable.

I wouldn’t say the girl is OTD, there are alot of people who read ingredients and figure, it’s fine. That idea was popular many years back. As I’ve grown, in yiddishkeit, I’ve learned that there are many problems that can arise. But when reading a recent publication last week, about what supervising mashigiachs uncovered, in restaurants, that are under their hashgachah, how can anybody be sure of what they are eating is 100% kosher? Just because someone claims it is kosher, how do you know for certain, even with a hecsher?

on no, here we go again…

If anything, putting a specific price on the girls, will mean, that the girls parents, will want to have their daughters married before they turn 22, so they won’t have to worry about how to pay $4,000.00.

Mik5 , Cook everything Thursday night. Find receipes that are easy to make. Buy baked good instead of making from scratch.