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  • in reply to: Bagel Boss Kosher? #1095382
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    “Rav Soloveitchik followed it and ate Kraft cheese. “

    I have heard that is just an urban legend.

    in reply to: English is Absent and Math Doesn't Count at Brooklyn's Biggest Yeshivas #924896
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    akuperma said:

    “As long as the public school produce students who are both uneducated and lacking the skills gained from systematic disciplined education, yeshiva kids have no problem.”

    So they will all be a bunch of schleppers.

    BTW, chances are that your grandchildren will not receive that education that you received, nor be able to communicate as well as you.

    in reply to: Bagel Boss Kosher? #1095368
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    Here is the Rabbi’s shul’s web site:

    http://mysite.verizon.net/ohrmoshe/

    You can read about him on the about page. He seems like a normal frum rabbi, but that does not prove one way or the other about his hashgacha.

    in reply to: Should i be called Miss/Mrs? #922447
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    “And make sure he knows that it is the standard in almost every business office in America.”

    My wife works for a large corporation (over 30,000 employees) and when she refers to and has needed to communicate to a C-level officer, about 6 rungs higher than her in the corporate ladder, he is always referred to and called by first name.

    When I was in corporate America, it was the same way; everyone was referred to by first name.

    in reply to: Tzahal Sweatshirts #946630
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    OneOfMany said: “MDG: So you’re saying that one of the most active and combat-ready military forces in the world is in some significant proportion structured around providing its soldiers opportunity for fornication?

    …really? “

    Yes. What does one have to do with the other? Men can be physically intimate and emotionally detached at the same time. We all need some entertainment – some are more Tahor than others.

    Rabbi David Orlofsky has a good shiur on a man’s yaitser hara and how many men will do whatever it takes to satisfy that urge. You can find it at simpletoremember.com

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    Naftush said: “This friend must have reported the ghastly incident to someone, say, a media correspondent, a government watchdog, or a lawyer acquaintance….”

    No one was forced to do anything. They just set up the situation for debauchery and let nature take its course. You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. If the horse is thirsty, it’s going to drink.

    in reply to: Tzahal Sweatshirts #946609
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    “Support the the army in other ways. “

    I agree. I did not want to imply a blanket condemnation of Tzahal.

    in reply to: Tzahal Sweatshirts #946605
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    Most women have no idea, not a clue, about a man’s yetzer hara. Every male has a strong tendency to see women in an Arayos fashion. Every male.

    A frum man will try to combat it. The greatest, like the Steipler Goal and the Baba Sali, were on constant guard to fight it. They would not speak with women. They would even not read a note from a woman (they could tell who wrote it just by looking at the writing), for they knew the enemy better than us. They stopped all infiltration, even the slightest.

    A non-frum man will become ensnared by the enemy and become it’s slave. He will try to constantly feed his evil master. He then will look for ways to play the field, planting traps, lure the prey, hunt, and kill to feed the enemy. But the desire is only momentarily sated; soon to desire more, as the hunger grows.

    in reply to: does anybody know if the Hakirah publictions editor is frum? #923806
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    BTW, the word “tikvah” in a congregation’s name almost always means toavah. I think they hope that they don’t die of AIDS.

    in reply to: Tzahal Sweatshirts #946598
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    Considering that one of the main purposes, if not the main purpose, that Tzahal has women is for disgusting non-Tsnius reasons, I would consider it a terrible thing.

    A girl wearing a Tzahal shirt is like saying (whether she realizes it or not) that she approves of the way Tzahal uses and abuses women. Wearing that shirt is like saying “I’m with them.” Would you consider it tsnius if a girl wore a shirt with a big picture of a rapper whose lyrics are misogynist and degrading to women?

    A friend of mine – former chayal – told me how Tzahal bussed in chayalot to the soldiers for the express intent of hooking up. To me, this is institutionalized zenus and a just a notch higher than human trafficking. Bilaam must be laughing in his grave.

    in reply to: The Most UNDERrated Things in Life #924850
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    Tefillah – as told to us in Mesechet Berachot

    in reply to: Giving Tzedkah for Private Jets #920680
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    It’s up to them how they spend their money, but IMHO, it’s a waste of money.

    in reply to: Keep Losing Bluetooth Headset #918758
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    Any tips on avoiding losing it? Super-glue

    Really, maybe there was a gezeirah that you’d lose teeth. This way you lose your “teeth” easily.

    in reply to: Marrying Someone as a Chesed #918639
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    said above:

    “I wouldn’t marry someone to do chessed, what if that person would only be marrying me to do a chessed”

    “most women believe marrying any man is a chesed.”

    That sounds like my marriage. My wife is a tremendous baalat chessed.

    in reply to: Shidduchim… waiting for the person you have in mind?? #918269
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    I agree that the situation presented sounds unusual (and doesn’t seem to match up), but it seems to me that the OP could be talking about a friend who is maybe 19 or 20. In any event, if the supposed girl in question is overly friendly to a so-called yeshiva guy, then there is a problem there (on several levels). I suspect that there is too much fire in their blood for them to think clearly (which includes presenting the facts clearly). Therefore I suggest to speak with their parents and their rabbeim.

    in reply to: Find connection between Pidyon Haben and….. #919841
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    mordecai98,

    Mazel Tov ! I’m jealous. It’s a few years for me. My coins are shined up with no place to go.

    Talk about Pidyon Haben in general, and maybe some haaros about it. It’s such an infrequent mitsvah and people are usually busy thinking about the food. Talk about how eating at a P”H is mechaper because it is called Pidyom in the Torah one time. Pidyom is short for Peh Daled (gematria of 84) Yom -> that is that eating at a pidyon haben is like fasting 84 days, which can atone for the worst of sins. That’s why there is a custom to serve food that people will take home and use further, like garlic or sugar, which can be put in soup or other foods.

    in reply to: Shidduchim… waiting for the person you have in mind?? #918267
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    Click on PBA’s name.

    in reply to: Shidduchim… waiting for the person you have in mind?? #918265
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    PBA, LOL. 2 great posts. You keep me laughing :>

    esther, please understand that PBA has a great sense of humor.

    in reply to: Find connection between Pidyon Haben and….. #919836
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    “I would like to find a connection between Pidyon Haben and the name of the buy, Daniel Yehuda. “

    Did you mean to say name of the “boy”? But being that it is a Pidyon Haben, calling the child a “buy” may be just as apropos.

    in reply to: Shidduchim… waiting for the person you have in mind?? #918263
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    esther,

    If you are talking about yourself, then the two of you are 18. I think that you should speak with you parents and Rabbeim. It seems that there may be some chemistry between the two or you, but there is more to married life than that. You should really hear what your parents and Rabbeim are saying; and not try to put words in their mouth; and not twist their words into something else. (in other words: the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth in your asking guidance) In my opinion, if you get the go-ahead from all of them, then go for it. If not, then ask what should be done.

    If you are asking for a friend, then apply the above to that young person.

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    “A mooser is dangerous.”

    A moose is also dangerous.

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    “I say let them in, as long as they adhere to the dress code.”

    I also think that they should give the kids a good Zionist education 🙂 Have the dress code for boys (at the girls school) to include a kippa serugah, have them sing Hatikva, etc. We’ll see how long that lasts.

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    KovodHabriyos (Joseph’s latest SN) said:

    “And from what I understand he has completely recanted his previous views about the NK.”

    Nope !

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    BTW, on VIN today there is an article that says that he is going to sue the boys’ schools because they discriminate against his girls.

    See what Ferd posted below.

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    Just because he quit NK does not make him mainstream.

    Besides he said that he never joined NK, but he protested along side them. He has not recanted his views, just made them less public and will not join hands with Jew haters.

    in reply to: Recipes for the seriously poor #1030173
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    Veggie Tacos:

    All measurements are approximate.

    Fry 1 large onion

    cook 1 cup of dry lentils and drain

    Add lentils to onion and 1 tsp of: cumin, chili powder, and salt

    Add some tomatoes (canned tomatoes are good)

    Simmer all that for a short time.

    I get flat tortillas – 80 for $3

    Each person gets 5 (which is ample) and freeze the rest.

    Put tortillas on oven rack to toast at 200 degrees – 15 minutes or so.

    I position them so that, down the middle, each tortilla is supported but the sides are not.

    They are floppy to start and bend as they heat up, and they end up as a U shape to hold the stuff.

    Make a “taco bar” with taco shells, chili, tomatoes, lettuce, salsa, cheese (if possible), etc.

    Last week, I used leftover cholent (which had had meat) and added some lentils and spices. No cheese possible.

    The kids liked making their own tacos their way. I like how they ate their veggies on the tacos, but they don’t eat salad. Marketing !

    in reply to: How do you actually forgive someone? #917553
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    Someone publicly embarrassed me in front of my family and friends. At that moment, I felt it was best to stay silent, and I still feel that responding at that moment would have just escalated their yelling insults. But the hurt stayed inside me. Although I tried time and again to release it from me, it took me ten years to forgive. B”H I can honestly say that now.

    WIY, while I cannot say that I know a good way to forgive, I think that keeping it inside won’t help. Speak with the person and ask “Why did you do this or that?”

    in reply to: Popa vanquished the bagel #917123
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    Veltz Meshugener said, “Jews want to connect with other Jews and you call it names and mock it. “

    From the way PBA described it, the bageler sounds a bit too forward. You can’t mekarev someone who is not going to listen.

    in reply to: Should "shmedrick" stop posting? #918090
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    “Let it be known, that “shmendrick” has in the past used “goldenpupik” as a screename, before he was quickly blocked for being a troll.”

    Maybe they are a couple of socially awkward people (made for each other). MODS, are there more SN’s from that IP address?

    in reply to: Dating/marriage question, Am I realistic…? #917481
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    PBA said, “If you are asking whether it is realistic that she will continue to do that while you are married–less likely, but maybe.”

    It’s even less likely after children.

    PBA +5.

    in reply to: What did the dirty diaper-throwing individuals hope to accomplish? #917392
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    “Popa, How DARE you spread such LIES!? They weren’t “shababniks” as you claim, it was OBVIOUSLY charedim in disguise.”

    uneeq, Do you mean to say that they were Chareidim pretending to be Shabakniks pretending to be chareidim?

    in reply to: The power of Krias Shema al Hamitah!!! #916055
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    KSA”H makes sure that I say Maariv.

    I say all 3 paragraphs every night with the kavana that I fulfill the night time K”Sh (later z’man al pi Rabainu Tam). At that point I usually think about when I said K”Sh at Maariv. Sometimes, I realize that I hadn’t said it earlier because something came up and I missed minyan.

    in reply to: The power of Krias Shema al Hamitah!!! #916053
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    It protects from bad dreams (and the Sheidim who cause them).

    A few weeks ago I was so tired that I fell asleep w/o saying KSA”H. About an hour later, I had a dream that my wife was pounding in my eyes. I woke up shortly after that and realized that I had not said KSA”H. I said it and slept well from then on.

    in reply to: Validity of Vilna Gaon's Cherem Against Chassidim #915960
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    I have heard that some early Chasidim were rather unusual. Because of the chastisement of the Litvaks to the Chassidim that they are more mainstream.

    in reply to: You Dont Know Suffering #916047
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    Goq,

    About two months ago you aired some of your grievances about your family and upbringing in a letter to your relatives. You mentioned how some of your family know that you post here. Well, I can see how they can feel embarrassed/upset about having their issues revealed, albeit anonymously.

    in reply to: Leftover chulent? #915919
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    This past week I added some more legumes, chile powder, and cumin and we tacos. The next night, with one bowl of chile left, we made chile dogs.

    in reply to: Should A Pauper Be Thrown Out of Town? #916521
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    Kicking out Aniyim sounds like Midat Sodom to me.

    in reply to: Davening from phone in shul #1195417
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    I use my phone only when I can’t get a Siddur, like when someone is davenning by the bookshelf – when I’m late for mincha.

    in reply to: targum shivim #1059956
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    • The translation of the Torah makes it lose the nuance of the original Hebrew. You may get Pshat, but Remez, Drash, and Sode are lost.
    • They wanted to make the Torah another piece of world terature.
    • They wanted to analyze our religion from their prospective. They wanted to make our religion like theirs.

    in reply to: The Power of a Gadol #914397
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    GAW said “Rebbes are hereditary, and have no additional anything because of who their great-great grandfather was. A “Rebbe” can easily be a Hedyot.”

    I heard that Rebbes are usually groomed for their position. It gives me the impression that any of us can achieve our own gadlus if we really tried. I feel that I’m a gadol in mediocrity.

    in reply to: The Power of a Gadol #914396
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    crisis said “I do not believe that all of the sudden their brain gains the ability to see anything via the supernatural.”

    See Parashat Vayera, where Hagar could not see a well until Hashem let her see it. It’s a big, fat hole in the ground. How could anyone miss that? Well, anyone could miss it (or see it) if that’s Hashem’s will. The same is true for other insights into the world.

    in reply to: The Power of a Gadol #914363
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    “Nope, they are human just like you or I. They have ammassed insane amounts of Torah knowledge and can apply it to their halachic rulings but there is no crystal ball that allows them to see the future.”

    Their vast Torah knowledge and deep Yirat Hashem brings them to spiritual heights we cannot understand.

    in reply to: jewish magazine weekly stories #914834
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    “why cant little kids, teenagers , and even adults have something normal to read as opposed to reading about tzarros and dysfunctionalitie??”

    Because trash sells. Unfortunately, it also influences.

    Goq – LOL 🙂

    in reply to: Chalav stam if no milk allergy listed? #915640
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    “Thank you, MDG, for defending my kavod.”

    YW. But I feel that I should say that I agree, to some degree, with PBA. I find your way of halachic analysis to be a modern intellectual approach (it reminds me of a college professor), but not necessarily according to tradition as I understand it.

    in reply to: Chalav stam if no milk allergy listed? #915639
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    “Oreos are not that good.”

    I agree. I did not have them until recently (past year or so) when I was told by others that Oreos are really parve. For years I wanted to try them (mayim gezulim…). When I finally had them, I found out that they’re good, but not that good. Now I know they are just sandwich cookies with a lot of marketing.

    in reply to: Chalav stam if no milk allergy listed? #915630
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    Don’t blame others for your bad habits.

    in reply to: Chalav stam if no milk allergy listed? #915628
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    PBA – please stop insulting.

    RD – you have a decent amount of knowledge and good analysis skills, but please be careful when you speak. You’re not a posek.

    in reply to: Shocking Study of Modern Orthodox OTD Rate #941636
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    Wolfman said ” I seriously doubt the 50% statistic. It doesn’t shtim with facts on the ground. “

    It has been mentioned before that the statistic may include many who call themselves MO but actually do nothing orthodox. Maybe they attend a MO shul 3 times a year because their parents went to that shul. Anyways, I agree that labels are bad, and they can be misleading too.

    in reply to: Shocking Study of Modern Orthodox OTD Rate #941635
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    SJSinNYC said:

    “I’m not out of high school that long, and I can’t think of one person OTD from my high school class. I know quite a few from the local Bais Yaakov who are OTD. “

    See this for the reason: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/the-making-of-talmidei-chachomim

    Simply put, the German (similar to today’s MO) outlook is to reconcile Judaism with outside knowledge, whereas the Litvish outlook was extreme – Torah and nothing else – all or nothing. So if one can’t have it all, one might just say forget it all.

    in reply to: Shocking Study of Modern Orthodox OTD Rate #941628
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    “SJS, why go OTD if your theology claims it’s permissible to be over aveiros within the framework of “MO”?”

    MO leaders (rabbis) does not advocate aveiros. Some MO people may do aveiros, but that does not make it part of the MO beliefs.

    “As has been mentioned before, Rabbi Soloveichik invented MO”

    Do you have any proof for that, or is that a convenient lie that you have repeated enough to believe?

    in reply to: Feif Un was right #912929
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    “Their shittos were created 200-300 years ago….”

    Really, that long ago? Many of their groups were started in the last 100 years. And many of their shittos were just reactions to modern life.

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