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I prefer gummy fish heads to real ones.
It seems to me that there are advantages and disadvantages to either side.
Your nervousness is natural, even if you know more about him. It’s the biggest commitment that you’ll ever make. Most (if not all) people don’t really know their spouse until they have been married for a while.
Have you explained your nervousness to your parents?
Would it be OK for you to ask for more time together?
What about on the phone?
There is an inyan to have 12 challas on Shabbat, to remember the Lehem HaPanim. There are different ways of achieving the 12.
I think that the braid concept is to have 4 challot throughout Shabbat of 3 braids to make 12.
The GRA held that there are 2 loaves at each meal (6 total) that are each cut in half, making 12 halves.
The Arizal, as mentioned in the Ben Ish Hy, had 12 rolls that he arranged on the table.
“I bake challahs I make it like a breakaway which is so much faster and still looks pretty.”
Some will do a breakaway with 12 pieces.
Do a screen capture (“Print Screen”) and work with a graphics editing program.
I would say Homotsi as it’s made with bread dough and eaten like bread (kiviat seudah), but CYLOR.
Health, you have a college degree and use the internet. You are a “Modern Jew” to them.
“One woman never spoke a word to me and would rush me out of there before her kids came home (like she didn’t want them to see me). “
Maybe she thought that you’d be a distraction for her male children, or maybe she was embarrassed at feeling inadequate that she needed to hire help. Whatever the excuse, one should still show courtesy for their workers. We see that from Moshe with the first 2 Makkot.
We share the laundry responsibility. There was a time when I did it all myself, when were first married and used a laundromat.
“OU Twizzlers is not good enough, only Hemish stuff”
I find that funny because AFAIK most of the processed food we eat has the OU in it somewhere. Even heimish brands use OU stuff or use factories that are under the OU for their private labeling.
Scissors,
I agree with Goq, that it’s not polite to mock what others beleive. But I think that one could ask if there is any rational explanation. If he says ‘no’ then ask if there was video camera.
There is a friendliness here, but there is anonymity. So flirt as you may, but you are really not sure with whom you are speaking. You don’t know what they look like. You really can’t be sure of their gender or age.
“They don’t bring avoda zarah to your home/life – YOU coming to them. “
I don’t know, but maybe they consider their work in front of their A”Z as part of serving their A”Z.
“a famous tana had a wicked neighbour, he prayed this man should die and told his wife. she said, be mispallel the neighbour should do teshuva. We never give up no matter what. “
Brachot 10a.
Bruriah told her husband, Rabbi Meir, to pray for the wicked neighbor because, as a yid, the neshamah of the neighbor is pure. It is only outside factors that bring him down. The praying was to eliminate the outside factors and let the true nature of the neshama shine.
“how long does it take to recuperate.”
Babies keep a person busy. So it can take years to “recuperate”.
SJSnyc had a baby two months ago
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/mazal-tov-sjsinnyc
“Does one who is orthoprax (I believe that’s the word used to describe the folks you are talking about)receive any sachar for the mitzvos that he is performing, albeit by rote and not by conviction? “
I don’t think so, based on the Ramabm’s Hilchot Teshuva. There he writes that if one regrets one’s past then it is negated. I beleive that he says that a sinful past is negated, as well as R”L a good past. If by rote but no animus, then it seems to me that there is reward.
I really like pi, it’s my favorite dessert and number.
ebush,
How much will your desired professions pay? My understanding is the MSW degrees often don’t lead to high paying jobs.
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This is between < strong> tags.
The blockquote indents a paragraph.
The ul is for making a list with bulletpoints:
- ul stands for unordered list.
- it is used to start having the list
- each item in the list starts with a li tag
The ol is for making a list with bulletpoints:
- ol stands for ordered list.
- it is used to start having the list
- each item in the list starts with a li tag
There are many HTML code tutorials online.
blabla,
I had a friend in high school that tried to OD on pain killers to permanently reduce the pain. Fortunately, those were not that kind of pain killers. She went to the hospital and recovered. 25 years later, she is the mother of 6 children and living a normal life.
What I’m trying to say is that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Her life sucked then (physical problems, social problems, overbearing parents, etc), but it changed. Yours will too.
Mechilla granted (not sure for what though). You have not done anything to offend anyone.
“I want you all to know, that the words of encouragement and support from you is such a breathe of fresh air.”
Kol Yisrael Areivim Zeh L’Zev
The word Arev can also meen to sweeten, as we use it in Birkat HaTorah. Therefore we can say all Yisrael sweeten each other. People “sweeten” you, and you “sweeten” them.
“maybe it’s from imported Dogon”
I beleive I saw that mentioned in the B”Y
blabla,
You should know that we care about you. Yes i know that it’s abstract and anonymous here in the CR, but we care about you. It seems to me that you really need to talk, but you want your anonymity. Maybe you can set up a gmail account and a google voice account. That way you can set up a free anon phone number that you could use to speak with people. You can choose a number from a different area code to ensure your anonymity. My number, for example is from downtown LA.
“Why would a person do that? “
My childhood friend was treated like dirt by her family, including by her parents. She needed someone to respect and appreciate her.
I knew a girl like that growing up. She was superwoman with all her stories. The funny thing is that she never did that to me, no fake stories. I just gave her some attention and made her feel like a friend.
Give that person attention and make them feel good. You know what they say is useless, but let them feel good anyway.
According to some of the latest news today, the DOJ is looking to block the acquisition.
At&T is in the process of buying T-Mobile, but that has to be approved by the government. It seems that the gov’t will approve it in about 6 months.
Because America is like the Jews. The more we help, the more they are jealous and hate us.
“If you do not use a toothbrush at all… well… “
you must be very old time orthodox, as they did not have toothbrushes thousands of years ago.
I thought it was “Harry”, as in a guy’s name, and like Sam2 said it’s derogatory.
Welcome back aries. I really appreciate your posts, even if (or should I say especially since) you express different ideas than I. You show wisdom and understanding, whereas I show… um…well…um….
Anyways, welcome back.
“socializing is talking for no reason. answering a question is NOT socializing in my book. that’s what this advising is.”
taking a break,
Please understand a man’s Yetser Hara can be cunning. Some men will ask for advice in order to get closer. From Health’s perspective, which I believe has much merit, you are opening yourself up to men to come to talk with you. It may start innocently, but that could be a ploy. Always remember to keep it professional and remind them of that when needed (as Health mentioned above).
I’m open: I use Turkish, Greek, Bagdadi, and Aleppo Syrian
If a Bat Kohen marries an am haaretz the Gemara (Pesachim 49) says problems will come. Some say that if you marry a bat kohen you have to be extra careful in how you treat her. In fact even scholars may avoid marrying a bat kohen. I read that he Abuchatseria (sp?) family – that of the Babi Sali – avoided marrying b’not kohanim.
For those who say let bygones be bygones, this guy does not have just “a past”. He has a present problem (assuming he did it last month). This problem will likely carry into the marriage.
Besides speaking with an objective Rav (i.e. not his), see if you can verify his bad behavior.
aveirah goreret aveirah
Using smoking to justify other sins.
“It’s like when the Yidden were Olah Regel three times a year. A Chosid goes to his Rebbe. “
Lehadvdil
Thank you for that uplifting perspective. I usually don’t look forward to waking up early for a month, although I do like Selihot.
I had a shyla recently about the KORC, and my local vaad said it wan Not recommended.
“i was so embarrassed, I just blushed. What should I have done? “
I hope that he understood your blushing as a sign of an inappropriate crossing of a boundary.
If possible, respond in a non-friendly, coldish manner and say something neutral. That’s to set up an emotional wall to say to him “get back”.
Speaking of a “large Black Hat with the wide brim”, there might be a problem with such wide brims on Shabbat. IIRC Rav Ovadia paskens that one should not wear a hat with a brim wider than a tefach – bohen ohel. There is also a source for it in the MB.
Goq – for his wit, while still being sensitive to others
aries – for her wisdom
haifagirl – I like good grammar also
I met (what I consider) a well learned Lubavitcher that told me that the Baal Shem Tov holds of the Bach in regards to Yashan.
ilovetheholyland,
It doesn’t sound normal to me. It seems that there is a lot on her mind. Ask her if she is OK or if there is something that she would like to talk about. She could be expecting and that could reduce her sleep and make her nervous. Or she could be sick. I think you, as a friend, should try to help or direct her to help as needed.
Encarta Dictionary, Microsoft Encarta Premium Suite 2004.
What I find funny is that the yeshivish hat is a fedora, which used to be a women’s style. Therefore, what’s yeshivish today was an Issur D’Oryta 100 years ago.
From wikipedia on fedora:
“The fedora became a female fashion which lasted into the early part of the 20th century. “
Hacham,
According to that translation (from the earlier thread), the last line seems to clearly imply that some are to be sacrificed.
Look at that thread, where I commented that – from a web search – the Rambam did NOT say that. See the link that I posted, which included the sources.
For a translation of Rabbi Dessler, see this link:
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/the-making-of-talmidei-chachomim
It includes this line “It is better that 1000 fools die to obtain one genuine scholar.”
My data come from here:
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Usual_Planting_and_Harvesting_Dates/uph97.pdf
Most (about 2/3) of wheat grown in the USA is Yashan, BUT about 80% of durum wheat – used for pasta – is summer wheat, planted in late April.
Barley and Oats are also summer crops.