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Many of my friends went to Gush. It is a wonderful yeshiva. I don’t know much about the other one.
And I do agree with Popa that at that age, a person should be responsible enough to decide for himself which school/yeshiva is best for him.
SaysMe, no reason to be sorry! I really love your poems, heavy or light. And I miss them! I see you haven’t posted a poem in a little while.. hope everything’s okay!
blaba, is everything okay? You haven’t been here lately.
kido, are you still around?
Of course there is no one reason why people go off the derech. I think the people that say “such and such is the reason” are simply saying that from what they’ve seen themselves. That’s why they say “this is the reason”.
So instead of ridiculing or making blunt remarks to someone who says a specific reason for it, we should understand that they are simply saying that because that is what they’ve seen to be the reason. Of course they know there are other reasons, too.
“uh. thats just b/c the outoftown school isnt really so frum”
Bar Shattya, no. It’s because the school is more open-minded and less judgmental. I believe being open minded and less judgmental does NOT mean less frum, even though to you it probably does.
Wow! Emunas, that is really beautiful! Once again, I am inspired by your words. Beautifully written, and a wonderful message. I really look forward to everything you write here. Thanks so much!
Thanks, observanteen! Good to see you back here as well!
This is partially why living in a small, “out of town” community is such a great thing. Every Jewish family can send their child to the same school regardless of whether a father learns all day in kollel, or a mother doesn’t cover her elbows.
cleverjewishpun, that’s good, but I thought you didn’t want a pedal tuner?
Nice choice on the Monster cable. I’m gonna be replacing mine the next time I go to Guitar Center. I also need a few new drum sensors, they wear out pretty quickly, unfortunately. Maybe I’m just playing too rough. But it’s hard to be gentle when you’re playing ‘Down With the Sickness’..
I think humility is the number one middah we should work on, and just about every good trait stems from it. And the opposite is also true: Haughtiness leads to just about every bad trait.
cleverjewishpun, nice! Congrats on the purchase! Any news with the pedal board? And that’s funny about the unwashed hippies! Quite true…I think I’ll stick to just listening to their albums.
I’d like to say “Hello” to a few posters that haven’t been around lately but were wonderful contributors in their own ways:
Minyan Gal
Mustangrider
Bein Hasdorim
Photogenic
There are of course many more, I just thought I’d mention a few of them, but there are so many other posters who’ve contributed so much that haven’t been around lately. We miss you all.
I agree with PrincessEagle, it’s always nice to have some “lighter” poems here to create a balance with the more serious ones. Keep it up, CallMeDave!
I’d love to see them, but they aren’t coming to my area any time soon. They are one of the best jam-bands. I’m hoping to see Machine Head in around a month.
cleverjewishpun, just thought I’d let you know, I ended up getting the songbook for Disturbed- Indestructible for my friend.
I hope to go to Guitar Center this week to shop for a new amp.
Any news on the pedal board or PF500?
PrincessEagle, thanks so much! That was very nice of you to say. I find it really amazing how you take the time to respond in such a nice way to everyone here.
onegoal, all the best! Hope you gain a lot in Israel.
Think first, great poem! And it’s very true, many times it is the way we perceive something that makes something “good” or “bad” in our eyes.
Thank you, oomis and CallMeDave, for your kind words! Happy Chanukah to you as well.
puppy, wow, you really express yourself so amazingly in your poems! Glad to have you back here.
aries, I absolutely agree that noticing these things that a spouse does, and thanking him/her for them, can really make a huge difference.
It’s interesting, this topic is very much along the lines of my essay on being perceptive- http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/being-perceptive-its-amazing
Thanks, kido! A happy Chanukah to you as well.
Your last poem is really great! It really shows us how much we have that we can thank G-d for. If we can focus on these things instead of the negative, we can live much happier lives. Thanks!
Congrats!
ICOT, that is amazing! I hope ayc sees this!
I think a good focus to have that may help improving one’s middos and sensitivity is realizing and internalizing that G-d does an infinite amount of kindness to us, every single day. He is always looking out for us, and always does what is best for us. And we are here in this world to try to emulate G-d, so we should also try to give to others, be aware of others’ needs, and have a greater sensitivity to other people. That is emulating G-d’s ways.
SaysMe, welcome back! We all really missed you here. Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m sorry to hear things have been frustrating for you. Hope things are better now! Looking forward to any new material you have.
kido, another great poem! I’m sorry for what you are going through, it can be very hard when parents seem to not understand who their children really are inside, and the special care and attention each one needs. Wishing you the best.
A person should always try to notice things that their spouse does for them, and thank them for it. Even for the most basic and trivial action.
blaba, thanks for your poem! It was very good! It is exactly how I felt a few years ago.
kido, welcome! And wow, that was great! It really shows the power that words can have! Please post more!
CallMeDave and oomis, wow! Your poems about Chanukah are amazing! They both really gave me a better appreciation for the miracles that took place, and really helped me feel a greater attachment to the holiday! Thanks so much!
PrincessEagle, thanks! And so do you!
observanteen, I’m also glad!
blaba, I understand it can be really hard to believe in that stuff when things are very difficult. That’s when it’s hardest to have faith, because it looks like G-d is hiding from us and doesn’t care about us. I am no expert in boosting faith, but I’ll try to say a few things.
In order to have strong faith in G-d when things aren’t going our way, we may need to openly see Him do good things for us. Sometimes it’s hard to see those good things because we aren’t focusing on them because of our negative feelings. A good way to see those good things is by trying every day to write down something good that happened to us. That will help us get more used to seeing the positive. Then, when we are seeing the good things G-d does for us, that strengthens our faith in Him because it shows us He really cares for us and looks after us.
Once our faith gets stronger from those positive things, our faith will also be stronger when dealing with things we see as negative. And that will hopefully be able to change our perspective when “bad” things happen, and we will begin to see the good side of every negative situation.
I really hope that helped somewhat!
here i go, wow, your second poem was really great! I actually felt like the person you were talking to in the poem, a few years ago. I wouldn’t let anyone see the pain I was dealing with, and always wore a smile so no one would think anything was wrong. I practically lived with a “mask”. I still do, to a certain extent, but thankfully, now, I am much less in pain inside than I was a few years ago.
PrincessEagle, that’s really thoughtful of you to be thinking of SaysMe. SaysMe, I hope you’re okay!
Thanks, Emunas! I actually put up a new thread a few hours ago called “Faith and Positiveness”. Hope you enjoy it!
I think a person who has a chessed done for them should be grateful for whatever amount of kindness shown to them, whether or not it meets their expectations.
At the same time, a person who is doing a chessed should be happy to do everything possible to make the receiving party more comfortable. There is an idea called mitzvah goreres mitzvah, one good deed follows another. If a person does a chessed, there will be more opportunities to do more good deeds. Sometimes, those good deeds are simply dealing with the inconveniences along the way, which may be caused by the receiver of the chessed being a rude or insensitive person (like the receiver of real-brisker’s chessed), and bearing it with a smile.
here i go, wow, that was an amazing poem! And welcome! Please keep posting here! And nope, I don’t know you either.
blaba, your second to last poem on the previous page really spoke to me, because I felt the same way a few years ago, and I’m sure many people go through that confusion. What we can do is try to realize that everything that happens is for our good, and the reason we are confused is because sometimes we can openly see the good, and other times we can’t. And even more so, sometimes it seems to be bad. But everything in the bigger picture is for our good, whether we see that good now, or in a year, or in 30 years.
Believing this can really help as well with our feelings and mood. If we truly believe that everything is for our good, even when something “bad” happens, we can accept it with grace and even gratitude, because we know that G-d has something wonderful in mind for us, and that was why this “bad” thing had to happen. So it can really change our entire perspective on everything that happens in our daily lives.
observanteen, thanks! (For your post on the previous page.) I do hope to stick around here, at least in this thread.
Emunas, thanks for this beautiful piece! You have given me a new appreciation for the lighting of the menorah. I really love everything you write here, it’s so inspiring!
miritchka, thanks, that’s a huge compliment because Emunas is clearly an amazing person! But I don’t think we’re related.
cleverjewishpun, you’re right, one bad experience shouldn’t affect the decision, ultimately. I actually love Mesa/Boogie, I’ve played through a few of them and loved them.
I think the JP album may be easier than the A7X, but still might be a little too difficult for him. But hey, better a challenge than getting something too easy, I guess.
I see what you’re saying about the pedal board. That’s interesting your wireless is through a pedal. That has to be through a pedal? And there are clip-on tuners you can get for your guitar.
Kol hakavod for the way that situation was handled.
cleverjewishpun, Yea, perhaps I’ll consider an actual tube amp. It’s just my band in high school had a bad experience with a Marshall tube and since then I’ve stayed away from them.
So about the songbooks, I know he loves both of those complete albums, but I’m just not sure if his playing ability is up to par with them. He likes newer Metal, (Children of Bodom, Lamb of God, etc.) but at the same time, I want to get him something he’ll be able to play.
Do you think you can build a rack mount for the Ampeg? I’ve done that with my drum module by super gluing two blocks of wood to the bottom of the module and nailing a rack mount to the wood. It’s very stable. But I’m sure the Ampeg weighs a lot more than my module. That sucks about your pedal board. If you use it a lot, it’s probably worth it to fix, no?
cleverjewishpun, very nice on the Ampeg!
I’m actually considering updating my amp soon, I have a Vox valvetronix right now, I was a bit disappointed with the tube reverb effect, and I’d want my next amp to have a better authentic tube sound, but a non-tube amp. I was considering a Line-6.
Also, I wanted to get a good Metal guitar songbook for a friend, and I’m unsure of what to get..any recommendations? I’m debating between the songbook for A7X- City of Evil and Judas Priest- Angel of Retribution, but I’m afraid those may be a little too complicated for him.
Guitar and drums
Are any of the guitarists here left-handed? Because then we can have a Zacky Vengeance/ Synyster Gates style performace!
cleverjewishpun, I hope to change my strings and replace one of my cables. I have a Monster with a lifetime warranty, just gotta find time to get down to Guitar Center. You getting any new gear?
Thanks so much, PrincessEagle! I’m happy you’re back, and I’m sure everyone else here is also.
BaalHabooze, welcome back! I’m so sorry to hear the cause for your absence, but I’m happy your son is healthy again, thank G-d. You have a great attitude about it, and your post was inspiring. Thank you!
dash, you’re right, it was available as the Pontiac. But I’d much rather have the Aussie version than the American one!
Raphael, I hear what you’re saying about practicality, it makes perfect sense. I’d just like to add to your Law that for some cars, it would be crucial to upgrade the suspension, tires, and brakes when adding 100 hp. For example, take the 2010 Mustang Shelby GT500 edition, which has about 550 bhp, and put it on a track against the 2010 Roush Mustang, which has about 430 bhp. The Roush will win, even with less horsepower, because it has better suspension, better brakes, and is lighter than the Shelby.
So, just pumping up the horsepower alone may make your car faster in a straight line, but it can rip your tires apart and kill your brakes if you leave the standard ones on.
SaysMe, I hope to stick around here, at least in this thread. There aren’t many other threads that I feel comfortable or wanted in at the moment.
Think first, that’s awesome! What type of music do you play? What type of guitar do you have? I’d really love to hear your stuff. I play guitar too and compose a little, but mostly instrumentals.
blaba, I have no words to describe how thrilled I am to hear you say that. You made my day! Wishing you all the best.
blaba, I agree with Think first, you are an amazing poet, you can express yourself so well!
Think first, that’s awesome that you write songs! Do you play an instrument, or is it just lyrics that you make a tune for? I’d love to hear them!
puppy, I’m so sorry I only just saw all your incredible poems now. You have amazing talent!
I miss PrincessEagle and observanteen’s posts here. Where are you both?
I know I barely post here, but I read this thread more than any other, and all you here are amazing.
crazybrit, I’d love to have a car discussion!
And you’re right, the E63 is quite large and has plenty of room, and plenty of power as well. And the truth is, the E63 Black is pretty showy as well, don’t you think? I mean, those flared wheel arches and howling exhaust note are not easy to ignore. Do you prefer the E63 AMG to the BMW B7 Alpina and Audi S8? I’d prefer the Merc.
And I’m not sure what you mean by “southerner”…I’m from the States, actually, but I’m into European cars, perhaps because of Top Gear. And I don’t really prefer smaller cars necessarily, just when I think of practicality, I automatically think smaller, since they’re easier in the cities. And yes, the Combo is based on the Corsa, so it is definitely meant to be more compact and less “van-ish” than its rivals. My favorite Vauxhall is the VXR Turbo, which can really match up with the M5, CL63, and RS4, and costs much less. But I’ve never seen one in the States.
crazybrit, smaller cars are more practical in big, congested cities like London. It actually makes a huge difference.
And yes, the E63 AMG Black is a monster. I love it, and it sounds amazing! Have you seen what Brabus have done with it? I’d take an E63 Black over the SLR any day.
But how is any AMG “practical”? In general, German cars are not known for their practicality (aside from VW), rather for their performance.
Raphael, the SL55 or CL55? But I wouldn’t consider those “practical”, in the way we define practical these days. Both the SL and CL are quite expensive, and the AMG versions drink quite a lot of gas. Also, Merc’s aren’t known for their reliability.