midwesterner

It is not a question of 9 signatures vs 70, as you made it out to be. It is the near total absence of all of those signers.

Back in October or November when this all started, AZ said over and over again that we have 70 people who already signed on to the earlier phase. Now when he can’t get 69 of them to sign on the one with dollar signs attached, even after months of challenges, he says that there is no connection between the two. One day when I have more time, I’ll dig up the posts and links. But you can’t have it both ways.

And you can bet a “30-year-old’s-fee” that I will contact people on your list. I have already reached out to one of them. Just haven’t gotten a response yet.

For the record, one of my roshei yeshiva was approached to sign as one of the original 70 and refused. He holds that girls should marry as close as possible to the spiritual high they are on when returning home from seminary in Israel. The longer they are back in America, the more their hashkafos get diluted. Remember they are not in Yeshiva like the bochurim. Most of them are out in the world, and being exposed to religiously compromising influences. So I can assure you, he does not hold of this one either.

Some would refer to the nesius as the on deck circle for the Moetzes.

Apparently my response was not understood. I have nothing but the utmost respect for these rabbanim. I have had much interaction with at least two of them, and my immediate family is close to at least three others. My respect for their Torah knowledge and committment to their kehillos knows no limits!

My question was not about those rabbanim, but rather what happened to the other list of 70? Did AZ and Pogrow (if they’re not the same person) lose their phone numbers? (All except R’ SF Schustal, that is.) Earlier on in this debate we were assured that this had the approval of numerous top tier gedolim. R’ Shmuel Kamenetsky’s name was even attached in the comments. How come he won’t sign this? Where are the Lakewood roshei yeshiva or mashgiach? No one named Feinstein? R’ Ahron Schechter? R’ Aharon Feldman? I’d be more than happy to accept non moetzes names, if they are of the caliber that are Einei Ha’eida. How about R’ Elya Ber?

Do you think roshei yeshiva don’t understand girls’ needs? Don’t they have their own daughters and granddaughters? To insinuate that our highest level of gedolim don’t understand the needs of (the female) half of Klal Yisroel, is what is found on other websites, and should not be said on YeshivaWorld.

If one wants to implement an intiative that will drastically change the economics of the entire shidduchim process, then yes, you must get top tier gedolim, or you’ll be laughed at by the hamon am.

Second tier names. No one on the Moetzes. No one even on deck.

the correct word is Septuagint. The shoresh of the (first part of the) word is Septua meaning the 70 zekainim

They have been giving out double tickets lately. If your receipt says you earned 3, they’ll give you 6!

Rabbi Morgenstern, Rabbi Sender, Rabbi Kenzer, and YLC, Rabbi Teller, Rabbi Juzint, and Rabbi Leff are gone. (probably some others too that don’t come to mind).

If the roshei yeshiva are gone, and your high school buddies are now in charge, that could be considered a fair amount of change.

Not saying that the changes are positive or negative. But they are significant changes.

Wolf: They are using the individual who screamed prutza to the eight year old girl as their rallying cry to break all boundaries of tznius.

Today is my Five Year Anniversary! Vayihyu b’einav k’yamim achadim, b’ahavaso . . . .

Soliek: That is obviously correct. Where else would I have ever (knowingly, at least) seen anything written by you? If you’d be willing to share, I’d be happy to comment. However, why anyone would care about my comments without knowing who I am, is totally beyond me.

My point was not challenging your knowledge of the material. You said in the beginning that you were confident about both your knowledge, and your ability to convey it. I conceded that in my orginal response. Your concern was convincing your students that it matters. To that I say, if you know, you can teach. But you cannot preach, and have devarim nichnasim el halev, unless they are yotzim min halev. If it would really be in your lev, then it would come out in every format.

I’m not talking about typos. We’re all human, and we all make mistakes. I don’t believe in becoming the grammar police either; I’ll leave that for Haifagirl. (Haven’t heard from her much lately!) But whatever you teach, if you want your students to value the subject, you must as well. If you just want them to learn rules of the road, then if you know them you can convey them. But if you want to teach value, then value it yourself.

Don’t know how to put all of the above together. But if English and grammar means so little to you that you can write like you just did above, then you’ll never be able to impress its importance on students.

It is not a matter of book knowledge. You’re not asking about that. You’re asking about impressing the importance on them. First impress it onto yourself and live it. Maybe then you can preach it.

This is Midwesterner’s wife. I actually wrote a lengthy column in the Yated about making it yourself. I gave a recipe for homemade yogurt, but you may use storebought if you wish.

I have not found a cholov Yisroel brand of Greek yogurt, so I wrote how to make it yourself.

The way to do it is to strain regular yogurt. You strain it either by using cheesecloth and having the yogurt strain for a few hours in the fridge over a bowl. Or you can line a colander with several coffee filters, also placed over a bowl for a few hours in the fridge. It comes out delicious! If you overstrain it, you will end up with yogurt cheese. You can always add the strained whey in the bowl back into the yogurt to thin it out again. It’s worth the effort, especially if you make it yourself! When I make it from homemade yogurt, it tastes like sour cream.

I hope that helps.

Why not? Because there is an issur D’oraisa of lo sechanem-Lo siten lahem matnas chinam. I know that this din d’oraisa is difficult for many people to reconcile with political correctness, but it remains the din.

There are perhaps ways to define chinam, which would allow this, though. Especially if they are neighbors with whom you have a relationship. Then it is not chinam, but rather to maintain that relationship.

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Methinks that one keeps speculation in ones head and off the internet.

The definition of Hallel, as learned from Shiras Hayam, Shiras Habe’er, and from sugyos in asiyas korban pesach, includes aniya. B’zman habayis, the shatz would say pesukim of halel, and the tzibbur would respond Hodu L’Shem Ki tov, etc. (Gemaros in Pesachim) This has gotten watered down to nowadays when we only say 4 pesukim in that format. It is the way hallel is recited. Nothing to do with sequences, as in tadir v’sheino tadir.

But Bais Ushi is on the disabled list! If you beat someone when their at half strength only due to construction, is that really a win?!

And besides, Hallel is likely the most important thing to be said b’tzibbur. Aniyas Hahallel is integral to the hillul. It is muttar to skip pesukei dezimra to catch the responsive parts like Hodu and Ana Hashem as much as tefila b’tzibbur, and according to some poskim, even more so.

ZK: Do you care to elaborate on what any sefer says about Rosh Hashana l’umos. I know the gemara talks about rosh hashana l’mlachim for goyim as distinct from Rosh Hashana for malchei Yisroel. However, it pegs those 2 dates as 1 Tishrei vs. 1 Nissan. But January 1? I am not aware of any such thing!

Ummm. The best sufganiyot in Chicago come from the kitchen of the writer of Creative Cuisine in Yated. As a matter of fact, her very first column was on caramel donuts. Reb Pinny was here once for a simcha, she made them, he liked them, and we got the job!

Umm, I didn’t guess because I knew.

ZK: People who live out of town are not intimidated by each other nearly as much. There is a natural bond you feel with anyone from your city. I don’t know where you’re from, but if it is from someplace like BP or Flatbush, you probably don’t even know everyone on your block. But I live in a decent sized out of town place. And another poster, several months back, challenged me to identify her. She gave me very little to work with. She lived in my neighborhood (2 blocks away) for 4 years like a decade ago. But it took me less than 10 minutes to pin her down.

I just figured out who another quite regular poster is yesterday. Turns out I was his uncle’s rebbe a number of years ago when he lived in my town. (Next month will be 20 years since I started my first daf yomi shiur. WOW!! From Beitza to Bechoros, plus 2 cycles!) Not gonna go any further, because I don’t want to blow anyones cover.

Oy, I wish we could go back to the innocence of yesteryear! Jothar might blacklist me if I complain about the security enhancements here. I know it is all neccesary, but I just wish it weren’t so. But come visit us here, and try getting used to out of town. We still have it to a large extent. Yes there are bad people here too. I am quite aware of that. But the general attitude is much more welcoming, and you don’t feel threatened by someone else’s anonymity. And if eventually you connect with someone who was previously anonymous, it makes you feel good. Chein Hamakom Al Yoshveha!!

My place likes to stay in SHabbos Chanuka. Chanuka is a celebration of conquering the yavanim who were anti limud Hatorah and listening to chazal. Kisvu lachem al Keren hashor etc and all the rest. We have a big melave malka, and bnai Torah from around the cournty who have an off Shabbos come to our event. Guest speaker is scheduled to be the rosh kollel of the newest kollel in the neighborhood, RYR of KOT.

And I never get an off Shabbos anyway. Even if the guys would be away, I’d still be working. Refer to my previous comment about my intolerance of most other baalei kriah. (Although I’d be curious to hear what The Wolf sounds like.)

I live about a 16 minute walk from the place I daven at Shabbos morning. I’ve found that if I walk out the door with Asher nasan lasechvi vina, I get to the shul at Az Yashir. If I’m late, I will sometimes skip the Halleluka halleu es Shem Hashem (too confusing with Hallel Hagadol), then Hallel hagadol (always get thrown off with 26 times ki l’olam chasdo) and Ranenu Tzadikim (too interchangable with Yehi ch’vod). (Can you tell that I daven Ashkenaz?) The rest goes smooth without any trouble. With proper concentration I sometimes can do those as well. I make up the missing parts when I have a siddur, right before Nishmas, and all is well.

The local bakery makes Caramel donuts from around ROsh Chodesh Kislev until 2 Teves. They sell like hotcakes! But the day after Chanuka, they disappear for 11 months. Never understood why!

Gefen: Yes, someone must have mistakenly thought there would be more parking in HP than on Granville. BH, we were able to walk. Incidentally, your daughters are a bit too old, but there is a group of girls that have created a whole theme in the neighborhood, calling it HPC (as in club). Sweatshirts and all.

Yenta: I know people that use MegaBus regularly without horror stories. I’m sorry that you had one. The best you can do is NY to Cleveland then Cleveland to Chicago.

Onegoal: We’ve known for a very long time in what city you live. I suppose if you’ve connected my daughters and sem20 all on the same flight, that means you know who I am. Are you willing to offer me a hint as to your identity?