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The prime directive for behavior is kol she’he tiferes l’Adam v’tiferes l’oseha..
How so? (This thread has been winding and unfocused. I admit I am a bit confused. But if I followed through, I stand behind my post.)
Dear Health,
You are getting me nervous. You know way to much about liberals and democrats. I am not looking to prosecute anyone. And who are you referring to as successful?!?
I always thought that gun control means preventing the sale of illegal guns. Such as inner city guns as opposed to rural guns.
I usually do not look at these stuff. But for you I’ll watch the documentary when I have better internet and two hours.
please don’t
But now that it turned to faux politics, everything appears the other way around. A simple solution would be to not think of the world as blue or red. White and black is at least harder to confuse.
You do not have to be rich to eat fresh herring. It depends on the time of year. Now is the best time.
It always has been a very conservative idea to limit what can be expressed in public. In the past Conservatives pushed to censure the telephone, radio, theater, television, internet, and concerts.
The use of monopoly laws in this instance should be to
prevent these sites from telling your opinions to other sites. For example, telling your school that you posted links for how to get answers to tests. Or telling your boss that you are on social media during work hours. Et cetera.They could censure players according to the contract with the players union. But the owners have to care all the time, or else it could be discrimination.NBA players have been kneeling or staying of the court for the anthem for decades. Nobody cared until……..
Trump tried his own blog. Nobody really cares anymore. That is he they ever cared.
Fresh and raw. If I make it to New York this week, I’ll check in on the bite.
Dear Avram,
I doubt that the debates as you frame them, ever really exist. Either pointless information gets slowly filtered out, or the halacha is based on a distortion. There is never a purely theoretical discussion. And this thread is full of the silliness that AAQ mentioned.
And never mind that it was over a year ago. Like “Trump was right about some random statement last year!” “No, he was wrong at the time even if it is true!”
Yawn…
Zzz..I was on one point. You tied in some things that are irrelevant! Untrue, or unclear. I did not follow you. Just to be clear, here is my one point again.
The theft of the election was a direct output of terrible partisanship. There are normal ways of having a political base.
Dear Coffee,
The lab leak theory was told to Trump. The election steal was told by Trump. I would venture that Trump’s statements are the election cover up.
But more to the point. The lab theory is still a long way from proven. A new piece of the puzzle came this week, That points to the lab. It also contradicts some other pieces of the lab theory. There is still a lot to uncover. And we may never know.
What I do know is that some politicians who think of themselves as very important, are now going to fight over if something Trump said with mild confidence is true or false. Never mind that he said he got it from confidential intelligence reports that he was not supposed to make public. Or that he does not understand the reliability of the various reports.
Dear Torahvaluesoverparty,
Of course it was stolen! Trump is long out of the White House. And now one case went in front of a grand jury to indict him. Could it be we term radicals and extremists differently?
Dear Always,
I assumed you meant that. And my response is no. Just no. Leave the kids to Torah.
Your putting way to much stock in the opinions/statements of the members of Congress. It is not a blog. It is representation for drafting legislation. Anyways, the best approach for the time being is wait and see.
I seriously doubt that what you are saying is possible. Politics as it is practiced, shows little besides greed and self satisfaction.
So the reform party now includes a Klansman, a Neo-Nazi, a communist. That is not company I wish to keep.
– Trump February 2000I did not comment on that part of the thread, because I do not know any better.
I do not put much stock in finances when the immediate stability is in doubt.
For some reason, Israel usually does not push for sanctions on the Palestinians.
I am not putting other people’s health at risk as nobody is around me.
Which health departments?
Thirty MPH is speeding in a residential zone.
I am not sure if you are aware of this, but your stance has been repeatedly questioned. Now I wonder if you have a real position on the matter.
Can you name these radicals?
I do not think anyone broke the law on the elections. At least not in any meaningful way. Maybe just the spirit of the law. Or the public trust.
The agenda is what I laid out earlier. Small government, less public financing, and putting distance between the rich and politicians. This, the basic Republican agenda, is designed from keeping politicians from profiting of backroom deals and celebrity status. In turn, it leaves all the power in the checks and balances of the Constitution. Which prevents populist movements from destroying the system.
Once politics best chance is by doing their jobs, they would have to be honest with the public. Otherwise, why would the public vote or support them? They would have no other vehicle other than their own integrity.
You can not manipulate much when the population demands honesty. When the politicians are faced with the choice of being honest or not being relevant, they lose the prospect of remaining silent in the face of a stolen election.
No. Us sticking to our agenda will keep power in check, and will allow for more honesty in the public realm. When there is truth and justice, there is more deterrence from illegal activity.
Dear Reb Eliezer,
I do not know how to read the word ‘openly’ in your post. Either way your statement is false.
The theft of the election was a direct output of terrible partisanship. There are normal ways of having a political base.
Dear Ujm,
It is getting hard for me to decipher your opinion. My statement was that mothers in the olden days were not always okay with having so many pregnancies. But once it was brought up, the gemara in yevomos 12 discusses contraceptives In a somewhat positive way. It is said that this was the only time the Rav would skip a gemara of his blatt shiur. And for this very reason.
Not wearing marks does not pose any danger. I have not worn a mask many times, and was not ever in danger from not having a mask. It is a health measure. Unhealthy does not equal dangerous. But I would not classify speeding in a residential zone as clear and present danger either. So maybe you mean something, but are not explaining it well.
Not masking in the face of an epidemic disease is also not a danger. It is merely not invoking another tool to control the spread. In some instances, masking is irrelevant to how the disease spreads. [HIV] In others, masks are insufficient. [marburg]
On the original question, it depends who is doing the forcing. Online posters cannot force any issue. Yet we keep on trying. Governments in the Far East can force a whole lot. In the western world, it’s a bit murky. Generally, the executive branch gets to make the call in times of crisis.
Dear Always,
You can not connect it to Jewish or any other form of values, without taking out all that is valuable in it. Look how hollow Conservative Values and Liberal Values ring in today’s politics. What you end up with, is kids who have an abridged version of Torah. And use their energies to describe politics in the symbolism of their Torah. And they prattle on about being pro toeivah is worse than not following the moral code. And how we can never give our life to the study of Torah because then the government will shut down the yeshiva. And how the women can not be educated in Torah because then the men will have to have a higher standard. And following this rabbi but not this one. And how philosophical theories of history is avodah zarah.
Dear Ujm,
Misnomer or Mrs. No more, history disagrees with your idea of precedent. But declining fertility rates are even in countries where contraceptives are hard to come by.
Dear Yserbius,
Fertility is way down. As in having difficulty conceiving is far more common than it ever was. Just a matter of numbers, before we get to cultural ideas.
Hey, waste of time was my side of the argument! But thanks for chiming in.
Dear RZBS,
Exactly!
Dear RZBS,
I think your posts go to spam. Mods?
Yep
Dear Bk,
It’s all just words at this point. With a bit of financing at this point. Schumer and others are better off not saying anything, rather than having to walk back a statement later. You are reading between the lines on a blank paper. You could be right in your predictions. But it is still a wasted effort.
Dear Torahvaluesoverparty,
The best thing forthe Republicans to do, is move forward! Let’s come up with some real policy. We will ignore the extremists on the left. And we will distance somewhat the extremism of the right.
The republicans win when they stick to small government ideas, limit public financing, and are more afraid to tax the middle class than the filthy rich. Which all plays very well into containing Biden’s success. One point that is forgotten. The RNC did not have any platform in 2020. Winning talking points means everything toTV ratings. It backfires at the polls.
Dear HaKatan,
Communism has the same theisms as the other systems. And they are as atheistic as much they allow for polytheism. In short, even political science does not encroach on core beliefs.
Dear Bk,
What was exactly my point. Congressional support for Israel is not in any real jeopardy. But it may be later. If Schumer is still interested in backing Israel, he will do it then. The real issue now is what is going on in the streets. Call his office for a comment.
Dear Ujm,
Your source does not even say what you say. Who says that people have places? And what if a woman is homeless? We just read Rus……
Okay. Give me a week or two.
“Just a little more deadly…..”
The theories are all of the same nature. Note the pun. Tie silliness comes over the petty personal vendettas and the quest for political power. Which is pointless and could turn deadly. No difference between left or right.
I assume the story goes back to the OP. Nice story. Where did you pick it up?
Dear Always,
The exposure level is irrelevant. Teach the kids the Mishna in Avos: the table that we teach Torah on, has more influence than the desk in the Oval Office. Any true Torah scholar is a positive influence on his surroundings. How many presidents can say that? Or billionaires? If he likes the radio tell him not to take it too seriously. The host is more interested in the listeners boosting the show’s ratings, than it’s content.
Dear Made Aliya,
I found it, thanks! I apologize to you. I see you made it into a clear cut question. Namely, can a person be forced to wear a mask against his/her will in order to save lives. The answer is yes. But only when there is a compelling reason. The difference why there was mandatory mask mandates last year and there hopefully will not be any mandates next year, was the epidemic nature of the virus. Normally, the body has so many defenses against viruses and bacteria that the enhanced protections do little to prevent infection. Thus there is no compelling reason to always mandate masks.
However, there are many compelling instances to require masks. During an invasive surgery the skin is open. That negates the body’s best defense against infection. Cancer patients are susceptible to infection and have suppressed immunity. Food preparation in certain conditions require extreme precautions. People living in remote areas without access to proper health care. Sick patients in close quarters. Labs handling live samples. And epidemic diseases that are growing out of control.
Dear Always,
Thanks for posting that!
Dear Bk,
Schumer is on the record about Israel dozens of times. There is no reason for him to make any statement now. If the conditions would worsen and Israel could use some congressional support, we could read into what he thinks then. Who cares about another silly statement?
Dear Syag,
Thanks for pointing that out the way you did. My purpose in that post was one thing. To say that a husband learning is not in violation of his agreement with his wife. Every time a thread gets near that topic, it rains down from a range of posters that kollel is the ultimate hypocrisy because of umm, well, yeah, that one… kesubah! And they are lying. Sitting and learning absolves the husband of the entire kesubah. Not just providing for her. It is explicit in the Mishna. And the most famous example is Rabi Akiva. The neighbor said to her, “until when would you allow yourself to be a widow of the living?” Your response #1976593 echoes Rachel’s.
Now to what this means. To really acquire Torah one must be ready to sacrifice everything. Just as a husband who is a pilot will be away more than a husband who is a taxi driver, one who is acquiring Torah will be away from his wife indefinitely. Kesubah does not relate to salary. The poor pilot and the rich pilot have the same terms of absence. The husband being there for the wife is a crucial aspect of their partnership. Marriage is not about the money. Since every Jews career is in Torah, it follows that every serious student has the option of fully investing himself in Torah.
In-town kollel is a different setup. In that the husband would be obligated to come home, at least occasionally. I did not fully cover the topic, as there is different challenges to raise. And it is better to dilute the proper responses. But again I only came to say that the idea that kesubah forbids kollel is false.
Dear Health,
Well that answers it very well.
And…..
I have no idea how you understand it. But the way you post it, is that no Democrat has shown any interest in proving beyond any shadow of a doubt, That fraud could have occured. What actually occurred, does not matter enough to change the narrative.
Dear Always,
Try the reverse. Political rhetoric is what gave society all the ills of the past year. Tell the kids to stay far away from politics. Most politicians have no idea what is good for the people they serve. The same goes for public figures that do not have an actual craft. Judges. Legislators. Mayors. Lawyers. Police. Askanim.
What pushes our kids into this garbage is the same as a hundred and two hundred years ago. They do not have enough exposure to Torah. It is hard to distinguish a personality like Ben Shapiro from Chaim Weizmann. Communism is no more of an avodah zarah than any political stance.
There is a major misconception on these pages. Kesubah is not just document, but the entire system behind it. The wife is obligated to work for the benefit of the household. The husband is obligated to provide for her completely. The husband is entitled to abandon her to go learn and teach Torah. In town kollel, is a bit more complex. But as long as the money is there, this part of his obligation is fulfilled. Now, people are not starving there days. The recurring idea that kollel wives are exerting themselves just tokeep body and soul together, is the equivalent of deep state theories. Grow up.
Dear Always,
Please elaborate on your last phrase. Maybe I misunderstand you. Maybe you are not following the dialogue.
Dear Dov,
Then you or who ever those advocates are, have little in common with Artscroll. And what mesorah is there from the Ketzos and Birchas Shmuel? And who in the world is the competent talmid chacham who can put out an authoritative translation of Reb Chaim?