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Dear Joseph,
Thank you. It appears that it is counting old cases. Any case that is not confirmed closed, is considered active. Otherwise, it would mean that for every three New Yorkers that recovered one died.Dear Random,
Using Google, I found people asking about it with no answers. And a six word review on Amazon.Dear Dovid,
Thank you, not a lot there. No reviews (yet) either.Dear Joseph,
America is the Great Melting Pot. Blacks in the south were forced into their own pot. While everyone paid attention to the main pot, the other pot was allowed to boil over.Dear Thelittle,
Excellent post! It is a frightening to me, how people often avoid this discussion. As if being ‘a learning boy’ solves everything by itself.
I have two quibbles with your sixth point.
– Yiras Shomayim is a life long mission that the majority does not excel at. It is very difficult to pair up young people that way. The main divide to me is familial relationships. Some want to stay strongly attached to their families, some want to move on. Also, some will bridge their family to their spouse’s family. Sometimes, they will both be a very involved with only one family.
-As far as I know, “extreme erudition in Shas” will just about guarantee Yiras Shomayim as well as excellent middos. It will not guarantee a mainstream worldview. Being ‘a top bachur’ or mastering one mesechta does not guarantee anything. There is still a lot of learning to put in.Dear Grateful,
She explained that she does not necessarily want a learner. Rather, she is looking for very frum.Dear Outta,
In some yeshivos, there is an emphasis on type of hat or glasses etc. It is a problem if you are heading to such a yeshiva and are totally oblivious. If you are confident about yourself, than where what you want (In accordance with Joseph’s and Coffee’s advice.) and you will be fine.Dear Catch,
My understanding is, that The Titanic crew should have focused on saving as many lives in a calm and efficient manner. When time is of essence, there can be no hierarchy at the risk of losing an extra life.We do not need the late great Bob Grant for the word thugs. Both Trump and Obama have used it. In the media, Laura Hollis has some pointed articles on the topic. Bob Grant was good only needed if you couldn’t read. Coffee Room posters are literate. (I am disagreeing with Health on this last one.)
Dear Health,
Chas V’shalom that I would accuse you of making it up. My point was we could invent a case just to hear your point. Maybe it was to compare it to today. [In Minneapolis Police Brutality riots of 2020, the Police were accused of escalating protests (True or not, I do not know.) The National Guard was called in, and the riots dissipated.]
Back to history. Every race riot that I found in the early to mid sixties, only got worse with the involvement of the National Guard. Watts, Detroit, and Newark. The only instances of success was during the Holy Week Uprisings. But mainly in the rust belt cities. Other cities (Washington D. C.) where total disasters, or simply (NYC) avoided any uprising, by the white mayor going out and declaring that the murder of MLK was wrong.Dear Joseph,
If this is not all tongue in cheek, can you please share which site you are using? On corona help, recovered + active + deaths = confirmed cases. And I guess all unknown positive cases, remain active.Dear Ratiional,
It seems we were incorrect. In LA there was looting of Jewish businesses, and eight shuls were defaced. No injuries reported. This has been spun into all American Jews are under attack by the Israeli papers. (Surprise!) The Forward and The Jewish Press reported on it.Dear Rational,
I know, I know. I came across it in earlier works. Maybe Horowitz or Eisenstein. I know again, do not care very much. The incognito model is acknowledged to have been in place, prior to tosafists. To what extent, and if this included Rashi using his own writings unassumingly is conjecture. I never bothered looking into it.I looked for reviews everywhere it is sold.
Good point. No info on who published it. Does it say anywhere on the package?Dear CTL,
If you can please help me show some support for Health. I am trying to find a race riot during the sixties, that was stopped by the National Guard. It would have to be done in less than three weeks to adhere to the term ‘real quick. And it could not have escalated due to the arrival of the National Guard. If there was no case that fits the criteria, I am allowed to invent one.Dear RE,
How about do not replace major legislation until you have to? What a waste of a Congressional session to write up a massive law, to replace another massive law that has not even been figured out yet.What is more of a factor for inner city (black) kids. The disappearing middle class or, the biased judicial system?
This has been documented in various biographies of Rashi. As well as overviews of the Tosofos. I never checked if it is authentic. I have heard it from various historians. I think Rabbi Berel Wein and Rabbi Avrohom Birnbaum.
I could not find a review anywhere. It seems to be more of a spoof, than an aid for gemara. Then I noticed it was published by Artscroll…………
Dear 147,
Makes sense. But I doubt it is true.Dear Joseph,
Those are new for me. I will look soon. Meanwhile, can you clarify your position? If a couple would come to your ER with the same symptoms. You are treating the man first. Suddenly, the woman collapses. You switch to the woman. Why?Dear Opinionated,
People have marriage problems because they should have married their bashert. Who was 13 when they where 23.Dear Joseph,
The Le’eyla article.Dear Health,
Having been in a riot, I could tell you they eventually run out of steam. Either, there is nothing left to destroy or people have to go back to work.Dear Abba,
Police do not prevent homicides anymore….. America is complicated.Dear Dovid,
My apologies on leaving out the determiner. Being that ‘the kuntries’ was originally incognito, Rashi may very well have quoted himself. I have wondered about this.Dear Health,
1964 Harlem is considered the first riot that drew national attention. The National Guard is not a good tool to quell violent class struggles. As far as I discovered in the past week, the race riots of the sixties only got worse with the involvement of the National Guard. I could keep looking until I find some that fit with your take.Dear Charlie,
In Georgia it is called ‘Malice Murder Charges’. And it is not applicable here, because the issue is misconduct, not racism.
Your point is not popular. Even if there is some truth to it. I am doing some soul searching if I want it to be true or not. Nice moral question.Dear Health,
You have some of the most bizarre uses of the word ‘Liberal’.Dear Joseph,
As far as I understand there is zero obligation on Jews to enforce the Noahide Commandments. [See the Ramban on Vayishlach.] As such, it is just a social contract matter.Which is no less a matter than a murderer who can be released on a technicality. [Your quote is the first part of the Mishna. I am referencing the second part.]Dear Opinionated,
You seem to want a very frum guy that can be a good husband. Working/learning seems to be as relevant here as tall/short.Dear Syag,
That was not my intention here. My point was that politicization is the wrong reaction. (As well as data spinning.)Dear N0,
Let me apologize for another horrible typo. #1877054 Should read hospitalizations do not show up later.Dear Joseph,
I am not sure of your stance, let me see if I could get that article. Maybe it would clarify what you are trying to say. I do not recall any real proofs against my stance from your sources. Let me double check, I will get back.Two quick points.
‘Fades away’ was a misquote. I wrote the reverse of the ‘hypothetical does not materialize’.
The Titanic cannot serve as a textbook case. Time was off essence. There is (almost) no triage. Calmly save as many as possible.Hospitalizations do show up later. The situation in Texas and Arizona is dire. Daven for them.
Dear Joseph,
So the higher rate of before is showing up now?Dear Joseph,
1. Mishna in Sanhedrin (9: 5) we discussed it above. #1876951
1a Was not sufficiently warned.
2. Nobody. What was a threat to the state was dealt with by the state.
2a Idolatry in Jerusalem is a major crime against the Sanhedrin controlled rulers. They would deal with like any government. Nobody ever suggested that the Chashmonaim where acting as a Beis Din killing the Yevanim for transgressing the Sheva Mitzvos.Dear Joseph,
“..as explained by…….” I have asked for sources. Please let me know if you find any.
If we keep this up, maybe I could get used to yeshivah again. “……precluding following Halacha.” You said it yourself. As we approach real life situations, the idea of the Mishna fades into the realm of the hypothetical. And the rule of never pushing away one life for another takes precedence.
About the gender-based triage, I have vague feelings about it. But the vanity that was displayed while facing death was quite reprehensible. If they would have only thought about saving people……….Dear Health,
I do not think the Officers where wrong. Just incompetent.Dear Joseph,
” A police officer has either the obligation or certainly the authority to arrest a drunk driver. If the drunk driver resists arrest the police officer needs to enforce the arrest with physical means. And the resisting arrest criminal is responsible for what happens.And if a criminal grabs and obtains an officer’s weapon, the officer is absolutely obligated to retrieve it however necessary.”
Yes! Yes! Agreed!
It was their discretion to book him. Once he resisted, they hesitated way to much and he made fools of them. If you pull a taser do not yell your are going to get tased. Tase him as fast as you can. That is what it is meant for. Do not check if he is still struggling. Hold him down until he is cuffed. Once he get the taser you have to stop him while you have the chance. Stand your ground and get a good shot. Chasing him was absolutely the stupidest part.There was no chance of one cop subduing him. Once he gets away, do not shoot at people in a
parked car.
Why did this happen? Too much hesitation, again and again. Probably because of what was going on around the country. They tried to be nice so there would be no trouble. The suspect was ready to resist. (What a thug. The cop is being nice, and he still did not want to be arrested.) The cops had fooled only themselves. They could not get over their mistake, until they were being shot at.
This is the problem with excessive policing. These officers were no match for the suspect. They relied on his compliance. If you need his help to arrest him, than just give him a warning and put his name into the system. Unless, there is a danger in letting him go. Then it is the Police’s duty to use whatever means, to stop the suspect immediately. In sum, if there is false incentive to arrest people (To pay court fees and bail. Religious or racial oppression. ) then routine arrests become deadly, due to the suspicion of the populace. Once the cop set his intent to arrest (or book) irrespective of the crime, it is just a drop of resistance away from a death struggle. Largely because the suspects are well endowed to resist and the Police are poorly trained. I do not fault the Police. This is their job description, though it should not be.I fault the city councils and DA’s that mak a career of it.Dear Shnitzel,
Will such a voting system be an overall benefit for our communal needs and wants? I could give examples that I wonder about.Dear Joseph,
Intellectual dishonesty is when debunked theories are put out, sources are not examined, proofs ignored, and so on. You mean I am being dishonest, or plain old lying to you. Well, you could just settle it by answering the questions on your position. Perhaps you do not see any inconsistency between putting the man first, and pushing away the woman’s life for someone else’s life.
So go ahead and paint a picture of what you would have done on the Titanic. Suppose you are the sailor lifting the passengers into the lifeboats. The Captain calls out women and children first! The crowds oblige and the mothers come to the front, with their kids about them. What do you do next?Dear Joseph,
Two different concepts of the death penalty. The symbolic ‘Four Deaths of the Court’. And, the social contract such as the murderer without witnesses. The first needs Sanhedrin to be active in the hewed chamber. The second does not. There is zero obligation on Jews to enforce any commandments of non-Jews. The only way it could happen is if the litigant was disturbing the social order. Since there exists a law for a Jew that is a threat to the State, there is no reason to use the Noahide court system. (Assuming there ever was one.)“The infection rates of March and April were much higher than reported.”
How is it mathematically possible to have a higher ‘rate’ than ‘reported’? Rate of tests that were never done? Rate of people exposed? You could politicize science. But when you politicize math, your going to come across as ignorant at some point. Scientific facts are quirky. Empirical facts are not. If you have more people going up without the rate changing much, that would equal a much higher rate. Which should mean hospitalization rate, and refutes your entire argument. But I give up making sense of your post. It belongs with the President’s assertion that the pandemic is nearing it’s end.Dear Joseph,
Whom is a bigger traitor to our president, Mitt Romney, or the Coronavirus?Dear Joseph,
Source please. The Mishna discusses one who murders without witnesses. This is a case non ritualistic corporal punishment. Any court of 23 could enact it as a deterrent. Why would the Sanhedrin resort to the Noahide system when they could use this option?Dear Joseph,
No, I am on solid ground. Saving lives is critical to life centric Judaism. You cannot push away a life, regardless of gender.
I have never defended this to a non-jew. None ever brought it up to me. Some Yidden have mentioned it to me. Sometimes I corrected them, sometimes not. If I can divulge some personal information here, I am a terrible apologist. If someone has a moral question on halacha which I cannot answer, I like to say I am not gifted with Divine Intuition.Dear Joseph,
The crew was wrong to waste time selecting. The first person they grab, would be helped into the boat. And they should immediately move on to the next one. Any extra milliseconds should be used to think of a solution for the people in the back of the crowd. Who could imagine thinking about a hierarchy in such an urgent situation?Who could have guessed that the pandemic would switch party lines just as the president restarts his campaign?
Dear Health,
You could just make up history to assume you had a valid opinion. Had I known your criteria of real quick was three weeks, I could have been more helpful. Though it is worth mentioning that the National Guard was not called to Harlem and the violence subsided in less than a week.