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peho poscha bechochma v’toras chesed al leshona
I remember when bread was nineteen cents a pound, 2 kaiser rolls was five cents and a soda in a cup from a vending machine in the subway station was five cents.
Sorry, charlie (hall)–que sera sera is definitely not Spanish–it is FRENCH!
Depends who was niftar recently.
a window?
thought provoking
When a child asks “Can we buy this candy?”
No one seems to have mentioned Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We have relatively cheap housing, kosher food, pizza store, restaurant, schools, Chabad houses all over the Philadelphia area and outside the area, lots of young families and it’s less than a 2-hour drive to Brooklyn! Quite a few Chabad families live here and it’s a nice out of town area to bring up your kids.
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Chronologically Gifted = Senior Citizens
tunnel vision
snowstorm
In Philly, schools were open on Tuesday (they were closed on Monday).
Yes they run a camp and they charge quite a bit for anyone who can pay. All their staff (counselors, waiters and specialties) “volunteer” (they don’t get paid a penny but they work very hard). Some of the staff enjoy it and go back again; others are very turned off from being overused. A lot of the things that they have in camp are donated (tax write offs are great).
Their kars 4 kids campaign is misleading because they don’t tell the donor up front for what purpose they are donating their car (some people think that the cars are actually given to kids, lol).
It’s like driving with a GPS. If you use one all the time then when you don’t have it you’re lost. If you can learn gemorah without the Artscroll, you’ll be able to learn almost anything. If you rely on the Artscroll you won’t be able to navigate the gemorah without it.
Lakewood Dude,
Actually most litvishe roshei yeshiva and gedolim (or anyone who thinks that he is one) wear a hamborg.
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A grandchild saying “bubby love you” for the first time.
A stasis ulcer on the ankle (feels like alcohol being poured on an open wound). This OUCH can last for months and even when it heals, it can come back again.
Speaking from experience (since I have quite a few sons), a boy may not notice the exact style of clothing that was worn by his date as long as she looked good but boy would I hear about the style, etc. if the clothes were not tasteful, or not tzniusdik, or shabby looking, etc.
aries2756–that doesn’t seem fair. Only the FIRST grandchild who is named after a grandparent should inherit items from that grandparent? I have 3 married children and they each have sons named after my father and another 3 named after my father-in-law so only my oldest grandchildren should get anything? All grandchildren should be treated equally.
I also agree that new parents should not be coerced into giving any specific names. A lot of times the daughter-in-law (or son-in-law) is assumed to be the one who doesn’t want to name the child after so and so. That is not always the case and either way the children should not feel obligated to do something that they don’t want to.
Pride of the Farm is by far the best milk. It is produced by Kreider Farms (a family-owned farm) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. No one seems to be able to duplicate their process. Basically their secret (which is not so secret–you can go on their website and see what they are all about)is that after the milk is pasteurized it is chilled to a temperature of 33 degrees in 8 minutes. Also the cows are milked more often than on regular farms (the cows prefer that) and the cows are treated with TLC which produces better milk. The Star-K has a mashgiach who is on the farm and the milk is sold in different parts of Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Washington and Lakewood. I don’t think that they want to sell any further out (cows can just produce so much and not more!). Move to one of the above-mentioned areas and you will be able to have delicious cholov yisroel milk that stays fresh for longer than any of the New York milks. I know–we go through an average of 10 half gallons of milk a week. You can watch the cows in action on their website and when you come to Lancaster (chol hamoed is a good time) you can take a tour of their farm. By the way, their eggs are also delicious!
Toast rubbed with garlic and herring with hot cooked potatoes. Yummy..!
Is this supposed to be an overnight or 2-nighter trip? Where are you starting out from? Philadelphia is definitely full of attractions. Great place to visit (if I do say so myself) and not far from New York.
My niece lives in L.A. with her family (5 kids). They are very happy there (she’s originally from Brooklyn). But one word of caution–the cost of living in California is way higher than in New York (housing, kosher food, gasoline, etc.) I also believe that tuitions are higher.
Add to that the cost of flying back “home” every once in a while to visit family, attend simchas… The job offer needs to be a lot better than what you have now and secure. Hatzlacha Rabah!