Sigh. I said

(not necessarily all the members of each Shevet)

to make clear that this was not an absolute statement.

Yes, I know. The fall was on Simchas Torah, and he was niftar the following Tish’ah b’Av. (Right?)

Actually, is that story historic?

Sam2: I thought the legend of the Chozeh’s death was that he was somehow thrown from a window while attempting to hasten the coming of Moshiach, not that he was upset about another tzaddik being killed and jumped.

He’s trolling, as far as I can tell.

Sam2: That’s nice, but I’m not a boki in Moed Katan!

LittleFroggie: I’ve found one attribution to the Chofetz Chaim with Google, and about ten for R’ Yisrael Salanter. (This time I included Chofetz Chaim in the search terms.)

Is that a question? My name was created in tribute to Jon Schweppe’s online handle and the comics character Fantomex

(this was a loooooong time ago). I think it serves me well, and

I enjoy both the American and British meanings of “random.”

HaLeivi, please quote that Noam Elimelech, or at least post the location – I own one.

A Google search brings up a good number of variations on this quote. As I expected, none are attributed to anyone other than R’ Yisrael.

Lich’oira, influence moves a person’s nekudas habechirah. Thus, the effect of a certain influence might be that a person will not consider a particular choice, though he is still a free agent. Anyone?

Welcome to the Coffee Room!

(Ignore “popa_bar_abba”‘s words, unless you find him funny – he’s not serious too often.)

Here are my two cents (it sounds like you’re a first-time mother):

1c) Go easy on cleaning – don’t do anything not absolutely necessary – and cooking – keep it simple.

2c) Get as much rest as you can. “Sleep when the baby sleeps,” and

consider getting someone to take care of the baby for an hour or two during the day so you can nap.

Oh. I just realized Derech Hamelech pretty much said the same thing. Consider this an affirmation.

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Okay, seriously, DaasYochid? A kimpeturin says she is overworked and has no time to relax, and you tell her to be sure

to let her husband know how much she appreciates him,

and that this will make her feel better?

(I see no indication in her post that she feels unappreciated…)

Each time you skip, ask yourself: “Will I always want to skip this song?” If the answer is usually yes, delete that song next time you get the chance (practical version of RebYidd23).

If the answer is usually no, you might want to create playlists

to fit specific moods or purposes.

And what’s this discussion of sharing? Isn’t that assur/illegal?

Does anyone remember when a certain rabbi published an article about how George W. Bush was Gog?

By the way, Gog will be the leader of Magog – the war is not “Gog vs. Magog.”

Mod42:

As far as I can remember, I haven’t had a nevuah during the last 9 years.

So, uh, what about the years before that (assuming you’re not nine years old)?

The Chofetz Chaim was niftar 81 years ago. Clearly, ikv’sa d’M’shicha is not a short period, and who knows how long it may last?

It is more important that we want him to come than that we know when he will be coming.

000646 seems to be of the opinion that much of what we do does not actually emerge from our sources, but that we interpret our sources according to current external standards of behavior.

I am not sure that view can be countenanced in Judaism.

Our system is self-regulatory to ensure that the rules are applied as will be most beneficial in a given situation.

Example: When murder became more common, we ceased to judge capital cases.

(Some of the rules are not meant to be practiced, but to teach their lessons. Where circumstances will cause these rules to be put into wide practice, we stop applying those rules.)

Essential idea from an article by R’ Moshe Grylak, explaining why secular Israelis need not fear a full chareidi government of Israel (killing them for their sins).

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I must note that “coffee addict” claimed to be disingenuous in

his/her original question, meaning that he/she did not mean it sincerely. Take that how you will. Has that also been the case with others in this thread?

Yes, he’s a mekubal.

I think “I think, therefore I am” was Descartes’ proof of his own existence – he had to be there if he could contemplate the question. I don’t see why that would be assur, Sam2.

There should be a rule about bumping 3/4-year-old threads.

Hey, Sam2!

The rules set up by chazal were to help us feel the loss, not to give us […] exercise to circumvent the halachah.

I don’t think you can argue with that statement. Can you find a Rav who would disagree with that?

Suppose we could find something that had the effect of music on people, but would not be halachically considered music, would it not be inappropriate? Is the reason really irrelevant?

(Is it the cheftza, or the gavra?)

Inappropriate might not mean assur, but it’s something, and that’s something people care about.

Also, I really don’t think this was meant as a personal attack on the OP, just a lament about how people think and feel nowadays.

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NLNSH, your title was “a cappella in the 9 days” – did you mean the Three Weeks? As far as there being no clear-cut answers, several rabbanim have spoken negatively about it, though there may be no p’sak that it is an issur gamur. I salute you, though. 🙂

Good quotes are hard to come by. How about funny quotes, whether intentional or not? Like this one:

The Zohar says that many who escaped the destruction of the Tower of Babel did so by

relocating to Inner Earth. Inner Earth has long been said to be the domain of the fallen

angels and the Nefilim mentioned in Genesis 6. Inner Earth is said to also be the domain of

many animals which we have long considered to be mythological, such as the unicorn, the

phoenix, the minotaur, centaur and dragon (ref. Hesed L’Avraham 2:4).

Edit: OK, turns out this was quoted (although quoted seriously)

from an article, written seriously, by… someone. You can Google the text. (Actually, I’d heard of him before, and actually listened to one of his lectures!) The article presumably goes on to posit that Gan Eden is located inside the Earth, which you in fact should not dismiss before reading “Mysteries of Creation”, a sefer by Rabbi Dovid Brown, which is quite interesting.

Really, 29?!

Yes, really. My achrayus is to concern myself with both the words spoken, and how they can be interpreted by people on a public website.

My father wears an up hat because he doesn’t look good in a down hat. However, this

Because he has always worn it, because his family is sort of heimish and isn’t thrilled with the idea of changing his hat just because some girls are superficial.

doesn’t seem to make sense: If his father wears an up hat, it’s normal for him; but if he doesn’t, why does his son? And why resist changing it?

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“Acquire a friend for yourself” – Some explain this to mean sefarim

and some to mean a friend, literally.