Okay. “Alter’s” post was allowed, and your post

was allowed, but my post is not allowed (yet).

Maybe if I broke it into smaller pieces and tried

those one by one?

Alter wasn’t banned for trolling but for being another user in disguise. Apparently, you can troll all you want under a single name…

Courtesy of Dr. Pepper:

A funny ???? was trying to harass the mother of a boy who rejected all names suggested for her son.

He calls and suggests a name that he mentioned 5 years before but the mother recognized the name but forgot why she rejected it.

The ???? reminded her that she didn’t approve of the seminary that the girl went to.

The mother asked him why he’s suggesting it again if she already said no.

The ???? answered, “tomorrow will be 10 years since she came back from seminary so the statute of limitations are expiring”.

Bumpius Humorus!

Our new users also deserve a chance to be compared to

fictional characters, don’t they? To quote Little Froggie: “Oh.”

showjoe:

The political joke you posted is misleading – only individuals

known for a particular physical skill can demonstrate their

identity (to an extent). Supposing Barack Obama had been a smashing

success as a President – what could he do to prove his identity?

Syag Lchochma:

“and you exclude yourself (and your over abundance of posts) because . . . “

Mostly because overabundance is a single word. Actually, exclude myself from what? Being a cause of some sort of state of disarray?

Speaking of the number of my posts, how many of them have you read?

PAA:

“(By the way I assume that when you wrote “the means to the end” you meant the opposite.)”

No, he used the words correctly. The “means” is murder, and the “end” is immortality (through the Horcrux). (“Means” is a way of accomplishing, as in “by any means,” and “end” is the accomplishment, as in, “to that end.”)

(I haven’t been reading the fancruft – I came in for the official study. When I saw you say you’d shlugged youself up, I went to take a look, and read up through Yekke2’s Horcrux post.)

yekke2:

“What was so evil about Horcruxes[…]?”

Have you forgotten that Horcruxes involve dividing/ripping/tearing

(or whatever words are used in the book) the soul?*

Besides, Dumbledore describes murder as the “ultimate evil” – it

is no stretch from there to saying that something created to depend on the ultimate evil is the “wickedest of magical inventions.”

(Also, perhaps the evil of the Horcrux is that it is not merely murder as a means, but murder as a means for life. The creator takes that which he values so highly as to kill for it from his victim. An extreme degree of selfishness must be present for this (not precisely) vampirism.)

Your Dumbledore quote seemed a major issue – I thought you had J.K. over a barrel with the “if it’s so evil to conquer death” question, but then this occurred to me – can’t “Was I better?” be interpreted not morally, but character-wise? He could simply be admitting being subject to the same fear as Voldemort was – but is then comforted either by the fact that he had not succumbed to it in the same way as Voldemort had, indicated by his morality not failing, or simply that he had not failed morally as did Voldemort.

So:

(a) It is personal weakness that lies behind the effort to avoid death.

Additional answer: As in Judaism, wizard “X?”ology could hold

that the purpose of life is not in this world but somewhere

one goes after death. Attempting to avoid death is, then, an attempt to frustrate the purpose of life itself. Note the ending of Book 1? (It’s been a long time.)

(b) Dumbledore had not been as weak, and/or failed morally as well. Why Harry was needed to give this answer is beyond me, but don’t many fans criticize the portrayal of Dumbledore towards

the end of the series?

(c) Horcruxes involve damaging the soul (and denying another,

in favor of oneself, that which one holds most dear).

*

So what? A question for another post.

lamud vov tzadik: I tried to email the moderators to change my subtitle unfornately it didn’t work. Ok mods it doesn’t matter the main is that there is a good subtitle sometimes when there is no subtitle that is the best one or whatever the mod sees fit to write. Yes I trust the mod.

Mod: Huh?

Oh, moderator! I speak troll.

Let’s break it down.

I tried to email the moderators to change

my subtitle unfornately it didn't work.

Simple enough.

Ok mods it doesn't matter the main is that

there is a good subtitle

So long as there’s a good subtitle, everything’s fine.

(But, you might ask, he didn’t like his?)

sometimes when there is no subtitle that is

the best one or whatever the mod sees fit to write.

He accepts the better judgment of the mods, whatever the

subtitle they give – or don’t give – him may be.

Yes I trust the mod.

He reaffirms his stance.

Okay, how much will I be paid for this?

cozimjewish:

“the perks of being a member”

Actually, Writersoul got it wrong. It ended in “of having a subtitle.” It wasn’t exactly original, either. See here: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/i-got-a-subtitle-but

(There’s a reason that’s not a link to a specific post…)

This seems like the right place for this: Has anyone in this discussion heard of the idea (Jewish) that the entire universe is moving towards a time when the genders will be equal as they originally were, symbolized mystically by the restoration of the moon to its original luminosity, and that the energy of this movement of the universe is the reason for the

emergence of the feminist movement? (Or something like that. I don’t remember any more details or where I came across this.)

If they had never learned any Gemara, how could they

possibly have a discussion about any sugya?

So, is your question whether one may teach girls

the topics of the Gemara?

popa_bar_abba:

Funny! 🙂

charliehall:

Rav Soloveitchik z’tz’l said it was a chiyuv to teach women gemara.”

A chiyuv? Why?

“From the rooftops, shout it out, baby, I’m ready to go!”

(An out-of-context misquotation.)

#girl – http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/perming-hair

eftachbchinor:

🙂 🙂 🙂

oyyoyyoy:

…spiritualy detrimental surroundings? Something like that isn’t subjective, it is inherently a negative experience.

Might it possibly depend on one’s reaction to it and what one comes away with? (Have you read Rav Dessler’s “Ohr Michoshech” [in the first volume of Michtav MeEliyahu]?)

What was/is this “Q” event? Anyone?

yekke2:

I see the similarity, but this –

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/why-cant-women-get-modern-smicha-and-become-rabbis/page/4#post-539817

belonged in the “Jokes” thread.

RebYidd23, you beat me to posting that! I figured nine hours later, at one in the morning, if no one had responded, I didn’t need to hurry! I was working on a post hours ago already, but it wasn’t quite done, and I’ve been busy with other things…

PAA:

“(although actually I’m not sure if I know Ashrei any better than “The Road Not Taken”)”

LOL! (Though that’s unfortunate if it’s true…)

Is there a particular reason for this situation?

(I was sure I’d find that this was started by LVT. I was wrong…)

Here’s a better question for anyone who wants to try it –

what’s wrong with you (personally, morally, or spiritually)?

The answer had better be “nothing whatsoever,” or you could

get yourself and possibly others hurt – or worse.

(I’ve seen extreme statements to this effect, along the lines of

“no aveiros, even accidental ones, from childhood on.”)

Sam2: Randi.

HaLeiVi:

“I’m talking about the real thing, what Moshe Rabbeinu asked for.”

More specific reference, please.

Here’s an idea: Use the information provided in the ads to contact “Bulka Seminary,” or perhaps search for it without using quotation marks.

Also, careful typing and/or proper spelling are definite necessities for an app developer.

(If this sounds facetious, it’s because it sort of is.

I’m starting to suspect anyone and anything new…)

I’m sure Alter could’ve dealt with the issue… but he’s blocked.

ari-free:

“I think the OP was just making a satire of another

thread from a while ago”

Obviously. I’ve started to think the bumper knows that perfectly well, and I think that’s starting to be obvious too.

vayoel moshe:

Assuming you’re sincere, which is quite a stretch:

What you’re talking about is known as your username, screen name (sometimes abbreviated as SN), or, simply enough, your name.

This thread is about what appears under the name you “asked for” – in your case, [Member].

Mod-29:

Thanks for the idea of using italics to indicate quotation – I hadn’t thought of that, even though I’m sure some people dislike

the look of <code>/backtick text, and <blockquote> takes longer to type.

If I use italics, though, I’ll add quotation marks (I’ll use them with backtick text as well – until now I hadn’t thought to [facepalm]).

ivory:

Btw how do you remember this?

Unanswered questions or mysteries stick with me.

As it turns out, of course, you were wrong…

catch yourself:

Acknowledged. Well expressed – I’m happy to see that

from a rebbi*. 🙂

Is reading your post enough, though,

or do we still have to learn the Maharsha?

[Interesting. Is this your own explanation? And did and do the Gedolim refrain from davening any mandatory tefillos at kevorim (and the Kosel, if they do not always daven there)?]

*

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/if-you-think-the-r-word-is-offensive-you-are-retarded#post-536477

EDIT:

cherrybim:

Yiden ought to daven with their Rav and it’s a shame that the people

going to Uman do not have a warm Rav to be with.

They might have one and choose to go to Uman anyway.

Also, I think some of them would disagree with you, and say

that not only do they have one, they are with him. 🙂

cherrybim:

Yiden ought to daven with their Rav and it’s a shame that the people

going to Uman do not have a warm Rav to be with.

ivory:

1. Does every yid have a warm rav or any rav for that matter?

2. Many breslove go with a rav or mashpia

1. Presumably you mean that he’s singling out Uman-goers,

but they’re the subject of the discussion. He might well feel that

it’s a shame for any Yid not to have a warm Rav.

(I’m not sure it’d matter if he was actually accusing Uman-goers of

not having a Rav (as a “sin” of omission). Even if he was singling them

out (see above for justification), it’s a valid accusation – other people

having the same problem doesn’t justify them, although you could

possibly lessen the severity of the “offense” by pointing out that it is

common practice.)

2. Good point.

(Credit to PAA for some logic:

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/ever-seen-a-forest-animal-die-of-old-age#post-536874 )