Thanks 🙂

Even if you want to say that arab terror has been caused by zionism, it is too late now. At this point, the muslim world hates us period. Also in recent years muslim terror has been reaching unprecedented levels, even if this is because of israel, it is too late to simply turn it peaceful. I have seen NK protesting in East Jerusalem, and I have been verbally attacked multiple times in East Jerusalem, even though they know not all jews are zionists. They dont ask if you are a zionist before they attack you, and of you do not believe me, ask those murdered by terrorists in recent days. Ask the chossid in belgium who just got stabbed. These are the facts, do woth them what you wish

I would. They are an embarrasment to klal yisroel, and they give strength to our ardent enemies.

Im at a meal with a south african friend of mine.

Other guest “hey (friend) where are you from?”

He’s just taken a mouthful, so I reply

Me “He’s from South Africa”

OG “which country?”

Friend “the country S A”

OG “There’s a country called South Africa? Oh, is it near Mexico?”

Facepalm

Someone once asked the Rogatchover for a brocha. He replied “I’m not a rebbe”. The man really wanted one so he said “but even the brocha of a regular person… Kal vechomer”. The rogatchover told him “Give yourself a brocha, and you won’t need the kal vechomer!”

Can I have an SUC?

A drug addiction

If my parents would have kicked me out when I was in that stage, I don’t know where I would be today. Or if I would even have survived c’v

The other day I had a minor rant on this subject to one of my rebbeim, a man whom I hold in the greatest respect. My point was that since i have learnt a mesechta relatively well(which I am currently chazering) I was able to notice a stirah in 2 tosfosim 39 daf apart, which was not helpfully pointed out by the meaoras hashas. His responce–“When I was your age(3rd year bochur) I would argue about this with people, then I realized that it is so poshut, if they don’t understand it, nothing I say can help them”

This is a man who I have seen literally knows tamach baal peh, who learnt shas down to halocha lemaaseh over eighteen years, while finishing it a further four times during that time in a different seder. It made me wonder what would have happened if th other people had convinced him. I know he has had a greater impact on my life than almost any other single person. So on that note, rock on PAA. Let those blind to pshat, those who think you krum, say what they wish. At least one person here seriously appreciates this thread.

Sam2–thanks, I really want to check that up again, do you have a source by any chance?

See the ???? ?????? ????, in ??????( I think, I saw it last year) where he brings a ???????/???? about hiw Alexander of Macedonia flew ini th sky by gripping an eagle,and saw that the world is round. He brings it along with other tannaic sources that the world is round

“Anyone under the age of 40 who smokes is a retard and deserves to be put in cherem”

Hmm. Besides the ridiculous ignorance this displays, let me tell you a story. I began smoking at 14, i was part of a bad crowd, I was angry and unhappy. As well, 2 of my brothers smoked at that point. Since then i have attempted to quit on 8 seperate occasions. The best lasted 6 months. The most recebt was 3 weeks ago, and the next time is in two weeks. Please tell me why I deserve to be put in cherem? Also try understand other people’s point of view

Pretty good list. Nice going. BTW, how do you find all of these?

And ita working in jerusalem!

BTW, thanks mods 🙂

So glad you like it – 29™

Didnt really enjoy Artemis Fowl, he seemed too smarmy for my liking

Personally never been able to underatand that either. IMHO, Terry Pratchett and Stephen King are the only authors to make tine travel work, avoiding the whole paradox situation

PAA— If it’s not too much of a bother for you, do you think you could gather all the sources re techeiles together? Would really like to go through this, and wading through 15 pages of thread before looking the stuff up is a bit much (particularly since i only use a phone for this)

Would really like to gain some knowledge on this subject

Ah. Thanks

Please, do go on. Ive been going around showing these maare makomos to everyone who tokd me that i was wrong. Geshmak

I was off the derech for about 4 years, from 14 to about 18. My issues were very different from the average OTD person though. For me, i pretty much wanted to simply give in to all my taivos, and judaism stopped me. I knew what i was doing was wrong, so i learned a lot, both jewish and scientific/philosophic works, in order to raise problems with judaism so i would have a “real” reason for being OTD. Baruch hashem, that life is far behind me now, although, some things were carried with me.

In your next list, include the two gemorrahs in brachos— has veachar kach kesses(very explicit rashi there i think i remember) and sinay kodem