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  • in reply to: Program for Writing Seforim (advice needed) #996660
    sem613
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    are you looking for something that would print it also, or just something that you can format? and then export to print somewhere

    because if its just formatting, it may be enough to use something like Microsoft Publisher. (although you would have to find something that flips the order of hte pages, but that shouldnt be too hard)

    if you’re looking for something that prints also, I would suggest looking in Israel as that is where you would find decent Hebrew support

    in reply to: BMG freezer #1014524
    sem613
    Participant

    even girls who aren’t looking for BMG guys are having trouble finding shidduchim, don’t kid yourself that thats all that everyone wants and thats why theres a shidduch crisis

    in reply to: BMG freezer #1014506
    sem613
    Participant

    those few months of freezer aren’t what are making the age gap. The age gap is inherent in the maturity of girls vs boys. The girls come back from seminary at age 18/19/20 ready to run a household and they want to date. The average boy at age 20 at best just wants to sit and learn and not worry about anything else.

    I know many girls who are hesitant to go out with a 20 year old boy because they are probably not ready (and I’m not talking about girls older than that).

    but yes, let the boy settle in, find a mashpia, because once he starts dating, he will need that

    in reply to: If I knew who you were #1075834
    sem613
    Participant

    I guess this is a good lesson to all of us not to say anything you wouldn’t say in real life cuz you never know who will recognize you.

    also, saysme, generally what someone who knows you well can pick up is not stuff that will fill in the blanks to some creep

    in reply to: Michlalah personal statement #987358
    sem613
    Participant

    I’m not going to get insulted by that remark pba.

    there are some places where Michlalah is concidered the top seminary just by the way

    in reply to: Michlalah personal statement #987356
    sem613
    Participant

    useful little tidbit:

    they dont actually decide whether to let you into michlalah based on the yidios klalios/maameri chazal/roshei teivos sections. based off those they decide who to give scholarship to, but the part that really matters for acceptance is the skills part

    in reply to: Michlalah personal statement #987350
    sem613
    Participant

    what was the prompt?

    i dont even remember anymore what i wrote about, and my laptop has lost all its files many times since then. but if you tell me the prompt I might remember (but still doubtful)

    it really doesnt matter that much though

    in reply to: Filling out an application�deceased parent #987404
    sem613
    Participant

    you basicly have 2 options, both of which I’ve seen

    1 is to put it in, with a “deceased” in the margin next to the fathers information (obviously leaving out contact information)

    2 is to just leave it out and there will be a place to check off “deceased parent”.

    in reply to: Wheelchair accessible seminaries #986352
    sem613
    Participant

    writer: nothing is so far, but there are things farther than others.

    also, you’d probably end up doing what I did and just not go back you your room in the middle of the day, and just plan that way.

    I don’t think the layout of the buildings changed so much, but they apparently changed the numbering system and which dorms are which.

    In general, you can’t request a specific dorm, but I would say its worth asking if they think they can accomidate you or not. If you have a reason they will probably work with you to make it work.

    also, if you go to michlalah make sure you have friends who will offer to do grocery shopping for you since the main makolet is up a nice long flight of stairs. (although there is a makolet on campus thats usable)

    in reply to: Wheelchair accessible seminaries #986349
    sem613
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    basicly michlalah is built down the side of a mountain.

    so while on a map the cottages are closer to the school building, its longer flights of stairs, and way longer to get out of campus.

    so the top of campus is the 80s dorm adn hte 4th floor of the school building, but you enter that building on the 3rd floor, not at the entrance to the campus. its sorta hard to explain.

    is it harder for you to walk distances or to walk stairs? cuz that will make a big difference.

    there arent elevators there because there isnt a way to build them since nothing in straight up and down.

    in reply to: Wheelchair accessible seminaries #986342
    sem613
    Participant

    oh, and about michlalah, maybe talk to them about making sure you get an appartment in the 30s, or if you have a big year the 40s, and not a cottage- it cuts off a lot of stairs (theres still a lot, but the higher up you are the less there are).

    in reply to: Wheelchair accessible seminaries #986337
    sem613
    Participant

    check MMY, I’m pretty sure that they’re only 1 building and have an elevator. I know someone very physically impaired who went there.

    in reply to: Question for the nashim tzidkaniyos of the Coffee Room #983281
    sem613
    Participant

    Jewish women have always been described of nashim tzidkaniyos without needing to isolate a few as the best ones.

    in reply to: Yeshiva/Working Part-Time #1012192
    sem613
    Participant

    From a different girl’s perspective: as soon as you have finished getting whatever degrees you need and are thinking about getting married/having a family that will need support.

    so as we see from the difference in my opinion and Vogue’s, it depends on what community you live in/what kind of girl you want to marry (if that is shayach)

    in reply to: When is it okay to go to college full-time? #981696
    sem613
    Participant

    re it affecting your shidduchim chances, it depends what you’re looking for. if youre looking for a girl whos looking for a husband who will support her, its excellent.

    if you’re looking for a rich girl who wants a learner, once you start college it won’t happen

    there are no shortage of girls who want someone whos in college for a parnassah that also learns

    in reply to: Question for the nashim tzidkaniyos of the Coffee Room #983261
    sem613
    Participant

    I have 3 or 4 black skirts that I wear, but generally once I take one out I’ll wear it a few days, leaving it on the chair overnight, before putting it back in the closet and picking a different one

    in reply to: I Dare Y-O-U TO… #982098
    sem613
    Participant

    it also works with right and left- it turns your screen sideways- really useful when you have to read a pdf thats printed partially sideways or just with long pages and you dont want to have to hit down every three and half seconds.

    in reply to: Seminary in EY #981499
    sem613
    Participant

    thanks for the clarification.

    so I don’t know so much about the not crazy hard academically BY seminaries.

    ask your school for help

    in reply to: Seminary in EY #981496
    sem613
    Participant

    there are hundreds of seminarys in Israel. you need to clarify a bit what you want.

    BY or not?

    american or Israeli?

    Gemara or no?

    in Yerushalyim or no or dont care?

    Big or Small?

    “in town” or “out of town” girls?

    academic or not?

    more learning or more trips/chessed?

    come on, give us some info to work with

    in reply to: All Respectful Opinions Welcome #974608
    sem613
    Participant

    I fully agree that it is a very slippery slope with dangerous classes. I was working on a degree in Education, but of course with that comes the liberal arts requirements, with problems like literature classes that read the problematic parts of hte christian bible (had to drop that one), art classes that involve images no ben or bas torah should ever see (never even signed up for that one) etc etc.

    unfortunately however, we live in society where it is often seen as “you won’t get a good job if you don’t go to college”. As someone explained it to me while I was trying to avoid this step: it used to be that not everyone went to college, so people hired people without a college degree, but now that its normal to go to college, no one will hire you without a college degree.

    this is a very sad state, and unfortunately, despite the number of frum college programs, many of them aren’t fully recognized in the secular world because they avoid these liberal arts requirements, and the ones that are recognized, unfortunately risk the loss of frum enviornment.

    I wish there was a decent alternative, but who knows

    in reply to: Obligatory prayer #984796
    sem613
    Participant

    If I remember correctly, the two most obligatory parts are shema and shemoneh esrei (the amidah),so if you are saying those you are in good shape.

    However, I think it is better if you can also say the Brachas surrounding Shema, particularly the one between Shema and Shemoneh Esrei.

    in reply to: Student Visa for Israel #962780
    sem613
    Participant

    Be careful if you want to do what frumgirl said, I know someone who did it And ok her second or third trip back in they caught on and told her she needs to become a citizen.

    However the first question is why are you avoiding dual citizenship.

    I’m assuming you’re a girl since you said seminary, so the Army wouldn’t be A problem because you just sign the paper that you’re a frum jew and get exempt. Plus you’re not required in anything really for the first year there.

    Plus there Are advantages to being a citizen like cheap student ravkavs

    I had multiple friends in seminary with Israeli passports, and it wasn’t a problem, so unless you’re avoiding it for a reason, your best bet is to stop trying to beat the system and just roll with it

    in reply to: Vaccines in the frum community #962977
    sem613
    Participant

    just to clarify a few things-

    1- people who are concerned about the unvaccinated children spreading whatever virus to their vaccinated children as much as it spreading to their children that are too young for the vaccination or have weakened immune systems that are unable to become immune from the vaccination

    2- yes there are people that can not be vaccinated because of real life threatening situations like egg allergies, and yes they should rely on herd immunity to keep them safe, but once everyone starts having their own reasons why it won’t work, the method fails!

    3- I’m sorry about your child’s peanut allergy, tzaddiq, but in the scheme of things, I think you prefer that your child be allergic to peanuts than blind ChV. (he may yet grow out of the allergy like my brother did)

    4- the autisim link has been disproven! in fact the greater number of diagnoses are just because we are better about testing and diagnosing than we used to be. I actually recently heard of a family where they stopped vaccinating the kids because they were worried about the autism link, and then the next kid born, never vaccinated for anything, was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2. the mother then got them all vaccinated

    5- about the HPV vaccine. I was still within that teenage realm when it came out, and my doctor told me: I’m required to tell you about this vaccine, don’t worry, I don’t expect you to get it, I know that you don’t need it yet.

    It is not so widespread for every girl to take it, and doctors who do their jobs properly and tell their patients what its for let the frum girls pass on it.

    in reply to: Israeli Cell Phone Rentals #1051484
    sem613
    Participant

    so i looked into golan- but i was told that it is very very difficult to get it if you are not israeli.

    kkls- thanks for the advice, but i need to be able to have phone even when I’m not at wifi for while I am working. I’m not super worried about calling america because I am living by family that has an american line, its more to communicate with the people I am working for and coordenate seeing people in israel.

    r of ds- thats an interesting idea, i never thought about that

    shmoolik- you’re saying an american prepaid plan will work? or where do I get an israeli prepaid?

    esty- i’ve heard good things about them, but the $3 a day is a bit much for 7 weeks, I’ve been talking to them about getting a lower price, but I don’t know if its going anywhere.

    thanks so much everyone!

    in reply to: Shipping Seforim from Eretz Yisroel #1031635
    sem613
    Participant

    I just shipped them all with the Israeli postal service by boat- it took 2-3 months, cost i think about $1 per lb of sefarim or something like that.

    just get very strong boxes ( I bought from the post office) and reenforce them very well with tape because they will get thrown around

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