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It doesn’t really matter what my opinion is. My Rav allows buying coffee and certain drinks at Starbucks.
Kosher for me, even if its treif for you.
Thanks Wolf. It does matter. I’m pretty sure you, GAW and Squeak read my posts.
That’s interesting. So if I met him he would call me Sara? I wouldn’t know who he was talking to and probably wouldn’t answer LOL.
Why does he think that?
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Blinky, maybe, but I don’t need to win the lottery for that. Just double my salary 🙂
My name is Shira and I am not musical, or good with literature. Did my mother make a mistake?
Every once in a while…but only 1 set of numbers.
Ah to win $100 million…I would pay off my shul mortgage, buy a house or apartment in Israel, both my husband and I would quit our jobs to raise our family, offer my BIL a chance to learn full time, and travel more.
I would also try to establish a low(er) cost school locally.
Sometimes I wonder if anyone reads my posts.
Noa has become in-style again.
Chesedname, its a more common heter than you seem to realize.
And I really want a deli sandwich.
Helpful, its definitely a general rule. But have you heard of all the stories of righteous gentiles who saved many, many Jews at risk to their own personal lives?
That’s why its a general rule, not a specific one. Not every non-Jew hates Jews.
MR, tell that to the righteous gentiles who saved many of our Jewish bretheren during the Holocaust.
Esav Sonei L’Yaakov is a GENERAL rule, not a specific one.
Dealing with non-Jewish relatives is a complex issue and this should be dealt with your LOR who knows the whole situation.
I know many people who have had non-Jewish relatives over for holidays after consulting with their Rabbis. All Orthodox.
so right and we would lose more Jewish kids. Did you not read my post about my cousin who BECAME FRUM?
Mod80, different sides of the spectrum, different problems. In the Yeshiva World, the overassuring is more of a problem.
If this were modernorthodoxworld.com, then I would agree with you.
Just remember, kol hamosif…
chesedname, out of curiosity, have you discussed this with your “real” Rabbi?
Mod80, I’m not sure that’s true. I think the “assur” cries are becoming more and more of a problem in the Jewish community in general. People aren’t properly educated and if they hear something that is different from what they specifically know, they don’t question “could it be ok” but rather say “assur, treif” etc. Each Rav paskens differently, so it may be assur for you, but it doesn’t mean its always assur.
And the truth is, if something isn’t assur, it usually is muttar. The question is if its appropriate…and that’s more of a case by case basis.
Mod80, that’s why its important to CYLOR.
In the case of relatives, you can’t usually invite the child without the parents, especially when they are young. This is very true if the parents know WHY you are only inviting the child and WILL take offense.
Its not a simple situation. But I do find the “assur gamur” statements are ridiculous and attempting to cast aspersions on things that fall within the bounds of halacha.
Wolf, you spoke directly to Moshe Rabbenu???
[Am I the only one who heard that in school as a kid? Not from a teacher, but it went around the students]
So right, can you be a little more specific?
chesedname, its not quite as simple as “Assur to invite a non-Jew for yomtov.”
AFAIK, you have to make sure not cook food on yom tov, just in case you cook extra for the non-Jew.
It is not a simple thing, and one should CYLOR when applicable.
GAW, I’m aware. That’s why I found so right’s comment so strange.
Helpful, the family did cut off contact for a long time.
But why would we cut off the Jewish kids? Especially because (and this is paramount) ONE OF THEM BECAME FRUM BECAUSE OF US.
Why would we lose a Jewish soul????
Am I part of a different religion here? Isn’t it imperitive to get Jews to be frum? Or is the goal just to sit in our own little corner and feel superior to the non-observant?
Homeowner, have you tried parking your car blocking in the offender? If you’ve been inconvenienced for 20 minutes, leave your car there for 20 minutes so he understands. Its not about revenge, its about understanding.
The only time I would block a driveway is if I was staying in the car and needed a place to pull over. Then I could move if the homeowner came back.
Aura, honestly, that’s chutzpah on the teachers part. Does she not call kids by their Yiddish names?
I have a niece who’s name is a modern hebrew name, but also stems from traditional aramaic. People don’t really know the etymology of names very well.
So right, what non-kosher things do I like?
Yes, we invite our non-Jewish relatives. My mother has a cousin that married a non-Jew. Her kids are Jewish. If we only invited her and the kids, they never would have come. Their son would have not been exposed to his frum relatives. Chances are he would not have become frum at all.
Yes, we invite our non-Jewish relatives.
I love the non-kosher restaurant thing – my Rav holds its perfectly acceptable to walk into a non-kosher restaurant if you have a need. You can be ordering coffee, a soda or using the bathroom.
We have non-Jewish relatives and we always invite them. Many of their kids are Jewish. In fact, one of my cousins has since become observant and said we were a large part of that.
I love to wear brand names plastered everywhere. I think its very flattering.
[Flannel pants and a land’s end t-shirt count as brand names and high end right?]
GAW, its a lot easier to get a statistic on New Square because they are their own village. Its harder to get Williamsburg statistics because there are many non-chassidim living there and the stats get muddled.
I’m sure somewhere there are KJ votes.
And Jews traditionally vote democrat, that isn’t a Chassidish thing. But communities that rely on social services are more reliant on democrats and less reliant on thinking about the candidates.
Boro Park is really hard to park in. My husband used to joke that we “missed the best fire hydrant to park by.” I’m not saying its ok, I’m saying the temptation is there, especially if you are just running in for a few minutes.
We try not to drive to BP if we need to, or one of us stays in the car by a hydrant, so we can move in case of emergency. Not ideal.
GAW, wasn’t there a pardon agreement with Clinton? Or was that Bill? I honestly forget.
msseeker, who here is not part of klal yisroel?
I wonder if the true nisayon of the internet is not inappropriate viewing material (which is its own nisayon of course), but actually how to conduct yourself as a true Ben/Bat Torah, even anonymously.
You may want to rethink your attitude, which doesn’t come across as very Torahdig.
Chassidim need more social services on average, so need to vote for democrats. New Square uses a LOT of social services.
Moq, good luck! May you have a long and happy life.
msseeker, I would leave by myfriend told me I’m a card carrying member.
No, we can’t.
LOL mdd.
Oomis, thumbs up!
Whenever I fly with my babies, I nurse the entire takeoff and landing. Once on a shorter flight, I nursed the entire trip (it was a 2 hour flight).
My husband cooks a lot and has gotten quite good at it. He didn’t know how to make anything when we got married.
I think if its out of his range, its not terrible. So if he can’t see you, eh. If he can its rude, rude, rude.
People don’t prioritize money for tuition.
myfriend, but I’m not a card carrying member of the asylum.
You can click to go to the last post and it opens to where you were last.
myfriend, I’m doing research.
I’m actually pretty Conservative. Just not in the Judaism sect way.
He’s asking a question. Seems like no one answered him.
Yes Mike, chances are most people here are nuts. Feel free to wade through and make your own decisions. We are all biased.
Helpful, feel free. But I think I’m one of the least satirical posters here.
Mike, take it for what it is – satire.
LOL msseeker. Feel free to think whatever you want. But please explain this: If observance is NOT a personal thing, if my neighbor goes to minyan 3X a day, that means my husband is exempt right? Because being observant isn’t a personal thing right?
But does that also mean if my husband goes to minyan 3X a day but my neighbor doesn’t that my husband isn’t observant?
Squeak, tapping your foot to music is a little risque. I would stick with humming the tune in your head.