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And call us when you get there – we want to be with you and tell you things will get better. Yes, toppling the applecart doesn’t SOUND better, but think about it. Can it really be worse?
PLEASE LEAVE! Go to a shelter or just go to the rebbitzen of your shul. Or go into your neighbors house with your kids and call the rebbitzen from there. He will sweet talk you into believing it wont happen, or threaten you into it, or convince you it didn’t. But for your sake and the future spouses of your kids (and themselves) please leave WITH them and call someone.
I can’t believe you posted this. Not only am I having the same problem, I even have some of the exact same stuff (Treif Kabbalah, breslev) I know some of the info but you could call the CRC and they will tell you. Or when I get my info I can tell you. I have 4 boxes full in my basement and I am cleaning out my parents stuff. My dad was given a “kameiah” from “some religious guy” that a non-frum relative went to. He opened it and it was a photocopy of some kabbalah stuff. He was told its garbage, that a mekubal doesn’t photocopy, but he must have been afraid to toss it cuz I found it yesterday.
I think it is talking about someone you know telling you a story and the speaker knows he is saying bad things about someone but isn’t saying who. I don’t know if it would apply if the speaker doesn’t know who they are talking about or if the speaker is anonymous and could even be making it up. It’s been a long time since I learned it formally but that is what I remember. I will try to ask someone this weekend cuz now I am curious. But I sure wont condemn a ‘room’ full of people who would never have imagined they were doing something wrong.
soleik – that’s true for 9 out of 10 of my posts (maybe 19 out of 20), you’re not used to it cuz you are usually among the more notable posters.
yitay – although I don’t understand how your way can work, knowing what I do about production (and I would say I am sure without doubt that the less than 2% rule is true for non-allergenic items) but I want to say how impressive your speech and tone are. You’re words and ways for handling this conversation are inspiring and we can all learn from you.
Check spirit. $50 dollars off of flights booked now. My kid going to NY for $63 round trip.
If you get a call from her, don’t be shocked, Im not stalking you!
I will tell her. If you are friends with someone getting married in Feb, ask her, she’ll know. Hatzlacha!
sorry, i figured you were around my daughters age and would guess. My friend has been part time for 20 years, I wish I could hook you up.
Is he also rude?
My brother worked at a plant where they processed the green dye for pickles, toothpaste etc. He said they used to use the same pipes for mamash treif fluids on other days. How would you know what is going on with equipment without a mashgiach?
old threads. see ‘Please Daven’ started by candy613
Kapusta – *sigh*
cinderella – I’m with you. And I am impressed you said anyting. I have not heard of anyone ‘shopping’ in that way in 30 years since hechshers became regularly printed. I only buy unlabeled things when my neighbor who is a maskiach tells me about a certain run (like which oreos are parve)
I know a paralegal you can speak to. If you know who I am feel free to call and I’ll give you her number. I would try to give you hints to who she is but I can’t think of a way to do that and protect her privacy.
I was thinking about this thread and I think Skokie is one of the few institutions that hasn’t changed that much in Hashgofa over these years. I think there was a bigger shift from the 50’s -70’s (R’ Twerski’s and Berel Wein’s day) but it seems the same now as it was 25 years ago. Unlike most of the other schools. I do think the high school and Bais Medrash program are very different in Hashgofa and types of people who attend. And I have to say that those individuals who are in charge now, while they may be ‘young common folk’ in contrast to the Rabbeim before them, they certainly don’t qualify for the title of “buddies”.
No, but believe it or not I wish I was. I loved those days.
Thanks Jothar for the kind words(!) and thanks MOC, stop in anytime!
Thanks especially to Queen Bee for expressing my thoughts exactly and explaining why I didn’t thank the above posters sooner. Hi everyone!
P.S. DY- caught your post last night for the two seconds it was up. Thanks for agreeing, I sometimes wonder if I’m seeing things.
42 – LOL!
blabla – my daughter liked it. If you google maarava you will get the info for the camp too. And if you come you will be that much closer to visiting your Chicago CR buds!
And I was actually wondering how both of you are, hadn’t seen either of you in a bit 🙂
I also have a bro and sil in passaic and neither are from Bklyn. Whenever I am there I hope to bump into Mordechai so I can act like a groupie. His pesach column ( and book) were so funny I had tears rolling down my face. I dont think my bro davens in his shul but he does live near kosher konnection. Oh coffee addict- I feel like we’re almost friends!
My kids know that after what I have been through in life we don’t say, “I’m dying”, “I’m gonna kill him”, “I’m starving”. I have tried to teach them that taking a more accurate perspective of what is really going on helps prevent a lot of kvetching, negativity and anger. I also know it’s “my own thing” so I try not to call others out on it.
Cinderella, I am also super impressed that even though it was very upsetting to you, you could keep it from standing in the way of your mitzvah! Good for you!
I was able to get that in before the thread closed 🙂
“I mean it slows my system down so much and its gonna set off seizures one day”
in you or in your computer?
I get that on my notebook, I press the stop loading button as soon as the text is done and it helps.
australia is ahead, not behind. 8am Shabbos morning in NY is about 2 am Sunday in Australia. But either way . . . if it went so poorly last time this was discussed, why are we going another round?
“Im just surprised why there arent more normal people posting on the forums. I would think such a forum would have at least 100’s of active members.”
But the profile for this site overlaps greatly with the people trying to spend less to no time on the internet. Just my opinion.
Stay out of Beit Shemesh
Cute stuff. I just remembered, I once passed out graham crackers, marshmellows and a chocolate bar and instructions for smores.
I didn’t. I said its a good field and it would be great for more guys to look into.
Wouldn’t 00:07:25 be read 12:07?
LOL. Good point. I’m 0/2 here. – YW Moderator-0007.25
There are lots of jobs out there if you aren’t picky about age, setting, location etc. I think it is a great job for a frum person and there are so many boys and men who need OT who would love to have male therapists.
depends on your location
Maybe these will spark some creative ideas for you –
*I once did a bag of stuff that all had ‘light’ on the label or in the name.
*Stuff that had all become recently kosher (oreos, m&m, gatorade)
*Different things that were all corn in the name (popcorn, cornbread muffin, candy corn)
*My favorite was when I had a machine that you used to put gifts in balloons and I gave out a balloon with a plate of nosh in it.
*I think a friend once gave us a makeshift airplane meal.
Why don’t you do black and white things, like a keyboard?
moi – Not a chance. But he does have cousins who may let him ‘check in’ on occasion.
CAD – if I was overly sensitive I would assume you were insulting me but since I don’t think I said anything insultable, I’ll assume you were joking.
I am pretty sure the poster identified himself. I had no idea who was being pointed to until one of the trollish type personalities started insisting it wasn’t him. Over and over. To the extent that I couldn’t figure out why he thought it was funny to do so. Had he been quiet, maybe nobody would have thought of him. And either way, I still have no clue who he is. Or even IF he is. So can we be done now? We can talk about laundry, or which chocolate coins are roundest, or what color patterns your kids made from their candles each night . . . the possibilities are endless.
midwesterner – Wow! Your knowledge base knows no bounds! 😀
Tshuva, suffering, introspection. Those are phase changes.
I really believe they don’t know they are doing it. Any time that I have seen posters point out to someone that they are being aggressive, the posters usually respond defensively (anger is a defense mechanism too). With or without explanations to justify their tone, or with counter-accusations. It tells me that they really don’t/can’t hear themselves the way others hear them.
Thanks, I’m on it!!
I second the spelling error complaint. “nose piecings” has been driving me nuts since it hit the front page.
When posters jump all over other posters for things they never really said and then initiate a whole thread of it.
When people ignore other posts pointing out possible misunderstandings or clarifications that would stop a fight.
When people don’t ignore posts that were just posted to annoy/irritate/instigate. If everyone would ignore those posts they would disappear into the crowd.
Negativity in general.
I can’t complain about the nasty and mean posts because the people who post those don’t realize/believe they are doing it.
shticky – do you want my name, address and phone number?
This is a little embarrassing to share but it definitely helped me take my mitzvos more seriously. I would always tell myself (out loud in my head) that Hashem was proud of me when I did a mitzvah. Like encouraging a little kid. And if I didn’t want to do it I would tell myself how proud Hashem will be if I do. It is funny how we do things when we think someone is paying attention and actually cares. And I say it all the time so I am used to hearing it and I find myself actually feeling like He is there sometimes, cheering me on. Davening with a drop more feeling, being a tiny bit more patient, I know He noticed and I feel like I have someone to share my efforts and successes with. Over the years it’s made a huge difference in my connection to Him and other things.
observanteen – Thanks. If you were sitting there you wouldn’t have missed it. I think my husband was fighting tears. I give you a bracha that you should pick up as much as you can from other peoples lessons so you won’t have to learn any of it the hard way! You sound so amazing for your age, I have no doubt you’ll get there.
I have never given in to conformity of clothing, but at the same time I have no tolerance for non-conformists. Everything you do and say will categorize you and will bring assumptions about you and there is NOTHING wrong with that. The “wrong” is when you make OTHER, related assumptions.
If you see me walk around without socks you can assume I associate with a certain group, but you also need to assume that I MAY NOT associate with them. If I see a man without a Keepah and I decide not to be judgemental so I speak in yeshivish talk to him, is that okay? If I see someone in more modern clothes I can’t make judgements about his Torah knowledge or Shabbos observance but I will assume certain things about his social circle unless and until he indicates otherwise.
These are not judgements, they are reference points. Don’t jump on people for finding a reference point unless they give the impression they have abused it with inappropriate assumptions.
I receive food from peoples simchas and redistribute it. If a person comes to me in pants and no hair covering, I may check into their kashrus observance, but I will not assume it is problematic, nor will I assume they are not frum. If a yeshivish person drops off food I may not check into their kashrus observance, but I may also not chose them for advice on ethics or emuna. Everyone is made up of lots of pieces and each piece stands in its own merit.
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You are not only kind and caring but an unbelievable catalyst. May you continue to inspire so many of us to think and share.
It’s funny how the siblings of hers all made sure to give their kids the ‘american dream’ instead of ‘staying stuck in the old fashioned ways’ of their parents. But they always showed up at our house with their grandchildren on Shabbos and Yom Tov afternoons and they take so much pride in my children’s yiddishkeit. My four year old asked me after we left why my aunt was so sad. I told her that when people are old and immobile, if they think that you have to do things to be useful, then they will be sad. But if they know that Hashem is happy to have you, than they will be happy to be here.
You’ve gotta be kidding! After leaving that retarded thread up through all the offenses taken, THIS thread somehow bothers you all?