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  • in reply to: Israel Gap Program, Conversion, Army Questions #943921
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    Why don’t you contact Shappell’s or Aish directly? They have websites with contact information.

    in reply to: Where can I still sell my chametz in Brooklyn? #940695
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    You can sell it online via Aish and Chabad.

    in reply to: Braces and Kashrus #940654
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    You’re supposed to blow-torch the braces before Pesach.

    in reply to: POTUS Obama in Jerusalem #940402
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    talmud:

    I think most Americans in Israel came back for Pesach by the time Obama came.

    If you mean most Americans who are only learning in Israel, then that may be true. If you are counting all American citizens, including those who have made aliyah, then you are mistaken.

    in reply to: Future of Israel's Orthodox Jews #941243
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    abra cadabra:

    You gotta be kidding. Most of those are hardly Orthodox.

    I’m sorry, tell us again why you are allowed to pass judgement on other people?

    About Time:

    There is clear definition of who is Orthodox.

    Maybe there is, but again, it’s not your place to judge.

    in reply to: Elal VS. Swiss #939590
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    When you fly out of Ben Gurion, all airlines use El Al security.

    When you fly to Ben Gurion, you may or may not get El Al security. For example, when I flew Delta to JFK and back, we had to go through security twice at JFK – once in the normal place (before heading to the gates) and again just before walking down the jetway onto the plane. A Delta person told me “the Israelis insist that they watch everyone go through security a second time.”

    in reply to: Elal VS. Swiss #939569
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    tickle me pink:

    what about with a turkish flight…i was thinking of going to israel and having a stopover in istanbul…is it dangerous? (keep in ind the airport has security all over the place)

    I flew Turkish Air once and I thought it was fine. The service was very good. You don’t have to worry about the airport; it’s an international airport with thousands of travelers. Nobody will bother you. If you go out into the city, it may be a different story.

    in reply to: R' Blumenkrantz Pesach Digest 2013 #939887
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    To answer the OP, it depends what you mean by “everyone.” If you mean those in the yeshiva world, then you probably have a higher percentage than in the dati leumi world.

    in reply to: 200,000,000 Spent Yearly by Patrons on Pesach Hotel Programs #938963
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    I, too, would love to know how the Rav came up with this outlandish figure.

    in reply to: I'm finally willing to admit Facebook could be dangerous #937849
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    What’s the first thing I did after reading this? Looked up Lashawndra Harris on Facebook.

    in reply to: I can't believe its not Chometz! #939066
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    Pesach “cake” and “cookies” taste good until about an hour after havadala on the last night.

    in reply to: Matzos from Years Past #1012563
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    Rav Aviner holds it’s OK to keep and eat matzah from one year to the next.

    in reply to: Supper Right Before Pesach #935835
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    Why would you want to cook kitniyos in your Pesach-dig pots?

    Because kitniyot is not chametz, and it’s certainly permissible. In fact, our home will be KFP a week before the chag begins, and will will hot meals made with kitniyot for that week. No muss, no fuss.

    Quoting Rav Aviner, shlita, regarding an Askenazi eating in a Sfardi home on Pesach:

    Q: I am Ashkenazi. Is it permissible for me to spend Seder night at the house of a Sefardi who eats Kitniyot?

    A: Yes, but don’t eat Kitniyot. It is permissible, however, to eat: food which touched Kitniyot, food which absorbed Kitniyot, food in which the Kitniyot are no longer recognizable and are nullified in a majority, and food cooked in Kitniyot pots and pans (Shut She’eilat Shlomo 3:141).

    in reply to: Supper Right Before Pesach #935829
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    Why not just eat kitniyot for the week before Pesach? You can make it in your Pesach post, and eat it on your Pesach dishes.

    in reply to: I Would Like My Hour Back #935969
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    Clocks are not changed in Arizona or Hawaii, so maybe you should move to one of those states. Be careful, though – there are parts of Arizona where the clocks do change!

    in reply to: Homemade Chummus #934935
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    Takahmamash, Ra’anana has the best of everything. Just ask Yechezkel Mizrachi.

    Not true. While the best humous is in Ra’anana, the best falafel is in Modi’in.

    in reply to: Yarmulkas vs. Baseball Caps (why?) #934995
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    Mobe613:

    This often happens when young men (or men of any age really) go out in public places that are outside of where frum yiddin usually are . . . usually this is also accompanied by wearing clothes that are not usually worn by bnei torah at home (ie like khaki pants or a tshirt/polo shirt.)

    You must not know many bnei Torah. I know many, many, many, bnei Torah who wear khaki pants and polo shirts, not only at home, but also to work and (gasp!) even to daven.

    in reply to: Homemade Chummus #934929
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    There’s a place in Ra’anana that has the best humous in the world.

    in reply to: Being a shliach for the tzibur without Hashem #935472
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    Troll.

    in reply to: Is Quinoa Considered Chometz? #934105
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    daniela:

    Finally, quinoa is a dull food and I wonder how many among us find it tasty and have a desire for it year-round.

    Our family does eat it year round, and I know several others who do so as well.

    truthsharer:

    R’ Moshe even wrote that you do not add things to kitniyos.

    Really? As a kid in the 1960s, I remember my mother using peanut oil. I remember eating peanuts on Pesach as well. Try now and find KFP peanut oil; I think the OU stopped its hashgacha on it years ago. Did peanuts suddenly become kitniyot?

    in reply to: Grammar Is Making a Comeback #934548
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    Applause for Haifagirl.

    in reply to: Shiurim of R' Shlomo Singer MISSING #935516
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    Rabbi Shlomo Singer is available on the BCBM site. I just looked.

    in reply to: Shiurim of R' Shlomo Singer MISSING #935514
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    Did you email them and ask why they were removed?

    in reply to: Regents #933223
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    Yes it does make a difference and 2 maths, 2 sciences, 2 languages, 2 historys but some schools like my stupid skwl makes u take 3 maths and 3 sciences there disgusting!!

    You’re obviously missing the English requirement.

    in reply to: 9 out of 10 Commandments #932981
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    An Orthoprax is an Apikores. End of discussion. His Mitzvos are worthless and he has no Chelek in Olam Haba.

    I just love it when a person decides he knows what God is thinking. Oy.

    in reply to: The Great Potato Latke vs Hamantaschen Debate —> VOTING IS CLOSED <— #933101
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    Wow, look at the old thread with the names of so many posters who are not around any more. Sniff, sniff . . . 🙁

    in reply to: No Thanks for Your Mishloach Manos! #1009915
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    We didn’t give to one of our friends this year because she told my wife that she takes all the handmade stuff and dumps it in the garbage. Oh well.

    We gave healthy this year – my wife made up salads in a little container, and packaged it with breadsticks and salad dressing.

    For everyone else, we did a breakfast theme – single-serve cereal bowl, boxed milk, bottle of water, and a hamentash. We also put in a spoon to eat the cereal with.

    One year I had a friend who gave me a corned beef sandwich, chips, and a bottle of beer. That was great!

    in reply to: No Thanks for Your Mishloach Manos! #1009902
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    Dipsy Doodles? Candy? C’mon, I don’t need you to do my grocery shopping for me? I can go to the store and get that myself, and probably pay less for it than you do.

    in reply to: Did your wife fast today? #932098
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    Nope.

    in reply to: Shemonah Esrei #932027
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    I know that some versions of Artscroll have it.

    in reply to: The Four Shadchanim #931409
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    WIY:

    What about the clueless shadchan who just met you 5 minutes ago and is convinced that they know the “perfect” girl for you? I had way too many of those. It never ceases to annoy me. Do you really think you know someone from seeing them for 5 minutes?!

    I laugh at this because I met with one shadchanit, and she told me (at the first meeting) that she knew someone for me. It turns out – I married the girl!

    in reply to: Mishloach Manos #931369
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    I still have some of the delivery lists I made years ago, when my kids were young and we hadn’t yet made aliyah. Between the kid’s friends, their teachers, and the people we (my wife and I) wanted to give-there were 30 or 40 stops!

    I’m glad this year we’ve cut it down to 4 – two people who run our makolet, the secretary of kupat cholim, and one elderly gentleman who I’ve become friendly with at our minyan. Makes things much easier and simpler.

    in reply to: Pratim of Ad Delo Yoda #1062624
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    Cheppe:

    And, really, do you know anyone who didn’t get drunk that went to sleep on Purim day?

    Sure, the Rav of the shule where I grew up holds this way. He drinks wind then takes a nap on Purim. He learned this years ago as a bachur.

    in reply to: Kashrus of Dunkin Donuts #1022366
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    So just like that, you’d accept the word of an anonymous person on the internet, who may or may not know what s/he is talking about, instead of asking a Rav and getting a real halachic opinion?

    in reply to: Alcohol on Shabbos #930696
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    I have some leftover Quaaludes from the 1980s – anyone want some? It’s a great outlet.

    in reply to: All 9th Graders Who Want to Go to Sem!! #930174
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    What’s the next post in this series – all 9th graders who wana get married!! ?

    in reply to: No Parking Anytime Signs in Front of Shuls #930049
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    Zahavasdad:

    A bigger issue is parking in front of someones driveway (and Blocking it) because YOU are late to Minyan

    Back in my days in the states, I was a watch commander for our local citizens patrol. The city officer who rode with me used to ticket cars blocking driveways near the shules; I guess since the men were late to minyan, they decided it was OK to inconvenience the homeowners. It was a true chillul Hashem, as the officer knew why they parked that way.

    in reply to: No Parking Anytime Signs in Front of Shuls #930041
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    It’s not immoral, but it is illegal.

    in reply to: No Parking Anytime Signs in Front of Shuls #930038
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    If you’re wearing a yarmulke/hat and parking under a “no parking” sign – why would you feel it’s not a chillul Hashem?

    in reply to: Kinder Chocolate – Kashrus Status #1142831
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    Snowbunny3318 –

    I eat Hersheys in the states, but I literally threw out five hershey bars when I got off the plane this year in E”Y.

    Why would you do such a thing?

    in reply to: Waking Up Your Kids #993722
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    When I was a kid/teen, my father would open my bedroom door and let the dog into the room. The dog would jump on my bed and lick my face until I sat up. Worked like a charm.

    When we lived in the states, my rule was we left at 7:28 for school; if a kid wasn’t in the car then she was responsible for getting herself to school. In Israel, the rule was if a kid missed the bus then she had to tremp, as we don’t have a car.

    in reply to: There's Beer In The Cholent! #929320
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    SaysMe:

    takahmamash- todes is old?? I’m not old, am i?? Maybe i am… Shucks

    When I say we used it when I was a teenager, I mean in the mid- to late 1970s, so we’re talking about 30+ years ago. I don’t know if that makes you old, but my kids assure me that I am old!

    in reply to: Chassidic Shul with Late Mincha #932897
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    I used to daven at a shtieble where we’d daven mincha at the proper time, followed by ma’ariv. As we were leaving afterwards, another group was coming in to daven mincha.

    in reply to: There's Beer In The Cholent! #929314
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    There’s an older version of “toda rabs” that we used to say as teenagers – it was “toads.”

    in reply to: Should Proper Grammar Be Required in the CR? #929429
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    Yes.

    in reply to: There's Beer In The Cholent! #929306
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    ThePurpleOne:

    boy u make us sound like pigs.. the point is u just eat normally by the meal then 3 hours later have half a bowl of chulent..

    I’ve seen the way some of these boys eat chulent at Friday night shule learning, and they’re not taking half a bowl. It’s also not a healthy thing to be eating heavy food that late at night.

    However, I also said “I can’t do it.” My kids never did either, and still don’t as far as I know. If others want to do so, ess gezunderheit!

    in reply to: There's Beer In The Cholent! #929302
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    Our cholent is also vegetarian, as my wife and one daughter are vegan-this way, everyone can eat it (though she does not add the processed fake meat).

    I never understood the Friday night cholent thing. People eat a full meal, and they still want cholent afterwards? I mean, if that’s what they want, fine, but I couldn’t do it myself; too full after the heiliger first seudat Shabbat.

    in reply to: Becoming A Rebbetzin #958842
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    How do you address the Rebetzin? “Mrs.?” “Rebetzin?”

    We used to go to one shule where I used “Mrs.,” and I guess she was fine with that. (At least, she never corrected me or asked me to change.)

    We also attended a different shule; when I used “Mrs.” she asked me to call her by her first name. I wasn’t comfortable doing that, and I told her, but she insisted. (The Rebetzins in both cases were younger than me.)

    in reply to: There's Beer In The Cholent! #929290
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    It turns out that the Stella Artois was in the cholent, but my wife had a bottle of Samuel Adams for me to drink, along with a frosted glass. She’s so good to me, B”H!

    (The leftover cholent is waiting for me for melava malka now, so off I go!)

    Shavua tov!

    Chodesh tov!

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    in reply to: Where can I buy a used Iphone? #927374
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    You can’t buy an Iphone – they’re assur. Didn’t you go to the asifa at Metlife Field?

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