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  • in reply to: What makes someone Modern Orthodox? #797086
    Toi
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    As i understand the difference between MO an R’ Hirsch. MO beliueves there is what to glean from secular study that cannot be gleaned from the torah, and, by studying both, a person can come to realize a bigger fuller picture. tora im derech eretz does not.

    in reply to: What would you like to be when you grow up? #1045030
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    A rebbe once told me that the correct response to this question is..”toothpaste”. huh? every jew shoulds grow up to be the best eved hassem they can. how you put food on the table isnt you. how many blatt gemara you learn is you. so toothpaste is just as valid an answer as lawyer.(assuming that being toothpaste makes money)

    in reply to: How Did You Break Your (Musical) Fast #796963
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    adi ran. awesome

    in reply to: Where to go Bain hazmanim for �heap #796742
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    i think it would be fun to chill in the coffee room telling everyone how much you learsn!! joke.someone had to

    in reply to: Seminary Advice #796853
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    what are you afraid of. chill

    in reply to: Dear CR member, #797989
    Toi
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    stil awake. its nearly two in the afternoon

    in reply to: In Eretz Yisrael?? #796104
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    I’m still here.not a mod. im actually in EY. I think that makes me the least addicted though my wife would argue

    in reply to: Sefardic Rabbonim's Hats #1101407
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    I think because the askenazic yeshivos are the majority and more mainstream, the sephardi bnei torah want to feel part of that bigger whole so they adopted the “yeshivish” mode of dress. It also looks more bakovodik today then a turban

    in reply to: What would you like to be when you grow up? #1045000
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    When I grow up I wanna be a triangle!!!!!

    (heard from a kid for real)

    in reply to: Wearing Kallah's Jewelry #795854
    Toi
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    he doesnt have trhem yet silly. he gets them in the yichud room!!

    in reply to: Wearing Kallah's Jewelry #795852
    Toi
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    Prominent Kallah teacher told me it has no mekor whatsoever

    in reply to: Digital Cameras #795071
    Toi
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    panasonic lumix. unbeatable.at B & H

    in reply to: how do u find out on a date if the spouse is humble? #795446
    Toi
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    see how they react to sideways compliments.bashful or all pumped about themselves

    in reply to: What makes someone Modern Orthodox? #797079
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    can any1 address my conundrum above? Why does the MO camp have co=ed camps and mingling; and its considered accepted and not dangerous. I’ve never heard of an MO rav coming out against it. please explain. and if that really is accepted it doesn’t sound like the type of people who have real sh’eefos in avodas hashem

    in reply to: What makes someone Modern Orthodox? #797076
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    i think i got modded b4. see artdcrolls biography on r hirsch. tora im drech eretz is diametricaly opposed to torah umaada. theres a quote from norman lamm saying so.

    in reply to: What makes someone Modern Orthodox? #797062
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    i also don’t understand one thing. why cling to a belief and ideal that is self-admittedly (i just made up a word) failing.in the O community intergender mingling is looked upon with didain although it does occur- pizza shops etc. MO has co-ed camps. why don’t their leaders put a cherem on it if its opposed to their ideal. there are no reactions to everything wrong that happens. it makes no sense.

    in reply to: What makes someone Modern Orthodox? #797061
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    mw13 R’ hirschs hashkafa of tora im derech eretz and MOs hashkafa of torah umaada are not only not alike- they are diametrically opposed. see artscrols biography of r hirsch. r hirsch held that torah reigns supreme and with it secular subjects can be understood better whereas r norman lamm (quoted in the biography -not me-) says that both torah and secular subjects have what to glean from each other. look there. if i keep writing il;l get modded. also worthy to note that r hirsch was emphatically opposed to the state of israel and for some reason MO decided that r hirsch had their agenda. again this i believe to be factual- see his biography by artscroll. he actually mazintained a position closer to satmar then the rest of the jewish community. i know everyone will say i’m crazy and ignorant but this is historically accurate. kol tuv

    in reply to: Couple Meals #788228
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    Blintz- I understand your indignance. And i dont mean to say that youve done wrong. obviously not every, or even many, couple seudos cause problems. But the same way that internet is only thouroughly destructive a minute percent of the time, and texting doesnt always derail a teens yiddishkeit, why would people engage in an idea which can, and does, wreck marriages. I have heard the actual stories from her. You dont kknow cuz your not involved in this area.)

    in reply to: Couple Meals #788220
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    I have a personal relationship with a prominent kallah teacher in a big city in america. She told me that you wouldnt believe how many aveiros and divorces come out of couple meals. You really wouldnt believe it. Unless your oisek in that field then all your theorizing about it is worthless. It is very very bad. And you are uninformed

    in reply to: DIVORCE CRISIS – young couples getting divorced #1200035
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    You mean thats not marriage?

    in reply to: Couple Meals #788217
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    I have a personal relationship with a prominent kallah teacher in a big city in america. She told me that you wouldnt believe how many aveiros and divorces come out of couple meals. You really wouldnt believe it. Unless your oisek in that field then all your theorizing about it is worthless. It is very very bad. And you are uninformed

    in reply to: DIVORCE CRISIS – young couples getting divorced #1200029
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    Agreed

    in reply to: Bathroom door #787729
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    By extension, why are the only windows to the outside of the dira also in the bathroom- specifically in the shower!!!

    in reply to: hat or not? #776016
    Toi
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    Ya but someone else might dump him. I say play it safe. He can take it off on date 2

    in reply to: Mazel Tov! #1223515
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    ya i was serious. long time observer and new poster. guess now i dont need to worry about shidduchim

    in reply to: Mazel Tov! #1223511
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    Getting married this coming week

    in reply to: hat or not? #776011
    Toi
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    protocol in the general yeshivish world calls for the hat to be left on for the whole first date. Don’t judge a guy negatively if he does. Some would dump him outright for not leaving it on.

    in reply to: Would You Date a Guy Who Drives a Mustang? #776819
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    I think it depends on why he drives the car. If he’s a speed freak (not cosidering the health risks involved) then I don’t think it’s a problem. But if it really is because he wants to be seen and be seen in this way, it kind of gives you a glimpse about the person’s pnimius that’s not so desirable in a responsible husband

    in reply to: Opposite Gender Friendships #795868
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    women do not get it. over. and they can’t. the same way we don’t get them

    in reply to: Learning Before Shavuos #1017889
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    Does your family eat beets on Shavuos??

    in reply to: It's My Birthday! #778242
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    It’s my birthday now!!yes i’m really old. clearly not or i wouldn’t be happy

    in reply to: Are you in Israel? #776586
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    I’ll be there soon!!! Achakeh lo b’chol yom sheyavoh

    in reply to: Shavuos Night For Girls #775340
    Toi
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    Ditto

    in reply to: Quitting Smoking #775280
    Toi
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    depends on your relationship with them

    in reply to: Black Hat Advice #775650
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    I’m not sure which derech you used to approach your father. you could try from the frum perspective and explain its value in ruchnius if you feel that your father will respond positively. if not since your a teen it may work to pull the individuality card. but as i wrote above don’t get heated over it

    in reply to: Black Hat Advice #775608
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    Gimme a break where’s the lack of kibbud av if the inyan can be explained without getting in an “i’m frummer then you” fight. if you can sit down and have a discussion about it and explain it he’ll see it your way. if it does become a personal issue then drop it. when you’re a bit older and more experienced try again.

    in reply to: Limericks! #1221628
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    There once was a man from Darjiling

    who travelled all the way to Neeling

    the sign on the door

    said don’t spit on the floor

    so he carefully spat on the ceiling

    in reply to: dating – drinking with women #773971
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    oy vey that sounds like my mother…Pass the blue bottle!!!

    in reply to: Sports #774170
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    Achashveirosh also served glatt kosher. set and match

    in reply to: drinking out of a bottle #774280
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    Domeh likelev only applies to a substantial food item like a cookie. a drink would not be a problem.

    BSD- what i mean is do you feel its respectful in front of malchus. i don’t. i wonder if they only served tea at the wedding

    in reply to: The Medina controversy #773948
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    this generation,being so ignorant as a whole, and leting their feelings and passions make hashkafic decisions for them, is not qualified to decide large hashkafic issues. Those who do have a right are the great rabbis who have recieved guidance from their rabbeim on matters of hashkafa and how to think. taanos like”they do so much for us” etc. don’t address the actual issue of its existence.

    in reply to: funny things to talk about on a date #775069
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    Random advice to guys- really random things can make a first date uncomfortable so keep any extreme stories to yourself

    in reply to: Sports #774155
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    Mike- i’ll find you the mishna brura that expressly assurs going to stadiums. I don’t remember where but it it says in shulchan aruch mishna brura that stadiums and theaters are assur

    in reply to: drinking out of a bottle #774274
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    Whether cans were designed to be drunk from or not doesn’t mean it would be refined. would you drink out of a can in front of the queen of england?

    in reply to: Sports #774146
    Toi
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    now we have three categories. playing, watching (tele…), and going.three dif topics. care to specify

    in reply to: Ger Disowns Pre-Conversion Family #833047
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    I believe that anyone with a bit of seichel will tell you to act cordially to them. I believe the halachic issue raised here is the gemara that states that a ger is kikotton she’nolad dummi. which means he has no halachic relationship to his family. ask a lor

    in reply to: Sports #774144
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    sounds like playing no? cuz watching as a question would apply to anyone

    in reply to: Sports #774142
    Toi
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    depens on the boy, the yeshiva,the upbringing, and where he’s holding in life. in terms of excercise one can argue that its more fun while playing sports but theoretically (and i know this is annoying) you could just run up and down stairs for a while

    in reply to: Jokes #1201693
    Toi
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    MExican words again:

    What did the mexican fire truck call his kids???

    JosA and JosB

    !!!! come on you know its funny

    in reply to: Silver and crystal pacifier clips #773517
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    My bash wasn’t directed at the expenditure itself (though I am maskim), rather the fact that it is considered normal accepted to adorn a regular childrens weekday outfit with precious gems and metals. I’m referring to the principle – not the bank account

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