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I’m not mocking Das Yehudis, DY is fluid, it is determined by community. It is not necessarily codified in halacha.
PBA, while there may be exceptions, it’s not MO rabbis calling Charedim Erev Rav, Amalek, etc. It’s a terrible disgrace that a Rav in Flatbush called MO, modern day Misyavnim.
1) Which aveiros do the MO make into a mitzvah?
2) If it’s assur to walk into a pub (as you mentioned based on the YU Commentator ad), why is it a mitzvah for Charedim to go to a pub on a date? (Or is that an aveirah that the Charedi make into a mitzvah?)
3) Which great rabbi called out R’ Kook? Keep in mind that in the olden days, criticizing one opinion of a rabbi was not calling him an evil rasha. In those days people were still allowed to criticize an opinion while still respecting the person.
4) Why should I ask them or their rabbi why they don’t eat in a sukkah? The Shulchan Aruch paskens that you have to. The Rema paskens you have to. (That is certainly more than the Rema discusses elbows and necklines.)
The Sridei Aish ruled, when a rav asked him about ladies singing in shul where they could be heard, that it is permissable for two reasons:
1) Three voices, so it’s not Kol Isha.
2) Divrei Kedusha we are not chosesh for hirhurim.
I would imagine, based on experience and from what R’ Horowitz (the Internetter Rebbe) said, that those who say talking to a cousin is 100% assur is most likely the same people bound to end up on a sex offender registry.
The problem is that while the MO and the MO rabbinate respect the charedi and charedi rabbinate, it does not go both ways.
There is a halachic difference between covering your hair and covering your elbow. Some rabbis permit not covering your elbow, but others don’t. It’s a halachic issue and people should respect other’s opinions.
As for why many MO might not do certain things, as was pointed out before, many people use MO as a catch-all term, so MO will encompass the ultra-RW branch to the barely religious side of the spectrum.
Hakatan, just out of curiousity, if you live in Ch”ul, do you eat in a sukkah on Shmini Atzeres? I see many supposedly frum Jews openly violating halacha by eating indoors. That’s a lot worse than possibly violating daas yehudis and not covering your knees more than 4.5654″ inches below.
heretohelp, actually one of Giuliani’s greatest accomplishments was the fact that all of NYC HHC hospitals received accredidation and none of them closed down.
mdd, are you saying all/most/many the frum Jews in Europe were divorced?
Being able to phone scam people without worrying about caller ID.
Being able to dial a number by quickly pressing and releasing the hang-up button.
Wearing glasses that were almost as big as your face
Wearing brown (for men)
Not having any good candy/chocolate to choose from
YFL, you are correct, IF you are a member of that cult, then indeed you should follow the cult leader. Howver, for Jews, a Burqa is assur.
(This reminds me that I need to get some pizza puffs tonight.)
HaKatan, why would you say the Holocaust was because of Zionism? Why not say it was because of chassidus? Look at the decimation of Polish Jewry versus other countries’ populations of Jews.
Bottom line is that we CAN’T assign a reason and if you do it just makes you look foolish.
The world would be a lot better place if people did not read R’ Miller’s books, especially teenagers reading any of his “proofs” books.
How can you have a mesorah to not do a mitzvah?
If you don’t do it, it’s because of practical reasons (making you “pattur”), once those reasons are not there, you need to do a mitzvah.
My censored post is what all of us are thinking…..
The biggest joke is that NIRC in Baltimore is not charedi AT ALL. R’ Feldman may want to make friends with the Bnei Brak crowd, but the FACT is that R’ Lipman’s views are more in line with MOST of NIRC and NIRC alumni than R’ Feldman’s.
Like I posted before, if you ask many NIRC alumni, R’ Lipman is more in line with NIRC than R’ Feldman.
Why not?
Additionally as was posted earlier, using your logic how can R’ Chaim say what he said if Rishonim and earlier Acharonim said differently?
As long as they don’t wear colored shirts, the decision is up to them.
A couple in Philadelphia is facing charges that they allowed their child to die because their religion forbids medical treatments.
If something is dangerous, then the State can interfere and claiming unconstitutional won’t help, especially if the State is only asking for parental consent.
There is a reason why Nat Lewin turned down a request to be the attorney in this case. There is a video of him floating around where he said that the people bringing a suit against NYC have no case.
Again, so if someone observes the yahrzeit, they are also not allowed to feel sad and observe any other day?
Also, you have no idea if I lost someone, and next time you might want to re-read your OP before you press submit.
So you want us to march over to any Jew feeling sad and tell them that they’re bad people because the yartzheit was two weeks ago?
You’re the one being insensitive. Look at your question: “9/11 should we observe?” and then you go on to criticize those who observe the day.
What type of stupid question is this?
I guess he’s worried that if you sit by a window, you might see a rabbi molest a boy and then you would have to lie and say the boy molested the rabbi. So it’s better to not put yourself in that position.
1) regarding bloodletting, leeches are back in style.
2) a k’zayis is not “exact”. It’s a KEzayis, not a zayis.
3) If you don’t know science, you end up giving very poor answers when people raise questions, and you end up in many cases losing those people.
4) How much is pi in the gemarah?
Chazal, in the gemarah, were not “interested” in scientific experiments, so they used the science of their day when discussing things. It’s like 20 years ago, the atom was the smallest thing known to man, now we know there are things smaller. Doesn’t make anyone 20 years ago wrong, it just means we continuosly learn new things.
Directions? You don’t need no stinkin directions.
But, here is how I do it.
Firstly I use a non-stick pan, if you don’t have one, spray a drop of cooking spray and wipe with a paper towel, or use butter.
Put one slice of bread on the very low flame.
Go to the fridge and take out your cheese.
Optional: squirt some ketchup on the slice in the pan.
Put the cheese on the bread, put the other slice on top of the cheese.
Now it’s mostly up to taste, you need to flip the sandwich once the bottom gets a little crispy and slighty toasted.
Keep flipping until you have the right texture. The important thing is to use a low flame.
Use a frying pan to make the grilled cheese. You’ll never go back to a toaster.
HaLeivi,
I’m not sure why you stetch the definition of kefirah in this case, yet in other cases, the first word out of someone’s mouth is labeled as kefirah.
As for Machnisei Rachamaim, my understanding is that it’s 100% kefira and everyone knows it, but since we say it, it’s suddenly allowed. That still doesn’t take away the fact that it’s a prayer to angels.
Right, if you paid a deposit, they MIGHT be able to keep it if you backed out, but if they backed out they need to return the money.
Then again, seminary administrators are only 2-3 levels up from the Devil.
A notary public just verifies that the person signing the document is the person signing the document. YWN could require a notary public sign your posts before it gets approved if they wanted to.
I don’t think the contract would be entirely enforceable.
There is also no reason not to press on and take the rabbi and the seminary to a din Torah. What better way to be mechanech people on the proper way to deal with things.
1) It depends on your state.
2) You need to be an EMT first.
3) It’s around 1 year of study/”internship”
Keep in mind that in NJ there are no volunteer paramedics.
Also, make sure you want to do it out of love, because if you want to do it for the money, you picked the wrong profession.
Take the person who called on you to Beis Din.
1) R’ Eisenmann recently wrote another piece on how he hates the new term “not yet frum.”
2) My bet is that philosopher is not frum anymore. Just a hunch.
3) I could not believe the PBA posts, I guess now he’s at the cranky old man phase of his life.
What about the “medrash” about the two brothers who would trade food at night and the spot they met became the Beis Hamikdash.
Try to find that one.
Who is Hash_m? Do you mean Hashem?
Another reason why many working people have some ill feelings towards kollel people is the statement that “kollel is so hard, we shteig all day.”
I don’t buy that.
1) If you enjoy learning, it’s enjoyable. I would love to sit at my desk all day and actually enjoy what I do.
2) The statement that they learn all day is also not true, even for a full day learner. You have your day starting at 9:30ISH, one hour lunch break, frequent smoke/coffee/drink breaks, 1-2 hours evening break, etc. Add up the actual learning time.
3) It’s really insulting for someone to put down their working and then give them an envelope so that they can support the kollel.
toi, and what is the translation of seudah?
You sound like a kindergarden kid.
Do you also not have weddings but chassunas, levayas and not funerals?
This is kefirah, it’s like asking who is your favorite gadol.
Know what else is abuse? When you call Chaverim to do something just because you’re lazy or don’t want to get dirty doing it.
What about R’ Hutner’s prize student? He has ignored a din Torah from R’ Moshe. Does that mean we can now insult R’ Hutner for the actions of his student?
Has the land kicked them out? Or has the land turned into an oasis?
There’s a reason why they were sent to the back of the bus. It is inherently demeaning.
nechomah, if you’re worried, why not dress in a burqa? Furthermore, if you stay home, then men won’t see you at all and won’t have improper thoughts.
To Hell and back.
He’ll also get a law degree and perhaps become a BT, all on the taxpayer’s dime.
Don’t people shake and shiver when you shake their hands?
GAW, is getting your teeth cleaned considered medical attention?
The added time is usually for parole reasons, I think.
benignuman, so shaking hands is OK since it’s not derech chiba? Besides, shaking hands is one off, and not too intimate. Having your teeth cleaned is not a one off touching, it’s way too intimate to say that it’s not a problem.