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  • in reply to: Should The Rich Be Taxed? 馃捀馃殨 #1674073
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    CTL; Thanks for caring. I too support the philosophy of; from each according to his means, to each according to his needs.

    in reply to: Tzniut Problems In The 5 Towns #1671537
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    ZD, go ahead. In which communities do tax evaders, child molestors or people stealing government benefits like Medicaid or section 8 parade their crimes in public?

    in reply to: How Close Are You To Your Cousins? #1670908
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    CTL; Sounds very interesting. How do you and Mrs. CTL balance your work requirements vs. your camp responsibilities?

    in reply to: How Close Are You To Your Cousins? #1670507
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    CTL; How were/are your young grandchildren entertained at Camp CTL all summer long?

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    Justme; Please check over your posts for spelling and grammar errors before posting.
    Also try to condense your thoughts so people with ADD will follow you.
    How about; Let’s have co-ed dating events for burnt out working boys open to singles taking low doses of medication.

    in reply to: The Death of the "Normal" Minyan #1668872
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    CTRebbe; I don’t know where you are davening but I don’t see the majority of people skipping most of pesukei dezimra where I Daven.
    You made me recall the story of Erev Pesach when the Gabai announced that we skip Mizmor Lesoda, one fellow was puzzled how to do that since he only said Boruch Sheamar, Ashrei & Yishtabach all year long!

    in reply to: Chillul Hashem Week – AKA Yeshiva Break #1668239
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    Ubiq; Do you think the following statement is correct: 鈥渢he Torah opposes eating non-kosher food and/or being mechalel Shabbos?

    in reply to: If You Found Out That Another Poster Was… #1668226
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    CTL; What you’re saying would made it quite difficult for the average CR poster to identify you. However if Joseph was your son he would definitely have identified you by all the personal details you’ve mentioned over the course of time. Nice bedtime story though. Also don’t potch too hard or Joseph’s personal injury attorneys will be in touch with you forthwith.

    in reply to: If You Found Out That Another Poster Was… #1667789
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    Joseph; come on how many attorneys can there be in suburban Connecticut towns with an Orthodox community who have served in public office? I’m sure anyone who is sufficiently determined can ascertain CTL’s identity. In summation, I hereby find Joseph’s tale quite entertaining but pointedly straining all credulity.

    in reply to: If You Found Out That Another Poster Was… #1667757
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    Act II: Scene; CTL Compound, family gathering;
    Zeidy; OK all of you, the jig is up! The time for v arguments is over! Hand over your phones for inspection! With your passwords, fingertips & faces!
    I have a notary standing by to certify the amendments to my will!

    in reply to: Summary of the Inyan article on Techeiles #1667539
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    Neville; You meant will heal the sick and make vaccines unnecessary.

    in reply to: Lamud vov tzaddikim #1666921
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    The Gemara in Sanhedrin, Perek Chelek that mentions the 36 Tzadikim doesn’t say that they are hidden.

    in reply to: New Kosher Gym? #1665958
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    Magid of Pinsk; Who is your Rav? The Pinsker Rav?

    in reply to: In Town versus Out of Town #1664342
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    MDG; I hope you have a climate controlled storage room for your flour and/or sift it before use, otherwise you might have an infestation problem leading to 讬爪讬讗转 砖讻专讱 讘讛驻住讚转讱.
    How’s that for a display of outward religiousity?

    in reply to: Shidduch Crisis: Women who earn too much #1661777
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    Joseph; “often leaves them left at the altar unmarried”
    Seriously!? left at the altar?
    Since when do Yidden get married at the altar??!!

    in reply to: Yeshiva Fundrasing using Cigar Rolling and Wine Tasting #1661522
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    ZG, thanks

    in reply to: Yeshiva Fundrasing using Cigar Rolling and Wine Tasting #1661431
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    ZionGate; Thanks. Is that a Gemara or a Medrash and where is that found?

    in reply to: Yeshiva Fundrasing using Cigar Rolling and Wine Tasting #1661429
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    RebYid; So that leaves me sort of back where I started.

    in reply to: Yeshiva Fundrasing using Cigar Rolling and Wine Tasting #1661259
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    ZionGate; Thanks, now what about the wall tiles?

    in reply to: Yeshiva Fundrasing using Cigar Rolling and Wine Tasting #1661258
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    RebYid; It’s hard to tell but it appears in most of the tiles. To make matters more murky, the goofy tile installers set some of the tiles in the opposite direction resulting in the Satan worshippers upside down cross.

    in reply to: Yeshiva Fundrasing using Cigar Rolling and Wine Tasting #1661206
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    Now that the topic of bathroom tiles has been broached, I would like to pose the following shaila to the esteemed members of this distinguished panel. I noticed a while after I moved in to my current rental apartment that there is a crucifix design on both the wall and floor bathroom tiles. Do I have to replace them or can I rely on the response of the Rosh Yeshiva who when informed that a picture of 讗讜转讜 讛讗讬砖 was hanging on the wall of his hospital room replied “注专 讛注谞讙讟,? 讝讗诇 注专 讛注谞讙谉”?

    in reply to: Yeshiva Fundrasing using Cigar Rolling and Wine Tasting #1660878
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    I’m not familiar with this event but I saw a video of an event which could have been called “讘砖讘转谞讜 注诇 住讬专 讛讘砖专”!
    Which took the 谞讘诇 讘专砖讜转 讛转讜专讛 to new heights or lows.

    in reply to: Beth Isaac of Flatbush (R Yerucham Leshinsky) Closed? #1656805
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    Joseph: The surviving members

    in reply to: Must you be wealthy to live in Los Angeles? #1655999
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    RebYidd; Trump is from NY, not LA!

    in reply to: The Killing of Nahal Haredi Soldiers and the Anti Draft Protests #1655214
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    Sorry, I knew there was one more that slipped my mind before.
    Ba Charedim vehemidan al achas, “Issur Mesirah!”

    in reply to: The Killing of Nahal Haredi Soldiers and the Anti Draft Protests #1655106
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    Re: Dina Dimalchusa Dina;
    Ba Chavakuk vehemidan al achas, “Tzadik be’emunaso yichyeh”.
    Lehavdil, Ba Reform & beyond, vehemidan al achas, “Tikun Olam”.
    Ba RZ vehemidan al achas, “Medinat Yisrael”.
    Ba MO vehemidan al achas, “Dina Demalchusa Dina”.

    in reply to: The Killing of Nahal Haredi Soldiers and the Anti Draft Protests #1655105
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    Manitou; I highly doubt you are charedi or learned in Kollel for 10 years. But even if you did, your hashkafos have clearly changed since then. Your screen name alone is indicative of that. The definition of manitou; among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
    Quite telling that you chose that as your alias.
    Your “rational” theme is further proof.

    in reply to: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us! #1652964
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    As far as the Rambam is concerned, I think it’s pretty obvious the reason the Rambam didn’t say 讗诐 诪转 is because that it’s included in 讗诐 诇讗 注砖讛 讜讛爪诇讬讞

    in reply to: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us! #1652961
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    Does anyone want to address the fact that the Rebbe said “讛讙讬注 讝诪谉 讙讗讜诇转讻诐 “讘转讜专转 谞讘讜讗讛
    As I was told by Lubavichers years before 讙’ 转诪讜讝
    I also heard that the Rebbe said
    诪讬专 讝讬爪注谉 爪讜讝讗诪注谉 讘讬讬 讗讬讬谉 讟讬砖 诪讬讟 诪砖讬讞
    If that was not referring to himself I don’t know what would be. Surely nobody expected him to say b’peh maleh “I am Moshiach”!

    in reply to: We need a new inyan for Nittel Nacht #1651715
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    Meno; We aren’t, just KatanHadorah with her MO mentality is. That she constantly haunts YWN with is geared to the Charedi community just indicates that there must be a dearth of interactive MO sites.

    in reply to: What’s the best way to drink the morning coffee? #1643454
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    Actually I recall we had a rather extensive coffee thread a while back.
    But since you ask; lighter roast when I need more caffeine, darker when I need less. No sugar (so one can actually taste the coffee), red milk if no cream or half & half is available.
    A vareme geshmake Shachris to all.

    in reply to: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us! #1642423
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    Sechel; I clearly recall the tekufah before gimel tamuz. I was told then by Lubavicher Chasidim in my shul that the Rebbe said Higia Zman Geulaschem, “Betoras Nevuah”.

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    Takes2; It’s cute how KatanHadorah changes the wording from allegations to witnesses in order to make her mindless accusations and snide implications, isn’t it?

    in reply to: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us! #1628183
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    CS; “allot” means to assign as a share or portion, what you are trying to say is “a lot”.

    in reply to: Frum Jews Should NOT Fly On Thursday! #1626437
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    I agree with Ferd that it is not ideal to travel on such a long trip so close to Shabbos. It’s not like a trip to the Catskills where you have the option to stop in Monsey or Monroe. However even if Charedim didn’t travel on this flight El Al would still fly it since there were only about 20 Charedim in Athens according to one of the passengers Rabbi Halberstam.

    in reply to: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us! #1626379
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    Who are Chagas Chasidim?

    in reply to: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us! #1626021
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    Anybody know why I stopped receiving email notification of follow up replies? I did not select the block notification icon.

    in reply to: Lev Tahor’s donors – Which rock could they be living under? #1625776
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    Joseph: Don’t think that your smart aleck tactics will convince anyone that LT is a saintly group. If you want first hand evidence, go to Montreal and speak to the other son of Shlomo Erez Elbaranes Hellbrans. He left the cult when he realized that it was a perversion of Yiddishkeit. I believe Shlomo Hellbrans wife also left when she was attacked. Now his daughter left and is planning to embrace the family of her husband’s first wife (daughter of the Kashau Rebbe) who opposed The Hellbrans cult for many years.
    There is testimony from former members how they were given malkos in public for bizarre reasons such as drinking from water bottle! If you cover for them, you are just enabling there aveiros and abuse with all that that entails.

    in reply to: Did Dell Bigtree change your perspective about anti vaxxers? #1625621
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    Health; So why should one suffer from the side effects if there are in many cases natural alternatives that do not have such potentially serious side effects?

    in reply to: Anim Zemirot and Shabbtai Tzvi #1625533
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    I once heard that due to its Kedusha and chashivus there was extreme competition among the wealthy and chashuvim over who would receive the kibud to lead the tzibur for Aanim Zemiros. Therefore to avoid this strife in Germany a takanah was instituted that it could only be led by someone under Bar Mitzvah. We see until this day this minhag in many Ashkenaz shuls. Other kehillos seem to have dealt with this issue by having the Shliach Tzibur of Musaf lead it.

    in reply to: THREAD: Not for Anti-vaxxers #1625527
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    Interjection; Thank you, that’s what I wanted cto know.

    in reply to: THREAD: Not for Anti-vaxxers #1625219
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    Are the over 3900 votes on YWN’s poll for allowing non vaccinated children into schools representative of parents of non vaccinated children?

    in reply to: Summarize Lubavitch “philosophy” #1625063
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    I propose the CR be renamed the Nitpickers Forum!

    in reply to: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us! #1623760
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    As we approach 500 posts on this thread I think it’s time to put this discussion in perspective. There a a vort from either the Sfas Emes of Gur or the Ahavas Yisroel of Vizhnitz on the pasuk, Be’achris Hayomim Ho’emes Nederes. “Yeder Tzadik bakumt a giluy fun himmel az zayn derech iz di richtigeh derech, uber der klugeh Tzadik farshteyt az yeder Tzadik bakumt der zelber giluy!”
    So it’s high time for TomimT and any Lubavichers who share his religious superiority complex to grow up.

    in reply to: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us! #1622993
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    Mr. Tomim; I have yet to hear a mekor in the Torah for a designated live individual as Moshiach who thereafter died and is still designated as Moshiach min meisaya.

    in reply to: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us! #1622055
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    Who says the candy in the park and the nursery rhyme incidents are in the same city/neighborhood?

    in reply to: Election Results 2018 — Republicans Do Better Than Expected #1620583
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    ZD; They didn’t finish counting all the votes in Arizona let alone a recount. Just because the Dem took a slight lead yesterday doesn’t mean she’ll win. The numbers may seesaw back and forth until the final numbers are in.

    in reply to: Election Results 2018 — Republicans Do Better Than Expected #1618773
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    Neville: With the Dems in control of the State Senate, New York will now be more liberal than ever. Compounding that shift is the unfortunate fact that the Democrat caucus is more liberal than ever since several conservative Democrats were defeated in the Democrat primaries by far left challengers.

    in reply to: Pro Vaccination Paranoia in the frum community. #1616993
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    Haimy; Your point is accurate. The situation is similar to a plane or train disaster with multiple casualties R”l which receives widespread media coverage. On the other hand all the “minor” car crashes with a couple of victims are not reported in such a manner even though in total there are thousands of more deaths R”l from these “minor” incidents.

    in reply to: who is "The Gadol Haddar" of America #1616793
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    Joseph; When & where do the Moetzes make their deliberations public?

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