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Sacrilege
What type of things does Masbia need volunteers for?
Sacrilege
Why are girls so hooked on Schnitzi? I mean it tastes good but get over it. Lol.
It depends on how many girls. It sounds like one of the existing schools will need to open a new class. That would require enough students (who pay tuition) and finding a qualified teacher(s).
Sacrilege
I take it you are one of the younger ones in your family and therefore let everyone older say their piece.
At home I voice my opinion, but in public I usually don’t because not everyone can handle the truth…the opinions I express here I could never express in public with most people.
oomis1105
Its clear from the story that we are talking about young able bodied girls. Although it would have been nice for someone to help they they weren’t exactly in serious need of help (and as the story teller said they were laughing so obviously ok and having fun) so why should anyone be obligated to help?
Crdle
I know what you mean. You never know online.
Popa
Now that the IRS is making them reveal who has accounts its no longer that attractive.
WolfishMusings
Maybe I’m just taking the bait, but can you please elaborate why you think so little of yourself?
WolfishMusings
“My very existence is embarrassing for the entire Jewish community.”
Why would you say that about yourself, (even if it were true, which not one of us believes)?
Are you fishing for compliments?
Sacrilege
Does your mouth tend to get you in trouble in real life?
crdle
I think the girls are in all the food and ice cream joints.
TheChevra
As far as Chumash and Gemara goes, one can use an artscroll. It takes time to pick up “tietch” skills. Basically there are 2 ways to go about it, either one can use an artscroll and learn it inside with teh english and then review, (review is very very important for a beginner)
it a few times without the tietch. Work with a system. If you are doing chumash you can do a few pesukim a day with Rashi and with gemara a few lines with Rashi.
The bottom line is the person has to be serious about reviewing so that he starts remembering his learning and building his vocabulary.
Another approach thats harder but works a lot better is for one to use a regular Chumash or Gemara (get Oz Vehadar for Gemara or some other nice easy to read helpful Gemara), but get a good English Hebrew or Bible Hebrew dictionary and an Aramaic Hebrew English dictionary and as you go along, look up the words and write the translation with a lead pencil on top of the words. Chazara is important here as well, but the process of looking things up and writing them down helps you remember. After a while you will see that you start remembering more and more words.
Once familiar with the translation of Chumash Rashi it should be easier to move on to Rishonim and Acharonim.
Dont think this will happen overnight. However if you review everything a minimum of 4 times (really, for a beginner you should do it even more but absolute minimum is 4) you will see that you remember it and it will build your confidence. Once you know 20 Blatt Gemara with Rashi cold you should be able to learn most Gemaras on your own and should be fairly comfortable opening up a Rishon or Acharon.
Main thing is dont rush and expect it to happen too quickly, its really up to your level of commitment and and how much time and effort you put into it. Also did I mention do lots of Chazara?
telegrok
Talk about signs from heaven!
Sacrilege
You know a lot about booze for a girl. Its pretty cool.
Sacrilege
“Well I’ve installed the Filter 10K on my mouth, since at any given moment thousands of things are pouring into my brain and are begging to be said.”
I never understood people like that. I wish I could be more that way. I am not this big shmoozer in real life. Not for lack of what to say, but maybe lack of interest in socializing. Who knows.
vnishmartemmeod
Some people protect the molesters because they know them and are their friends and think that theres no way that their friend could have done these sick things. People would rather think that the kids make stuff up than face reality and realize that their best friend, son or brother could be a molester.
Sometimes, the molester is a “chashuv” person in the community like a Rabbi or a professional….and people find it easier to think that kids make stuff up.
Of course in some cases, the reason people side with the molester is because it can affect their institution financially (like a certain yeshivah) or lead to others getting into trouble if it can be proven that the persons bosses knew of the problem and ignored it….
real-brisker
I mean that on Shabbos I try to avoid reading things that aren’t Torah related. I don’t need to read the paper because I get all the news online during the week.
Sacrilege
100 steps? I think 1 or 2 steps is more than most humans can hack.
real-brisker
Shabbos I either learn Torah, or read Hashkafa books that are in English. I try to be makpid about what I read on Shabbos.
Sacrilege
“You know, some people say that there is no such a thing as Hell in the fiery sense…”
Ill assume you mean that there are various pshatim (Rishonim Achronim) to what Gehinnom means. True not all take it to mean a place of physical fire although many do, but everyone agrees there is a Gehinnom. Regardless, whatever and wherever it is, there is a burning that takes place there and its beyond anything we can imagine on this world and not a place anyone wants to have to experience even for a second.
(Its probably a lot better if Gehinnom was in the fiery sense because that means that we experience it in some physical way, because if its in the spiritual sense, well souls are infinite, so the pain can be infinite…I dont want to thank about that)
Sacrilege
So we should take risks that will get us into Gehinnom? No thank you. Ill find a different advisor.
oomis1105
RAV Pam ZTVKL. A little respect please for a Gadol byisroel.
Sacrilege
But you can drink bourbon? Its not often one comes across a girl who can drink bourbon.
Sacrilege
“Maybe we’ll be neighbors in the fiery inferno.”
Please dont talk that way. Its not a place you want to go and not something we should take lightly.
“In those days paralysis was extremely prevalent and many people fell victim to it with no relief in sight. I remember how the Chofetz Chaim would relate to this when speaking to us:
Where does the disease of paralysis originate?' he would ask rhetorically.Why has this disease spread to almost epidemic proportions during the last few years? If we would examine it we would observe that this is indeed a very strange affliction: A person has a mouth, a palate, lips, a throat, everything, but he cannot utter one word from his mouth! What happened? Paralysis! A person has legs, knees, feet, everything, but to walk? Not even one step. What happened? What does Hakodosh Boruch Hu want from us?” `Every human being has an account, an allowance of sorts. For example, a person might be allotted a million steps in his lifetime. After he has used up those million steps, there are no more! Finished! And from then on the person can still have feet and all the rest — but to walk? Not one more step. His allowance is depleted. Moreover, this person must know that each and every footstep is written down. Every step is reckoned. Guard your steps. Don’t go to places of wrongdoing. Don’t waste what you were given.
” `A person has a mouth. Hakodosh Boruch Hu gave a person a certain number of words in his lifetime. As soon as he has used up all his words — finished! He can have all the organs of speech but not one word will he be able to pronounce. Keep this in mind and guard your speech! Know that every word is written down; each word is subtracted from your allowance. Don’t waste them!
” `The same goes for the eyes, the hands and all the other organs of the body.’
From an interview with HaRav Kalman Farber a talmid of the Chofetz Chaim.
The Chofetz Chaim teaches that every body part has a certain amount of time that we can use it, including the tongue. This means that the amount of words you use in your life has a cutoff. Do you really want to waste the precious few words you have on lashon hara and nivul peh?
Yeah I always thought BPT was chassidish or Heimish.
Sacrilege
Good for you. But you know there are people who are hooked on reading up on their lives all the branjelina garbage type stuff…..
Sacrilege
I think that some of them would accept the candy lol.
Sacrilege
Were you serious about that bourbon comment?
Sacrilege
What does a singles Shabbos smell like?
Sacrilege
I had to say it 😉
Baruch Hashem for that. But most people look up to movie stars, or idolize them. Few people look past their beauty and glamour and see how low they truly are. In fact some people idolize their lowness and think that its something to strive for, all the partying, drugs…
Sacrilege
Are you a gadget junkie?
We only have money collectors.
Sacrilege
That’s a great way to make sure they don’t invite you back!
BP Totty
There’s a lot of mini categories in all the 4 categories. You may be technically right that there are 4 general categories but that tells you nothing because there are so many subcategories. If you say someone is Chassidish you know NOTHING unless you ask a whole lot of other questions.
Ill talk about the men. Just a few examples, there’s a big difference between Lubavitch, Bobov, Satmar, and Breslov, in Chassidish. There are very clear differences.
Now by Yeshivish, you have the shtark Yeshivish Lakewood chevrah, but you also have chevrah like Chofetz chaim guys who aren’t so yeshivish but they aren’t modern either. Same for yeshivos like Chaim Berlin or Torah Vodaas…
Even in MO there’s differences which I am less familiar with so I won’t comment on.
Laguy
That’s a beautiful idea. Wish they had that here. Who really needs another bottle of wine, candy dish….?
Sacrilege
“Not because it was Obama per se, but the idea that Hollywood could brainwash a bunch of weed smoking college students into choosing a President without merit, shows me that there is little hope for this Country.”
And people could wonder what’s wrong with movies.
D9
Most girls in the Yeshivish or Chassidish community are Kosher and have not been touched and wouldn’t allow it. However I can’t speak for more MO or for girls who were at risk at some point in their life.
Do a lot of research that’s all I can tell you.
BP Totty?
Really, women fall into 3-4 categories? Now I’m intrigued. You really sound like you have this down to a science.
At what age is it non tznius for a girl to ride a bike?
Don’t we see older teenaged girls riding bikes in the bungalow colonies?
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Sacrilege
Text message? Ive heard girls say it.