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Torah613Torah

What do you consider average height for a Jewish girl?

BTW I think you are likely smarter than you think you are.

brotherofurs

Welcome back. First of all you should know he may be a Rabbi but he is human and most likely even if he has worked on many of his flaws he still has many he may not be aware of so dont expect perfection or even near perfection, especially if we are talking about a Rabbi who is young or relatively so.

Another thing, most Rabbis today are busier today than Rabbonim of yesteryear because now they get called, emailed, texted and people also call them at home and expect them to be always on call. I know of Rabbonim that get texted serious Shaylos. On a regular basis. So please dont be quick to judge this Rabbi. He may have been expecting an important text or he always must check every text that comes in as it comes in to make sure its not an emergency.

As a further point, I think your friend has to realize that while she may have been feeling like she was saying something very important and personal, she may not have disclosed that to the Rabbi before he picked up his phone. As you yourself said “and was ready to disclose a serious problem,” “The situation was so hard for her at home that she was ready to cry.” You expect him to read minds too?!

Popa

Good point. I was thinking along these lines. It gets on my nerves that people blame going off the derech because some random person or people weren’t as nice or friendly as they should have been. (Im not referring to people who were physically emotionally or sexually abused as that is very different.) So let me get this straight you dont know me, you see me at random and decide to curse me out because you dont like my face so I should no take off my Yarmulka and drop it down the sewer? Great logic in that no?

haifagirl

Why is it not gross when you have chicken bones on your plate or on someone else’s but it is suddenly gross when its in a pile on top of some plates?

You do realize that there are so many different things that can technically “gross” out different people and the best way to live is to be a mevater (Jewish word) and not be so particular about things. It will open up vistas of joy for you.

I dont like quoting movies but one of the best movie lines of all time is “hakuna matata” from the Lion King. It really solves a lot of life’s problems if you get into that mode of thinking.

It is hereditary but poor diet, lack of regular exercise and sun light as well as smoking are contributing factors.

OneOfMany

Lol dont do that to me I on a diet!

Poster

Try brisk walking for exercise and walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day. Its good for your heart, mind, and your waistline.

ThePurpleOne

I think that when it comes to inyanim of Ruchniyus, if you really want it and try hard to do whats right and not do what isnt, and Daven to Hashem with a lot of kavvanah He will answer and help you because it is what He wants, He wants you to grow and He wants you to be close to Him.

Torah613Torah

We still filter our water. I think the water tastes better filtered. Besides, the copepods never told me that they left.

simcha613

It depends on how smart he is as well as what would interest him. If he isn’t ready to “practice” Yiddishkiet then stay away from Halacha for now. I think Chumash rashi would be interesting although be prepared for lots of philosophical questions…Maybe try doing Meam Loeiz with him its quite fascinating.

apushatayid

“If you need a box drink to help you determine who your real friends are, you need a lot more than a box drink.”

That’s why he said “a box drink and wafer.”

popa_bar_abba

You expect a woman to understand? tee hee.

The Kanoi Next Door

+ 1. When I was a younger I was always so jealous of my sister who used to sleep until 11 am or so on Shabbos morning. I would come home from shul and thunder at her “YOU JUST WOKE UP?!” Lol.

There were two sisters, one called Petal and one called Fridge. One day, Petal asks her parents, “Why did you call me Petal?” and they replied “Because when you were a baby, a petal fell on you.” And then Fridge says “bllaaarrarararraraaarg”.

So I’m driving around in my car, and I come up to a stop sign. There’s no one around, so I just kinda slow down, but don’t come to a complete stop. I hear a siren, and it turns out the cops are behind me, and they ask me to pull over.

A cop gets out of the car and tells me he has to give me a ticket because I didn’t stop at the stop sign. I tell him I did stop, but he says, “No, you just slowed down.”

So I say,”Stop, slow down, there exactly the same!”

Then he pulls out his nightstick and starts beating me across the head with it. And then he says, “Now, do you want me to SLOW DOWN, or do you want me to stop?”

YW Moderator-42

How do we know Joseph doesn’t work for Popa?

My Artscroll chumash lists this as one of the Aseres Hadibros, “Though Shalt not commit Adoltary.”

yageir

There is Hashem in everything! Theres a very good reason why Hashems name is not mentioned in the megillah its kind of the whole point of the story!

ThePurpleOne

Get him an Avraham Fried, Shwekey, Benny Friedman or some other popular CD and let him play that. Not everyone has to love it, the point is to stop listening to soul pollution. You can take a vote on what cd to get based on the majority of who people like.

Mod 42

Was it due to the alcohol, or did the alcohol exacerbate their doltiness?

ThePurpleOne

Then get your own mp3 player and listen to your own music or shiurim or whatever interests you.

Rebdoniel

It is impressive how you know every kula that exists in halacha and use it!

snowbunny3318

How do you end up with all this cholov stam in Israel?

The purple

How can a bus driver for a beis yakov blast non Jewish music? Can the school do something about it?

Torah

I think if you know about lifnei iver u would know about this. Also you never knew that for Amira Laakum you can’t use a irreligious Jewish person?