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Once again, zahavasdad throws around the “lashon hara” cry, when he himself is a huge malshin in the CR.
This, whether it is true or not, does not detract from his statement.
The statement he was responding to is or is not LH regardless of his personal conduct on the board. Your argument was pure ad hominem, as instead of addressing his point, you chose to address him instead.
The Wolf
as of today, february 5, 2013, there will be no more pennies in circulation.
Minor nitpick: As of today, there are millions, if not billions of Canadian pennies in circulation and they will be for years to come. However, as of today, no more will be minted.
The Wolf
I spend my Purim night reading the Megillah.
The Wolf
I’d think that a Shliach Tzibur (including a Baal Koreh) is deserving of an honorific.
I would disagree.
Even if you want to argue that I should be addressed as “Rabbi” ex-officio* (as, for example, a grade school Rebbe would be called Rabbi even if he doesn’t have semicha), that would only apply to the members of my shul. It would not apply to anyone else.
The Wolf
* A position I disagree with as well.
Today everyone is a “rabbi”. The title doesn’t mean much anymore.
I have, for a long time, protested when someone called me “Rabbi” or any other variation of the word. I have not earned it and calling me “Rabbi” is disrespectful of those who have studied and worked diligently to obtain the title.
The Wolf
When you see him again, you tell him something along the lines of “I’m so sorry to hear about your loss…”
The Wolf
The general rule is that the poor of your own city come before the poor of elsewhere. Thus, if you have poor people locally, you should give to them before giving to people in Eretz Yisroel.*
As for whether or not a particular beggar is Jewish, I will say this: We strive to emulate HKBH. By Him it says “Tov Hashem lakov v’rachamav al kol ma’asav.”
The Wolf
* That is, of course, assuming you don’t live in Eretz Yisroel.
As for the OP, all I’ll say is this:
Don’t listen to anyone here. You and your Chosson should ask a Rav what to do. Follow what he says, not what anyone here says.
Oh, yes… and Mazal Tov!
The Wolf
I say Good Shabbos to everyone Jew* I pass in the street.
I also say Good Morning (or Afternoon or Evening, as appropriate) to every non-Jew I pass* in the street.
The Wolf
* With certain exceptions — if they’re engrossed in conversation, for example, I won’t interrupt.
Simple. Wine is because Jesus “changes” the water into Wine. Water was changed into blood during the Makka of Dam. So wine changes into Blood.
Heh. Very cute.
Kimono, kimono, kimono. Ha! Of course! Kimono is come from the Greek word himona, is mean winter. So, what do you wear in the wintertime to stay warm? A robe. You see: robe, kimono. There you go!
I liked that movie. Which reminds me… I have to put some Windex on a pimple. 🙂
The Wolf
VM: The goyim based their entire religion from us.
Care to tell me from which Jewish practice transubstantiation comes from?
The Wolf
What Moshe got at Har Sinai was the Mitzvos with all their details
Clearly not *all* the details.
He did not receive which death penalty a mechallel Shabbos receives.
He did not receive the mitzvah of Pesach Sheini.
He did not receive the halacha regarding daughters inheriting in the absence of sons.
The Wolf
i believe there is a gemara that deals with that issue, of whether moshe recived all 613 mitzvos with the entire torah as we know it, or he received it part by part as time went on.
Yes, it’s a machlokes in the gemara.
However, I don’t see how it’s possible to say that Moshe received the entire Torah in it’s final form at Sinai. After all, consider the following:
It says in B’Shalach that the B’nei Yisroel ate the manna for forty years until they entered Eretz Canaan. If this verse appeared as such at Sinai, wouldn’t someone have asked “Hey, what do you mean we’re going to be in the wilderness for forty years?”
If the Torah was given to Moshe in its final form at Sinai, why would Moshe hit the rock when he knew in advance that it would cause him to not enter Eretz Yisroel?
If the Torah was given in its final form to Moshe at Sinai, would Korach have rebelled knowing the fate that he was in for? Would the spies have brought back their report, knowing in advance the grim consequences? Would Zimri have committed his act, knowing that Pinchas was waiting in the crowd with his spear? Would Aharon’s two sons have done what they did, knowing that it would have cost them their lives?
If the Torah was given at Sinai in its final form, why would Moshe need to bring the question of Tzelaphchad’s daughters to HaShem? He already had the answer. Likewise, why would there be any doubt about the form of death penalty for the wood-gatherer? When the people who were tamei on Pesach wanted an opportunity to bring the Korban Pesach, why did Moshe tell them to wait for HaShem to answer them?
From these questions, it is very clear that the Torah was not given in its final form at Sinai. The text of the Torah could only have been finalized at the end of the forty years.
The Wolf
The entire ????, both ????? and ??? ?? was given at ?? ????, with all the details.
So, Moshe knew at Har Sinai about the sin that would prevent him from entering Eretz Yisroel?
Or is it possible that the mitzvos were given at Sinai, but the actual text of the Torah wasn’t finalized until 40 years later?
The Wolf
You think that’s bad? I’ve heard far worse!
I heard that there are places where the women breathe from the same supply of oxygen as men. How horrible that is — this mixing of the genders. It’s even possible that a man might breathe in an oxygen molecule that had previous been in the body of a woman he’s not related to. I need not continue!!!!!!!!!! What are people up to these days?????????????????
The Wolf (who chose to end his parody a sentence earlier since he, unlike the OP, understands that invoking HKBH in such posts is disrespectful to the extreme.)
isn’t the coffee room suppose to be a place to discuss topics of importance and interest
Who says that this premise of yours is correct? Who says that a topic has to be of importance? And who is to judge just what is “important?”
The Wolf
It’s assur for a Dayan to only hear one side of a story
This is the key reason that you are wrong. Indeed, a judge needs to be absolutely objective and fair. We, however, are not acting in the capacity of judges.
Someone giving advice, on the other hand, does not need to be absolutely objective or fair.
Or is it your contention that anytime anyone asks me for advice, I should say “sorry, I haven’t heard the other side so I can’t help you?”
The Wolf
Think twice before posting (possibly) personal info, especially in what may be a trolling thread.
The fact that I have a sister, wife, parents and children is public knowledge.
The Wolf
I have only one sister. Aside from my wife, children and parents, she means more to me than anyone else in the world.
The Wolf
What Yeshiva has English on Sunday?
None that I know of.
The high school I went to (not a dorm yeshiva) had English every other Sunday.
Yes, I know some of you will think I’m lying. Too bad. I remember it, whether you choose to believe me or not. And if you think my saying that I had English every other Sunday is somehow an “attack on gedoli olam,” go ahead.
The Wolf
Friday, before Shabbos.
Our table is still in use on Friday morning — there’s no way we could have it set by Thursday afternoon even if we wanted to (which, we don’t).
The Wolf
Are Mitzvos an obligation or a privilege?
Why does it have to be one or the other?
The Wolf
Say to the Bereaved “Baruch Dayan Emes”
Two minor nitpicks:
1. The proper phrase, I believe, is “Baruch Dayan HaEmes” (with the definite article).
2. This phrase, which is recited upon hearing bad news, is not meant to comfort the bereaved. It’s meant to express your belief that God is fair and true. “HaMakom…” or even “I’m so sorry…” would probably be more appropriate.
The Wolf
for all u know the guy ur dating does NOT even care for a second what socks he wears and wouldnt mind switching to black if u asked him too… ?
Purple,
She already admitted the thread was a hoax.
The Wolf
Whichever way you go, don’t just invite the non-black co-workers while excluding the black ones.
The Wolf
or maybe im just a girl whos already engaged and just wants to point out how ridiculous some ppl are, this may be a bit extreme, but some of the threads i see here are not so far off. i hope this made ppl realize how pathetic some things that they analyze concerning shidduchim are. b”H i am not so shallow as to care what color my chossons socks are (as long as theyre not pink ;)).
So, do you expect us to now congratulate you for admitting you were acting trollish?
See, a mature person who wanted to spark serious discussion would have started a thread along the lines of “It’s upsetting how some people think that they can judge someone else’s Yiras Shamayim on the basis of insignificant things…”
and being called a troll hurts ouch!!
Then don’t act like a troll.
The Wolf
I am deeply hurt that people would make a laitzanus of such a serious matter.
Shidduchim are a serious matter. The color of one’s socks is not a serious matter.
What we are making fun of is your inability to see this.
The Wolf
In some circles it is not acceptable for the men to be into their clothing and styles. That is why the men (usually the more yeshivishe) will all wear the same clothing.
Because, assuming the poster is legitimate, her question is foolish.
If Group X demands that you wear black socks, then you can rightfully ask if the boy is truly committed to Group X if he, in fact, wears grey socks. But she didn’t ask if he was committed to that group. Instead, she questions his yiras Shamayim. That, IMHO, is foolish.
The very notion that wearing grey socks means that your yiras Shamayim is any more or less than downright foolish.
The Wolf
Yes. Absolutely call it off. In fact, not only should you call it off, but you should alert every Shadchan in town about this person.
You are *absolutely* correct to discern that the color of a person’s socks is an indicator of their level of Yiras Shamayim.
:rolling my eyes:
The Wolf
P.S. — Personally, I’m worried about your level of Yiras Shamayim too. You used two question marks at the end of your post instead of one. Clearly there is a chisaron in your emunah and Yiras Shamayim that must be addressed. After all, you didn’t think HKBH could make your point clear to us readers with a single question mark? You felt the need to add another?
Are you really comparing a case in which the evidence is overwhelming, to a case in which the evidence is circumstantial?
I’m not making a comparison, I’m simply extending the rule that TLKY stated.
His statement was that a conviction in a secular court carries no weight. He made no qualifications based on evidence, procedure or anything else. As such, according to him, Levi Aron is also innocent.
The Wolf
A secular court and 12 jurors of one’s peers has no neemanus or believability or acceptability in halacha or Judaism. NW status to us remains the same as it was before the DA or court acted.
And, in your eyes, Levi Aron is not a murderer, since he was only convicted in a secular court.*
The Wolf
* And, before you point out that he confessed, let’s remind you that criminal confessions are completely disregarded under Jewish law.
The Kanoi Next Door: to get to the rank of general one must start off at the bottom, and serve as an ordinary soldier.
I don’t know about Israel, but in the U.S. that’s certainly not true.
People can become officers without ever having served in the lower (enlisted) ranks through graduation from a service academy or direct appointment.
The Wolf
Give your love to humanity rather than to animal.
Who says that it has to be either/or? Why not give it to both?
The Wolf
Is that true for some? Perhaps. But I would argue that if you don’t know what’s good for yourself in marriage, then you are obviously not ready for it.
The Wolf
And yet, I married at 21 — very sure of what was important in a marriage and who I wanted to marry.
The Wolf
does anybody know if the Hakirah publictions editor is frum?
and
Is it your contention that Modern Orthodox Jews are not frum?
Or is it your contention that they are no more frum than Conservative Jews?
The Wolf
Ah, I love dogs. I grew up in a house with two of them. 🙂
Were it not for the fact that some relatives (not anyone who actually lives in the house) of mine are allergic, we would have at least one. Alas, we value their company more, so we don’t.
We do, however, keep a hamster.
The Wolf
Dear Abby died….http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-pauline-phillips-20130118,0,861274.story?track=lat-pick
All those people should now be writing to the only person left to properly respond.
That would be Popa bar Abby
Actually, “Dear Abby” is very much alive.
Pauline Phillips, the longtime writer of the column, died. However, her daughter, Jeanne, took over the column 10 years ago and still writes it today.
In fact, according to Wikipedia, Jeanne actually owns the legal rights to the pen name “Dear Abby.”
The Wolf
I thought he died first.
According to the news reports I’ve seen, her husband of 73 years, Mort Phillips, survived her.
The Wolf
They used to be blue, but that changed, to dissociate from the Zionist flag. Kach shomati.
My Rav posited something similar. Although, to be fair, he said he wasn’t certain of it.
The Wolf
She was Born Pauline Esther Friedman
And, interestingly, her twin sister “Ann Landers” was born Esther Pauline Friedman.
Her (Dear Abby’s) marriage lasted 73 years until her death.
The Wolf
And frankly what possessed you to think that you as a mere human being have a right to “rate ” Hashems parshiyos in His Torah and decide you don’t like one?!
Because, as human beings, we all have likes and dislikes. There are certain topics that I enjoy learning far more than others, there are certain parshiyos I enjoy more than others and there are certain seforim that I enjoy more than others.
Are they all HaShem’s Torah? Of course they are. But we all have our preferences. HKBH created us with likes and dislikes and affinities towards certain subjects and not others.
You may have a case with calling out the poster for expressing it as he did, but you have no right to call him out for actually liking one parsha more than another.
Tell me, do you truthfully love every topic of Torah equally? If so, then you are truly unique, because 99.999999999999% of us are not like that.
The Wolf
You repulsive excuse for a human being.
Hmmm…
The Wolf
Ridiculous question. If I can’t wear my Shabbos hat in the bathroom, then what about my Shabbos shoes, shirt, tie etc. Do some hats have keduusha that I’m not aware of?
Not ridiculous at all.
You’re failing to make an important distinction. It’s not the fact that its your *Shabbos* hat or *Shabbos* shoes — its the fact that it’s your *tefillah* hat that’s at issue.
The Wolf
(Note: I don’t know what the actual halacha is and, as I don’t wear a hat, it doesn’t affect me one way or the other. I’m merely pointing out why Shabbos clothes might be different to some posters in this thread than clothes that are set aside for davening.)
Easy, just pretend to tie your shoe right before you propose! Or go down on both knees so it’s done with a shinui.
Heh.
When Eeees and I were dating, I was standing in her kitchen one day while she was looking in the refrigerator for something. I told her I needed to ask her something. At the same time, I had got down on one knee… to tie my shoe. She turned around and thought I was going to propose to her… something I had no intention of doing at that time. It did not occur to me that she might even think that — until afterwards, of course.
(Not that it really mattered — we both knew at that point that it wasn’t a question of “if” we were going to get married, but “when.”)
When I did propose, I did not get down on one knee.
The Wolf
Regarding your first question, indeed you wouldn’t know beforehand if there are any negatives. [Though it is reasonable to assume most places with more than a few reviews will likely contain some negatives.] Since you know there might be loshon hora among the reviews, you ought to refrain from reading them.
So, I also take it then that you’re not allowed to ask a friend about a restaurant, a store or other service provider, since they might give a negative review. Have you *never* asked someone before going to a restaurant, a doctor, calling a plumber or a contractor, hired a photographer or a band, or *anything* else?
The Wolf
V. Meshuganar: Sure it would be assur. Why shouldn’t it be?
So, if you already knew the answer, why ask the question?
The Wolf
In fact, would it not be assur to even read (non-positive) reviews of such establishments for the very same reason?
How would you know the review is not positive without reading it?
The Wolf
As to remarrying your divorcee – Wolf, a Yisrael can re-marry his divorced wife if she was not married to someone else in the interim.I believe this holds true for leviim as well. Only Kohanim are prohibited from marrying their own gerusha
You’re right, of course. But here we’re talking about a case of a man who remarried his divorcee after she married someone else in the interim.
The Question about ????? ?????? IS a question, because the ???? did keep the ????
Amram was not one of the Avos. In addition, Amram *clearly* did not keep the mitzvos as he married his aunt.
The Wolf
Which begs the question, how could Amram “re-marry” Yocheved if he may have had the din of a Cohen?
You could also ask how he could marry his aunt or remarry a woman who married another man in the interim.
The answer to all such questions is that the mitzvos were not yet given — including the mitzvah against marrying an aunt, remarrying your divorcee or a Kohen marrying a divorcee.
The Wolf