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Tzedaka tatzil mimoves.
By your logic, I suppose that means that only the ones that call me unsolicited protect.
My tzedaka budget is fully allocated and I have plenty of other causes that I’d contribute to if I suddenly find myself with a windfall. I don’t need unsolicited calls.
The Wolf
I’ve never seen a Yid in just his undershirt on the street or even in his kitchen.
Well, if you’ve never seen it, I guess that’s proof enough that no one ever does it.
The Wolf
No one believes in godol infallibility. That accusation is merely leveled by those who don’t like being told by rabbonim on how to act. Though, I don’t know how any non-godol can purport to know when a godol is incorrect.
So, in other words, you’ll agree that they’re not infallible, but, nonetheless, give them functional infallibility (i.e. treat them as if they are right, even if everyone else agrees that they’re wrong).
The Wolf
I have heard of someone whose doubled Matzeivo was inscribed with her name & praises when her husband died, so that when she dies, they just to add the death date.
That’s somewhat common as well. You often see that in cemeteries in New York where the second part of the stone is complete except for the date of death and age (if it was included on the stone).
One of the saddest things to see is a double stone with the second half not filled in and yet, you know, simply from the amount of time that has passed, that the second person is no longer alive. I’ve seen that a number of times as well.
The Wolf
It’s a common practice in the news business to have obituaries written well ahead of time with blanks to be filled in for date/time of death and particular circumstances.
The plot of one of my favorite episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show revolves around a pre-prepared obituary that went wrong.
The Wolf
Learn to cook.
The Wolf
Although there is a baseball player named Melky
There’s more than one.
which probably comes from Milka.
According to one baby name web site, the name’s origin is Hebrew from “his kingdom” (although, I suppose, it should be more properly rendered as “my kingdom.”)
The Wolf
Not necessarily – the machlokes could be what threshold of probability of death would *halachically* be considered “chaya” or “eina chaya”.
Yes, but those determinations were based on actual observations, no?
Or are you saying that they would see 99 out of 100 cows live and yet proclaim halachically “aina chaya*?”
The Wolf
* Yes, I realize that that could be the situation today, but I have to believe that when the determinations were originally made, they were made based on whether they felt there was a significant probability that the animal would die.
The other “strains” are inauthentic break-offs of Judaism. They have nothing to do with Yiddishkeit, other than in name only (falsely claimed.)
Ah, the “chareidi Judaism is the only Judaism” claim.
Your idea of shivim panim laTorah is like Henry Ford’s idea of consumer choice of color for the model-T.
The Wolf
Not necessarily – the machlokes could be what threshold of probability would be considered “chaya” or “eina chaya”.
That, too, is a machlokes in metzius.
The Wolf
Chazal never argue over metzius.
Oh, please. You tried that argument two years ago over here:
We clearly showed you there that Chazal *do* argue over metzius.
The Wolf
There’s a reason why, for example, the Framers gave Senators six-year terms – stability
Well, to be fair, the Framers had the Senators elected by state legislatures, not the people as they are today.
The Wolf
Wolf: Thank you for correcting my mistaken Lashon. I meant someone who is wearing shorts (at that time), not someone who wears shorts at other times.
Thank you for the clarification, Sam2.
wolf- making fun of a gamara
Where did you see that I was making fun?
The Wolf
Nothing really… while I don’t begrudge those who go away for Pesach, it’s just not for me. To me, Pesach always meant staying at home or with close family. I can’t imagine going to a hotel for Pesach.
But as I said, I don’t begrudge those who do.
The Wolf
The Mishnah in Megilah says that one who wears shorts may not Daven for the Amud (well, one P’shat in the Mishnah that seems to be brought down L’halacha says that, at least).
I guess then that someone should tell the people in the shul where I daven that I am no longer eligible to daven for the Amud since I, on occasion, wear shorts. True, the last time I wore them outside was about five years ago (when in St. Thomas), but there’s nothing saying that I wouldn’t do so again in [what I consider to be] an appropriate situation/place.
Furthermore, I wear short pajamas to bed every night, so certainly I’m no longer eligible to daven for the Amud.
The Wolf
I think that the certificate itself is without charge. Only if you want it framed & laminated is there a $36 charge. Please check it out.
I believe that to be the case as well.
The Wolf
K’fira
You’re aware, of course, that the word means “young lioness,” right?
The Wolf
One of my daughter’s names is Machla (no, it’s not her first name).
The Wolf
Is one allowed to date more than one person at a time? (On different days obviously). What is the halacha regarding this?
To answer the OP’s question:
It is permitted. There is no halacha against it.
Whether it’s a good idea is a different question.
The Wolf
Which Navi, Tana, Amora or Gaon had multiple wives?
The aforementioned Elkannah.
Mind you, I grant your point that it was very rare, but you did ask…
The Wolf
Everyone who was ever a parent was the parent of an only child at one time, even if only for a few minutes.
The Wolf
Natural <> Good
Arsenic is natural too.
The Wolf
it says in pirkei avot that you have to buy yourself a friend.
My version says to “acquire” one, not buy one.
The Wolf
Sam: Why is he considered a b’chor if he was born via c/section? There is no pidyon haben.
See Bechoros, Perek 8. The two do not necessarily go hand-in-hand.
The obvious case being if a child is the first of the mother but not of the father (i.e. –he previously had children). To use an example you’re familiar with, Shmuel HaNavi was a bechor for Pidyon HaBen purposes (notwithstanding the fact that he was a Levi) but not for inheritance purposes (since Elkana had previous sons with his other wife).
The Wolf
I’ve used the following labs for large size prints with satisfactory (or better) results:
AdoramaPix
Bay Photo
MPix
Pixel2Canvas (for Canvas prints)
The Wolf
I grew up with two dogs (including one that was in the house from before I was born) so I never had the opportunity to become afraid of dogs.
We would have at least one dog in the house were it not for the fact that my sister and members of her family are highly allergic to them. We value their company, so we don’t have dogs. We do, however, keep hamsters as pets.
The Wolf (who does NOT view the hamsters as snacks).
better
Until someone defines this term (i.e. better in what way? What does being “better” mean?), the discussion at hand is pointless.
The Wolf
Love you BTs.
Except if we want to marry into your family, where we should “stick to our own kind…”
The Wolf
If the only men in the world available to your daughters were the sons of Moshe Rabeinu and the sons of Korach….
I’d worry far more about the character of the individual son than who their fathers are.
The Wolf
its not written for nothing in the gemara that you know person according his caso, ciso, coso, – when he is drunk, meaning people were drinking already long time ago, dont worry.
I guess according to the Gemara you could never really know me, since I’ve never been drunk in my life.
The Wolf
The problem isn’t so far from that of BTs, and here everyone agrees that they should be matched with their own.
As a Ba’al Teshuva who married someone who is FFB, I can state with absolute confidence that NOT *everyone* agrees with your statement. I have been married for 21 years to the finest spouse a person can have and have three wonderful children of this marriage. I can tell you that a marriage between a Ba’al Teshuva and someone who is FFB can work and produce a perfectly fine Bayis Ne’eman B’Yisroel.
Furthermore, in this age of the shidduch crisis, I find it utterly mind-boggling that you are seeking to *further* limit the number of potential marriage partners for any specific individual.
In addition, think about the message that your statement sends to potential Ba’alei Teshuva: “yeah, you’re welcome to come… until you want to date my daughter — then I don’t want to see you.”
The Wolf
In my case, I’m afraid it’s far more a case of laziness than of a minhag.
I prefer short sleeves and so, when I have a long sleeve shirt, I’ll often roll it up my sleeve. Sometimes, it comes back down and I will either have not noticed it yet or have been too lazy to roll it back up.
The Wolf
That Eretz Yisroel has a higher elevation than Mt. Everest because EY is higher than all other lands.
That no one since Moshe Rabbeinu can live to 120 years.
That all non-Jews *know* that our religion is the correct one, except that they are too stubborn/proud/obstinate to admit it. They would rather purposely follow a religion they know to be false.
The Wolf
When I was in ninth grade, I was a bit heavier than the average kid.
One day in class, I mentioned that I skipped dessert by the Shabbos meal since it was fattening and I truly didn’t need it.
My rebbi at the time spent the next ten minutes of class time berating me publicly for “dieting on Shabbos” and not having any respect for the concept of oneg on Shabbos. One does not diet on Shabbos, he told us firmly.
Mind you, I was not even on a formal diet. All I did was skip a piece of cake that I recognized wouldn’t help my weight. But that didn’t matter — for this terrible action, I was subject to public humiliation in front of the entire class.
Needless to say, my rebbi was dead wrong. There is nothing wrong with skipping a piece of cake on Shabbos.
The Wolf
Frum Yidden need to keep a distance from non frum (even family) and goyim.
Considering the fact that I am frum today, in good part, because of the influence of my frum relatives, I suppose you think it would have been better had they kept their distance from my mother, my sister and I and that all of us (and our children) remain not frum today.
I am forever thankful to them for their “sin” of keeping in touch with non-frum relatives.
The Wolf
When my kids were little, we had a very simple rule: You don’t eat anything unless Eeees or I (or our parents or frum siblings) give it to you.
It helps that my non-frum family has always been very respectful of our beliefs and take steps not undermine them.
Of course, my kids are older now and know for themselves how to determine what they can eat and what they cannot.
The Wolf
Of course, the question of whether or not women doctors tend to be cold and insensitive (or not) really has no bearing on the question of whether women *should* become doctors.
The Wolf
Thus, a four-sided triangle is possible if triangle means four-sided shape.
Except that it does not.
And if you re-define “triangle” to mean “four sided shape” then it becomes logically impossible to have a three sided triangle.
The Wolf
1. Every site that has pornography in it has to report itself as such.
Report to whom?
Besides, most (if not all) sites with porn already advertise themselves as such. They (just like every other business) *want* people to find them. In addition, most report themselves to the major filtering companies as adult in nature.
. If they don’t and someone reports them, as a knas they will get kicked off of google (which is how they get most of their money.)
How are you going to convince Google to do this? Google is in the business of helping people find what they want (along with providing other web services).
3. All sites with pornography will be put on a separate world wide web.
How do you propose to implement this?
4. Only people who want it will get it.
That’s pretty much the way it is now, isn’t it? No one forces you to go to a porn website.
The Wolf
what do you think of a frum girl becoming a doctor?
I think that if she does it, she should excel at her studies and become proficient.
The Wolf
… or you can try that.
The Wolf
Only fools say “nothing is impossible.” There are very good reasons why some things are impossible.
Some things are impossible because of a definition.
A triangle with four sides is impossible because the very definition of a triangle is a figure with three sides.
Some things are impossible because of a logic. For example, an irresistible force and an immovable object cannot logically exist in the same universe.
Some things are impossible because of a causal paradox. The most famous example is going back in time and killing your grandfather before your father was conceived.
In short, there are plenty of things that are impossible.
The Wolf
There’s a little link at the bottom of the page that says “Contact YW.” Click it.
The Wolf
Why do many shuls give glila to a child rather than to an adult?
My guess would be for the same reason that we allow them to lead the davening up to a point: chinuch. It also gives them an opportunity to feel involved with and be a part of the davening.
The Wolf
I don’t think Yews are obligated to follow halacha. Neither are Ewes.
No, no… you got it wrong. He’s not asking if the Yews are allowed to copy music, he’s asking if *he* can copy CDs with Yewish music on them.
Personally, I’ve never known trees to produce CDs. Personally, I believe that the examples the OP provided (Yaakov Shwekey or Meidad Tasa) are much more mobile and musically talented than Yews. Most of the Yews that I’ve seen stand still and are rather silent.
The Wolf
Why should a Shabbos meal be less b’kovodik than a chasuna meal? People leave it on for kavod Shabbos.
Well, then, I guess I’m okay since I don’t wear at hat at a wedding or at a Shabbos meal.
Oh wait, I forgot. I will usually take off my jacket and tie at a Shabbos meal at home while leaving it on by a wedding. Further proof that I am a disgusting person with no understanding of kedushas Shabbos (but then again, since I am mechallel Shabbos every week by being sad, I suppose it’s to be expected.).
The Wolf
Id Florida 2000 didn’t warrant a recall, with only 539 votes difference & all the dimples & shards:- What would ever determine an election recall?
I think you’re confusing a recount with a recall election.
There are no provisions for a presidential recall, and you certainly can’t have a recall election for *one* state in a presidential election.
And, since zichmich won’t be happy unless I put myself down, I know that I am going to burn eternally in hell for the grievous sin of pointing out a mistake of one of my betters.
The Wolf
Not exactly in her 30s, but a good friend of mine has a daughter who is expecting her first child. She is 40.
The Wolf
ANd did not Babe Ruth say, “It ain’t over ’til it’s over…?”
Yogi Berra.
The Wolf
WolfishMusings: It’s rare to see you post on a thread without mentioning your emuna pshuto in Gehenom. What happened? You stopped believing?
My apologies. I didn’t realize that it was a requirement that I feel terrible about myself in *every* thread.
I’ll try harder next time.
The Wolf