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Well, I am a mechallel Shabbos (as discussed elsewhere), but I have not been posting on Shabbos. So, it’s not me.
The Wolf
1. Do you tend to give them one name or two (i.e., Reuven ben…, or Ruven Shimon ben…)?
Two of my kids have two names. The other has three.
2. Do you tend to name after relatives or great Torah scholars?
We named after relatives who were very special to us or others in the family.
3. Would you name a boy after a female relative? I won’t ask the other way around, since it’s clear this is not a good idea (kedusha should go upwards).
No.
4. Would you name a child after a non-choshuv relative (some will do this, but will have a different more choshuv person in mind when actually doing the naming. It matters not what you tell your relatives in terms of who the baby is named after – you know the truth)
Depends on your definition of “choshuv.” None of the people we named our kids after were rabbanim. Some weren’t even frum. Yet, they were all “choshuv” and special to us.
5. And do you give you children English names? If you only give them one Hebrew name, would you give them an English middle name?
Our children’s legal names are their Hebrew ones. Those are the ones on their birth certificates.
The Wolf
from 17.364% to 18.205% – an increase of almost 4%.
So the increase is actually greater than 4%?
Correct. It’s actually closer to 5%. I did not read the OP closely enough when I commented that her math was correct.
Nonetheless, at least she understood the difference between percentages and percentage points, unlike the next commentator.
The Wolf
Can you explain why the cristians are wrong?
Just out of curiosity… do you believe that one’s cannot have strong emunah without being able to explain why every other religion is wrong (I’m assuming you selected “Christians” simply because they are the most common example in the US)?
Can you explain why the Bahai are wrong? The Shinto? The Zoroastrians? Mithraism? Dahomey? Do you know enough about those religions to make sure that the arguments you present against them aren’t either straw man arguments or based on misunderstandings of them?
Or is it okay to just know why Christians are wrong and ignore all the others?
The Wolf
OK, for the sake of avoiding an unnecessary argument, how about the OP define “Emunah” and then we’ll continue.
The Wolf
I am one of those who thinks its TERRIBLE that yeshivas have school on Sundays.
My son’s high school takes the middle ground. They have school on about half of the Sundays in the school year.
The Wolf
I can understand that ur upset but ur math is off 17.364% to 18.205%
Is less than a 1% raise.
Once again, someone who does not understand the difference between percentages and percentage points.
The OP is correct (with the math, at least. I haven’t actually checked the tax rates). You are not.
18.205- 17.364 = 0.814
.0841/17.364 = 0.0484…
The Wolf
Can you prove that there was maamad har sinai?
One could argue that if you need to *prove* it, then your emunah is not strong enough.
The Wolf
I always hold the door open for everyone. Yeah, I’m going to hell.
The Wolf
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice for the music – they based the video on the name of the music.
You’re right. I momentarily mixed the two up. My apologies.
The Wolf
I know the mitzvah of challah is for women, but a mitzvah is a mitzvah. I dont think that men davka cant do it.
You don’t have to ask your Rav if I can be mafrish challah. I have *exactly* the same requirement to do so that a woman does. I’ll continue to do so regardless of what your Rav says on the matter.
I wasn’t asking if I can be mafrish challah. What I was asking was, should I end up baking, do you want me in your group?
The Wolf
Who sings In the Hall of the Mountain King?
No one sings it. It’s instrumental.
If you’ve ever seen the original Fantasia movie, it’s the music used in the “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” portion of the movie.
The Wolf
Emunas,
I never received an answer to my question. Please answer.
Thanks,
The Wolf
Wolf: It’s definitely theoretical as opposed to practical.
False dilemma. Theoretical and practical aren’t the only two possibilities.
What theory are you trying to propose?
I would argue that your question is far more informational than theoretical.
The Wolf
I always had a soft spot in my heart for “In the Hall of the Mountain King.”
The Wolf
Considering the fact that I rarely drink coffee or tea, why would you say that I am retarded for not noticing this?
(Note: I’m not saying that I am not, in fact, retarded. I’m just curious how you came to this conclusion based on my lack of experience with the prices of coffee and tea).
Why do you think this question is stupid or theoretical?
The Wolf
Wolf – I remember you posting that you once baked challah before.
Yep. While I love to cook, that time Eees was taking a set of comprehensive exams for grad school on a Friday, so I took over the complete cooking, including the challah baking. Her next exams are in two weeks (or so… I’m not sure of the exact date) so I might be cooking and baking that week too.
So, Emunas, it is only for women? Can men join? Or would it be a breach in tznius for men to join with women in this?
The Wolf
Shmuzing b’derech chiba is assur with any woman, even if shes related.
So, let’s see…
I told Eees this week that I love her. One sin.
I mentioned to my mother how much I love her. Another sin.
I did the same for my grandmother as well. A third sin.
I even told my sister that I love her. A fourth sin.
As for my teenage daughter, I actually kisser her, so that’s surely a one-way ticket to the worst possible punishments in the afterlife.
The Wolf
(And before anyone jumps on me, the poster said “any woman” without any qualifications — and specifically included relatives with no exceptions mentioned.)
must the challah baker be a womnan?
I was going to ask the same question. I think that in two weeks, I might be cooking for Shabbos, including baking challah. In such a case, I will be doing hafrashas challah as well.
The Wolf
This question has been burning inside me for some time now. I hope someone can answer…. Did Rashi wear an up-hat, down-hat, or shtreimel?
The answer is… all of the above.
The up-hat wearers will tell you he only wore an up-hat. The down-hat wearers will tell you that he only wore a down-hat, and streimel wearers will tell you that he wore only a streimel.
And since we say “eilu v’eilu…” they’re all correct. 🙂
The Wolf
Wolf, this thread is about teenage girls sitting at a Shabbes table with bochurim (unmarried boys).
The OP made no such qualification.
Or is it your contention that it’s perfectly acceptable for me to eat at a table with teenage girls?
The Wolf
Wolf, why do you feel the need to be mezalzel (mock) a topic which deserves a serious response.
Why do you assume that I’m mocking anything? I am being completely serious. I have yet to see anyone here who says that it’s okay to eat at the same table as my nieces — which I do fairly often. As such, I openly admit that I am a sinner who is deserving of punishment. If you’re unable to distinguish sincerity from mocking, then you have to take lessons in how to read between the lines.
You’re also making fun of the world to come, by associating Gehinom with hell.
Gehinom is the punishment in the afterlife. Hell is the punishment in the afterlife. Both are used interchangably by many people. I fail to see how I am making fun of the World to Come by a simple choice of words.
Your disrespect for Jewish values, reflects a lack of self-respect.
Here, you are half-right. I have great respect for Jewish values. On the other hand, I have absolutely no respect for myself.
The Wolf
it says you can’t eat at someone’s house who has teenage daughters. Since it is your house, it is not a problem, if we are being literal.
By your very own interpretation, it is a problem. My house is one with a teenage daughter. Hence, I can’t eat there.
And, in any event, sometimes I eat by my sister’s house and she has teenage daughters, so I’m doomed to an eternity in hell anyway.
The Wolf
Somehow, I suspect that HKBH is perfectly capable of hearing and understanding my prayers, regardless of the language spoken and whether or not any malachim carry them to Him.
The Wolf
earky termination fee
Moral of the story: never terminate your eark. 🙂
The Wolf
but not because your daughter’s at your table.
Who says? I don’t believe the OP, or anyone else in this thread for that matter, made any exceptions for one’s daughter.
In the end, even if my daughter is an exception, it doesn’t matter. We sometimes have my sister and her family over for meals… and they have teenage daughters too.
The Wolf
Gee, and I eat at a table with a teenage girl all the time. I guess my place in hell is firmly established.
The Wolf
As an undergrad I went to Brooklyn College. So did Eeees. As a matter of fact, we took a number of courses together, both before and after marriage.
The Wolf
It’s nice to know that I’m missed. 🙂
As it turns out, I started a new job somewhat recently and, as a result, I don’t have as much time to spend in the CR as I used to.
Nonetheless, I still check in from time to time.
The Wolf
Doing something for a period of time becomes a neder.
Only if it was done because the OP was accepting a religious stringency. If she(?) was doing so out of simple consumer choice/convenience (as indicated by her next post), I would think it’s not an issue.
Or do I need to be Matir Neder to buy Pepsi because I bought Coke over the past year?
The Wolf
I once saw someone burn an Artscroll Gemara. I tore Kriyah.
I am terribly sorry about that. My statement was meant more as less just to make a point, not to be actually carried out.
What was the occasion that someone burned an Artscroll Gemara?
The Wolf
An extremely necessary evil.
Well, if it’s evil, is it not subject to the mitzvah of Uviarta Harah Mikirbecha?
Perhaps I should burn my Artscroll Gemaras?
The Wolf
Isn’t Sir Paul McCartney the only one left?
Ringo Starr is still around as well.
I was never a huge Beetles fan, but I find that my appreciation of them has grown as I’ve gotten older.
The Wolf
Too far for what? In what way might that be construed as “too far?”
The Wolf
I’m an oxygen addict. Without it, I suffer great distress and my body undergoes severe biochemical changes.
I guess it’s assur to give me tzedaka.
The Wolf
people who dont learn in kollel.
Ah… so all my kids’ rabbeim and their menahels were off the derech because they taught kids instead of learning in kollel. Thanks for pointing that out to me Toi.
The Wolf