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It’s not a democracy because posts can be blocked by mods, so wheres freedom of speech?
I think you might be confused as to the definition of “democracy.” There is nothing in democracy that requires freedom of speech. You can have democracy without freedom of speech and you can have freedom of speech without democracy.
The Wolf
Hi everyone today is my Hebrew birthday (and please don’t ask for the source)
Source? (Sorry, couldn’t resist…) 🙂
In any event, happy belated birthday.
The Wolf
I second Wolf for charedi
Please tell me that you’re kidding…
The Wolf
I select The Wolf for UO and CharlieHall for MO
Thank you for considering me for this and also for considering me worthy to be a debate partner of Dr. Hall.
Nonetheless, without commenting on whether or not I believe this debate is a good idea in the first place, I will have to recuse myself as I do not self-identify as “Ultra-Orthodox” or “Modern Orthodox.”
The Wolf
Read Josephus to get a first hand glimpse of what occurred prior, during and after the churban.
Actually, that’s *exactly* what I’m reading today.
My kids (who are older) asked for some reading material. I gave one of them “The Anguish of the Jews” — a history of 23 centuries of Antisemitism written by Edward Flannery, a Roman Catholic priest.
The Wolf
Is anything wrong with being close very friends with someone 10-15 years older or younger than you?
I have friends in their early 20s. I also have friends in their 60s. If that’s wrong, then I guess I’m wrong.
The Wolf
I began driving in 1988. My first car was a 1979 Dodge Diplomat station wagon with an 8-track (!) tape drive. In addition, I had about four 8-track cartridges. This song was on one of them.
The Wolf
FTR, I have never worn a kallah’s jewelery and was, BH, successful in finding a spouse. 🙂
The Wolf
pg 13 in tv ratings is tv pg
I don’t see how that’s relevant when we’re talking about two completely different productions. The PG-13 rated movie “Arhtur” has absolutely nothing in common with the TV show Arthur other than the title. The TV show is NOT an adaptation, derivative work or in any other way related to the movie. That being said, how the movie’s PG-13 rating translates into television ratings is utterly irrelevant.
The Wolf
When in history were eyeglasses invented?
According to Wikipedia, about 1286.
And what did people with vision problems do before then?
Probably the same thing that people with other conditions did before there was effective treatment… let it go untreated.
The Wolf
Let me get this straight…
… you’re using the fact that he may have eaten treif as “proof” that he is not religious? Was the murder itself not enough for you to come to that conclusion?
The Wolf
9 days…?
It’s not a musical.
(Well, the movie isn’t. If there’s a theatrical production, I would imagine it’s not a musical either… the story doesn’t really lend itself to musical numbers.)
The Wolf
Interesting… I just watched the movie* a few days ago.
As to your point, I suppose it’s a matter of perspective.
The Wolf
* I was not aware that it was made into a theatrical production.
Your premise that one can simply “choose” to change chassidus is where you are mistaken.
Perhaps not change, but one *can* choose if he is not in one at all. I know that if you walk into a Satmar shul, a Chabad shul, a Breslov shul and others, they will not turn you away and say “you can’t belong to this chassidus because you’re yeshivish.”
The Wolf
A person is not supposed to change his minhagim.
And yet, Chassidim don’t turn away non-Chassidim and vice-versa. So, again, if a person could choose to adopt (or abandon) a chassidus on his own, why could a married couple not choose to do so?
The Wolf
Old Joke:
Q: What’s the penalty for polygamy?
A: Two wives. 🙂
The Wolf
The CYCLONE which lifted up her house (act of G-d)
Actually, if you saw the play “Wicked…”
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The Wolf
Of course, it should be pointed out that Dorothy didn’t really kill anyone. Her case is a genuine ones and, were she Jewish and in a time/place where all the laws were applicable, she would NOT have to go to an Ir Miklat.
Nonetheless, it’s an interesting connection between the two topics.
And, for the record, the inspiration for the movie was the book by L. Frank Baum. Perhaps you should ask if the book was inspired by the concept of an Ir Miklat.
The Wolf
Garti scrambled is Taryag but I think you knew that.
I did. That’s precisely why “Im Lavan Garti” obviously did not add up to 613.
The Wolf
But we must realise that any chilul Shabos including texting is an act of REBELLION against Hashem – tantamount to denying (ch’v) that He created the world.
Not true. You’re describing every act of chillul Shabbos as one of a mumar l’hachis. I’d say that that’s not true — most cases of chillul Shabbos (including teens texting on Shabbos) is far more likely to be a case of a mumar l’tayavon, which is most definitely not a rebellion, nor a denial of His creation of the world.
The Wolf
Im Lavan Garti (from parshas vayishlach)
Not to nitpick, but “Im Lavan Garti” obviously does not add up to 613.
The Wolf
Have you ever gone on a vacation with your spouse and leave the kids with a Bubbe and Zaide/ Aunt and Uncle etc…?
We did it four times in our twenty years of marriage.
The first time, we left the kids with my in-laws for three days and went to the Poconos mountains.
The second time, my in-laws took the kids and sent us to Israel for ten days to visit with my sister-in-law and brother-in-law.
The third and fourth times, we took advantage of the fact that all the kids were in sleep away camp and went to Niagara Falls and St. Thomas (respectively).
The Wolf
Does there have to be a “hard and fast” rule about whose minhagim to observe?
Let me ask this question: If I can, on my own, choose to become a Chosid (Belz, Satmar, Lubavitch, Breslov, whatever…), then why can’t an “intermarried” couple make that decision on their own?
Likewise, if a Chossid can “leave” his chassidus and join the Yeshivish community on his own, then why can’t an “intermarried” couple decide to do so on their own?
The Wolf
its a Mitzvah to hate a rasha
Ah, that explains why some people hate me.
The Wolf
I am yankel Am Haaretz
I’m Wolf, the even bigger Am Ha’aretz.
Pleased to meet you.
The Wolf
I’ve been known to take some water with my medicine before davening on Shabbos morning when my eye infection acts up.
The Wolf
Arthur is rated PG13 I just checked today when my sister’s watched it
There is a MOVIE titled Arthur (which is a remake of the Dudley Moore 1981 movie) that was released in April 2011. That movie has a PG-13 rating.
The children’s television show, on the other hand, has nothing whatsoever to do with the movie (other than the fact that both feature a title character named “Arthur”). It is rated TV-Y (suitable for all ages).
PG-13, it should be pointed out, is a MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) rating. It is used in movies, not television shows. The closest approximation to a PG-13 rating for television shows would be TV-14.
The Wolf
It’s not a stupid question. Sometimes people need an external motivation to do something. Someone’s passing provides them with that motivation.
The Wolf
This person told me her husband won’t let her eat pizza during the 9 days because it’s not an appropriate food for mourning. Anybody ever hear of that?
The prohibitions of the nine days aren’t precisely about mourning. After all, a person who is actually sitting shiva is allowed to eat meat — and the nine days is NOT worse than actually sitting shiva.
What next? No ice cream? No soda? Seriously, what qualifies as “appropriate food for mourning” and not “appropriate food for mourning?”
The Wolf
Can you fill us in on which article it is? Otherwise it’s very difficult for us to comment, having not been present at the heated discussion you witnessed.
The Wolf
There are four requirements for becoming President
1. Natural born citizen of the United States
2. Resident of the US for fourteen (or more) years
3. 35+ years of age
4. Be elected to the job or become President through the death, impeachment and conviction or resignation of the previous office holder.
I meet the first three conditions.
The Wolf
What difference does it make that you are chareidi or that they are Mizrachi?
The Wolf
Wolf, look in the Biur Halocho in Hilchos Krias Hatorah.
Believe me, u will never talk again!
Perhaps you can point me to the relevant portion. I checked the Beiur Halacha for OC 146 and did not see anything that would have led me to “Believe me, u will never talk again!”
Please advise where I can find the portion you are referring to.
Thanks,
The Wolf
Just try one weekday mincha minyan.
No talking and I mean zero, from beginning to end.
That’s not an issue for me. On the contrary, I’m *very* scrupulous when it comes to talking during davening. It’s talking during laining where I fail. From the moment the reader starts reading until the moment he finishes, I talk constantly.
The Wolf
Why not? If you yourself admit that the only reason you “can’t” stop talking during laining is because you aren’t trying, and you seriously believe that talking during laining is a problem that you would like to fix (as is evident from other posts you’ve written), why don’t you just try?
I guess I don’t just want to hard enough. Consider it a character failing on my part.
The Wolf
it was a thread how only nebuchs get gelilah
Oh well… I guess that in addition to my other faults, I’m also a nebuch.
The Wolf
I had an excellent thread last week about how older singles are treated to gellila, and it got like 60+ posts before it was inexplicably deleted.
What does it have to do with being single. I’ve gotten gelilah many times since my marriage.
The Wolf
Good point. Wolf: why don’t you quit the laining job?
Because I enjoy it. Perhaps I can (charitably) be called a mumar l’tayavon rather than a mumar l’hachis.
The Wolf
IMHO, the only reason you cannot stop talking during laining is because you have decided that you can’t, and therefore you won’t bother trying.
Alas, in this case, you are correct. I have not made a serious attempt at refraining from talking during laining. Furthermore, sadly, I have no intention of making a serious attempt.
All this is just further proof of the fact that I am severely deficient in my Jewish practice.
The Wolf
He doesn’t get gellila.
What does this have to do with anything?
The Wolf
Wolf: As i’m sure you well know you anyone deserving of being paid for a service is free to be moichel what is rightfully coming to them.
Even if that’s universally true (which I’m not ready to concede is the case), that doesn’t change the fact that posters here have made the case that shadchanus money is important and that not giving it can adversely affect the marriage. As such, I suppose that I am (at least partly) responsible for the divorce of my friend* because of my refusal to accept shadchanus. Causing a divorce, I’m certain, is a grave sin.
The Wolf
* Although they did get three kids out of the marriage, so it wasn’t a total loss.
When you do a photography job pro bono, are you doing anything wrong by not charging? No! It’s the same with shadchanus.
That’s a bad analogy as there is no halachic requirement to pay for a photography job. According to Chein, it seems that there is a mandatory fee dictated by halacha. Since I did not want to charge that, I was wrong and sinned.
Besides, Chein was referring to what must be paid, and you’re talking about what must be charged.
Well, if I refuse payment, then it’s a violation of “lifnei iver” since I’m preventing them from paying the halachically mandated amount.
The Wolf
If I call you Mr. Obama it may be misleading but it doesn’t constitute a “lie” to address you as such.
Fair enough. Lie is the wrong word to use. But so is misleading. The correct word to use is “incorrect.” I am not Mr. Obama — and I am not a Rabbi. Stating that I am Mr. Obama or a rabbi is simply incorrect.
My words, on the other hand, while possibly misleading, are correct.
The Wolf
Rabbi Wolf is the baal korei, but he likes to rankle everyone’s chain by talking about how he can’t stop talking during leining. (And I like to rankle his chain by calling him Rabbi 🙂
The difference is that when I say that I talk during laining, while perhaps misleading, I’m speaking the truth. Calling me “rabbi,” on the other hand, is an outright lie.
The Wolf
Can you take the English translation that has commentaries on the bottom and read it while the person lains?
No, I cannot do that either.
By the way, it would probably be a great lesson to your kids seeing how you makes positive changes in your life to do what is the correct, albeit more difficult, behavior.
You are correct in this. Sadly, my kids see my sinful behavior (of talking through laining) week in and week out. But since I can’t stop, I don’t see any way to change the situation.
The Wolf
I respectfully disagree. If your intention was to do it as merely a favor, there is no financial obligation.
Chein seems to disagree with you. He said:
you have to pay what halacha dictates not what you feel is the proper amount. Same for all halahic brokers/service provides.
My understanding of his statement is that even if I feel that zero is the proper amount, I’m still required to charge the amount halacha dictates.
The Wolf
In addition to the above, I am aiming to say the whole Tehillim in 1 shot.
Why? Does saying Tehillim all at once have any more value than saying it in multiple stages?
The Wolf
YES, YOU CAN!!!!!!
No, I cannot.
The Wolf
Why not?
Because we did not have a human shadchan.
The Wolf
Kako: you have to pay what halacha dictates not what you feel is the proper amount. Same for all halahic brokers/service provides.
Another sin on my part. When I didn’t want to take shadchanus from the couples I matched, I apparently violated lifnei iver. Perhaps that’s why one of them later divorced.
The Wolf