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I’m skeptical that a gadol would make such an insensitive remark to someone who was sitting shiva.
Hepatitis B is endemic in certain parts of the world, including places with large Jewish populations (Russia and other parts of the FSU, Eastern Europe). That guy sitting next to you in shul may be a carrier.
I didn’t read the article, but Rabbi Frand had an excellent video on the ubiquity of narcissism given at Sinai Indaba. It was posted on YWN.
Instead of asking random people who may or may not be knowledgeable, why don’t you look at the Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics? Just Google it. They have an occupation finder that’s similar to a stock screener. For instance, if you ask for occupations with a projected number of new jobs of 50,000 or more, a projected growth rate of 29% or faster, and a median income of $75,000 or more, you’ll find there are only two matches. I leave it up to the reader to find what these two are.
The next time Asara B’Teves falls on a Friday is December 25, 2020. So while the goyim are getting up early to see what’s under the tree, I’ll be getting up early so I can eat before the fast begins.
RD, I don’t know if it’s still true, but years ago Kraft used a K on some products that were under a widely accepted mainstream hashgacha (maybe the OK?). Kellogg’s uses (or used) a K on cereals that are under the VHM (Vaad of MA). I think it’s odd that a company that’s based in Michigan uses a Massachusetts hashgacha.
JF02, it makes perfect sense for a troll.
RD, you should have stocked up on matzo right after Pesach when some stores had five pounds for 99 cents.
It was split three ways among the three sons. There are now three Bostoner Rebbes — one in Boston, one in Har Nof, and one in NY.
Let me get this straight. Possums are Australian. Opossums are American. What do the Irish have? O’Possums?
Wasn’t there another topic about gifts for the yichud room in which many people said the whole idea was ridiculous? I think young couples shouldn’t spend so much on luxuries, especially when many (most?) of them are planning to be partially supported by their parents for a while. Unfortunately, people have been hoodwinked into the idea that certain gifts are required. The only halachic requirement is a wedding ring.
When my wife and I got engaged, I didn’t even get her a engagement ring. It wasn’t for lack of money, but because we thought it was unnecessary (and because at the time buying diamonds was tantamount to supporting apartheid). Years later, when she had a yen for a solitaire, she suggested CZ, which I was happy to get her.
While Europeans didn’t claim that conquering the Americas was a divine command, they believed that they had the duty to convert the heathens to Christianity, even forcibly. It’s not a long stretch from that idea to the notion that it G-d wanted them to conquer the indigenous people.
As apushayatid points out, you’re now going to pay a lot for those little cups. I believe there are also serious issues with tevila. I’ll stick with my French press (which I can use on Yom Tov).
Nobody eats major appliances either, yet the Star K gives hashgacha to some. Obviously there are halachic issues with appliances on Shabbos and Yom Tov. Phones are a somewhat different issue — there’s nothing inherently assur about a phone. The issue seems to be how it’s used (texting to find out zmanim is OK, texting to flirt is bad; Internet to listen to shiurim is good, Internet pornography is bad). The whole kosher phone phenomenon is based on the premise that given the opportunity, people will behave badly (which may very well be a valid premise).
FWIW, there’s an interesting NPR blog entry today about Columbus and his Day. President Benjamin Harrison was the first to call for a national observance on the 400th anniversary of his first voyage. The Italian-Americans touted it as a way to emphasize their patriotism in an era when they were the victims of prejudice (11 Sicilian immigrants were lynched in New Orleans in 1891). It seems to me they would have more correct to push for Verrazano Day, since he at least explored North America.
Ed Koch was the charismatic mayor of a much larger city, yet he never married.
Ferd, they’re intended for cattle, not for horses like you.
Sam2, yes he enslaved the native people on some islands (despite the queen’s distaste for slavery, if you can believe some web page I found). That’s hardly the same as enslaving a continent. He wasn’t the first or the last conqueror to enslave the conquered people (think of the Bnai Yisrael in Canaan). Slavery involving Africans was also nothing new.
Europeans were obsessed with gold, so regardless of which European would have been first to reach the New World, bad stuff would have happened.
Hey, I just looked up Lonegan and he has something in common with David Patterson — they’re both legally blind.
Sam2, he must have had superpowers. He only visited some islands and a bit of what is today Venezuela, yet he “single-handedly enslaved two continents.”
There were some very strange findings that lead me to believe that either the samples were bad or the questions were bad (or maybe people were having fun at the interviewer’s expense).
Maybe I can believe that only 83% of MO keep kosher in the home (presumably people who are MO in their minds only). But 1% of ultra-orthodox have Christmas trees in their homes? 15% of ultra-orthodox attend non-Jewish religious services at least a few times a year whereas only 14% of reforms do? 13% of ultra-orthodox don’t believe that Israel was given to the Jews by G-d (here I suspect the question was confusing, leading UO’s to believe it was about the State.)
Speaking of Amish… I’m a frum male with a beard and yarmulke. A few years ago, I was teaching a special ed math class in a public high school. I was basing some lessons on my need to buy a new car, talking about things like gas mileage, auto loans, etc. This was at the time of the Amish school shooting (google it if you don’t know what I’m talking about), so the Amish were in the news. One day one of my students asked me if I were Amish. Another student piped up, “Of course not. He uses a calculator.”
takahmamash, I don’t get your tefillin argument. In EY, (almost) nobody wears tefillin during Chol Hamoed. So in Ch”L, those of us who do wear tefillin wear them three or four more days than we would in EY.
I think having a second Seder is a major advantage of living in Ch”L. I’m usually too tired the first night to give it its due.
squeak, I think you’re off by 1500 years or so. Avraham and Sarah had separate tents, but I don’t think people lived in tents in the times of the Gemara.
Interesting. In regards to same-sex marriage, I heard a report on the radio that said that there’s a legal principle (anybody know the name of it?) that a marriage that’s legal in one state isn’t void in another. If you can believe Wikipedia, that’s not true. The marriage of first cousins in a legal state is void in some others (Arizona, New Hampshire, and Utah). I’m a little surprised at New Hampshire, since it tends to have libertarian leanings (Live Free or Die).
I find Popa’s story hard to Belize.
DaMoshe, I’ll bet none of their sons became Kohen Gadol.
ZD says it’s illegal to marry your first cousin in 38 states. Redleg says 23. Draw your own conclusions.
metrodriver, surely you meant his great grandmother on his mother’s side.
More like mildly annoyed. I screen calls with caller ID, and I put the mailings into the recycle bin. Yesterday, I got at least 10 pieces of mail from candidates, including several multiples (from same candidate, with same addressee).
What about hagbah?
My problem with going through Turkey isn’t safety. It’s supporting the Turkish government, which owns a good chunk of the airline.
The Dan’s Deal mentioned by Israeli Chareidi has expired.
Rather than asking “What’s a roller board?” I googled it. I figured it probably wasn’t something for cross country skiing strength training or something that kids sit on and roll around. It must be a carryon on wheels, which is probably supposed to be a rollaboard (roll + aboard).
chaya.esther, opening that rathole is not helpful to the OP. Not that he can’t defend himself, but I haven’t noticed Popa defending molesters.
No group is blame-free in that matter, as the scandal at YU demonstrates.
Anybody who spends time in the CR has “unused minutes.”
The gadol’s eyesight had better not be so good, or he might notice that it’s the same baby every time. Also, how would you explain a bunch of bochurim with a baby?
If Park Slope is out of their budget, for sure the Upper West Side is. I’ve heard good things about Huntington, but the commute would be over an hour and costs $325 for a monthly LIRR ticket.
I agree with notintofear. Pelham Parkway is a moribund community. You should check out kiruv organizations. You can look on kiruv.com for listings, but there’s a wide range of organizations listed, only some of which would match your needs. There are two in Kew Gardens Hills that may (or may not) work for you: Jewish Heritage Center and Hashevaynu. I’m not all that familiar with either one, so don’t take my word for it. There’s plenty of Jewish shopping in KGH. The downside of KGH is that there’s no subway stop there, but you can take a bus to the subway.
You’re supposed to use your nicest stuff, so why not a chandelier? A while ago I saw an article about a very elaborate sukkah in Brooklyn. It might have been in Hamodia magazine. I don’t remember what it said about lights, but it had several washing sinks.
I’m happy to read the Venice has kosher restaurants. When we went over 25 years ago, the only place you could get a kosher meal was the nursing home.
In places where we had no connections, we stayed in two-star hotels.
Because it wouldn’t have the impact. Many people don’t know who his wife is.
Of course, politicians have always used their families to boost their standing with the public. If Nixon and Kennedy had swapped families, Nixon would have won the 1960 election.
There are two messages: check your tire pressure regularly, and get a different brand of tires.
When my daughters were little, I got them beautiful Shabbos dresses on eBay. Most seem to have been worn only a couple of times — most non-Jewish kids dress up once or twice a year. I learned which brands were high quality and asked the sellers relevant question like length.
I have never worn them out at home or at work, but I know someone who worked (for a short time) as a NYC public school teacher with his tzitzis out. He said he had no problems. YMMV depending on what kind of job it is and how people dress (NYC public school teachers are not paragons of sartorial splendor). You’re going to stand out to some degree because you wear a yarmulke. You need to decide how much you want to stand out.
Wallflower, are you asking about medicine or Torah or the combination? If medicine, I don’t think it would be so hard to find one. If Torah, there are few if any gedolim who compare. Obviously the combination is unmatched. But what’s your point?
He’s sefardi, so he can put in rice on Pesach to soak up the water.
Sam2: All the experts say her ruling will be overturned. She’s a magistrate, which is about as low on the judicial ladder as you can get.
To expand upon what rationalfrummie said, different families have different ways of expressing affection, and it changes as children get older. I believe the OP is a teen, so it’s not unusual that she feels awkward with explicit displays of affection. It’s quite a jump to say that she’ll have difficulty displaying affection to her husband and children.
Suppose one gadol said vote for candidate A and another said vote for candidate B.
Goq, I thought you live in Queens.