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It’s about 17 hours long in NYC. I always get up and have something to eat before a daytime fast, but this one starts so early (4:13 AM this year) that a lot of people don’t. In that case, it’s over 20 hours.

RD: cockamamy or cockamamie according to Merriam-Webster.

I think the mods should change the title of this to something like “Women and Kiddush Levana.”

Pre-1A is NewYorkJewishese for the year before first grade, which the rest of the world calls kindergarten. Kindergarten, in NY Jewish circles, is the year before Pre-1A. I have no idea where Pre-1A comes from. Pre-1 makes sense, but what’s the A about?

The Far Rockaway men’s mikvah charges $2, $1 if you bring your own towel. It’s more expensive on erev Yom Tov. Oops, maybe I shouldn’t have said anything. Now we’re going to have an influx of people from the UWS.

If you live in (or can get to) Brooklyn, Queens, or the Five Towns, you’ll be able to get chicken on sale for much less than the cost of Empire chicken at Waldbaum’s.

AFAIK, family planning is not in consonance with frumkeit except in unusual circumstances. I don’t think it’s a good idea to go into more detail in this topic, especially since it has probably been discussed elsewhere in the CR.

I’ve lived out of town (in an expensive east coast city) and in town (including a brief time in the heilige Flatbush). I have never had a problem with employers. The only reason we came back to the NYC area was alluded to by jewishfeminist02. In New York, the school district will allow district-paid therapists and paraprofessionals in religious schools. This is not true of many other places. As regards frum special education programs, the several I’ve experienced as a parent and an educator have been sorely lacking.

First, it’s not a regent, it’s a Regents Exam. There’s something called the Board of Regents, which I think is something like a board of trustees for the NYS education department. It’s named after them.

Regents Exams have been around for almost 150 years. At some point, I’m sure there was a one-year course on world history, but it’s been a two-year course for many years. You’re lucky that when you take the English Regents Exam, it will only be a one-day (3 hour) test. It was a 2-day (6 hour) test until recently.

I hope your writing on the essays is a lot more formal than your posts here.

WIY, a corollary to not walking in front of someone saying shemoneh esray is not to park yourself in a position that inconveniences people when you start shemoneh esray. I’ve encountered people saying shemoneh esray in doorways, by the bookcase where the siddurim are, in the hallway that leads to the bathroom, etc. This is when there are plenty of other spots available.

My understanding is that many allergists will tell you you’re allergic to things you’re not. It could be that they’re covering themselves, or it could be they’re trying to make work for themselves. My wife had been told that she had various environmental allergies, but a second allergist told her she doesn’t.

We merely need to replicate ancient Scotland.

From Macbeth, act 4, scene 2:

Macduff’s son: Nay, how will you do for a husband?

Lady Macduff: Why, I can buy me twenty at any market.

What does Sheila have to do with it? Is she a Pig Latin lexicographer?

I’m not sure what kinds of fish are used in fish oil capsules, but perhaps some of the fish aren’t kosher (which is a different problem from the gelatin in the capsules).

What does the OP mean by kosher fish oil capsules not working? Is there some actual medical need, or does the person take them because fish oil is supposed to be good for you? From what I’ve read, taking vitamins isn’t halachically the same as taking antibiotics that have been prescribed for an infection.

Of course, no one should take the advice of anonymous posters here regarding halachic issues. Ask your LOR.

Presumably it’s the shopping category that’s being blocked.

WIY says (perhaps jokingly) that the short ones are there to help the men look. My understanding is that when there’s a machlokes regarding a new mechitza, it’s often the women who argue for a short or transparent mechitza so they can look (presumably at what’s going on, rather than at the men). I know my wife likes to daven in a shul with a balcony so she can see what’s happening. A balcony seems to be the ideal solution, but very few shuls are built with one these days.

Any reason you can’t buy locally from a reliable sofer? Are you in North Dakota or something like that?

Funny, I had a similar conversation with my Partner in Torah. I pointed out that by the standards of the Torah, most of today’s Kohanim wouldn’t be able to do the avodah. A Kohen who is left-handed or wears glasses wouldn’t qualify. That seems to have mollified him — it’s one thing to discriminate against the handicapped, but it’s more PC to have rules. Of course, not being able to do the avodah didn’t mean they couldn’t participate in other Kohanic activities (such as eating the sacrificial foods, deworming the wood, etc.)

Isn’t Yiscah translated as Jessica? That’s a very ’80s and ’90s name (it was #1 or #2 every year from 1981 to 1997 according to the Social Security Administration; in 2011 is was down to #120).

talmud, wouldn’t it depend on who paid for it?

Remember how Muslims were initially blamed for the Oklahoma City bombing? Bloggers and pundits can jump to conclusions, but government officials shouldn’t. Note that Governor Patrick, Mayor Menino, and the Chief of Police also aren’t calling it a terror attack. Let the investigators determine who’s responsible.

Rooskie, who are the single men on the lookout for, students or teachers? If the former, I would hope that the age difference between a thirty-plus divorced man and student who is 18 or younger would trigger the “ick factor.” If the latter, why single out girls’ schools? There are female teachers in most boys’ elementary schools.

Mammele, the rumors of Bayswater’s death at the hands of Sandy are greatly exaggerated. Many (maybe most?) houses were totally undamaged. Other areas (Far Rockaway proper, Long Beach, Belle Harbor, Oceanside) were harder hit. In Bayswater, you can get a house with a large yard for less than you’d pay in almost any other frum community in the NY area, but it’s still a lot more expensive than many OOT communities (Baltimore, Detroit, etc.)

GAW, as regards Lawrence vs. FR, it depends on the neighborhood. Back Lawrence is pricier than the most expensive part of FR (Reads Lane). When comparing housing prices, it’s foolish not to account for ongoing costs like property taxes, so that “cheaper” Lawrence house may not be cheaper.

If the OP is concerned about maintaining connections with family in the NY area, she should limit herself to areas fairly close to NY, such as Baltimore. Denver may have great pizza (and no chance of being affected by rising sea levels), but it’s a long way from NY.

You keep YCT students in the freezer? I thought that was only BMG.

Snowbunny, substitute teaching is very stressful and pays bupkes.

Gamanit, you can fill in the blank with virtually anything: “There are a lot of frum ______ looking for jobs.”

One of the few jobs where demand outstrips supply is oil field workers. Not exactly appropriate for a nice Jewish girl (or boy — not too many minyanim in North Dakota).

RD, stop foaming at the mouth. Your attacks on Ashkenazim are unacceptable. You’re welcome to eat whatever you want on Pesach, but I suspect not too many Sefardim will join you for a meal.

Don’t shave, apply makeup, or read a newspaper while driving. Don’t drive while drumming on the roof with both hands through the sunroof. Don’t drive with a dog sitting on your lap. Don’t pull to the right to make a left turn or vice versa. Be courteous.

But as I mentioned, one of the rabbis you rely on made an egregious error in regards to dog food. We’re not Catholics so we don’t believe in infallibility.