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My daughter married an Israeli who smoked, as almost everybody in his yeshiva did. Ironically, both of his grandfathers died of smoking-related disease. She wasn’t happy about his smoking, but saw his redeeming qualities. He quit when she was pregnant. Now he says he can’t stand it when people smoke.
The word is copyright, not copywrite.
The American way is to oppose policies that we disagree with. When Obama was president, did you support his policies?
BTW, wedding rings for men became popular when wives figured their husbands going off to war needed a “constant reminder” of their status. Mostly WWII, I think, but possibly WWI. Clearly this is not a traditional Jewish idea, so whence comes the idea that women need a “constant reminder?”
Just to clarify, when I said I agreed with Joseph, it was the part about engagement rings being a racket foisted upon us by the diamond cartel. None of which has to do with wedding rings.
Moore’s suit said he took a polygraph test after the election which proved that he was telling the truth when he said he didn’t even know any of his accusers. My understanding of polygraphs is that they catch you only if you’re deliberately lying. If your beliefs are contrary to fact, the polygraph can’t tell that you’re lying.
I heard an Alabama journalist surmise that Moore brought this suit to rouse his supporters (mostly white evangelicals) to boost his plans to run for governor.
The latest news is that Roy Moore is asking for a new election, claiming that there was election fraud. The Alabama Secretary of State is planning to certify Doug Jones as the winner later today. Among Moore’s complaints is that voter turnout in Jefferson County, which is 43% black, was 47%, which is unusually high. IMO, black voter turnout should have been 100%, given that Doug Jones prosecuted two KKK members who had been involved in the 1963 bombing of a black church in which four children were killed.
Whoa, I finally agree with Joseph about something!
I wouldn’t use the word infantile. I’d call it plain stupid.
Trump speculated that the reason the IRS audits him every year is because he’s a “strong Christian.”
I attend a shiur given by a major talmid chacham. Several of the attendees use the English Artscroll. The maggid shiur occasionally asks how “Art” translates a word.
Moisha’s, KRM, and Pomegranate have tiny parking lots. On a busy shopping day, it’s simply impossible for all of the shoppers to park in their lots. The only store with a decent amount of parking is Bingo. I have no way of proving it, but I suspect Mrs. iacisrrma’s shopping habits are unusual. Rather than risking losing their street parking spot or getting stuck behind a school bus or garbage truck, many car owners would rather walk to their local grocery store and have the purchases delivered. In some chassidish circles women don’t drive (and men don’t shop for groceries), so women usually walk to the local store.
Brooklyn stores all have home delivery because many Brooklyn residents don’t have cars. If it weren’t for families without cars, there wouldn’t be so many local grocery stores. Most people in the frum areas of Brooklyn are in walking distance of a grocery store.
Joseph, the Novominsker Rav and Rav Salomon (among many others) have spoken out about the problem of dishonesty in business among so-called frum Jews. Here’s an excerpt from a 2009 article by Avi Shafran discussing Rav Shimon Schwab, ZTL: “Those who resort to… dishonesty,” [Rabbi Schwab] said, “while they may have the outward appearance of G-d-fearing Jews, deep down they are irreligious” – and he loudly emphasized the “ir” of “irreligious.” G-d provides us what He knows we need, Rabbi Schwab explained. To steal is to deny that fact, and any gains thereby ill-gotten are an inheritance bequeathed by evil.
Joseph, what about the rabbis who plead guilty?
I’m amazed that there are people who think scented detergents aren’t stinky enough. There’s apparently a market for stuff you add to your wash just to make it stinkier.
Haven’t a lot of British Jews made aliyah? That’s certainly the case with the frummer of my British relatives.
Joseph, unless you’re a navi, you have no way of knowing whether the accusations are true or false. Clearly a lot of people think they are true. There’s pretty good evidence that Moore’s claim that he didn’t even know his accusers is false. This isn’t a court case, so the presumption of innocence is irrelevant. I suspect that if a leftist had similar baggage, you’d be the first to ready the gallows.
I don’t think Mishpacha contains shaimos, so it doesn’t need to be buried.
I googled it. A flue should extend at least three feet over the roof. You’re welcome.
Actually, I don’t think either one sells cabbage.
Joseph, where do you get your statistics about the ethnicity of people who cheat the government?
AFAIK, there hasn’t been an exodus of MOs from the 5T. There are still lots of MOs in the 5T, but there are also lots of frum Jews of other stripes.
If that’s the place near Cork and Slice (and under the same ownership) then apparently lots of people have been there. My daughter told me that when she and her husband wanted to go, they were told that the only seating available was at the bar.
There are Jewish names that non-Jews use (like Esther and Ruth) and ones that they don’t (like Basya/Batya).
A century or so ago, Jews in the U.S. gave their children names that they thought sounded WASPish, like Irving and Sidney. So many Jews gave their children these names that they became recognized as Jewish names. I’m told that in England, a similar process occurred with surnames, whereby all the Finkelsteins became Finleys. Perhaps one of our British readers could comment on this.
Meno was just being a curmudgeon in saying that gluten doesn’t exist. There are people who really need to avoid gluten (e.g. they have celiac disease), but most people who avoid gluten do so because it’s the latest health food fad.
We don’t need a Rav. We can ask the esteemed CR rabbonim. I’m sure we’ll find a psak we like.
There is cult in the nation of Vanuatu who believe that Prince Philip is a divine being (see the Wikipedia article on the Prince Philip Movement). This raises an interesting halachic question: is one allowed to bow to Prince Philip?
We’re a stick-necked people by nature. It has nothing to do with the phone. In fact, it predates the phone by millennia.
DY, I think Feivel was being facetious.
Ask Big Gedaliah Goomber.
White stripes? As in zebra garb?
I was speculating that dancingmom is one of Joseph’s aliases. Then I came up with the idea that dancingmom is Joseph’s wife, but I quickly dismissed that because he wouldn’t let his wife dance.
The English certainly have a history of antisemitism. The Jews were expelled from England in 1290 and weren’t readmitted until more than 350 years later. Between the World Wars, many members of the British upper class were admirers of Hitler, Y”MS. The United States also has a history of antisemitism. Think Henry Ford, Father Coughlin, and Charles Lindbergh.
I don’t see what the big deal is. If you don’t recognize the caller ID, don’t answer. How long does it take to delete junk voicemails?
I saw a three-year-old wearing the sticker. I asked him if he had voted. He admitted that he hadn’t. I said, “Good. Because if you had, Trump would be right about voter fraud.”
I wonder what earlier generations used as fat when baking desserts, in the days before vegetable oil and vegetable shortening. I wouldn’t be surprised if was shmaltz,
I haven’t asked her. I don’t tell her what to wear (which maybe belongs in the topic on avoiding divorce). I’m guessing that she didn’t like the way they looked. I also seem to remember they didn’t last long.
Dancingmom says “Hair is provocative, period.” Good thing I’m losing mine. I certainly wouldn’t want to be provocative.
I do that to spiders, but flies don’t deserve to live. I use a fly swat.