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  • March 2, 2012 5:41 pm at 5:41 pm in reply to: Bizarre song adaptations. #857750
    Yserbius123
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    My favorite is a song that goes “Mi-she mi-she mi-she nichnas Adar” to the tune of an obscure bluegrass melody, “Pick a Bale of Cotton” from the 1950s.

    February 29, 2012 8:42 pm at 8:42 pm in reply to: murder mysteries #857705
    Yserbius123
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    Don’t forget the Perry Mason books by Earl Stanley Gardner.

    February 29, 2012 6:56 pm at 6:56 pm in reply to: murder mysteries #857702
    Yserbius123
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    Harry Potter books are fine up until Book #5.

    A Rebbi I know allowed his kids to read all of them except #5.

    February 29, 2012 6:54 pm at 6:54 pm in reply to: Yeshiva's reading rules #858472
    Yserbius123
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    @mikehal12382 I remember in first grade a kid brought “Green Eggs and Ham” in to class to read (mind you, this was not a very Yeshivish elementary school) and the teacher read it as “Green Eggs and Yam”.

    February 28, 2012 7:32 pm at 7:32 pm in reply to: murder mysteries #857691
    Yserbius123
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    Sherlock Holmes is selfish, arrogant and condescending. The Hardy Boys (despite their girlfriends) are probably a better influence.

    Personally, I don’t feel that there is any problem with 99% of juvenile books written before 1980 or any book written before 1930. But if you really want your kids to read stuff that you are certain won’t have a bad influence on them, then they should only read books by Marcus Lehmann.

    February 28, 2012 7:31 pm at 7:31 pm in reply to: Yeshiva's reading rules #858436
    Yserbius123
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    There is more to the story than what MonseyGuy wrote. I am certain.

    Yeshivas have been banning books forever, even Shakespeare only makes it into Mechinas after a lot of use of Sharpie’s.

    February 3, 2012 3:22 am at 3:22 am in reply to: What is your most controversial opinion? #848853
    Yserbius123
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    @YehudaTzvi Gravity is also a theory, no? Should physics not be taught in Yeshivas?

    What’s wrong with studying Greek and Xtian mythology? You think your kids are going to go bow down to Jupiter? It’s all just stories, and even the Gemara makes reference to them from time to time. I still remember how I read about Aphrodite for the first time in a secular context I had this smug smile remembering R’ Gamliel in the bathhouse.

    February 3, 2012 1:11 am at 1:11 am in reply to: Great news!!! #849105
    Yserbius123
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    Do people really waste so much time with Facebook? I have an account with about 40 friends (and “friends”) which I check for about 5 minutes every other day or so.

    February 3, 2012 12:54 am at 12:54 am in reply to: Who gave me a subtitle? #848975
    Yserbius123
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    Well, YW Moderator-42, at least I know what both your subtitle and the number after your name mean. But you have to know the question, v’hamavin yavin.

    February 2, 2012 10:13 pm at 10:13 pm in reply to: What is your most controversial opinion? #848844
    Yserbius123
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    And on another note, this is perhaps my 3rd time posting a new topic on YWNCR and this has been in the top 5 for 2 days. Yeah me!

    February 2, 2012 10:11 pm at 10:11 pm in reply to: What is your most controversial opinion? #848843
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    @Tora Yid

    I believe that I am a descendant of Odom Harishon, amongst many others. Science says that my ancestors were apes. Both of these statements are true, just viewing things from different perspectives. In this context, the only perspective I am concerned with is the Torah perspective.

    February 2, 2012 9:08 pm at 9:08 pm in reply to: What is your most controversial opinion? #848834
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    @Nechomah: There is no other known animal that has split hooves and doesn’t chew its cud, like the chazir, but there are animals that chew their cud and don’t have split hooves, like the camel which is mentioned in the Torah and the Llama which is not.

    Still not sure what this has to do with evolution. And it’s not “monkeys”, it’s apes, a different species. While I still am strong of the belief that everything comes from Hakadosh Baruch Hu, still He put in the world science and mathematics as a way to describe the world without Him in order that people should come to their beliefs through bechira. In other words, if there is absolute proof that there is an Abishter, no one will have any schar for believing in Him.

    Evolution is just another aspect of science that exists in the world and I see no stira between that and the Torah anymore than there is a stira between red shift caused by Doppler effects and the Torah. How it fits into the Ma’aseh Beraishis is another issue, one that I’m frankly not bothered too much by.

    February 2, 2012 4:45 pm at 4:45 pm in reply to: What is your most controversial opinion? #848804
    Yserbius123
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    @Haleivi: But what is the “Chochma” that the SA is referring to?

    @Nechoma: Species can evolve into different species given millions of years. That is a scientific fact, there is no arguing on that (in terms of science). How that shtims with Torah is a completely different story. I suggest you read Gerald Schroeder’s “Genesis and the Big Bang”.

    February 2, 2012 4:40 pm at 4:40 pm in reply to: What is your most controversial opinion? #848802
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    If the frum community had put more focus on not making a Chillul Hashem and following Dina D’malchusa, we wouldn’t be saying tehillim for certain people who are in jail for criminal activities. These people are not martyrs, nor are they victims of antisemitic governments. They are people who committed criminal activities and must face the consequences, no matter how harsh or unfair they seem.

    February 2, 2012 4:14 am at 4:14 am in reply to: What is your most controversial opinion? #848783
    Yserbius123
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    1. There is nothing wrong with teaching and/or studying evolution. Learning science does not turn a person into an apikores.

    2. Just as people focus on the wrongdoings that the Israeli government commits k’negged the Chareidi oilom, it should not be such a stretch to admit that there are occasional wrongdoings k’negged the Palestinians.

    3. Your kids Yeshivas, your shul and the Yeshivos you went to may not have a 30 page pamphlet with pictures of Gedolim and detailing all the segulos you will receive by giving tzedaka, but they are a #1, 2 and 3 priority for your tzedaka money.

    January 31, 2012 6:28 pm at 6:28 pm in reply to: What is your most controversial opinion? #848707
    Yserbius123
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    Most of the shidduch problem comes from the parents, not the people involved. Your average Yeshiva guy views 99% of the girls on the market as “very attractive”, it’s their mothers who demand pictures and say no if she’s not good enough. Your average Bais Yaakov girl will date any guy who knows how to learn, regardless of how many years and what Yeshiva he went to. It’s the mothers who insist on a guy with certain specific criteria.

    December 5, 2011 7:20 pm at 7:20 pm in reply to: Is individualism allowed??? #835074
    Yserbius123
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    Yes. But I’m not the one who’s going to dress like an idiot.

    Seriously, that’s the mindset. It’s like when my wife wears a green dress (instead of black-and-white like everyone else) she gets tons of comments on how good she looks from people wearing black-and-white.

    December 5, 2011 7:18 pm at 7:18 pm in reply to: When the shadchan doesn't give up! #833661
    Yserbius123
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    You should have more than one shadchan. Chances are, this shadchan doesn’t have that many guys/girls that are suited for you, so he/she keeps pushing the one that is.

    December 5, 2011 7:12 pm at 7:12 pm in reply to: "Taliban Women" #833881
    Yserbius123
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    This is nothing new. They’re a group of women based out of Ramat Beit Shemesh that have been promoting this “Taliban Tzniyus” for the past few years. There already have been numerous statements by rabbonim decrying their lifestyle, and one of the leaders was arrested on child neglect and abuse charges.

    November 8, 2011 4:37 pm at 4:37 pm in reply to: question about black hats!!!!!!! #824596
    Yserbius123
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    Only if you’re Yekkish. 😉

    November 8, 2011 4:24 pm at 4:24 pm in reply to: Searching CR For Old Threads #938252
    Yserbius123
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    This site is a schtickle gneivas da’as. (but I’m not paskening). All you need to do is go to google, and type “site:theyeshivaworld.com” or “site:theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom” to search for something. All j82.us does is add that in front of your google search and get money from advertisers. YWN mods, you should delete this sticky.

    November 1, 2011 5:40 pm at 5:40 pm in reply to: How do you pronounce your screen name? #1018784
    Yserbius123
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    Yih-sir-bee-us

    November 1, 2011 4:26 pm at 4:26 pm in reply to: whats the deal with the sikkrikim #833354
    Yserbius123
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    They’re not in Yerushalayim, the recent attacks stemmed from a group centered in Ramat Beit Shemesh Aleph. There was an article in Ami magazine over Sukkos that discussed it.

    December 22, 2010 6:18 pm at 6:18 pm in reply to: Separate Boys and Girls pre-school #738284
    Yserbius123
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    And why do girls in preschool need to have a dress code that includes *only tights*, but no socks.

    December 22, 2010 5:19 pm at 5:19 pm in reply to: Any know of any Computer jobs in or near Baltimore MD? #721286
    Yserbius123
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    Have you tried the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory? http://jhuapl.edu/

    They generally only hire right out of high school, but it’s worth a shot.

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