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Hu is that president from Japan.
Make sure you have strong passwords and “security questions”. Sometimes the hackers will get back in even after you change your password by using the “forgot password” link and then “guessing the answer to your security questions. The answers to those questions are often easy to figure out using the emails they already got from you and Google searches. Whenever choosing these questions think about how easy/hard it would be for a hacker to use them against you. I will often use a non-standard answers for these things such as using some random name for “who was your first grade teacher” or “what is your mothers maiden name”. The risk is that you will end up locking yourself out if you ever forget but as long as you know what your answers are you are ok.
Let’s Go Pirates!
Somebody mentioned taking 3 steps during “Hashem sfasai”. I’m surprised nobody mentioned the jumping 3 times at end of shmona esrei.
An African American with a nosebleed using a white tissue.
I am a big fan of air conditioners 🙂
There was a thread about this before. Many Rabbis nowadays encourage you to text them, not necessarily for actual shaylos but to set up appointments, see if they are available, etc.
Vanilla fudge ice cream with strawberries.
Black and white cookies with ketchup.
Coco puffs with milk and strawberries.
Somebody with a nosebleed eating a yodel.
Soliek, so do you think that the Mesilas Yesharim is pointless? (See the authors intro)
Joseph 🙂
Is weed bad?
Depends how, when, and by whom it is used.
is it a drug like known bad drugs or is it a good/healthy drug?
It is a plant
Is weed bad for yidishkeit?
Yes
is it kosher?
Yes
Does it need a hechsher?
Yes
Why did hashem create this plant?
For the same reason he created everything else in the world, for us to decide whether to use it for good or for evil.
Does it have a place in Jewish history?
Yes, it was used in the Ketores
Do u know someone that uses it?
I probably do but I don’t know which of my friends/acquaintances it is
Is ther a point when the person has to much/overdose?
Yes
Is it being seen more in our frum world?
Not by me
Etc… So basically what do u think/do about it?
No comment
Summary Laws of the fast of the 17th of Tammuz
3196. One is obligated to fast on the Public fast days established by The Nevi-im which are: 17th of Tammuz, Tisha B’Av (9th of Av), 3rd of Tishrei (Tzom Gedalaya), 10th of Teves, and the 13th of Adar (Taanis Esther). (We will review the obligation with respect to women). Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 549:1
3197. On all these days we fast because of the tragedies that happened; to remind us that our behavior today is similar to the behavior of our forefathers which caused the tragedies, and to arouse us to do Teshuvah. Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 549:1
3198. On all the Public fast days one is obligated to focus one’s attention (mind and heart) to examine one’s behavior and to do Teshuvah. Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 549:1
3199. The focus on Teshuva is even more important than the fasting itself; Therefore, those who fast, but spend the day on trips or tours have “grabbed onto the (aspect of) minor (significance) and left over the (aspect of) major (significance)”. Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 549:1
3200. Five tragedies happened on the 17th of Tammuz;
1. The 1st Luchos (Tablets) were broken;
2. The Korbon Tamid (daily sacrifice) was unable to be brought any longer (1st Beis Hamikdash);
3. Yerushalayim was breached (2nd Beis Hamikdash); (and 1st Beis Hamikdash according to
Gemara Yerushalmi. Other opinions say that it occurred on the 9th of Tammuz);
4. Apostomus Ha’Rasha burned the Torah;
5. and he placed an idol in the Heichal of the Beis Hamikdash;
Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 549:1
3201. Generally, The obligation to fast on public fast days includes women.
A) Nevertheless, many contemporary Poskim are lenient with regard to (married) women who are of child-bearing age, and allow them not to fast on the four fasts (excluding Tisha B’Av & Yom Kippur).
B) However, inasmuch as this leniency is not in accordance with Shulchan Aruch and many other Poskim, one should not be lenient without the specific direction of a Rov/Posek. Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 550:1, Piskei Tshuvos 550:1
3202. Women who are nursing or pregnant (according to Mishnah Berurah – more than 40 days into the pregnancy), are not obligated to fast on the four fasts (excluding Tisha B’Av & Yom Kippur), and those who fast are acting according to the minhag to be strict (L’chumrah). Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 550:1
3203. A pregnant or nursing woman who is feeling weak (and certainly one who is sick) may not fast. Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 550:1
3204. Anyone who is feeling sick is not obligated to fast, and may not act strictly in this regard. (The same is true for people who are weak or old and have been advised by a doctor that fasting could harm their health.) Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 550:1, Piskei Tshuvos 550:2
3205. One who is eating on a fast day (due to sickness, pregnancy or other permission) should not indulge oneself (with meat or wine). Rather one should only eat what is needed to sustain oneself.. Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 550:1
3206. If one forgot that it was a fast day and unintentionally ate; one should nevertheless complete the rest of the fast day without eating. Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 549:1
3207. On a fast day one should be particularly careful to avoid anger. If one is conducting business, one should be conscientious to behave in a calm and peaceful manner to avoid anger.
Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 568:12
3208. There is a minhag (mentioned in Tosafos Mes. Megillah beg. Chap. 3) to give Tzedakah at Mincha on the day of a Taanis. The mitzvah of Tzedakah is also mentioned in the Haftorah that is read at Mincha on a Taanis. Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 566:2 MB12
3209. Some also have the minhag to estimate the value of the food outlay being saved due to the fast, and give that amount to the poor to eat for the evening meal. Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Berurah 566:2 MB12
3210. On the day of a Taanis one should refrain from unnecessarily touching foods, lest one inadvertently eat during the fast. Piskei Tshuvos 589:1 citing Pri Migadim 612 citing Taz 612:8
3211. Restaurant owners should be aware that serving food on a Taanis to someone who is obligated to fast (as opposed to a sick person for example – who may eat) may involve the issur of Lifnei Iver – “Placing a stumbling block before a blind man”. Therefore, the decision of whether to remain open on a Taanis should be discussed with a Rov. S”U Maharsham 6:11, S”U Bais Shlomo 38, Yalkut Yosef – Moadim 530
This should be a new shidduch question: Did her mother sing her goyish lulabys when she was a baby? If she did then she is not a fit shidduch for there best guy in Lakewood.
Shopping, as you can see if you read this thread there are many different opinions/minhagim regarding this. Some are machmir not to listen to even accapela and others will even listen to recorded music. Some are more machmir during 3 weeks then during sefira, others are not. Personally, I try to follow the spirit of the halacha and therefore try to avoid acapela that is rocky but will listen to slow, hartzig acapela songs, especially ones that have to do with Yerushalayim, the churban, etc.
It feels like Friday, I’m fried
Bpt mentioned earlier in this thread that some women only fast on Yom Kippur, Tisha B’Av, and Taanis Esther. Where does that come from, isn’t that the most meikel fast?
Although it is a chiyuv diyoraisa to where a white shirt at all times, on July 4th it is better not to wear one because you might get ketchup on it and then turn blue in the face and people might be choshesh that your red, white, and blue colors are in honor of the goyish holiday.
A baal nefesh will BBQ with a shinui on July 4th in order to avoid chukos hagoyim issues. Flying a British or Confederate flag also helps. (Flying an Israeli flag is obviously assur diyoraisa yehareg val yaavor at all times)
Let’s say I start a 7 day auction right before shkia on Friday, am I not allowed to make early Shabbos the next week?
It seems that all these programs such as sharepod, iphoneexplorer, etc somehow break into the ipod file system to let you copy the files. Does anybody know how this actually works so that someone can do it themselves without using a third party program?
80 still posts as popa.
You should stand in respect for Dovid HaMelech, kavod hamalchus.
I’m only careful about this within the same thread. Within the same thread I try not to post if there are still posts awaiting moderation and if I do post I will usually mark it as “un-modded” so that it won’t show up out of order. Sometimes I forget to check or someone else will post while I am writing mine and I miss it.
The heat gives me a headache.
There is no issue of tevilas keilim unless the keilim are owned by a Jew.
I’m not sure where this thread is heading. ^_^
Your welcome. I enjoyed it. But how come you kept leaving right before Superman came in and then you only came back after he left. I was hoping to see the 2 if you together.
I usually try not to approve posts out of order within the same thread for that reason. But, I will sometimes skip over long posts in one thread and mod the later posts in other threads.
In terms of my own posts, I often write responses to threads as I am reading them, but there are still many posts to approve in the thread that I don’t have time for. In that case I usually try to mark my post as “un-modded” so that it won’t come up until anoyher mod (or myself) approves it, which will hopefully be after the previous ones.
Sorry, I wasn’t actually modding the other day. I was just reading through random threads and responding without approving the waiting posts.
The gold banner on the side means the post is awaiting moderation.
Moldy old Voldy must be up to something… ^_^
BTguy, fans are a good idea, but I suggest AC for this weather.
The Heat weren’t too bad yesterday, the Thunder on the other hand…
Popa and Nechama each take up 3 seats and part of the aisle on a plane. They ride their elephants to the truck weighing station when they want to weight themselves.
Eventually she didn’t fit in the car anymore so he bought her an elephant to ride to work every day.
Then she continued to get fatter so he had to buy her a new house with bigger doorways and more space between the counter and the fridge.
When Popa’s wife got fat, he bought her bigger clothes. When Nechoma got even fatter, he bought her even bigger clothes.
Is this a touch or classic? The old classics acted as regular hard drives. The touches are technically not supposed to be accessed but as explained above there are work-arounds.
You can contact me at moderator42 at theyeshivaworld dot com. I may or may not be The Editor.
(Obviously this has to be balanced with his learning but even if it means taking a little more time off learning it could be helpful. This is a discussion for each individual to have with their own Rebbi)
SaysMe, I heard the same thing in regards to yeshiva guys going to college. Even if the guy feels he doesn’t need it (his parents are forcing him or he is forced to take an elective in a subject he doesn’t think he needs) he should still work hard to do well in the class and not settle for a passing grade because then at least he will feel accomplished. But, if he just does the minimal work to pass just to be yotzei he will be unhappy the whole semester and feel that he is wasting his time.
I heard a story, I forgot who it was about, that someone asked, “What do you do”, and he answered “Baba Basra”. His life at the time was Baba Basra, everything else was secondary. We should all be zoche to have this mindset.
What do you mean by happy? Happy that you have a job? Sure, why not. Happy with your life? Perhaps that’s harder, but if you don’t define your life by your job it is possible. In US people often ask “what do you do?” As if your job defines you. There are many accountants out there who are very different from each other, some learn a lot, some do a lot of chesed, etc. So if you define your life and how happy you are with it by what you do outside your job, it is easier to live a happy life despite a job that you might think is not ideal for you.
Here’s another question, Is possible to be unhappy in a job you love?
You might love accounting, but if you feel unfulfilled in your life you will be unhappy.
Ask an Elder.
Davis.
Actually Shabbos doesn’t start until 8:30 so we’ll do the movie before shkia, I’ll meet you and Superman in front of the movie theatre at 6:30.
So goq, are you joining me for dinner and a movie tonight? (We’ll pre-pay before Shabbos for the movie)
That was me Goq, it was my way of bumping this thread.