YW Moderator-80

this is the best i could find

it is referring to swimming pools also

it includes inebriated persons as well as those swimming alone

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, lists an average of 3,500 unintentional drownings every year for the past decade. This averages out to 10 drowning-related deaths per day. Men were four times more likely than women to die from unintentional drowning deaths.

to expand on what mw said about chumros. it pains me no end to hear people here speak about them in such a disparaging tone. (yes, they will say it isnt chumros per se but the people who push them on everyone; but i believe that is only a defensive smoke screen for their own subconscious feelings of inadequacy)

a chumra is a gift, a beloved gift from a son to his beloved Tatti. it is the remnant of a sweet lollipop that a 3 year old takes out of his dirty pocket, and though he wants it no end, he gives it to his Zaide to whom he wishes to show that he loves him

its just not true that exposure to a taivah weakens it

the opposite is well established as a Torah principle

and l’havdil a billion trillion havdalas as a psychological principle

but i am nevertheless not emphasizing my disagreement with that principle.

i am saying that taking that, or any other principle you want to believe in, and using it to argue with our mesorah (in this case to say that our matziv of immoral taivah and weakness is less than earlier generations)is a terrible darkness and could never have happened before our time of massive foolishness and CHUTZPA.

and to use our Holy father Yehuda as an example, without even a basic understanding of that incident, rather understanding it like a 4 year old cheder boy or a x-an minister,

is not less than a travesty

even though im sure intentions were good

and to the poster whos post was deleted, i have made no comment about anyones rightness in doing something or any comment, even implied, about her Rav. i am only referring to the statements she has made

i would say hello was right on the mark. normally this can get quite frustrating, but this IS AZs thread.

you dont need twins

she had 2 sisters and one brother, twice as many

the mother had another boy during the night

2 sisters, 2 brothers

I was always under the impression that just the opposite: if the great people of then had to be so careful, how much more so do we now after so much yiridas hadoros have to be super careful!

well yes you thought that, but thats only because you base your reasoning on Torah concepts. maybe its about time you started paying more attention to the goyish ideas that are all around you.

” We do not presume people will sin every chance they get.”

we most certainly do!

or at least that they “might” sin

the Tanach, Gemorrah, Midrashim, Mussar Seforim, Rishonim, Achronim, Rabbaim and Gedolim of today, are full of warnings to stay far from temptation. this is the very essence of all gedorim instituted by the Gedolim throughout our history.

mw excellent points

blinky

i suppose there is no correct way to spell the word in english, but people usually spell it redd, sometimes red

are you talking about erliche Jewish women or goyim?

if you are talking about Jewish women why are you asking this question.

it really belongs on a secular american forum

An older sibling needs to give her/his blessing and permission to a younger sibling to date and marry before them

if this is a rule, what are the parameters?

if the older sibling is still single at age 50 years (it happens, R’L), the younger one still can’t date?

He(Rambam)says that those who follow the wicked Greek (Aristotle, probably) who don’t believe in anything they cannot see are arrogant

i would never argue with the Rambam

Mod-80, I guess what I am trying to say is that if we can’t detect them, then of what use is saying they exist?

i understood clearly what you were trying to say

can you detect malachim?

does that mean we should say sdim dont exist because there is no use in saying they exist? of what use is it to say they exist? i dont know, of what use is it to say that melachim exist? i dont know. but they do.

your point is, *so they exist, but that information doesnt help us practically.* so, lots of information doesnt help us practically.

why did the Ramchal devote years of his life to writing Derech Hashem? there is almost nothing there that is of practical use. its a description of the way Hashem runs the world, behind the scenes.

not everything, especially knowledge of how Hashem does things needs to have a clear and practical use.

clearly you dont want to believe in sdim because they dont fit with your deep and vast knowledge of the essential nature of the universe and Hashems conduct of it.

there is no reason to say that sdim are only a mashul. mention of sdim is found all over Shas. the Gemora always has a pashut pshat. this is not a Medresh. only a very big Talmid Chochum with a deep Daas Torah and wide knowledge of Meforshim can say that something in the Gemorrah is only a mashul

you dont have to believe in sdim. i cant see any practical help that would be to you. but please dont denigrate our Mesorah.

sdim are between a human and a malach in terms of their physicality

they can be seen but only by those who are capable of seeing them (probably no one today, i suspect)

i believe they do their work primarily physically.

i believe that is a gross misconception/ the Gedolim did everything they could to help Jews escape.

One is mchuyiv to give his life rather than transgress certain Mitzvos but not to avoid living in an undesirable place, even in a place of tumah. Avrohom, and Yaakov went down to Mitzrayim, the most immoral of all countries, because of famine

What do you say about grandparents potching their aineklach??

i say: what do the parents say?

i dont know if its true or not, i just dont think one should go about demanding a source of every maaseh one hears.

certainly one should learn Halachah from a sefer and not from a maaseh. (although middos and derech eretz are a different story, of course)

i didnt realize that that was NOT a Halachah. i thought the maaseh was just an illustration of the Halachah. i assumed it was a Halachah because ive heard it said many times (as a Halachah, not just a maaseh) (just said stam not authoritatively)

thank you for pointing that out

I’m not sure I agree with your premise

negative or harmful TRUE statements are the very definition of lashon hara. there is no premise. you will find that on page one of any sefer of lashon hara. ask someone.

let’s keep it on the topic of segulos and superstitions.

exactly, lets dispense with the uneccessary comments about oneself, or at least try to limit yourself to say one a week.

i want a source

ask Rabbi Twerski

i heard someone say that his grandaughter said that story isn’t true

i want a source

from Rabbi Twerskis ten steps book:

“To paraphrase the Chofetz Chaim: Just as one may not denigrate another person, one may not denigrate oneself…self denigration is not anivus (humility). Anivus is self-effacement, which is a commendable trait; self denigration is not.”

I really cant follow this so i did some googling. I really dont know what the fuss is all about. this fermat guy sounds like hes nothing special. i dont know why you are so interested in what he has to say.

heres a quote from an article that references him, that i found:

how about a thread where we put up all the deleted posts from the past week in one place?

should engender a lot of interest.

ill go ask the boss.

occasional basis, not too harmful