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It takes alot of Bitachon to invest in Bitcoin
DY
Please tell us how you know Cannabis is more dangerous than Tobacco or Alchoul?
Tobacco causes Lung cancer, Emphasema , mouth Cancer , throat cancer and more
Alchol causes Drunk Driving (Probably the biggest killer related to Alcohol) cirrhosis of the liver, It can cause Alchol poisoning which can kill
Also Tobacco and Alcohol are addictive. Canabis is not addictive. I am not advocating people get high, one should never do that as things can happen then, but its not any more dangerous than Ciggarettes or Alcohol
We are servants of the Creator, and while the servitude is benevolent, there is no down time. Engaging in anything that harms your tzelem is insubordination. That includes the goings on on Purim, and for some every shabbos and Chag.
What about Ciggarettes?
DY
I said before I am 100% against Pot smoking, but one does have to be honest and say getting high isnt much different than getting drunk and smoking ciggarettes are also quite harmful
Having a glass of wine is not getting drunk, Having a few bottles of wine is getting drunk
There was a video posted right here on YWN (And widely shared) of Rav Chaim saying amen to a Bracha on pot
I am 100% against Pot smoking, however it is likely not any more dangerous than Alchohol and I see plenty of frum jews get drunk on Purim, Simchas torah, Shabbos and other times
I dont know you got that you have to die before embarassing another jew That is not true. That doesnt mean it is right to do these things
The people who help build for the coming of Moshiach will have more Zchus when he actually comes
<e> I can’t imagine seeing marines in the streets of Boro Park. BH we live in a safe Country that has freedom of religion. Bucharim can learn in Yeshivah (or earn nice money on a job).
It’s a failing Country. Wasn’t worth the effort. Time for everyone to move on. No safty. No money. No religious freedom. What a waste of time.
And one wonders why Moshiach hasnt come yet. Who wants to live in Eretz Yisroel when you can live in Borough Park
I will not support anyone that bothers these chareidy soldiers but they should respect the ultra orthodox community and not [internationally] walk in these neighbourhoods dressed in uniform. (They treat in like chillul shabbes).
The soldiers are the one protecting the nation especially in Jerusalem which is a terrorist flashpoint as there are both Jews and Arabs living there.
Imagine if you said such a thing to a US marine officer walking through Borough park
I’m not talking about the wicked people in the government; the wicked congressmen, people who are fleecing us by raising our taxes in order give out more money to buy votes. I’m not taking about that, that’s something else altogether. That’s not the government
yeah that never happens to the frum community
LU
1. I know people who have seen this Chilul hashem with the soldiers with their own eyes. Just because you didnt see them, doesnt mean it didnt happen. I dont know if its alot or a little, but if I would guess, its on the smaller amount
2, When a rogue MO rabbi gives a mazal tov to an “Alternative” couple , Some in the charedi community blame the entire OU and RCA for this. Just because some claims to be MO and appears to do it under the MO community doesnt mean they endorse such things (This point was made to compare to the “All Charedim do it”)
3. The charedim do know whose these people are and in general the charedi population is told of the evils of the army , When you tell everyone how evil it is, there are some unhindged people who will go to far (Just like telling them all “Alternative people” are evil it just takes one meshugganah who is unhindged to go to a parade and stab and kill someone
There is a difference between working out and being a gym rat.
Going to the Gym or working out for about an hour or so is healthy and good
Being a Gym Rat (Working out 3,4, or 5 hours a day) is not a good idea
Nobody knows who Gog and Magog is and we are not supposed to figure out the Kaitz either
There is nothing wrong with American Cars, Its the “Detroit” ones I wont touch
I think countries today means continents meaning the US and Canada count as 1 . Today they are using the US/ Europe and israel (Maybe South America or Australia, but Ive mostly heard Europe)
Part of the problem with the Hetar Meah Rabbanim was in the time of Rabbenu Gershom it was quite difficult to to and I belive there is also the requirement of the 100 Rabbanim being from 3 different continents, so in his day it really was a last option
Unfortunatly today because of the smaller world we live in one can easily abuse this, You can get 50 Kollel guys to sign in Brookkyn or Lakewood, fed ex the document to England and get a few to sign there and fed ex the document to Israel and get the rest there. it can be done in less than a week. In Rabbenu Gershon’s time it tooks months or years to do
Its not so rare and the definatiin of Rav is also somewhat loose, They just make some sort of flyer and pass it in along in Israel and the US and get a few in Europe (Most of the signers are from the US or Israel)
Har Bayis is a Mountain as the name implies. Most mountains you have probably seen look like a hump and certainly not flat on top
Originally har Bayin was not flat on top, top top was flattend by King Herod (There were actually 2 second temples, the original plain one and the Herod Temple)
On top of Har Habayit is a plaza (You can google pictures of it) it doesnt look like a mountain at all
The Kosel is the reataining wall used by herod to help make the top flat like the Plaza that it is
If you drive a car older than you are (And its not a classic like a ’57 Chevy) then it must be yeshivish
What is the Halacha if someone is late for Minyan and needs to park in front of a Hydrant in order to make the Minyan? Is he Chayiv a ticket or is he Patur because he is doing a Mitzvah
The best thing anyone can do is NOTHING. Act like they arent even there, dont give them any reason to make the news. Dont make them into the victims. By doing things you are playing into their hands they want to be the victims and thrive by it. Nothing happens there is no news coverage and it becomes a non-event
Rabbi Oelbaum and Rabbi Steinberg are some of the Premier people on the conversion beis din in the US. I am sure they have seen them all, both are tremendous Talmedei Chachamin
The Beit Din was actually 3 people. The 3rd one confirmed he was there. He is not as well known as Rabbi Oelbaum and Rabbi Steinberg, his name is Rabbi Joseph Kowalski
If the majority of Jews in Israel are Charedi, then they will have to work and go to the Army. They wont be able to tax the non chreadi enough to pay the stipends and go to the Army
Also in Israel there are Chardal, which somewhat looks like Charedi, but their thinking is more Dati-Leumi meaning they are very religious , but also very zionistic
The guy had a valid Conversion. Rabbi Oelbaum and Rabbi Steinberg of the Vaad of Queens which is considered the best conversion in NYC did the conversion
Alot of people have heard of this, its been all over the Jewish Social Media sites.
The 60 % religious includes dati-Leumi who are getting closer to the Chilonim (And the Chilonim are getting closer to the Dati-Leumi) but both are going farther away from the Charedim
It was no accident that Yesh Atid and HaBayit Hayehudi were able to be in the government together.
In fact HaBayit Hayehudi the Dati Leumi party is headed by Nafatli Bennet who is not relgious and Ayelet Shaked who is also not relgious
The Tzmoet Institute in Israel makes them and they are available in the US
I doubt many, if any goyim are on the CR.
Lots of people read YWN who just lurk..Its a known website and at least one time the headline of one of the newsarticles went viral and went across regular news sources across the internet
One of the advantages of living “In town” is the property taxes in NYC are lower than the suburbs
If you car has more infant Car seats than wheels, It must be Yeshivish
If the car has more dents than you have children, The car must be Yeshivish
I am pretty sure Petra is part of Eretz Yisroel (Not the modern State of Israel) The Ever H’Yarden is present day Jordan
I think there is some Kedusha to Amman and Damascus too as they are considered part of Eretz Yisroel in some way
Parts of Jordan and Lebanon ARE Eretz Yisroel. I am fairly certain Petra and Aarons grave are Ertez Yisroel and Sidon where Zebulin is buried is also Eretz Yisroel.
Eliat where you have to cross the border to get to Jordan is NOT Eretz Yisroel (Aqaba is not either)
I never heard of Zebulen’s tomb in Lebanon and I did a quick Google and I found it, It seems it was an ancient jewish pilgramage site
However the pictures I saw of it were a building with overgrown weeds around it and there doesnt appear any way in because of the overgrown weeds
Lebanon will not let you in if you have any religious article no matter what passport you have.
If you are british (Or any other westerner) and want to go and have signs in your passport of visiting Israel you need to get another passport (The US and I am sure the UK allow you to get a second passport for this purpose)
The United Arab Emeriates (Dubai) is the only country that does not allow Israelis to enter , but allows anyone else to enter. if you are an Israeli who was not born in Israel and have another passport (Like US or EU) then you can go even if you have Israel stamped in your passport and you can bring jewish religious items there
There was a Kosher restaurant in Amman, Jordan but it closed. I was in Jordan, but it was a day trip from Eliat to Petra. Petra was really cool.
Lebanon you need to be careful of, you are not allowed to enter Lebanon with any marking of having visited Israel nor are you allowed to bring in anything with Hebrew Language on it.
When you cross the border from Israel to Jordan, the Israelis might not mark your Passport, but the Jordanians do and if the Lebanese see Arava Crossing for example in your passport they will not let you in.
There is a mistaken assumption here. That if someone is not orthodox then they are reform or conservative. That is not true. Most people who are not orthodox are secular not reform. Meaning they dont belong to any denomination. reform isnt the default, Secular is the default. A reform jew might go to temple 2 times a year and maybe use a rabbi for a wedding or a funeral. A secular will almost never use a rabbi (except MAYBE a wedding or a funeral) and sometimes not even then
Unfortuantly I know Rabbis who are white and orthodox who spent time in jail 🙁
Keep the bottles for the menorah oil very low and in some sort of pan so in case the bottle breaks, it will fall into the tin pan and not do very much damage.
Because its alot tougher than you think. Firstly Unlike the charedi world where Cherem is done in more modern circles if Cherem is attempted people will wear as a badge of honor and consider it an insult to have been booted. its likely they would become martyrs
and secondly the OU does alot of Hashghcas on many large companies, if the OU would come out against certain people. “Activists” would call the OU “Homophobic” and demand companies disassociate themselves from such a “hateful” organziation and likley the companies would kow tow to the “activists” and the entire Kashrush industry would collapse (Many Charedi kashruth organziations rely on the OU for basic ingridiants)
The idea one should work Hard and it leads to salvation is not a jewish idea, that is a puritan idea. Did you ever hear of the Protestant Work Ethic? that comes from Puratinism.
The Puratains belived if you didnt work, you should starve
If you want to say the leader of Nazi Germany. You can easily say the ruler of Germany from 1933-1945 or the head ot Nazi Gemany or something similar without mentioning anyone’s name
We have 17 rooms in the main house and a cleaning lady once a week to do floors and bathrooms and kitchens. We all clean up after ourselves, and do our own laundry. My shirts don’t get sent out, they get ironed at home.
17 Rooms? and a Main House? I thought I lived “Luxirious” and I have 5 rooms
I dont think Rav Dovid Feinstein or any other American Rav (or for that matter any Rav in Chutz L’Aretz) could be considered. It seems the consensus now is to pick a Rav in Israel
For Rav Aharon Kotler to Build Lakewood , it took more than just Posek Skills, it took leadership and organizational skills. Its no small task to get a community started like that
If you do not wish to give anything of significance to that day but still want people to know what you mean, Simply Say December 25. I think everyone knows what you mean
This is from the Holy Book of Wikipedia, but it is well known
Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas. It is sometimes pronounced /ˈɛksməs/, but Xmas, and variants such as Xtemass, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation /ˈkrɪsməs/. The “X” comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός, which in English is “Christ”.[1] The “-mas” part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass.[2]
There is a common misconception that the word Xmas stems from a secular attempt to remove the religious tradition from Christmas[3] by taking the “Christ” out of “Christmas”, but its use dates back to the 16th century.