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I do not have a dog, nor do I want one

But its more of a cultural thing. Most kids have a friend who has a dog and they want one too, however most frum families this is not the case as most dont have dogs and people dont grow up with one, so nobody has a dog

Most dogs arent vicious. People are thinking Rotwilers, Pitbulls, Doberman Pinchers or German Shepards and they might be scary, but do you really think a chihuhua is that dangerous or scary?

Kushners have never said they are Orhtodox, they said they are Observent. As Has Joe Liberman. He never said he was Orthodox, only observent.

BTW The Kushers are not Orhtodox. You can google about the restaurants that they go to and the wine that they drank. it is not a secret.

Joseph,

What is CJ and RJ?

CJ = Conservative Judaism

RJ = Reform Judaism

The asifa has been cancelled

There is the law of unintended consequences. When you do something it might have an effect other than what you intended. Anytime you run something especially something more controversial you need to try to be aware of it especially if there is strong evidence something else might occur

The Lakewood Scoop has published that the letter signed by the Kinus people was a forgery

It was signed by the Gabbi of Rav Malkiel Kotler , Rav Shmuel Lemberger

While Links generally are not allowed, I think this one should be (The Mods can edit it out if they feel nessasary)

Anyone who would forge a letter in the name of Gedolei Torah are Reshiam and there is no reason to belive them for anything

There was also a so-called counter-protest outside of Citifield during the technology Asifa. But today no one even remembers those half a dozen losers.

LOL, you are such a riot..

Truly a chlemner Chassid

There is no such things as deleting a tweet. Someone saw it before it was deleted and saved it

If there is a thief or an abuser who is HONORED by an institution by a dinner or a name on a building, they are enabling them and there are plenty of such cases, it is not so rare.

This is what Rav Schecter wrote in the FJJ

It’s obvious to all that Eretz Yisroel is in a perpetually
precarious state of existence: Living in the
shadow of an Iranian nuclear bomb in the making,
encircled by heavily armed, sworn enemies, singled
out for scorn by the so-called community of nations.
All of this makes the situation of acheinu b’nei
Yisroel in artzeinu hakedosha unique, and uniquely
dangerous. This mortal threat to our survival is
something of which we’re all painfully aware.
Yet, there’s another crisis unfolding there that
few if any of us are aware of. It presents an immense
existential threat to our nation in general
and to the yishuv in Eretz Yisroel in particular, and
it raises the danger posed by the enemies seeking
our destruction to unthinkable levels.
Simply stated, the danger we speak of is that
the flourishing community of yeshivos and b’nei
yeshiva, that has grown by leaps and bounds
across the length and breadth of Eretz Yisroel will
be decimated – not by 2040, nor even in as long
as a decade from now. Instead, within a handful
of years, the world’s largest and most vibrant
community of lomdei Torah will undergo a drastic
downsizing. The Olam haYeshivos as we know it –
and with it, the frum community of which it is the
beating heart – will cease to look as it does today.
That’s not hyperbole. It is incontrovertible fact.
And it is chilling beyond all words.
The following paragraphs will set forth the
state of affairs in Eretz Yisroel today regarding
the drafting of b’nei yeshiva into the Israeli army,
based on first-hand knowledge, in-depth research
and copious documentation. Little if any of this information
has been known or publicly discussed in
the American Torah community – until now.
Anyone who contests these plainly demonstrable
facts is welcome to step forward and provide
counter-evidence in refutation of what is written
here. We are confident that our rendition of the
terrifying reality will withstand scrutiny.
As the Israeli draft law stands today, the government
is required to set a goal of drafting several
thousand chareidi young men for military service
each year and to engage in various activities
designed to achieve that objective. This includes
the use of well-trained, undercover government
agents from within the chareidi community whose
mission is to persuade the b’nei yeshiva they target
to enter the army.
Currently, all b’nei yeshiva are exempt from
serving, provided they follow the prescribed procedures
and otherwise qualify for exemption. It
should be stated that under the current law, a majority
of b’nei yeshiva have a fairly easy time in securing
their exemptions: They’re able to appear in
groups at conscription offices, spend minimal time
undergoing physical examinations and promptly
receive the necessary exemption papers.
But here’s the untold story: Thousands of b’nei
yeshiva – in particular, those who are vulnerable either
because they learn in smaller or lesser-known
yeshivos, or due to having certain backgrounds,
such as Sefardic b’nei yeshiva from weaker chareidi
backgrounds and ba’alei teshuvah – are being
targeted by the army and other governmental departments
for intensive recruitment efforts. Many
of these b’nei yeshiva have been imprisoned for
failure to comply with every last detail of the bureaucratic
exemption process, despite good faith
efforts to do so. Many others remain free but live
in constant fear of being apprehended and jailed.
Large numbers of these b’nei Torah, however,
are neither in military prison nor on the run.
Unbelievable as it may seem, they are now serving
in the Israeli army. Despite being full-fledged
b’nei yeshiva, they have been wrenched from the
bais medrash and forcibly inducted into the IDF
for failing to meet the legal requirements for exemption.
Their conscription enables the army to
fill the yearly quotas of thousands of chareidim
demanded by Israeli draft law.
The basis for the drafting of many of these bnei
yeshiva is that they fail to meet the technical requirements
of a “ben yeshiva” as defined by law.
For example:
A bochur cannot qualify for exemption as a ben
yeshiva unless he learns in a yeshiva gedolah that
has at least twenty-five talmidim who qualify as
b’nei yeshiva, i.e., who are at least eighteen years
old.
A bochur who has earned any taxable money
from employment, even if only during bein
haz’manim or bein hasedarim, cannot qualify for
exemption as a ben yeshiva. Thus, for example, a
bochur who earned a meager salary during Yom
Tov break to help with his impoverished family’s
expenses will be forced into army service.
Only talmidim of officially recognized yeshivos
qualify for exemption; no new recognitions,
however, have been issued in over a year, and the
talmidim of such institutions are thus not exempt.
Under new rules about to be instituted, 1) a bochur
in his last year in a yeshiva k’tanah (the equivalent
of an American mesivta) who will be one of
the first in his class to reach the conscription age
of eighteen, will not be eligible for exemption because
his yeshiva k’tanah doesn’t have the minimum
number of b’nei yeshiva, as described in a)
above; and 2) bochurim learning in yeshivos that
do not accept Israeli government funding will not
qualify for exemption from the draft.
The army is in the process of setting up a sophisticated
inspection system under which, in an
unprecedented breach of the religious autonomy
of the yeshivos, it will begin to directly intervene in
those institutions to enforce the draft law.
Appeals to individuals and organizations to
use their political clout to help the large numbers
of bnei Torah who are in desperate straits, in the
army, in prison or cowering in hiding from the authorities,
have been in many cases unsuccessful.
Everything that has been described until this
point reflects the deeply disturbing current state
of affairs. The Israeli military refers to it as a “tekufat
histaglut,” a very temporary “adjustment
period,” in order to enable the frum community
to adapt to the coming, far more ominous reality.
In 2020, the next stage of the draft law will come
into effect, under which what were previously
non-mandatory yearly recruitment goals will become
mandatory yearly quotas of chareidi young
men required to enter the army, and the quota
levels will rise as well.
Then, in 2023, the law providing exemptions to
b’nei yeshiva comes to a complete end. The only
b’nei yeshiva who will continue to be free of army
service will be those over the age of twenty-four,
who are entitled to a permanent exemption.
However, the large numbers of b’nei yeshiva who
reach conscription age each year, numbering approximately
seven thousand annually, will be forcibly
drafted. It boggles the mind to envision the
mass conscription of b’nei Torah in Eretz Yisroel,
but that is the looming reality.
Let us speak plainly: The world is looking on
mutely as the evil Iranians, hell-bent on destroying
the Jews, proceed with building the Bomb;
by all accounts, they are perhaps a decade away
from achieving that diabolical goal. But long
before that point – indeed, in a short six years
from now, if the current situation continues – the
peerlessly glorious world of yeshivos overflowing
with young and old, with talmidei chachomim
delving continuously into the depths and breadth
of Torah, will simply no longer exist in the form
it does today. And with it, the single greatest
source of protection from that Bomb and all
the other threats we face – the intense, nonstop
limud haTorah of thousands — will be severely
undermined.
In the foregoing paragraphs, you’ve been introduced
to events and facts of which you were
probably unaware; of which, strangely, no one
speaks; and about which, our numerous media
outlets are inexplicably silent. You, too, have a
choice: You can turn the page, and turn your attention
to other matters.
Or not.

Its very differnt having an even in Israel vs having it in NYC and very different between having it at the main Satmar Shul (Only chosen for this point because I belive its the largest orthodox shul in New Yotk State) and could hold and having it at a very prominent place like th Barclays

There is a difference betrween the names like Chris and or which tend to be associated with christianity and names that are neutral like Michael or Ashley

LB

Unlike the US, there is no written constitution in Israel. Israel’s government and laws are based on the British system which has an implied constitution.

And even in the US there are limits to how far religious freedom goes. If a certain job responsibility requires you to go against your religion, it still might be allowed. or example if you had a job where you had to taste pork, you cant claim religious freedom

They can make an Asifa to protest Drafting, but they are powerless against abusers , thieves and agunahs

Actually I hate using the screen on my smartphone. I dont even like typing on it. I can type like 100 WPM on keyboard, but I type like 2 WPM on a phone

Think of it this way, you can ask the President ONE QUESTION. Are you going to ask him a question about some local issue or something real important

How much more so for a Gadol , for every nonsensical question you are causing him Bittal Torah. Treat his time as more precious than you would meeting the President

If its a COMPANY phone, you might not be allowed to install any software including a filter (Many company devices have a no-install policy) . The filter might also cause havoc with the passcode even if the filter is allowed

Actually it didnt change anything

When using terms, you need to speak using proper terms everyone understands.

Technology to most just means some computer equipment and a Car has a computer in it.

This passcode OP is taking about is sent STRICTLY via Smart phone. Somehow it links your account and your cell phone #. I have it for my Yahoo e-mail account and ebay accounts. if I try to log into yahoo or eBay on a strange computer it alerts my smart phone.

A side note Amish DO use Cell Phones. they are just against the wires so they dont use land lines (Dont ask me why its that way I dont understand it either)

Anytime someone brings up a topic that you disagree with,you change the topic.

There is no reason to embarass someone. Simply change the topic

And this can be used for any topic like alternative lifestyles, IDF , Kollel etc

Hatzalah help non-jews . If a non-jew calls and when they paramedics arrive and see a big cross, they will still help (Many non-jews calls them in NYC)

In Amish communities, they dont have health insurance, when an Amish gets sick the community raises the money to pay the medical bills

There is also christian Health Insurance, Meaning some christian organizations run a Health Insurance type plan. Meaning you pay money to help others and they will pay when you need it, However they wont pay for certain procedures they deem offensive (Like Abortions). They do accept jews if they want to participate as long as they follow their rules (Like no Abortions)

I suppose Jewish organizations could run something similar, but I dont think the community is big enough to support such a thing. Medical bills could run in to the millions and you are on the hook for them if someone gets really sick

People should purchase Life Insurance then there would be no need for charities like this.

A term life insuurance for $250,000 costs about $150 a year and there is no way $250,000 could easily be collected

Anyone who says Wifi is internet is a perfect example of why this is misinformed. And Ive heard it elsewhere as well

Wifi does not mean internet. All Wifi is , is a wireless network connection. If you connect to the network and there is internet on it AND you have the encription password then you will have internet. So if you neighbor has Wifi and it goes into your house (and frequently is does especially in a place like Brooklyn) and you have wifi on your laptop, Unless you have the Wifi Password (or the neighbor has unencrptyped internet) it is useless to you or anyone else

The biggest distributor of Prizus and Kefira was the printing Press. The Hashkalah could never have spread without the printing Press

That is the real issue when you “Ban Technology” . Where do you draw the line. The Chofetz Chaim would learn by Candlight , even when electricity was an option. He also refused to let himself be taken a picture of (As did many gedolim of that era)

Do you ban Autos after all, they have computers in them. How about ATM Machines?