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I dont know about the US, but in Israel there an “appeals court” for beis din.
I think also the RCA allows appeals
I am not a music expert, However I do know there are only so many combinations of music on an 8 note scale that are possible since there arent that many notes.
All the combinations have already been done on a 8 note scale. There is no such thing as new music. Its impossible on a 8 note scale (It can be done on a 12 note scale..but few music uses that)
“I recently heard some non-Jewish people singing the melody used
in a Simcha Leiner song – don’t know the title, but it includes
the lyrics “sasson v’simcha.” Can anyone name the original song?”
Down Under by Men at Work..
LB
You might not realize but the OP a few months ago was posting how he wanted to get a beis din to force his wife to stay married to him. Most people here gave advice to let go and he refused and listened to a few people who were trolling him.
he is now paying the price of not being more reasonable then
It could be the Rabbi Knew “Something was going on” and therefore required the couple to get married
FuturePOTUS, to my understanding OO is not condoning acts but looking the other way. Is this different than looking the other way regarding people who commit financial crimes
There is a difference between condoning certain relationship and looking the other way. Many mainstream more modern places do look the other way , but they will not openly endorse anything
We gave you advice to seek a laywer before, but it seems you didnt listen. You insisted on forcing your wife to reconsile
Not that anyone asked me, but if you were to ask me, IMO the number #1 threat is corruption
If people think you are corrupt, they will not listen to anything else you have to say
There are not alot of supporters of OO in the orthodox world.
I can pretty much gurantee that very few of any who are members will stop being because of this statement
All secular medieval literature should be burned. I’m speaking from a well-educated place – I just took a class on medieval lit. There’s no easy way around it. Just burn it and wipe it off the face of the web. Way too much twisting of morals going on.
There is a famous photograph of a massive book burning occuring circa 1933
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No matter how one tries, its very difficult to legislate language. It usually fails. Except for the re-introduction of hebrew to the modern state of Israel. It has almost always failed.
for example Ireland tried to force the re-introduction of Irish over english and it has failed miserably
Most jews own shares in companies that might own chometz over pesach, via such outlets as mutual funds , pension funds etc, but they do not have a controlling vote so according to most its not a big deal
Unless you have a controlling voting share, I would not worry about it
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In many countries speaking english is what makes one “cultured”. People are judged based on their english skills. Young people think its cool to speak it
LU
I have a close relative learning at Brisk, and he was the one who told me that if you were Israeli and you spoke english, They considered you OTD. Since he is american, he is allowed to speak it.
There was also an aritcle posted here about a store in Bnei Brak that had a sign in english and Rav Zilberstein ruled that one should not patron a store with a sign in english, in Bnei Brak
Someone told me that in certain charedi circles in Israel that learning English is considered going OTD (If you are Israeli, not American)
So that Rav Chaim banned Shakespeare could have been for Israeli Charedim, not Americans
people involved in Kiruv are well aware that people who go arent as frum as they are , and they are not going to say anything to discourage people from going
And regarding membership, all shomrei shabbos residents of the town are automatically members of the kehilla, and therefore obligated to pay membership.
In the US nobody can force you to pay anything. There really isnt such a thing as a “Kehila” in the US (Except maybe Kiryat Joel or maybe Lakewood, but that is it) Brooklyn for sure is NOT a kehila
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There was an article that a Rav declared that anyone who lost their Ketubah in the Haifa fire could not live with their spouse until another one was made. So it was a major issue
Switzerland during WW II was in a dangerous position, they were surrounded on all sides by the Nazi’s. The only reason the nazis did not invade was because the nazis needed them to sell off the gold. If the Swiss would have angered the Nazis too much, they would have invaded them too
Also clear from ??????, because if a woman loses her ?????, she obviously did something wrong.
Women from the Holocaust era lost the Ketuboth and there was a huge fire in haifa area in the last few months were Ketoboth were lost. I know people who lost everything (including Ketuboth) in house fires
Halacha does give preference for the son to inherit the fathers position, but not the right to get it
One major differnce between the more Charedi communities and the more modern ones is how people look at other people
If someone keeps 60-70% of Halacha. The Charedi communties will look at such a person as a sinner and might throw them out if they dont immediately agree to abide. The more modern communities will look at the 60-70% that they do keep
So if a woman is seen outside the community having hair uncovered and wearing pants. But is known to keep kosher and shabbos. How do you react to such a person, Do you look at the part that they keep or the part they dont keep and what do you say to the person. Telling the tochcha many times will backfire.
There is a frum community in Switzerland
Switzerland is not that big, so people who want kosher meat can easily import it from France or Germany.
BTW I think most (or at least alot of it) kosher Israeli meat is actually schected in Poland and imported
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There is something called the food chain. And its fits the torah . Everything created by hashem has a purpose
Lets take Mosquitoes whom we all hate. What is the purpose of a mosquito. Mosquitos are eaten by other animals , who are eaten by other animals and at some point those animals are eaten by people. If the mosquitoes would died the animals higher up on the food chain would die
Birds eat alot of mosquitoes and they keep the mosquito population in check, if the birds are removed there will be more mosquitoes.
Hashem created the right checks and balances in the animal food kingdom. If we mess it up, we can create havoc.
The best way to fight a troll is to ignore it
good luck with that
people want to live near the families and friends not some remote area
YCT = Yeshiva Chovevei Torah
There are plenty of people who attend Young Israels who really arent that religious. They basically keep shabbos more or less and keep kosher more or less, but dont do much else.
The women do not cover their hair outside of shul and wear pants and the men do not daven during the week. Pretty much everyone in shul knows these people.
You can either tell them what they are doing wrong and risk they leave (and that does happen) or let them continue what they are doing as most do go to shul on shabbos on a regular basis and send their kids to day schools and live in a jewish area
In order to get something go viral, you need to post it around. Thats how it goes viral. When other people see it, they will pass it around
However depending on the video. It might get passed for the wrong reason or with other motives.
Ive seen this video posted elsewhere and the posters motives were not the same as the OP’s motives
Authentic rightwing MO are in ,everyone else is up in the air
According to your litmus test, Where does Young Israel, The OU, The RCA and YU belong?
Do you kick them out?
You said, “Full-time life-long learning should be only for a small elite.”
*should*?
That is your opinion.
before the advent of the modern welfare state, this is what was done. In those days if you did not work, you starved. There were no government benefits to help you
Im not sure its correct to speak loshon harah about ones parents
Throw it out, do not burn it because playing with fire can be dangerous too many jews have turned up in the burn unit because of carelessness with fire
For people who learning is the most important thing, Scranton is a better choice as the cost of living is lower. While there are people who commute from lakewood to NYC, It is tough, Many people who do work there own some sort of business there. people can open up businesses in Lakewood.
Kiryat Joel is not so close to NYC either. It is a long commute for those who do commute. Many work closer to home.
Gateshead is not close to London at all and they seem to do OK there too
Boro Park can handle the increased sewer usage more than Monsey can because its part of the Greater Brooklyn and NYC system
100,000 more jews in a city of 8.5 million isnt a large percentage (also consider that some people leave). 100,000 jews in a county of 500,000 is a huge increase
NYC’s tax base is not based on neighborhoods, its centralized meaning people in Staten Island pay lower property taxes than their neighbors in NJ because they benefit from the business taxes in Manhattan. People in Boro Park pay lower taxes because of the real estate in Manhattan. Its not like that in the Suburns. Rockland does not benefit from Manhattan real esate (on a local level, they do on a state level)
As a side note the largest real estate holder in NYC is the Catholic Church (and yes some people do want them to pay taxes). The Watchtower is selling their property in Dumbo worth about $6 Billion dollars tax free. No yeshiva in Brooklyn has any worth even close to $6 billion.
Even though the Frum people in Ramapo do not send their kids to public school, their school cost is not zero as we have debated this ad infinitum (Busing , Mandatory services , etc)
Also the Suburbs have other costs that city residents dont even realize , Like sewers, Police, Fireman, Road repair, Snow plowing, Sewers , Social Services and more because they have a lower tax base and those costs are borne by property taxes
I think my post lost its meaning due to the edit.
People being inconsiderate is really the problem.
Just because you are 5 mins late to Davening, doesnt mean you should make others pay a price. It is your fault not theirs
Open Orthodoxy is basically taking up the space that used to be held by conservatve.
Shuls and Yeshivas ARE bad neighbors, but not because of the Shuls or yeshivas themselves, but the traffic, double parking and congestion around davening times.
People who will walk 5 blocks to shul on shabbos, will drive during the week and take up all the parking spaces the people who live on the block need.
NYC is a sense of scale. Its a very large city and small increases arent a big deal to it. 20,000 people (Just a random number) isnt a big deal in a city of 8.5 million. However its a very big deal in a county of 400,000
The other problem is Taxes. Religious institutions dont pay property taxes. NYC has a large corporate tax base so its not really an issue. A small shul on 46th St in Borough park doesnt make a difference in NYC. it a big deal in Monsey where there are very few corporations to make up for theloss
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Alot of people dont get paid for more than a few days for Jury duty. for 3 days I dont care as I get paid, but after that it costs me money. Sorry but I cannot live on the $27 a day jury duty pays
His opinion was a religious one. He said that the question of building the mall vs the objections of the residents was one for Bes Din, not city hall.
Construction and buildings affect more than just jews. I think Lakewood is only 50% jewish
Increaseing the roads, Sewards etc is VERY expensive. It would likely require the entire county if not the state to pay for it.
I dont think the roads can be increased anyway, that would likely require moving buuilding as I dont think there is much empty space there
The sewars and water supply is a BIG deal (Kiryat Joel is fighting over this)
I dont think you can take someone to Beis Din against their will. I find it really hard to belive that if some Satmar desides to take me to a Satmar Beis Din I have to comply (I have nothing to do with the Satmar community, thats why i picked that one) nor do i think a Satmar Beis din would even entertain such a though knowing there is little they could do to make me obey
In all seriousness I advocate for frum people to move to Scranton, PA
houses there are like $100,000. its very cheap to live there and you can easily drive to brooklyn in about 3 hours or so, so that you are close to family and friends
Its is possible other family members did not know
In any major operation you delegate authority and do not micromanage things
Aharon Kotler runs the financial side and Rav malkiel Kotler and Rev Neuman run the religious side and they trust each other enough not to interfere in the others running of the business
So GAW, according to you, that means that he gets to decide now what masechta they are learning each zman, which talmidim get accepted, who gets to head a new chabura, who should give shiur or be mashgiach, is responsible for the spiritual growth of 6000 talmidim and after 120, his son(s) replace the current Roshei Yeshiva?
Some things are more financial in that list than others
Chosing who gets accepted (and getting the Stipend), Who gets paid for Shiurim or Mashgiach (its a paid position) are influenced by the financial side
I dont think Aaron Kotler would be doing anything without the approval and conscent of Rav Malkiel Kotler and Rav Yisroel Neuman
The word McMansion was not invented because of construction in Monsey or Lakewood
In general if one is not a religous jew and the area they want to live in is not available, they will choose someplace else. That option is not availble for frum jews as much