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Avram
So I saw a family with some kids leaving the grocery store, and they got into a shiny new Honda Odyssey (those things are $$$). And I’m sure that they received child tax credits, I mean, why wouldn’t they? They certainly qualified for them. So I glared at them and thought, “have you no shame??”
is this against the law or against the Halacha? If they did not lie to get these things , then its not against the law or Halacha. Does it pass the “smell test”
We have Gedarim for things that are not against Halacha, but are not in the spirit of Halcha
Can you explain to me why it doesn’t “smell good”?
Put aside Kollel, jew, etc and just stam a person, would you approve of it or complain they were stealing from the government?
A Kollel family should be an example of the proper way to live and be a kiddish hashem. Playing a game with hud does not put kollel families in a positive light
You have alot to learn about relationships and dating
the question should be is it better to work at a respectable job or do things that while not illegal or anti-torah to the letter of the law, have a whiff of wrongness
Like is it Ok to use section 8 to pay for rent on a house owned by your father-in-law, its legal and not against Halcha, but it certainly doesnt smell good. if you need to do such things to learn in kollel, maybe its better you work
I really thought your name Moi Aussi meant I am Australlian
Moi Aussi
Down Under is the nickname for Australia, it is not bad at all.
Aussi or some similar spelling is the nickname for people from Australia
Instead of asking for dating advice on Yeshiva world news, why not ask on Jdate
If you want to makarev someone who is OTD, Calling them a retard is not the best way to go at it
if he were to go back on the derech then i could go out with him since we already know that we like each other so i want to help him
Bingo. there you go
Ms Princess
Pot is known to help with Glaucoma and something called wasting disease. When you get Chemo, many people lose their appetities and cannot keep food down. Pot helps you maintain your appetite and keep your food down without nausea
Moi Aussi, I am guessing you you are from down under
In the US its called Medical Marijunana not Medicinal Cannabis
MsPrincess
Alcohol and Cigarettes can destroy a person is legal.
Also Gambling can destroy a person and that is legal too
You need to answer this question honestly, Do you want to help this boy because you want to Kiruv him or because you like him?
Pot really isnt anymore dangerous than Alchol or Cigarettes. Im not saying you should smoke pot, you shouldnt. But Cigarettes and Alchol kill more than pot does.
Cirrhosiss of the liver and other Alchol related diseases kill alot as does cigarette related diseases
Every teenager thinks they know more than the adults
the federal government has said they will not be enforcing the federal laws where state laws have said it is legal
Msprincess
I know you want to help, but you will likely fail. Being an NCSY counselor is not the same as being a professional.
When you fail you will not feel good and feel as a failure yourself even though you did nothing wrong. You can also do more harm than good.
Please run away from this situation.
People who learn in Kollel dont bother themselves with everyday concerns. While some might think this is deseriable. It also means you bother yourself with such things as paying your nessasary bills. Feeding your family , Spending time with your children
100 years after the Chanukah Story the Greeks were insignificant, it was the Romans who were the world power
The Greeks were not Monolithic and Chazal acted differently to different Greeks.
Alexander the Great (Who was a Macedonian, not a Greek) was welcomed by Chazal and Alexander is still considered a jewish name.
After Alexander died, his empire was split in 3 parts. The 2 main parts concerned jews were the Egyptian Greeks (The Ptolomies) and the Syrian Greek (The Selucides–(Antiochus in Hebrew)) . the border between the Ptolomies and the Selucidies was Judea. The Ptolmoies were generally hospitible to the jews and allowed them freedom. It was the Selucidies who were brutal and did not allow judaism to flourish. it was under the Ptlomoies that the Septugent was written.
Abandoned cemetaries are a problem in NYC as well. Many of these places ran out of money years ago and have basically been abandoned as they have no source of income and many people buried there have no decendents
DY
I actually spell fairly decently, but I type so fast, sometimes I type faster than i can spell and am prone to typos
Proper Spelling , grammar and Syntax is important so people can read and understand posts (Ill admit to being guilty of breaking this sometimes too)
the Chasam Sofer Banned drashas in any language except yiddish
Besides, what is a Goyish food?
Food we dont have a “Mesorah” to eat, not because of kashruth issues, but because it wasnt eaten in Europe by our ancestors.
If the 3 oaths are Halacha or Hashkafa or not even relevant anymore
When I was referring to goyish music, I was referring to people who take non-jewish music and “make it kosher”
And I have heard ‘Dvar Torahs” that claim that eating “Goyish Foods” even when kosher Damages your neshama
the whole idea of Chukas HaGoyim. There certanly is a Halacha not to follow the ways of the Goyim, however the line where we are allowed to follow the Goyim straddles the dividing line.
We are speaking mostly English here which is Chukas Hagoyim. many forbid things like Sports, Music taken from Non-jewish sources, Many frown upon non-jewish foods. Obviously we do things that are Chukas Hagoyim like driving a Car or using a Telephone
many things people say are Halchas are actually Chumras or hashkafas
For example?
Mode of Dress or Language spoken.
It is not a HALACHA to speak Yiddish over a “Goyish” Language or its not an averirah to dress western style (Assuming tzniut isnt a concern)
Tuition
lol
You even said “most halachos”! there is no such thing in orthodox Judaism as keeping “most halachos”!
There are Halachas and there are Chumras and Hashkafas. many things people say are Halchas are actually Chumras or hashkafas
Alot of well known valid Hechshers will certify places that are open on SHabbos if they are not owned by Jews
If you do a google maps for Bedford Ave and Avenue J you will see a sampling of the fancy houses. It doesnt even look like Brooklyn. Its very residential
I’ve been to Bedford Ave. in Brooklyn for a Chassunah and don’t remember seeing anything like that. Mostly small apartment buildings, IIRC.
Not Bedford Ave around the BQE in Williamsburg. Bedford Ave Around Ave J in Flatbush. Almost every single house is a knockdown and a McMansion
Open Orthodoxy is not the same as Modern Orthodoxy and people need to stop equating the 2.
How many charedim want to be associated with Neteuri karta?
we will have to redirect some of the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on cruises, weekends and Pesach in China towards Yeshivos, and it will be done.
I would like to know how you can force people to stop spending money on vacations that you deem execessive to give the money to yeshivas?
Are we going to stop people from spending money on Expensive Cars?
And if you dont think thats enough, what about expensive houses? Just drive down Bedford Ave Area and see multi-million dollar houses…Are we going to stop the building of these fancy McMansions?
If you have a Yahoo , Gmail or similar account lots of innapropriate Spam is received, like from “Dating” websites. There is nothing you can do to stop i
If R’L you got a Rolex Watch for your Chanukah Present. I would be willing to suffer and remove it from your hands and give it a new home
There are not that many Jewish Billionaires and most of them are not giving money to Yeshivas. I would not bet on people like Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Bloomberg or Mickey Arisol giving Maaser to Brisk anytime soon and Im not sure that Shelden Adelson (The Worlds richest jew) would either
CTLawyer
There is this feeling in Charedi society that a few geverim will cover the shortfalls in yeshivas and that is sort of what is happening now, but as more and more learn and families get bigger, there will be less and less geverim and they will need to use their family fortunes for their own families rather than communal needs.
Personally I dont know the Reichmans fortune, but there will come a time where they just cannot support everyone else, no matter how much they have
The bigger issue is not if the parents cant pay the tutiton, but if the School cannot pay expenses and is forced to close. There are plenty of bills that have to be paid or else school will close (I think Ive heard of some schools already closing because they could not meet expenses like mortgages or payroll for non-rabbis (Like Janitors or cooks)..(A Rabbi would not go to the Labor department for back-pay a Janitor would))
Alot of things the frum community is getting people think is mandated. Its not mandated to get busing if you live 1 mile from the School and its not mandated to send the special ed kids to a Public school in Kiryat Joel.
If the state comes in these things will be cut.
Also School Taxes are not State Taxes, they are local taxes
When I was in Israel, I notice it actually was a bit harder sometimes to tell the difference between Charedi and Dati Leumi. I saw people who appeared to be DL but with Peyes. Something you dont see in the US. Yeshivish Charedim in the US dont usually work although the Wives do
The system is more than a generation old, and they said the same thing last generation. Also, even if it has to alternate generations, that’s still more than not having it at all.
Its really only on the second generation for most people and a few 3rd generation, It will collpase financially if something is not done. Relying on government handouts is not a viable solution
3.machmirim don’t learn from Jan 1- Dec25
LOL
Regardless what some think Chassidism only dates to the 18th century.
DY
So Chicken for shabbos is covered, but Roast Beef for SHabbos isnt covered?
Some smaller cities in Europe are Chabad outposts, Prague sort of is, Venice for sure is. Vienna sort of shocked me. I was very surprised to see Chassidish looking people just walking in the street and taking the trams
Vienna is not a Chabad outpost, its actually quite chassidish. It sort of reminds me of Antwerp except on a bit smaller scale (Antwerp is a small city and has more jews than Vienna)
There are at least 4 or 5 kosher restaurants and Chassidic shteibel, I am sure there are Mikvahs there too.