Goldilocks

AviraDeArah, this is probably off topic (sorry) but would you mind clarifying something? I was surprised to see you comparing an abomination-parade marcher to a “women of the wall” member. Are the two really comparable? Abomination parades actively support actual aveiros, and pretty serious aveiros at that. Women of the wall members, on the other hand, probably aren’t shining examples of perfect conduct, but are they actually committing or encouraging aveiros?

Wuh….?

I have a novel idea. Why don’t we all agree that when Mashiach arrives, we will welcome him, whomever he may be?

Yes!

Commonsaychel, you said it.
Anytime I hear anyone publicly supporting Chris Christie for any public office, I wonder if the fellow has a long commute to work and is supporting Christie only out of fear of possible consequences otherwise….
🚙🚙🚙🛵🚙🚙🚚🚚🚛🚙🚙🚙🚙

Reb Eliezer, it’s the same number as the number of people who say “buch ashem” instead of “baruch hashem”. Or, if they’re texting, it’s just “bh”.

The truth hurts, hmm?

Ujm; all children learning in yeshiva are special!

Ujm, my reply to that would be that it’s some of the darkest evils of our society that are responsible for divorces.

Most public libraries provide wifi; there must be some of those in the country.
Att: Poster who questioned value of libraries 📚

Right writer, where else would you get books if not a library?

Even if the specific laws being passed don’t have any practical ramifications for frum yidden, they directly affect the culture of the country we live in. It’s extremely difficult- if not impossible- to live in a country and not be influenced, at least to some degree, by the surrounding culture.
There are also so many non-Frum yidden living in the USA who will be directly affected by these laws. We should care about them, too.

Books are the greatest time machines imaginable.
Through them, I can travel to any time and place I choose, can meet any famous person I choose, witness historic events…all while lounging on my couch and munching potato chips.

Dry sense of humor, that’s not quite true. The bill has advantages for:
* Women who work on Fridays and could use more time to prepare for Shabbos after arriving home.
* Families and individuals who would like to travel to out-of-town relatives for Shabbos without having to take off from work or have their children miss school on Friday.
* Anyone who works full time and would like to have time to daven Mincha after arriving home.
I do agree, however, that the disadvantages of the bill far outweigh the advantages. This is true especially for frum hidden, but is true for others as well.

Wolfish musings;
And you believe that???

Justlooking: On my last trip to Israel, I drank chocolate milk out of a plastic bag!
New York’s liberals would probably have disowned me…..
But it was delicious!

There’s also the safety aspect to consider.
While publicly posting pictures of your vacation, consider the fact that you’re also publicly advertising an unoccupied house (yours).
There have been instances where houses have been broken in to and robbed after their owners posted vacation photos online.
In addition, if you’re a woman traveling alone, be mindful of your personal safety. Women have been attacked in the past because of this! Unfortunately, there are those who see a woman traveling alone as an easy target. Thanks to the photos that she’s foolishly posted online, these criminals not only know that there’s a woman traveling alone, they also know her name, what she looks like, and which hotel she’s staying at!

If the molad of Tishrei occurs on Monday or Tuesday morning, under certain circumstances Rosh Hashana may be pushed off to the next day, due to reasons very few people understand (and I’m not one of them:) ).

During a non-leap year, Asara B’Teves will fall on the same day of the week as Purim.
During a leap year, Asara B’Teves will fall on the same day as the following Simchas Torah.

Reb Eliezer, that’s almost right.
When the first day of Pesach is on Shabbos, Shavuos will begin on a Sunday, not on a Tuesday.

Ymribiat, you are touching on a sore topic here!
Most of the frum residents of Rockland are pretty upset by the construction going on here. The problem is that people who come in from out-of-town, but property here, and bribe the local officials to allow them to build multifamily dwellings.
Most of the time, before a multifamily house is built, there is a hearing in Town Hall before the builder gets permission to build. Its happened so many times that the entire neighborhood comes to the meeting to protest, and the permit is given anyway.
I personally know someone who attended such a meeting. The building was going to take place in her neighborhood; she and all her neighbors attended the meeting and howled in protest. Afterward, this person approached a town official privately and commented, “but if they pay you enough money, they’ll get the permit. Right?” The reply was, “uhh… right”.

Yabia Omer, the interesting phenomenon is this: There are 4 possible days of the week that the first day of Pesach can fall out on. 2022 – 2025 will be a four- year span where we have Pesach occurring on each of the four possible days.
It’s interesting to note that we had the same phenomenon during the years 2021 – 2024.
After 2025, the first day of Pesach won’t occur on Sunday again for approximately 20 years.

Theshadchansays: Pizza is generally not eaten with a fork; fingers are acceptable.
But if you regularly eat foods such as chulent, kugel, rice and sesame chicken with your fingers, to the point where you’re not entirely sure what a fork is for or how to use it, you should definitely practice at home!

What’s considered insulting is very dependent on many factors, such as:
Your relationship with the person you’re speaking with.
The context in which the comment was made.
The speaker’s tone of voice, facial expressions and body language.
How many and which people the comment was made in the presence of.
A remark that seems highly offensive in one situation may seem innocent or even complimentary in another.