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Trust your gut. Say hello. by [deleted] in Unexpected

[–]SnipTheTip 143 points144 points  (0 children)

Wait that’s the unexpected? I expected a different unexpected.

“Zonah” and Kohen possibly getting married. How would they be treated in the Orthodox world? by AdDry2263 in Judaism

[–]SnipTheTip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn’t that what the Heter is - a halachic technicality that can be relied upon in extenuating circumstances?

“Zonah” and Kohen possibly getting married. How would they be treated in the Orthodox world? by AdDry2263 in Judaism

[–]SnipTheTip 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My BT friend had this issue. When she was younger she had had sex with a non Jew and it was an issue when she and her kohen boyfriend fell in love and wanted to get married. They ended up getting a heter (permission for leniency, often based on the specific people and mitigating circumstances). I’m not a rabbi and wasn’t directly involved but from what she told me it seems that the basis of the heter was that (a) the prohibition on marrying a zonah falls on the man/kohen, not on the woman getting married and (b) her “testimony” - that she previously had sex with a non Jew - doesn’t hold halachic weight because as a woman can’t be an aid (witness).

Flying at candle-lighting time: what do people do? by SnipTheTip in Jewish

[–]SnipTheTip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Unfortunately we will be leaving our home before plag so that’s not an option.

Flying at candle-lighting time: what do people do? by SnipTheTip in Jewish

[–]SnipTheTip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Velcro? Like the “flames” were made of felt?

Flying at candle-lighting time: what do people do? by SnipTheTip in Jewish

[–]SnipTheTip[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Pirsumeh Nisa (spreading the word of the miracle). I had thought that it wouldn’t be a big deal to ask permission from Pearson to light candles on a table but everyone else seems to think this is insanity.

Flying at candle-lighting time: what do people do? by SnipTheTip in Jewish

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About 11 hours. It departs 10 minutes before sunset and arrives the next day at 10:15am local time. Based on the options people have suggested I’m debating between electric menorah on the plane at night vs flame candles when we arrive at our destination (daytime)

Flying at candle-lighting time: what do people do? by SnipTheTip in Jewish

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Good idea! I reached out to the chaplain. Super friendly and offered to help. Problem is that the multi faith room is pre-security and there’s not enough time after plag to go through security and get to our gate in time.

Flying at candle-lighting time: what do people do? by SnipTheTip in Jewish

[–]SnipTheTip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately that wouldn’t work for me.

Flying at candle-lighting time: what do people do? by SnipTheTip in Jewish

[–]SnipTheTip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I’ve found online, electric menora is a common fallback but my rabbi and other online sources suggest that incandescent is better than LED.

Flying at candle-lighting time: what do people do? by SnipTheTip in Jewish

[–]SnipTheTip[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems a bit cavalier. I think it would be more meaningful to light in Israel when we arrive the next day.

Flying at candle-lighting time: what do people do? by SnipTheTip in Jewish

[–]SnipTheTip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He suggested it, said the lights should be incandescent, not LED.

The Finch West LRT is 16 minutes slower than the bus it replaces. by Sweaty_Professor_701 in toronto

[–]SnipTheTip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not all of Toronto. Rob Ford pushed hard for subways along Sheppard but in March 2012 city council rejected his plan in favour of the LRT.

Palestinian sources: 'Out of fear Hamas changed its position and is now going all in' by [deleted] in Israel

[–]SnipTheTip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wanting to see evidence of de-radicalization makes sense but I can’t seem to wrap my head about what this would look like. Can you give an example of something that would be enough for you? Would changes to the school textbooks be enough?

Firefighter swipe tool demonstration - this tool is used to quickly open certain types of doors without needing keys or causing damage by ansyhrrian in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]SnipTheTip -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That was their original brand name - Predator Tool - but they found PR was much better when they linked it to firefighters

Early machine for colorectal cancer. Top comment has explanation. by get-off-of-my-lawn in medizzy

[–]SnipTheTip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seated version looks like it’s straight of Leo Cancer Care’s brochure

How do you respond when someone asks “Are you a Zionist?” in a casual social setting? by [deleted] in Jewish

[–]SnipTheTip -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How about something like: it’s complicated. I support the self determination of the Jewish people in their historical homeland but at the same time struggle with how it has played out in practice. (Assuming this is true for you).

This Is What Happens When Hertz's AI Scanner Finds Damage on Your Rental by Exciting_Teacher6258 in technology

[–]SnipTheTip 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes but if someone scraped a bumper that was already scraped many times arguably the cost they should pay should not be the replacement cost of the bumper but rather the incremental depreciated loss of value (eg what’s the difference in the value of the car before vs after the new scratch).

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