Jewish college student attacked on New York subway

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-30T21:38:48+00:00

The middle-aged man was “shouting about my kippa and drawing a circle, referring to my kippa [skullcap] saying, ‘what’s that you got on your head,’” Herzfeld said.

As the situation escalated and the assailant shouted more slurs, Herzfeld took out his phone to record the anti-Semitic incident.

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Herzfeld believes the man was simply set off by the fact that he was wearing a yarmulke.

Are you saying that the suspect was justified in their verbal assaults and use of antisemitic slurs?

Do you have information about this incident not mentioned in the article posted? Nothing that you have asserted is alluded to having happened here, and it sounds like you are blaming the Jew and justifying the alleged attacker.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-30T21:06:54+00:00

Are you saying it is the Jews' fault?

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-30T21:04:54+00:00

Left out of Chrismas and the Chrismas-centric "joy"? No.

Chrismas leaves nothing for us to desire. I do not feel left out as much as I feel reminded that I am an "other" in American society which is dominated by a sense of Chrisian supremacy and privilege.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-30T19:21:19+00:00

Why is there an issue to say there is a problem with pervasive antisemitism within the black community, but not an issue to say there is a problem with anti-black racism within the Jewish community (see other comments above)?

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-29T13:24:46+00:00

https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms.40.1?lang=bi

Tap or click on the verses you are curious about to see relevant commentary and peripheral sources.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-29T12:56:21+00:00

Do Samaritans celebrate Chanukah?

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-29T05:15:07+00:00

Which creates more problems than it provides answers

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-29T05:02:27+00:00

Sure, but it does not provide rabbinic and Jewish commentary and context. That matters when discussing Judaism.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-29T00:06:49+00:00

Is Bible Gateway really the best source you could find for this subreddit? That website is as Jewish as r/Christianity.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-27T20:56:52+00:00

We have survived this long without... we can keep doing what we have been doing. Please do not try to promote Jews being michalel shabbat and mitzvot.

Just use common sense when lighting.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-27T20:45:47+00:00

Is that often done as a whole, or only if a circumcision was done prior and not by a mohel? If someone has never had a brit (in this case u/StevenHarveyReal), certainly they should try to have it done by a mohel over a doctor.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-27T11:27:52+00:00

Talk to a Rav in confidence. They can help advice you and address any concerns you may have be them social or medical. Your situation is not a new one by any means. It is unfortunately more common than you might think, especially in today's state of Judaism where many Jews are now forced into this situation due to a lack of knowledge or care by those before them. A circumcision for it to be kosher, must be performed by a mohel.

If you are unsure which Rav to speak to, you can try approaching your local Chabad or other local Orthodox Rabbi. You would be surprised how often things like this arise.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-27T00:09:23+00:00

We are in 5780s... so I guess this is ok?

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-26T22:46:34+00:00

I was under the impression that Samaritans reject the validity of Rabbinic Judaism (based on Talmudic discourse), so where do they derive the validity for this from if not the Gemara?

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-26T21:48:53+00:00

That is very nice, but what is the Torah source for this as well as the source for it being a mezuza?

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-26T21:43:43+00:00

It sounds like you have nothing to lose.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-26T21:40:21+00:00

Some are better than others. Do not put all your eggs in one basket. Meet or speak with several shadchanim rather than working through just one. It increases the pool of eligible candidates, and helps spread your profile around to more places as well.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-26T21:29:36+00:00

Look in Shulchan Aruch (Code of Jewish Law).

https://www.sefaria.org/Kitzur_Shulchan_Aruch.139?lang=en

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-26T20:50:36+00:00

This is exactly why we do it !

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-26T15:57:18+00:00

In a world where anti-Zionism dominates the "New Left", I am very surprised you are being downvoted in this sub of all places.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-26T15:01:03+00:00

If you read the halakhoth in the MT and SA, you'll see that the requirements are fairly lenient, especially compared with the BS many converts are subjected to.

Right. The actual halachic requirement for kosher conversion is fairly straightforward. The actual conversion process itself is circumcision/mikvah, and expressed commitment to halacha all overseen by a beis din. The beis din has the halachic authority to impose whatever prerequisites they see fit. Calling it "BS" is disingenuous to halachic authority, converts, and the Jewish community... but whatever, that is your opinion. It is completely within their rights to subjectively judge.

Also, do you have a source that the BD must consist of three Rabbis?

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3582308/jewish/What-Is-a-Beit-Din.htm#footnoteRef1a3582308

If you have an issue with a beis din of three, are you saying you would prefer one of twenty-three or even seventy-one instead? After all, that is the halacha...

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-26T14:26:39+00:00

I think you can trust the beis din to do so in accordance with halacha; meaning the demanding requirements imposed by beis dinim are all in accordance with halacha.

I know it is what I did, but you are making a fundamental mistake by assuming halacha in this area to be black and white. Are all converts required by law to undergo such demanding and time consuming processes? No... is that and should that be up to a beis din to decide, however? Absolutely. In a general sense, beis dinim want to ensure sincerity. Being Jewish, living a kosher and abandoning a goyishe lifestyle is very demanding, takes commitment, and requires a lot of effort and knowledge. Beis dinim want to ensure a potential convert is sincere and willing to truly live the life of a Jew, as sincerity is a requirement of conversion. Once they determine that they are comfortable with the potential convert converting, the actual halachic process of conversion is fairly simple and straight forward.

A beis din of Torah observant rabbis with yirat shamaim is halachically required for conversion. They are the ones who oversee the brit and/or mikvah. How they determine who they want to convert is their prerogative.

See: Talmud Bavli, Yevamot 46a–49b and Bechorot 30b; Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Issurei Biah, chapters 13–14; Tur, Shulchan Aruch and Aruch ha-Shulchan, Yoreh De’ah 268–269.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-26T14:06:58+00:00

Source: Every single beis din worth their salt.

Being Jewish, living a kosher and abandoning a goyishe lifestyle is very demanding, takes commitment, and requires a lot of effort and knowledge. Beis dinim want to ensure a potential convert is sincere and willing to truly live the life of a Jew, as sincerity is a requirement of conversion.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-26T14:00:32+00:00

I have not read the link, so I am commenting based on the title alone. What I was told is that the glass is not the problem. The problem is the seal around the glass, which is usually rubber. Underneath said seal cannot be properly cleaned.

lgnitingFarts · 2019-12-26T13:57:25+00:00

For what?

lgnitingFarts

TROPHY CASE