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- White House Lied About Involvement in the FBI's Raid of Mar-a-Lago! Investigative journalist John Solomon reports he has proof the White House lied about involvement in the FBI's raid of Mar-a-Lago Biden waved executive privilege denying Trump that right before they launched the raid
-Life expectancy in New Jersey declined by more than two years in 2020, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics due to covid19.
- Atlantic city air show takes place tomorrow from 11:30 am - 3:00 pm along the Atlantic City Boardwalk and free beaches. There are other viewing options at the Ventnor and Margate beaches and in Brigantine along the Absecon Inlet at the Cove and South Jetty area.
- Bochurim and boys return home from sleep away camp
- Naftali Kempeh with new album - "Elul Zman" kumzitz for yomim Noraim listen to sample here
- White House leaning toward canceling $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who make less than $125,000
- Lakewood planning board meeting tonight 6 pm see Agenda (Chemdas Hatorah application for 250 homes at James & Cross st postponed to Sep 6 meeting)
- Thousands flocking today to Monroe to daven at the kever of the Satmar Rav zatazl on his 43rd yartzeit today 26 AV.
- Going for sukkos to EY apartment prices in Yerushalayim have come down a bit but still in the 15k -20k range. Travel industry sources say hundreds of Families from the Lakewood area will be going this year.
- Lakewood MUA will be sending unpaid water bills to tax sale. Any residential customers currently on payment plans or any customers that have signed up for assistance through the State of NJ will not be included in this year’s tax sale. However, all other unpaid residential and commercial charges as of December 31, 2021 will be included The Tax Sale is scheduled for October 7, 2022.
- Donald Trump Jr trolls the media at a event: "Donald Trump has the nuclear codes!! In the linen closet at Mar-a-Lago!!" "By the way, for the record, I say that if Donald Trump actually still had the nuclear codes it would probably be good," "Our enemies might actually be like, 'okay, maybe, let's not mess with them.' I'm like when they look at Joe Biden then they say, 'we should attack now.'"
- CBS news reports According to the archivist, Biden WH determined that it would allow NARA to say whether any material at Mar-a-Lago might be covered by exec privilege. Trump lawyers asked NARA to hold off on transferring the “15 boxes” to the FBI for a national security damage assessment.
-NYT: In total, the government has recovered more than 300 documents with classified markings from Mr. Trump since he left office, the people said: that first batch of documents returned in January, another set provided by Mr. Trump’s aides to the Justice Department in June and the material seized by the F.B.I. in the search this month.
- Two Asbury Park men have been arrested for shooting a Lakewood man to death in Asbury park and a third man was arrested for stealing his motor vehicle. The investigation began in the middle of the night after the shooting occurred on June 18 where Asbury Park Police responded after reports came in that shots were fired in the area.
- Hundreds of tenants in NJ who were approved for the state’s rental assistance programs haven’t received the payments and in dozens of cases, the missing payments have led to eviction proceedings, renters told NJ Advance Media.
are those 5 day boxes or 7 day?
ReplyDeleteThe rising playgroup prices Rabboisaii!! When's it going to end... young families will never be able to own houses, make chasunas/simchas. They will never be able to retire!! OYYYYYYYY
ReplyDeleteMen should get a real education that can support a family properly — as per their kesubah obligation — and women should stay home and tend to their own kids
ReplyDeleteThere shouldn’t be such demand for childcare
CHevall!! Who would be learning for us? Zechus limud Hatoiirahhh????
DeleteWithout getting into philosophical discussions- on a practical level #1 even with an education it is Very hard to support a family unless one is very successful a150k salary doesnt do the trick #2 if everyone in the community would make 250k just imagine how costs would rise and 250k would not do It either . So its not so simple.
DeleteAnon 10:19 - you are an Am Ha'aretz. The Kesubah does not say that a man needs to get an education, you should educate yourself about the Kesubah. A man that does not work, has not neglected his Kesubah obligations. See Tosfos in Kesubos for more info.
DeleteSIMPLE AM HAORTEZ! OR MAYBE WORSE
DeleteI CAN'T BE BOTHER TO WASTE MY TIME EXPLAINING IT.
SO DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND LOOK IN BIRKAS AVROHOM, IN THE LETTERS IN THE END OF THE 3RD VOL ON השקפות
EXCELLENT PIECE ON WHY THERE NO חיוב כתובה TO GO TO WORK TO SUPPORT MORE THE COST OF KERNELS OF WHEAT AND SOME YARN TO DARN (SHE MUST DO THE REST) WHICH CAN ALL BE COVERED BY THE SLAVE PAY PAID TO MEN IN KOLLEL.
AND IF YOU'LL SAY MINHUG; WELL THEN YOU'VE ALREADY SHLUGED YOURSELF UP
I have no education besides yeshiva and have been working for years while all my non-jewish co-workers are paying off their education debt.
DeleteIf you think education helps parnossa, then you need to get educated, Lol
ואנא אפלח ואוקיר ואיזון ואפרנס יתיכי ליכי כהלכות גוברין יהודאין דפלחין ומוקרין וזנין ומפרנסין לנשיהון בקושטא
DeleteEven according to R”T you most definitely need to become self employed — I never said anything about becoming an employee necessarily — just getting competitively skilled enough to support your family
In any event, many say that R”Ts shitah was based on the agrarian society that he lived in (King Philip didnt confiscate Jewish property before 1182 which was after R”T was nifter) when people were farmers and supported themselves from their own land, nowadays he’d most likely agree to employment as it is the norm
Plus don’t forget about Rabeinu Eliyahu that holds that the husband is obligated to work for someone else if need be to satisfy his obligations
R"T does not say you have to be 'self-employed', nowhere.
DeleteAgrarian society has nothing to do with anything.
Your am haaratzus is showing again.
I hope being nasty makes you feel better and helps you get through whatever it is you’re going through
DeleteR”T says explicitly the husband needs to engage in farming
R"T was aware that there were regions where Jews with not allowed to own land surely even in his days
DeleteHashem is in Charge of every penny - RELAX
ReplyDeletePlease explain why the playgroup is charging more? Why doesn't the morah just rely on Hashem that she'll be fine without charging the parents so much more than she used to?? Why don't you tell HER to RELAX?!
DeleteExactly! Everyone needs to relax Hashem can take care of the playgroup morah and you too.
DeletePlaygroup & more daily kvetches.
ReplyDeleteTo stop the inflation the rabbonim have sighned kol korea asking youngerleit to open up & run the playgroups . So from here on there will be more playgroups in town & prices will now be $200 a month. Enough with the morah crisis. Now we can pick on the developers & cleaning ladies.
Time for new communities. Only option for the self inflicted inflation in the Lakewood community
ReplyDeleteDevelopers will follow you there also,unless you clearly declare firm
DeleteTakanos,which will be unpopular and some will try to circumvent - and Enforce them
Bevvy box pickup at SCHI at 5:15
ReplyDeleteI have a real education and need my wife to work to pay for my education
ReplyDeleteHats off to you. Out of curiosity, do define real. In any event Rambam writes : דֶּרֶךְ בַּעֲלֵי דֵּעָה שֶׁיִּקְבַּע לוֹ אָדָם מְלָאכָה הַמְפַרְנֶסֶת אוֹתוֹ תְּחִלָּה. וְאַחַר כָּךְ יִקְנֶה בֵּית דִּירָה. וְאַחַר כָּךְ יִשָּׂא אִשָּׁה
DeleteWhats real about your education?
Deleteyou can have whatever opinion you want but don't blame it on the Rambam. The Rambam clearly was te biggest proponent of the kollel lifestyle/shitas Rav Shimon amongst the Rishonm and famously wrote "lo shevet levi bilvad" but anyone who desires to sit and learn all day should do so and the community is obligated to support him. the rambam himself was a kollel yungerman for most of his life and was supported by his brother, as he writes in his famous letter.
DeleteYou’re completely distorting his words
DeleteHe says (approx) that HaShem will be mazmin him davar hamaspik lo if his intentions are pure
He actually says more than a few times, in fiery language, in no uncertain terms, that it is a massive chillul haShem to learn Torah and throw yourself on the community for support
He invested capital with his brother as is well known
He doesn’t even bring yisachar/zevulun in his mishneh torah
Get your facts straight
again, you can have your own opinion but you really should stop distorting the Rambam. he clearly says that anyone can accept to be like shevet levi. also, no kollel men are "throwing themselves on the community for support." you receive more from "the community" than they do. the rambam also says that even people who work should not work more than 3 hours a day and should spend the majority of their time learning. working like people do today - meaning working for 10-14 hours a day and playing with an artscroll gemara for half an hour at night is definitely very far from any ideal.
DeleteGuess I’ll hafta copy and paste for you
Deleteולא שבט לוי בלבד, אלא כל איש ואיש מכלא באי העולם, אשר נדבה רוחו אותו והבין מדעתוב להיבדל לעמוד לפני י״י לשרתו ולעבדו, לדעה את י״י, והלךג ישר כמו שעשהו האלהים, ופרק מעל צוארו עול החשבונות הרבים אשר ביקשו בני האדם, הרי זה נתקדש קודש קדשים, ויהיה י״י חלקו ונחלתו לעולם ולעולמי עולמים, ויזכה לו בעולם הזה דבר המספיק לו, כמו שזיכהד לכהנים וללויים. הרי דודה אומר ״י״י מנת חלקי וכוסי אתה תומיך גורלי״
Note how it isn’t limited to Jews
A black hat was left at Z Berman Books 916 River Avenue
ReplyDeleteIt’s been quiet from the wg kvetches for a while.
ReplyDeleteThe Ruv made chasene in Eretz Yisrael last week B”H.
Deletein other words: will someone please write something about westgate again? .
DeleteI’m married with a family bh. What do you suggest I do now?
ReplyDeleteA PHD as opposed to you who has a bachelors from bmg
ReplyDeleteYou said we should get a “real education” so why don’t you define real?
ReplyDeleteSo we got things all mixed up. Most in Lakewood get married, buy a house and after many years think about getting a job.
ReplyDeleteCorrect. I didn’t want to quote the end of the Rambam as it is a bit harsh but here goes : אֲבָל הַטִּפְּשִׁין מַתְחִילִין לִשָּׂא אִשָּׁה וְאַחַר כָּךְ אִם תִּמְצָא יָדוֹ יִקְנֶה בַּיִת וְאַחַר כָּךְ בְּסוֹף יָמָיו יְחַזֵּר לְבַקֵּשׁ אֻמָּנוּת אוֹ יִתְפַּרְנֵס מִן הַצְּדָקָה
Deletewhich pretty much, unfortunately, describes the situation around these parts
Which goes to show
Delete1. our Mashpiyim never subscribed for this and much else
2. Those who base style of learning on him while necessary possibly for the youth of last century have done us a disservice
3. Those who quote him most Cherrypick slyly as much anyone. For example: he's more stringent re: gender relations, obligations to enforce mitzvos,etcetera, more than most Others. For that those who love to quote him go Elsewhere adeptly.
"Going for sukkos to EY apartment prices in Yerushalayim have come down a bit but still in the 15k -20k range. Travel industry sources say hundreds of Families from the Lakewood area will be going this year."
ReplyDeleteMost those travelling are likely not playgroup morahs or morahs in general. I do hope that those travelling are not part of the witch-hunt to keep playgroup morahs salaries hovering somewhere between starvation and malnutrition.
Mora salaries are between starvation and malnutrition? Do you have a clue how expensive playgroup is? Btw I’m not leaving Lakewood for sukkos, I haven’t in many many years. You are referring to a select few who do not even remotely represent Lakewood.
ReplyDeleteBh there are enough manhigei yisroel and don't think they would agree that today we should first look for a parnossa and then get married.
ReplyDeleteFinding a Rambam or other shitos without asking our gedolei yisroel is not very smart when it comes to hashkofo.
Do todays manhigim ever tell anyone to go to work?
ReplyDeleteDo you consider yourself above the torah? Regardless if manhigim tell people to go to work, everyone needs to consult with their daas torah.
DeleteOne thing is very clear that the Hefkervelt Bloggers etc definitely do not have the authority and daas torah to decide what the young men of this generation need to do. It sounds to me like alot of the individuals commenting are frustrated individuals who can not learn all day and are attempting to justify their own guilt by imposing these ideas on others. The truth is there is no room for this guilt as long as you are kovea itim latorah as much as you can according to your situation and you are living your life to its fullest, you are being memale your tafkid, sometimes even more than a yungerman a talmid chacham who doesn't fill his day with torah and avodah to its capacity.
(Albeit that does ņot necessarily mean he needs to go out and work...)
There is more to fulfilling a tafkid than that
DeleteOne of the codewords of the שונאי תורה in our generation is 'Kesubah'. They hate the idea that a tiny minority of our society has dedicated their lives to living poor and learning and knowing Torah, and their wives have willingly signed up for this, so they bleat about chupah and misquote Rishonim.
ReplyDeleteWe are not Geirim, we have a Shulchan Aruch that taught us about taking Kollel money as well as about women agreeing to support the family while the husband learns.
Even if one wants to claim that the current kollel situation is a planned and coordinated horaas shaah post shoah, (which is highly debatable, given that any and all guys, even fellows that are not successful in full time torah learning partake en masse) and not just something that happened, still and all, chazon ish himself said it’s a 70 year thing, which has come and gone.
ReplyDeleteTime to stop shirking your responsibilities, and support your families with dignity. Your kids deserve, and you owe it to them, to have their mothers — fully present and unharried — raise them with your economic support
Even the kovner kollel, which all others come from, had a max 3 year program geared to create rabbanim
Enough with hiding behind slogans and ad hominem attacks, and disingenuously invoking daas torah and poskim
It’s a great job market now
Take advantage!
Eisheshok had one first, less guided though
DeleteEretz Yisroel had several
Interesting your kolel doesn’t pay enough but you want us שונאי תורה to help increase your kolel check and help you pay your bills. Nice
ReplyDeleteno one wants anything from you weirdo.
Deletewhat is interesting is that there are people who choose to live in lakewood who are anti-kollel and don't even realzie how ironic that is.
The problem is today it’s almost impossible to live on one income so the whole kesuba argument is out the window.
ReplyDeleteNot at all
DeleteIt’s a matter of proper planning
L’shitascha you’d be on the hook for cooking and cleaning as well
Just saying
Not sure you noticed but the kolel guys are not even close to the majority anymore so why is it ironic that anyone moves here? This town has nothing to do with you weirdo.
ReplyDeleteI’m not anti kolel, in fact I learned in BMG for many many years and I love it. At the same time I’m a working בן תורה who is in your words a שונא תורה ר״ל. You don’t represent תורה you are despised by the תורה as you are a בעל גאוה.
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