Interesting Articles...

[churnbabychurn]

Don't we have professional news outlets for this?

[henche]

FWD: FWD: FWD: FWD: Please pass it on to how many ppl u can...today it was announced that the makibul. Nisim.shalom. said that his grandfather came to him in a dream that mosiach is on the doorstep. And that the rabbi has said to spread this to all the Jewish ppl and to more ppl from more places. And the rabbi said that who ever will spread this news will be rescued from chavlei. Moshiach. And will not lose a lot of money . The rabbi warned that u should pass it on to at least 12 ppl like the amount of the shivtei. Kuh.and who ever does not believe ....should know that the rabbi does not come out with such a promise in the past. He won't be harmed

I heard you are only saved if you pass it on and also send 20 dollars to the person who sent it to you, plus 1/4 of amounts you get from the people you send it to.

[Dan]

http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2014/06/07/1023790_fasting-helps-regenerate-immune-system.html

[MC]

http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2014/06/07/1023790_fasting-helps-regenerate-immune-system.html

Hm... 2-4 days in a row, keep drinking during the fast, and only two times a year.
Apparently we've got it wrong.

[Joe4007]

Hm... 2-4 days in a row, keep drinking during the fast, and only two times a year.
Apparently we've got it wrong.

FWIU the drinking part is only to keep you hydrated and is not a part of the process. Maybe 24 hours still gets something done.

[henche]

FWIU the drinking part is only to keep you hydrated and is not a part of the process. Maybe 24 hours still gets something done.

Or just go to shanghai for yom kippur.

Or hawaii as a litvak.

[Joe4007]

http://www.businessinsider.com/google-nsa-ssl-smiley-2014-6?utm_content=buffer22c8b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[Dan]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/06/canadian-couple-reunited-lottery-ticket_n_5452808.html

[Drago]

http://lifeinisrael.blogspot.co.il/2014/06/rav-chaim-kanievsky-upset-at-tzedaka.html

If they're going to lie about a gadol backing them, it causes me to wonder if these tzedaka's are scams.

[MC]

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/the-scene/Dunkin-Donuts-First-Four-SoCal-Locations-Announced-262696921.html

[Drago]

Good luck on understanding her point of view regarding women and mitzvos.

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/is-obligating-women-the-answer/

[ckmk47]

Good luck on understanding her point of view regarding women and mitzvos.

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/is-obligating-women-the-answer/

Summary:
Since we’re in the post feminist era,  Rabbi Pamela Barmash believes men and women should be not only equal, but the same, in their level of obligation to do the mitzvoth.  The author of this article, Rabbi Dr Haviva Ner-Davi, disagrees.  She believes that “in a world that is hopefully breaking down hierarchy and gender roles and heading towards complete egalitarianism”, everyone should be equally encouraged- yet not obligated- to do mitzvot. 

[Drago]

Summary:
Since we’re in the post feminist era,  Rabbi Pamela Barmash believes men and women should be not only equal, but the same, in their level of obligation to do the mitzvoth.  The author of this article, Rabbi Dr Haviva Ner-Davi, disagrees.  She believes that “in a world that is hopefully breaking down hierarchy and gender roles and heading towards complete egalitarianism”, everyone should be equally encouraged- yet not obligated- to do mitzvot. 

Correct, but she goes much more in depth about how the term obligation is a male-centric term since it was invented by the male rabbinic scholars. And as a result, in this feminist age, we need to move away from this archaic terminology.

It wasn't simply a question of obligation vs. encouragement. She was delving into the meaning and history of the terms.

[Sport]

Love this line as her rational  to totally disagreeing and ripping the "ideas an laws" from the rabbinic era:
"We are standing on the shoulders of giants, and therefore we are taller than the giants themselves were".

[ckmk47]

Correct, but she goes much more in depth about how the term obligation is a male-centric term since it was invented by the male rabbinic scholars. And as a result, in this feminist age, we need to move away from this archaic terminology.

It wasn't simply a question of obligation vs. encouragement. She was delving into the meaning and history of the terms.

Sorry I skimmed the last bit.  Not interested any more.

[Drago]

Sorry I skimmed the last bit.  Not interested any more.

That's where she started losing me as well.
If I see her at shul on shabbos, I'll ask her to explain and I'll come back and post it here.

[Sport]

I think her point was that "obligation" means someone with greater power is enforcing "weaker" people to keep the obligations. Thus the concept of obligation is an invention of a hierarchical society which has no place in her egalitarian society.

[Achas Veachas]

And the way I always heard it is that men need to be obligated while women need to be encouraged and that is the reason (edit: rationalization) women are Patur from many Mitzvos men are Chayav in....

[sky121]

Why is KolHaolam and VIZnews tweeting about the boys captured by arabs now when Yeshiva world already posted that they were found?

[churnbabychurn]

That's where she started losing me as well.
If I see her at shul on shabbos, I'll ask her to explain and I'll come back and post it here.

on which side of the mechitza is the rabbi?