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[imayid2]

On the NYSOH exchange I have done it plenty. One can select "not eligible for SSN" or "in the process of applying for SSN" (assuming those are true).

I have heard it is easier in NY, but this was for NJ and it’s impossible here AFAIK.

[Lurker]

The Nine Days are off to a rockin start around here.

[Sam 77]

The Nine Days are off to a rockin start around here.

Unfortunately

[imayid2]

https://www.jns.org/jewish-and-israeli-holidays/tisha-bav/23/7/19/304112/

The cause of the Temple’s destruction and how we can rebuild it.

July 19, 2023 / JNS)
We are now in the midst of the Nine Days, the period of mourning for the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The sages teach that the Temple was destroyed because of sinat chinam, causeless hatred. In order to rebuild the Temple and end this long exile, we will therefore need to understand precisely what sinat chinam is and how we can correct it.  

What is this concept of “causeless” hatred? Are there not reasons for our resentments and grudges? Was I not wronged by this one, and didn’t that one cheat me or treat me first with disrespect? The sages teach that causeless hatred does not mean that we don’t have valid complaints about one another; we are all imperfect, and whether it is intentional or unintentional, we all are guilty of slighting or insulting each other now and again. What renders our antipathy “causeless” is that we forget that we are all one being.

The mystics explain that each of us is purely and simply a vessel for One unique and unified reality. We are the same stuff, expressed through various forms. We are one collective soul, known as “Knesset Yisrael,” that has been temporarily divided into “pieces” and dressed in different clothes, so to speak. In our deepest essence, there is no distinction between us—we are One. Imagine how different our lives would be if we lived with this awareness; if we could transcend our limited perspective of me and you, and understand that you are simply another manifestation of what has manifested in me as me.

This concept has been described as water that has been poured into various containers or light that shines through different shades of glass. Though it is the same water or the same light, it appears and exhibits differently depending on that which contains or conveys it. If we can understand each other this way, then would it not be foolish to resent one another, or envy one another or harm one another? We would only be hating or hurting ourselves. It would be as if one accidentally smashes his finger while hammering a nail, and then grabs the hammer with the injured hand and smashes the hand that held the hammer first.
Think of the person that you like least in the world—someone with whom you have had an ongoing feud or who is currently making your life difficult. Now put yourself in her/his shoes, literally. Imagine that it is you in that body—the very same you that is in your body but with a completely different set of traits and experiences. How did you become you and s/he become her/him? Is it possible that the identical essence, placed in a vastly different context and environment, could produce such distinct and conflicting individuals? It is not only possible; it is precisely what has happened! If we trace us both back to our beginning, prior to our lifetime of encounters and challenges, we will find that it is the same Nitzotz Elokus/“Spark of God” within each of us.

When I see the “me” in you and the “you” in me, I cannot hate you. As the superficial and temporal exterior falls away, all of my anger subsides, and I see only what unites us rather than all of the surface elements that distinguish and divide us. Sinat chinam, we come to understand, is a recognition of the surface alone and not its inner reality. It is “causeless” hatred because it perceives the effect but not its cause. The antidote to this destructive condition is therefore to see the Godly source and vitality within everything.

When we come to the awareness that we are all limbs of a single being, our feelings of resentment, competition and antagonism fade away. What remains is a remarkable sense of consonance, harmony and love that will radiate from us and ignite all of those with whom we come in contact. With this feeling of ahavat chinam/“causeless love,” we will rebuild the Temple and bring an end to all of the conflict that we have experienced throughout this long exile

[Definitions]

I don't understand why square roots and exponents show up so frequently in math/physics formula's. I'd expect things to be random. Exponents don't seem random to me.

[Euclid]

I don't understand why square roots and exponents show up so frequently in math/physics formula's. I'd expect things to be random. Exponents don't seem random to me.

What's an example of something that you'd expect to be "random"?

[Definitions]

What's an example of something that you'd expect to be "random"?

There's 2 categories physical stuff and nonphysical stuff.
Physical -Pythagorean theorem. And diameter is pi r squared
Non physical - E=mc2

There are a lot but these are off the top of my head.

Here's some more https://www.adda247.com/school/physics-formula/ just from googling physics formula's.

Conservation of energy

[S209]

I don't understand why square roots and exponents show up so frequently in math/physics formula's. I'd expect things to be random. Exponents don't seem random to me.

What’s more random, a rational or irrational number?

[Definitions]

What’s more random, a rational or irrational number?

IDK

[mevinyavin]

[YitzyS]

Don't want to get into it now, but imaginary numbers are one of the biggest scams ever invented.

"Let's make believe there is a number you get from adding a square and a circle, we'll call it "ש". I know, it's impossible to add shapes together, but let's just imagine there is such a number. Now let's write a chapter in the math book about the fake rules that there would be if we add ש to a real number, or multiply it by a real number. What about שxש, or an exponent of ש?

It's a bunch of made up stuff. Play with dolls instead if you have such a good imagination. I can't believe the mathematics world fell for it. It's almost as bad as the scam that the earth goes around the sun counter-clockwise, which is also a non-starter, because it really just depends on the way you look at it.

[YitzyS]

It's almost as bad as the scam that the earth goes around the sun counter-clockwise, which is also a non-starter, because it really just depends on the way you look at it.

I see that Wikipedia now adds the words "When viewed from above the Northern Hemisphere." Now it makes a drop of sense. I distinctly remember that my science book in high school just said that the earth goes around counterclockwise, without talking about where you are looking from. I spent hours arguing with my teacher that it's impossible to say one way or the other, because only a clock - which only has one face - goes a specific direction, and if you would take the back off the clock and look in from behind, a clock would also be going counterclockwise.

The book and the tests never specified that it was based on a specific viewpoint, and my teacher was too dumb to comprehend my argument. Seeing Wikipedia now, however, has restored my faith in education - somewhat. (They do still play with imaginary numbers, don't forget.)

[EliJelly]

And just like this in a regular business day Tuesday Chase's entire Pay & transfer portion is down. 

[Definitions]

At a bar mitzvah now. The boy has absolutely no idea what the pshetl says and is just robotically reading it. I'm cringing.

Now that I think about it, it reminds me of mine although I'd like to think that I at least read it better. Who knows.

[Sam 77]

At a bar mitzvah now. The boy has absolutely no idea what the pshetl says and is just robotically reading it. I'm cringing.

Now that I think about it, it reminds me of mine although I'd like to think that I at least read it better. Who knows.

Imo the only people that enjoy bar Mitzvah are the parents and the kid

[Euclid]

Imo the only people that enjoy bar Mitzvah are the parents and the kid

They had it right in the alte heim. Small kiddush and that's it

[Definitions]

They had it right in the alte heim. Small kiddush and that's it

That's basically what I'm at now. Small party in the house

[ExGingi]

At a bar mitzvah now. The boy has absolutely no idea what the pshetl says and is just robotically reading it. I'm cringing.

Now that I think about it, it reminds me of mine although I'd like to think that I at least read it better. Who knows.

Mine was in a shul.

My oldest son actually came up with his own פלפול. I just helped clean up the rough edges. He actually used quite a good סברא.

Third son was during Covid (and I tested positive the following day, but luckily negative two days later so I did travel to Israel). It's mostly a class event with some close family and friends.

[Dan]

They had it right in the alte heim. Small kiddush and that's it

I think that's our plan, though still a year out.
What do people do these days in NYC/LW?

[YitzyS]

I think that's our plan, though still a year out.
What do people do these days in NYC/LW?

I see where this is heading... ... ... "THIRD BASE!"