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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #780 on: February 18, 2014, 05:59:04 PM »
You know those guys? The ones who daven for the amud during the week with a shabbos nusach? What's up with them?

they are only in shul on shabbos and when they need to daven for the amud

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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #781 on: February 23, 2014, 01:31:42 PM »
Is it weird to be somewhat offput by a travel blogger who is jewish and reviews pork?
I think, meila you eat pork, but to blog about it with pics?

Am I way off base here?  Is there just no stigma of pork for a non-religious jew?
Entirely possible I'm just out of touch.
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #782 on: February 23, 2014, 01:39:11 PM »
Is it weird to be somewhat offput by a jewish blogger who reviews pork?
I think, meila you eat pork, but to blog about it with pics?

Am I way off base here?  Is there just no stigma of pork for a non-religious jew?
Entirely possible I'm just out of touch.

how about to review the apple which you order for "dessert" but comes in a pigs mouth?
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #783 on: February 23, 2014, 03:03:17 PM »
Anyone watching the LAC vs. OKC game? Should be a good 4th.
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #784 on: February 23, 2014, 03:22:54 PM »
Anyone watching the LAC vs. OKC game? Should be a good 4th.
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #785 on: February 23, 2014, 03:26:21 PM »
+1
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I take it neither of those teams is into defense all that much?

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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #786 on: February 23, 2014, 03:27:37 PM »
Is it weird to be somewhat offput by a travel blogger who is jewish and reviews pork?
I think, meila you eat pork, but to blog about it with pics?

Am I way off base here?  Is there just no stigma of pork for a non-religious jew?
Entirely possible I'm just out of touch.
He feels about it so he blogs about it

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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #787 on: February 23, 2014, 03:35:03 PM »
I take it neither of those teams is into defense all that much?
+1
scores are on the higher end..
Maybe just the fact that they are both really great teams with really great players.
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #788 on: February 23, 2014, 04:29:16 PM »
You know those guys? The ones who daven for the amud during the week with a shabbos nusach? What's up with them?
Better then when the chazzan davens the longest shemona esrai in the shul and than makes sure he has 10 people to start chazaras hashatz.

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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #789 on: February 24, 2014, 03:44:26 PM »
You know those guys? The ones who daven for the amud during the week with a shabbos nusach? What's up with them?

Generally speaking, these are not the most experienced daveners. Basically "n00bs."

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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #790 on: February 24, 2014, 03:46:58 PM »
Is it weird to be somewhat offput by a travel blogger who is jewish and reviews pork?
I think, meila you eat pork, but to blog about it with pics?

Am I way off base here?  Is there just no stigma of pork for a non-religious jew?
Entirely possible I'm just out of touch.

You should reach out to him, Dan. You are the shliach to all travel bloggers. I'm not kidding. Maybe your whole success in this area was just to be able to help this one guy. It sounds like your nitzutz is waiting for you.

Bring him to a fancy 5* kosher restaurant, put on tefillin, etc.

Please tell me how it goes.

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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #791 on: February 24, 2014, 05:39:10 PM »
Generally speaking, these are not the most experienced daveners. Basically "n00bs."
That's not it.  It's like they're missing that tiny part of the brain that establishes a context to the information its receiving which then enables it to file the information properly.

The sense I get with these guys is they hear the Shabbos davening, and they're like "hey, that's nice! I'm going to use that next time I daven maariv for the amud."  Their brain just doesn't take it to the next level.
If you don't care why would you comment?
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #792 on: February 24, 2014, 05:42:19 PM »
You should reach out to him, Dan. You are the shliach to all travel bloggers. I'm not kidding. Maybe your whole success in this area was just to be able to help this one guy. It sounds like your nitzutz is waiting for you.

Bring him to a fancy 5* kosher restaurant, put on tefillin, etc.

Please tell me how it goes.
Haha Dan is a virtual shliach reaching out to lost jews with miles

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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #793 on: February 24, 2014, 05:57:22 PM »
Haha Dan is a virtual shliach reaching out to lost jews with miles
+1
Absolutely!
I heard from the organizers of DDSLA that they were amazed at the turnout and the kiddush Hashem and 100% focus and admiration from those who do not typically attend the shul.

I have an idea: Dan does some mileage / M'karev outreach to J. Koum. He'd happily assist fellow Yidden with 10% maaser.
I'm sure he's familiar with tefillin, Kosher, etc..  Hmm... A Tierra Sur event for the Jewish trio: FB, WA, and DDF teams

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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #794 on: February 24, 2014, 06:03:30 PM »
There are 6 deer in my backyard right now, no exaggeration.
Rafi wants to have a picnic with them.
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« Reply #795 on: February 24, 2014, 06:04:41 PM »
There are 6 deer in my backyard right now, no exaggeration.
Rafi wants to have a picnic with them.

Get out the big ole shotgut. Or bb gun. Whatever your taste is.

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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #796 on: February 24, 2014, 06:05:18 PM »
There are 6 deer in my backyard right now, no exaggeration.
Rafi wants to have a picnic with them.
And? Are the CLE deer unfriendly?
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #797 on: February 24, 2014, 06:06:50 PM »
There are 6 deer in my backyard right now, no exaggeration.
Rafi wants to have a picnic with them.
We get one or two but not very often.
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #798 on: February 24, 2014, 06:07:35 PM »
One or two is common here.
But I've never seen 6 in my backyard like that.
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Re: Random Posts For Non-Meshugeners
« Reply #799 on: February 24, 2014, 06:10:30 PM »
One or two is common here.
But I've never seen 6 in my backyard like that.
All doe's?
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