The funny/strange/interesting video thread...

[MarkS]

Re: the hug. Back in '08 I was Schmoozing with Rabbi L' Shemtov (the Shliach in DC) and he told me he's the only Jewish activist in Washington who can boast that he did NOT shake hands with Condoleezza Rice

You think the Agudah people do?

[PlatinumGuy]

You think the Agudah people do?

R Moshe held that it's OK. Here there is also an element of כבוד מלכות I assume.

[MarkS]

R Moshe held that it's OK. Here there is also an element of כבוד מלכות I assume.

Link? From perusing Igros Moshe he seems to be pretty strongly against it.

 See here

From Wikipedie:
Feinstein gives the benefit of the doubt to those who return a handshake, stating that they apparently hold that doing so is not derekh khiba v'taavah (דרך חבה ותאוה), but concludes that such leniency is difficult to rely upon.[26] Although Feinstein did not address the mitigating factor of preventing the other person from being embarrassed, and fell short of stating outright that returning a handshake is forbidden, it is commonly assumed that R' Moshe prohibits returning a handshake even to avoid embarrassing the other person.[27] One publication states this in very strong terms.[28] Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky has also suggested that there may be room to be lenient in this situation.[29]

[Achas Veachas]

Yikes! I didn't mean to start a Halachic debate here...

[aygart]

I'm guessing he figured those to Brachos (as opposed to Lehadlik Ner Chanukah) are not specific to Chanukah? Especially Shehecheyanu which he may be making on meeting the POTUS?
Re: the hug. Back in '08 I was Schmoozing with Rabbi L' Shemtov (the Shliach in DC) and he told me he's the only Jewish activist in Washington who can boast that he did NOT shake hands with Condoleezza Rice

but a hug?

[MarkS]

Yikes! I didn't mean to start a Halachic debate here...

Not meaning to debate it out here but I'm just saying that R' Moshe isn't mattir it...

[joeb1]

Not meaning to debate it out here but I'm just saying that R' Moshe isn't mattir it...

+1

[efflpetzel]

the hug was just a friendly hug, no touching or anything

[efflpetzel]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151743874300216

Kol Isha Disclaimer

[Am]

Also note how the guy lights it backwards

[MarkS]

Kashering the White House Kitchen

[danrocks613]

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3230896/

[SamKey]

cavs fan walks on the court

[tageed-lee]

Really cool!! Just look how hes always had the same shot/form!

[damaxer91]

Great Speech by Ben Brafman:

[Something Fishy]

More info here.

[MarkS]

Great Speech by Ben Brafman:

, wow, great speech, worth watching

[Sammy82]

Great Speech by Ben Brafman:

Excellent. A lot of what he said I heard from him 7 years ago when he spoke in Arzei Habierah for kollel lenas hatzedek. But I enjoyed it just as much as then.

[smee123]

[DovtheBear]