Sunday, April 29, 2018
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Swordfish is kosher!
The commentaries on the Shulchan Aruch say dag ha’cherev[literally, “the fish of the sword”] is kasher.
Why is it widely considered to be not kosher, then?
Because around 60-70 years ago, they asked Rabbi [Moshe] Tendler if he could make a list of which fish are kosher and which aren’t. Rabbi Tender decided to list swordfish as atreife fish because he called up an expert who told him scales on a swordfish are a different consistency – or something like that – from those of other fish. So he decided it was a treife fish.
But that’s absolutely not correct. The commentaries on theShulchan Aruch say dag hacherev is kasher. Professor [Shlomo] Sternberg, a big genius in learning and math, published an essay maybe 20 years ago in which he writes that Rabbi Soloveitchik asked him to conduct research on the status of swordfish. He did. He showed Rabbi Soloveitchik the scales of a swordfish and Rav Soloveitchik said, “It’s akashere fish!”
Professsor Sternberg writes that he still has the envelope with the scales he showed Rav Soloveitchik in his Gemara Chullin.
If the commentaries on the Shuchan Aruch say dag ha’cherev is kosher, how can Rabbi Tendler claim it isn’t?
Rabbi Tendler claims “dag hacherev” is a different fish. It’s not true.
But Rabbi Tendler did a service to the Orthodox Jewish community because at the time there were Conservative rabbis who were givinghashgachas, so he laughed them out of existence and said they don’t know what they’re talking because [they were giving swordfish ahechsher when] swordfish is really treif. So the Orthodox realized you can’t rely on the Conservatives.
L’maaseh, the Conservatives were right on this issue, but Rabbi Tendler accomplished his goal.
Monday, April 23, 2018
Time to go Home: Frum Man Stabbed In Manhattan And In Critical Condition
An Orthodox Jewish man is in serious condition after he was stabbed in Midtown Manhattan on Monday afternoon.
The 32-year-old victim was walking on 33rd Street and 5th Avenue when he accidentally bumped into a FedEx employee.
They got into an altercation which resulted in the FedEx employee stabbing the Jewish man at least 4 times.
He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital where he is listed in critical condition.
The suspect was taken into custody by the NYPD.
Please say Tehillim for Yaakov Ben Yocheved.
Chassidishe Children in the Gaza Strip?????
Published on Aug 12, 2014
You may find this clip disturbing as it does not take place in the Gaza Strip but rather takes place in the Catskill Mountains, New York State.
This camp is likely tax exempt and uses taxpayer subsidies to brainwash and embed virulent hate in innocent young children.
The Satmar community is responsible and should be held liable for the propaganda and lies that they indoctrinate in innocent children.
Yes, all these lies were clearly stated in "the Mein Kampf" of their revered leader, Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum.
His goal was to pin Jew against Jew and for that he gets an A+.
You will find that the rhetoric of Satmar is exactly the same rhetoric as the Neturei Karta....
So much for the lying Satmar propaganda that Neturei Karta has nothing to do with Satmar!
Police Arrive in Meah Shearim/Beis Yisrael Area During Predawn Hours to Arrest Chareidie Terrorists
A large police force including officers, detectives and Yassam commandos arrived in the Meah Shearim/Beis Yisrael areas during the predawn hours on Monday, 8 Iyar to make arrests. They arrived at about 3:00AM and went to eight homes, resulting in the arrests of four persons.
As the arrests took place, word spread of the large police presence and the local terrorists took to the streets in the hope of sabotaging police and preventing the arrests. In addition to their shouts a Palestinian flag was hung in the area.
Police report the arrests are connected to “Recent violence and violent activities”, adding they will eventually reach each person who took part in illegal violence. Police report in addition to the minor, the other suspects are between the ages of 20-30.
In was later revealed that the arrests were in connection to last weeks violent Hafgaonos at the IDF Conscription Office in Jerusalem, which resulted in Police using extreme force – including flash-bang grenades, horses, and water cannons. It appears the arrested individuals are suspected of physically attacking police officers.
At the time, the protest was held after word spread of a “Frum woman” who had been taken to the draft office and was taken into custody. It was later revealed that her level of “Frumkeit” was highly questionable, as her Facebook posts from as recent as two weeks ago became public.
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Thursday, April 19, 2018
Stunning high-quality video shows 1911 NYC when horses and trams filled the streets and everyone wore a HAT
The Museum of Modern Art released surprisingly clear footage of what life was like in New York in 1911.
The video, a part of the museum's June 2017 collection, was filmed by a team of cameramen with the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern. The cameramen were sent around the world to take photos and videos of well-known places.
The group traveled to Niagara Fall, Paris, Venice and Monte Carlo in addition to New York City.
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