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Sunday, November 10, 2024

25 best Yeti gifts, from coolers to drinkware, to shop for 2024

 

YETI Hopper Flip 18 Portable Soft Cooler

For those who enjoy picnics on the regular, gift them this Hopper Flip Soft Cooler. The thick, padded carry strap sits over the shoulder to reduce tension for easy transport. Pack up to 20 cans of beer in here, and you’re ready for the day!

YETI 35 Carryall Tote Bag

A pink bag with a logo
YETI

Equally suited to bring to a backyard bonfire or throw over your shoulder before crossing off some errands, the beloved 35 Carryall Tote Bag is a top choice from YETI’S gifting catalog. It comes in an array of bright colors, so you’ll have a hard time ever misplacing it.


YETI V Series Stainless Steel Cooler

A silver Yeti cooler box with a silver handle

Whether your giftee loves to entertain or needs a cooler for their boat, you can’t go wrong with the luxurious yet durable YETI V Series Stainless Steel Cooler. It easily holds 46 cans of beer with ice. Thanks to the vacuum-sealed walls and lid, this baby has unmatched temperature retention to keep whatever needs to be kept cold, cold all day.


YETI Roadie 48 Wheeled Cooler

A black cooler with a handle

If your giftee needs a cooler with wheels to make beach days that much easier, you can’t go wrong with the Yeti Roadie 48 which can fit up to 76 cans of beer or 54 pounds of ice (only). It’s. a bit of a splurge, but a great investment for a serious outdoorsman.


YETI Hopper M15 Soft Backpack Cooler

YETI cooler
Amazon

More comfortable and versatile than a traditional boxy cooler, this insulated tote bag keeps your food and drinks chilled when you go to the beach, take a road trip, have a picnic, or enjoy the outdoors anywhere else. It also has an outside stash pocket, and the opening is lined with magnetic strips that help it close easily and securely.


YETI Rambler 30-Ounce Tumbler

A grey tumbler with a lid
Yeti

Whether they like to drink liters of ice-cold water while on the go or enjoy sipping hot coffee at home for hours, they’ll love adding this YETI tumbler to their collection.


YETI 16-Ounce Colster Tall Can Cooler

YETI colster can cooler
Amazon

Engineered to insulate taller beverage cans (such as those used with craft beers), this handheld cooler is a game-changer in warm weather. Just store it in the freezer then take it out to prevent drinks from losing their chill.


YETI 42-Ounce Mug with Straw Lid

YETI mug
Amazon

The tall, sturdy handle on the side of this mug makes it super comfortable to carry around or pick up to take a sip, and the tapered bottom fits easily in your car’s cupholders. If you want an undeniably chic way to drink water, this is it.


YETI Yonder Water Bottle

A blue water bottle with a black lid
YETI

Introducing one of Yeti’s most recent bottle launches. The Yonder Water Bottle is the brand’s first-ever non-insulated bottle, and we love the fact that it’s available in a see-through option. Available in sizes 750ml and 1L, plus a wide range of colors.


YETI 10-Ounce Stackable Lowball

YETI stackable lowball tumbler
Amazon

No low-balling the Lowball. This $20 mug will come in handy on all sorts of adventures. Designed to save space and make sipping hot and cold beverages pleasantly easy, this item in the Rambler series is a joy to use at home and while on camping trips or at sports games.


YETI 26-Ounce Stackable Cup

YETI stackable cup
Amazon

Your giftee will enjoy being able to take big swigs and spend less time worrying about refills with this sizable cup. Its stackable design also saves space in the kitchen cupboards. If you shop this on YETI’s site, it includes a lid and reusable straw, too.

Your giftee will enjoy being able to take big swigs and spend less time worrying about refills with this sizable cup. Its stackable design also saves space in the kitchen cupboards. If you shop this on YETI’s site, it includes a lid and reusable straw, too.


YETI Rambler Gallon Jug

YETI water bottle
Amazon

Have major hydration goals? YETI created this 1-gallon Rambler for those who are out all day long and don’t want to worry about running out of water. It has a sturdy carrying handle and is a smart way to ensure you stay ahead of the game with your water supply.


YETI 12-Ounce Hotshot Bottle

YETI hotshot tumbler
Amazon

No mess, no stress. The twisting lid on this compact bottle is 100% leakproof and lets your giftee toss their Hotshot Bottle into a bag or backpack without ever worrying about spills, drips, or dribbles.


YETI 35-Ounce Mug with Straw Lid

YETI mug with straw
YETI

While Stanley’s iconic (and celebrity-adored) extra-large drink mug is often out of stock, YETI’s version is here for you when you need it most. This model includes a reusable straw and is available in two sizes.


YETI Rambler 10-Ounce Wine Tumbler

A grey and silver cup
YETI

Calling all wine lovers who also love YETI: The YETI Rambler Wine Tumbler is ideal for the beach and pool since it’s not made of glass and features a secure lid.


YETI Rambler Jr. 12 oz Kids Bottle

Yellow water bottle with a handle
Amazon

Made for kiddos, this adorable 12 ounce water bottle has the perfect sippy straw to reduce spillage and a no-sweat design keeps their little hands try. Best of all, the signature YETI stainless steel construction withstands all dents and drops, which is ideal for kids who can’t stop running around.


YETI 14-ounce Stackable Mug

A close up of a mug
Amazon

Ideal for coffee drinkers, this insulated mug has an easily graspable handle and sealable lid so your giftee can enjoy their java without worrying about spills or needing to reheat it later.


YETI Rambler Wine Chiller

A bottle in a cooler
YETI

Something for the wine moms (or dads, grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, and uncles) out there. We know there are many of them, and we know exactly what they need — this YETI Rambler Wine Chiller is a superb choice for the loved one who loves to unwind for happy hour. It will keep their favorite bottle at just the right temperature for refreshing sips on tap.



YETI Rambler 20 oz Cocktail Shaker

YETI Rambler 20 oz Cocktail Shaker
Amazon

Calling all cocktail enthusiasts. This shaker is made from high-grade stainless steel with double-wall vacuum insulation, keeping drinks cool and refreshing. The leak-proof lid and built-in strainer ensure mess-free pouring, while the sleek design makes it a stylish addition to any bar.


YETI Crossroads Backpack 23

YETI backpack
Amazon

YETI isn’t all coolers and drinkware, they’ve got backpacks too, and this this one is built for everyday use. Whether you’re trekking up the side of a mountain or walking to class, the Crossroads Backpack is an ideal partner. Separate pockets are made with shock-absorbing foam for protection, to keep essentials safe and secure wherever you go.


YETI Rambler Beverage Bucket

YETI beverage bucket
Amazon

A smart, compact alternative to a full-size cooler, this beverage bucket has double-wall insulation to keep ice and drinks cold for hours. The snap-on lid improves the bucket’s cooling powers, and it’s large enough to hold a six-pack or three bottles of wine.


YETI Lowlands Blanket

YETI blanket
Amazon

This investment-worthy blanket is the one and only outdoor blanket you’ll ever need. It’s fully waterproof and has a durable construction, so whether you take it to the beach, the woods, the park, or anywhere. It will always be ready to offer you a comfy spot to relax. Best of all? It’s machine washable!


YETI Bottle Sling for Rambler Bottles

YETI bottle carrier
Amazon

Choose a small or large size to hold either the 18-ounce or 24- and 32-ounce YETI Ramblers. This sling makes carrying a YETI bottle super easy and frees up your hands — a great gift for busy parents or busy people in general.


YETI LoadOut GoBox 30 Gear Case

YETI gobox storage box
Amazon

This waterproof box has removable trays to customize the storage layout inside, and it functions as the ideal spot to keep emergency supplies, camping necessities, fishing equipment, and camera gear. It’s the kind of storage box every YETI fan imagines having in the back of their truck (or garage).


YETI Crossroads 27-Liter Backpack

A black backpack with straps
YETI

The YETI Crossroads 27L backpack is the perfect size go-to bag for day trips and weekend trails alike. It features a “Flip-Top Vault Pocket” that expands outwards for a larger central opening and gives easy access to your daily essentials. There’s also a spot to hold your water bottle and laptop, plus a zipper pocket to store smaller items like a wallet and keys.

LIBYA REINSTATES MORALITY POLICE TO ENFORCE 'TRADITIONS'


 DIN: I believe that they learned this from New Square! 

Libya’s interior minister, Emad al-Tarabulsi, announced the return of morality police to monitor “society’s traditions.” 

These patrols will enforce “modest” dress, target “strange” haircuts, restrict gender mixing, and require male guardians for women traveling within the country.


Luzer Duvid Steimetz ... “Free Your Wife Mrs. Steinmetz The Aguna Now!!!”

 

Hasidic woman who has spent several years fighting for a religious divorce from her husband upped the ante this week, making her prolonged plight public by taking it to the skies above Brooklyn.

A plane circled Williamsburg for three hours on Monday, dragging a banner behind it that read, “Free Aguna Mrs. Steinmetz Now!!!”

Aguna” is Hebrew for “chained woman.”

The plane was hired by members of the Hasidic community who support Yenta Reisa Pollack and her ongoing campaign for independence from husband Eliezer Duvid Steinmetz.

The 26-year-old mother of one has been trying for seven years to split from her husband, who refuses to grant her a religious divorce known as a “get.”

“The objective [of the campaign] is to both mount awareness for this current case, apply pressure to the ‘get’ abuse family, and to try to systemically change the cultural norm,” explained Pollack’s advocate, Adina Miles-Sash, known online as FlatbushGirl.

“In this situation the abuse exists in a family dynamic,” Miles-Sash said. “It’s not an isolated perpetrator and husband — but someone protected by his father and brothers.”

Adina Miles-Sash handed out fliers and led Friday’s pre-Shabbat protest.J.C. Rice
A mobile billboard truck also urged the Steinmetz’s give up the get.J.C. Rice

Pollack married Steinmetz when she was just 18. She asked for a divorce a year into the marriage.

“He was never home, he was always abandoning her — he was missing,” said Miles-Sash. “And for seven years, he’s been trying to convince her to give it another try.”

The shame plane is owned by New Jersey-based High Exposure Aerial Advertising, according to online flight records. Miles-Sash said the banner ad cost “thousands.”

Pollack’s campaign continued Friday, with a mobile billboard truck cruising through their neighborhood admonishing her husband and in-laws.

There was also a small protest outside the Foodoo Kosher Supermarket, attended by supporters with bullhorns, who handed out fliers calling on the family to acquiesce.

The get has been held up the last seven year.J.C. Rice
Miles-Sash hopes applying pressure to the family leads to the granting of the get.J.C. Rice

They also planned to crash a Steinmetz family wedding Sunday.

“They don’t understand that we are ready to go nuclear,” Miles-Sash said, adding many in the Hasidic community support Pollack’s bid for freedom. “They’re holding [the get] in limbo like this, as an abuse tool. He’s demanding she return to the marriage, and she has said, ‘No.'”

Miles-Sash said the couple entered legally binding arbitration, taking their case to a “beth din,” a rabbinical court panel established to resolve disputes.

Steinmetz, Miles-Sash said, was instructed by the tribunal in December to give Pollack a “get” within 10 days, or be excommunicated.

The truck circled the neighborhood for hours before Shabbat.J.C. Rice
The truck was hard to miss on Friday.J.C. Rice

But Steinmetz has faced no repercussions for violating the order, due to his parents’ high standing in the community, Miles-Sash said. His parents are Eizek Steinmetz and Shifra Eizek.

“This isn’t just about freeing this particular woman, but sounding the alarm on this abuse — everywhere where there are Orthodox women, this abuse is taking place.”

Incredible! Yale psychiatrist urges MSNBC viewers to shun and cut ties with Trump-voting family members over the holidays

 

A Yale-affiliated psychiatrist encouraged LGBTQ+ people whose family members voted for Donald Trump to cut ties and shun their relatives over the upcoming holidays — as fallout from the election reached hysteria on left-leaning MSNBC.

Yale University child psychiatry fellow Dr. Amanda Calhoun dug into the issue of the post-election crises in the LGBTQ+ community with MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Friday night.

“There is a societal push that, if somebody is your family, they are entitled to your time. And I think the answer is absolutely not,” Calhoun said in a clip shared online.

“So, if you are going through a situation where you have family members or you have close friends who you know have voted in ways that are against you, that are against your livelihood, then it’s completely fine to not be around those people, and to tell them why,” she continued.

Saturday, November 9, 2024

Bnei-Brak Liars!

 

The article below appeared in a Hebrew Magazine called "Matzav Haruach" which I translated loosely into English! 

I have written before that Chareidim do not really believe that Torah is מגנא ומצלא (protects), not they nor their spiritual leaders! 

They actually laugh and mock that idea as we saw during Bein Hazmanim when they slammed their Gemarrahs shut to spend time with their families while their frum brothers in uniform were dying by the hour! If they really believed it they would have cut the Bein Hazmanim altogether. Some serious Yeshivos actually either cut it short or extended the zman by two days (Mir) which in itself mocks the entire premise. The R"Y of the Institutions that did "extend the learning for a couple of days" admitted that it had nothing to do with the belief that "Torah Protects" it was only for show to fool the masses!

This is really one of many different articles that appeared in hundreds of different Dati-Leumi weekly magazines this week, who are getting angrier and angrier and fed up at Chareidim for not enlisting, but since I believe this one captured all what even Heimishe Yidden are feeling I decided to post it!

by Menachem Rahat

 

שערי תירוצים לא ננעלו

 This week, in an official ceremony, the Bnei Brak Municipality inaugurated the innovative and upgraded security system to protect all the city's educational institutions from terrorists

What can we say and how will we talk? מה נאמר ומה נדבר

According to the municipality:

 "Bnei Brak now has an innovative and advanced security system! Dedicated security teams that will move around the streets of the city of "Torah and Chasidus" with armed patrols mounted on the streets of the city, as part of a professional system that, as the municipality testifies, provides effective security to all educational institutions and neighborhoods in real time."

How beautiful! And extremely important in these difficult times.

But, I asked myself, 

Why did the municipality waste millions on an innovative and advanced security system

After all, there is no dispute that Torah is מגנא ומצלא (protects)! No?

. So why would you  waste millions protecting the Tinokas shel Beis Rabban, when the Torah itself is מגנא ומצלא? Why waste public funds? Mr. Mayor Hanoch Seibert, where is your frumkeit?

This is further proof that even the municipality of the City of Torah & Chasidus thinks that Torah alone can not possibly be מגנא ומצלא (protect), and that "an additional layer  of professional security teams and policing teams, "is needed!

It turns out that this false, world-wide claim that the Bnei Brak rabbis, brandish," that there is no need to enlist them in the IDF because their Torah מגנא ומצלא (protects)," is also how the  municipality holds, and they both actually hold from the narrow interpretation of the Vilna Gaon, that the dictum of that Torah מגנא ומצלא (protects) only from sin and only personal basis, and does not alone defend against the Palestinian murderers.