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Re: Zemmy's story 06 Dec 2010 05:14 #88014

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is the potato chips a positive thing or a negative thing?
Sometimes life is like tuna with not enough mayonaise
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The reason I'm acting as if I'm pregnant, is because I'm expecting. I should be accepting.
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Re: Zemmy's story 06 Dec 2010 17:35 #88072

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ZemirosShabbos wrote on 05 Dec 2010 18:35:

Chanukah is a great opportunity.

like every great opportunity it needs to be used correctly. we need to be vigilant. there is more leisure time. parties, schools being closed, traveling. we need to remember that lusting after anyone is a problem, regardless of if it's a relative or a friend. if i go to a party i need to find a seat that does not face the women. i need to make sure not to spend time in a shopping mall just taking in the scenery. keep asking for Hashem's help in staying out of trouble.

on a positive note: it is a very special mitzva done at home with the family in an atmosphere of warmth. an opportunity to fix our eyes upon the light of a mitzva and to cleanse our eyes to some extent of wrong images we may have viewed. a time for extra davening and singing. a time to connect with family and friends. a time where the light of kedusha descends to places where it normally doesn't reach and can uplift souls who have fallen very far. it's a story of how a small little flame can dispel the deep dark night


Between the jokes we find Great & Holy inspiration!

The jokes are only there le'arvev ess haSoton!
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Re: Zemmy's story 06 Dec 2010 17:38 #88073

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what jokes?  ;D
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The reason I'm acting as if I'm pregnant, is because I'm expecting. I should be accepting.
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Re: Zemmy's story 06 Dec 2010 18:30 #88088

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ZemirosShabbos wrote on 06 Dec 2010 05:14:

is the potato chips a positive thing or a negative thing?


in all my travels, i have never met a negative potato chip
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Re: Zemmy's story 06 Dec 2010 18:36 #88096

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gulliver, keep looking...
Sometimes life is like tuna with not enough mayonaise
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Give, Forgive
~Cordnoy

The reason I'm acting as if I'm pregnant, is because I'm expecting. I should be accepting.
~TZ
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Re: Zemmy's story 08 Dec 2010 20:37 #88443

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in hallel we say:
פתחו לי שערי צדק אבוא בם אודה י-ה. זה השער לה' צדיקים יבואו בו. אודך כי עניתני ותהי לי לישועה

sometimes a person can think that there is so much to do in order to be a good jew. 613 mitzvos and 7 derabanan and don't forget midos. where do we start?

the gemara in Makos says that Chavakuk established emuna as the foundation of all the mitzvos. kol mitzvosecha emuna. emuna means a lot more than 'belief'. emuna comes from the shoresh 'ne'eman' which means trust and loyalty. so emuna in Hashem means trusting in Him and being loyal to Him and not creating foreign objects of worship, including yourself, lust, and any captivating obsession.

a person who believes in Hashem and recognizes that Hashem is constantly providing and protecting and customizing a life-experience just for you will be extremely grateful to Him. he will thank Him for everything and show his appreciation to Him.

the pasuk starts off pischu lee shaarei - plural, denoting that there seem to be many avenues of access to Hashem. avo vam odeh kah, once you enter you see that it all centers around acknowledging and appreciating Hashem, and you realize - zeh hashaar lashem, this is 'the' gate, in singular, this is the one gate to Hashem. as you progress you see - odcha, belashon nochach, talking directly to Hashem, ki anisani, you have 'responded' to me, directing and guiding my personal life-affairs, and not only that, but - vat'hee lee lishua, everything You have done for me is all for my true benefit.
Sometimes life is like tuna with not enough mayonaise
~Inna beshem ZS

Give, Forgive
~Cordnoy

The reason I'm acting as if I'm pregnant, is because I'm expecting. I should be accepting.
~TZ
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Re: Zemmy's story 08 Dec 2010 21:36 #88455

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Thank you zmiros for that beautifull vort.
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Re: Zemmy's story 08 Dec 2010 23:37 #88475

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Beautiful.  Makes me go quiet inside.  much love, 1d
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Re: Zemmy's story 09 Dec 2010 11:47 #88516

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Beautiful! you should start a bais hamedrash thread!
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Re: Zemmy's story 09 Dec 2010 17:38 #88553

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an honest mouse wrote on 09 Dec 2010 11:47:

Beautiful! you should start a bais hamedrash thread!


Yes, do it!!!
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Re: Zemmy's story 09 Dec 2010 20:39 #88612

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how about if i just open a bais medrash (on a threadbare budget)?

free seats for the first ten people!
fish liquer after davening
zamboni rides on chol hamoed
loaner spudiks
Kedushas Levi by every seat
Dov will speak every shabbos mevorchim
shabbatons in Canada twice yearly at Bais Teddybear
we cross-honor coupons from Bardy's pub
anger management classes by Rage
drink-mixing by 7up
diplomacy by world
tzidkus by Yosef hatzadik
cat-and-mouse games by An Honest Mouse
target practice and marching band by HashemsSoldier
free yearly check-ups by Briut
astronomy by FTS
time-management by 1daat....
Sometimes life is like tuna with not enough mayonaise
~Inna beshem ZS

Give, Forgive
~Cordnoy

The reason I'm acting as if I'm pregnant, is because I'm expecting. I should be accepting.
~TZ
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Re: Zemmy's story 09 Dec 2010 20:52 #88616

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Amolige tzeiten we had this on the Shteebel's bulletin board:

Yosef Hatzadik wrote on 12 May 2010 17:04:


Yeshivas Guard Your Eyes Faculty List

  • Rosh Yeshiva = Rabeinu Guard Shlita


  • Mashgiach = Rebber Dov


  • Rebbe & L'chaim Gabbai = The Rebbe R' Bardichev


  • Rov = Rabbi Shmendrick


  • Magid shiur = Horav Frumfriend


  • Deli counter = Steve


  • Super hero = Chazak Ameinu


  • Reality check = Dr. Briut


  • Scrabble wiz = Dov in Israel


  • Reliable backbone = Silentbattle


  • Everyone's favorite = Rage


  • Scribe = Yechida


  • First responder = Yiddle2


  • Chaver ne'emon= JIP


  • Spider hunters = Tried & Sturggle


  • Ladies auxiliary = 7up


  • Nudnik = Yosef Hatzadik



  • Top student = Every individual listed on the member page
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Re: Zemmy's story 09 Dec 2010 21:19 #88619

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ZemirosShabbos wrote on 09 Dec 2010 20:39:

how about if i just open a bais medrash (on a threadbare budget)?

free seats for the first ten people!
fish liquer after davening
zamboni rides on chol hamoed
loaner spudiks
Kedushas Levi by every seat
Dov will speak every shabbos mevorchim
shabbatons in Canada twice yearly at Bais Teddybear
we cross-honor coupons from Bardy's pub
anger management classes by Rage
drink-mixing by 7up
diplomacy by world
tzidkus by Yosef hatzadik
target practice and marching band by HashemsSoldier
free yearly check-ups by Briut
astronomy by FTS
time-management by 1daat....


i guess ill be in the 1st ten seats then...
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Re: Zemmy's story 09 Dec 2010 21:23 #88622

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i wasn't sure if a mouse can be counted, here is a chumash!

and with those ears you should get an aisle seat....

Sometimes life is like tuna with not enough mayonaise
~Inna beshem ZS

Give, Forgive
~Cordnoy

The reason I'm acting as if I'm pregnant, is because I'm expecting. I should be accepting.
~TZ
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Re: Zemmy's story 09 Dec 2010 21:41 #88625

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its ok - when i daven i put them on my head and they become a kappel/yarmelka.
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