tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post242604906435146852..comments2024-03-28T21:53:53.990+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Eateries around the Mir Yeshiva to be shut down at nightRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-67279126480822982492017-12-29T04:42:27.699+02:002017-12-29T04:42:27.699+02:00I'm in the Mir and I want to clarify that this...I'm in the Mir and I want to clarify that this decision was NOT made by the Mir administration, as the article slightly implied. It was made by the Bada"tz Eidah Hachareidis, which gives the hashgacha on most of the eateries in the area. The Mir administration merely stated agreement with the Bada"tz's decision and designed a plan to accommodate it's talmidim in light of the new reality. <br /><br />It should be noted further that the policy only effects eateries which are under the supervision of the Bada"tz in question, which is most but not all of the local shops. Some have remained open late because they are under Rav Rubin or others. And the new policy is for the establishments in quite a wide radius - by no means just in the area of the Mir. The signs put up by the Bada"tz announcing this about a week or two ago said the policy would be for "Meah Shearim, Beis Yisrael, Shmuel Hanavi, and the surrounding area" (if memory serves; it was certainly something to that general effect, which I say to highlight that this covers a huge area and not just the Mir neighborhood, which occupies only a small portion of the Beis Yisrael neighborhood).<br /><br />This would also seem like an appropriate place to say that my experience at the Mir has been indescribably good. The yeshiva truly cares for its talmidim, which is remarkable for an institution so massive. Much as I agree with some of the article's skepticism regarding the effectiveness of the yeshiva's new refreshments plan, I think it should be noted that the yeshiva is seriously sticking its neck out for the talmidim here. It's not as if until now the yeshiva was sponsoring talmidim's late-night snacks, such that they would be at all obligated to make this sort of new motion as compensation. They are doing this as an attempt to make the Mir experience maximally pleasant, which is a theme I've experienced consistently over the course of my time here. I can't praise the Mir enough and can only say that I consider myself massively lucky to be here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-63859618218542037112017-12-27T02:41:26.219+02:002017-12-27T02:41:26.219+02:00Bochurim have feet. They will simply congregate an...Bochurim have feet. They will simply congregate and eat at establishments immediately beyond the “curfew zone”.gedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173176702062806375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-40583281632815865762017-12-27T00:46:49.280+02:002017-12-27T00:46:49.280+02:00Isn't it chulent Thursday nite?Isn't it chulent Thursday nite?MiMedinat HaYamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873881615861319718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-38834365372599381272017-12-26T16:49:01.408+02:002017-12-26T16:49:01.408+02:00That should be quiet, not quite. Though they coul...That should be quiet, not quite. Though they could have that, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-46629976563212170562017-12-26T16:48:30.653+02:002017-12-26T16:48:30.653+02:00I can understand having a curfew for the sake of t...I can understand having a curfew for the sake of the residents. They deserve quite at night (especially after 11!). But, if this is done just to keep the Bachurim in line, I don't agree with it. Shop owners shouldn't have to suffer for the deficiencies of the Mir's Hanhallah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com