tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post851886403627979982..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: Synthetic Shtreimels, for different reasonsRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-27384701362121677942013-08-23T10:44:19.059+03:002013-08-23T10:44:19.059+03:00hmmm... I didn't find the mitzvah of wearing a...hmmm... I didn't find the mitzvah of wearing a shtreimel or black hat in the Shulchan Orech. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-55329535320701623312013-08-23T00:09:12.701+03:002013-08-23T00:09:12.701+03:00Driving around Bnei Brak, you can sadly see how th...Driving around Bnei Brak, you can sadly see how the status symbols exist even in the Haredi community. Large cars, nice clothes and foreign-made hats, incredible silver displays on one hand, and on the other, people who have a significant less amount of moeny thanks to Lapid and Bennet, but will still feel peer-pressured to conform with the dress code of even basic jackets and hats (and God forbid the slowly increasing fashion of wearing ties).<br />Yes, it is time to wake up from paradigms people take for granted as halacha l'massei. Limiting guests and expenditures at weddings is already happening, hopefully this will take root as well.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-31439070816824970652013-08-22T15:23:29.181+03:002013-08-22T15:23:29.181+03:00The tzar baalei chaim issue is not just about the ...The tzar baalei chaim issue is not just about the "need" for killing the animal, it is about how the animal is treated, raised, and then killed in order for the product to be made. I agree that if there is a human need, TBC oughtn't apply, but that doesn't excuse the need to treat the animal with rachmanus while it is alive.<br /><br />also, regardless of the greater effect because the shtreimel wearers are small in number, someone has to start as a group and take the lead. your excuse could apply to anything to say, why bother, we're so small it won;t matter. It ALWAYS matters. who knows who will notice and follow your lead and make it huge? wo knows the kiddush hashem it would make and cause others to follow? don;t be so quick to brush it off. <br />It's important to do because it's the right thing to do, not because we will or won't have an effect on others due to our size or reach.<br />shaya ghttp://www.shayag.energy526.comnoreply@blogger.com