"Shabbos Sheva Berachos: This meal should ideally be eaten at the home of the kallah’s parents. Alternatively, the meal should be eaten in a small catering facility. Only grandparents, the kallah’s siblings, and – only if they reside out-of-town – the chassan’s siblings are to be invited. In smaller families, the chassan’s siblings may be invited. Other close relatives, such as those of the kallah’s parents, should eat at other relatives and join the sheva berachos only for bentching." - The Satmar chasunah guidelines
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"It was during our first briefing that I learned things were not as peaceful as they had initially seemed. We had received intelligence reports that Hizbullah was about to launch a wide-ranging offensive in our area, and it was anticipated that this attack would take place that very week. Suddenly, we were all brought back to the reality of our situation. Previous visions of us all sitting atop our tank and enjoying the view quickly faded as the specter of battle loomed." - Simcha Goitein with Avi's story.
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"For single women age 20, the modeled ratio is approximately 90%, which means that for every 100 single women at age 20, there are only about 90 single men who are 1 to 5 years older in the pool of potential marriage candidates. For single women age 25, the modeled ratio is only around 80%, and for single women age 30, the modeled ratio drops to around 60%." - Ariel Halpert gives a Mathematical explanation for the shidduch crisis.
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"The Torah is not a mere set of cold laws. It includes events and stories, with lessons about the spirit of its laws and how we should live our lives. The settings in Bereishit – such as Gan Eden, the generation of the Flood, even Creation itself – also represent such theoretical states of nature. Locke himself referred to Adam in his Second Treatise. Indeed, everything that occurs in the Torah is a presentation of Judaism’s primary contribution to the theory of civilization: the idea that there is one God in heaven and on earth. " - Daniel Tauber with a theory regarding the Ten commandments.
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"If Jordan were to return the Jordanian citizenship it illegally revoked in 1988 from the Palestinians of Judea and Samaria, the Palestinians would finally have a citizenship that means something. They would be represented by a government capable of advancing their interests instead of one that forces them to live in constant terror of PA security forces and assorted terror cells. " Caroline Glick on Palestinian Statehood."Shabbos Sheva Berachos: This meal should ideally be eaten at the home of the kallah’s parents. Alternatively, the meal should be eaten in a small catering facility. Only grandparents, the kallah’s siblings, and – only if they reside out-of-town – the chassan’s siblings are to be invited. In smaller families, the chassan’s siblings may be invited. Other close relatives, such as those of the kallah’s parents, should eat at other relatives and join the sheva berachos only for bentching." - The Satmar chasunah guidelines
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"It was during our first briefing that I learned things were not as peaceful as they had initially seemed. We had received intelligence reports that Hizbullah was about to launch a wide-ranging offensive in our area, and it was anticipated that this attack would take place that very week. Suddenly, we were all brought back to the reality of our situation. Previous visions of us all sitting atop our tank and enjoying the view quickly faded as the specter of battle loomed." - Simcha Goitein with Avi's story.
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"For single women age 20, the modeled ratio is approximately 90%, which means that for every 100 single women at age 20, there are only about 90 single men who are 1 to 5 years older in the pool of potential marriage candidates. For single women age 25, the modeled ratio is only around 80%, and for single women age 30, the modeled ratio drops to around 60%." - Ariel Halpert gives a Mathematical explanation for the shidduch crisis.
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"The Torah is not a mere set of cold laws. It includes events and stories, with lessons about the spirit of its laws and how we should live our lives. The settings in Bereishit – such as Gan Eden, the generation of the Flood, even Creation itself – also represent such theoretical states of nature. Locke himself referred to Adam in his Second Treatise. Indeed, everything that occurs in the Torah is a presentation of Judaism’s primary contribution to the theory of civilization: the idea that there is one God in heaven and on earth. " - Daniel Tauber with a theory regarding the Ten commandments.
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"If Jordan were to return the Jordanian citizenship it illegally revoked in 1988 from the Palestinians of Judea and Samaria, the Palestinians would finally have a citizenship that means something. They would be represented by a government capable of advancing their interests instead of one that forces them to live in constant terror of PA security forces and assorted terror cells. " Caroline Glick on Palestinian Statehood.
