tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post4983312360926780101..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: My Favorite Words: Mamish, Davka, and ShtarkKochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-40935218882623266612015-07-06T21:45:46.729-04:002015-07-06T21:45:46.729-04:00Oyskadot & UngabluzenOyskadot & UngabluzenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015286217224304171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-55471039193782202182013-02-04T00:40:19.246-05:002013-02-04T00:40:19.246-05:00And Rabbi Soloveichik ate Kraft cheese in front of...And Rabbi Soloveichik ate Kraft cheese in front of others. Kochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-25435044356310845912013-02-04T00:35:47.297-05:002013-02-04T00:35:47.297-05:00I haven't heard "chnyok" in years! A...I haven't heard "chnyok" in years! Also known as a "frummak".chevramaidelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-28325104210609232612013-02-04T00:33:29.160-05:002013-02-04T00:33:29.160-05:00What was in Rav Moshe's refrigerator? Cholov Y...What was in Rav Moshe's refrigerator? Cholov Yisroel only. I heard this firsthand from someone who snooped.chevramaidelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-3919571371604059432013-02-03T15:34:10.738-05:002013-02-03T15:34:10.738-05:00Unless you think they're *too* frum. Then he o...Unless you think they're *too* frum. Then he or she would be a "Chnyok". In Israel, also, a "dos".<br />Chanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525977869500274123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-87232396545395061872013-01-29T00:53:05.370-05:002013-01-29T00:53:05.370-05:00I had shtark explained to me as "what Frum pe...I had shtark explained to me as "what Frum people call other Frum people when they want to say that they are very Frum." Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-62265151919447642322013-01-28T23:13:04.748-05:002013-01-28T23:13:04.748-05:00Just a comment: I've seen the ruling/heter/tes...Just a comment: I've seen the ruling/heter/teshuva in the original, and I think it actually was a heter. He was providing a Heter in order to address the needs of America back in the 1950′s, when there literally were no resources for Cholov Yisroel milk readily available. Rav Moshe himself says to use it only in places where cholov yisroel is not just as easily available for affordable pricesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-33230092842499326312013-01-24T00:03:37.095-05:002013-01-24T00:03:37.095-05:00Just a note: Rav Moshe's ruling is not a "...Just a note: Rav Moshe's ruling is not a "heter." It is a ruling, not an exception to the ruling. As I understand it, he ruled that the FDA milk supervision procedures fulfilled the requirements of the halacha to prevent milk from treif animals from being mixed with cow's milk. Because dairy farmers would be significantly fined (and I believe it is also a jailable crime) if theyKochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-5544362433811490232013-01-20T23:02:26.387-05:002013-01-20T23:02:26.387-05:00Cute post. Btw shtark means strong, literally. M...Cute post. Btw shtark means strong, literally. Mammish "a" gevalt - here the "a" is an article just as in English - "seriously, a disaster" - as opposed to a suffix on "mammish." Also, "mammish" is also used in Israeli Hebrew and pronounced there as "mah-MAHSH."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-16692804829546163562013-01-19T23:18:15.472-05:002013-01-19T23:18:15.472-05:00Nothing that weird LOL... They just ask the rabbi ...Nothing that weird LOL... They just ask the rabbi via email for an update on how I'm doing, and it came up in conversation. The rabbi and I happened to both be at a shalom zachor the "eve" of my English date of conversion, and I was happy about it, so I gushed to him. He said he was well aware it was the anniversary because he'd gotten "the year update email" from the Kochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-26499489362276243252013-01-18T18:33:59.939-05:002013-01-18T18:33:59.939-05:00It's not a single word, but I do like the way ...It's not a single word, but I do like the way you can sprinkle B"H's through a conversation. There is rarely any place where it would be considered bad form to add one and for some people it becomes almost a verbal twitch.<br /><br />Another good one is the distinctly Jewish usage of the word "by." You can eat by, daven by, and generally do almost anything "by" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-34654542328963868662013-01-18T15:48:09.937-05:002013-01-18T15:48:09.937-05:00Another Jewish word I like is "stam": it...Another Jewish word I like is "stam": it means "just", "merely", "not special" or "no reason". Why are you late? Stam... (just because, don't want to talk about it). Or: How was the party? It was stam (not a particularly special party). I don't want any stam job, I want a career I like!<br /><br />This word has existed for a while, for Usuariohttp://www.jewishbychoice.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-33750382022217617022013-01-18T00:49:56.743-05:002013-01-18T00:49:56.743-05:00Wait, how do they check up on you, and how do you ...Wait, how do they check up on you, and how do you accidentaly find out about it? Like standing outside your house with binoculars or something?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-23981848637914861472013-01-17T19:18:06.058-05:002013-01-17T19:18:06.058-05:00Yep, that is a very different discussion. I try to...Yep, that is a very different discussion. I try to put a positive spin on it by feeling that I have extra protection from future challenges because they've taken the time to follow up. I only accidentally found out about the check up. I wouldn't have known otherwise, but I also trust these rabbis to handle conversions respectfully and with kindness. <br /><br />But that perspective was Kochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-70226570616556435712013-01-17T19:11:51.364-05:002013-01-17T19:11:51.364-05:00I find it really disturbing that anything anyone c...I find it really disturbing that anything anyone could say after your conversion could have any effect on your status as a Jew. Either you converted or you didn't, end of story. Does the mikveh now only make you a probationary Jew? They don't find enough hoops before the process, so they need to add more after?<br /><br />This makes me ragey. <br /><br />I would say mazal tov, but I don&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com