tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post5624371717366184651..comments2023-10-30T08:40:59.016-04:00Comments on Wolfish Musings: Purim announcement in the Yated.BrooklynWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-19619141736761874932008-03-15T22:23:00.000-04:002008-03-15T22:23:00.000-04:00Woodrow,Even if the bochrim are of legal age, mult...Woodrow,<BR/>Even if the bochrim are of legal age, multiply 1 drink per 50 households visited and you should see why no one should be offering alcohol to the collectors. Drinking should be limited to the seudah.ProfKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-18787049715692058592008-03-14T18:53:00.000-04:002008-03-14T18:53:00.000-04:003-4 make sense to me. 1 I've never heard of, so I...3-4 make sense to me. 1 I've never heard of, so I'm not sure how universally its followed (but I guess I'll find out in shul Thursday night). 2 I'm not sure I understand. Are we assuming the bochurim are underage?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-65686536760409403482008-03-14T18:35:00.000-04:002008-03-14T18:35:00.000-04:00I have a feeling that sooner or later an explicitl...I have a feeling that sooner or later an explicitly in line with this get together would face a ban.<BR/><BR/>Then heads would strike keyboards in disbelief and the j-blogosphere would explode in dumbfounded rage again.<BR/><BR/>But I am all for not drinking and driving.-suitepotato-https://www.blogger.com/profile/04567987879881511630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-61276096624957798572008-03-14T09:37:00.000-04:002008-03-14T09:37:00.000-04:00"Can't think of a single culture that serves hard ..."Can't think of a single culture that serves hard liquor during a meal." Russian, Ukrainian, Bellarus, Polish all drink hard liquor during a meal. It's part of their culture. <BR/><BR/>I also know that Scotts and Irish drink a lot, too. But I think that they drink before a meal, not during.<BR/><BR/>Basically people from cold climates have a tradition to drink heavily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-49774228469963090172008-03-13T20:52:00.000-04:002008-03-13T20:52:00.000-04:00Doesn't Megillas Esther itself give us the hint? "...Doesn't Megillas Esther itself give us the hint? "Mishteh" is a "wine party." Can't think of a single culture that serves hard liquor during a meal.<BR/><BR/> According to the Rambam, the obligation of getting drunk at the Purim meal can only be fulfilled by drinking wine – not beer, scotch, vodka, tequila, or hard liquor of any sort. Also according to the Rambam,Laws of Prayer 4:17, A drunk person (“shikur”) should not pray because he lacks the requisite frame of mind (“kavana”), and if he prays, his prayer is an abomination, and he must pray again after he awakens from his drunkenness.ProfKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-76450239507226600172008-03-13T18:51:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:51:00.000-04:00I'll drink to that!I'll drink to that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-73020901924277479462008-03-13T11:50:00.000-04:002008-03-13T11:50:00.000-04:00Finally, a pashkevil that's worth publicizing.Pers...Finally, a pashkevil that's worth publicizing.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I don't believe the Chayyei Adam & KSA are the last word on what forms of ethanol are valid for drinking on purim, but a) that's just my opinion, and b) if it limits the type of beverages to wine, with which it is a bit more difficult to get smashed, than I can get behind it.Nice Jewish Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143569412761938449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-66455351148899151662008-03-13T10:42:00.001-04:002008-03-13T10:42:00.001-04:00Pesky,People should not get drunk on *any* Purim i...Pesky,<BR/><BR/>People should not get drunk on *any* Purim if it will cause them to miss Mincha/Ma'ariv -- regardless of the day of the week.<BR/><BR/>The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-42124145059655658882008-03-13T10:42:00.000-04:002008-03-13T10:42:00.000-04:00BB,You're right that it should be common sense. T...BB,<BR/><BR/>You're right that it should be common sense. That being said, however, I still think that it's good that it's being said. As we all know, people do stupid things, and having the rabbanim issue a PSA is a good thing, IMHO.<BR/><BR/>The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-27852287941148401812008-03-13T10:21:00.000-04:002008-03-13T10:21:00.000-04:00This speaks so poorly of our community: if we NEED...This speaks so poorly of our community: if we NEED rabbonim to tell us THIS then we are sick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-41593358285232871982008-03-13T01:45:00.000-04:002008-03-13T01:45:00.000-04:00Can a person go into Shabbat (meaning daven Kabbal...Can a person go into Shabbat (meaning daven Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv services) while drunk?Pesky Settlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077745747562609723noreply@blogger.com