tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post7523737829764191715..comments2023-10-30T08:40:59.016-04:00Comments on Wolfish Musings: Wolf, Howl @ Thyself First...BrooklynWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-975263936425095552009-06-30T11:11:09.012-04:002009-06-30T11:11:09.012-04:00The parashah sheets are there because it appears t...The parashah sheets are there because it appears that eliminating the wandering mind is an unreachable goal, and we're settling for guiding it to wander in holier directions more appropriate for a shul.<br /><br />-michamicha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-64395755972787180402009-06-30T10:43:28.528-04:002009-06-30T10:43:28.528-04:00Why are those 'parsha' sheets 'litteri...Why are those 'parsha' sheets 'littering' so many Shuls? <br /><br />Actually, some places ban or restrict them for various reasons, one being the problem that they distract people's attention away from davening in Shul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-28636839792546778022009-06-28T22:36:15.388-04:002009-06-28T22:36:15.388-04:00Actually I don't understand why we even need t...Actually I don't understand why we even need to say Aleinu at maariv. Seems a bit redundant. <br /><br />Ichabod ChrainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-88159137183661583222009-06-26T05:38:27.443-04:002009-06-26T05:38:27.443-04:00I was going to say something similar to LOZ.. as t...I was going to say something similar to LOZ.. as the Ba'al Tefillah, isn't his Achrayut 'more' than yours to pay attention to his davening since technically he is davening FOR you? (At least that was my understanding of the role of the Chazzan).Pesky Settlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077745747562609723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-87325648810000255622009-06-26T02:28:42.782-04:002009-06-26T02:28:42.782-04:00your indignation is not misplaced, regardless of y...your indignation is not misplaced, regardless of your own practices.<br /><br />the shali'ah tzibbur has an tremendous responsibility, i.e., to daven on behalf of the kahal. we rush to serve as shali'ah tzibbur for various personal reasons (e.g., a hiyyuv), forgetting that there is nothing personal about being shali'ah tzibbur<br /><br />shabbat shalomLion of Zionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342299133387602141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-73548786482612935282009-06-26T01:24:48.610-04:002009-06-26T01:24:48.610-04:00Whenever I see someone whose jacket collar is up, ...Whenever I see someone whose jacket collar is up, I first check my jacket collar. Then, lulei demistafina, I walk over and smooth out his.CJ Srullowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851508109666827492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-25032305710471159682009-06-25T17:54:06.426-04:002009-06-25T17:54:06.426-04:00Maybe this isn't a common problem for men, but...Maybe this isn't a common problem for men, but when the boys were little it was a frequent problem for me, because I had to keep part of my attention on what they were doing. I imagine most moms have the same problem. Kids just won't take naps when you need them to. But they will behave if they perceive you are watching, but if most kids think you are totally not paying attention at all, they will do something stupid (at least that is the case with boys. Maybe girls are different.).Ahavahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795309173195607578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-3624323998957451102009-06-25T13:30:20.310-04:002009-06-25T13:30:20.310-04:00The struggle to self-improve does end. May you be ...The struggle to self-improve does end. May you be 120 when it does, though.<br /><br />The Alter of Kelm (quoted by R' Dov Katz in Tenu'as haMussar) said self-improvement is the work of a lifetime; but exactly what you were given that lifetime for. His phrasing wasn't one I found memorable, so let me close with a quote from Richard Bach, "Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.<br /><br />-michamicha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-63495136577387175762009-06-25T12:27:06.744-04:002009-06-25T12:27:06.744-04:00I think this is what everyone does. Everyone sees ...I think this is what everyone does. Everyone sees the faults that other people have, but ignore those same faults in themselves. It is impressive that you caught yourself.E-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327848648278849664noreply@blogger.com