tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post7203885675176812735..comments2023-10-30T08:40:59.016-04:00Comments on Wolfish Musings: Sometimes I Wonder Why I Bother...BrooklynWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-35840338318776048982011-01-14T13:14:52.112-05:002011-01-14T13:14:52.112-05:00Wolf,
I'd like to add to this thread. Please...Wolf,<br /><br />I'd like to add to this thread. Please let me know if it's closed or you can accept a new comment. (Then again, perhaps you'd like to open a new thread.)Homeownernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-89060962707350083432010-12-07T15:29:50.386-05:002010-12-07T15:29:50.386-05:00The two are very different in terms of the populat...The two are very different in terms of the population, range of hashkafos and general attitudes about the outside world.<br /><br />If you're that curious, I would advise you to register for both and spend a few days in each one.<br /><br />The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-78503115379416311632010-12-07T14:59:30.399-05:002010-12-07T14:59:30.399-05:00Wolf:
Can you explain how you the two being diffe...Wolf:<br /><br />Can you explain how you the two being different?Dovidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-32335382811026731512010-12-06T12:43:53.335-05:002010-12-06T12:43:53.335-05:00I ask since you wrote "I love them because th...I ask since you wrote <i>"I love them because they give an interesting insight into the frum community <b>that doesn't really exist anywhere else</b>."</i>Dovidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-16758365302019423902010-12-06T01:08:25.364-05:002010-12-06T01:08:25.364-05:00Okay Wolf, thanks for that. BTW, what differences ...Okay Wolf, thanks for that. BTW, what differences do you see between H.com and the CR?Dovidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-90597974347669686162010-12-05T15:15:39.039-05:002010-12-05T15:15:39.039-05:00Dovid,
I do continue to follow them, but I don...Dovid,<br /><br />I do continue to follow them, but I don't always have a chance to check them every day. Between work, school and family, my life can be quite hectic sometimes. :)<br /><br />I still post occasionally at h.com. I was never really a "regular" there. Instead I just check in once in a while.<br /><br />The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-71852378007972016582010-12-04T21:18:40.590-05:002010-12-04T21:18:40.590-05:00Wolf:
Do you still follow threads on your blog, a...Wolf:<br /><br />Do you still follow threads on your blog, after more than a few days that you posted it?Dovidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-46062290230003161082010-12-03T09:13:59.606-05:002010-12-03T09:13:59.606-05:00Wow, you've been posting on online forums for ...Wow, you've been posting on online forums for a long time! Your post on FrumTeens is over 8 years old:<br /><br />http://www.frumteens.com/topic.php?topic_id=2028&forum_id=25&topic_title=To+what+extent+is+belief+in+ALL+midrashim+mandator&forum_title=&M=0Dovidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-14479578066509182622010-12-02T17:33:06.459-05:002010-12-02T17:33:06.459-05:00Wolf:
What is the difference between the YWN Coff...Wolf:<br /><br />What is the difference between the YWN Coffee Room and Hashkafa.com?<br /><br />I happened to notice you stopped posting regularly on H.com. Also noticed you made one post on FrumTeens years ago, but that seems to be your only post there.Dovidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-74908617546794535262010-12-02T13:56:33.827-05:002010-12-02T13:56:33.827-05:00When religious leaders become corrupted, it is ALW...When religious leaders become corrupted, it is ALWAYS in their best interest to protect their followers from engaging into any logical and rational discourse. <br /><br />It had always been like that, so no surprises here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-49978973482080571022010-11-28T10:06:59.923-05:002010-11-28T10:06:59.923-05:00Master:
"Do his law students at Emory call h...Master:<br /><br />"Do his law students at Emory call him Rabbi? Or do the students engage in the ad hominem and only call him Professor?"<br /><br />In the context of the classroom, engaging in academic dialogue, "professor" is perfectly appropriate. In the context of divrei Torah, it is not. <br /><br />Rather than suggesting that you are of questionable character (this would be an ad hominem attack, I believe), let's just say that your argument is specious.Arinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-81543627660547600752010-11-25T00:19:34.925-05:002010-11-25T00:19:34.925-05:00It depends on whose side you're on. Try attac...It depends on whose side you're on. Try attacking rav Olshin on the coffee room and see if that get's through!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-55670463429853194712010-11-24T17:41:08.325-05:002010-11-24T17:41:08.325-05:00>I thought all you needed was a Sofer, not a Ra...>I thought all you needed was a Sofer, not a Rabbi, to facilitate a Get. <br /><br />You need someone knowledgeable in the halachos - basically the only people who are knowledgeable in this field are rabbis, although I admit the possibility of a handful of autodidacts.S.http://onthemainline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-80852558224586936112010-11-24T16:37:33.718-05:002010-11-24T16:37:33.718-05:00I thought all you needed was a Sofer, not a Rabbi,...I thought all you needed was a Sofer, not a Rabbi, to facilitate a Get.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-73480338557128064932010-11-24T16:25:14.175-05:002010-11-24T16:25:14.175-05:00>>Do his law students at Emory call him Rabb...>>Do his law students at Emory call him Rabbi? Or do the students engage in the ad hominem and only call him Professor?<br /><br />>Or is it that only some (i.e. those you disagree with) must call him rabbi? <br /><br />The sefa explains the resha. It wasn't only calling him professor, it was also contrasting him with "rabbonim."<br /><br />Sorry, it wasn't good lomdus at all. It was pilpula shel hevel.<br /><br />Explicitly denying that a respected posek and dayan is even a rabbi is not ad hominem? Let me tell you, he sure as hell better be a rabbi - he is mesader gittin. I don't think being marbeh mamzerim (which is what would happen if anyone took that commenter seriously) is such a great thing.S.http://onthemainline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-90304849412292641762010-11-24T13:59:58.550-05:002010-11-24T13:59:58.550-05:00SJS:
Most coffee room readers probably have the s...SJS:<br /><br />Most coffee room readers probably have the same feelings about your posts there, and MO Blogs -- which is why you won't find such posters on those blogs, as Wolf alluded to in his post here explaining why he posts in the CR.Masternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-25119514114234893102010-11-24T10:32:13.223-05:002010-11-24T10:32:13.223-05:00Wolf, take my advice and see the Coffee Room as sa...Wolf, take my advice and see the Coffee Room as satire. I rarely take anyone serious anymore - with the exception of a few posters (You, GAW etc).<br /><br />SJSShira and Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07088705809368224252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-36705197771494478452010-11-24T08:51:42.883-05:002010-11-24T08:51:42.883-05:00Master: Questioning the right of a known posek to ...Master: Questioning the right of a known posek to issue a halachic ruling based on nothing whatsoever is.Itche Sruliknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-52736632443262257912010-11-24T01:14:44.357-05:002010-11-24T01:14:44.357-05:00My 2 cents:
Clearly no one read the analysis. Ac...My 2 cents:<br /><br />Clearly no one read the analysis. Actually, it's more like they were too lazy to read it because it's kind of long and those who started reading stopped as soon as they saw R' Moshe's conclusion, which supports what they've been taught their entire lives. G-d forbid they actually learn something.<br /><br />We have to keep in mind that these people reject anyone who doesn't have Smicha from a recognized Yeshivishe institution like Telshe, Ner Yisrael and Torah VoDaas. In their minds, YU doesn't count for squat (and I can only imagine what they think of Bar Ilan University, where I am now.) So obviously, it doesn't matter if Rabbi Broyde has a whole host of qualifications and whatnot, it doesn't matter because he's not Yeshivish.<br /><br />ZvikaZvikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-30324452983645827952010-11-23T21:51:34.998-05:002010-11-23T21:51:34.998-05:00Questioning the legitimacy of his halachic opinion...<i>Questioning the legitimacy of his halachic opinions is not an ad hominem attack.</i><br /><br />It is if the basis of your question is based on who he is rather than the quality of his argument -- which is exactly what the poster in question did.<br /><br />The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-76196868425976088262010-11-23T19:39:22.684-05:002010-11-23T19:39:22.684-05:00Itche: People questioning his halachic legitimacy...Itche: <i> People questioning his halachic legitimacy is.</i><br /><br />Questioning the legitimacy of his halachic opinions is not an ad hominem attack.Masternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-90947099334852556812010-11-23T19:28:41.360-05:002010-11-23T19:28:41.360-05:00Master: His law students at Emory calling him prof...Master: His law students at Emory calling him professor is not a personal (ad hominem) attack. People questioning his halachic legitimacy is. Similarly calling a phd scientist Mr/s. in casual correspondence is not a personal attack (though somewhat rude) but doing so in a letter to a journal in their discipline is.<br /><br />Wolf: A lot of it is simply culture. THe frum world is -- to a very large extent -- just another form of "kosher style" where certain cultural trappings are more important than the actual religion. Thus, any rabbi who doesn't fit can be trashed as readily as a Catholic priest. As for the censorship, it's quite possible the mod didn't know any latin and thought you were using dirty words.<br /><br />Sorry for rambling.Itche Sruliknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-30753695146787793502010-11-23T18:09:17.976-05:002010-11-23T18:09:17.976-05:00Do his law students at Emory call him Rabbi? Or do...Do his law students at Emory call him Rabbi? Or do the students engage in the ad hominem and only call him Professor?<br /><br />Or is it that only some (i.e. those you disagree with) must call him rabbi?Masternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-17777296564662409462010-11-23T17:57:07.914-05:002010-11-23T17:57:07.914-05:00Rabbi Michael Broyde is one of the most respected ...Rabbi Michael Broyde is one of the most respected Modern Orthdoox posekim (parse that sentence however you like), and a dayan. The idea that he is not even a <b>rabbi</b> is obviously ad hominem, and scarcely needs explaining.S.http://onthemainline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-78235143454494225722010-11-23T17:04:27.983-05:002010-11-23T17:04:27.983-05:00If Hitler made some points why Jews are bad,
Arg...<i>If Hitler made some points why Jews are bad, </i><br /><br />Argumentum ad Hitlerum. Love it. :)<br /><br /><i>an ad hominem response against Hitler rather than a point by point refutation would be more than justified and relevant.</i><br /><br />That's right. <br /><br />Whether Jews are bad or not does not depend on whether the speaker is Hitler or anyone else. Whether or not Jews are bad depends on the evidence -- regardless of the person presenting said evidence.<br /><br />The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.com