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Ask JTF For October 29 Broadcast

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Zan:
Hi Chaim!  ;D

In a previous reply you seemed to praise "altruism" or what many call "the Judeo-Christian ethic." But I might respectfully disagree. Despite being a fan of yours for almost 20 years (going back to Channel J in Manhattan) I tend to think that our main job in life is to make OURSELF happy, and not our fellow man. Our fellow man deserves compassion, support, non-aggression, empathy, etc. but his happiness seems to be Job #2 whereas making YOURSELF happy is Job #1 in my view. After all -- each person is an expert on himself and highly motivated thereof. Also: Aristolte says “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence,” which I take to mean INDIVIDUAL happiness. Please comment, and many thanks.

Zan'

Lisa:
Dear Chaim,

I LOVE your "Ask JTF" shows, and I really appreciate you doing them. 

I have some religious questions for you.  Now I'm Jewish and I know that Jews are not supposed to work on the Sabbath.  But with all due respect, I don't understand why that would mean you are not allowed to push a baby stroller or carry an umbrella when you're walking to the synagogue and it's raining outside.  Wouldn't it be more work to carry your small children?  Now granted, many citizens and towns have Eruvs put up so that Jews can do what they do at home when they go out.  But in my experience, that never ever mattered to the people running the Orthodox Synagogue my parents used to belong to.  Women were not allowed to carry even small purses, and the strollers were all left by the door.    And mind you, there was an Eruv around the town/synagogue. 

Speaking of Orthodox synagogues, why is the use of a microphone prohibited, where as the room has electricity and heat and lighting? 

On another note what do you think of the fact that some Jews who observe Yom Kippur and fast will set their VCR's to automatically turn on and off during that night and following day for specific TV shows and movies?  To me, it seems kind of hypocritical because you ARE still watching television or seeing a movie, and being entertained, like you would do any other day of the year.  The only thing is, you didn't press a few buttons.  And isn't the whole point of Yom Kippur to NOT be entertained that day? 

I hope you don't find my questions disrespectful.  I'm just trying to understand the logic of it all.

Thank you for your time, and kind regards,

Lisa

Mishmaat:
Shalom Chaim,

Why do you consider Martin Lucifer King to be an anti-Semite? I know he was evil and a complete fraud, but he worked with self-hating Jews. And his writings reveal no antagonism toward Jews. What basis do you have for your belief?

Also, what razor blades are permissible to use to shave?

Yacov Menashe adds: I asked this question earlier on in the thread but I don't know if you will skip it or not so I will re-paste it below since it is related to Yirmiyahu's post.

Why does JTF consider Martin Luther King to be a Jew hater? Arutz 7 used to have a commercial on that said he was a Zionist and said "Anti-Zionism is discrimination against The Jews my friend, because they are Jews. In short, it is Anti-Semitism.". He may have been a Commie but I don't believe he was a Jew hater. I don't think he is like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. However, he is far from an Alan Keyes. The black "civil rights" leaders of today are nothing like King and are vicious white haters and Jew haters.

Who did he plagiarize from? Did he mean what he said in his speeches? Were the Pro-Zionist speeches plagiarism? Did he believe in the message of the Pro-Zionist speeches? I was told he really did plagiarize but he truly wrote the Pro-Zionist speeches on his own and was sincere in doing so.

I have also heard that there was an FBI conspiracy led by J. Edgar Hoover, a notorious cross dresser, to have King assassinated and even King's family forgave the convicted assassin and believes he was innocent. Is there any credence to this?

Ari:
Hello Chaim,

Hope you had a great week and all is well.  Best of luck with the Hebrew forum.  I am glad that you liked some of the ideas I presented last week.  I am pressed for time as you are, but I will try my best to put them in motion as soon as possible and will keep you updated. 

This week I would like to seek your advice out on the best way to find a mate.  I must admit I have had a hard time settling down with a woman.  I am approaching 30 and would like to be open to the idea of marriage, but I have not had any luck.  Sometimes I think I should give up, as I believe I could be perfectly happy being single.  Perhaps I am a bit picky, but G-d forbid I end up with anyone looking like Elephant Calandra.  On a more serious note, almost all the women I have dated are not life partner material.  Obviously I would prefer to meet someone Jewish because I am a proud Jew and am alarmed by the rate of intermarriage.  I would also prefer to carry on the faith if I were to have children.  Yet many of the Jewish women I have dated come from the self hating Jewish families you have often described.  They have very little religious or ethnic pride and know more about black culture or rap than Judaism.  Many of them can't even carry out an intelligent conversation.  I also find it despicable that a lot of them have slutty backgrounds and have slept around with hoards of men including Blacks and G-d knows what else.  Certainly I don't want to generalize all women, as you pointed out to another forum member last week, but I must admit I have become quite cynical.  Any advice you could give in this matter would be appreciated.  Thanks very much, Chaim.  Be well.

Ari   

Trumpeldor:
Hi Chaim,

What is your opinion of fishing and hunting?

Yacov Menashe injects: Is hunting okay for Noahides?

I realize hunting is at odds with halacha because of kashrut laws, but what about fishing? Can one eat the fish? Where does morality fit into the equation?

Thanks.

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