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ment park-type-venue that has recently rule-skirting-just because-we-are-here- I, for one, have missed countless brisim,
started searching bags and not allowing and-we-are-a-community attitude. I do vorts, engagement parties, and other
in anything except water. They want not think it fosters spiritual growth, nor events, simply because I do not own a
people to patronize their stands. The does it endear us to the gentiles around smart phone and do not have WhatsApp.
minute we are allowed special consider- us. (It might serve us well to remember I never received the message and did not
ation, the rest of the world will want to that, while we are baruch Hashem and know the date and time. So, in the fu-
know if they are second-class citizens. with His help, doing well at the moment, ture, please be aware of this issue. A short
It is really not the outrage that the let- we are still in galus, in their lands.) phone call would be most appreciated.
ter-writer presented it to be. If this per-
son would like to open a Jewish, kosher Follow the rules. Don’t be shy to ask for a TECHNOLOGY-LESS
bowling alley, by all means, go right favor (nicely), but respect the answer, and
ahead! respect others in general – the way we TO THE EDITOR,
want to be respected. We are writing to tell you how much
I feel that a general attitude of entitle-
ment has planted itself rather firmly and ANOTHER COMMUNITY MEMBER we enjoy I. Kinek’s stories. “Mach Nisht
unfortunately in our community, and it ah Tsimmes” was extremely amusing.
is not healthy. I hear from travelers who TO THE EDITOR, We love the Yiddish expressions and want
had overweight baggage, “Oh, she must This letter is long overdue. I feel that him to continue writing.
have been anti-Semitic” of the check-in
lady at the airport who had the audacity there is a problem that is very prevalent LEON AND ZELDA OKUN
to weigh a carryon and stick to the rules. nowadays, and no one seems to realize
No, she was not being anti-Semitic; she the pain it causes others. I’m referring TO THE EDITOR,
was doing her job. She does not owe to the popular habit of sending out invi- I just want to tell the community
you any favors. I hear from the staff of tations via WhatsApp. I understand that
various offices that deal with our com- when one is having a simcha, this is the about the great experience I had with the
munity that they do not appreciate the easiest way to get the word out – with Ride Gemach this week. I needed to send
we-have-it-all-coming-to-us- and-every- a touch of a button. But readers, please an important package to New York, and
one-should-accommodate-us-and-our- realize that not everyone on your invita- when I called the gemach, I was given
tion list has a smart phone or even email.
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started searching bags and not allowing and-we-are-a-community attitude. I do vorts, engagement parties, and other
in anything except water. They want not think it fosters spiritual growth, nor events, simply because I do not own a
people to patronize their stands. The does it endear us to the gentiles around smart phone and do not have WhatsApp.
minute we are allowed special consider- us. (It might serve us well to remember I never received the message and did not
ation, the rest of the world will want to that, while we are baruch Hashem and know the date and time. So, in the fu-
know if they are second-class citizens. with His help, doing well at the moment, ture, please be aware of this issue. A short
It is really not the outrage that the let- we are still in galus, in their lands.) phone call would be most appreciated.
ter-writer presented it to be. If this per-
son would like to open a Jewish, kosher Follow the rules. Don’t be shy to ask for a TECHNOLOGY-LESS
bowling alley, by all means, go right favor (nicely), but respect the answer, and
ahead! respect others in general – the way we TO THE EDITOR,
want to be respected. We are writing to tell you how much
I feel that a general attitude of entitle-
ment has planted itself rather firmly and ANOTHER COMMUNITY MEMBER we enjoy I. Kinek’s stories. “Mach Nisht
unfortunately in our community, and it ah Tsimmes” was extremely amusing.
is not healthy. I hear from travelers who TO THE EDITOR, We love the Yiddish expressions and want
had overweight baggage, “Oh, she must This letter is long overdue. I feel that him to continue writing.
have been anti-Semitic” of the check-in
lady at the airport who had the audacity there is a problem that is very prevalent LEON AND ZELDA OKUN
to weigh a carryon and stick to the rules. nowadays, and no one seems to realize
No, she was not being anti-Semitic; she the pain it causes others. I’m referring TO THE EDITOR,
was doing her job. She does not owe to the popular habit of sending out invi- I just want to tell the community
you any favors. I hear from the staff of tations via WhatsApp. I understand that
various offices that deal with our com- when one is having a simcha, this is the about the great experience I had with the
munity that they do not appreciate the easiest way to get the word out – with Ride Gemach this week. I needed to send
we-have-it-all-coming-to-us- and-every- a touch of a button. But readers, please an important package to New York, and
one-should-accommodate-us-and-our- realize that not everyone on your invita- when I called the gemach, I was given
tion list has a smart phone or even email.
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