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Zelig F's avatar

מזל טוב

Now where is the Sholom Bat gonna be ?

Cuz Frumstack is in da house!

Libby S.'s avatar

Mazel tov!

DYK Torah Journal's avatar

Why does Libby S. get two likes for wishing mazel tov and nobody else?

shulman's avatar

haha, I do love how much fun you're having on Substack!

Zelig F's avatar

I think a like is also like stating “Gam ani mitztaref”

Liba's avatar

Let’s argue. It’s fun.

DYK Torah Journal's avatar

That could be true in some cases, but why not just say your own mazel tov? Lazy?

The author of the post/subject of the mazel tov doesn't know who you are when you like someone else's mazel tov--only the mazel tov wisher sees who liked their wish.

Zelig F's avatar

You’re basing this on the premise that said person would have written their own Mazel Tov.

Hadasa's avatar

I marked 'like' to Libby S's mazel tov wish. I wanted to say the same exact thing as her. I don't see why the comments should be so repetitious. The author could see 75 'likes' on "mazel tov" and know everyone wishes him well.

DYK Torah Journal's avatar

Nope, sorry--that doesn't cut it. You took the lazy way out. Shulman doesn't know YOU wished him mazel tov until I pried it out of you. You tried to use a sh'liach and you weren't yotzei.

And you still didn't explain why Libby S deserves your like and no-one else who gave the exact same wish. Bias?

Libby S.'s avatar

First of all there’s 5 already

Second of all this needs serious detective work

3rd perhaps it’s because I got here first (or second?) so there’s just more time for me to get more likes

Privilege Escalation's avatar

Mazel tov!!!

Simcha Weinberg's avatar

Mazaltov!!! Love the epidural idea

Liba's avatar
Dec 23Edited

Yeah my daughters are like: “My name is Epidural, give me an Hadassah quick!”

I was more the חבלי משיח type as far as epidurals went…

Mazal Tov! nachas! Simcha! Daughters are gorgeous…

shulman's avatar

Amen!

On purpose, or just too quick?

Liba's avatar
Dec 24Edited

I guess I was just a naturalist. It never even occurred to me to take an epidural. I also: never gave bottles or pacifiers, had almost no cleaning help (couldn’t afford it), and nursed for at least 2 years. My daughters do all these and anything else which makes their lives easier. And I’m all for it!

DYK Torah Journal's avatar

Mazel tov--and if Hashem wanted us to have a pain-free existence, He could have easily arranged that well before you asked Him.

Liba's avatar

2 likes.

Yehoshua's avatar

You don't believe in Tefillah?

DYK Torah Journal's avatar

I don't believe that teffilah should be used to avoid difficult challenges, but to be given strength to overcome them. Challenges are what make us better people.

Yehoshua's avatar

??

Do you have a mekor?

I don't see that any of our tefillos are focused on that.

Adam's avatar

wut….? All tefillah is focused on that. We ask Hashem for help, but nowhere do we ask for all nisyonos to be removed.

Moshe Rabbeinu was punished for this. That is a pretty darn strong Mekor.

Tehillim are filled with pesukim on Dovid asking Hashem to test him.

Chovos halevavos teaches this.

Kotzker rebbe,

Chabad

Breslov

tons more i won’t overload you with

…ohhhh…

Sorry, I forgot… all the sources i quoted above are not sources you are allowed to learn in yeshiva…

Yehoshua's avatar

>>All tefillah is focused on that.

How do you see that?

>>We ask Hashem for help, but nowhere do we ask for all nisyonos to be removed.

Who is talking about asking for all nisyonos to be removed?

>>Moshe Rabbeinu was punished for this.

A mekor please?

>Tehillim are filled with pesukim on Dovid asking Hashem to test him.

Wasn't he wrong for this? After all, he wasn't omaid bnisayon.

>Chovos halevavos teaches this.

Where?

>tons more i won’t overload you with …ohhhh… Sorry, I forgot… all the sources i quoted above are not sources you are allowed to learn in yeshiva…

Sorry, I just don't see any sources here.

Adam's avatar

Oy, brother. It seemed that you were saying that tefilah could be used to remove nesyonos. maybe i missed it

you should know It's possible to hang yourself with a string of mekors.

You have Sefaria and ChatGPT like the rest of us, brother; go look these up yourself. All I can say is I am not lying.

... I mean that in a nice way... I love you, like a soul brother from another mother...

Avraham Katz's avatar

Listen to Rav Raphael Zarum’s podcast episode on Tefilah, I’m not sure it’s an exact source but definitely similar ideas

d g's avatar

Adding my own mazel tov. Really happy for you. Much nachas from everyone!

Philosopher Poet's avatar

Mazel Tov Auf Simchas

Much Nachas וכן ירבו

Gersh's avatar

Mazal tov!

Wishing you all the strength to power through that year or more of waking up early (which I'm currently still doing a year in)!

Person's avatar

Mazel Tov!!

Just plain Rivka's avatar

Mazel Tov!

Yosef Hirsh's avatar

mazel tov!

Avraham's avatar

Mazel tov!

Duvid Kaufman's avatar

Mazel Tov! Oif simchos!

Tzvi Goldstein's avatar

Mazel tov!

Hadasa's avatar

מזל טוב! Is this connected to the hospital visit of the political post?

shulman's avatar

Unfortunately not, but bH all is amazing:)