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Gil Student
@GilStudent
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This has been bothering me for years
Heimish Humor@HeimishHumor
Moshe: "In the Torah, could You write the word Vayikra without the letter Aleph so people don't know I'm a special prophet?" Hashem: "No. But I could write it with a small Aleph so everyone knows you asked me to do that." Moshe: "What? That's even worse. Dude, don't." Hashem: "Sorry bro, it's happening."
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@minhagim Another minhag is that only the man leading the seder wears a kittel and no one else, not even other adult males
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shocked. i do not wear one but was expecting NO to be at 5%
minhagim@minhagim
Do you wear a Kittel?
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@AriLamm @lymanstoneky "they'll totally tell you"
Fact check: ✅True
😂😂😂
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@lymanstoneky This is one of those misconceptions that, even if you’re not a stat-head, can be cleared up by just walking around Tel Aviv and asking random people on the street how many kids they have (they’ll totally tell you). Everyone’s got multiples.
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Common misconception!
Haredi fertility in Israel is about identical to Haredi fertility in the US, Canada, or the UK. So pronatal policy had ~no effect on Haredi fertility.
But secular Jews in Israel are around ~2 kids/woman, vs. ~1 in US/Europe. Orthodox are ~4 in Israel vs. ~3 elsewhere.
So Israel-specific effects had no effect on Haredi births, but increased births of less extreme groups by ~1 child per woman.
How much of that is pronatal policy remains a topic of debate, but the fact that the effect only materializes among groups that in fact do believe in Israel and do pay taxes and are part of the mainstream child benefit and care system suggests that probably Israeli pronatal policy has indeed had a role.
Bennett's Phylactery@extradeadjcb
Israeli govt optimizes openly for *Jewish* fertility & even then, their policies have just turbocharged the growth of the subset of Jews who don't believe in Israel, don't fight in the IDF, barely work, & don't pay taxes This should humble advocates of "pro-natal policy"
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🎙️OU Kosher is excited to officially launch the Keeping It Kosher Podcast!
Join us every month as we take a deep dive into the world of kashrus- from behind the scenes of kosher certification, to practical questions you may have, to fascinating stories from the kosher industry.
Our first episode, Gebrokts Unpacked, features OU Kosher COO Rabbi Moshe Elefant, discussing common Pesach questions, gebrokts, and more.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts - out now!
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Website: keepingitkosher.org
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