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Post by medic09 on Apr 27, 2009 14:44:11 GMT -5
Mazal Tov. Good job!
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Post by medic09 on Apr 23, 2009 20:41:50 GMT -5
What? Now we have discrimination on the forum? What about a guy's choices - toupe, kippah (velvet, cloth, serugah), hat. What about guys, huh? Where's Lazer. The guys need to speak up! ;D If it matters, my wife alternates between hats and sheitels, but she's not in such a down and dirty clinical environment anymore. She got promoted and spends half her time in an office. Then again, since she wears pants, maybe you won't count her.
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Post by medic09 on Apr 23, 2009 13:49:24 GMT -5
Ya know, Rivka, even to my guy's perspective this seems like such a sweet kind of patient care/service and hesed. I vote with Achot.
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Post by medic09 on Apr 22, 2009 23:27:50 GMT -5
I just wanted to mention that we try to put up a weekly d'var Torah on the Kol BeRamah site. Your comments are welcome. You can email us from the site. We may open this up to discussion as a blog, though that is still in the works.
I posted tonight because I've got TNCC for the next two days.
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Post by medic09 on Apr 22, 2009 22:39:24 GMT -5
Can't you count breastfeeding your own child? I did only seven weeks in NICU, but I was amazed at how important and subtle the issues around breastfeeding can be. Feeding in general, actually. It was a real eye-opener. There was an older (my age) nurse there who was a real feeding guru. What she was able to do with each baby and family was awesome. In Yerushalayim years ago, one of the really knowledgable people on feeding was a Gerer mohel, Rav Schwartz. He used to instruct all the new mothers of the babies he circumcised. Of course, he didn't actually coach them, but he provided them with genuinely good information and guidance during those first two weeks or so.
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Ovens
Apr 22, 2009 22:34:16 GMT -5
Post by medic09 on Apr 22, 2009 22:34:16 GMT -5
(Aren't most Egged buses from Germany?) That was part of the reparations agreement with Germany in the 50s. The famous incident with Mr. Begin throwing his shoe in protest in the Knesset, and then being ejected for it occurred then.
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Ovens
Apr 22, 2009 15:05:51 GMT -5
Post by medic09 on Apr 22, 2009 15:05:51 GMT -5
Thanks Rivka.
Pilot lights are becoming a rarity. Safety issue. Nearly all the gas stoves actually ignite electrically with an element that heats up with turning the oven on/heat up. We did find one little Hotpoint oven that has a pilot. Like something my grandmother cooked on.
We tend to avoid German products, so Miele is off the list. Star-K okays quite a few units, but I'm still undecided on all this.
Any other input welcome!
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Post by medic09 on Apr 22, 2009 12:41:05 GMT -5
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Post by medic09 on Apr 21, 2009 3:16:54 GMT -5
So I'm sitting here in the ER with one of our docs, who is also a member of our beit midrash. We'd like to know a bit more about how we might help out. We couldn't do much, but even a little has got to be worthwhile.
I'm glad the med info helped you feel better. I didn't know how you'd take it, and I didn't intend to interfere. The approaches to this by rabbanim are pretty wide ranging.
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Ovens
Apr 21, 2009 3:09:30 GMT -5
Post by medic09 on Apr 21, 2009 3:09:30 GMT -5
The nearest kosher restaraunt is in Denver - 300+ miles. And it isn't an inexpensive felafel and schwarma place, either.
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Ovens
Apr 20, 2009 12:50:42 GMT -5
Post by medic09 on Apr 20, 2009 12:50:42 GMT -5
Ours is finished. We need to buy a new range/oven. Have any of your bought one recently? Any advice? I'm presently doing the homework to see what may be most useful from a Yom Tov aspect, including looking at Rav Heineman's recommendations. My wife and I even found one old-design gas range/oven with pilot lights.
Any ideas welcome.
Thanks!
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Post by medic09 on Apr 20, 2009 12:48:29 GMT -5
If we look past the fact that we didn't have a korban Pesah, and weren't even in Israel for hag, it was great. Usually we go to my wife's best friend and family for hag. They're in the US this year, so we were too. I understand busy. I'm back to work in hospital and flight, shiurim on Mon, Tue, and Wed each week, and still haven't figured out how to promote Yom Hazikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut in a community where there is no religious awareness of it at all. Also, I'm working night shifts just before them. I understand your frustration over not changing out the meds; but I assume you do know that the rav had a broad base to rely on? When I discussed medications with Rav Mordechai Eliyahu some 25 years ago, he clearly told me that I didn't have to switch out even the non-emergency medications (assuming they weren't flavoured). I heard Rav Hershel Schachter relate how Rav Soloveitchik told rabbanim from the RCA in the 60s that it was a shame they had wasted their time preparing a Pesah list for medications because it was all unnecessary. I believe the CRC under Rav Schwartz has a similar policy. Interestingly, the Star-K this year, while promoting the stricter approach, did make mention of the fact that it is not absolutely necessary. They brought interesting historical evidence to show that the stricter approach was at least not new, and had been followed in some communities in Europe. The handwashing idea isn't bad; but given that the in principle the meds don't qualify as forbidden hametz, I'm not sure that handwashing is needed after handling meds. Of course, it can't hurt...
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Post by medic09 on Apr 20, 2009 10:28:20 GMT -5
I hope you all had a good one.
Why no activity on the forum? Is everyone too busy cleaning out their matzah?
Rivkah, how's that new job?
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Post by medic09 on Mar 30, 2009 17:57:05 GMT -5
Thanks Achot! Have an excellent, holy, kosher hag sameah!
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Post by medic09 on Mar 25, 2009 7:50:13 GMT -5
BeShaah Tova Umutzlachat! v'chain nomar...ditto! ;D
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