tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post1587817314701695292..comments2023-07-09T07:07:59.823-04:00Comments on SoMeHoW Frum : Grandiose Gathering Generates GoodwillUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-39777268438278861962012-05-10T10:16:37.897-04:002012-05-10T10:16:37.897-04:00You ask well. I don't know. BH I've never ...You ask well. I don't know. BH I've never been in that position so I haven't learned the relevant sources.<br /><br />If you want to play psychologist, you can add the fact that many of today's youth have virtually no Kosher outlet, thus making dancing and singing around a bonfire very appealing.SoMeHoW Frumhttp://somehowfrum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-42462010256683976692012-05-09T13:35:40.372-04:002012-05-09T13:35:40.372-04:00what do you make of the fact that the Shulkhan Oru...what do you make of the fact that the Shulkhan Orukh says one should fast on a parents yuhrzeit yet the prevalent custom is to eat , drink and be merry on a yuhrzeit for today...they died?<br /><br />I am playing armchair psychologist here but I think the increased popularity of/ crowds @ Meron on Omer 33 (I think that 30 years ago the crowds were 90% smaller) are reflective of the larger societal acceptance of adulation and celebration dead Rebbes . Unfortunately, IMO, this wider societal trend is not a healthy one.The Bray of Fundiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552912825252813495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-44249015985846418862012-05-08T16:33:28.210-04:002012-05-08T16:33:28.210-04:00Jewish people care for the elderly and dead becaus...Jewish people care for the elderly and dead because they are a closer link to Matan Torah. Good point that Jewish funerals are large, especially considering that Jews usually bury soon after death.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com