On JTS Social Dynamics

So last Sunday we made a minyan after Barchu, because of which a particular 5th year rabbinical student told us we needed to skip kaddish shalem. Today, he made an announcement after minyan that he'd been slightly mistaken and had studied the matter in depth with Rabbi Roth, and that really that kaddish only needs to be skipped (when you have a minyan at the time it would be said) when you got the minyan after someone had already started tahanun, and if the 10th person walks in before that point, you can do both chazarat hashatz And kaddish shalem. I asked some clarifying question, he gives a longer answer. I thank him.

He leaves. After which another certain 5th year rabbinical student says to those of us who were left that "kaddish is tied to kahal- if you do chazarat hashatz or kedushah, you say kaddish shalem- it's that simple." -with the clear implication that we shouldn't let the first guy confuse us, and said first guy is just trying to make himself look knowledgable.

It was sort of funny.

On JTS Social Dynamics

So last Sunday we made a minyan after Barchu, because of which a particular 5th year rabbinical student told us we needed to skip kaddish shalem. Today, he made an announcement after minyan that he'd been slightly mistaken and had studied the matter in depth with Rabbi Roth, and that really that kaddish only needs to be skipped (when you have a minyan at the time it would be said) when you got the minyan after someone had already started tahanun, and if the 10th person walks in before that point, you can do both chazarat hashatz And kaddish shalem. I asked some clarifying question, he gives a longer answer. I thank him.

He leaves. After which another certain 5th year rabbinical student says to those of us who were left that "kaddish is tied to kahal- if you do chazarat hashatz or kedushah, you say kaddish shalem- it's that simple." -with the clear implication that we shouldn't let the first guy confuse us, and said first guy is just trying to make himself look knowledgable.

It was sort of funny.

Miracle of Miracles

By some miracle, one of nuqotw's suits fits me and I will be able to borrow that for my interview. So while someday I ought to acquire a suit, it will not have to be done now, and will be one less thing that I need to stress out about. So now just to figure out if one of my shirts will go or if I need to acquire a new one. Oh yes, and deal with whether I can get away with one of the pairs of dress shoes that I have or not. But today's triumph is significant enough. I'm not sure how a suit should be able to fit us both- we do not exactly share many common proportions. This is a major reduction of stress.

Miracle of Miracles

By some miracle, one of nuqotw's suits fits me and I will be able to borrow that for my interview. So while someday I ought to acquire a suit, it will not have to be done now, and will be one less thing that I need to stress out about. So now just to figure out if one of my shirts will go or if I need to acquire a new one. Oh yes, and deal with whether I can get away with one of the pairs of dress shoes that I have or not. But today's triumph is significant enough. I'm not sure how a suit should be able to fit us both- we do not exactly share many common proportions. This is a major reduction of stress.