Entitlements and Oil

Thomas Friedman of the NYT writes a perceptive column about Israeli productivity and innovation entitled "Israel Discovers Oil" (available here for non-subscribers).

In it, Mr. Friedman, no lover of Israel, waxes about young Israelis committed to innovation and expanding Israel's economy, a source of riches that does not wane.

He quotes Israel's leading venture capitalist: “Today, every Israeli Jewish mother wants her son to be a dropout and go create a start-up”.

What do our chareidi Jewish mothers (and fathers) want?

• Do they want our children to make a creative contribution to Israel, our Orthodox community, and the world and expand wealth?
• Do they want the Agudah & Co to keep pressing for added entitlements to the point where the Israeli economy is hobbled?
• Do they want those not destined to be a Chazon Ish to have only the option of melimdus or safrus?

What indeed?

Calendar

The source of the previous post is a 'community calendar' posted every Thurs-Fri all over Boro Park. At left is a scan (torn off, I'm sorry) with contact phone numbers.

Can I make this stuff up ??

On another note, if the sponsor was seeking a zchus for the niftar, would not a supervised internet cafe or even sponsoring filters or a filtered ISP connection for a few 'yingerleit' accomplish more for yiddishkeit and the niftar? Or a kosher cellphone? Perhaps he should ask the Rabbonim who are occupied with Gittin, or a few yiden who are in the supposed unfortunate 80% what would be a more concrete help to them ?

Postermania XII

Posted Erev Shabbos Shelach, June 8 (Translated from Yiddish):

The fact is: Eighty percent (80%) of Gitin (Jewish Divorces) .... are products of a computer at home, or a cellphone or i-pod in a pocket.

This is the dry fact. It is attested to by all Rabbonim which do Gitin.

Dear Young Person (Yingerman): If you do not want this device to throw you out of your house, throw it out first!!!

Leapa is checking with some heimishe divorce lawyers to see if the 'dry fact' is that their business has increased by a factor of four in recent years.