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Mitzva to convert a church into a shul

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amother

Thu, Aug 03 2006, 8:34 am

I recently heard that it is a mitzvah to convert a church into a shul.
I have never heard of this before - have you ?

Ruchel

Thu, Aug 03 2006, 8:36 am

I don't know, but apparently the Xtians want to give us back a shul that was converted into church so we can convert it back to a shul, but in exchange they want something that has a link to Yoshke.

chen ↓

Thu, Aug 03 2006, 9:55 am

amother wrote:

I recently heard that it is a mitzvah to convert a church into a shul.
I have never heard of this before - have you ?

I have heard it but have no source. Most of what we see is vice versa, unfortunately. Sad

DefyGravity ↓

Thu, Aug 03 2006, 9:56 am

I don't know if it's a mitzvah, but it's probably not a bad thing to do!

mimsy7420 ↓

Thu, Aug 03 2006, 10:13 am

I heard it was a mitzvah!

mumsy23 ↓

Thu, Aug 03 2006, 10:28 am

I also heard it was a mitzvah

↑ mumsy23 ↓

Thu, Aug 03 2006, 10:29 am

oops, didn't we vow not to answer amothers that had no reason to be anon?

↑ chen

Thu, Aug 03 2006, 10:49 am

technically, not a vow. a neder has to be made aloud in order to be an actual neder. but you're right, many of us did. I forgot to look at the avatar. (call me tunnel-visioned, call me oblivious, but don't call me late to dinner. not today of all days, anyway.)

↑ mumsy23

Thu, Aug 03 2006, 10:52 am

chen wrote:

Motek ↓

Thu, Aug 03 2006, 11:10 am

Well ladies. Do you want the thread to be deleted or what?

shalhevet

Thu, Aug 03 2006, 2:30 pm

There have already been a few threads started by amother for no apparent reason. And I have seen that not everyone has kept to our decision (includung me embarrassed

) So what does everyone suggest?

healthymama ↓

Thu, Aug 03 2006, 4:58 pm

you pple are strange. What difference does it make if the avatar says amother or agreatmom or supermom or healthymama or momofthreekids ? she's not being attacking or hostile.

This reminds me of highschool. Immature.

↑ Motek

Thu, Aug 03 2006, 6:19 pm

uh, apparently you are unfamiliar with Yael's Rules and Guidelines where
she writes if the reason isn't obvious, to explain why it's anonymous

strange, immature - not exactly polite, you know ...

brooklyn

Fri, Aug 04 2006, 4:42 am

No person or group is being bashed in this topic. I question is being asked. I say who cares if its amother in this case.

↑ healthymama

Fri, Aug 04 2006, 6:04 am

Quote:

uh, apparently you are unfamiliar with Yael's Rules and Guidelines where
she writes if the reason isn't obvious, to explain why it's anonymous

strange, immature - not exactly polite, you know ...

Okay, I hear you. But aside from Yael's rules, is there any point to not answering legitimate questions from an anonymous person ? Isn't that what the pple at askmoses do all day ? Honestly, I don't see the big deal at all.

Also I would really want to know if Yael thinks it is a serious infraction that warrants this type of attention and ostracization.

The person who started the thread can give a reason for being anonymous or make up one- like that she just discussed this with her coffee clatch and doesn't want pple from there who are here to find out her screen name. Would that be any better ?

Crayon210

Fri, Aug 04 2006, 6:59 am

Yes, that would be better, because that would make everyone happy. :-D

Last edited by Crayon210 on Fri, Aug 04 2006, 9:38 am; edited 1 time in total

↑ mimsy7420

Fri, Aug 04 2006, 8:36 am

brooklyn wrote:

No person or group is being bashed in this topic. I question is being asked. I say who cares if its amother in this case.

In this case, I think we can let it slide.

But everyone be warned:
WE DO NOT LIKE AMOTHERS WHO POST ANONYMOUSLY FOR NO REASON!

Have a nice day Smile

↑ DefyGravity

Fri, Aug 04 2006, 8:58 am

Delete it, fine with me.

(as an aside, oftentimes I don't see that threads are started by amother b/c I read them from bottom up, and usually only read one or two comments before - therefore, I usually don't realize that a thread is started by amother until I've already commented and after it's brought to my attention).

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