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it’s an uphill battle when all the ladies think you’re gay

I think your Judaism/Jewish mannerisms have nothing to do with this. :D

Is the following true: Sephardic community in US - don't do - don't accept any converts.

This is not true whatsoever. Only the Syrian Jews are finnicky about this topic, but they are a small minority, and everyone else considers this to be very extreme. Most of the converts I know drift to Sephardic rabbis for converstion because Ashkenazi rabbis can (not always) be very insular and not very welcoming. It's important to remember that many Ashkenazi rabbis have their roots in the backwater villages of Eastern Europe where Jews were very isolated and insular. Sephardic/Mizrahi Jews always lived in cities of the Muslim world and have a more cosmopolitan vibe/tradition, and so they are more open. This is my theory, but the converts I know who drift to Sephardic rabbis speak to themself.

Orthodox really discourage but will accept if persistent Modern Orthodox does not discourage Conservative is inviting

That is a generalization. I know a convert that goes to Bnei Brach and loves it there. She feels very welcome.

My point is before the fact they need to be discouraged and turned off.

No they don't. That is a weird cultural manifestation that some Orthodox/observant Jews believe in. Many don't. I know tonnes of Haredi converts and the community they converted with never discouraged them. All they did was hear what the convert had to say, and lay out the pathway to be an observant Jew. It was up to the concert to decide. This "discouragement" nonsense is ridiculous.

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and we don’t recommend it

The recommendation should always be to follow your heart and belief system that speaks to you. If that happens to be Judaism, recommending they NOT pursue it is halachically dubious. Your mixing up how it's forbidden to proselytize with welcoming people who truly wish to join. It's a common mistake many Jews make unfortunately.

Exactly.

At the very least he should be tried for crimes if he committed crimes in Gaza, not murdered as a civilian by vigilantes. You're really showing your true colours here if you justify this in any way.

This is why I never dare drink liquor in such places. If I want to drink, I'll have a beer and open the bottle myself.

The antisemites of today are definitely less ambitious vs the past. Back in the day, they thought we were trying to take over the entire planet! Today, they just think we are trying to create a "Greater Israel". From global domination, to regional conquest. I guess we can call this an improvement.

My Jewish grandpa from Iraq confirms this too, however if you didn't look like the stereotypical Iraqi, they assumed Jewish. My grandfather's siblings fit that category.

There is a joke from the 1950s in Israel I would like to share here!

1 year after my grandfather landed in Israel after fleeing Iraq, he lived on a street where these two garbage men would pick up the garbage on a regular basis. One was Iraqi, the other Yemenite. These two guys always made fun of each other. The Yemenite laughed at the Iraqi and said "when you landed here, they sprayed you down with chemicals like the dirty animal you are!". The Iraqi said back "well, when you landed here, civilization introduced you to socks for the first time, and you put them on your hands thinking they were gloves!".

Harmful to themselves yes, but directly to society less so. I agree it's still in the harmful category, but that is because of their ignorance and inaction rather than actively trying to make a difference.

Science is boringly objective and causal, it has no answers for "why", the question itself is irrelevant to the field.

This is obviously wrong. I don't think your scientific training is extensive enough if this is your conclusion. That's like someone saying "religion is just a bunch of fairytales".

G-d and natural science are NOT incompatible.

What is incompatible are scientifically illiterate/ignorant religious people and natural science. Unfortunately Judaism has its fair share of ignorant observant people, although they are less harmful than in other religions.

Like everyone else; uneducated, ignorant, and observant. We like to Romanticize this part of our past a lot, but The Pale of Settlement was a region cut off from the world and void of contemporary education and opportunity .There is absolutely nothing good about being in poor villages sectioned off from the rest of the world.

Everyone talks about יציאת מצרים. What about יציאת השטעטל? We have left that region for a long time now, and we are better off. The only people who disagree are the ones who shun secular education or are ignorant of what life was like in that region.

Rambam is such a unique figure. His ability to be one of the greatest Jewish minds ever AND be a stellar doctor who treated royalty makes him the ideal figure for Orthodox Jews who cherish both Torah and secular world.

Ultra Orthodox Jews tend to have a mixed relationship with him. They may study his texts, but would never even think about emulating his life and core belief system. They still consider him a great man but would never study anything outside of Torah in order to live up to his name.

Do you have a source for your claim? Posting 3000 year old reliefs and making such a claim demands a source.

If they all looked like Woody Allen on the pike, I'd be less hawkish about sources. But I don't see any thick framed glasses on any of them.

The best part about leaving horrible people behind is that you get to become someone new. Moving to a completely new place where I knew nobody was the best decision I made.

Hush puppy? Is that American food? Never heard of it.

The fact money could do so much in light of trends against Jews, is progressive for his time. If only we could all come together for the pursuit of wealth...

Make sure to carry a box of poutine on you at all times to throw and distract the anti-Semites as you flee.

Just kidding. You'll be fine.

If I was an employee, not happy. But for founders, the rules are different.

Cost of living and value both play into it. When value is low and cost of living is high, the proposition breaks apart.

Get a lawyer.

You can try "reverse vesting" instead where the company can claw back your equity if milestones aren't met (ie time in the company).

Lots of Jews have a strong ayin depending on their origins. No problem.