Meeting People in Brooklyn |
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 Jul 29 2008, 10:56 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 10-September 05 From: Miami, FL Member No.: 1,815  |
My friend is a Modern Orthodox, married female (24 yrs. old), living in Brooklyn. She claims to have difficulty meeting like-minded people where she lives (Midwood?). Can anyone suggest any kind of group, meetup, tehillim club, etc. that would be appropriate for her? Her husband works nights and she is not yet employed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Jul 29 2008, 11:00 PM
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 חסד ואמת  Group: Members Posts: 8,845 Joined: 16-November 06 Member No.: 4,063 |
Ohr Naava, everyone has fun there.
-------------------- "If they would allow one dead soul to visit an assembly of philosophers, that would be the end of all their teachings."
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Jul 30 2008, 01:29 AM
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 Disgustingly Insensitive Group: Members Posts: 16,980 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Occupied Palestine Member No.: 407 |
If she's MO, why can't she just watch TV???
-------------------- [/flirting]
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Jul 30 2008, 06:06 AM
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QUOTE (Kalashnikover_Rebbe @ Jul 30 2008, 02:29 AM)  If she's MO, why can't she just watch TV??? I wanna know if she even knows what a tehillim is. She's MO after all. Is that like some sort of dance? 
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Jul 30 2008, 08:26 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 10-September 05 From: Miami, FL Member No.: 1,815 |
QUOTE (melech @ Jul 30 2008, 07:06 AM) I wanna know if she even knows what a tehillim is. She's MO after all. Is that like some sort of dance? Serious replies would be appreciated. Sarcasm is not helpful either. This is a shalom bayis issue. Watching TV is not necessarily meeting people, either. |
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Jul 30 2008, 08:27 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 34,499 Joined: 2-September 03 Member No.: 239 |
QUOTE (Jonathan @ Jul 30 2008, 09:26 AM) Serious replies would be appreciated. Sarcasm is not helpful either. This is a shalom bayis issue. Sorry, I apologize. |
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Jul 30 2008, 08:30 AM
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QUOTE (Kalashnikover_Rebbe @ Jul 30 2008, 02:29 AM) If she's MO, why can't she just watch TV??? I watch TV and I haven't met anybody from Lost yet.  Sorry, Jonathan, I haven't any good advice. If I knew where to meet people, I'd be there myself. |
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Jul 30 2008, 08:56 AM
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Shtark  Group: Members Posts: 362 Joined: 31-May 06 Member No.: 2,834 |
what about joining a gym/ going swimming?
-------------------- Mothers of boys are busy from son up to son down.
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Jul 30 2008, 09:05 AM
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 Little Reb Sunshine Group: Members Posts: 13,120 Joined: 16-September 05 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 1,838 |
Aren't there like 10,000,000 people in Brooklyn? How hard can it be to meet one of the 10 million?
-------------------- Kabel et ha-emet mi-mi she-omro.
"All is by the hand of Heaven, except colds and fevers" -Ketubot 30a. Why won't my wife let me pee against the fence when we have company for a barbecue? -melech ~My Blog~ |
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Jul 30 2008, 09:17 AM
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~~~ Group: Members Posts: 10,681 Joined: 25-November 04 Member No.: 839 |
QUOTE (Moshi @ Jul 30 2008, 10:05 AM) Aren't there like 10,000,000 people in Brooklyn? How hard can it be to meet one of the 10 million? There are about 12 MO people in Brooklyn, 2 of them in Midwood, and they're all hunkered down in their bomb shelters trying to wait out the toxic Slide to the Right bomb. |
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Jul 30 2008, 09:21 AM
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 It's garden season!  Group: Members Posts: 2,150 Joined: 31-March 05 Member No.: 1,344 |
Maybe she should start going to a shul that she feels comfortable at and after a while she may start to meet people.
It's taken over a year, but I've started to make good friends at the gym. -------------------- "Evereything in moderation (except beer)."
-Cholentpot |
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Jul 30 2008, 09:26 AM
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Little Reb Sunshine Group: Members Posts: 13,120 Joined: 16-September 05 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 1,838 |
QUOTE (Goldfish @ Jul 30 2008, 10:17 AM) There are about 12 MO people in Brooklyn, 2 of them in Midwood, and they're all hunkered down in their bomb shelters trying to wait out the toxic Slide to the Right bomb. 
-------------------- Kabel et ha-emet mi-mi she-omro.
"All is by the hand of Heaven, except colds and fevers" -Ketubot 30a. Why won't my wife let me pee against the fence when we have company for a barbecue? -melech ~My Blog~ |
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Jul 30 2008, 10:45 AM
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 Godol Hador Group: Members Posts: 7,224 Joined: 26-April 04 Member No.: 486 |
QUOTE (BroadwayFreak @ Jul 30 2008, 10:21 AM) Maybe she should start going to a shul that she feels comfortable at and after a while she may start to meet people. good idea. also, aren't there shiurim in shuls near her? |
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Jul 30 2008, 12:01 PM
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חסד ואמת Group: Members Posts: 8,845 Joined: 16-November 06 Member No.: 4,063 |
QUOTE (Elana @ Jul 30 2008, 11:45 AM) good idea. also, aren't there shiurim in shuls near her? What shul does her husband daven at? Maybe some of their wives could tell her about it. I'm serious about Ohr Naava. It's not MO but she'll definitely make some friends there if she's open to it. It's an amazing, friendly, happening place, where everyone feels comfortable. Just walk in and smile, and people will say hi and ask where you're from. Worst that'll happen, she'll hear an entertaining shiur or do yoga or design jewelry for free. -------------------- "If they would allow one dead soul to visit an assembly of philosophers, that would be the end of all their teachings."
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Jul 30 2008, 12:11 PM
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Godol Hador Group: Members Posts: 7,224 Joined: 26-April 04 Member No.: 486 |
or it doesn't have to be her husband's shul...
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Jul 30 2008, 12:19 PM
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 Snark in Moderation since 2003  Group: Admin Posts: 4,730 Joined: 8-May 03 Member No.: 37 |
QUOTE (Elana @ Jul 30 2008, 01:11 PM) or it doesn't have to be her husband's shul... Its hard to make friends in shul but I guess its a good starting place. I think its hard to make friends as an adult if you move into a big city where people already know each other going back to school etc. -------------------- Abba: I'm going to be up on the roof so if you hear a thump...
Nechama: Should I come running? Abba: By that point its probably too late and you should call hatzalah |
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Jul 30 2008, 01:06 PM
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 ùbúntú Group: Members Posts: 1,954 Joined: 5-December 04 Member No.: 864 |
Can they move out of Bklyn if it's such a shalom bayis issue?? A smaller, friendlier community would help a lot!
QUOTE (existwhere? @ Jul 30 2008, 01:01 PM) I'm serious about Ohr Naava. It's not MO but she'll definitely make some friends there if she's open to it. It's an amazing, friendly, happening place, where everyone feels comfortable. Just walk in and smile, and people will say hi and ask where you're from. Worst that'll happen, she'll hear an entertaining shiur or do yoga or design jewelry for free. Sorry, but the last time I was at Ohr Naava..it was the world's biggest snob-fest (I was there more than once and even went to the first shabbaton [never again]). -------------------- "Life is a combination of magic and pasta." -Federico Fellini  |
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Jul 30 2008, 02:03 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 10-September 05 From: Miami, FL Member No.: 1,815 |