Joseph

rusty, when are you finally going to call the joke off and tell us you live on Coney Island Avenue?

asdfghjkl, I noticed you’re doing a might fund job keeping the cr buzzing without me, so I left you alone so you could get the experience. Now I leave it in your able hands.

oomis, We’ve had mekors from Shlchan Orach, Rambam, etc. on this issue on at least 2 other threads months ago.

charlie brown,

Correct. What you are describing is known as ‘strategic dominance’ in game theory. One startegy (in this case defecting to the prosecution) is better for one player regardless how the player’s opponent might play.

Ironically this is true even though each player’s individual reward would be greater if they both played cooperatively i.e. both remained silent and received a 6 month sentence, since with both acting in their rational best interest (startegic dominance) they both decided to defect and both ended up with a 5 year sentence.

One thing at a time mod. Don’t pile it all on her at once, or she might explode. 🙂

Btw, the color background should be removed from the sticky threads, as that is why so many people overlook it.

Curious, spell the error out for me. I must’ve drunk too much bronfen.

surfer, lkjh didn’t do her much good lol. Shes too unique to get away with a new screen name.

Curious, believe it or not.

Now one with it!

Your welcome all.

If a person scratches his finger it has ramifications for the entire world, whether the person realizes it or not. Everything a person does.

surfer, call and tell dont have internet everyone is waiting for her irreplaceable comments here and not keep everyone waiting.

asdfghjkl, intellegent has your number. you’re exposed!!

Which Irish newspaper reported about the near lease loss of the Ave. J fruit store?

Josh, where did you come up with such rubbish? After getting married a woman must follow all her husband’s minhugim.

Bitochon Yidden, Bitochon.

And squeak takes the cake.

intellegent, and if you didn’t say the wacky things you say (because your name was attached), would that be a good thing or bad thing?

Feif, putting your foolishness aside, please don’t invent sheker regarding the Rabbonim.

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DAILY DVAR TORAH FOR MONDAY

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A rabbi in Dallas receives a phone call from a man wishing to make a contribution to his synagogue. They meet. The rabbi gives the man a tour of the synagogue and tells him of the educational programs for the community. The man gives the rabbi a check for $2,000.

The rabbi is puzzled why the man — Jewish, but clearly not Jewishly well-educated nor observant –wanted to make a contribution to his synagogue. The man replies in a thick Texas drawl, “Rabbi, recently I was in Jerusalem at the Western Wall. There I saw a man praying with such fervor, such concentration … I was moved to the depths of my soul. I wanted to express how moved I was, but I didn’t want to insult the man by giving him money, so I decided that when I got back to Dallas I would make a contribution to a synagogue where that man would feel comfortable praying.”

The donor continues, “When I returned to Dallas I went to the kosher bakery and described the man I saw at the Wall — the long black coat, the broad black hat, the sidelocks — and asked where a man like that would feel comfortable praying; Rabbi, they told me your synagogue! So here I am.”

The man and the rabbi become good friends, they study together from time to time, and they share in each other’s family’s Simchas, joyous occasions. Over the years the man and his extended family become major supporters of the synagogue and its efforts for Jewish educational outreach.

Here comes the interesting part! The Jerusalemite returns from praying at the Wall. His wife asks him, “So, nu, Berel, how was your day?” And Berel replies, “Nothing unusual.” Now imagine, after the proverbial 120 years, Berel passes on to the next world. He’s greeted in Heaven with the spiritual counterpart of a brass band and a ticker-tape parade and is ushered into the presence of the Almighty! The Almighty says to Berel, “Berel, I heartily commend you on what you did for educating the Jewish people in Dallas!” Berel, who never in his life ever left the Holy Land, stands in bewilderment and replies… “What is Dallas?”

Like all good stories there is a lesson here for us! Each and every one of our actions has ramifications and impact far beyond our limited ability to know in this world. Therefore, we should always think twice if we are about to forego an opportunity to help someone or about to do something which would best be left undone. On a deeper level, even those actions which we do not even think others notice or care about, can have significant consequences — in this world and for the next.

No wonder our Sages tell us in Pirkei Avos: “Pay attention to three things and you will not transgress. Know what is above you — the Eye that sees, the Ear that hears and all your actions are recorded in a Book.” The battle for life is the battle for awareness!

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The Torah states that in giving Judah (Yehuda) his blessing, Jacob said, “Yehuda is a lion’s whelp. From the prey, my son, you have gone up.” (Genesis 49:4) Rashi, the premier commentator, tells us that Yehuda elevated himself by two actions — (1) he stopped his brothers from killing Joseph and (2) he publicly embarrassed himself to save the life of his former daughter-in-law, Tamar. Why is it important for us to know how Yehuda behaved in a praiseworthy manner?

Yehuda is the progenitor of the tribe from which came the future kings of Israel. It was precisely because of these exhibitions of character that Yehuda merited this honor and responsibility. In Pirkei Avot, Ethics of the Fathers, the question is asked, “Who is the mighty person?” and answered, “He who rules over his own desires.” Such a person is worthy to rule over others because he will rule over them with the same righteousness as he rules over himself.

In saving Joseph, he ruled over himself not to be influenced by the other brothers who wanted to kill Joseph. In saving Tamar, he did not let personal pride stand in the way of doing the right thing. The ability to rule over one’s own passions makes any person a true king.

by Rabbi Zelig Pliskin

and another little thing asdfghjkl, how were you aware that the fruit store on Avenue J almost lost its lease a couple weeks ago?

Was it reported in the Irish Times? 🙂

Charlie, I’m still putting together my pshetel.

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asdfghjkl, she wanted to do the “in thing.”

BYM: Your comments regarding Moshiach Ben Yosef are correct.

its all in good humor! 🙂

72, she figured one of the mods will blow the lid anyways… like on lkjhgfdsa!