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Joe Bruno

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Dec 23, 2009, 4:51:45 AM12/23/09
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I have met one person who lies constantly who insists what a good Jew
she is.
In my opinion, she cannot be.

What do you think?

Are there any comments in the Torah or Talmud on this issue?

Amitai

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Dec 23, 2009, 6:35:30 AM12/23/09
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Psalms 34:
13 Who is the man that desireth life, and loveth days, that he may see
good therein?
14 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Amitai

Tilly

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Dec 23, 2009, 7:27:10 AM12/23/09
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"Joe Bruno" <joeb...@usa.com> wrote in message
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Bruno, grow up and stop taking your personal venedettas to other groups.

You have not only accused me of being a liarbut have also accused Susan
and I of being liars and forgers.

You hurt only yourself .


Tilly

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Dec 23, 2009, 7:27:56 AM12/23/09
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"Joe Bruno" <joeb...@usa.com> wrote in message
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The person in question doesn't lie Bruno and Tilly and Susan Cohen have
provided evidence to prove it.

You on the other hand post snonsense like this to news groups:a thread with
the subject header:
'Susan Cohen And Tilly-Two Stupid Dogs Who Forge Posts'.

Your behaviour is out of order and you really ought to stop.

--
femai...@gmail.com


Tilly

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Dec 23, 2009, 7:28:11 AM12/23/09
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"Amitai" <chr...@techunix.technion.ac.il> wrote in message
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Amitai

Thanks Amitai for your excellent response which should give pause for
thought..

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femai...@gmail.com


sheldonlg

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Dec 23, 2009, 9:59:10 AM12/23/09
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Tilly wrote:
> "Joe Bruno" <joeb...@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:ecb1052e-c3f4-44ef...@s21g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
>> I have met one person who lies constantly who insists what a good Jew
>> she is.
>> In my opinion, she cannot be.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Are there any comments in the Torah or Talmud on this issue?
>
>
> The person in question doesn't lie Bruno and Tilly and Susan Cohen have
> provided evidence to prove it.

Watch it! Meir might get on your back about saying Susan's surname :-)

Joe Bruno

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Dec 23, 2009, 11:07:54 AM12/23/09
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On Dec 23, 6:59 am, sheldonlg <sheldo...@giganews.com> wrote:
> Tilly wrote:
> > "Joe Bruno" <joebr...@usa.com> wrote in message

> Notice, Sheldon, that I didn't mention any names. Why all of a sudden has Tilly decided I meant her???
LOL!

Joe Bruno

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Dec 23, 2009, 11:07:58 AM12/23/09
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I believe one of the 10 commandments deals with false speech, but I'm
not sure which one.
Can you clarify this for me?

Amitai

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Dec 23, 2009, 11:25:46 AM12/23/09
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There are two, but both are more specific.
(The numbers refer to the verses in Chapter 20 of Exodus)

The third commandment, which prohibits false oaths:
7 Thou shalt not take the name of HaShem thy G-d in vain; for HaShem
will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.

and the ninth:
13 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Amitai

Joe Bruno

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Dec 23, 2009, 11:36:41 AM12/23/09
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> Amitai- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks.

fla...@verizon.net

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Dec 23, 2009, 12:46:59 PM12/23/09
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On 23-Dec-2009, Joe Bruno <joeb...@usa.com> wrote:

> I have met one person who lies constantly who insists what a good Jew
> she is.
> In my opinion, she cannot be.

Is this based on your extensive knowledge of the
KJV, or your own lies?

> What do you think?

That you are not fooling anyone but you, & that you
are obviusly not winning on the unmoderated forum,
or you wouldn't be trying this passive agressive crap
over here.

Susan

fla...@verizon.net

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Dec 23, 2009, 12:48:56 PM12/23/09
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On 23-Dec-2009, Joe Bruno <joeb...@usa.com> wrote:

> > Notice, Sheldon, that I didn't mention any names. Why all of a sudden
> > has Tilly decided I meant her???
> LOL!

Yeah, it's amazing that people who can read
know the people you've mentioned in other forums.
How AMAZING.

Susan

fla...@verizon.net

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Dec 23, 2009, 12:49:46 PM12/23/09
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> On Dec 23, 6:59�am, sheldonlg <sheldo...@giganews.com> wrote:
>
> > Watch it! �Meir might get on your back about saying Susan's surname :-)

Meir knows the difference between people thinking
they are defending someone, and people who are
going out of their way to hold someone up to what
they hope is scorn/ridicule/abuse/etc.

Susan, who isn't as gentle as either Moshe or Micha.

Arthur Kamlet

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Dec 23, 2009, 1:03:21 PM12/23/09
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In article <dbfeeaa8-7f90-4459...@j9g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,

The ninth commandment that says you shall not bear false witness
against your neighbor?
--

ArtKamlet at a o l dot c o m Columbus OH K2PZH

cindys

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Dec 23, 2009, 2:39:22 PM12/23/09
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On Dec 23, 12:46 pm, flav...@verizon.net wrote:

> On 23-Dec-2009, Joe Bruno <joebr...@usa.com> wrote:
>
> > I have met one person who lies constantly who insists what a good Jew
> > she is.
> > In my opinion, she cannot be.
>
> Is this based on your extensive knowledge of the
> KJV, or your own lies?
>
> > What do you think?
>
> That you are not fooling anyone but you, & that you
> are obviously not winning on the unmoderated forum,
> or you wouldn't be trying this passive aggressive crap
> over here.
------------
I thought personal attacks were against the SCJM charter. I'm really
angry that this SCJ crap is appearing on SCJM. And now, one of the
participants on this thread (the one who started it) will send a
flurry of harassing e-mails to anyone who hasn't already reported his
abuse to his ISP. I don't understand why this cr*p is appearing on
SCJM.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

cindys

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Dec 23, 2009, 2:40:17 PM12/23/09
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On Dec 23, 1:03 pm, kam...@panix.com (Arthur Kamlet) wrote:
> In article <dbfeeaa8-7f90-4459-aef7-94127dfbc...@j9g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,

> Joe Bruno  <joebr...@usa.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> >On Dec 23, 3:35 am, Amitai <chr0...@techunix.technion.ac.il> wrote:
> >> On Dec 23, 11:51 am, Joe Bruno <joebr...@usa.com> wrote:> I have met
> >one person who lies constantly who insists what a good Jew
> >> > she is.
> >> > In my opinion, she cannot be.
>
> >> > What do you think?
>
> >> > Are there any comments in the Torah or Talmud on this issue?
>
> >> Psalms 34:
> >> 13 Who is the man that desireth life, and loveth days, that he may see
> >> good therein?
> >> 14 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
>
> >> Amitai
>
> >I believe one of the 10 commandments deals with false speech, but I'm
> >not sure which one.
> >Can you clarify this for me?
>
> The ninth commandment that says you shall not bear false witness
> against your neighbor?
--------------
The 9th commandment is that the SCJM charter prohibits personal
attacks on SCJM.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

Don Levey

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Dec 23, 2009, 2:42:57 PM12/23/09
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His attacks aren't directed at any discernably specific person here.
The initial question was appropriate for this forum. Bringing the SCJ
crud into it makes it problematic. For what it's worth, I have been
rejecting posts that pursue such a vendetta, and am permitting posts
which pertain to the original question.

--
Don Levey, Framingam MA If knowledge is power,
(email address in header works) and power corrupts, then...
NOTE: Don't send mail to to sal...@the-leveys.us
GnuPG public key: http://www.the-leveys.us:6080/keys/don-dsakey.asc

cindys

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Dec 23, 2009, 2:52:17 PM12/23/09
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Okay.
Thanks.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

mm

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Dec 23, 2009, 3:12:06 PM12/23/09
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Maybe Tilly shouldn't have given Susan's surname, but she did it in
passing, when she is perhaps angry at someone else about something
else.

You posted specifically to give her name, in a thread she herself was
reading and posting to.

I don't know Tillie's motivation, but it seems to have been in order
to be clear who had provided evidence that supports her position.
Somewhat self-serving and I havent' read the thread in some other ng,
but I think she feels it would serve Susan's interest too. It appears
she feels in alliance with Susan on this and so may reasonably feel
that Susan would want or not mind her name being used. That's my
impression and I havent' been able to read it any other way, but maybe
I'm wrong and Tillie deserves strong criticism too.

In your case, you replied solely to give her last name and the
motivation seemed to be to show that, "Hey, I'm an insider. I know
her last name and I can prove it." When Susan was posting to the
thread herself and could have answered had she chosen to.

--

Meir

"The baby's name is Shlomo. He's named after his grandfather, Scott."

Joe Bruno

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Dec 23, 2009, 3:53:13 PM12/23/09
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[ Moderator's Comment: Yes, I not only noticed that, but mentioned it
explicitly in the first line of my response. As long as you keep to the
specific topic and leave off any personal attacks or attempts to drag
SCJ/AR here (or vice versa) you're fine. DSL ]

Notice that I didn't mention any names. Only Tilly did that.
I was asking a question about Jewish law which has bothered me for
years.
I have encountered Jews who lie several times over the years.
I always wondered why other Jews seem to tolerate it.
>
> --

Joe Bruno

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Dec 23, 2009, 3:59:19 PM12/23/09
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> ---Cindy S.- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -

Except I didn't mention any names.

sheldonlg

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Dec 23, 2009, 10:35:09 PM12/23/09
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My statement was meant as a joke.

sheldonlg

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Dec 23, 2009, 10:36:27 PM12/23/09
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cindys wrote:
> On Dec 23, 12:46 pm, flav...@verizon.net wrote:
>> On 23-Dec-2009, Joe Bruno <joebr...@usa.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have met one person who lies constantly who insists what a good Jew
>>> she is.
>>> In my opinion, she cannot be.
>> Is this based on your extensive knowledge of the
>> KJV, or your own lies?
>>
>>> What do you think?
>> That you are not fooling anyone but you, & that you
>> are obviously not winning on the unmoderated forum,
>> or you wouldn't be trying this passive aggressive crap
>> over here.
> ------------
> I thought personal attacks were against the SCJM charter. I'm really

They are.

> angry that this SCJ crap is appearing on SCJM. And now, one of the
> participants on this thread (the one who started it) will send a
> flurry of harassing e-mails to anyone who hasn't already reported his
> abuse to his ISP. I don't understand why this cr*p is appearing on
> SCJM.

Agreed.

sheldonlg

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Dec 23, 2009, 10:48:24 PM12/23/09
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You have a semi-valid point in that Susan could have done it. I was
only answering a question asked and I think you made a big deal out of
virtually nothing -- for whatever reasons that may have motivated you.

fla...@verizon.net

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Dec 25, 2009, 4:06:32 PM12/25/09
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On 23-Dec-2009, mm <NOPSAM...@bigfoot.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:59:10 +0000 (UTC), sheldonlg
> <shel...@giganews.com> wrote:
>
> >Watch it! Meir might get on your back about saying Susan's surname :-)
>

> I don't know Tillie's motivation, ....I think she feels it would serve
> Susan's interest too

*That* was precisely her motivation.
(Call me psychic)


> In your case, you replied solely to give her last name and the
> motivation seemed to be to show that, "Hey, I'm an insider. I know
> her last name and I can prove it."

Ok. that, too.

> When Susan was posting to the
> thread herself and could have answered had she chosen to.

If I had seen the question, I might have,
depending on what mood I was in. :-)

Susan

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