[Avodah] Season's Greetings

[Poppers, Michael]

In Avodah V27n176, R'Micha (as part of arguing against "g'mar tov") responded to RSW:
> Particularly if you believe the satan could be listaning, and decide
to take the person's wish that the other should have a "good ending"
literally. I mean, it beats a slow and painful death, but still, not
what I would want wished for someone's coming year. <
(and RSBA echoed this type of objection in the subsequent digest)

Al t'daqdeiq b'baqbuq ela mah sheb'socho/al tistakeil b'kankan ela b'mah sheyeish-bo (by which, among other meanings, I'm saying we should "care" about the intent of the wisher, not what a 3rd party, be s/he/it human or angelic, hears).  How ironic for anyone to judge what R'uvein is wishing Shim'on -- what happened (to bring other mandates from Maseches Avos) to al tadin es chaveircha ad shetagi'a limqomo and to judging l'kaf z'chus, especially during _the_ time of judgement?

Gut Moeid/Moadim l'Simcha! and all the best from 
-- Michael Poppers via BB pager