<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: -webkit-monospace; ">R' Meir asked: Has anyone ever heard of or participated in the process of appeasing someone </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: -webkit-monospace; ">by employing the strategy of the sinner bringing friends to assist in placating the victim? </span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="-webkit-monospace"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="-webkit-monospace">As I learned it, you would take three people (preferably, friends of the one you are asking to moichel you) </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="-webkit-monospace">so that it might facilitate the aggrieved party to offer forgiveness. Also, I see the number three as significant</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="-webkit-monospace">(chazakah, etc.). In addition the S.A. says that if the party refuses to forgive you the first time, then you ask a</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="-webkit-monospace">second time. If he refuses a second time, you ask a third time. If he refuses to forgive you a third time, then the</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="-webkit-monospace">aveira goes onto him.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="-webkit-monospace"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="-webkit-monospace">ri</font></div></body></html>