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<DIV>imo...<BR>1. the Worst that can happen if someone drives on shabbas
is .......being mechalel shabbas!! (mi'doiraisa).<BR>2. The Best that
can happen if someone attends a shabbas meal (in the short-term) is 1.
making kiddush (mi'dirabannan), 2. a woman/women lighting shabbas
candles (if they get there early enuf (also mi'dirabbonan); 3. breaking
bread with family/friends and making a bracha on the bread
(midirobonnon) and; 4. benching (mi'dirabbon as to the exact
loshon...)<BR><BR>Imo, if we examine the best case v. the worst case of
having invites over......the conclusion should be clear that it is best
to avoid having another jew make an aveira (midoraisa) versus possible
benefits of midorobbana mitzvas at best....<SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=286401812-17072009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>I
haven't been following the thread but it occurs to me that the
shikul hadaat required might be more of an analysis of the
probability of the total range of possible outcomes weighted by
the </FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>"long term benefit"
of each- much like the decision on medical procedures that I've seen in
the sh"ut literature.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>She-nir'eh et nehamat Yerushalayim
u-binyanah bi-mherah ve-yamenu</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff>KT<BR>Joel<SPAN
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Rich </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE><br><br><table bgcolor=white style="color:black"><tr><td><br>THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE <br>
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