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Rav Jonathan asks, what is the first day of spring? Rav Gabriel says, when the trees begin to bud. Rav Joshua says, when pitchers and catchers return to spring training. The halacha is according to Rav Joshua.

It happened that a baseball was found marked Mem-Lamed-Resh. They brought it to Rav Papi, who brought it to the elders. One might believe it belonged to Miller. Don't read "Miller," rather "Mueller." Rav David says "Millar."

We are required to remember the day of the Red Sox breaking the curse of the Bambino "all the days of our lives." Rav Michael says "the days of your life" refers to day games; "all the days of your life" includes night games as well. The chachamim say "the days of your life" tells us we should remember during the regular season; "all the days of your life" comes to include the playoffs.

V'Nomar Garciaparra Amen.

Date: 2006-03-14 04:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] greenlily.livejournal.com
You? Win. Completely and totally. OK to forward to my dad?

Date: 2006-03-14 04:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Sure, go ahead. :-)

Date: 2006-03-14 05:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
And thank you! :-)

Date: 2006-03-14 04:52 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com
heeee. that's excellent. some somewhere rabbi is having a brainstorm about his next sermon....

Date: 2006-03-14 04:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
I've been using the "Nomar...Garciaparra" joke for years. The rest of it kind of came to me this morning. It's one of those days in my brain, y'know?

*hands you a hamantash to stick in your pocket*

Date: 2006-03-14 05:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magid.livejournal.com
Most excellent (even for a non-fan :-).

Date: 2006-03-14 05:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Thank you!

Date: 2006-03-14 05:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sorek.livejournal.com
Now see, last night I had this "drowning out Haman's name = booing players on opposing team" thought, but at the end I decided it was neither funny nor appropriate.

After all, we did sign David Wells...

Date: 2006-03-14 05:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Signing David Wells is for the siman "Ush'avtem mayim b'sasson, mi ma'ayanei hayishuah," yes? :-)

Date: 2006-03-14 06:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tikvah.livejournal.com
Rav George replies, "How about that Johnny Damon?"

Date: 2006-03-14 08:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Ah...Johnny Damon. Perhaps he will be like Samson and not be a power hitter now that his hair has been cut.

Date: 2006-03-14 05:37 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] saxikath
Even with my limited background (not on the Red Sox side, but the Jewish side), that's hilarious. Thanks. :)

Date: 2006-03-14 08:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Hee! Thanks! I'm glad this made sense to you!

Date: 2006-03-14 05:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] docorion.livejournal.com
Not Jewish. Don't like baseball. (One makes me a gentile, the other makes me a heathen, as I understand it).

Laughed out loud. Excellently done!

Date: 2006-03-14 06:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kuroshii.livejournal.com
ditto and ditto and DITTO!

:)

Date: 2006-03-14 08:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Thank you! I'm pleased that non-Jewish, non-baseball-fans can make sense of this silliness I produced.

Date: 2006-03-14 08:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Thank you! Making people laugh out loud is a goal of mine for Purim.

Date: 2006-03-14 06:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scarlettina.livejournal.com
You. Are. HILARIOUS!

Date: 2006-03-14 08:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Thank you! Purim inspires me to the silly side.

ohohohohoho

Date: 2006-03-14 06:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiptoe39.livejournal.com
But what does Rabbi Jose (of the Maxwell House Haggadah) say about the ten strikeouts of Curt Schilling? For each strikeout, are there only three strikes, or were there instead twenty or two hundred and fifty strikes?

fwd to my whole extended family, btw.

Re: ohohohohoho

Date: 2006-03-14 08:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Rabbi Jose plays for a Dominican team and thus is going to go with the lenient interpretation of ten strikeouts only.

Chag Purim Sameach to your whole extended family!

Re: ohohohohoho

Date: 2006-03-15 05:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] greenlily.livejournal.com
My dad's thinking along the same lines...see my journal.

Maxwell House Haggadah! We have those. Also the ones with the yellow covers, and two different hardcover editions received by various family members for bnei mitzvot. Seders at our house are a complicated affair.

Date: 2006-03-14 06:48 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] ckd
Don't forget to celebrate the miracle of 2004, where the playoff winning streak lasted for eight games, even when we were in the house of our enemies....

Date: 2006-03-14 08:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Oh, nice. I like that a lot!

Date: 2006-03-14 07:03 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] 530nm330hz.livejournal.com
'Shkoyach!

(But what does the Yerushalmi say?)

Date: 2006-03-14 08:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Thank you!

(The Yerushalmi wants to know what's this business about pineapple and grapes in kugel.)

Date: 2006-03-14 08:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mabfan.livejournal.com
Please note that the Designated Hitter rule is an abomination before the Lord, who is clearly a National League and Mets fan.

Date: 2006-03-14 08:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
What is the meaning of the Designated Hitter rule?

Beit Hillel says, it allows the pitcher to focus solely on pitching.

Beit Shammai says, it is cheating to not make the pitcher also hit.

The American league follows the teachings of Beit Hillel; the National League follows Beit Shammai. Not until the Mashiach comes will the dispute be resolved.

Date: 2006-03-15 02:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madmadharri.livejournal.com
ahahahh! this was the cutest.

Date: 2006-03-15 02:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Thank you!

Date: 2006-03-15 04:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angwantibo.livejournal.com
Yes, I will definitely remember the day we broke the curse. It was on my birthday. :)

Date: 2006-03-15 09:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Nice gift to you from the Red Sox!

Date: 2006-03-15 03:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lisafeld.livejournal.com
Hysterical!

Date: 2006-03-15 09:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Thanks!

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