The Happy Loser

Hi,

"Someone said, 'One who leaves the court bereft of his cloak should sing as he walks.' 

"Shemuel said to Rav Yehudah: This is Shemot 18:23: 'Also, this entire nation [winners and losers] will come to its place in peace.'"

ההוא דהוה קאמר ואזיל: דאזיל מבי דינא שקל גלימא - ליזמר זמר, וליזיל באורחא. אמר ליה שמואל לרב יהודה: קרא כתיב וגם כל העם הזה על מקמו יבא בשלום. 

(Talmud, Sanhedrin 7a)

Have a great day,

Mordechai

Compromise

Hi,

"Rabbi Yehoshua ben Karchah taught: It is a Mitzvah for a judge to encourage compromise among litigants.

"It is written: 'Judge truth and the 'justice of peace' in your gates... What sort of justice contains peace as well? This refers to compromise."

(Talmud, Sanhedrin 6b)

Have a great day,
Mordechai