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<p class=MsoPlainText>Akiva Miller wrote: The difference is that marrying
these two sisters was a necessary act. Rachel and Leah both understood how
critical it was that they should both be mothers to klal Yisroel. HaShem couldn't
protect Yaakov from this sin, because He too understood that it was necessary.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From the above statement and many similar ones, we can conclude (like it or not) that in Judaism, the ends may very well justify the means. I know there’ll be a lot of disagreement about it, but if you are honest with yourself, you will agree that it’s a principle often times adhered to. We have many examples in tanach of this. It reminds me of being allowed to commit a lesser aveira to prevent a greater one. Most of the cases deal with doing an Isur d'Rabanan to prevent an Isur <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>d'Oraisa. There are even cases </span><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>cases where d'Oraisas can and must be sacrificed to save a Jewish girl from </span><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Shmad. Again, the ends justify the means.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Also, I’m reminded of the </span><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>episode of Hillel and the Ger who wanted to become Jewish on condition that he could become a Kohen Gadol (Shabbos 31a). How could Hillel mislead this prospective Ger into thinking that he could become a Kohen Gadol when that was plainly impossible? The answer is that it was necessary to attract the Ger psychologically as <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hillel was able to do so brilliantly as a result of the warmth and humility of his character. In this case, the ends justified the means.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Many things done in a Kiruv situation (with Jews) involve turning a blind eye to their aveiros in order to impart the desire to them to return to the fold.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>So yes, the ends could certainly justify the means.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Kol tuv/Best regards.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre>ri <o:p></o:p></pre></div>
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