<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="">R Micha posted -</span> if you need to lie mipenei darkei shalom, it is better to <span class="gmail_default" style="">avoid lying overtly and rather communicate obliquely which 'allows' the other person to reach their own misunderstanding.</span></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="">for example - </span>"Anokhi. Eisav bekhorekha" knowing Yitzchaq would assume Yaaqov was saying</font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">"Anoki Eisav bererekha". (As per Rashi.) </font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Or "Kalah na'ah vechasudah"</font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">because in the Chasan's eyes, she certainly is no matter who she is objectively.</font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">&<span class="gmail_default" style="">&&&&&</span></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="">these 2 examples are significantly different, in the former YaAkov WANTS his father to reach the wrong conclusion in order to prevent Eisav getting the Beracha and in order to prevent his father giving the Beracha, and we presume because he wanted the Beracha for himself, </span></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="">i.e. a self serving deception</span></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style=""><br></span></font></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">That is utterly different from Kalah NaAh VeChasudah where the intent is to make someone happy and to promote a harmonious relationship.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default"></span>Also, R Micha seems to be suggesting that YaAkov was 'being economical with the truth' Mipnei D Shalom; is there a source for this? </font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Besides what or whose Shalom?</font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Shalom for YaAkovs convenience? To make Rivkah happy? To make Yitzchok happy? To make Eisav happy?</font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Furthermore, is it not a problem of BeHani Kavshi Derachamana Lamah Lach, people must not mix into HKBH's arrangements, it was wrong and punishable by death, for king Chizkiyahu to desist from having children because he foresaw that his children would be terribly evil and destructive. </font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">And so too Rivkah and YaAkov ought not have engaged in any deceptive activity in order to help HKBH achieve the 'correct' outcome.</font></div></div><div dir="auto"></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">&&&&&&</font></div></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style=""><br></span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="">R Micha also reflects upon</span> partial truths, like Hashem reporting that Sarah said she was too old but omitting that she said Avraham was too old.</font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">It seems unlikely that Sarah Immenu, already aware that she had experienced at least an early step indicating the restoration of her childbearing abilities (the bread she'd made was not provided to the visitors because she became Temei'ah) was reflecting EVEN THOUGH I've experienced this rejuvenation how can I have children from my master who is too old. Acharei Belosi Haysa Li Ednah, she was ridiculing the blessing of the foolish visitors, it's impossible for me to have children EVEN THOUGH I've experienced this rejuvenation.</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">I<span class="gmail_default" style="">ndeed, this makes the observations of the RaMBaN truly meaningful, after having witnessed this 'miracle' why not recognise that HKBH can do the same for AAvinu?</span></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">&&&&&&&&</font></div><div dir="auto"><font size="4"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style=""><br></span></font></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">+++++++++++<span class="gmail_default" style=""></span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="">R Micha also posted -</span> there are <span class="gmail_default" style=""></span>2 issurim. <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"></span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style=""></span>geneivas da'as<span class="gmail_default" style=""> - </span>Leaving out elements of the truth,<span class="gmail_default" style=""> </span>or presenting the truth in a manner you know will be misunderstood. <span class="gmail_default" style=""></span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">midevar sheqer tirchaq<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"> -</span><span class="gmail_default" style=""> </span>since y<span class="gmail_default" style=""></span>ou knew what you meant and it was true.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"> </span></font></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Please expand upon these because I do not properly understand<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">; re</span></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"> </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Midvar Shekker</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"> Tirchak -</span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"> the Halacha, based on the Gemara </span>Shavuos<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"> 31a, prohibits presenting oneself to intimidate a defendant thereby pushing him to admit the truth (win win in today's twisted word </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"></span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">p</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">lays, the defendant will not lie and and violate an oath, and the money goes to the rightful owner</span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">) even by just creating the image that the defendant misconstrues <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"></span>a<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">nd mistakenly believes that</span> the claimant has a second witness, </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">This prohibition is all the more astonishing in that the Gemara suggests it is a Torah sage that makes this request of a close Talmid.</span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">In spite of</span> the idea <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"></span>b<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">eing</span> entirely honourabl<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"></span>y<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"> motivated</span> and the request to participate in this scheme is from </span>ones<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"> trusted Rosh </span>Yeshivah<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">!</span></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">But the Q<span class="gmail_default" style=""> R Micha alluded to</span> is a good one, why are these Sugyas not linked, not presented in the same Gemara? One in Chullin, Geneivas DaAs, the other, MShTirchak, in Shavuos?</font></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style=""></span></font></div></div>
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