“And Yaakov said to them, “Brothers, where are you from?” (Bereshith 29:4) Yaakov’s reference to the shepherds of Charan as “brothers” was not considered sheker, because it is permissible to call acquaintances and neighbors “brothers1.” Although this is allowed, was this not a compromise of Yaakov’s high standards of truth? Is it not preferable to […]
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