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PUTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON IMPORTANT JEWISH INFORMATION
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
RABBI WEIN ON THE TRUTH HURTS
We are all well aware that it is oftentimes not polite or wise to state the whole truth when human sensitivities are involved. The Talmud in one of its famous statements asks the rhetorical question: “If one has purchased an item in the marketplace, should his friend praise the purchase or denigrate it?” The Talmud apparently feels that it is discourteous if not even downright mean to denigrate something that has already been purchased, even though in truth there is much room for criticism.
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