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Twistable Words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most of us remember that when Yaakov (Jacob) spoke to Yitzchak (Isaac) to get the brachot<\/em> (Blessings), and Yitzchak asked his identity, he replied, \u201cAnochi Esav Bechorecha<\/em>, I am Esav your firstborn.\u201d Yaakov didn\u2019t want to lie, and what he said was able to be parsed, \u201cI am I, and Esav is your firstborn.\u201d The idea was that he wanted to speak the truth in whatever way possible because it was important to him. Indeed, Hashem\u2019s (God’s) seal is truth, signed in the first, middle, and final letters of the Hebrew alphabet, Aleph, Mem, Tav.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the Truth is a Lie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

However, there are some people who say true things not because they care about truth. Instead, they use them to mislead, but, because they may technically be true, they can defend themselves. One example was driven home to me when I saw a shocking headline. \u201cChase and Bank of America to shut all 8,400 branches in the coming days\u201d. That certainly got my attention. I bank with Chase, and they do have a lot of branches. Could they be in such financial trouble that they needed to shutter branches and lay people off? And in just a few, short days? With no notice? The article referenced the Federal Reserve, and linked the closures to that. Drawn in, I read on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what was the earth-shattering event, the seeming financial calamity that precipitated shutting the lights in thousands of banks and leaving customers without the ability to access banking services in person, having to rely only on online transactions? July 4th<\/sup>. Oh\u2026 duh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, because it is a Federal holiday in the United States, the Federal Reserve closes on Independence Day and many banks follow suit. This wasn\u2019t fake news. It was true, the banks were going to close, but the message was certainly intended to mislead. They got me to read the whole article \u2013 or at least, enough to realize just how inane it was. They manipulated the truth to imply something else, and cause people to be concerned. It\u2019s a perfect instance of using the truth to mislead and lie; a perfect example of the olam<\/em> hasheker <\/em>(false world) in which we live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a Lie is the Truth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve written in the past about the difference between truth and emet<\/em>. Truth, as Rabbi Avigdor Miller z\u201dl<\/em> explained, is the facts as they are, but emet<\/em> is doing what will bring about God’s desire. What does that mean? Allow me to explain. If someone buys a new dress and she loves it, but you don\u2019t, and she asks for your opinion, what should you say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A person might say, \u201cShe asked for my honest opinion, so I have to be truthful and tell her I think it\u2019s hideous.\u201d But that isn\u2019t emet<\/em> at all. Emet<\/em>, what we\u2019ll call, \u201cHashem\u2019s honest truth,\u201d would require you to take her feelings into account, and, if need be, find a way to compliment her on the new outfit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emet Over Truth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Why is that emet<\/em>? Because it causes good and positive feelings, which is what Hashem wants, not hurtful ones. Besides, if she bought it and thinks it looks good, then to her, it is truthfully a nice dress and it looks good. Your comments should be complimentary, and complementary to her own opinion. Unless she\u2019s deciding whether she should return it, or at least, if you know that she can, don\u2019t make negative comments. If she can\u2019t do anything about it, you\u2019re just hurting her for no reason. [Although, perhaps, if it is truly very unflattering and will result in more people making her feel bad later, you can find a nice way to let her down easy now.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the same with praising a bride. Hillel says<\/a>, and the halacha follows his opinion, that we say, \u201cthe bride is pretty and kind.\u201d Obviously in her husband\u2019s eyes this is the case and that\u2019s truthful enough for us to concur. If we were to find negatives in her, that would break the harmony of the marriage or our friendship, and would lead to machloket<\/em> (dispute), certainly not the type of world Hashem wants from us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, this is not to say one should condone improper behavior for fear of hurting someone\u2019s feelings. Remember, we\u2019re trying to get the world to the place Hashem wants it, and if we even appear to approve of a sin, we\u2019re creating falsehood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Truth of the Matter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It occurred to me that using the truth like this newspaper did is just as false as lying outright. Even if a moment later you\u2019ll realize they tricked you, they intended to make you think one thing when another is true. It is like giving someone bad advice. He doesn\u2019t have the full knowledge and perspective, so he asks for your help. If you advise him based on YOUR need, as did this newspaper looking for readers, that is considered placing a stumbling block before the blind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I felt cheated and taken advantage of by this newspaper, and I certainly don\u2019t harbor any warm feelings for the writers and editors. This is the result of their taking advantage of my trust and ignoring my feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hashem entrusts us with our lives, our health, the ability to do things. What do we do with that? Do we appreciate it and use what He gives us for good? Or do we twist the truth and turn things around for our own purposes, regardless of the consequences?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think it\u2019s a good idea to take a long, hard look at ourselves and ask the tough questions. Then carefully answer them as honestly as we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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