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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
 
Are Jews allowed to lie?
Are Jews allowed to lie?
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Michael Safyan, Rabbi's grandson, attended Jewish day school
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Judaism generally does not condone lying (in fact, Torah law prohibits bearing false witness, which is a capital crime with the same level of severity as murder, [...] however, Judaism does allow telling a lie under some circumstances:

It is permissible to lie in order to save an innocent person's life [...] a notable exception to this is that one cannot murder an innocent person in order to save a life
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It is permissible to tell a lie in order to bring about peace and family harmony. For example, according to Jewish tradition, Moses's brother Aaron would make peace between feuding brethren by approaching each one separately and falsely claiming that he had been sent with a message of apology from the other one.

It is permissible to compliment the groom on the beauty of his bride on their wedding day, even if one does not personally consider the bride to be beautiful.
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Other than these three categories / scenarios, however, it is not consistent with Judaism to lie.
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https://www.quora.com/Are-Jews-allowed-to-lie
https://www.quora.com/Are-Jews-allowed-to-lie

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