Hi,
"Rabbi Yirmiyah ben Elazar said: We say part of a person's praises in front of him, and all of them in his absence.
"Only part is said in front of him as the verse says (recording Gd's words to Noah), 'For I have seen you to be righteous before Me, in this generation.' All is said in his absence as the verse says (recording Gd's higher praise about Noah), 'Noah was a righteous man; he was complete in his generation.'"
(Talmud, Eruvin 18b)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Offering compliments
Hi,
“How do they dance before the bride?
“Beit Shammai said: They praise the bride according to her particular traits. Beit Hillel said: They say, ‘She is a pretty and favored bride.’
“Beit Shammai said to Beit Hillel: If she was lame or blind, would we still say she was a pretty and favored bride? The Torah says, ‘Distance yourself from falsehood!’
“Beit Hillel said to Beit Shammai: According to you – If someone made a bad purchase in the market, should people praise it in his eyes, or degrade it in his eyes?
“Based on this, the sages said: One should always be pleasant with others.”
(Talmud, Ketuvot 16b-17a)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
“How do they dance before the bride?
“Beit Shammai said: They praise the bride according to her particular traits. Beit Hillel said: They say, ‘She is a pretty and favored bride.’
“Beit Shammai said to Beit Hillel: If she was lame or blind, would we still say she was a pretty and favored bride? The Torah says, ‘Distance yourself from falsehood!’
“Beit Hillel said to Beit Shammai: According to you – If someone made a bad purchase in the market, should people praise it in his eyes, or degrade it in his eyes?
“Based on this, the sages said: One should always be pleasant with others.”
(Talmud, Ketuvot 16b-17a)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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