Hi,
"When Rav Kahana and Rav Asi studied before Rav, one swore that Rav had said X and the other swore that Rav had said Y. They came to Rav, who confirmed the view of one of them. The other asked, "Am I guilty of swearing falsely?" He said, "Your heart forced you.""
(Talmud, Shevuot 26b)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
The gravity of the false oath
Hi,
"For all of the Torah's transgressions, the punishment of one who is meritorious may be forestalled for two or three generations. For this sin [of swearing falsely], though, he is punished immediately, as it is written (Zecharyah 5:4)… 'I have brought her out' immediately. 'And she will come to the house of the thief' – This refers to one who fools people, who has no financial claim on others but who lodges the claim and forces the other to swear. 'And to the house of the one who swears in My Name falsely' – This is as it sounds. 'And she will rest in his house and destroy it, its wood and its stones' – You see that a false oath can destroy that which fire and water cannot destroy."
(Talmud, Shevuot 39a)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
"For all of the Torah's transgressions, the punishment of one who is meritorious may be forestalled for two or three generations. For this sin [of swearing falsely], though, he is punished immediately, as it is written (Zecharyah 5:4)… 'I have brought her out' immediately. 'And she will come to the house of the thief' – This refers to one who fools people, who has no financial claim on others but who lodges the claim and forces the other to swear. 'And to the house of the one who swears in My Name falsely' – This is as it sounds. 'And she will rest in his house and destroy it, its wood and its stones' – You see that a false oath can destroy that which fire and water cannot destroy."
(Talmud, Shevuot 39a)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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