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Truth
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The Kotzker Rebbe: Truth at All Costs
Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk, the fiercest voice in Hasidic history, demanded absolute truth and spent his last twenty years in seclusion, wrestling with God.
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Truth (Emet) in Judaism: God's Own Seal
The Talmud declares that God's seal is truth. Yet Judaism also permits lying to preserve peace and protect dignity. Explore the fascinating — and surprisingly nuanced — Jewish theology of honesty and deception.
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