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==Surprise Party== | ==Surprise Party== | ||
#Many times one is interested in making a surprise party for someone but can not get him to the party by telling him the truth, therefore, a lie is said in order to get him to the party without him knowing the real reason why he is going. One is not allowed to do so since it is an outright lie.<ref>Opinion of Harav Fisher zt”l quoted in Titen Emes L’Yaakov page 176. </ref> | #Many times one is interested in making a surprise party for someone but can not get him to the party by telling him the truth, therefore, a lie is said in order to get him to the party without him knowing the real reason why he is going. One is not allowed to do so since it is an outright lie.<ref>Opinion of Harav Fisher zt”l quoted in Titen Emes L’Yaakov page 176. </ref> Others disagree.<ref>See the position of R' Menashe Klein (Kovetz Mah Tovu Ohalecha- 3, pg. 57, no. 29) and R' Shlomo Aviner (Piskei Shelomo 3, Choshen Mishpat, pg. 151). The Sefer Halichot Bein Adam LeChaveiro (20:17) writes that when it comes to surprise parties, one should minimize lying as much as possible, and that it is preferable to choose wording that can be understood in two ways.</ref> | ||
==Airport== | ==Airport== | ||
