How honest must I be? For instance, do I have to tell the truth about a friend’s new tie or dress? Why is lying OK when life is at stake? Do kids need to be told the whole truth? Rabbi Ross will draw from his recent book, When a Lie Is Not a Sin: The Hebrew Bible’s Framework for Deciding (Jewish Lights), to take ancient Jewish teaching as a prism to daily living to show how a smaller lie can serve a higher moral purpose.
