בבא בתרא עא

When Terach confronted אברהם אבינו and asked what happened to my idols, אברהם responded that they fought with and broke each other. In Yiddish, this is called a babba maase. But when Lavan confronted יעקב אבינו and asked where are my trafim, יעקב said I don’t know, I didn’t see them, I didn’t touch them, I know nothing. Go check for yourself. Why didn’t יעקב respond as his grandfather אברהם did and say they went on a cruise or they went to America? The answer is that this is to teach you that there are some stories you can get away with telling your father, but don’t even try it on your in-laws.

06/10/2021