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not considered deception. It is also possible that if one does not out-
rightly deceive the other but merely refrains from revealing a blemish,
the prohibition is only a Rabbinical one.
1 SuMMaRy and Conclusion
According to the Steipler, one does not have to tell a potential spouse
about these things.
An additional reason why the young man does not have to reveal
that his father is not Jewish can be clarified according to the words of
Yaavetz below.
Hiding One’s Age and Facial Appearance
1 Questions
1. A thirty-year-old woman tells her groom that she is only twen-
ty. Is their marriage considered a mistaken transaction?
2. Is a woman allowed to dye her white hair black?
3. Is an ugly woman allowed to use makeup to conceal her ugli-
ness?
1 AnsweRs
In Tractate Baba Metzia (60a) it says: “We do not adorn a human
(by dyeing his/her hair) an animal, or utensils.” Rashi explains that “a
human being” refers to a gentile slave who is up for sale. This requires
explanation. Why does Rashi apply this Gemara only to a gentile
slave?
The Yaavetz answers that the prohibition of adorning a human
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