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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.

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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.

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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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