Wise Fridays: Don’t Wait for the Subpoena

“From where do we learn that if you are in a position to offer testimony on someone’s behalf, you are not permitted to remain silent? From ‘Do not stand idly by while your neighbor’s blood is shed.'”

Sifra Leviticus 19:16

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