The Greeting That Stopped a Sin
It is told that when Aharon went on his way and met a wicked person, he greeted him. The next day that man wanted to commit a sin. But he thought, “Woe is me. How will I raise my eyes afterward and look at Aharon? I am ashamed before him, for he greeted me.” And so he held back from the sin.
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