Hayom Yom 20 Adar 1 - Truthfulness is itself a form of Divine service
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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נִיט עֲבוֹדָה אִיז אַז עֲבוֹדָה זאָל זַיין בֶּאֱמֶת
The concept of avodah — Divine service — does not [merely] mean that one must serve G‑d truthfully.
נאָר אֱמֶת אַלֵיין אִיז אַן עֲבוֹדָה
Rather, truthfulness is itself a form of Divine service,
אַז דִי נעֶגעֶל זַיינעֶן אֱמֶת
to the point that even one’s nails [i.e., the most superficial part of a person] should be [permeated by] truth.
וואָס וועֶרסְטוּ נִתְפָּעֵל
Why should this be so surprising?
מִדַּת הָאֱמֶת רָאָה (סַנְהֶדְרִין קיא. א) וְנָפַל עַל פָּנָיו
[After all,] it was the vision of G‑d’s Attribute of Truth [that caused Moshe to] fall on his face.
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English