▁a ▁love ▁of ▁truth , ▁he , ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁course , ▁does ▁not ▁spare ▁such ▁great ▁Bible ▁comment ators ▁as ▁R ashi ▁and ▁N ah man ides . ▁For ▁the ▁former ▁A aron ▁ent ert ained ▁a ▁very ▁high ▁regard ; ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁he ▁frequently ▁says , ▁" With ▁due ▁de ference ▁to ▁his ▁honor , ▁he ▁misunder stood ▁the ▁Tal m ud " ▁( see ▁his ▁comment ary ▁upon ▁Gen . ▁xx vi i . ▁ 2 2 ; ▁Ex . ▁xx iii . ▁ 1 1 , ▁xx v . ▁ 9 ). ▁Like ▁Samuel ▁ben ▁Me ir ▁and ▁Ma imon ides , ▁he ▁explains ▁the ▁law , ▁" Th ou ▁sh alt ▁not ▁se ethe ▁a ▁kid ▁in ▁its ▁mother ' s ▁milk " ▁( Ex . ▁xx iii . ▁ 1 9 ), ▁as ▁a ▁warning ▁against ▁a ▁certain ▁id ol atr ous ▁pract ise . ▁Not with standing ▁his ▁liberal ▁mind ▁and ▁his ▁keen ▁investig ating ▁spirit , ▁he ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁high ▁este em ▁by ▁his ▁contempor aries , ▁as ▁may ▁be ▁seen ▁from ▁David ▁Ab i ▁Z im ra ' s ▁mention ▁of ▁him ▁as ▁" A aron ▁our ▁Rab bi " ▁in ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁his ▁respons a , ▁where ▁he ▁comm ends ▁him ▁for ▁his ▁liberty ▁of ▁thought . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁devoted ▁Jew , ▁who ▁deeply ▁de pl ored ▁the ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁of ▁his ▁time , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁more ▁fer vent