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Rabbi Finkelman, in his Purity of Speech adaptation of the Chofetz Chaim’s Sefer Shmirat Halashon, teaches that the immediate physical punishment for speaking lashon hara can be seen as having benefitted the Jews back when this punishment was in effect.  … Continue reading →

(This continues the second story discussed in How To React To Lashon Hara. Lashon Hara is Hebrew for speaking negatively – albeit truthfully – about others.) In the same group studying Mishnah, there happened to be a younger student. He … Continue reading →

A Story of Reacting to Lashon Hara at Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva Rav Nir ? of Machon Meir Yeshiva once shared with us a story of Rav Aviner’s experience at Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva. On Rav Aviner’s first day there, he happened … Continue reading →

Avoiding Lashon Hara, aka Gossip About Others’ Bad Behaviour Lashon Hara is based in a feeling of superiority To be able to speak unkindly about another person, you have to consider yourself superior to that person. Specifically, you need to … Continue reading →