Tag: Lashon Hara

It is largely agreed upon that the types of speech encompassed by the biblical prohibition fall into three categories of increasing severity.

Rabbi Benjamin Kramer, The Observant Life (Book) May 19, 2023 Every Day Human interactions

Lashon hara I’to·elet are those occasions when it is permissible, or even required, to speak about other people.

Rabbi Benjamin Kramer, The Observant Life (Book) May 18, 2023 Ethics Inclusion

Human beings have been given the divine power of speech to enable our participation in the ongoing work of sustaining God’s creation.

Rabbi Benjamin Kramer, The Observant Life (Book) May 18, 2023 Ethics Inclusion

As online communication becomes more complicated and sophisticated, so too do the laws governing defamatory speech.

Rabbi Benjamin Kramer, The Observant Life (Book) May 18, 2023 Ethics Inclusion

While this week's parashah mainly focuses on shmitah, this Dvar Torah explores a line in the parashah, focusing on how to treat others.

This week's study guide focuses on the curse of a person accused of violence. Discuss blasphemy versus blessing in this context.

The study guide for this week's parashah, Meztora, discusses the impact that tzaraat has on the physical objects it touches.

The dangers of inappropriate speech are connected to the parashah, Metzora, the person stricken with leprosy.

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