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Gossip is called lashon hara, “the evil tongue,” and the rabbis believed it to be one of the worst crimes against society.
The Ten Commandments David Hazony 2010
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This passage and others give rise to an extended rabbinic discussion on the nature of disparaging speech lashon ha-ra.
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie: The Religious Case For Less Civility And More Passion Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie 2011
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This passage and others give rise to an extended rabbinic discussion on the nature of disparaging speech lashon ha-ra.
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie: The Religious Case For Less Civility And More Passion Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie 2011
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This passage and others give rise to an extended rabbinic discussion on the nature of disparaging speech lashon ha-ra.
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie: The Religious Case For Less Civility And More Passion Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie 2011
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This passage and others give rise to an extended rabbinic discussion on the nature of disparaging speech lashon ha-ra.
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie: The Religious Case For Less Civility And More Passion Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie 2011
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The rabbi told Goldman the paper was filth, lashon hara.
Josh Fleet: Is Journalism Kosher? Josh Fleet 2010
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And the Talmud, the Jewish oral tradition that was later written down in the face of exile and fills in many of the missing details of the Five Books of Moses through stories about people, is that also lashon hara?
Josh Fleet: Is Journalism Kosher? Josh Fleet 2010
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The guy who wrote the book about such evil speech, Rabbi Israel Meir Kagan 1838 - 1933, and is referred to by the name of that book, Chofetz Chaim, said that lashon harah harms three people: the speaker, the listener and the one who is the subject of the gossip.
Josh Fleet: Is Journalism Kosher? Josh Fleet 2010
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We must not hide behind worries of protecting the supposedly unjustly accused or concern about lashon harah (speaking ill of a fellow human being) or bringing shame upon our community.
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We must not hide behind worries of protecting the supposedly unjustly accused or concern about lashon harah (speaking ill of a fellow human being) or bringing shame upon our community.
Brad Hirschfield: Abusing Children: Not Just For Catholic Priests 2010
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