Questions tagged [loshon-hara]
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Is the Torah Lashon HaRah
Is it possible that the Torah could be considered Lashon HaRah? It describes personal information about both individuals and groups of people and documents their good, bad, and indifferent behaviours. This has lead to both praise and criticism of…
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Can loshen hara be "kashered" if it later turns out to save someone from a loss
Reuven weighs 500 lbs. To say that he is so is loshon hara.
However, later, a blind person who heard my loshon hara is in a small elevator. The blind person hears Reuven say "Hold the door, I, Reuven, am coming to the elevator"
The blind person can…
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Loshon ho'rah with a spouse
Can one speak loshon ho'rah with his wife if it is for the purpose of making small talk and showing interest in his wife in order to improve (or maintain ) shalom bayis?
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Does רבינו יונה hold that the source of the prohibition for Loshon Hora is אונאת דברים?
In the 3rd Shaar of Shaarei Teshuvah he gives a passuk in the Torah for each עבירה (sin). If so, why in #214 does he begin explaining Loshon Hora (LH) with the issur of אונאת דברים and an example there of (hurtful but private conversation with the…
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Is it loshon hara if its to yourself?
If one were to speak loshon hara to themsleves about someone, is it allowed? Of course it is not ideal, but if someone needed to talk to blow off steam, would it be something that is permissible?
Dov
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