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Encyclopedia > Leshon hara

Leshon ha-Ra, or Loshon Hora, (the evil tongue in Hebrew) denotes gossip, slander, and defamation. The main prohibition against Leshon ha-Ra is mentioned in Leviticus 19:16 [1] (http://bible.ort.org/books/pentd2.asp?ACTION=displaypage&BOOK=3&CHAPTER=19) : "Do not go as a gossiper amongst your people". The definitive work on Leshon ha-Ra is the Chafetz Chayim by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (1873).


The Chafetz Chaim lists 31 mitzvot realting to speech mentioned in the Torah.


External links

  • A primer on how to raise our children to look at the positive and speak well about others (http://www.aish.com/family/mensch/Stopping_Lashon_Hara.asp)
  • 31 mitzvot of speech (http://www.torah.org/learning/halashon/intrcomm.html)
  • Hilchot Lashon Hara (L"H) (http://www.torah.org/learning/halashon/)
  • Negative Speech (Lashon Hora) | Chabad.org (http://www1.chabad.org/search/keyword.asp?kid=8321)
  • Lashon hara and dishonesty (http://jewish.com/page.php?do=page&cat_id=1010)
  • Finding Your Zivug or Mate Loshon Hora and Information-Seeking in Shidduchim (http://www.shemayisrael.com/rabbiforsythe/zivug/loshonhora.htm)

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Morsels of Hebrew Grammar (623 words)
It is possible that the Be'er Rechovot is right and Rashi is in error 'for we have found that even the early Amoraim erred in decisions on dinim and afterwards reversed themselves' (Sefer Chafetz Chaim, (19th cent.) Hil.
Leshon Hara 6:8 in addendum) but before accepting such a conclusion one should first check carefully.
First one must note that Rashi does not write that the Dagesh in the Shin indicates the dropping of the middle Mem; this is something that the Be'er Rechovot reads into Rashi (R' E. Mizrachi does similarly).
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