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Sunday, May 15, 2011

LASHON HARA

8 IYAR 5771                                    
הלכות דעות פרק שביעי: הלכה ב
אי זהו רכיל זה שטוען דברים והולך מזה לזה ואומר כך אמר פלוני כך וכך שמעתי על פלוני אע"פ שהוא אמת הרי זה מחריב את העולם. יש עון גדול מזה עד מאד והוא בכלל לאו זה והוא לשון הרע והוא המספר בגנות חבירו אף על פי שאומר אמת. אבל האומר שקר נקרא מוציא שם רע על חבירו אבל בעל לשון הרע זה שיושב ואומר כך וכך עשה פלוני וכך וכך היו אבותיו וכך וכך שמעתי עליו ואמר דברים של גנאי על זה...
Who is a gossiper? One who collects information and [then] goes from person to person, saying: "This is what so and so said;" "This is what I heard about so and so." Even if the statements are true, they bring about the destruction of the world.

There is a much more serious sin than [gossip], which is also included in this prohibition: lashon horah, i.e., relating insulting facts about another person, even if they are true.

[Lashon horah does not refer to telling over false fact about someone;] that is called מוציא שם רע  publicize a lie about someone. Rather, one who speaks lashon horah is someone who sits and relates: "This is what so and so has done;" "His parents were such and such;" "This is what I have heard about him," telling negative things…

Let’s understand the text
  • WHAT IS רכילות? WHAT IS לשון הרע?   WHAT IS מוציא שם רע?
  • HOW ARE THEY ALL DIFFERENT? (GIVE AN EXAMPLE FOR EACH)
  • WHY IS לשון הרע WORSE THAN רכילות?

DISCUSS:
  • IS הרע לשון STILL BAD IF THE PERSON BEING SPOKEN ABOUT NEVER HEARS IT?
  • HOW CAN LASHON HARA BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, HINTING AND HAND MOTIONS?
  • HOW HAS TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS PHONES ,TEXTING AND INTERNET MADE SHMIRAT HALASHON HARDER?

The video below was viewed by our Middle School students. If you watch this video, try to think about and discuss the message it is trying to send.


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