Lashon Hara Archives - Our Rabbi Jesus https://ourrabbijesus.com/tag/lashon-hara/ His Jewish Life and Teaching Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:40:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 31550207 Gossip — I am Nobody’s Friend https://ourrabbijesus.com/gossip-nobodys-friend/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/gossip-nobodys-friend/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:16:11 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=4358 Lashon hara is the Hebrew phrase for the “evil tongue” and it refers to gossip, slander and all sorts of malicious speech. It was a source of great concern to rabbis down through the centuries, including Jesus. Below is a poem about gossip that is very wise.     Nobody’s Friend My name is Gossip. […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/gossip-nobodys-friend/feed/ 1 4358 Having a “Kosher Mouth” – A Talk I Gave https://ourrabbijesus.com/having-a-kosher-mouth-a-talk-i-gave/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/having-a-kosher-mouth-a-talk-i-gave/#respond Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:47:25 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=2454 Now that the elections are over, we’re all breathing a sigh of relief from the mud-slinging ads. Our ears were practically pickled in the brine of malicious words. This has been on my mind especially lately because I spoke at a conference last weekend on “How to Have a Kosher Mouth.” The talk was about […]

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