Lashon Hara
If ‘Trolling’ Is A Symptom, Have We All Become Infected?
Last week, as I began my annual exploration of Jewish ethical wisdom on the use of speech, or lashon hara, I ...
Is Gossip Always Evil?
It’s pretty clear that Judaism doesn’t like the idea of gossip. In fact, the Hebrew phrase for gossip is “lashon hara,” “the ...
A Time to be Silent and a Time to Speak
“There is a time to be silent and a time to speak.” So says the author of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) in a ...
Free Speech vs Good Speech
Women and women’s rights have received a lot of attention in politics and media in recent weeks. March is Women’s ...