Lashon Hara
The Toothpaste Sacrifice
Like toothpaste, derogatory speech cannot be returned to the tube.
Harmful & Helpful Gossip
A feminist exploration of traditional teachings on gossip
The Connection And Stability Of Blessing
Parashat Beha'alotcha illustrates three paths of achieving meaning in life.
Words That Wound
The Rabbinic and Hasidic understandings of gossip focus on the impossibility of repairing the damage it causes.
Who Was the Chofetz Chayyim?
This influential 20th-century Jewish figure established his reputation first and foremost as an opponent of lashon hara, evil speech.
Gossip, Rumors and Lashon Hara (Evil Speech)
Every kind of trafficking in evil report or rumors—whether true or not—by carrying them from one person to another, or by relating unpleasant or harmful facts about another, is forbidden.