Shel For The PublicSep 13, 2017

Hey friends it's your favorite Righteous Preacher of the Holy Word here to remind you Yet Again about Lashon Hara.

Lashon Hara is a despicable sin condemned by HaShem the god of the Jews. It is when you spread bad things about people which may be true but which have no useful or productive purpose to be brought up. The classic example is bringing up a mistake someone made a while back which they have since already apologized and atoned for, and have not made again. It hurts community and hinders learning

Show threadƓεɱɩoɠ :ca: :evergreen_tree:
@shel @c1t7 Pretty common thinking. The traditional punishments for either calumny (saying untrue sins about someone) or detraction (revealing true sins) are the same as actually committing the acts yourself. Maybe the Jews were first with it? I don't know. It does codify decent social behaviour though.
Sep 16, 2017 at 7:54pmWeb
Show threadShel For The PublicSep 16, 2017
@gemlog @c1t7 "revealing true sins" isn't hata it is doing so without useful purpose
Show threadƓεɱɩoɠ :ca: :evergreen_tree:Sep 16, 2017
@shel @c1t7 Better stated. That is a good distinction.