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Lashon hara

Question: I try to be careful to always avoid lashon hara, but I’m not sure about something I recently said. A friend of mine follows a certain Rabbi who holds… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
23/02/2021
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Tefilla Btzibbur and Rechilus

Question: I attend a shul where there is a small minyan, often only ten people. It is very important to me that all ten should be davening in order to… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora Tefilla B'tzibur
21/02/2021
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Speaking Loshon Horah about a non yiras Shamayim

Question: Gut vog, In Sefer “Chofetz Chaim” perek 4, halacha 7, the Chofetz Chaim says that “if a person has no yiras shamayim and is consistently on the wrong path… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
09/02/2021
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Lashon Hara question

Question: Rabbi, I know Lashon Hara is a sin. Is one allowed to say unkind things about cruel people (like Hitler, Alfred Rosenberg, Goebbels, etc)? Like ridicule and say unkind… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
28/01/2021
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Lashon hora about gedoliim

Question: Is it lashon hara to publicize that a certain adam gadol follows certain leniencies in halacha (the reason one is doing so is to suggest to another that it… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
25/01/2021
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Loshon hora

Question: Is one able to get hundreds of לבין if he spoke to hundreds of people? I’m a bit confused, because if he can get hundreds of לבין in one… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
15/01/2021
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Lashon Hara about a yeshiva

Question: If my brother knows that I work in a certain mainstream Yeshiva and I tell him there was a boy that was caught doing drugs in Yeshiva today and… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara)
10/01/2021
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Being blamed for something work colleague did – can one reveal the truth?

Question: My boss assumed I was at fault for a certain issue – in fact, it was my fellow worker’s fault. Am I allowed to clear my name by saying… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara)
06/01/2021
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Rating a Jewish company/product

Question: Is it Lashon Harah to rate a Jewish owned company/product with a rating less than 5 stars? (4 stars?) If yes, would one have to be mevarer to see… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
24/12/2020
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Shmiras Halashon & Discsussing Feelings

Question: To the Posek, I live in a VERY small Jewish community. The way the Rav’s wife dresses bothers me; the standards of tznius are possibly borderline from my perspective… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
23/12/2020
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Lashon Hora spoken about a group of people – continued

Question: Thank you for answering my question (https://dinonline.org/?p=59287). I had a follow up question, I was under the impression that if a person spoke loshon hora one of the things… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara)
01/11/2020
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Lashon Hora spoken about a group of people

Question: Hello, If I accidentally spoke lashon hora about a group of people, to a group of people and I am unsure if this may have changed some of the… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara)
01/11/2020
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Private information about our daughter

Question: My 16 year old daughter becomes a bit moody at her ‘time of the month’ which of course is very common. My daughter is comfortable discussing these issues with… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
25/10/2020
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Lashon hara to share Yelp Reviews with business partner

Question: Hi if there’s a Jewish owned company, and your partner wants to make a significant purchase from them, and you happen to look on Yelp and see that there… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara)
22/10/2020
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Revealing the reason for divorce

Question: My daughter was married a few months and then divorced. It’s many years later and she has trouble getting dates as we won’t say why. Part of why is… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara)
20/10/2020
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Shadchan and Lashon Hora

Question: I’m a shadchan and another matchmaker told me that she found out something very disturbing about one of the singles that I work with. She wants to tell me… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
04/09/2020
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Known Loshon Hora

Question: If a married man is arrested for…. and it’s on the news and I tell someone about it but don’t say any names they go on their own and… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
02/09/2020
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The extent of Rechilus

Question: Why does the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (30-1) start by giving the case of Doeg relating to Shaul HaMelech that Achimelech gave Dovid bread and a sword? It was true… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora rechilus
24/06/2020
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Loshon Hora and Shiduchim

Question: I am asked about a boy for a possible shidduch. I “heard” he has OCD problems, although not manifest and I have not personally seen it when I have… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
16/06/2020
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loshon hora

Question: My friend needs a handyman to do the exact same thing that I had him fix last week. The handyman did a very poor, and messy job. I was… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
16/06/2020
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Lashon hara about the sins of people in the Torah

Question: B”H Thank you so much for your help. My question is: is it considered lashon hara or slander to talk about behaviors of people mentioned in the Torah, for… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
11/06/2020
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lashon hara?

Question: B”H Thank you so much for your help, it is sincerely appreciated. If a father asks daughter 1 if she spoke with daughter 2 and daughter 1 says no,… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
08/06/2020
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Question on informing

Question: B”H Thank you. Someone who is not Jewish was working in a building and seemed to make “romantic” gestures toward a resident (the Jewish resident did make the mistake… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
27/05/2020
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lashon hara

Question: I was discussing with another bachur who we can go to for a Shabbos seuda. When the name of a certain person came up, I said that I won’t… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara)
16/05/2020
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Is tweeting bad things about a Jew not allowed?

Question: Dear Rabbis, I have a question that touches upon the spheres of journalism and lashon hara. I recently watched an excellent Netflix program which paints a rather unflattering picture… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora slander
28/04/2020
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Listening to lashon hara

Question: If a person hears lashon hara while davening Shemoneh Esrei, may/ should he walk away from there so that he can’t hear? If I hear lashon hara while getting… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara)
02/03/2020
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Answering lashon hora to doctor

Question: When a person goes to a doctor, and the doctor asks “Who was the previous doctor who treated you?” and I know that once I tell him who the… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara)
28/02/2020
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Discourage someone to buy a business when it’s to my benefit

Question: If I know a piece of information that my competitors which is false to a potential buyer, am I allowed to let that buyer know when it’s to my… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
27/02/2020
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Hilchas Lashon harA

Question: If s/o posted in general on text group if a/o knows if dr X is good-& I know that he is cuz he helped Bh few family members ,b… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
21/01/2020
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Civil complaints secular israeli companies

Question: I recall two cases in the past regarding an Israeli Cell Phone Company and and Israeli Bank (Both are large, publicly traded companies–i think the cell phone was majority… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) Business slander
23/12/2019
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rechilus against rav

Question: On Sukkos I was in a shul and I asked the rav for wine so that I could make Kiddush in the sukkah. The rav gave me some wine…. Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
11/12/2019
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making amends for lashon hara part 2

Question: continuation of previous asked question.(not sure this one should be posted): few questions about your answer: a) when you say in the place of the comment, how specific is… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora tehuvah
02/12/2019
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Listening to Lashon Hara

Question: Shalom, My frum boss recently said something that was blatantly lashon hara and for no purpose at all when he made a negative judgement of another frum jew. He… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
13/11/2019
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lashon hara

Question: Is it lashon hara to discuss with one’s friends certain aspects of a minyan that one attends that one finds unacceptable, in order to decide if he should continue… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
02/11/2019
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lashon hara : clarifying question

Question: Hello, Thanks for your help. I wanted to clarify my previous question. Is asking someone to repeat the name of the person they spoke lashon hara about considered lashon… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
29/10/2019
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lashon hara : asking to repeat

Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. My question deals with lashon hara. If someone said something that is lashon hara in a conversation, and the other person heard it,… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
29/10/2019
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accidental lashon hara?

Question: Hello, Thanks so much for your help. I was recently at a restaurant and the person I was with began speaking with a family near us. He was speaking… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
29/09/2019
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Lashon Hara Bal Teshuva

Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. My question is: Is it lashon hara for a bal teshuva to say in social settings that they are a bal teshuva, or… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
25/09/2019
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Lashon Hara on a Non Jew

Question: Is it permitted to speak Lashon Hara about a Non-Jew, i.e. “The President of blank country is a very mean person” ? Answer: Lashon Hora does not apply to… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
25/09/2019
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Giving a description

Question: Is it Lashon Hara and/or wrong to describe a person, yeshiva, or shul as ‘out of town’. (Not for Shidduchim purposes). Thank You! Answer: It depends on the circumstances… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
30/08/2019
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Can I sell/distribute newspapers if they may have Lashon Hara in them?

Question: Can I sell/distribute newspapers or jewish magazines if they may have articles with Lashon Hara in them? Answer: We can assume that kosher newspapers are careful about these halachos,… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
18/08/2019
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Is this lashon hara (a sin) or t’oles (mitzvah)?

Question: Hello, Thank you so much for your help. My question is regarding if something is lashon hara. I prefaced the question to my friend who is a Rebbetzin saying… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
06/08/2019
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Is it considered loshon hora to mention that someone cried (a woman)?

Question: Someone acted negatively to someone and caused them to cry. While rebuking the culprit, I mentioned that they caused the other person to cry. I later regretted mentioning that…. Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
30/07/2019
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Discussing teacher with husband

Question: Thank you for this incredible service and harbatzas hatorah! It is halachically permitted for me to discuss my son’s teacher with my husband if there is not a specific… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
18/07/2019
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Conversations with husband – Toeles?

Question: My mother in law is coming to town. I dont like how she intereacts with our kids sometimes. I want to know if I can halachically discuss my discomforts… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
08/07/2019
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Informing regarding wrong item sent

Question: Hello, Thank you so much for your help, it is sincerely appreciated. I recently ordered something online and the wrong item was sent (there were two color options and… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
25/06/2019
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loshon hora and shidduchim

Question: The חפץ חיים writes מותר to ask people about this בחור in תורה, if he did not ask you directly, he just said tell me about this and this… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
21/06/2019
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loshon hora

Question: If a בחור took off the door of his principle’s office before Purim, and now the Yeshiva is trying to figure out who did it, and the only one… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara)
21/06/2019
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Sharing negative impression with husband

Question: Lichvod Harav We are considering playgroup options for our child and I’ve met several people with playgroups. Can I discuss my impressions with my husband openly even if it… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
21/06/2019
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Possible lashon hara in blog comments and what to do exactly?

Question: Shalom aleichem kavod harav, I’m a middle-aged woman with a frum blog featuring articles relating to emuna & charedi politics & social issues from a frum perspective. I have a very… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora
16/06/2019
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