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 »
Category: Slander (Lashon hara)
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »