Category Archives: Shmiras Haloshon

Purity of Speech

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The awesome sanctity of Torah is an unchanging fact; the greater the purity of one’s speech, the more he is bound up with the light of the Torah he learns. ~ The Chofetz Chaim

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Needs the Prayers of Others

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The Zohar states that “the prayer of one who speaks loshon hara will not come before the Holy One, Blessed be He, for a ruach tamei (impure spirit) hovers over it.”  The Chofetz Chaim explains that the metzora (one who … Continue reading →

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Training Children

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Emuna Daily

As with any mitzvah, a child should be trained to avoid speaking loshon hora as soon as he reaches the age of understanding in this regard.  It is common for children to denigrate the food they are served, causing hurt … Continue reading →

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Loving one’s Neighbor as Oneself

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Upon consideration, we find that the fulfillment of the obligation to judge people favorably and the obligation to guard one’s tongue, are dependent upon the mitzvah of “loving one’s neighbor as oneself.”  If one truly loves his neighbor, he will … Continue reading →

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Interrupt with Zmiros

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The Chofetz Chayim’s son wrote that whenever the Chofetz Chayim saw that someone was beginning to speak loshon hora at the Shabbos table, he would announce that it was time to sing zmiros (Shabbos songs) so as to interrupt them. … Continue reading →

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The Gossiper

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Regarding the gossiper does Hashem say: “He and I cannot dwell together in this world.” ~ Talmud Arachin 15b

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Past Misbehavior

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Emuna Daily

You are forbidden to belittle someone by telling others about his family’s misbehavior or his own past misbehavior, especially when he presently behaves properly. ~ Guard Your Tongue

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Judgment was Sealed

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The judgment against our ancestors in the desert was sealed only because of loshon horah. ~ Talmud Arachain 15a

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Breeding Unhappiness

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Loshon hora breeds unhappiness in the speaker.  The momentary gratification of engaging in gossip is far outweighed by the damage loshon hora does to one’s perception of the world.  A speaker of loshon hora trains himself in bitterness and complaining.  … Continue reading →

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Even Worse

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Emuna Daily

A person who listens to loshon horah is worse than the one who recites it. ~ Talmud Pesachim 118a

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