Introduction to Judaism/Lashon Hara

Overview

Lashon Harah (לשון הרע,gossip) is the act of speaking about someone behind their back. A common misconception about Lashon Harah is that it is when a person speaks wrongly about someone, but Lashon Harah can be speaking about someone behind their back in any way, even in a positive manner, as it is considered the speaker is drawing unwanted attention to their subject, and this attention even if positive in content could portray the subject - and the speaker - in a negative light.

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