Negative Speech (Lashon Hora)

Can you imagine a world bereft of evil talk, rumors, slander and gossip? What would it look like?

Tell your kids not to tell or tell them to always keep you up-to-date? First, let’s clarify the parameters of negative talk.

Learn some of the history of Lashon Hara (negative speech) in the Torah, the damage that it does in the world, and the power that it gives to Satan.

Words are empowering. Words encourage us to reach unbelievable goals. But words can also destroy. What will your words do?

The biblical skin discoloring of tzaraat was a consequence of spiritual failing, primarily due to lashon hara or gossip. Our words have extraordinary, far-reaching impact.

Understanding lashon hara, gossip, slander and other kinds of harmful speech. What kind of talk is forbidden and what kind is permitted.

Kabbalistically speaking, nothing is more powerful than speaking. Take a look inside the "peh" and you'll see the "bet" of creation.

What is the Torah’s message in ‘Emor’, which simply means to say and speak? It sounds quite generic, yet the instruction is powerful.

How to reconcile the fact that Tzaraas is the result of toxic speech, but only affects people who are spiritually evolved and immune to toxic behavior.