tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post598913529047728995..comments2024-03-28T02:08:17.990+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Chofetz Chaim:Why people speak lashon harahDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-83958145366997344392009-12-18T06:02:12.497+02:002009-12-18T06:02:12.497+02:00Maybe you could also have a post about the excepti...Maybe you could also have a post about the exceptions to lashon hara -- when is it permitted to say something negative about someone?<br /><br />Here's a (poorly sourced) start:<br /><br />"And if the lashon hara serves as a warning against the possibility of future harm, such communication is not only permissible, but, under certain conditions, compulsory."<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lashon_hara#Exceptionsyahunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-51626083386492652642009-12-17T16:15:26.461+02:002009-12-17T16:15:26.461+02:00Could it also just be that as human beings we make...Could it also just be that as human beings we make poor choices influenced by nothing more than our own failability. That the reason for the prohibition is because people, being people, just need to be taught right from wrong. Meanwhile, yetzer hara becomes an excuse for poor beahvior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com