Category: Evil Speech/Verbal Abuse
What is the effect of finger pointing and name calling?
Does Mr. Trump Realize What He Is Doing? When we resort to finger-pointing and name-calling, we are essentially throwing up an immediate roadblock to any meaningful communication. In the framework of effective communication,...
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He does not understand or care about the negative power of the words he uses. The name calling and finger pointing he spews from his mouth dehumanizes people. And this causes all the violence in our world.
Read MorePositive Commandment 4 “If your brother be waxen poor and his means fail him when he is with you, then you shall uphold him” (Leviticus 25:35)
The Torah obligates us to give financial aid to a fellow Jew in order to prevent his becoming poor. This could be in the form of a grant, a loan, or some other source of income. If you relate The Torah obligates us to give...
Read MorePositive Commandment 5 “You shall rebuke your neighbor” (Leviticus 19:17)
If someone tells you Evil Speech, and instead of rebuking him to assist him by listening to his narrative, violate this command. It is important to remember that rebuke should be administered as soon as you realize that the...
Read MorePositive Commandment 6 “To him you shall cleave” (Leviticus 10:20)
This commandment requires us to keep in the company of learned people so that we should learn from their example If you forsake their company to join a group of people speaking Evil Speech, you violate this commandment.
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“YOU SHALL NOT GO ABOUT AS A TALEBEARER AMONG YOUR PEOPLE” (LEVITICUS 19:16)
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“BEFORE THE BLIND DO NOT PUT A STUMBLING BLOCK” (Leviticus 19:14) This verse prohibits us from placing a spiritual stumbling-block in the path of others. If someone causes another to sin, he violates this...
Read More10.”One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity or for any sin” (Dvorim 19:15)
If a solitary witness testifies against someone before a Bais Din (Jewish Court) in a nonfinancial matter, violates this prohibition besides being guilty of speaking Lashon-Hora/Evil Speech. In financial matters the testimony of...
Read MoreTalking to Kids about Politics
I went to the library recently and found this article in USA Today. As I have an interest in politics and communication I decided to write this blog post. It starts with the idea that “Political leaders bullying makes our kids...
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Words Matter “When we think we are using language, language is using us. As linguist Dwight Bollinger put it (employing a military metaphor), language is like a loaded gun: It can be fired intentionally but it can wound or kill...
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10 Steps to Eliminate Evil Speech/Verbal Abuse Criticism, derogatory, disparaging, belittling...
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