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Power of Speech
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PART 10: HOW TO STOP LISTENING TO AND BELIEVING IN LOSHON HORA & RECHILUS
How does a person protect himself from listening to and believing in the Loshon Hora and Rechilus that he has heard? There are several useful techniques that everyone should utilize. Avoid people known to continuously speak Loshon Hora. Read More
PART 11: WHEN LOSHON HORA AND RECHILUS ARE PERMITTED
Until now we have been discussing three prohibitions. It is prohibited: To speak Loshon Hora because it is forbidden to damage another Jew (principle of damage). To speak Rechilus because it is forbidden to create direct hostility between two Jews (principle of hostility). Read More
PART 12: SUMMARY OF THE LAWS
The revelation of information that a person can anticipate will possibly lead to hurting or damaging the well-being of another Jew in any sense, physically, emotionally, financially, socially or spiritually... can the listener lose respect, even minimally, for the third party... Read More
PART 13: HOW TO REPENT FOR THE SIN OF LOSHON HORA AND RECHILUS
When a person speaks Loshon Hora or Rechilus, how does he repent for his sin? If the person can remember the incidents where he spoke sinfully, that is, if he remembers whom he spoke to and what he spoke about, then the first thing he should do is to try to undo... Read More
PART 14: THE TRUTH OF JEWISH SUFFERING
The information contained in this booklet is an eye-opener. We finally understand some of the major causes of Jewish suffering and tragedies. The Jewish people can be compared to a person with two legs. Both legs must be working in order to walk and move forward. The first leg is the observance of... Read More
PART 15: THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE FOR EVERY JEWISH COMMUNITY
Hashem created the world through the attribute of Justice. This means that humans, especially Jews, must create their own eternal destiny through their own efforts. To evaluate their performance, an accusing angel, the Satan, is assigned the task of overseeing... Read More
PART 16: "OUR FATHER, OUR KING"
There is a well-known tefillah which we say at certain times of the year that starts with the sentence, "Our father, our king, we have sinned before you." In this prayer, we, the Jewish people, refer to Hashem, both as our father and as our king. What is the meaning of these two titles, father and king? How are they different? Read More
PART 17: THE MOST POWERFUL PRAYER OF ALL
We clearly see that Hashem relates to us as both a father (mercy) and a king (justice). We also now see that we, the Jewish people, can control which of these two aspects will dominate by the way we interact with each other, that is, as a family or as strangers. Read More
PART 18: THE OBLIGATION TO USE THE POWER PRAYER TO REDEEM OTHER JEWS
The Torah prohibits the revelation of information that can create damage (Loshon Hora) or animosity (Rechilus). Both of these prohibitions relate to the speaker or the revealer of the information. The Torah also prohibits for one to listen to Loshon Hora and Rechilus or to believe what he hears as being absolutely... Read More
PART 19: THE MOST POWERFUL JEWISH COMMUNITY OF ALL
Who is the most powerful Jewish community of all? It is that community whose members are Torah observant Jews focusing on the diligent observance of all the commandments that relate to Hashem and to their fellow Jews. This would be the optimal circumstance. Minimally, however, there is another... Read More
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