4. Be kind to yourself. Speaking badly even about yourself is unethical.
הלכות שמירת הלשון When someone starts eating a meal of bread and did not have intention to continue the meal in a second…
1/22/08 Message: It is permissible to inform friends and neighbors of a store where they can obtain items of better…
1/22/08 Message: It is permissible to warn people that a product is dangerous – that is, if the warning is…
1/22/08 Message: A most sensitive area of constructive speech is that of kashrus. Raising doubts regarding the reliability of a…
1/22/08 Message: Yet another situation where negative speech may be in order is where one is the victim of false…
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Finally, a teacher must be careful not to cause his student undue harm. Halachah permits a teacher to strike a…
The second category of constructive purpose is to help those who are being (or have been) adversely affected by the…
The torah requires that monetary disputes be adjudicated by a beis din, rabbinical court. It is permissible to exert social…
We have seen that it it permissible to use certain forms of social pressure to persuade an individual to come…