4. Be kind to yourself. Speaking badly even about yourself is unethical.
הלכות שמירת הלשון Helping one’s fellow to improve his charcter also falls within the realm of toeles, constructive purpose. If an acquaintance requires…
Even where it is permissible to speak negatively for a constructive purpose, one must avoid insincere flattery. It is forbidden…
Based on the rules we have just studied, the rules of loshon hora vis-a-vis the totally non-observant Jew become clear.…
Traditionally, Jewish communities have used social pressure in dealing with the publicly observant whose private behavior includes blatant violation of…
A rebel due to temptation is someone who regularly submits to temptation in violating a specific mitzvah. While the prohibition…
In the case of a habitual sinner who ignores a particular commandment altogether, one is to assume that even a…
If a person whose actions may have involved a given transgression is known to commit that particular sin at least…
Before assuming that a person’s actions merit tochachah, reproof, one must be absolutely certain that he has, in fact, sinned.…
The first category of constructive purpose is to help the person about whom one is speaking. There is a tendency…
It is permissible to speak negatively about a person: (1) to help the person, or (2) to help anyone victimized…