The eight part in our ongoing series on shemiras halashon by Mrs. Tova Younger. Another concept that serves as a deterrent to speaking lashon hara (prohibited slanderous speech) is some […]
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This is the seventh installation of our ongoing series on shemiras halashon by Mrs. Tova Younger. Have a topic in your back pocket all the time and be prepared to […]
The sixth installation in our ongoing series on shmiras halashon by Mrs. Tova Younger. An important part of keeping the laws is reviewing the particulars of the law daily. There […]
This is the fifth tip in our series on shmiras halashon by Mrs. Tova Younger. Rather than waste precious time discussing people, use your time wisely to gain mitzvos. Share […]
The fourth tip in our series on shmiras halashon by Mrs. Tova Younger. If you have trained yourself to judge favorably, you’ll be your very own best lawyer! When our […]
The third installment in our ongoing series on shmiras halashon by Mrs. Tova Younger. Motivate yourself to stop and deliberate before responding to comments. “Put brain in motion before putting […]
The second tip in our series on shmiras halashon by Mrs. Tova Younger. Before relating something negative, how about using the incident as a mirror; ask yourself, “Why did Hashem […]
First tip in our new series by Tova Younger on shmiras halashon: Start off by praying. At the end of every Shemoneh Esrei prayer (the silent prayer with 19 blessings […]
The laws of permissible speech are numerous and complex and this series will not attempt to catalogue them. (For that, we recommend the works of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, better […]
