Lashon Hara
Vayeshev – Making of a leader
Why does the Torah stress that Yosef brought a negative report of his brothers to his father? Why does the midrash stress that all of his travails were a result of specifically this negative report? What is the meaning of the brothers’ statement to Yosef, ‘Will you be king over us?’ Why is Yosef held…
Read MoreMetzora – Unconditional love
In light of the destructive effect of Lashon Hara, we discuss the healing power of unconditional love, in this week’s parsha podcast. Running time: 16:48
Read MoreTazria – Milah, circumcision and words
What is the connection between the concept of circumcision and Lashon Hara, destructive speech? What is the power of words? Why is Man referred to as a ‘speaking spirit?’ Why does the Torah want us to constantly be speaking words of Torah? What does it mean that circumcision pushes away spiritual leprosy? Find out in…
Read MoreTazria-Metzorah – The Metzorah/Niddah connection
Why do we mainly find this unusual sickness in regards to the concept of lashon hara – forbidden speech? Why does this sickness cover the skin? Why do we find that this sickness can also be found on one’s house and clothing? Why is the Kohen the one who is in charge of this evaluation?…
Read MoreRibono – strength through song
I must say that I was not sure if there would be much response to my anti-Loshon-Hara drive, and I was scared to look at my stats to see how many people downloaded Rav Kessin’s shiur. I was truly impressed at the amount of response that it actually got. If you haven’t yet heard it,…
Read MoreMoshiach, now? part III
I took the four parts of Rav Kessin’s shiur (see previous post) and combined them into one mp3. The total running time is 1 hr. 50 mins. This is a shiur that will change your outlook and really give you a deeper understanding of what is going on. http://www.arigoldwag.com/Rav Mendel Kessin on LH.mp3 Again, you…
Read MoreMoshiach, now? part II
You know, I don’t think there is anyone who will say that we aren’t in a very significant moment in history. As I have said in the past, I do not like to make predictions, and the main reason is because predictions for the near future look rather silly when they do not come true.…
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