On the Values of Silicon Valley

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people; and you are not to [a]jeopardize the [b]life of your neighbor. I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:16 NASB Slanderer – Leviticus 19:16 is the foundation for the prohibition against lashon hara.  What is lashon hara?  “Lashon Hara is any derogatory or damaging statement against an individual. In Hilchot Deot 7:5,…

Lashon Ha’ra

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Nevertheless they flattered him with their mouth, and they lied to him with their tongues. Psalm 78:36 (Hebrew World translation) Tongues – The psalmist observes that people return to God in adversity.  When they have emptiness, years of trouble and death, they flock to the Almighty for comfort and help.  They remember that God is…