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,…

Slanderer

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor, I am the LORD.”  Leviticus 19:16 Slanderer – The trial of Jesus was a trial of slander.  The conspirators attempted to do Jesus more than physical harm.  They attempted to permanently damage…