by Louis Kraus | Nov 24, 2025 | Better Outcomes, Evil Speech/Verbal Abuse, Name Calling/Labeling
He does not understand or care about the negative power of the words he uses. The name calling and finger pointing he spews from his mouth dehumanizes people. And this causes all the violence in our world.
by Louis Kraus | Nov 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Who is the man who desires life and loves days that he may see the good? Guard your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit" (Psalms 34: 13-14) See the Let's Begin button for your first...
by Louis Kraus | Nov 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Torah obligates us to vocally recall the punishment Miriam received for speaking lashon-hara about Moshe. There were numerous factors that might have mitigated the gravity of Miriam sin and thus her punishment: (1) She spoke about her brother whom she loved dearly...
by Louis Kraus | Nov 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Torah obligates us to be equally considerate of the property and dignity of others as we are of our own. By speaking or listening to Evil Speech a person shows that he does not love the subject, definitely not to the degree that he loves himself. Although a person...
by Louis Kraus | Nov 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
This verse obligates us to give someone the benefit of the doubt when we see him performing an action that could be interpreted in his favor. If an average mitzvah observer does or says something and the chances of a favorable judgment and unfavorable judgment are...
