Judaism emerged as an answer to a series of questions:How can finite human beings be connected to an infinite God?How can they be connected to one another?The answer is through words,words the communicate bind.Loshon hora by poisoning language destroys the Judaic vision.When we speak disparagingly of others we diminish them.That is why why the Sages take loshon hora so seriously.Never take language lightly implies the Torah.It is as essential to our survival as te air we breathe.(For the rest of this divar torah look in Covenant and Conversation Vayikra pages 201-206)
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