Today’s Talmud page, Makkot 23, issues a stern warning against lashon harah, or “malicious speech.” But, hey, we all gossip—so what’s so bad about that, anyway? And what great arguments did the rabbis give to convince us to think before we open our mouths? Listen and find out.
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