 The HalachaOne may not believe lashon hora, even if it’s spoken for a constructive purpose. If you see that the person you are speaking to will believe what you say, make a disclaimer that he shouldn’t rely on your word alone. |
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| The Halacha Sometimes, just listening with an open ear is an act of chessed and is considered to be a constructive purpose. |
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| The Halacha You have to reveal your purpose for asking, even if it means you might get a more measured response. If you don’t reveal your purpose, you are encouraging the other person to speak loshon hora, since he doesn’t know about your constructive purpose. |
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| The Halacha Both the speaker and the listener must have intentions for a constructive purpose. Even if your good intentions make it okay for you to listen, your friend doesn’t know that. He’s still speaking loshon hora. And since you are listening to him, you are enabling him to transgress, so you are also transgressing. |
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| The Halacha You may not even listen to words of loshon hora unless it is for a constructive purpose, and even then you may not believe the words you hear. |
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| The Halacha The mitzvah of rebuke is only when you think it might help. No one likes being told that they’re doing something that they know is wrong. If it seems clear that your rebuke will fall on deaf ears, you’re better off not saying anything. If someone is clearly unaware of the prohibition, and you feel he might be receptive, then you may share with him this beautiful part of the Torah’s wisdom. |
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| The HalachaThere are 5 criteria that must be met before you can say that a business overcharges: 1. You must know the information firsthand 2. The lower priced merchandise must be of comparable quality 3. You must be sure the lower priced merchandise is not stolen or an illegal knockoff 4. You must not imply anything negative about the merchant that charges higher prices 5. Your information must be intended for someone who is actually considering making a purchase |
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| The Halacha Before speaking for a constructive purpose, you must first speak to the perpetrator and try to remedy the situation that way. If after speaking to him directly, the situation doesn’t improve, then you may tell. |
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| The Halacha When someone tells you something negative for a constructive purpose, you still cannot accept it as fact. You need to check out the facts for yourself before taking action. |
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| The Halacha Before speaking for a constructive purpose, one must be sure that his motives are purely to help and that he does not have any negative feelings towards the person he is speaking about. If he does, he must rid himself of those feelings before speaking. If this is difficult, one should refer the questioner to a more neutral source. |
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