Saturday, May 29, 2010

The reward for not accepting lashon hara

Hi,

"R’ Yochanan said: Why did Yeravam ben Yoash, king of Israel, merit to be numbered with the [righteous] kings of Yehudah [in Hosheia 1:1]?

"Because he did not accept harmful speech regarding Amos."

(Talmud, Pesachim 87b)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

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