The duty to rescue

Hi,

"Do not travel as a peddler [of tales] in your nation; do not stand by the blood of your neighbour [as it is shed]; I am Gd."

לא תלך רכיל בעמך לא תעמוד על דם רעך אני ד'

(Vayikra 19:16)

Have a great day,

Mordechai

Why is gossip prohibited?

Hi,

"Among the roots of this command [against gossip] is that Gd desires the good of His creations, and He instructed us in this so that there should be peace among us, as gossip is cause for quarreling and strife."

משרשי המצוה, כי ד' חפץ בטובת הבריות אשר ברא, וצונו בזה כדי להיות שלום בינינו, כי הרכילות סיבה לריב ומצה. 

(Sefer haChinuch, Mitzvah 236)

Have a great day,

Mordechai

Gossip

Hi,

"It is written [Leviticus 1:1], 'And Gd told Moshe... to tell the Jews.' We see from here that if a person tells you something, you may not repeat it until he tells you to repeat it."

(Talmud, Yoma 4b)

Have a great day,

Mordechai