Lashon ha'Ra as Homicide-Suicide (Hilchos Deios 7:3)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 21 minutesSynopsis: This afternoon (4/26/23), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we focused on Chazal's statement cited by the Rambam that "lashon ha'ra kills three people: the one who says it, the one who accepts it, and the one about whom it is said - and the one who accepts it more than the one who says it." We looked up the source in the Gemara, got confused by Rashi, came up with our own approach, solicited some help from the Yad Peshutah, and ended with a tshuvah from the Rambam (extracted from genizah) about a "cancel culture" case, which led to a bit of a heated disagreement among those of us who were present.-----מקורות:רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ז:גיד פשוטהערכין דף טו עמוד אשבת דף נו עמוד בתשובות הרמב"ם הקשורות למשנה תורה דעות ז:גhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect -----This week's Torah content has been sponsored by my dad in loving memory of our friend, Alan Woog (a"h), who took his final breath on April 18th, just a little shy of his 99th birthday. It has been a privilege to learn with him and from him over the course of these past ten years, and although we will all miss him, we are grateful that he is no longer in pain.-----If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.-----If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comBlog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel