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i.e., Rabba bar Rav Huna says: Any matter that was said in the presence of 3 people does not have the status of lashon hara if one subsequently repeats it. What is the reason? The reason is that your friend has a friend, and your friend’s friend has a friend. Once the information has been stated i
The Talmud continues its discussion of good and bad speech. When Rav Dimi came from Eretz Yisrael to Babylonia he said: What is the meaning of that which is written: “He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him” (Proverbs 27:14)? For
Similarly, Rav Dimi, the brother of Rav Safra, teaches: A person should never speak about the goodness of another in the presence of others, as through speaking about his goodness he will come to speak about him in a derogatory manner, as he will eventually note the exceptions to his goodness, or hi
There are those who say that Rav Dimi did not actually make this statement himself. Rather, the following incident occurred: Rav Dimi, the brother of Rav Safra, was ill. Rav Safra went in to inquire about his condition. Rav Dimi said to those present: I have blessing and merit coming to me, as I hav
§ R' Shmuel bar Naḥmani says that R' Yoḥanan says: Leprous marks come and afflict a person for 7 sinful matters: For lashon hara, for murder, for an oath taken in vain, for forbidden sex, for arrogance, for theft, and for stinginess.