Questions tagged [speech-talking]
speech, verbalization
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How do you do teshuva for saying lashon hara about someone that already passed away?
If someone might have said lashon hara by mistake unintentionally and quickly said something good, and the subject passed away. How can one do teshuvah?
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Hearing kiddush from someone who mumbles [closed]
If one is invited to someones house on shabbat and they are being yotzeh kiddush with someone they know mumbles the words ,but they can't make their own kiddush for whatever reason (only enough wine ...
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What happens with the blessings if a mute is called for a Torah aliyah?
A person called for an aliyah LeTorah makes a blessing before and after the reading.
As I recall, the original custom (mentioned in Talmud Megilla 21b) was to have the Cohen make the staring blessing ...
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Was the universe created by soundwaves?
Was the universe created by soundwaves?
Hashem said in Genesis: Let there be light.
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Using hebrew as a day-to-day language
I've heard that many Rabbis (including the Lubavitcher Rebbe) say that one shouldn't use Lashon Hakodesh (hebrew) as a daily language, because hebrew is too holy for mundane speech. It sounds very ...
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was only the serpent able to speak?
In Genesis we find the serpent is described as the most cunning of all animals.
He is not desccribed as the only one who can speak. does this mean other primordial animals could also speak?
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Equal volume when doing birkat kohanim with a microphone
I attended a musical davening this week, and to accommodate the large crowd, the chazzan wore a microphone. The kohanim however did not. The result of this was that the chazzan's voice ended up much ...
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How can one kill the habit of speaking profanity?
Saying curse words, if I am not mistaken, is in the category of nivul peh.
For someone that is used to using curse words, what steps can he take to avoid this transgression?
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Is reading the word “G-d” out loud from a secular text a violation of Shem Shamayim l'Vatalah?
For those who are careful not to say "G-d" in their casual conversation, would reading the name "G-d" aloud from a piece of non-religious text that one was asked to read aloud be a violation of this ...
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Earliest Sources To Avoid Pronouncing the Name 'Samael'
What are the earliest explicit sources that reference the practice of not pronouncing the name 'Samael'?
I ask since I have heard many people doing this. It is referenced here: http://www.yeshiva.org....
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Why was it so important for Hashem to create the 'mouth' of the ass
We read in Balak that the ass 'spoke' to Bilaam. This was a special miracle that an ass could speak, made during the six days of creation.
Hashem doesn't make miracles for nothing. What is the great ...
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Speech After Recitation of HaMapil
What do halachic sources say regarding speech after the nocturnal blessing of HaMapil?
Of particular (but not exclusive) interest are the earliest sources that prohibit speech after the recitation.
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The blessing for not talking in shul
I read in תוכחת חיים that , "One who is careful not to speak in shul during davening will he blessed to see children, long life, great success, and will NOT suffer the pains of Gehinnom. He will never ...
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Loshon hara to a therapist
Is saying things that would otherwise be considered loshon hara permitted in the context of mental health therapy?
I am not familiar with the details of therapeutic schools, but I understand that ...
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Is cursing allowed in Judaism? [duplicate]
Klala is translated as curse, but that means when one curses someone to die or curses God or his parents, hamekalel aviv v'imo mot yumat.
but would that imply that cursing vulgarities is permitted?
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Speaking lashon hara about someone who does not mind
Is it permitted to say negative things about someone when the person spoken about says that he does not mind and does not care if people speak negatively about him?
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What does יוציא בשפתיו mean?
The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 62:3) rules that one fulfills the mitzvah of Keri'at Shema even if he did not hear the words that he has said--with one condition:
צריך להשמיע לאזנו מה שמוציא בפיו, ...
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Do the laws of shmirat ha-lashon and the principle of diyyun le-khaf zekhut protect criminals?
I have heard many times people use the laws of shemirath ha-lashon and the principle of diyyun le-khaf zekhuth almost as an excuse to ignore crimes of theft, molestation, et al among religious people.
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Hebrew being Lashon HaKodesh, is the inclusion and exclusion of certain phonemes and sounds in the language significant?
For instance, the English sounds of "J", "W","Th", and "Ch" are for the most part unused in Hebrew. Although as an exception, I've seen a Yemenite Chazan use some of these sounds while reading the ...
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Emotional distress with the overly sensitive
From the website dinonline:
The Torah teaches: “When you sell something to your fellow, or buy
from your fellow, do no wrong one man his fellow” (Vayikra 25:14). In
a subsequent verse, the ...
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Is it ok to Text After Kriyat Shema al Hamita?
Is it okay to text after saying kriyat shema al hamita?
You're not supposed to talk afterward, as it says:
Tremble and sin not. Reflect in your hearts while on your beds, and be utterly silent.
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What should you do if you accidentally talk between Al Netilas Yadayim and Hamotzi?
Assuming one has the minhag not to speak between netilas yadayim and hamotzi...What should one do if one accidentally speaks during this time?
Should one wash again? With or without a blessing?
--Or ...
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Does determining the proper action in scenario X count towards Talmud Torah? [closed]
Say you are about to perform some action. You then realize that there might be some halachic issues involved. You begin to enter a thought process about what is the halachically right thing to do.
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The “nu” clause
The accepted Halacha is that one should not interrupt with unnecessary speech between the blessing on washing hands and making Hamotzi. There are other situations where talking is prohibited or ...
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Why say Adam listened to Eve if she merely gave him fruit?
In Genesis 3 Eve simply hands over to Adam the forbidden fruit. If this is so, then why did G-d say "because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree"?
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What's the point of a מתורגמן if he doesn't speak louder than the original person?
Rambam, Hilchot Tefilah 12:11 talks about the מתורגמן, a translator who would translate the Torah into Aramaic during the reading. He says that neither the reader nor the translator may be louder than ...
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What if a statement is vocalized as a question?
When making a statement or declaration, such as "i'm making a kinyan for Ploni", must it be vocalized as a statement, or can it sound like a question (raising the tone at the end a little; hopefully ...
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To what extent can a man talk to women?
Is a man allowed to talk to a woman for non shidduch/business purposes? Which halacha could I look up to get more info on this?
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Is a beracha given in writing effective?
To whatever extent giving someone a beracha is effective, does a beracha given in writing have the same effect? Is the efficacy of the beracha somehow tied specifically to speech?
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Can you say kaddish if some of the 10 people in the minyan are forbidden from answering?
If there are exactly 10 people in a minyan and one or more are forbidden from answering kaddish at that moment, is kaddish allowed to be recited? Examples of such a situation may include if someone is ...
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Rav Ovadiah and talking in a shul or beis medrash delays the Geulah
Rav Ovadiah zt”l says, “Talking in a shul or beis medrash (during tefillah) delays the Geulah.”
He bring it down in the Yabe’ah Omer 1:10:11. I don't know what what 1:10:11 stands for.
Can someone ...
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Time, Place and Speak
I heard from someone that מזל stands for מקום זמן לשון, (there is a) place (and) time (to) speak. Do you where this idea comes from?
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Loshon hara against non-Jews?
It would seem to be ethically(1) and Jewishly(2) inadvisable--but is there actually a halacha against speaking loshon hara about non-Jews?
Related: Loshon Hara against public Jewish and non-Jewish ...
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when is shushing in a shul permited, when forbiden and when obligated
In my shul there is someone who shushes people that talk.
He believes that he is obligated to do this.
I understand that there is a prohibition against embarrassing people publicly and that sometimes ...
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Shul and the Divine Presence
Someone told me that when people are talking during davening it causes the Divine Presence to leave or depart from a shul. Is there a halachic source for this?
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Laws regarding excessive conversation while dating
In speaking with a friend regarding conversation between men and women who are dating, this is what they said:
So I asked someone who knows about these things and she said that it originates from ...
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talking after washing
If one talked after washing does he have wash again and is it a hefseik?
Where in halachah is it stated that one should preferably not talk after washing?
I read that the only time you need to wash ...
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Snakes talking?
I am wondering why snakes no longer talk. The Lord punished the serpent by making him crawl on his belly and eat dust, and be at odds with Eve's offspring, but it does not mention taking away the ...
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How does Silence lead to wisdom
In pirkei avot it says that silence is an ingredient to becoming wise. (ch.6 "Torah is acquired with forty-eight qualities....minimizing talk")
how does keeping silent make a person wiser?
It also ...
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How was Moses able to speak to at least 600,000 people?
The book of Exodus says that Israelites had 600,000 men of fighting age. And often it has paragraphs like this:
Exodus 35:4 (JPS):
And Moses spoke unto all the congregation of the children of ...
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What does it mean to take God's name in vain?
What does it mean to take God's name in vain? From the Jewish perspective. I struggle with the worldly interpretation and my own.
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Source for dying upon reaching a set number of words spoken [duplicate]
If I recall correctly, it says somewhere that we each have a predefined number of words to speak, after which we die. (The idea being that one should be careful not to speak unnecessarily.)
Assuming ...
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אמר Divine Speech?
ב"ה
I have heard this idea, but I could never find a source for it. The idea is that in certain circumstances when the Torah uses the word ואמר referring to Hashem speaking that it means that the ...
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What is the source for taanit dibur?
I recall meeting someone on Yom Kippur once who would not respond when I spoke to him. Instead he handed me a piece of paper which said that he was engaged in a taanit dibur, a 'fast' where that which ...
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Speaking to a deceased person
Is it permissible when visiting the grave of a deceased family member to "speak" to them as if they are there. To tell them how much they miss them, they love them. In general to express feelings, ...
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Is it Nivul Peh to ask if a phrase is Nivul Peh?
Suppose that one is not sure whether a certain phrase is considered Nivul Peh or not. Could it be Nivul Peh to ask a Rov if that phrase is Nivul Peh (using the phrase)?
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Does Nivul Peh apply to writing?
Is it considered Nivul Peh if one writes an inappropriate phrase? (For example, if one is writing a book with fictional dialogue, or a dictionary of slang terms.)
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Limits of pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton
What methods of pronouncing the Tetragrammaton are forbidden?
Can I listen to a live radio show where It is being said?
Can I cause a machine to make Those Sounds?
Can I cause a non-Jew to speak It?
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Why do we say besha tova instead of mazal tov?
When a person hears that someone is pregnant the traditional response is besha tova, instead of mazal tov. Why is that?
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Saying goodbye on Tisha B'Av
On Tisha B'Av, the custom is to refrain from greeting people. Even a brief "hello" is to be avoided if possible. Does the same restriction apply to saying "good-bye"? Or is that not considered a ...
