A. See question above. Sefarim mention that perhaps the most famous case of Avak Loshon Hora is when the statement is pure praise of an individual. On the surface, this would seem to pose no problem. What could be wrong with praising someone? To understand the problem we need to examine the dynamics of a conversation.
In conversation, each person builds on what the other person has just said. The Halacha of Lashon Horah identifies certain conversations as being likely to lead to loshon hora and declares them forbidden. Chofetz Chaim (Laws ofLashon Horaa 9:1-2 ).
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a.
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