Last night I learned something from a book called The Little Midrash Says Vayikra/Leviticus. The section Metzora talked about gossip. Listening to gossip or gossiping is equal to murder. Punishment is death.
I always have known that participating in gossip or saying something about a person or group or persons was wrong, but seeing it explained so clearly in a child's oral commentary of the Torah really "hit home" for me last night.
I admit that I have participated in gossip. I will try hard to not participate in it ever again, but I know now that there is a forgiving God out there who will forgive me if I blow it.
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