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#703: Gossip Makes People Sick

#703: Gossip Makes People Sick

Talmud on Parashat Tazria-Metsora, Vayikra/Leviticus 14:2

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Malicious gossip is a serious sin

Vayikra/Leviticus 14:2

זֹאת תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת הַמְּצֹרָע בְּיוֹם טׇהֳרָתוֹ וְהוּבָא אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן׃

This shall be the ritual for a leper at the time of being purified. When it has been reported to the priest,

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