A congregational rabbi for over 30 years, Rabbi Leib Tropper is an expert in spiritual and organizational guidance. Leib Tropper is an advocate for spiritual guidance through the Jewish faith.

1. Loshon Hora and Social Media
By Leib Tropper

2. Introduction
• A congregational rabbi for over 30 years, Rabbi Leib
Tropper is an expert in spiritual and organizational
guidance. Leib Tropper is an advocate for spiritual
guidance through the Jewish faith.
In the Jewish faith, Loshon Hora refers to speaking
ill of others or, in short, gossip. In the social media
age, it is easier than ever for individuals to connect
with the world around them. For some, this may
seem like the perfect environment for gossip.
However, social media can sometimes function as a
gossip deterrent.

3. Loshon Hora
• Traditional gossip often comes with the opportunity
for deniability among the perpetrators. Loshon Hora
is often practiced behind closed doors in one-on-one
conversations. With social media, once something is
posted, it is visible to the entire world. There is no
way to hide the identity of the individual, and no
question of who is engaging in Loshon Hora.
Religious conventions are constantly being tested by
the technology landscape, but this is one instance
where it may actually deter negative practices.