Reply To: Lashon Hora: Our hardest tikkun?

1. Ayn Torah b’goyim. Yesh chochma b’goyim – Positive speech brings prosperity?

2. The face of the generation of Moshiach will be like dogs–Our Sages compare speakers of lashon hora to dogs.

3. On a regular year, Tzaria and Metzora are read together–are they connected to choosing life?

From the introduction of the Chofetz Chaim:

“Our Sages state that that taking on the observance of this mitzvah and strengthening it throughout klal Israel is the most effective means of laying the foundation of the Beis HaMikdash.”

“What more is there to say about this sin (lashon hora) which is the severest of all sins? Man’s ULTIMATE task is to not sin with his mouth. The Sages say that one’s good deeds and Torah knowledge cannot offset the damage that one does with speech…”(Excerpts from a letter by the Vilna Gaon).