In Genesis, God speaks the world into existence. Speech is an action; words make reality. In Jewish law, negative speech done outside of absolute necessity is actually worse than stealing from someone, since a theft can be repaired. Someone can be made whole, but speech can never be undone.
In Genesis, God speaks the world into existence. Speech is an action; words make reality. In Jewish law, negative speech done outside of absolute necessity is actually worse than stealing from someone, since a theft can be repaired. Someone can be made whole, but speech can never be undone.
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