[Avodah] Lashon Hora on the Dead

[Daniel Eidensohn]

*Emes L'Yaakov[1] <#_ftn1>(Bereishis 37:18):* I was asked by a student 
why the Torah tells the story about how Yosef was treated by his 
brothers -- isn't it lashon harah? I answered firstly that the 
prohibition of lashon harah in fact only applies to the living but 
according to the Torah it is permitted to speak lashon harah about the 
dead except for an ancient cherem (Orech Chaim 606:3). And this cherem 
only applies to slander but not to facts even if they are not flattering.

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*[1]* <#_ftnref1>* ** ??? ????? (?????? ??:??): * ????? ????? ?' ??? 
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????? ?? ?? ??? ?? ???? ???.

> On Areivim, someone contended:
>   
>> I don't think Lashon Hara applies to the dead.
>>     

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