[Avodah] Lashon Hora on the Dead

[Rich, Joel]

	Emes L'Yaakov<!--[if
!supportFootnotes]-->[1]<!--[endif]-->(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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	Interesting-the gemara in erchin (6a) seemingly prohibits lashon
hara on inanimate objects (from the meraglim).
	KT
	Joel Rich

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