What Is Yetzer Hara?

In Judaism, yetzer hara is the congenital inclination to do evil, by violating the will of God. The term is drawn from the phrase "the imagination of the heart of man [is] evil", which occurs twice at the beginning of the Torah. Genesis 6:5 and 8:21.

What is the meaning of yetzer hara?

: the inclination or impulse to evil considered as an essential part of human nature in Jewish traditional belief.

What is considered lashon hara?

Lashon hara (or loshon horo) (Hebrew: לשון הרע‎; "evil tongue") is the halakhic term for derogatory speech about a person, which emotionally or financially damages them or lowers them in the estimation of others. ... Lashon hara is considered to be a very serious sin in the Jewish tradition.