Synagogue Life

Gossip is the most primal of all uses of speech, according to anthropologist robin dunbar. Gossip creates community, and community is impossible without gossip. Lena rustin's work had nothing to do with gossip but taught people to develop the habit of speaking well of one another. She taught them to praise daily, specifically and sincerely. It is the most effective antidote i know. And what is more, her technique transforms relationships and it saves marriages. Evil speech destroys relationships. Good speech mends them. So in any relationship that matters to you, deliver praise daily. Seeing and praising the good in makes them better people. It makes you a better person, and it strengthens the