Q – Dearest Rov and my greatest friend. On two occasions, I have overheard people speaking Loshen Horah (slander and bad language) about me and others in the community. Should I say something to them or just distance myself without giving a reason?

A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that it is likely better not to intervene, as it is liable to have the opposite effect and create a ‘Machloikes’ or unnecessary and unhelpful conflict.

Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a