Question: Why is the punishment for slander greater than the punishment for idol worshiping? Why is slander such a grave sin?

Answer: We are always in idol worshiping a little bit because we worship any idols on our way, and then we dismiss them and choose the next ones again.

And slander has no boundaries; therefore, we need to be very afraid of it. Through slander we can push a person off the right path.

Question: Does it have something to do with the greatness of the King, is He great for me or small?

Answer: There may also be such an influence. But the fact is that it changes all the time for you; you don’t even know how.
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From the 1^st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/1/23, Writings of Rabash “What Is a Great or a Small Sin in the Work?”

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