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'Avoid lashon hara' says Ivanka Trump on eve of US presidential election
The former president’s Jewish daughter invoked Hebrew term for malicious gossip as father fights for re-election
November 5, 2024 12:15
The former president’s Jewish daughter invoked Hebrew term for malicious gossip as father fights for re-election
November 5, 2024 12:15Ivanka Trump has referenced the Hebrew term “lashon hara” – meaning slanderous speech or gossip – in a series of posts on X commemorating her 43rd birthday and outlining the “truths I’ve learned along the way”.
Among such truisms as “Family and friends are everything” and “Get sunshine daily”, the former US president’s daughter and Jewish convert wrote “Avoid lashon hara/gossip” as the fourth in her list of 17 life lessons shared on social media on Monday, referring to a concept within Judaism that literally translates to “evil speech.”
This past week, I turned 43!
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) November 4, 2024
Reflecting on life’s lessons, here are some truths I’ve learned along the way: pic.twitter.com/vP1zFJ7onX
Trump, who converted to Judaism in 2009 prior to marrying her Modern Orthodox husband, Jared Kushner, spoke more extensively about lashon hara in July during an interview with podcaster and computer scientist Lex Fridman. She cited the Jewish concept as having helped her cope with the extensive criticism that has been levelled at her over the last decade.
