Publishing accusations in the media – the halakhic aspect
Following the accusations against Rabbi Tao, a rabbi on Channel 7 wrote (among his other claims) halachic claims that the mere publication of complaints in the media, and not in court, is prohibited because of gossip and slander, "hearsay among your brothers and your judgment is just, and that He judges all people equally."
I think the words are written concisely.
Does the rabbi agree or disagree with these things?
From his words:
A. "Every woman has the right to make her voice heard in public." This is a clearly immoral sentence, taken from the distorted morality that exists in the media, but it is contrary to the Torah. According to the Torah, no person, man or woman, has the right to say bad things about another person in public when there is no justification for doing so. "You shall not go about as a gossip among your people." A more serious prohibition than slander is the prohibition of giving a bad name by telling lies about another person. So what should a person do who thinks he has been harmed? He should go to a court of law or, to put it differently, to a court. Only there is his right to say what is on his mind, but not in public….
It is true that sometimes a court of law, and to put it differently, a court of law, orders to publish an accusation against someone as a tool to advance the investigation or as punishment, but they do so after a lengthy investigation and certainty about the details. …
B. Being content with hearing only one side to arouse doubt and determine a position.
The same rabbis wrote that they heard the complainant and that in itself was enough for them to have doubts. The complainant did not undergo any professional investigation and did not bring any evidence to prove her words. Treating an unsubstantiated complaint as something that could cast doubt on a person's honesty and righteousness – is contrary to the rule "Judge every person fairly," and the rule "He who brings evidence against his friend must prove himself." According to the Torah, when a woman (or any person) complains about a man, she is the one who must prove that she is right. And it is forbidden to cast doubt on the honesty of any person based on a complaint that is not sufficiently substantiated…
Besides, the mere fact of hearing only one side is contrary to the Torah. The Torah says, "Hear between your brothers and judge with justice," meaning a warning to a judge not to hear a single litigant who is not present before his fellow. Although these rabbis are not serving as judges in this story, they are acting as judges in that they are publishing their opinion that there is a doubt that needs to be investigated. The questioner will ask, and will Rabbi Tao not agree to tell them his side? Therefore, it should be remembered that a person is not obligated to answer anyone's claims outside of a court of law or a separate court, and there is no moral or halachic justification for interpreting his silence as an admission or as raising doubt. A just judgment between two people should be made in a court of law, not on a city street or on Facebook.
The full article
https://www.inn.co.il/news/583458
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