Shulchan Aruch of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Volume 12: Choshen Mishpat

Jewish law, however, requires us to carefully consider the impact our speech will have on others, even if what we say is true. Will it humiliate them? Unfairly harm their reputation? Cause them to feel indebted to us when they’re really not?

Giving tzedakah requires me to both curb my own greed and think about the needs of others. When I refrain from spreading rumors, I both suppress my urge to gossip and consider other people’s feelings and reputations. And were I to fully observe the Jewish dietary laws known as the kosher laws, I would have to restrain my appetite for certain animal