Hear the latest? Boca high schoolers agree not to gossip
by Lois K. Solomon
At Weinbaum Yeshiva High School in Fla., lunchtime used to be the best time to catch up on rumors, suspicions, who-was-in-a-fight-with-whom and which teacher was the most unfair. But for the past few months, lunch for many students has transformed into a gossip-free hour. Students at the Orthodox Jewish high school are participating in a national Jewish teenage campaign to curb "lashon hara," Hebrew for evil speech.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel , 4/18/2008