"You're Just A Charedi-Basher!"

Lately there has been a spike in those who condemn me for criticizing (or, as they call it, “bashing”) various aspects of charedi society. “It's lashon hara!” “It’s a chillul Hashem!” “You just have an axe to grind because your books were banned!” “You're just preaching to the choir, what can your blog accomplish?!” And so here’s my response.

“It's Lashon Hara - it's forbidden!”

No, it isn't.

Relating negative facts about others is permitted when it is beneficial. It is extraordinary that the works...