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Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפס
Hilchot Esurei Rechilut תוליכר ירוסיא תוכלה
Kelal Vav - Halachah 1 ג הכלה - ה ללכ

ל"נהב ונראיב הז רבד םג .עומשל רתומ )ג(

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Hilchot Esurei Rechilut

.לולא 'א ,ןסינ א"כ ,תבט א"י - תרבועמ הנש .לולא 'ד ,רייא 'ד ,תבט 'ד - הטושפ הנש :ימוי חול
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Kelal Vav (RK6 - 6 chapter)
םייחה רוקמ
The esur of accepting gossip as truth in the context of
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it being conveyed “In the presence of three people” הצוֹר אוּהֶשׁ ,םירִכּנּה םירִבדּ וֹרבחבּ האוֹר אוּה םִאו .ג
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or conveyed directly to the “victim.” This Kelal will הָתּע דע וילע עמָשׁ אלֹ וּלִּפא ,וֹנוֹממבּ וֹא וֹפוּגבּ וֹקיזּהל
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explain the law if someone suffered a loss and word
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spread throughout society that Plony caused the loss רחא רקֹחלו שרֹדְִל רָתּמ םוֹקמ לכִּמ ,םדא םוּשִּׁמ הז רבדּ
to this victim, or if someone conveyed that gossip ינוֹלְפוּ ינוֹלְפּ ןינִעבּ וֹקיזּהל וֹתּבַשׁחמ םִא םיִשׁנא לצא הז
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(that Plony was the cause of the loss) in casual ַ ָ ֵ ְ ֶ ְ ֵ
passing, unintentionally, or if someone conveyed לעֶשׁ ,שֹחל וֹל ןיאו ,וּנּמִּמ רֵמָשִּׁהל ךְיא )ה( עדַיֵל ידְֵכּ )ד(
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that gossip and he (that speaker) had the authority .וֹתוּנגִבּ םדא ינבּ וּרְפּסיֶּשׁ ,בבּסי הז ידֵי
of two authoritative witnesses. Some other details of
the laws of gossip will also be discussed in this Kelal
which consists of 10 halachot. םייח םימ ראב
)א"ע ו"נ( תבשב ש"ממ היארו .'וכו עדיל ידכ )ד( VOL-4
Daily Halacha: 7 Tevet, 7 Eyar, 7 Elul; Leap Year- 14 Tevet, 24 Nissan, 4 Elul ער ןימאהל רתומ םירכינה םירבד היב אזח םאד
Mekor Hachayim רתומד ו"קו ,תוליכר תלבקד ואל הזב ןיאו ,וילע
RK6/ . It is forbidden to believe gossip. Even if the speaker .ונממ רמשהל ךיאה עדיל ידכ הלחתכל שורדל
conveyed it publicly in front of several men (1), nevertheless, one ,םירכינה םירבד וילע האר אל וליפאד רשפאו
may not form a conclusive opinion that the gossip he heard was וא ופוגב וקיזהל הצור ינולפש רחאמ עמש קר
true. However it is permissible to suspect its possible veracity and
to investigate the matter (to determine) if it will have a future impact
on his life (2). namely that his master Mephiboshet was unhappy that David HaMelech
emerged from the civil war with Avshalom as undisputed king of Israel.
The Chafetz Chayim Z”L differentiates between Lashon Hara supported by 7
weak םירכנה םירבד and strong םירכנה םירבד For purposes of this translation
Be’er Mayim Chayim םירכנה םירבד has been rendered as “circumstantial evidence,” although
these “facts” do not constitute “evidence,” but rather they are simply
(RK6/1/1)-(1).. in front of several men: Please see above in the laws varying degrees of indication that the reported Lashon Hara is true.
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