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Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפס
Hilchot Esurei Rechilut תוליכר ירוסיא תוכלה
Kelal Tet - Halachah 5 ב הכלה - ט ללכ

berate him, or alternatively offer some other advice and based ןידה אוהו ,ם"בשרב בותכה םעט םושמ ךחרכ לעו
on this advice, if followed through, the grievance between them
will disappear. (Thinking it through carefully before reporting to .וננינעב ימנ
Shimon is very important because) Very often a common outcome קלסל ותנוכד אכיהד ו"לר הוצמב ךוניחב חכומ ןכו
of the report, that Plony wanted to insult him, is that Shimon’s
anger against Plony will grow and intensify and Shimon will take ליכר ךלת אל םושמ וב ןיא בירה תיבשהלו ןיקזנה
the initiative and provoke a fight with him resulting in an even more .ש"יע
terrible conflict, G-d forbid. Therefore one must consider very
carefully how to approach this situation so that the outcome will be ךומסל אלש דאמ רהזל שי ,רורב אוה הז לכד ףאו
resolved (amicably). הלחתמ בטיה ןנובתיש אל םא ,הזה רתיהה לע ףכית

Daily Halacha: 19 Tevet, 19 Eyar, 19 Elul; Leap Year- 28 Tevet, 8 Eyar, 18 Elul ה"לאד ,ןמקל םיראובמה םיטרפה לכ וב ומלשנ םא
Mekor Hachayim .ו"ח הרומג תוליכרב הז ידי לע לשכי יאדוב

RK9/5. And now, with the help of Hashem Yitbarach, I will
elaborate on another important fundamental principal in these םייחה רוקמ
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matters and in so doing the 5 rule will be explained (i.e., “no
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actual ‘bad’ will happen to Plony”). Understand clearly that this :ןה וּלּאו .ב
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Kelal was specifically framed in the context of Shimon not having ןינִעל וֹתְּעדַבּ ןינִעה תא ףכֵתּ טיִלחי אלֶֹּשׁ ,דֹאְמ רהזּי )א
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finalized a transaction with Plony (15) although they had agreed
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in principal to close their deal at some point in the future. But if .ערַ םצעבּ אוּה םִא ,הלִּחְתִּמ בֵטיה ןנוֹבְּתי )ב( קרַ ,ערַ
their deal was finalized (for each different type of deal an action
was done that our Authorities consider as being the finalization
of a transaction that forbids both sides from reneging on the deal) םייח םימ ראב
then reporting the gossip to Shimon is conditional. If he (Reuven)
knows (16) no harm \ damages will happen to Plony (by reporting הצורה .'וכו לידגי אלש 'וכו בטיה ןנובתי )ב(
his gossip to Shimon) but that Shimon will protect himself in תוכלהב ליעל ןייעי ולא םירבדל םעטו רוקמ עדיל
order not to sustain any loss caused by Plony, and Reuven is in
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compliance with all five rules listed above in the 2 halacha, then .ט"קסו ו"קס ח"מבב 'י ללכב ר"השל
it is proper and correct to convey that gossip to Shimon. But if
he (Reuven) is familiar with Shimon’s personality, that if he tells
Shimon what he knows about Plony then Shimon will immediately םייחה רוקמ
jump to a conclusion and he will believe the gossip as absolute .אוּהֶשּׁ המִּמ רֵתוֹי ערַל ןינִעה תא וֹרוּפִּסבּ לידּגי אלֶֹּשׁ )ב
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truth (either because his personality is to immediately believe the
“bad” he hears about someone or because he has circumstantial אלֹו ,הזִּמ ןיקִזנּה קלּסל ,וּניהדּ ,תלעוֹתל קרַ )ג( ןֵוַּכְיֶּשׁ )ג
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evidence regarding Plony or because Shimon very much depends
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