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Sefer Chafetz Chayim VOL-4 10 םייח ץפח רפס
Hilchot Esurei Rechilut
Kelal Tet - Halachah 2
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Nevertheless it seems to me that the Lav of “Do not stand aside passively
while your fellow Jew’s life is in danger” is not relevant to this circumstance
except if he witnessed the event himself or (even) if he heard about it from
someone else and it is clear to him that the report is true. But just hearing
something in general, even though one can suspect its truth, (acting on what
he heard and warning the victim) is only a general mitzvah (but it is not the
imperative of the mitzvah of “Do not stand by passively”). Regarding this,
they (Chazal) have said (Gemara Niddah 61a) “He (Gedaliah) should have
suspected,” but G-d forbid Gedaliah Ben Achikam did not transgress any
sin, he was a great man and he did not violate the Lav of “Do not stand
aside passively while your fellow Jew’s life is in danger,” merely that he
held a different opinion of what the law requires regarding the acceptance
of Lashon Hara and Rechilut as truth, to the extent that he believed it was
forbidden to even suspect it might be true.
Be’er Mayim Chayim, continued ..
(RK9/2/8)-(9) .. other requirements: Even though there are strong
proofs supporting this basic expression of the law, that even if there is only
a suspicion of possible loss, one must deflect that suspicion away from a
fellow Jew. However it is possible to deflect them quite simply by arguing
they are not relevant to our topic because on the basis of conveying his
report and stopping a possible loss from occurring to him (to Shimon)
he is causing a loss to him (to Plony), and maybe the gossip he heard
about Plony was a lie. Regarding this law in the cited reference, it is
known that the Rosh’s opinion is that only if the gossip will not result in
any loss to Plony, but rather it will protect Shimon and he now he will
be alert to protect his assets, and on this basis the speaker is obligated to
convey his report in order to satisfy both parties; this one (Plony) is not
damaged by the speaker’s report and this one (Shimon) protects himself
even from a suspicion of possible harm since he is allowed to suspect
the report might be true. But that is not so (the speaker may not convey
a report) if as a result of his report Plony will suffer real damages. Most
certainly it would be forbidden, as we clearly proved in the first part of
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תוליכר ירוסיא תוכלה
ב הכלה - ט ללכ
ר"השל תלבק רוסיאד ג"ס 'ז ללכב 'א קלחב ונרריבש
םוקמ לכמ )ןיד תיבל ץוח אוהש לכ םינשמ וליפא אוה
ןזוא תולגל ךירצ ךכלו ,רמא אמשו יעבימ שחימל
.*ורטשב רהזיש ידכ קיזחמה
:ה"הגה
ןפואב יאק אל ךער םד לע דומעת אלד ואלד ל"נ כ"פעא *
אוהש ול ררבתנ ךא ,עמש וליפא וא .ומצעב האר םא קר ,הז
,ל"נכו הזל שוחל ךירצד ףא אמלעב העימש י"ע לבא .תמא
היהש ךותמ ורמא הז לעו ,אמלעב הוצמ רדגב םא יכ הז ןיא
ארבגד ,םקיחא ןב הילדג רבע אל ו"ח לבא .'וכו שוחל ול
תלבק ןינעב קרו .ךער םד לע דומעת אלד ואל לע ,היה הבר
.שוחל ןינעל וליפא לבקל ןיאד תרחא הטיש ול התיה ר"השל
םייח םימ ראב
וליפאד ןידה םצע ןינעל תוקזח תויאר ןהש פ"עאו
שי כ"פעא ,לארשי לעמ תוחדל שי קזיה קפס ששח
המ י"ע יכ ,וננינעל םיכייש םניאד תוטישפב םתוחדל
,ודגנכשהל קזיה םרוג אוה הזמ קזיה ששח ריסמ אוהש
אוה עודי אולהד .וילע עמשש זעלה אוה רקש ןפו
י"ע עיגי אל םא קר אוה ל"נה ןיד ש"ארה בתכש המד
ורובידבש םא יכ ,הלגמ אוהש ימ לע קזיה ורוביד
ידכ תולגל ךירצ אוה ךכלו ,ודגנכשה תא רומשי
הזלו ורובידב קיזמ ונניא הזל ,לכה ידי אצי הזבש
ןפ יעבימ שוחלד ,קזיה קפס ןמ וליפא רמוש אוה
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