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Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפס
Ilustrative Examples
Example 4-5 ריאי תוח תבושת

“Do not place a stumbling block in the path of a blind person.”
Chazal have taught (in the Torat Kohanim commentary on sefer
Vayikrah 19:14) not to give anyone advice that is inappropriate for
them. Yet there are people who commit this very sin because of
some personal interest and this is a profound sin. Their drive for ריאי תוח תבושת
money leads them to violate this Lav of the Torah.

Daily Halacha: 26 Tevet, 26 Eyar, 26 Elul; Leap Year- 7 Shevat, 16 Eyar, 26 Elul לכ לודגש ןויכ :ארוקה יניעב אלפי אלש ידכו
,םירבד תאנוא לש ןכו ,ערה ןושל לש רוסאה ךכ
E3/4 - Third Illustrative Example: If he (the observer) sees someone
(Reuven) wanting to marry someone and the observer knows ,הרואכל ,האריש םימעפ המכ ארמגב וניצמ המל
Reuven has a serious shortcoming, as I will define the term “serious יתחקפ הז לע םג ?רבחל רטנקמ דחא ארומאש
shortcoming” further on in the 6 example, and the future bride’s
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father is unaware of this problem, and if he became aware of it he "ריאי תווח" תבושת הז תמחמ יתקתעהו ,יניע
would not go forward with the marriage, the observer can make that ימצעב יתצרת םירמאמ הברה םגו ,רפסה ףוסב
disclosure to him. However, someone who studies this carefully
has to pay close attention because there are many conditions that .םש ריעז ,םש ריעז ,רפסה ךותב
must be satisfied before the observer can allow himself the license
to make this disclosure as I will explain further on. Also one may יתבתכש ומכ ב"נק ןמיסב ריאי תוח תבושת קיתעמ יכנא הנה
not rationalize for himself and transpose this leniency from one :החיתפה ףוסב
situation to another situation.

Before beginning an explanation of this law in all of its detail I will :הלאש
first remove all the common misconceptions people have (about
what they are permitted to say without violating any of the laws רמאנו ,ןיעמשנ תחנב םימכח ירבדד רחא ,יתלאשנ
of forbidden speech). Truthfully, even though they need not be וניצמ ךיא ,ךלשכ ךילע ביבח ךריבח דובכ יהי הנשמב
written in book form because they are so very obvious and require
no knowledge of Talmud or specific reasoning, still, because of the ביכשו םיינ דכ ןינעכ :ס"שב םילוזלזו םירוטנק םימעפל
enormity of the damage that is caused by it, that people believe that
it is permissible and that they have license to say whatever they הנהכו ,יתכוד המכב רמאנה ,אתעמש אהל רמא בר
want, I am compelled to explain the enormous (self-) deception .םיבר
of habitual speakers of Lashon Hara in this matter. Perhaps with
G-d’s help this will help to remove some of the magnitude of this
“blindness.” This is the task that I have set for myself here with :הבושת
G-d’s help.
םימכח ידימלת וארקנש פ"עא יאדו יכ ,תלאש הפי
E3/5. (Emphatically) How so very much must a person be wary
of bad character traits, that people routinely defame one side (of תוקעצהו םידוקירה דצמ אל ,ב"ב 'סמב םילבוח לבבבש

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