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Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפס
Hilchot Esurei Lashon Hara ערה ןושל ירוסיא תוכלה
Kelal Zayin 'ז ללכ - םייחה רוקמ

םיִעָשׁרְ רֶשׁקֶ ,רֵתוֹי הבּרְה וּלִּפא ,ירְֵתּ םהֶשׁ ךְכבּ הַמוּ
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ןיִשֲׂענ ןיאֶשׁ ,רבדּ אוּה םִא וּלִּפא אלּא .ןינִמּה ןִמ ןיא
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Hilchot Esurei Lashon Hara )ו( יִכה וּלִּפא ,םָתִּא תמאה םִא ,םרָוּפִּס ידֵי לע םיִעָשׁרְ
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Kelal Zayin (K7 – 7 chapter) םֵשׁ לח ןיאדּ ,הטלחהבּ םניִמאהלוּ )ז( םהירֵבדּ לבּקַל רוּסא
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ץוּח לבא ,ןידּ תיבבּ אלּא ,רֵתוֹיו םינְשׁ לע וּלִּפא ,תוּדֵע
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The esur of listening to Lashon Hara and accepting ידֵֵע םיִארָקְנ םניא ,רקֶֶשׁ וּרְמאֹי םִא וּלִּפאדּ ,אלֹ ןידּ תיבל
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it as truth whether it is presented in front of a
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group of three persons or directly in front of the ןטקָ תוֹצִמ רפסבּ אָתיִאדְִכו( אמלעבּ ערָ םֵשׁ איִצוֹמ םִא יִכּ ,רקֶֶשׁ
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person who is the subject of the Lashon Hara (the ,)ה"לר הֶשֲׂעַת אלֹ
“victim”). This Kelal will discuss the law whether
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the remarks containing the Lashon Hara were heard עמָשׁ אלֹ םִא וּלִּפא ,רָתּמ שׁוּחל לבא ,טיִלחהל הז לכו
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from many people or they were heard in a general
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rumor circulating throughout society or they were .ל"נּכו דחאֵמ קרַ
heard incidentally, in passing conversation while
discussing an unrelated matter or they were heard
from someone whose personal standing in society הֶשֲׂעמ הָשׂעֶשׁ ,דחא לע לוֹק )ח( אצי םִא ,ןידּה אוּהו .ד
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has the authority of two witnesses. There are 14 אוּהֶשׁ ןיבּ ,הרָוֹתּה יִפּ לע יוּארָכּ אלֶֹּשׁ ,רבדּ רבּדֶּשׁ וֹא
Mekor Hachayim Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 85 לעו ,רבדּה ררֵבְּתיֶּשׁ דע ,שׁוּחל קרַ ,הטלחהבּ וֹניִמאהל
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halachot in the Kelal.
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וֹלבּקַל רוּסא יִכה וּלִּפא ,לקַ רוּסִּא אוּהֶשׁ ןיבוּ רוּמח רוּסִּא
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רבדּה תא רפּסל הצוֹר םִא ,דֹאְמ רהזּיֶּשׁ המּכו המּכּ תחא
K7/1. It is forbidden to accept Lashon Hara as truth even if the
speaker made his remarks publicly in front of an audience of several
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,רֵתוֹי וֹתוֹלּגלוּ לוֹקּה ריִבֲעהל ןוּכי אלֶֹּשׁ )ט( ,םירִחאל
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people (1). Even though the remarks were made publicly, one may
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not conclude that they are true. However, the listeners may suspect
the remarks might be true and then investigate their veracity, and if
the investigation proves the remarks are true, they should reprimand .בֵטיה םָשׁ ןיּע ,'ג ףיִעס 'ב ללכִבּ ליֵעל וּנרְאבֶּשׁ וֹמכוּ
him (the victim).
Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 87
K7/2. There is no leniency whatsoever that would permit believing
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