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

publicly it would be forbidden in any and all circumstances (6) לקַ וֹא דחא קוּספִּמ ץוּח ,םימָשּׁה ןִמ הרָוֹתּה לכּ ,רֵמוֹא
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because in a public gathering it is very common to find people
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whose opinions are to the right of this person (rightists), people אוּה םגּ ,דחא קוּדּקְדּ וֹא תחא הוָשׁ הרָזגּ וֹא דחא רמֹחו
whose opinions are to the left of this person (leftists) and people .הזּה ללכּבּ
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who are jealous of him, and when the speaker mentions his praises
they will come to denigrate him (7). (Please see the following
Hagahah). But if the speaker wanted to praise someone who has a
solid, established reputation as being a person who is righteous and
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has a strong presumption of legitimacy, someone in whom could not לבא ,תוּסרְוֹקיִפּא ירֵבדּ וֹמצעבּ םהֵמ עמָשׁ םִא אקָודַו .ו
be found any “bad” or any “crime” \ “sin,” then one may praise him ןיבּ ,םָתוֹנּגל הז לע ךְֹמסִל רוּסא ,וֹל וּרְמא םירִחא םִא
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even in front of his enemies because they would be unable (they
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would have no basis) to denigrate him and if they did denigrate him הז רבדּ טיִלחהל וֹל ןיא םגו ,םהינְפִבּ אלֶֹּשׁ ןיבוּ םהינְפִבּ
everyone would know that they were lying.
קרַ ,'ו ללכִבּ ל"נּכו ,ערָה ןוֹשׁל תלבּקַ רוּסִּא ןידִכּ בלּבּ
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םירִחאל ריִהזהל םגו )בי( וֹמצעל שׁוּחל הָתּע תֵעל וֹל ךְירִצ
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Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 249
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.רבדּה ררֵבְּתיֶּשׁ דע ,םהמִּע הָתּע תֵעל וּרבּחְתי אלֶֹּשׁ ,רֶתסּבּ
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K9/3. A person should also be careful not to praise his friend to ריִעבּ ןיקִזחמ )גי( םִא לבא ,אמלעבּ העיִמְשִׁבּ אקָודּ הז לכו
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others with a type of remark that could eventually cause him a loss.
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For example, when a guest (8) publicly describes the kindness and .וֹמצעבּ םרָיִכּמ וּלִּאכּ וֹנידּ ,םיִסרְוֹקיִפּאל
hospitality that was extended to him by his host, who fed him fine VOL-3
food and drink and worked hard to give him good accommodations,
Mekor Hachayim host and consume his wealth. Regarding this type of situation ינינִע ראְשׁ ינְפִּמ )די( עָשׁרָל ריִעבּ קזחמ םִאדּ ,דוֹע עדַו .ז 2
but because of his remarks thoughtless people will go over to this
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Shelomo HaMelech teaches in Mishle ( :1 ) “One who praises
his friend loudly will get up the next morning and discover that he
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)ךְכּ( יִכה אנידּ ןכּ םגּ )וט( ,וֹתוֹנּגל םרָוּבֲע רָתּמֶּשׁ ,תוֹרבֲע
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was really cursing him.” From this, one can logically conclude the
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law regarding someone who obtained a loan from a fellow Jew and
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לכּ ?קזחמ וּהזיאו ,)הזל ךְירִצֶּשׁ ,םיִטרְָפּה םייּח םימ ראבִבּ ןיּעו(
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then began to publicize the lender’s generosity, that it is forbidden
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םהל לֹפּי אלֶֹּשׁ דע ,עָשׁרָל ריִעה יֵשׁנא ינְפִבּ םכּסהֶשׁ
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for him to publicize the loan, for if he did disclose the loan it would
allow unscrupulous men to approach the lender and he (the lender)
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דיִמָתּ וילע תוֹאצוֹיֶּשׁ ,תוֹערָה תוֹעוּמְשׁ תמחֵמ( קפס וֹבּ
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will not be able to avoid them.
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ןרָוּסִּא תעידִי טֵשּׁפְּתנֶּשׁ םירִבדּ ,הזבּ אצוֹיּכו ףוּאנ ינינִעֵמ
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A person is additionally obligated to guard (to discipline) the ,)לארְָשׂי לכבּ
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speech that comes out of his mouth in order that people will not
misunderstand him (9) and label him as someone who speaks
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Lashon Hara. And if through his speech this speaker does acquire לע ךְֹמסִל רוּסא ,דבלִבּ אמלעבּ לוֹק וילע אצי םִא לבֲא

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