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Sefer Chafetz Chayim
Hilchot Esurei Lashon Hara
Kelal Zayin 233 a7. daily Halacha: 21 tishri, 20 shevat, 20 sivan; leap year- 21 tishri, 30 adar i, 10 sivan

245 a9. daily Halacha: 22 tishri, 21 shevat, 21 sivan; leap year- 22 tishri, 1 adar i, 11 sivan
speaker would not have come to the point of sinning. The more the
listener believes the speaker, and in so doing causes the speaker’s 249 a11. daily Halacha: 23 tishri, 22 shevat, 22 sivan; leap year- 23 tishri, 2 adar i, 12 sivan
remarks to achieve their intended purpose, the worse it becomes for 265 a13. daily Halacha: 24 tishri, 23 shevat, 23 sivan; leap year- 24 tishri, 3 adar i, 13 sivan
the listener because he provided the opportunity for the speaker to
commit this grave sin). 271 C1. daily Halacha: 25 tishri, 24 shevat, 24 sivan; leap year- 25 tishri, 4 adar i, 14 sivan
283 K1/1. daily Halacha: 26 tishri, 25 shevat, 25 sivan; leap year- 26 tishri, 5 adar i, 15 sivan
Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 137 297 K1/3. daily Halacha: 27 tishri, 26 shevat, 26 sivan; leap year- 27 tishri, 6 adar i, 16 sivan

K7/8. Even something like the incident involving Tuvia (Gemara 301 K1/5. daily Halacha: 28 tishri, 27 shevat, 27 sivan; leap year- 28 tishri, 7 adar i, 17 sivan
Pesachim 11 b) cannot be accepted at face value unless these two 309 K1/7. daily Halacha: 29tishri, 28 shevat, 28 sivan; leap year- 29 tishri, 8 adar i, 18 sivan
conditions are fulfilled, and anyone listening (to the speaker’s
remarks) must be careful and aware of them in order to accept the 321 K2/1. daily Halacha: 30 tishri, 29 shevat, 29 sivan; leap year- 30 tishri, 9 adar i, 19 sivan
Lashon Hara as truth. 373 K2/3. daily Halacha: 1 cheshvan, 30 shevat, 30 sivan; leap year- 1 cheshvan, 10 adar i, 20 sivan
1. The speaker must say that he saw the incident first hand. But 403 K2/5. daily Halacha: 2 cheshvan, 1 adar, 1 tammuz; leap year- 2 cheshvan, 11 adar i, 21 sivan
if he only heard it from others (14) the speaker has no special 423 K2/7. daily Halacha: 3 cheshvan, 2 adar, 2 tammuz; leap year- 3 cheshvan, 12 adar i, 22 sivan
credibility at all.
435 K2/9. daily Halacha: 4 cheshvan, 3 adar, 3 tammuz; leap year- 4 cheshvan, 13 adar i, 23 sivan
2. And even if the speaker said he saw the incident first hand, it 441 K2/11. daily Halacha: 5 cheshvan, 4 adar, 4 tammuz; leap year- 5 cheshvan, 14 adar i, 24 sivan
is only permissible to believe him and distance oneself from
this person (the “victim”) until it becomes apparent that he has 449 K2/12. daily Halacha: 6 cheshvan, 5 adar, 5 tammuz; leap year- 6 cheshvan, 15 adar i, 25 sivan
changed his bad behavior. However, one may not go and tell VOL-3
Mekor Hachayim Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 139 81 K3/1. daily Halacha: 7 cheshvan, 6 adar, 6 tammuz; leap year- 7 cheshvan, 16 adar i, 26 sivan 1
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others what he heard, as I wrote above in the Kelal at the
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end of the halacha, and in any event, obviously one may not
cause a financial loss (15) to this person (the “victim”) or, G‑d
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forbid, damage him in any way because of what he heard.

daily Halacha: 8 cheshvan, 7 adar, 7 tammuz; leap year- 8 cheshvan, 17 adar i, 27 sivan
K3/3.
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K7/9. If the person who spoke Lashon Hara made his remarks
in casual passing while discussing an unrelated subject (an
“incidental” remark”) (16) (I will define “incidental remark” below
daily Halacha: 10 cheshvan, 9 adar, 9 tammuz; leap year- 10 cheshvan, 19 adar i, 29 sivan
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K3/7.
in the Be’er Mayim Chayim), then the law is as follows: If within 111 K3/5. daily Halacha: 9 cheshvan, 8 adar, 8 tammuz; leap year- 9 cheshvan, 18 adar i, 28 sivan
these (“incidental”) remarks it is possible to judge the “victim” 135 K4/1. d. Halacha: 11 cheshvan, 10 adar, 10 tammuz; leap year- 11 cheshvan, 20 adar i, 30 sivan
favorably even if the remarks are true, or if the remarks reflect on the 151 K4/3. d. Halacha: 12 cheshvan, 11 adar, 11 tammuz; l.y.- 12 cheshvan, 21 adar i, 1 tammuz
victim’s personality flaws or one of the other examples I mentioned 173 K4/5. d. Halacha: 13 cheshvan, 12 adar, 12 tammuz; l.y.- 13 cheshvan, 22 adar i, 2 tammuz
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above in the halacha, or if this speaker did not see the event first-
hand (17) but only repeated what someone told him, it is absolutely 191 K4/7. d. Halacha: 14 cheshvan, 13 adar, 13 tammuz; l.y.- 14 cheshvan, 23 adar i, 3 tammuz
209 K4/9. daily Halacha: 15 cheshvan, 14 adar, 14 tammuz; l.y.-15 cheshvan, 24 adar i, 4 tammuz

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