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Introduction to םייח ץפח רפס
Sefer Chafetz Chayim ערה ןושל ירוסיא תוכלה
Aseen ןירורא - םייחה רוקמ

proportion to their evil deeds. Through this constant awareness, דחיְמ ואל הילע הבְתכו ,הז רוּסִּא שׁוּרפבּ הרָוֹתּה וּנל
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one will refrain from transgressing the will of Hashem. However
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someone who has no regard for his own soul and for the profound לעֵמ רֵתוֹי "ךָימּעבּ ליִכרָ ךְלֵת אלֹ" :)ז"ט ט"י ארָקְיּו( אוּהו
sins of Lashon Hara and gossip most certainly violates this Aseh. .החיִתְפּה תלִּחְתִבּ וּנבַתכֶּשׁ וֹמכוּ ,תוֹערָ תוֹדִּמּה לכּ
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(Please see the following Hagahah).
.החיִתְפּה םלְשׁנ וֹזבוּ
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Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 261
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רֹזחיו ארָקְי החיִתְפּה תאֹזֶּשׁ ,ארֵוֹקּה ידִידִיִל שׁקּבֲאו
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A12. Moreover, one who speaks Lashon Hara or Rechilut רֵתוֹי אבּהל לע הז ןינִעל הליִעוֹמ יאדּובּ איִה יִכּ ,ארָקְיו
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also violates the Aseh of learning Torah (12). This is a positive
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mitzvah, a Torah-obligation, as is explained by the Rambam in his םהירֵבדּ רֶשׁא ,םינוֹשׁארִה תאֵמ תֶטקּלְמ איִה יִכּ ,לֹכּה ןִמ
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commentaries on the laws pertaining to learning Torah (in the 1 יאדּובוּ ,םידִיִפּלּה הארְמכּ תוֹרֲעוֹבּ ,םירִוֹהְטוּ םיִשׁוֹדקְ
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perek) and in his Sefer HaMitzvot (Aseh #11). That is also the
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opinion of all Authorities who list the 613 mitzvot. The reward for ןכּ לע ,הָּתיִלכַתּ דע וֹזּה העוּרגּ הדִּמִּמ ןמצע תא וּרְמָשׁ
learning Torah is boundless. The Mishnah Peh’ah (1 mishnah, 1 ארֵוֹקּה עדַי םגו ,ןהיארְוֹק בלבּ דֹאְמ ןיִלֲעוֹפּ ןהירֵבדּ
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halacha) teaches that learning Torah is equivalent in its reward to the
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sum total reward of all other mitzvot combined. The Yerushalmi (1 יִתּרְקַח קרַ ,ןֵמּדּזִהה יִפכּ ןיִשֲׂעהו ןיואלּה תא יִתּחקַל אלֶֹּשׁ
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perek in Peh’ah, 1 halacha) teaches that all other mitzvot combined יִתְּעגי תוֹעיגי הבּרְהו ,תוֹצִמ ג"ירְַתּה תא בֵטיה יִתְּשׁרַדו
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don’t equal one spoken word of Torah. But the opposite is also true,
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that the sin of not learning is equal to the sum total sin of all other םיִתוֹאנּה וּלּא תא יִתאצמֶּשׁ ,אוּה ךְוּרבּ שׁוֹדקּה ינרַזֲעֶשׁ דע
sins combined. Chazal have taught in their commentary in their חֹכּ ךְכּ לכּ לוֹדגֶּשׁ ןויכּ ,ארֵוֹקּה יניֵעבּ אלפּי אלֶֹּשׁ ידֵכוּ
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Mekor Hachayim forgive even the sin of idol worship and forbidden relations and וּניִצמ המּל ,םירִבדּ תאנוֹא לֶשׁ ןכו ערָה ןוֹשׁל לֶשׁ רוּסִּאה
Introduction to Eicha Rabbati (section #2) (and in the Yerushalmi,
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murder, but He will not forgive the sin of not learning Torah.
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דחא ארָוֹמאֶשׁ הרָוֹאכִל הארָיֶּשׁ ,םיִמעְפּ המּכּ ארָמגּבּ
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There are occasions when someone can be absolved of this sin
because he was occupied earning a livelihood or was busy planning
תמחֵמ יִתּקְַתְּעהו יניֵע יִתּחקַפּ הז לע םגּ ,וֹרבחל רֵטנקְַמ
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a way to make a living. (Please see the first Hagahah below). But
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when he is occupied speaking Lashon Hara or gossip, what possible
benefit can there be to his livelihood? In speaking Lashon Hara,
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.םָשׁ ריֵעז םָשׁ ריֵעז רפסּה ךְוֹתבּ יִמצעבּ יִתּצרֵַתּ
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besides violating this Aseh he also violates other Laveen, as the םירִמאמ הבּרְה םגו ,רפסּה ףוֹסבּ "ריִאי תֹוּח" תבוּשְׁתּ הז
Se’Mag comments in Lav #13. (Please see that reference). The
Torah warns us with several Laveen not to separate ourselves from
learning for any reason. One is obligated to fulfill this mitzvah to
learn to his maximum ability. If he is a great Torah scholar, he must
learn at his level. If he is an unlearned person, he can still learn
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