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

Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 265
ןירִוּרֲא
A13. Everything said up until now applies even to truthful remarks
that are made about another Jew. But if someone is speaking
Lashon Hara or gossip and adds some lies to his remarks (13) he
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also violates the Aseh of (Shemot 23:7) “Stay far away from a lie.” תלִּחתבּ ליֵעל וּנדְַעיֶּשּׁ הַמ ,'ה תרַזֶעבּ רֵאבנ התַּעו
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This person's reputation now changes as he earns the reputation of a יִמ ,וֹמְצַע לַע לֵבּקְַמ ןירִוּרֲא הָמּכּ ,טרֵפל הָחיתפַּה
liar. His punishment is much more severe that someone who speaks .וֹזַּה הָערָ הדִּמִּמ וֹמְצַע תֶא רֵמוֹשׁ וֹניֵאֶשׁ
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Lashon Hara or Rechilut.
Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 269
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A14. Moreover, the speaker also violates the Aseh of (Devarim םירִבדּ( לע )א( רבוֹע ,ל"נּה ןיִשֲׂעהו ןיואלּה לכּ דבל )א(
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28:9) “and you shall walk in His ways (14),” meaning that we are
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commanded to follow the example of HaKadosh Baruch Hu whose ןוֹשׁל לע יאקָ אוּהֶשׁ ,"רֶתסּבּ וּהֵערֵ הכּמ רוּרא" :)ד"כ ז"כ
ways are always good. Chazal have taught us in Gemara Shabbat .שׁמּחבּ י"ִשּׁרַ שׁוּרפבוּ ירְֵפִסבּ אָתיִאדּ וֹמכּ ,ערָה
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(133b) “just as He is merciful, so too shall you be merciful…just
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as he is compassionate, so too shall you be compassionate” and
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so on with all of His attributes of good (Gemara Sotah 14a), as
the Rambam comments in Hilchot De'Aut (1 perek, 5 and 6 רוִּע הגְּשׁמ רוּרא" :)ח"י ז"כ םָשׁ( לע )ב( ןכּ םגּ רבוֹע )ב(
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Mekor Hachayim attributes, is that He despises all aspects of “informing,” even ליֵעל וּנרְאבּ רבכוּ ,"לוֹשׁכִמ ןֵתִּת אלֹ רוִּע ינְפִל"דּ )ד"י
paragraphs). One of the characteristics we have observed among
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לוֹשׁכִמ ןֵתוֹנֶּשׁ יִמ לע ,ררֵאל בוּתכּה תנוּכדּ עוּדידּ ,"ךְרֶדּבּ
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the characteristics of HaKadosh Baruch Hu, in His holy and pure
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ט"י ארָקְיּו( ואלדּ איְמדּ ,רוּסִּא וֹדי לע הֶשׂעיֶּשׁ רחא ינְפִל
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informing against someone who is reprehensible. Chazal have
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taught in Gemara Sanhedrin (11a) regarding the incident involving
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Achan (who took booty from Jericho against Hashem's command)
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.םָשׁ ןיּע ,הז ללכִבּ ןכּ םגּ אוּהֶשׁ ,'ד תוֹא ןיואלבּ
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Hashem said to Yehoshua “am I an informer?” (Please see that
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reference). Hashem's wish is for good and never for bad. This
concept is also brought down in Tanna De'Vei Eliyahu (1 perek)
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4 In times of good. st ,רקְֵפה וֹמכּ וֹלצא רבדּה הָשֲׂענ ,םוֹלָשׁו סח ,םִאו )ג(
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לע דוֹע רבוֹע )ג( ,וּנּמִּמ רֵמָשִּׁהל וֹמצע לע לבּקְַמ וֹניאֶשׁ
5 In times that don't appear to be good. (Gemara Rosh Hashana 7b)
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When Yehoshua asked Hashem who was the person responsible for Jewish םיקִי אלֹ רֶשׁא רוּרא" :)ו"כ ז"כ םירִבדּ( אוּהו יִשׁיִלְשׁ רוּרא
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soldiers dying in battle, Hashem told Yehoshua to cast lots to learn his
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identity. אלֹ רֶשׁא וֹשׁוּרפֶּשׁ ,"םָתוֹא תוֹשֲׂעל תאֹזּה הרָוֹתּה ירֵבדּ תא
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