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Sefer Chafetz Chayim החיתפ
Hilchot Esurei Lashon Hara םייח ץפח רפסל
Kelal Beit 'א ואל - ןיואל

Hilchot Esurei Lashon Hara

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Kelal Beit (K2 – 2 chapter)
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Details of the law regarding Lashon Hara disclosed
to a group of at least three people. There are 13
halachot in this Kelal. .רייא ח"כ ,טבש ט"י ,ירשת 'י - תרבועמ הנש .ןויס 'ט ,טבש 'ט ,ירשת 'י - הטושפ הנש :ימוי חול

םייחה רוקמ
Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 321
ארָקְיּו( רמאנֶּשׁ הֶשֲׂעַת אלֹבּ רבוֹע וֹרבחבּ )א( לגּרְַמה )א(
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K2/1. It is forbidden to speak Lashon Hara about a fellow Jew, ןֵעוֹטֶּשׁ הז ?ליִכרָ וּהזיא "ךָימּעבּ ליִכרָ ךְלֵת אלֹ" :)ז"ט ט"י
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even if it is the truth, even if it is only in front of one person and
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most certainly if it is in front of a group of people (1). The greater ךְכּ ,ךָילע ינוֹלְפּ רמא ךְכּ :רֵמוֹאו הזל הזִּמ ךְלוֹהו םירִבדּ
the number of people listening to this Lashon Hara, the greater אוּהֶשׁ יִפּ לע ףא ,ךָל הָשׂע אוּהֶשׁ ינוֹלְפּ לע יִתְּעמָשׁ ךְכו
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is the sin of the speaker because his victim is being increasingly
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shamed, since his shame is publicized in front of many people. דע הזִּמ לוֹדגּ ןוֹע שׁיו .םלוֹעה תא בירִחמ הז ירֵה ,תמא
Furthermore, the sin of the speaker increases as he drags more רפּסְמה אוּהו ,הז ואל ללכִבּ אוּהו ערָה ןוֹשׁל אוּהו דֹאְמ
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people into committing the sin of listening to his Lashon Hara (all רקֶֶשׁ רֵמוֹאה לבא .תמא רֵמוֹאֶשׁ יִפּ לע ףא ,וֹרבח תוּנגִבּ
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Mekor Hachayim Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 357 ז"פ ם"במרב ראובמ ונבתכש הז לכ .לגרמה )א(
Authorities are unanimous in this opinion).
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.וֹרבח לע ערָ םֵשׁ איִצוֹמ אצְמנ
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K2/2. That which Chazal allowed as being permissible speech in
םייח םימ ראב
front of three people is (strictly) limited only to those statements
which are not entirely shameful or harmful (2) to the “victim”
(even when being understood in a negative way), and the speaker’s
comment has to have two possible ways of being understood (in a
positive way and in a negative way). The interpretation of such a
ןכו ,כ"ג ר"השל ללוכ הז ואלש םהירבדמ האור
comment is known to depend on the way the speaker presents it. ךנהו .ש"ייע 'ט ת"ל ןיואל ג"מסבו תועיד תוכלהמ
Only this type of comment did Chazal permit to say in front of three ואלד 'א הכלה האיפד א"פ ימלשוריב אידהב אתיא
people. They based their leniency on the fact that since it is being תוכלה תלחתב ינש קלחב ןייעו .םהינש ללוכ הז
spoken in front of at least three people, the speaker knows that the
comment will most certainly get back to the victim since one friend ח"הוקמב תוליכר רוסיא ןינעב בותכנש המ תוליכר
has another friend and word will be passed along, and therefore .םש םייח םימ ראבבו
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