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We would encourage you, our dear reader, to study this sefer for VOL-1 1 this sefer. We were introduced to Mr. yitzchak feldheim and
yourselves at a pace that is comfortable for you. please feel free Mr. eli Meir Hollander at feldheim publishers who graciously
to copy portions of this sefer for your own personal needs as this and patiently offered advice and guidance as the distributors of
would have been the wish of the holy chafetz chayim. this sefer. this sefer is being distributed throughout the united
states and israel.
The Chafetz Chayim writes that he composed five sefarim
specifically on the subject of Shemirat HaLashon: Sefer Chafetz during this time the translation of the entire sefer chafetz chayim
chayim, sefer shemirat Halashon i, sefer shemirat Halashon was completed. yishtabach shemoh la’ad, we were introduced
II, Kuntres Chovat HaShemirah with the commentary of the to more talmidei chachamim who would painstakingly review
(Kuntres) Kevod Shamayim and Kuntres Zachor LeMiryam. every line of the translation. Over the course of the past five years
these and several other works of the chafetz chayim are these rabbis toiled over the text of the translation and corrected
currently in progress and review in this series of translations: it and added their own footnoted comments to elucidate the text.
Kuntres Zachor LeMiryam (which we hope to publish with they are:
Hashem’s help in the very near future);
Kuntres Chovat HaShemirah and Kuntres Kevod Shamayim; rabbi daniel aberbach (yeshivat ateret torah): the preface &
Kuntres Sfat Tamim; introduction, the 1 , 2 and 3 Kelalim of Esurei Lashon Hara
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Kuntres Tzipitah LeYeshua; and again a repeat review of the 2 Kelal following its review by
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sefer nidchei yisrael three other Chachamim, all nine Kelalim of Esurei Rechilut and
We pray that Hashem yitbarach will allow us to publish and the illustrative examples that follow at the end of the sefer;
distribute all of these works and other works as well of the
chafetz chayim ZT”L. Reb Kalman Silberstein: The first seven Kelalim of Esurei
lashon Hara;

regarding the title – Mazal elul: Rabbi Yosef Baraka (Kollel Keter Sion): The 2 Kelal of Esurei
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Lashon Hara, all 9 Kelalim of Esurei Rechilut, the Illustrative
in His shabbat derasha at the start of chodesh elul 5762,
chacham asher Hatchuel (the av beit din of the brooklyn examples and the shu’t chavot yair;
syrian community) began by saying it was no accident chazal Rabbi Daniel Harris (Kollel Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood):
chose the betulah as that month’s mazal. that choice of nd th th th th th
mazal is a paradigm for the approaching month of selichot, for the 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 and 8 Kelalim of Esurei Lashon Hara
preparation towards the yamim no’raim and for life in general. rd th th
the symbolism is a chatan yearning to be with his bride as he Rabbi Naftali Malka (the Deal Kollel): The 3 , 9 and 10
approaches life with gladness and optimism, responsibility and Kelalim of Esurei Lashon Hara.
trepidation. that concept of the mazal of elul is an approach to
life in all of man’s endeavors. it concisely depicts the framework in addition to these chachamim, several elucidations of the
of this translation. text were contributed by Rabbi Yaakov Konigsberg (Yeshivat
Mikdash Melech) and rabbi Mordechai levy (yeshivat ateret
torah).