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Introduction to VOL-1 7 החיתפ
Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפסל
Laveen - L13
גי ואל - ןיואל

reference the Se’Mag, his writings on negative commandments (mitzvah וניברבו ז"נק ת"ל ג"מסב ןייעו 'וגו חרקכ היהי אל רמאנש
#157) and in Rabbeinu Yonah, section #58. Their conclusions are that
this sin is an unqualified Lav. Please see the Sefer HaMitzvot (the eighth ןייעו רומג ואל אוהש םהירבדמ עמשמ ח"נ רמאמב הנוי
principle) and the Ramban. ךייש הז ואלד עדו .םש ן"במרבו 'ח שרוש תוצמה רפסב
Understand that this Lav applies to both Lashon Hara and Rechilut even ןיבו וינפב ןיבו תמא לע 'יפאו תוליכרב ןיבו ר"השלב ןיב
if the remarks are true and are made in the presence of the person who is
the subject of these remarks or even in his absence. It is possible that this הז ואל ךייש לבקמה לע םגד רשפאו ,רפסמהלו וינפב אלש
Lav also applies to the person who listens to these remarks. For if the ותוארהל הז רובע רפסמהל םימעזנ םינפ הארמ היה וליאד
listener would have frowned when the speaker was making his remarks or
indicated he wanted no part of the speaker’s Lashon Hara, the controversy .תקולחמה עקשנ היה אליממ ולש ר"השלב הצור וניאש
could have stopped right there.

םייחה רוקמ
Mekor Hachayim
יִפל אוּהו ,דחא ואל דוֹע יוּצמ הבּרְה םיִמעְפוּ )גי(
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L13. Another Lav is often violated. It frequently happens when
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people degrade their fellow Jew (13) because of something he did ויָשֲׂעמבּ )גי( וֹרבחל תוֹזּבל םיִמעְפּ הבּרְה ןיִליגרְֶשּׁ המ
in the past or about a family skeleton or about his lack of knowledge הרָוֹתּבּ וֹתמכח טוּעִמבּ וֹא החפְּשִׁמ םגְפִבּ וֹא םינוֹשׁארִה
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of Torah or about his occupation, each “victim” based on his
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particular circumstance in life, who is then criticized to the point ,םירִבדּ וֹל רמאֹנ רֶשׁא ,וֹנינִע יִפל שׁיִא לכּ ,וֹתּכאלְמִבּ וֹא
where he becomes angry and confounded and cannot find the words וּלִּפא ,םהֵמ רזעהל לכוּי אלֹו ,וּהוּליִהביו וּהוּסיִעכי רֶשׁא
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with which to defend himself. Even if the criticism is expressed
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privately, this speaker violates the Lav of (Vayikrah 25:17) “Do ארָקְיּו( ואל לע רבוֹע ,וֹמצע ןיבל וֹניבּ רבדּה היה םִא
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not oppress your fellow Jew.” The Gemara Babba Metziah (58b) ַ ָ ְ ְ ַ ְ ֶ ְ
teaches that this pasuk in the Torah is referring to verbal abuse תאנוֹאבּ ירֵיאדּ "וֹתיִמֲע תא שׁיִא וּנוֹת אלֹ"דּ )ז"י ה"כ
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or verbal oppression expressed in private. But even more so this םִא רמֹחו לקַו ,):ח"נ ףדּ( אעיִצְמ אבבבּ אָתיִאדְִכּ ,םירִבדּ
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Lav is more seriously violated if the verbal abuse is in front of ןיבּ וֹרבחל הנּגְמהֶשׁ ,הז יִפל אצְמנו .םיִשׁנא ינְפִבּ הז היה
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other people. Based on this, someone who denigrates a fellow Jew
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either by gossip or by Lashon Hara, either in front of him or in the דבלִּמ ,םירִחא ינְפִבוּ וינפבּ ערָה ןוֹשׁלבּ ןיבוּ תוּליִכרְִבּ
presence of other people, besides violating the esur of Lashon Hara,
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also violates this Lav. ,ליֵעל וּנבַתכֶּשׁ וֹמכּ ,תוּליִכרְוּ ערָה ןוֹשׁלדּ ואל וילע שׁיֶּשׁ
.הז ואלבּ ןכּ םגּ רבוֹע
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Be’er Mayim Chayim
(L13) when people degrade their fellow Jew: The Mishnah םייח םימ ראב
in Gemara Babba Metziah (58b) teaches that just as there is monetary םגפב וא םינושארה וישעמב 'וכו הברה םימעפו )גי(
oppression (egs., overcharging a sale), so too there is verbal oppression. If
someone is a Ba'al Teshuvah, one should not say to him “Remember what םשכ הנשמב )ב"ע ח"נ ףד( מ"בב אתיאדכ .'וכו החפשמה
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