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Introduction to החיתפ
Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפסל
Aseen - A6
בי השע - ןישע

Be’er Mayim Chayim ןוֹשׁל רפּסְמֶּשׁ תֵעבּ לבא ,*וֹתיחִמ תא גיִשּׂהל ןפֹא הזיאבּ
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(A6) in order to publicly degrade another Jew, or to listen to םגו ?הזִּמ וֹתסנרְפבּ וֹל עיגּי תלעוֹתּ המ ,תוּליִכרְ וֹא ערָה
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their degrading remarks about another Jew, he violates the
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Aseh: Quoting the (two halachot of the ) Rambam in the 6 perek of ראֹבְמכּ ,ןכּ םגּ ןיואל המּכּ לע וֹרוּפִּס לֶשׁ הזּה תֵעבּ רבוֹע
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Hilchot De'Aut, the 1 halacha is an obligation to cling to the righteous המּכבּ הרָוֹתּה ןִמ וּנרְהזהֶשׁ ,םָשׁ ןיּע ,)ג"י הֶשֲׂעַת אלֹבּ( ג"מסּבּ
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people of our times and to constantly associate with the Chachamim in
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order to learn their habits and to stay away from evil people who live in הזיאבּ יִכּ ,םינפּ םוּשׁבּ הרָוֹתּה ןִמ שׁרֹפִל אלֶֹּשׁ ,ןיואל
darkness and not to learn their ways. Regarding this Shelomo HaMelech
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said in Mishle (13:20) “Those who remain with the Chachamim will ןדְמל אוּה םִא ,הרָוֹתדּ הֵשֲׂע תוצִמ םיּקַל לוֹכי אוּהֶשׁ ןפֹא
become smart but those who remain with fools will be ruined.” Similarly אוּה םגּ ,ןדְמל וֹניאֶשׁ שׁיִא אוּה םִא ףאו ,וֹדוּמִּל יִפל ,לוֹדגּ
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David HaMelech said in Tehilim (1:1) “Praiseworthy is the person who
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does not remain in the company of evil people.” The 2 halacha is an ,וּננּמזִבּ זנכְּשׁא ןוֹשׁלִל םיקִָתְּעמּה שׁדֶקֹ ירְֵפִס דֹמלִל לוֹכי
Aseh to cling to the Chachamim and the sages in order to learn their habits.
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The pasuk urges “and you should cling to Him.” But it is not possible to ,הזבּ אצוֹיּכו "רוֹאמּה תרַוֹנְמ"וּ "תוֹבבלּה תוֹבוֹח" ןוֹגכּ
cling to Hashem’s presence, rather the meaning is that it is a mitzvah to ,אוּה ךְוּרבּ שׁוֹדקּה לֶשׁ וֹתארְי םדאה בבלִבּ םיִסינכמּה
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remain in the company of our sages and their students. One must make
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an effort to marry the daughter of a sage or to marry-off one’s daughter .תוּליִכרְוּ ערָה ןוֹשׁל רפּסלוּ הרָוֹתּה ןִמ לֵטבּ בֵשׁיל אלֹו
to a sage and to eat and drink with our sages and to enter into business
arrangements with them and to frequent them at every opportunity. (His
holy words are quoted up until this point). This is also the opinion of the
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Se’Mag (in his commentary on the 8 Aseh) (please see that reference).
:ה"הגה
What I've written regarding this Aseh most certainly applies in all eight
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qualities. חרֵכהה ידֵכִּמ רֵתוֹיל ןמז הז לע איִצוֹי אלֶֹּשׁ ,דֹאְמ רהזִּל ךְירִצ הזבּ םגּ ךְא *
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(This discussion regarding the subject of not getting involved with groups .חרֵכה אוּה לֹכּהֶשׁ רמאֹי אוּה יִכּ ,הזבּ וֹכּרְדּ תא רציּהל חינּהל אלֶֹּשׁו יִתִּמאה
of bad people also applies to places where large groups of people get עבֶט יִפל אלֹה יִכּ ,הזבּ וּניניֵע תא אֵמּסְמ רציּה ךְאיה ,הארְוּ יִחא ןחבוּ
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together, such as at weddings and similar social functions. Very often, ,םנִּח תנְתּמבּ ,וּהוֹמכּ םדו רָשׂבּ אוּה רֶשׁא ,וּהֵערֵ וֹמִּע ביִטיי םִא ,םדאה
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the Yetzer Hara will push someone specifically into conversation with
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groups of people where the conversation can evolve into almost any topic וֹל ןֵתּיֶּשׁ לכּ ,וֹתּכאלְמִל דחא תיבּ לעבּ וּנּרֶכְּשׂיו ,הכאלְמ לעבּ אוּה םִא וֹא
and during these conversations one can hear about all worldly matters וּלִּאו ,בוֹטּה דצ לע הָּתוֹשֲׂעל וֹתדוֹבֲעבּ זירִז רֵתוֹיו ענכנ רֵתוֹי אוּה ,רֵתוֹי
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including new insights into many things. These discussions of worldly
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news invariably deteriorate into language that is profoundly sinful, Lashon םרָמאמכּ ,םוֹי ירֵיִכְשִׂכּ ןיִבָשׁחנ וּנא הּבּ םגּ רֶשׁא ,םלוֹע לֶשׁ וֹכּלמ תדַוֹבֲעבּ
Hara and related speech that is equally forbidden. But if one strengthens ךְוּפִּהֵמ הָּתוֹשֲׂעל וּנכּרְדּ תא הֶטּמ ערָה רציּה ,ןנא יֵמוֹי ירֵיגא ןנא :ל"ז
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\ fortifies \ braces himself against his Yetzer Hara and sits next to G‑d
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fearing people who learn Torah, he will be saved from this sin and will ויקָסֲעבּ וֹל חיורְיו הבוֹטבּ וֹל ףיִסוֹי אוּה ךְוּרבּ שׁוֹדקּהֶשּׁ המ לכּ יִכּ ,ךְוּפִּהל
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moreover fulfill the mitzvah of “and cling to Him” in accordance with the ,אוּה ךְוּרבּ שׁוֹדקּה ךָל ןַתנֶּשׁ ךָרְְשׁע יִפל הָתּע יִכּ :רֹמאל רציּה וּנֶּתיִסי ,רֵתוֹי
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opinions of the Rambam and the Se’Mag) ךְרֶדֶכּ גהנְתִהלוּ המקְרִ יֵשׁוּבּלמבּ ךְלילו רֵתוֹי האנ הרָידִבּ רוּדל חרָכמ הָתּא
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חרָכמ הָתּא ןכלו ,ךָירֶבח יניֵעל הזּבְּתִתּ ןכ אלֹ םִאֶשׁ ,םיִהוֹבגּה םיִתּבּה ילֲעבּ
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