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Introduction to החיתפ
Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפסל
Aseen - A12
ז השע - ןישע

transgresses this mitzvah and pays no attention to it at the moment of this .ןויס 'י ,טבש 'ל ,ירשת א"כ - תרבועמ הנש .ןויס 'כ ,טבש 'כ ,ירשת א"כ - הטושפ הנש :ימוי חול
confrontation in his life violates this Aseh. (Please see that reference).
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This is also the opinion of the Se’Mak (4 notation), that the word “fear
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\ awe” means not to do anything that is against the will of Hashem as רבּדְַמ םִא לבא ,שׁרָדְִמּה תיבבּ אלֶֹּשׁ )ז( וּלִּפא הז לכו )ז(
He has commanded us. The Rambam is also of this same opinion in his
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commentary on the first perek of Mishnah Avot (3 mishnah). That is also רבוֹע ,תסנכּה תיבבּ וֹא שׁרָדְִמּה תיבבּ תוּליִכרְוּ ערָה ןוֹשׁל
the meaning of the word “fear \ awe” as quoted in Gemara Kidushin (31b) תיבוּ "וּארָיִתּ יִשׁדּקְִמוּ" :)'ל ט"י ארָקְיּו( הֵשֲׂע תוצִמ לע דוֹע
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regarding therespect (“fear”) one must show his father, that “respect” is ִ ַ
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defined as not contradicting him etc. etc. (Please see that reference). All ראֹבְמֶּשׁ וֹמכּ ,אוּה שׁדּקְִמ ללכִבּ ןכּ םגּ וּנלֶּשׁ שׁרָדְִמּה
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eight qualities apply to this Aseh.
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,וֹבּ ןכוֹשֶּׁשׁ יִמִּמ ,ארֹיִל קוּספּה הזבּ וּניוּטצנו ,םיקִסוֹפּבּ
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ןוֹגכּ ,הוצִמ לֶשׁ םִא יִכּ ,תוֹנוֹבְּשׁח וֹבּ ןיִבְשּׁחְמ ןיא ןכלו
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Mekor Hachayim קוֹחְשׂ םהבּ רוּסאדּ ןכֶּשׁ לכו ,המוֹדּכו הקָדצ לֶשׁ הפּקֻ
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ראֹבְמכּ ,יאנְתּ םוּשׁ הזבּ ליִעוֹמ אלֹו ,הלֵטבּ החיִשׂו לוּתִּהו
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A12. Moreover, one who speaks Lashon Hara or Rechilut
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also violates the Aseh of learning Torah (12). This is a positive תחא לעו .)א"י ףיִעס א"נק ןמיִסבּ( םייּח חרַֹא ךְוּרע ןחלשׁבּ
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mitzvah, a Torah-obligation, as is explained by the Rambam in his
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commentaries on the laws pertaining to learning Torah (in the 1 ינְפִּמ תוּליִכרְ וֹא ערָה ןוֹשׁל םהבּ רבּדַל רוּסאדּ המּכו המּכּ
perek) and in his Sefer HaMitzvot (Aseh #11). That is also the ,יִמצעה רוּמחה וֹרוּסִּאֵמ דבל ,וֹבּ ןכוֹשּׁה ךְרַבְּתי 'ה תמיא
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opinion of all Authorities who list the 613 mitzvot. The reward for
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learning Torah is boundless. The Mishnah Peh’ah (1 mishnah, 1 ךְוּרבּ שׁוֹדקּהֶשׁ ןיִמאמ וֹניאֶשׁ וֹמצעבּ הארְמ ,רבּדְַמֶּשׁ הזבוּ
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halacha) teaches that learning Torah is equivalent in its reward to the וּלִּפא וינפּ זיִעֵמ אוּה ךְכלוּ ,הזּה תיבּבּ וֹתניִכְשׁ הרְֶשׁי אוּה
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sum total reward of all other mitzvot combined. The Yerushalmi (1
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perek in Peh’ah, 1 halacha) teaches that all other mitzvot combined .*ךְלמּה ןוֹצרְִכּ אלֶֹּשׁ ךְלמּה תיבבּ רבּדַל
don’t equal one spoken word of Torah. But the opposite is also true,
that the sin of not learning is equal to the sum total sin of all other
sins combined. Chazal have taught in their commentary in their :ה"הגה
Introduction to Eicha Rabbati (section #2) (and in the Yerushalmi, ןיִלִּמ אָתְּשׁינכ יבבּ יֵעָתְּשִׁאדּ ןאמ :המוּרְתּ תַשׁרָפּ שׁוֹדקּה רהֹזּה ןוֹשׁל הזו *
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Chagigah, 1 perek, 7 halacha) that HaKadosh Baruch Hu can
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forgive even the sin of idol worship and forbidden relations and יזחאדּ 'וּכו הּיל יו ,אָתוּנמיהְמ ערַגדּ הּיל יו ,אדוּרפּ יזחאדּ הּיל יו ,לוֹחדּ
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murder, but He will not forgive the sin of not learning Torah. ,הּנִּמ לחדּ אלו הּבּ אקָלוּח הּיל תילו ,ןמַּתּ חכְּתְּשִׁא אלו אהלא תיל אהדּ
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There are occasions when someone can be absolved of this sin .אלֵּעלדּ האלִּע אנוּקִּתבּ אנלּקַ גיִהנאו
because he was occupied earning a livelihood or was busy planning וֹל יוֹא ,דוּרפּ הארְמֶּשׁ וֹל יוֹא לֹח ירֵבדּ תסנכּה תיבבּ רפּסְמֶּשׁ יִמ :םוּגּרְַתּ[
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a way to make a living. (Please see the first Hagahah below). But
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when he is occupied speaking Lashon Hara or gossip, what possible םיקִלֹא ןיאֶשׁ ,הארְמ יִכּ ,לארְָשׂי יקֵלֹאבּ קלח וֹל ןיאֶשׁ וֹל יוֹא ,הנוּמאה ערֵוֹגֶּשׁ
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benefit can there be to his livelihood? In speaking Lashon Hara, ןוּקִּתּבּ ןוֹיזִּבּ גהוֹנו ,וּנּמִּמ דחפְמ וֹניאו ,וֹבּ קלח וֹל ןיאו ,םָשׁ אצְמנ וֹניאו ְ
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]).הנוֹילעה תוּכלמּה דגנכּ ןקּתְמ תסנכּה תיבּ יִכּ( ,הלְעמ לֶשׁ ןוֹילעה
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