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Introduction to החיתפ
Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפסל
Aseen - A11
ז השע - ןישע

very many sins, namely the sin of invoking G‑d's Name needlessly. This םייחה רוקמ
Aseh, of being in fear of Hashem, is the basis for prohibiting the needless
expression of G‑d's Name. This concept is taught in Gemara Temurah
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(4a). On occasion someone will see something being done that is against רַתּהֶשׁ ,שׁרָדְִמּה תיבבּ תוּעיִבקְִבּ הרָוֹתּ ידְֵמוֹלּה וּלִּפֲאו
the Torah and become very upset by it (and protests) the action either םייּח חרַֹאבּ ראֹבְמכּ ,שׁרָדְִמּה תיבבּ תוֹתְּשִׁלו לֹכאל םהל
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being one between man‑and‑G‑d or between man‑and‑man. Because of
the very many sins of society, it is found most often that people who are רוּסִּאבּ ןיִלָשׁכנ וּיהי םִא ,םוֹקמ לכִּמ ,)'א ףיִעס( ל"נּה ןמיִסּבּ
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not careful with their language mock him (the protestor) and deride him
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in mocking terms saying “see what is the difference between him and so- םה ,שׁרָדְִמּה תיבבּ תוּליִכרְוּ ערָה ןוֹשׁל וֹא לוּתִּהו קוֹחְשׂ
and-so, he (the protestor) occasionally puts on himself a cloak of “fear and
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awe” and zealously defends the honor of Hashem Tze’va’aut. He himself וֹרוּסִּאֵמ דבל ,"וּארָיִתּ יִשׁדּקְִמ"דּ הֵשֲׂע תוצִמ לע םירִבוֹע
is a bigger transgressor than so-and-so,” and they continue to defame him ןטקָ ףיִעס א"נק ןמיִסבּ( "םהרָבא ןגמּ"ה בַתכֶּשׁ וֹמכוּ ,יִמצעה
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in many other ways.
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Regarding this cynic who mocked the protestor, you can truthfully say that ארָוֹמ לע ןירִהזמ םניא םיִמכח ידֵיִמלַתּה )יִכו( וּטּאדּ ,)'ב
one sin of his leads to another (Avot 4:2), because he spoke Lashon Hara, ,קחֹדִּמ היִּתְשׁוּ הליִכא אלּא ,םהל רַתּה אלֹו ,שׁדּקְִמּה
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he also came to use Hashem's Name needlessly. The Shulchan Aruch
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Yoreh De'Ah (section #276,paragraph #9) holds that the word “Tze'va'aut” לֹכאל וּכרְטצי םִא ,שׁרָדְִמּה תיבבּ םידְִמוֹל םהֶשׁ ךְוֹתִּמ
(Master of all of the Heavenly legions) is itself one of the seven Holy
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Names of Hashem that is forbidden to be erased. (The name “Tze’va’aut,” ,םדוּמִּלִּמ הז ידֵי לע וּלְטּבְּתי ,שׁרָדְִמּה תיבל ץוּח תוֹתְּשִׁלו
even without the name “Hashem” preceding it, is a complete Name. The םניאֶשׁ ,םירִוּבּדּ םַתס ןינִעלוּ ."םהרָבא ןגמּ"בּ םָשׁ ןיּע
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proof comes from the mishnah in Gemara Shvu’ot (35a) that states “I swear
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in the name of Tze’va’aut,” and the gemara does not challenge the use of המּבּ ןיּע ,שׁרָדְִמּה תיבבּ םיִמכח ידֵיִמלַתל ,תוּנציל לֶשׁ
the word “Tze’va’aut.” (Please see that reference). The words of Chazal VOL-1
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are well known, that one who speaks Hashem's Name needlessly will be .*'ג קלחבּ 'ה תרַזעבּ וּנבַתכֶּשׁ
severely punished. It is appropriate to excommunicate this person and he
will become impoverished, G‑d forbid, as is brought down in Gemara
Nedarim (7b). (Please see that reference). Therefore, one who wants to
protect his soul will stay very far away from this sin. :ה"הגה
יִתיִארָ ,תסנכּה תיבבּ הלֵטבּ החיִשׂ לֶשׁ רוּמחה רוּסִּאה הזבּ ןנירִיאדּ בגּאו *
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Be’er Mayim Chayim ,יוּצמֶּשּׁ המ יִפל אוּהו .הז ידֵי לע הֶשֲׂענֶּשׁ לוֹשׁכִמּה םצֹע תא ריִכּזהל
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(A11) The person who speaks Lashon Hara or Rechilut also םהֶשׁ ,וֹלֶּשׁ תוֹיִּשׂעמּה תא וֹרבחל רפּסל ליִחְתמֶּשׁ ,םיִבּרַה וּניֵתוֹנוֲֹעבּ
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violates the Aseh.. be in fear of Hashem your G-d: In summary, ,הרָוֹתּה תאירִקְ םדֶקֹ ,ןפוֹס דעו ןָשׁארֵֹמ תוּליִכרְוּ ערָה ןוֹשׁלבּ םיִברָֹעְמ
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this is the language of the Chinuch commenting on mitzvah # 432: This
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is a constant personal obligation that is binding without interruption for אלֶֹּשׁ ,וֹתיִסְמ ערָה רציּהו ,הרָוֹתּבּ ארֹקְִל םעה ןיִחְתוֹפּ רוּפִּסּה רמגּ םדֶקֹו
even a moment. If a person is confronted with a situation where he has םיִמעְפוּ .האירְִקּה תֵעבּ וֹלֶּשׁ ערָה ןוֹשׁלּה תא רֹמגִלו רוּפִּסּה עצְמאבּ קיִסְפהל
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the potential to commit a sin, he must gird himself and strengthen his 9
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conviction that The Creator watches everything in the world and He will ,תסנכּה תיבּ חרַזִמבּ םידְִמוֹעֶשׁ םיִבוּשׁחה םיִשׁנאה ןִמ ןכּ םגּ אוּהֶשׁ הבּרְה
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pay them back in proportion to the evil that they are doing. Someone who הרָָשֲׂע ינְפִבּ וּניהדּ םיִבּרַבּ 'ה תא ללּחְמ הז ידֵי לעו ,לֹכּ ןיֵעל הארְנ וֹנוֲֹעו
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