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Introduction to םייח ץפח רפס
Sefer Chafetz Chayim ערה ןושל ירוסיא תוכלה
Aseen - A14 א הכלה - א ללכ

(133b) “just as He is merciful, so too shall you be merciful…just
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as he is compassionate, so too shall you be compassionate” and
so on with all of His attributes of good (Gemara Sotah 14a), as
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paragraphs). One of the characteristics we have observed among
the characteristics of HaKadosh Baruch Hu, in His holy and pure
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attributes, is that He despises all aspects of “informing,” even 'א ללכּ
informing against someone who is reprehensible. Chazal have
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taught in Gemara Sanhedrin (11a) regarding the incident involving לַע וֹא ויפבּ ערָָה ןוֹשׁל רוּפּס רוּסִּא רַאֹבי הז ללכבּ
Achan (who took booty from Jericho against Hashem's command) ןוָֹעבּ לגּרְהֶשׁ יִמל ,שׁנֹעָה לדֶֹגו בתּכִמ וֹא זֶמרֶ ידֵי
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Hashem said to Yehoshua “am I an informer?” (Please see that
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reference). Hashem's wish is for good and never for bad. This רָאְשׁוּ ,הזַּה רַמַּה ןוָֹעֵמ וֹמְצַע רֵמוֹשֶּׁשׁ יִמל ,רכָשׂו ,הז
concept is also brought down in Tanna De'Vei Eliyahu (1 perek) .םיפיִעס 'ט וֹבוּ ,םיִטרָפּ
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quoting Gemara Sotah (12a) “Rebbe Yirmiyah Ben Abba said that
four categories of people will never merit to see G‑d's radiance…the
category of people who speak Lashon Hara,” as David HaMelech .ןויס ו"ט ,'א רדא 'ה ,ירשת ו"כ - תרבועמ הנש .ןויס ה"כ ,טבש ה"כ ,ירשת ו"כ - הטושפ הנש :ימוי חול
says in Tehilim (5:5) “because You are a G‑d who will not tolerate
evil, wickedness cannot live with You.” םייחה רוקמ
Therefore, someone who lives with this terrible character trait of רוּמגּ תמא )א( לע וּלִּפא וֹרבח תוּנגִבּ רפּסל רוּסא .א
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“informing” does not follow in the ways of Hashem, whose sole
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purpose is to do good, and this person does exactly the opposite. שׁי םִאדּ( ,ערָה ןוֹשׁל םוֹקמ לכבּ ל"זח יִפבּ ארָקְנ הזו
Therefore this person is called “Ra \ evil” and so he also violates
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this Aseh. הנּגְּתנ הז רוּבֲעו רקֶֶשׁ לֶשׁ תוֹבוֹרֲעַתּ )ב( וֹלֶּשׁ רוּפִּסּהבּ
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הבּרְה לוֹדגּ וֹנוֲֹעו ערָ םֵשׁ איִצוֹמ ללכִבּ אוּה רֵתוֹי וֹרבח
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We have now discussed fourteen Aseen that are violated by
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the person who speaks Lashon Hara or gossip in addition to the :)ז"ט ט"י ארָקְיּו( רמאנֶּשׁ ,הֶשֲׂעַת אלֹבּ רבוֹע רפּסְמהו ,)רֵתוֹי
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seventeen Laveen that were identified above. Even though not all ַ ְ ֵ ַ ֶ ְ ֶ ַ ְ ֵ
of them are violated each time someone speaks Lashon Hara or תוּליִכרְ ללכִבּ ןכּ םגּ הזו )ד( ,"ךָימּעבּ ליִכרָ ךְלֵת אלֹ" )ג(
Rechilut, still someone who speaks Lashon Hara or Rechilut, G‑d .אוּה
In times of good.
םייח םימ ראב
In times that don't appear to be good. (Gemara Rosh Hashana 17b)
When Yehoshua asked Hashem who was the person responsible for Jewish ןושארה תועטה אוה הזש יפלו .רומג תמא )א(
soldiers dying in battle, Hashem told Yehoshua to cast lots to learn his
identity. הז לע ךל איבא ןכ לע וב תועטל םלועה ןיליגרש
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