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Introduction to VOL-1 10 החיתפ
Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפסל
Curses - C4
ד רורא - ןירורא

Be’er Mayim Chayim םייח םימ ראב
(C3) G-d forbid..the third curse of “Cursed is the person who
will not uphold the words of this Torah to perform them.” This אוהו .'וכו ישילש רורא לע 'וכו םולשו סח םאו )ג(
is inclusive of all eight qualities .תוטישפב םינפוא 'ח לכב
(C4) a mumar, an apostate because he denies this one
commandment: For the benefit of those who thoroughly read through ליגרה תא יתארק יכ ןייעמה יניעב אלפי אלש ידכו )ד(
this commentary, I will explain why I called this person who routinely וניתובר ירבד ךל קיתעא רמומ םשב וזה הערה הדמב
violates this one esur an apostate. I will write down the words of our
Sages who now reside in Paradise regarding this person. Someone who תודימתב ומצע ליגרמש ימ לק אטח וליפא יכ ,ןדע יחונ
routinely commits even a “light” sin, at the moment when he could have תחא לעו הז יאנג םשב ארקנ וילע רובעל שפנ טאשב
stopped himself and did not, he is called an apostate. And how much
more so is one termed and apostate for a “profound” sin such as Lashon יוליגו הרז הדובעמ רומחש הזכ רומח אטחב המכו המכ
Hara which is more severe than the sins of idol worship or adultery and )ב"ע ו"ט( ןיכרע תכסמב ראובמכ םימד תוכיפשו תוירע
other forbidden relations or murder, as discussed in Gemara Arachin
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(15b), quoting Rabbeinu Yonah in Shaare Teshuvah in the 1 sha’ar in הניב התעו 'ו רמאמב הבושת ירעשב הנוי 'רה ל"זו
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the 6 section. Now please understand and listen to me because what I םיקידצה ןמ שי יכ תמא לודג רקיע אוה יכ תאז העמש
am saying is a truth that is a foundation of life. There have been great
righteous people who have sometimes stumbled in life, as the pasuk states קידצ ןיא םדא יכ רמאנש ןינעכ םימעפל אטחב םילשכנש
(Kohelet 7:20) “because there is no man who is so righteous that he can go ולפי םאו םהינפ תאמ םרצי תא םישבוכ ןכא 'וגו ץראב
through life without having committed a sin,” and still they conquer their
Yetzer Hara, their inclination to do evil. And if they fall once, they will םירזוחו םהינפב וטוקנו ול ונשי אל אטחב תחא םעפ
learn from the experience and not do it again and they are regretful and do לבקמ וניאו עודי אטחמ רהזנ וניא רשא לכ ךא הבושתב
Teshuvah. But anyone who is not careful of a particular sin that is known
to be a sin, and does not try to guard himself against it, even a “light” sin, ףא םילקה תונועמ אוה םא םג ונממ רמשהל ושפנ לע
and even though he avoids all of the other sins of the Torah, our Sages call ימכח והוארק הרותבש תונוע לכמ רהזנ אוהש יפ לע
him an apostate regarding this one sin and he is counted among those who
are great sinners and his sin becomes unbearably severe. If a servant tells ונוע לודגו הנמנ םיעשופ םעו דחא רבדל רמומ לארשי
his master, I will do everything you tell me except for this one thing, then רמאת רשא לכ וברל דבעה רמאי רומא םא יכ ,אושנמ
in fact, the servant has completely repudiated his servitude and he will do
whatever he pleases. וילעמ וינודא לוע רבש רבכ דחא רבדב תלוז השעא ילא
.השעי ויניעב רשיהו
And so regarding this the Torah says (Devarim 27:26) “Cursed is the
person who will not uphold the words of the Torah to perform them.”
Meaning, cursed is the person who will not accept upon himself (the הרותה ירבד תא םיקי אל רשא רורא רמאנ הזה ןינע לעו
obligation) to uphold all of the words of the Torah, from beginning to end. ושפנ לע לבקי אל רשא ורואיבו ,םתוא תושעל תאזה
This is evident from the teaching of the Torah “who will not uphold them
to perform them” and the pasuk did not say “who won't perform them” הז לע הרויו ,ףוס דעו שארמ הרותה ירבד לכ םייקל
And those who fulfill them are blessed. (Quoted up until this point, please םתוא השעי אל רשא רמא אלו תושעל םיקי אל רשא
see that citation).
.'ז רמאמב ש"עו .ל"כע )ךרבתי םייקמהו(

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