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Introduction to החיתפ
Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפסל
Curses - C3
ד רורא - ןירורא

person who causes another Jew to stumble blindly into committing םייחה רוקמ
a sin. This is similar to the Lav of (Vayikrah 19:14) “Do not put a
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stumbling block in front of another Jew,” that it includes anyone רבוֹע ,וֹמִּאו ויִבא לע היה ערָה ןוֹשׁלה ,הליִלחו סח ,םִאו(
who speaks Lashon Hara as I explained above in the 4 Lav.
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הלקְמ רוּרא" :)ז"ט ז"כ םירִבדּ( אוּהו ,יִעיִברְ רוּרא לע דוֹע
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רוֹקְמִבּ ד"וֹי תוֹא ןיִשֲׂעבּ ליֵעל וּנרְאבֶּשׁ וֹמכוּ ,"וֹמִּאו ויִבא
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Be’er Mayim Chayim
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.)םָשׁ ןיּע ,םייּח םימ ראבִבוּ םייּחה
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(C2) cursed is someone who causes a blind person to go
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astray: Please see above in the Be'er Mayim Chayim of the 4 Lav, וֹבּ ,רוּראדּ" ).ו"ל ףדּ( תוֹעוּבְשִׁבּ ארָמגּה רמאמ ַעוּדיו
where I described the various circumstances where one violates the Lav of אלֶֹּשׁ וֹמצעבּ עדֵוֹיֶּשׁ ,שׁיִא לכּ ןכל .'וּכו "יוּדּנ וֹבּ ,הללקְ
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“stumbling block” and in those specific circumstances one also transgresses
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this curse. Understand that the words “causes a blind person to go astray” סח ,ילוּא וֹשְׁפנבּ דרֵח תוֹיהִל ךְירִצ ,הזּה רמּה ןוֹעֵמ רהזנ
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also includes someone who gives another Jew advice that is inappropriate
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for him and does so only so that he himself may derive benefit. This רפסבּ בַתכֶּשּׁ המ ןיֵעכוּ ,הז לע םימָשּׁבּ וּהוּדּנ ,םוֹלָשׁו
person also violates the Lav of “Do not place a stumbling block.” Many .םָשׁ ןיּע ,וֹמִּאו ויִבא הלקְמ ןינִעל "םידִרֵח"
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of our marriage brokers and business arbitrators are guilty of giving out
this kind of inappropriate advice and pay no attention to either this Lav or לֶשׁ רמּה אְטח ידֵי לע בבּסנ םיִערָ םינינִע המּכּ דוֹעו
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this curse, G‑d should protect us from the punishment that will happen to
them. I have elaborated on this idea elsewhere. ,סעכּה תדִּמוּ העוּרגּה תוּיּרִזכאה תדִּמ ,ןוֹגכּ ,ערָה ןוֹשׁל
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םגו ,):ה"ק ףדּ( תבַּשׁבּ ל"זח וּגיִלְפִהֶשׁ וֹמכּ ,רוּמח ןוֹע אוּהֶשׁ
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Mekor Hachayim תוֹערָ תוֹדִּמ ירֵאְשִׁלו תוּנצילל הז ידֵי לע אבּ םיִמעְפּ המּכּ
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C3. If someone trivializes the esur of Lashon Hara and Rechilut, .ןהבּ אצוֹיּכּ
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G‑d forbid, and refuses to restrain himself from using this forbidden
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speech, he also brings upon himself the third curse of (Devarim ןיִבהל לכוּנ הנּמִּמֶּשׁ ,תאֹזּה החיִתְפּה ירֵבדּ לכּ לע ,ןכּ לַע
27:26) “Cursed is the person who will not uphold the words of
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this Torah to perform them”(3) meaning, cursed is the person who הרָאבּ ,תוּליִכרְוּ ערָה ןוֹשׁל ידֵי לע אבּה לוּקלִקּה לדֶֹגּ תא
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refuses to conduct his life as the Torah commands us. This person דחיְמ ואל הילע הבְתכו ,הז רוּסִּא שׁוּרפבּ הרָוֹתּה וּנל
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is called a mumar (4), an apostate because he denies this one
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commandment since at the moment that he could have held back לעֵמ רֵתוֹי "ךָימּעבּ ליִכרָ ךְלֵת אלֹ" :)ז"ט ט"י ארָקְיּו( אוּהו
from sinning and didn't, he violates this profound esur. When one .החיִתְפּה תלִּחְתִבּ וּנבַתכֶּשׁ וֹמכוּ ,תוֹערָ תוֹדִּמּה לכּ
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blithely ignores and trivializes this mitzvah of Hashem's Torah he
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is cursed with the same severity as someone who denies the entire .החיִתְפּה םלְשׁנ וֹזבוּ
Torah and his sin is unbearably great.
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רֹזחיו ארָקְי החיִתְפּה תאֹזֶּשׁ ,ארֵוֹקּה ידִידִיִל שׁקּבֲאו
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We have now mentioned the three curses that befall someone who
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has this evil character trait. רֵתוֹי אבּהל לע הז ןינִעל הליִעוֹמ יאדּובּ איִה יִכּ ,ארָקְיו
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