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Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפס
Hilchot Esurei Lashon Hara ערה ןושל ירוסיא תוכלה
Kelal Beit ‑ Halachah 1 א הכלה - א ללכ

This Kelal is dedicated ןושל רפסמהו לכורה ללכ הנהו ,קושב רפסיו ער
Le'Iluy Nishmat Chacham Moshe Simantov, A"H
18 Tishre 5763 .לכור תלמב דחיב ערה

Hilchot Esurei Lashon Hara רמאש המב ]ימלשוריה[ םינהכ תרותה תנווכו
הזל הז לש םירבד ןיעטמ[ הזל הזמ םירבד ןיעטמש
Kelal Beit (K2 – 2 chapter) ומכ אלו ,רחא שיאל הז שיאמ ונייה ]הזל הז לשו
nd
ונייה ]ימלשוריה[ כ"ותה תנווכד ם"במרה שוריפל
This Kelal will discuss the details of the law regarding
Lashon Hara disclosed to a group of at least three ונייהד הלחתמ וילע רבדמה רבידש ימל ןיעטמש
people. There are 13 halachot in this Kelal. .*תוליכר

לכור תביתד עמשמ שמוחב ן"במרה שוריפמ ןכו
Daily Halacha: 30 Tishri, 29 Shevat, 29 Sivan; Leap Year- 30 Tishri, 9 Adar I, 19 Sivan
ךלוהה אוה לכורש םש שריפ ןכש ,םהינש ללוכ
Mekor Hachayim
תומוקמב רכומו ךלוהו ןאכמו ןאכמ הנוקו םויה לכ
K2/1. It is forbidden to speak Lashon Hara about a fellow Jew,
even if it is the truth, even if it is only in front of one person and אב הזלו .הזה לכורה אוה ןכ ,ןאכבו ןאכב םירחא
most certainly if it is in front of a group of people (1). The greater היהיש ידכ םיברב ךלוה אוה יכ זומרל ךימעב תבית
the number of people listening to this Lashon Hara the greater is the עמשמ ןכו .ש"יע ךכ רחא לגרלו עומשל המ ול
sin of the speaker because his victim is being increasingly shamed,
since his shame is publicized in front of many people. Furthermore, did to Miryam” is not like this Ramban in that the Ramban explains there
the sin of the speaker increases as he drags more people into that “Remember” is an Aseh and a command not to speak Lashon Hara and
committing the sin of listening to his Lashon Hara (all Authorities that there is no other command in the Torah against speaking Lashon Hara.
are unanimous in this opinion). This clearly indicates that Lashon Hara is not part of the commandment of
“Do not peddle gossip.” See the Yerushalmi, Peh’ah (4b) that discusses
the Lav of Lashon Hara. The statement in the Yerushalmi is derived from
“Do not peddle gossip.” Although this is expressed as Rechilut, it also
Be’er Mayim Chayim includes Lashon Hara since the speaker should not behave like a peddler
who travels throughout society gleaning information from one person
(K2/1/1)-(1)..It is forbidden to speak Lashon Hara about and passing it along to someone else. The P’nei Moshe expalains there
a fellow Jew……a group of people: This conclusion is logically that it is also a Lav of Lashon Hara because when the speaker conveys
obvious. It is also the opinion of the Sifri in the commentary on perashat remarks from one person to another he will also include Lashon Hara in
Teh’tzeh paragraph # 275 (Devarim 24:9) and in perashat Beha’alautcha his remarks about other people.
paragraph # 99 (Bamidbar 12:1). (Please see those references). [This following note appears in the Poral Ta’Asiyot edition: However,
based on what the Ramban wrote in his commentary on perashat Tehtzeh
However, because there is a general misconception among people (Devarim 4: ), referenced above in the Introduction in the discussion of
that Lashon Hara spoken in front of many people is permissible, (a the first Aseh (A1) where he writes “How is it possible, etc.,” the implication
misconception) based on a statement made by Rabbah Bar Rav Hunah in is that those words only apply to Lashon Hara and not to Rechilut].
Gemara Babba Batra (39a), that any remark made to a group of at least

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