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Preface to המדקה 2 VOL-1
Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפסל

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aware of these laws. I have also collected the pertinent laws from יִכּ ,הז ןוֹע ידֵי לע אבֶּשׁ םגְפּה לדֶֹגל רחא םעט דוֹעו
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subject. ,םירִוּסא םירִוּבּדִבּ וֹנוֹשׁל תא םגוֹפּ אוּה םדאֶשׁ ידֵי לע
I have divided this book into two parts: (1) Laws pertaining to רבּדְַמ אוּהֶשׁ שׁדֶקֹ לֶשׁ םירִוּבּדּ לכּ ךְכּ רחא ענוֹמ אוּה
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the esur of Lashon Hara, and ( ) Laws pertaining to the esur of
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Rechilut. :ידֵוּקְפ תַשׁרָפּ שׁוֹדקּה רהֹזּה ןוֹשׁל הזו .הלְעמל תוֹלֲעלִּמ
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ןוּנִּאדּ ,ןינרָחא ןינידִרְגּ המּכּ ןילָתּ אָשׁיִבּ אחוּר יאהבוּ*
Hagahah שׁנ רבּ קיִפּאדּ ,אפוּנִּט הלִּמ וֹא אָשׁיִבּ הלִּמ אדחאל ןינּמְמ
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In truth, there are many laws of Rechilut \ gossip that can be learned from ,ןוֹהייּחל יו ,ןוֹל יו .ןיִשׁידּקַ ןיִלִּמ קיִפּא רַתבלוּ ,הּיֵמּפִּמ
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the laws pertaining to the esur of Lashon Hara (and seemingly do not need
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to be repeated). But the imperative to repeat each and every law in all of ןילִּאדּ ןיגבּ ,יֵתאדּ אמלעבּ ןוֹל יו ,אמלע יאהבּ ןוֹל יו 'וּכו
its detail evolves from the very great stumbling block, the very great ease
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with which people commit this sin of improper speech; G‑d should save רבּ קיִפּא דכו ,אבאסְמ הלִּמ אוּהה ןיִלְטנ ןיִבאסְמ ןיִחוּר
us from it. And it would be inappropriate to simply have someone rely ילִּמ אבאסְמ יחוּר ןילִּא יִמידִקְא ,אָשׁידּקַ ןיִלִּמ רַתבל שׁנ
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on his own diligence and search for the details of these laws (of Rechilut)
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elsewhere (in the discussion of Lashon Hara). Because when someone הּל יכז אלו ,אָשׁידּקַ הלִּמ אוּההל יִבאסְמוּ ,אבאסְמ אוּהה
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needs to find something quickly in a matter that requires the practical
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application of the law, he needs to find it clearly in its proper place in .וֹנוֹשׁל ןאכּ דע .אָשׁידּקַ אליח אָשְׁשָׁתּ לוֹכיבִכו ,שׁנ רבּ
the halacha and not to try to derive the law pertaining to Rechilut from
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the law pertaining to Lashon Hara. Also, in nearly every law pertaining הרָוֹתּה ירֵבדּ לכֶּשׁ ,שׁוֹדקּה רהֹזִּמ ליִלֲעבּ הארְנ אלֲֹה
to gossip that could seemingly have been found in the discussion of the םיִלוֹע םניאו ,םימָשּׁה ריואבּ םידְִמוֹע םה וּנלֶּשׁ הלִּפְתוּ
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laws of Lashon Hara, there is some new insight that could not have been
gleaned from deriving the Rechilut‑law from the Lashon Hara‑law. Chazal אצוֹיּכו ַ,חיִשׁמּה תאיִבל וּנֵתרָזע אוֹבָתּ ןיאֵמוּ ,הלְעמל
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have taught this concept, that every lesson (law of the Torah) which was
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repeated, was repeated because of a new insight that was specifically .הזבּ
learned from the repetition.
םינּמְמ םהֶשׁ ,םירִחא ןידּ ירֵרְוֹעְמ המּכּ םייוּלְתּ הזּה ערַה חוּרֵמוּ :םוּגּרְַתּ *
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ויִפִּמ איִצוֹמ ךְכּ רחאו ,ויִפִּמ איִצוֹמ םדאהֶשׁ ,ףוּנִּט רבדְִבּ וֹא ערַ רבדבּ זֹחאל
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Mekor Hachayim ירֵרְוֹעְמ וּלּאל םיִמרְוֹגּ םדא ינבּ וּלּא ,םהייּחל יוֹא ,םהל יוֹא .םיִשׁוֹדקְ םירִבדּ
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(And if G‑d grants me the ability, I will write down and publish םהל יוֹאו ,הזּה םלוֹעבּ םהל יוֹא .שׁוֹדקּה םוֹקמ םֹגְּפִלו טלְֹשִׁל םירִחאה ןידּ
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(with no oath intended) an addendum to these parts, a third part that ,ויִפִּמ איִצוֹהֶשׁ הזּה האְמט רבדּ םיִחקְוֹל האְמטּה תוֹחוּר וּלּא יִכּ ,אבּה םלוֹעל
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will anthologize all of therelevant statements quoted in the Gemara, ,האְמטּה תוֹחוּר וּלּא םיִמידּקְמ ,הָשּׁדֻקְ רבדּ ויִפִּמ ךְכּ רחא איִצוֹמ םדאהֶשׁכוּ
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in the Midrashim and in the Holy Zohar (i.e. Sefer Shemirat
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HaLashon). What will emerge from this is an explanation of the וֹניא םדאהו .אוּהה הָשּׁדְֻקּה רבדּ תא םיִאְמּטְמוּ אוּהה האְמט רבדּ םיִחקְוֹלו ְ
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awesome reward in this world and in Olam Haba that can be earned .הָשּׁדְֻקּה חֹכּ שׁלחנ לוֹכיבִכו ,הָשּׁדְֻקּה רבדְִבּ ,הּבּ הכוֹז
by those who avoid this sin, or the horrible punishment that will דבלִּמֶּשׁ ,רֵתוֹי דוֹע אצְמנ ןינִעה הזבּ קיִמֲענ רֶשֲׁאכו
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befall those who commit these sins)
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לוּקלִקּה לידּגמ אוּה דוֹע ,ל"נּכו וֹמצעבּ יִליִלְפּ ןוֹע אוּהֶשׁ
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