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םייח ץפח רפס
Introduction to
Sefer Chafetz Chayim ערה ןושל ירוסיא תוכלה
ןישע - םייחה רוקמ

Historically, during the epoch of Shimon Ben Shetach, King
Yannai, his brother‑in‑law, murdered all of the Sages of Israel.
Those murders were provoked by gossip, as the Gemara Kedusheen ןיִשׂע
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teaches (66a). (Please see that reference). Also, the murder of the
Tanna Rebbe Eliezer HaModa’i, which was one of the causes for
the destruction of Beitar, was caused by gossip. He was informed
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upon to the government, to Ben Kosibah, as is taught in Midrash תוְֹצִמ הָמּכּ רֵאבל ךְרַבּתי 'ה תרַזֶעבּ ליִחתַא התַּעו
Eicha (Eicha Rabba :4).
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תוּליכרְוּ ערָָה ןוֹשׁל רוּפּסַּה ידֵי לַע רֵבוֹעֶשׁ ,ןיִשׂע
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.ילֲאוֹגו ירִוּצ תרַזֶעבּ ילֵחָה הזו ,ליֵעל וּנדְַעיֶּשׁ וֹמכּ
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Daily Halacha: 9 Tishri, 8 Shevat, 8 Sivan; Leap Year- 9 Tishri, 18 Shevat, 27 Eyar
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רֵבוֹע ,ליֵעל וּנינָמֶּשׁ ןיואלַּה דבלִּמ ,וֹרֵבֲחבּ לגּרְַמַה
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Because of the enormity of the evil that is intrinsic to this disgusting ךְרַבּתי 'ה תרַזֶעבּ םרֲֵאבֲאו ,ןיִשׂע הָמּכּ לַע ןכּ םגּ
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trait, the Torah specifically cautions us about this sin in the context
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of a Lav (Vayikrah 19:16) “Do not peddle gossip in Jewish society,” .דָחֶאל דָחֶא
as will be explained shortly. (This quality is very much unlike anger
or cruelty or cynicism or other types of destructive character traits,
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which although they destroy a person’s soul and appearance, and )'ט ד"כ םירִבדּ( הֵשֲׂע תוצִמ לע )א( הז ידֵי לע רבוֹע )א(
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even though the Torah alludes to them in several places, as Chazal
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have explained, nevertheless they are not explicitly counted amount ,'וֹגו "ךְרֶדּבּ םירְִמל ךָיהלֹא 'ה הָשׂע רֶשׁא תא רוֹכז"
the Laveen in the Torah). ,לוֹדגּה שׁנֹעה דיִמָתּ הפּבּ רֹכּזנֶּשׁ ,הזבּ הרָוֹתּה וּנרָיִהזִהֶשׁ
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There is another obvious reason why the Torah specifically cautioned הרָבּדּ אלֶֹּשׁ האיִבנּה םירְִמ תקֶדּצּל ךְרַבְּתי 'ה הָשׂע רֶשׁא
against this. If one carefully analyzes these sins of Lashon Hara
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and gossip, they include most of the negative commandments ,היכּרְִבּ לע וּהְתלדּגו ,הָּשְׁפנכּ וּהְתבהא רֶשׁא היִחאבּ אלּא
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and positive commandments that address all of the interpersonal וֹתוּנגִבּ הרָבּדּ אלֹ איִהו ,םיּה ןִמ וֹליִצּהל הּמצע הנכִּסו
relationships of mankind and many of the details of the personal
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relationship between man and G‑d, as I will explain, with G‑d’s וינפבּ הרָבּדּ אלֹו ,םיִאיִבנ ראְשִׁל וֹתוֹא הָתוְשִׁהֶשּׁ המ אלּא
help. That is why the Torah explicitly cautions us about violating שׁוֹדקּה היִחא ןיבל הּניבּ קרַ ,םיִבּרַ ינְפִבּ אלֹו שׁוֹביֶּשׁ
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these laws, so that we would not become trapped in this terrible
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net. G‑d willing, I will explain these laws and from them there will רמאנֶּשׁ וּלּאה םירִבדּה לכּ לע דיִפּקְִה אלֹ אוּהו ,הענִצבּ
develop a great benefit regarding (the understanding and application אלֹ ןכ יִפּ לע ףאו ,"דֹאְמ ונע הֶשֹׁמ שׁיִאהו" :)'ג ב"י רבּדְִמּבּ(
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of) other laws as well. Perhaps by learning these laws one’s Yetzer
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Hara will be diminished \ destroyed when he realizes the enormous לקַ ,הז לע תערַצבּ הָשׁנענו םיִבוֹטּה היֶשֲׂעמ לכּ הוּליִעוֹה
devastation and destruction that can come from the improper use of תוֹלוֹדגּ רבּדַל םיִבּרְמּה ,םיִשְׁפִּטּה םדא ינבּ ראְשִׁל רמֹחו
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speech. This is the task that I have set to accomplish for myself,
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with the help of the One-Who-Gives- Intelligence -To -Man. .דֹאְמ הז לע וּשׁנעי יאדּובֶּשׁ ,םהירֵבח לע תוֹאלְפנו
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