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

Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 191

L15. If these people were orphans or widows (15), even if they
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were wealthy, and he decided to degrade them in their presence, ןיואל
he further violates the Lav of (Shemot 22:21) “Do not torment a
widow or an orphan.” The Torah warns us (in very harsh terms) not
to abuse \ torment or cause them anguish or pain. The punishment
for the person who violates this Lav is explicit in the Torah (Shemot
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22:23) “My wrath will be aroused and I will kill you by the sword ארָקְיּו( רמאנֶּשׁ הֶשֲׂעַת אלֹבּ רבוֹע וֹרבחבּ )א( לגּרְַמה )א(
and your wives will become widows and your children orphans.” ןֵעוֹטֶּשׁ הז ?ליִכרָ וּהזיא "ךָימּעבּ ליִכרָ ךְלֵת אלֹ" :)ז"ט ט"י
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Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 195 ךְכּ ,ךָילע ינוֹלְפּ רמא ךְכּ :רֵמוֹאו הזל הזִּמ ךְלוֹהו םירִבדּ
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אוּהֶשׁ יִפּ לע ףא ,ךָל הָשׂע אוּהֶשׁ ינוֹלְפּ לע יִתְּעמָשׁ ךְכו
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manipulation \ flattery (16). According to many Authorities (among דע הזִּמ לוֹדגּ ןוֹע שׁיו .םלוֹעה תא בירִחמ הז ירֵה ,תמא
them there’em, one of the Tosafot, the Gaon, and Rebbe Shelomoh רפּסְמה אוּהו ,הז ואל ללכִבּ אוּהו ערָה ןוֹשׁל אוּהו דֹאְמ
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Ben Gavirol as quoted in the Sefer Chareidim, 24 perek, 48
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notation) this is an absolute and specific Lav in the Torah. The רקֶֶשׁ רֵמוֹאה לבא .תמא רֵמוֹאֶשׁ יִפּ לע ףא ,וֹרבח תוּנגִבּ
Torah teaches (Bamidbar 35:33) “Do not flatter society.” For
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example, if the speaker intends to purposefully speak gossip or .וֹרבח לע ערָ םֵשׁ איִצוֹמ אצְמנ
Lashon Hara in order to flatter and manipulate this listener because תוֹמְשׁ( ואלבּ לבּקְַמה וֹא רפּסְמה )ב( )ןכּ םגּ( יֵמּנ רבוֹעו )ב(
Mekor Hachayim the speaker will ingratiate himself to this listener, this is a serious ,"איִשַּׂת אלֹ" יֵמּנ הּבּ ירֵקָו "אוָשׁ עמֵשׁ אָשִּׂת אלֹ"דּ )'א ג"כ
the speaker knows the listener hates so-and-so (the “victim”) and in
flattering him by purporting to share a common dislike with him
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sin because at the very least not only does the speaker not fulfill the
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mitzvah of reprimanding a fellow Jew (which is a Torah-imposed
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.םהינְשִׁל ללוֹכּ הז ואל ןכּ םִאו
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obligation) by trying to stop the listener from hating the “victim,”
he instead makes matters worse by inflating that prior hatred with
his Lashon Hara and in so doing compounds the listener’s sin.
:)'ח ד"כ םירִבדּ( ביִתכדּ המבּ רפּסְמה )ג( יֵמּנ רבוֹעו )ג(
From this manipulation will arise additional controversies and other
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calamities, G-d should protect us from them.
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וּשׁרְפוּ ,"תוֹשֲׂעלו דֹאְמ רֹמְשִׁל תערַצּה עגנבּ רמָשִּׁה"
Understand that this sin is very commonly found in our society
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because of our many sins. One person will denigrate another and רֹמְשִׁל" הרָוֹתּה הבְתכֶּשּׁ המדּ )'ג 'א הָשׁרָפּ יַתֹקּחבּ( ארְָפִסבּ
the listener, even though he knows the speaker’s remarks were אלֶֹּשׁ ,ערָה ןוֹשׁלִמ רהזִּהלִּמ חֹכְּשִׁל אלֶֹּשׁ הנוּכּה ,"דֹאְמ
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halachically forbidden, will nevertheless nod his head in agreement
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with the remarks. The listener will then support what had just been .הזּה רוּפִּס ידֵי לע תערַצּה ךָילע אֹבָת
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