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

(10) in a court regarding someone who committed an esur, since תרַוּבח םֵשׁבּ ןיִבָתּכנ םָשׁ םידְִמוֹעה לכו ,ןיִבָתּכנ רפסּבּ -
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no judicial outcome based on single-witness testimony is valid in
monetary matters, in matters concerning one who must take an oath .עַשׁרֶ
or in removing the presumption of his innocence (his Kashrut), then
the witness’ testimony is nothing other than Lashon Hara. Therefore
this witness is also in violation of the Lav of (Devarim 19:15) “One
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solitary witness cannot stand up and give testimony against any )א"י 'ח םירִבדּ( ואלבּ ערָה ןוֹשׁל )ה( רפּסְמה יֵמּנ רבוֹעו )ה(
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person regarding a sin that he may have committed” and the Beit
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Din is obligated to punish this witness with lashes. הרָהזא אוּהֶשׁ ,"ךָיהלֹא 'ה תא חכְּשִׁתּ ןפּ ךָל רֵמָשִּׁה"דּ
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,וֹרבח לע ץצוֹלְתִמוּ גיִעלמ אוּהֶשׁ ןויכּ יִכּ ,חוּרה יסּגל
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יִכּ ,םיִשׁנאבּ שׁיִאלוּ םכחל וֹמצע תא ביִשׁחמ אוּה אמָתסִּמ
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L11. Everything that I have written (11) relates only to someone who ,וֹרבחֵמ גיִעלמ היה אלֹ ,וֹמצע יֵעגנ תא ריִכּמ היה וּלִּא
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speaks in private conversation or listens in private. But if this person
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socializes with people who habitually speak Lashon Hara, with evil ,):'ד ףדּ( הטוֹסבּ הכרָבִל םנוֹרכז וּניֵתוֹבּרַ רמאמ עוּדיו
people who gather for the purpose of telling each other what they ןיא הז רוּבֲעֶשׁ ,םָשׁ אָתיִאדְִכּ ,דֹאְמ דע הֶשׁקָ הואגּה ןוֲֹעֶשׁ
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heard or to listen to what they have to say, then he also violates the
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Lav of (Shemot 23:2) “Do not follow groups of people to do bad.” םיִבכוֹכּ תדַוֹבֲע דבוֹעכּ אוּהו ,םיִתֵמּה תיִּחְתִל רעננ וֹרפֲע
According to Rabbeinu Yonah (3 sha’ar, section # 50) this pasuk is ןיּע ,הבֵעוֹתּ ארָקְנ אוּהו ,וילע תללּיְמ הניִכְשׁוּ ,תוֹלזּמוּ
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a warning not to agree with or associate with groups of people who
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commit crimes even if these groups are a majority. Please refer to תא דבּכְמ אוּה וֹרבח ןוֹלקְ לֶשׁ הזּה רוּפִּסּבּ םִא טרְָפבוּ
Mekor Hachayim because of his association with these groups of evil people. Please וּניֵתוֹבּרַ וּהוּתרָכֶּשּׁ המ דבלִּמ ,הז ואלבּ רבוֹע יאדּובּ ,וֹמצע
my comments further on in section #6 of the Aseen. There you will
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see that this person also violates a positive commandment as well
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see also the prior Lav #4, where I quoted from Pirkei De’Rebbe
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'ב קרֶפּ הגיגח יִמלַשׁוּרי( וּרְמאו אבּה םלוֹעֵמ םָשׁדְקָ חוּרבּ ל"ז
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evil people.
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םלוֹעל קלח וֹל ןיא - וֹרבח ןוֹלקְִבּ דבּכְּתִמּה" :)'א הכלה
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Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 177
L12. If this person persists in a controversy (12) because of his
remarks, then he also violates the Lav of (Bamidbar 17:5) “Do not
be like Korach and his followers.” This is a warning not to persist )ב"ל ב"כ ארָקְיּו( ואלבּ )ו( לבּקְַמהו רפּסְמה יֵמּנ רבוֹעו )ו(
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in a controversy, as is taught by Gemara Sanhedrin (110a).
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אלֹו הואַתּ הזבּ ןיאֶשׁ ירֵחא ,"יִשׁדְקָ םֵשׁ תא וּללּחְת אלֹ"דּ
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ןכּ לע ,וילע וֹרצי רבּגְּתי הז ידֵי לעֶשׁ ,תיִמְשׁגּ האנה
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