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Introduction to םייח ץפח רפס
Sefer Chafetz Chayim ערה ןושל ירוסיא תוכלה
Aseen 'א ללכ - םייחה רוקמ

give the appearance of being a disrespectable person. Even though וילע רפּסְמ אוּה םִא ןיבּ אוּה ערָה ןוֹשׁל לֶשׁ הז רוּסִּא .ח
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he is aware of his many sins, even far more than were disclosed
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about him, he pushes them all aside because he loves himself. The ,וֹבָתּכִמבּ הז רבדּ וילע בֵתוֹכּ )בי( אוּהֶשׁ וֹא ,שׁמּמ ויִפבּ
Torah demands that we deal with our fellow Jew in exactly in the ערָה ןוֹשׁלה וילע רפּסְמ אוּה םִא ןיבּ קוּלִּח וֹבּ ןיא םגו
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same manner, to zealously guard and protect his honor and interests
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to the best of our abilities. )גי( ערָה ןוֹשׁלה וילע רפּסְמ אוּה םִא ןיבוּ שׁוּרפבּ וֹלֶּשׁ
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It wasn’t for needless reasons that the Torah told us the incident ערָה ןוֹשׁל ללכִבּ )די( )םינפאה לכבּ( ינוגּ לכבּ ,זמרֶ ךְרֶדֶבּ
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involving Noach (Beresheet 9:21-22) “he drank, he became drunk, .אוּה
he was exposed…and Shem and Yefet covered their father’s
nakedness.” The Torah tells us of the blessings Noach bestowed ,וֹרבח תא הנּגֶּשׁ ,תוּנגּה ךְוֹתבּ םִא וּלִּפאדּ ,דוֹע עדַו .ט
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upon them (and the curse he gave to his third son, Cham). They
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all came true (the blessings and the curses) in order to demonstrate םידּקְִה וּלִּפאו ,אפוּגּ תוּנגּה הזבּ ןכּ םגּ )וט( וֹמצע תא הנּגּ
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to us the importance of this character trait, that man is obligated to
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hide his friend’s faults with all of his resources just as he would hide ללכִּמ )ןכ יִפּ לע ףא( יִכה וּלִּפא ,הזבּ וֹמצע לע םֵערְַתִהל
his own faults. .)םיִאצוֹי םניא( יקְֵפנ אל אירְוֹטלידּ
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Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 217
A3. On occasion, this person will also violate the Aseh (3) of
(Vayikrah 19:15) “judge your fellow Jew charitably.” For example, VOL-1
if one heard someone or saw someone doing something questionable
Mekor Hachayim an opposite vein, even he is only an average person, one is obligated 4
and one can judge him favorably and meritoriously or judge him in the
by the Torah to abide by the Aseh of judging him favorably. (And
if this person is G-d fearing, one must judge him favorably even if
the circumstances would seem to lean more towards judging him
unfavorably.) Anyone who publicizes this person’s indiscretions
and faults because of what he heard or saw, or anyone who accepts
as truth the denigrating remarks made about this person and does
not judge him favorably transgresses this Aseh.
Be'er Mayim Chayim on page 223
A4. If someone is degraded because of one’s Lashon Hara or
gossip to the point where he loses his livelihood (4), for example, if
someone dislikes this person and begins telling other people that he
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