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Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפס
Hilchot Esurei Lashon Hara ערה ןושל ירוסיא תוכלה
Kelal Aleph ןישע - םייחה רוקמ

to a group of men who are speaking derogatorily about others and ה"כ ארָקְיּו( רמאנֶּשׁ ,הֵשֲׂע תוצִמ לע ןכּ םגּ רבוֹע ,הּבּ אצוֹיּכּ
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they are saying things that are halachically forbidden and you cannot
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get out of it (meaning, circumstances compel you to remain with the ךָיִחא יחו" :)ו"ל םש( רמאנו "ךְמִּע יחו בָשׁוֹתו רגּ" :)ה"ל
group). If you keep quiet and do not enter into conversation with ןֵתִּלו ,ךְמֶּשׁ לארְָשׂי דיבּ קיזחהל הזבּ וּניוּטצנֶּשׁ ,"ךְמִּע
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them they will think you are a simpleton, certainly it is absolutely
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forbidden (11) to enter into the conversation. Regarding this and איִצְמהל וֹא תוּפָתּשׁ וֹמִּע תוֹשֲׂעל וֹא האולה וֹא הנָתּמ וֹל
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similar circumstances, Chazal teach (Eduyot 5 perek, 6 mishnah) ,תוֹיּרִבּל ךְרֵטציו לֹפּי אלֹו הזבּ קזּחְתיֶּשׁ ידֵכּ ,הכאלְמ וֹל
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“Better to be considered a fool all of your life and not be a Rasha in
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G-d's presence, for even one moment.” While this is happening you דבּאיֶּשׁ וֹל םרֹגִל אלֶֹּשׁ ,וּנא ןיוּצְמדּ המּכו המּכּ תחא לעו
should “motivate” yourself with all of your strength and stand up for .וֹתיחִמ
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your principles with confidence and resist joining the group. The
person who resists joining the group should be confident that his
reward will come from Hashem in limitless bounty, just as Chazal
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have taught (Mishnayot Avot, 5 perek, 23 mishnah) “according וֹא ערָה ןוֹשׁלה תא וֹתלבּקַ ידֵי לע רבוֹע םיִמעְפִלו )ה(
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to the degree of hardship, so too is the reward.” ָ ָ ַ ֶ ָ ָ ְ ַ ֵ ָ ְ
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,"חיִכוֹתּ חכוֹה"דּ )ז"ט ט"י םש( הֵשֲׂע תוצִמ לע םגּ תוּליִכרְה
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Avot DeRebbe Natan comments (3 perek, 6 mishnah) “One
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hundred times when having endured hardship and difficulties than וֹרבח תוּנגִבּ וֹל רפּסל ליִחְתמ וֹרבחֶשׁ האוֹר םִא ןוֹגכּ )ה(
one time with no hardship or difficulty.” (Meaning, that if doing a קפס םִא וּלִּפאו ,רפּסְמהל ןיִעמְשׁנ וּיהי וירָבדֶּשׁ עדֵוֹי אוּהו
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mitzvah or the effort needed to stay away from a sin results in some
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hardship in life, the reward will be 100 times greater than if the .אְטחה רֹמגי אלֶֹּשׁ ידֵכּ ,וֹחיִכוֹהל ןידּה ןִמ ביּחְמ ,הזבּ וֹל
Mekor Hachayim what Chazal emphatically taught in a Midrash (quoted in Aleem תוּנגּ ירֵבדּ רפּסְמ םִא וּלִּפא אוּה וּנבַתכֶּשׁ הז לכו )ו(
mitzvah or separation from the sin was easy and was accomplished
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רבוֹע יאדּובּ ,וֹרבח לע ערַה וֹרוּפִּס רֹמגִל וֹחינּמ םִא ןכלו
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without any hardship). Specifically in this case one can apply
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LeTerufah by the Vilna Gaon) that for every moment a person
disciplines himself not to answer back, he earns the merit to enjoy
the incredible radiance Hashem has stored away for the benefit
of Tzadikim. This radiance is so intense that no angel or human
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can comprehend it. So then how should someone behave when
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confronted by his presence in a crowd of evil people speaking Lashon
Hara? Regarding how he should reprimand them and regarding his
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רפּסל ידֵכּ ערָה ןוֹשׁל ילֲעבוּ עַשׁרֶ יֵשׁנא לֶשׁ הרָוּבחל
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acceptance of Lashon Hara as truth, please see further on in the 6 וֹמצע תא קבּדְַמ םִא לבא ,וֹמצע ןיבל וֹניבּ וֹרבח לע
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Kelal, in the 4 , 5 and 6 halachot. Please also see the 16 Lav in רבוֹע )ו( ,םהֵמ עֹמְשִׁל ידֵכּ וֹא וֹרבח לע תוּנגּ ירֵבדּ םהל
the Introduction because it is relevant to this discussion.
אבוּ ,"קבּדְִת וֹבוּ" :)'כ 'י םירִבדּ( לֶשׁ הֵשׂע תוצִמּה לע םגּ
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יֵמכחבּ קבּדְּתִהל ,):א"יק תוֹבּתכּ( ל"זח ירֵבדִבּ הז לע שׁוּרפּה
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