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Preface to המדקה
Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפסל

is nourished by those people who speak Lashon Hara. When these לכבּ טעְמִכו ,וֹבּ ארֵוֹקּה ץוּריֶּשׁ ידֵכּ ,םיִפיִעס המּכל ללכּ
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people speak Lashon Hara or even if a single individual speaks
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Lashon Hara, this unholy, impure, Tameh force gains strength. It’s וּנּמִּמֶּשׁ ידֵכּ ,הז ללכִל םיִכיַּשּׁה םירִוּיִּצ הזיא יִתּרְיִּצ ללכּ
name is Sachsuchah and he presides over the arousal caused by .הֶשֲׂעמל הזבּ רהזִּל ךְיא ,ארֵוֹקּה ןנוֹבְּתי
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this person’s Lashon Hara. With this impure power, he ascends
to the Heavens and because of this arousal caused by this person’s "םייַּח ץֵפָח" וֹללכִבּ הזּה רפסּה םֵשׁ תא יִתארָקָו
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Lashon Hara, he spreads death and war and catastrophe throughout ִ ָ ְ ֶ ַ ֶ ֵ ַ ֶ
the world. Woe unto those who cause the arousal and awakening "םייּח ץפחה שׁיִאה יִמ" :)ג"י א"ל םיִלִּהְתּ( בוּתכּה םֵשׁ לע
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of this evil force and did not guard their mouths and their speech
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and are uncaring and unconcerned about the destruction they have וֹרוֹקְמוּ ןידּ לכּ וֹתאירִקְִבּ ארֵוֹקּה ץוּקי אלֶֹּשׁ ינְפִּמוּ .'וּכו
caused. They don’t understand that the unleashing of terrible forces ויִתּקְלִּח ןכּ לע ,םיִמעְפִל וֹבּ אצְמנֶּשׁ תוּכירִאה ברֹ תמחֵמ
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from above is directly caused by their improper speech. These
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people peddle their horrible speech from place to place and arouse רוּרבּ רחא תאצוֹיּה רוּצּקִבּ הכלהה אוּהו ,םינְפּה .םינְשִׁל
the terrible Serpent to come onto the world. All of this because of םדאבֶּשׁ רוּבּדּה יִכּ ,םייַּחַה רוֹקְמ םֵשׁבּ ארֵקּי םירִבדּה לכּ
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this person’s speech that caused the arousal of this terrible force
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here in this world.” תיִשׁארֵבּ( בוּתכֶּשׁ וֹמכוּ וֹבּ רֶשׁא היּחה שׁפנ חֹכִּמ אצוֹי אוּה
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We can only conclude that this is the intention of Gemara Arachin, חוּרל :סוּלקְנוּא םגּרְִתו ,"היּח שׁפנל םדאה יִהיו" :)'ז 'ב
as cited above, “everyone who speaks Lashon Hara amplifies their יִכּ ,םייַּח םיַמ רֵאְבּ םֵשׁבּ ארֵקּי וֹל ביִבס רוּאבוּ .אללמְמ
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sins and enlarges them until they reach Heaven.” David HaMelech
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teaches this in Tehilim ( :9) “they opened their mouths against .יִמינְפּה םייּחה רוֹקְמ תא וּנּמִּמ יִתיִלדֶּשׁ ראבּה אוּה
Heaven as their tongues were sitting here on earth,” meaning that
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even though (they) are physically on Earth, their mouths (words) ,םינְפִבּ אצְמנֶּשׁ טוּשׁפּ רבדּ לכּ וּלִּפאֶשׁ ,ארֵוֹקּה יִחא עדַיו
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ascend to the Heavens. This idea is taught in Tanna De’Vei Eliyahu
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(18 perek) “the Lashon Hara spoken by this person ascends to the יניֵעל ררַֹבי ןעמל .םייּח םימ ראבִבּ וֹרוֹקְמ תא יִתיארְה
Heavens, to G‑d’s Holy Throne of Glory.” From this we can begin לע קרַ ,תוּדיִסח תדִּמ יִפּ לע יִתּרְבִּח אלֹ הז רפסֶּשׁ ,לֹכּה
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to understand the enormous destruction and devastation that these
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people cause to be inflicted upon the Jewish people. .ןידּה דצ
.רייא ה"כ ,טבש ז"ט ,ירשת 'ו - תרבועמ הנש .ןויס 'ו ,טבש 'ו ,ירשת 'ו - הטושפ הנש :ימוי חול
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אלֶֹּשׁ ,רבדּ הזיא אצְמי ילוּא ,םיִענּה ארֵוֹקּהל הלַּחֲאו(
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יִכּ ,ןידּה םצעבּ םִא ,הנוֹשׁארִ הפקְָשׁהבּ וֹל הארְנ היהי
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ךְרֶֹצ אלֹל ןוֹשׁלּה תוּכירִא וֹא אמלעבּ ארְָמוּח אוּהֶשׁ רמאֹי
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הגגְשׁ רמוֹל רבדּה תא טיִלחהל רהמי לבּ ,ןוֹשׁל רוּצּקִ וֹא
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