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החיתפ
םייח ץפח
Chafetz Chayim הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק .וּנֵנָיְנִעְבּ יֵמַּנ יִכָהְו ,).ב"ל אָעיִצְמ אָבָבּ( ארָָמְגַּבּ .ויָיַּח יֵמיִבּ םיִמָעְפּ תוֹאֵמ הָמַּכּ הֶזָבּ לֵשָׁכִּי יאַדַּוְבּ רָמְשִׁנ הָיָהְו ,ןוָֹעֶה ןִמ םֵלָשׁ בֵלְבּ רֵזוֹח הָיָהְו ,דָחְפִנְו עָתּרְִנ אֵטוֹחַה הָיָה יאַדַּוְבּ ,ויָניֵעְבּ תאֹז הֶאוֹר אֵטוֹחַה הָיָה וּלִּא
Kuntres Chovat HaShemirah הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק
Preface המדקה

any given minute one can learn hundreds of words and with each
individual word one fulfills the mitzvah of studying Torah. Each
mitzvah creates an angel to advocate for his soul. Regarding this,
the pasuk states (Mishle 19:4) “Wealth attracts many friends,” הָמָדּקְַה
meaning by virtue of the wealth of Torah, as the Vilna Gaon
writes in his commentary on Mishle. This is unlike any of the ,םיִיוּצְמ םיִנָיְנִע הָמַּכּ םיִיוּלְתּ רוּבִּדַּה קֶלֵח ןַיְנִעְבּ הֵנִּה
other mitzvot which take time to fulfill.
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תקֶלֲֹחַמוּ תוּנָציֵלְו הָפֻּנֲחַו רקֶֶשְׁו תוּליִכרְוּ ערָָה ןוֹשָׁל :םֵהְו
It is very well known that the last chapter of Mishle known as
“Eshet Chayil” is a reference to the Torah. This chapter concludes ,הֵנִּהְו .םיִנָפּ תַנָבְּלַהְו םירִָבְדּ תַאָנוֹאְו הָוֲאַגּ ירְֵבדְִו סַעַכְו
with the words (Mishle 31:29) “many daughters demonstrated רֶפֵסַּה 'ה תרְַזֶעְבּ וּנרְַבִּח רָבְכּ תוּליִכרְוּ ערָָה ןוֹשָׁל ןַיְנִע לַע
strength but you excelled over all of them,” meaning, even
though the performance of each mitzvah creates strength, power ךְרַָבְּתִי 'ה דֶסֶחְבּ טֵשַּׁפְּתִנְו ,'ןוֹשָׁלַּה תרַיִמְְשׁ'וּ 'םיִיַּח ץֵפָח'
and might for one’s soul, or alternatively at its plain meaning, שֵׁי םיִנָיְנִעָה וּלֵּא לָכּ לַע אלֲֹה ,יִשְׁפַנְל יִתּרְַמָאְו .לֵארְָשִׂיְבּ
creates literal strength, since each and every individual mitzvah
creates a defender who advocates this person’ soul. But you, וֹבִּל םָשׂ וֹניֵאֶשׁ יִמוּ ,הרָוֹתַּבּ םיקִוּסְפּ הָמַּכְו הָמַּכּ ןֵכּ םַגּ
meaning you the “Eshet Chayil” have surpassed them all, since
one hour of studying Torah creates hundreds of angels. When םירִָבְדּ םֵהֶשׁ ,םֶהָבּ לֵשָׁכִּהְל דֹאְמ לוּלָע ,םֶהָבּ רָהְזִנ תוֹיְהִל
man completes his mission HaKadosh Baruch Hu is joyous with .הרָוֹתַּבּ ןיִשׁרָֹפְמ ןיִואָל שֵׁי םֶהֵמ הָמַּכּ לַעְו ,דיִמָתּ םיִיוּצְמַּה
him, as the pasuk (Tehilim 104:31) relates “Hashem rejoices in
His works” and He glorifies Himself Above with this person, as .וֹלֶּשׁ רוּבִּדַּה ַח ֹּכ אֵמַּטְמוּ הֶזָבּ םֵגוֹפּ םַגּ
the pasuk states (Yeshaya 49:3) “Israel, through you I become
glorified. םַגְו יִמְצַע תֶא ררֵוֹעְל יִשְׁפַנְל הָבוֹח יִתאָצָמ ןֵכּ לַעְו

From this attribute of the power of speech as it is used appropriately, ,םוֹלָשְׁו סַח ,'ה תוְֹצִמ וּיְהִי אלֶֹּשׁ ,םֶהָבּ רָהְזִנ תוֹיְהִל יִתָלוּזְל
one can ponder on what would happen in an opposite sense; the ןיֵאֶשּׁ הָוְצִמֶּשׁ ,םידִיִסֲח רֶפֵסְבּ בַתָכֶּשׁ הַמ ַעוּדָיְו .רקְֵפֶהְכּ
enormity of the loss caused by one who does damage with it
at lightning speed. In so doing he can create several hundred ,ןיִפדְוֹר הָּל ןיֵאֶשׁ הָוְצִמוּ ,הָוְצִמ תֵמְכּ איִה ,ןיִשׁרְוֹדּ הָּל
prosecuting angels in a very short period of time. Because :תרֶֶמוֹאְו תֶגרְֶטקְַמ הָוְצִמַּהֶשׁ יֵנְפִּמ .הָּתוֹשֲׂעַל ָהירֲֶחַא ףדֹרְ
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of all this, the pasuk singled out the imperative to guard one’s
speech more than anything else. I have written a short essay םָדָאָה זרֵָדְּזִיֶּשְׁכוּ .לֹכָו ל ֹּכִמ יִתְּמַלַּעְתִנֶּשׁ ,יִכֹנָא הָעוּרְגּ הָמַּכּ
on this subject and I have entitled it “Chovat HaShemirah” (the .ךְרַָבְּתִי 'ה יֵנְפִל תוּכְז ויָלָע וּדְמַּלְי תוְֹצִמַּה ,ןָמְיּקְַל
obligation to guard one’s speech). Perhaps Hashem will allow
רֵתוֹי וֹרוּבִּדּ לַע םָדָאָל הרָיִמְשׁ בוּתָכַּה דֵחִיֶּשּׁ הַמ הֵנִּהְו

1. Rashi there: “friends” also alludes to the advocating angels created by םִידַָיַּהְו םִיַנְזָאָהְו םִיַניֵעָה םַגּ אלֲֹה ,םירִָביֵא רָאְשׁ לַעֵמ
this person’s learning.
2. As explained above, that one can speak many words in a minute. דֶגֶנ תוֹשֲׂעַל אלֶֹּשׁ ,םֶהָבּ רֵהָזִּל ךְירִָצ ןֵכּ םַגּ םירִָביֵא רָאְשׁוּ

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