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Preface המדקה
ןֵקַּתְל לַכוּי וֹבֶּשׁ ,וֹשְׁפַנְבּ אוּה ךְוּרָבּ שׁוֹדָקַּה עַטָנֶּשׁ ,רוּבִּדַּה

Chafetz Chayim Chovat HaShemirah הֶזיֵאְבּ יִכּ ,קרָָבְכּ וֹתְּכאַלְמִבּ ץרָ אוּהְו .םירִָביֵאָה לָכּ דֶגֶנְכּ
לָכְבוּ ,תוֹבֵתּ תוֹאֵמ הָמַּכּ דֹמְלִל לוֹכָי ,]םיִעָגרְ[ - ןיִטוּניִמ
Preface
לָכִּמוּ ,הרָוֹתַּה דוּמִּל לֶשׁ הֵשֲׂע תַוְצִמ םֵיּקְַמ אוּה הָבֵתְו הָבֵתּ
.וֹתָמְשִׁנ דַעְבּ ץיִלְמַהְל דָחֶא טיִלקְרְַפּ ארְָבִנ הֵשֲׂע תַוְצִמ
Within the subject of man’s speech, it is common to find several
categories, namely, Lashon Hara, Rechilut, lies, flattery, scoffing, ,"םיִבּרַ םיִערֵ ףיִסֹי ןוֹה" :)'ד ט"י יֵלְשִׁמ( בוּתָכַּה רַמָא הֶז לַעְו
controversy, anger, haughtiness, oppressive (hurtful) speech and
speech that causes embarrassment. Regarding the subjects of .יֵלְשִׁמְבּ א"רְָגַּה בַתָכֶּשׁ וֹמְכוּ ,הרָוֹתּ לֶשׁ הָּנוֹה ידְֵי לַע וּנְיַהְו
Lashon Hara and Rechilut, we have already written about them, .ןָמְיּקְַמֶּשׁ םדֶקֹ הֶהוֹשׁ ,תוְֹצִמ רָאְשִׁבּ ןֵכּ ןיֵאֶשּׁ הַמ
with Gd’s help, in Sefer Chafetz Chayim and Sefer Shemirat
HaLashon and these sefarim have been widely distributed, with אוּה ,יֵלְשִׁמְבּ רוּמָאָה "לִיַח תֶשֵׁא" קרֶֶפַּהֶשׁ ַעוּדָי הֵנִּהְו
Gd’s kindness throughout Jewish society. I said to my soul that
all of these categories of speech are addressed in many pesukim תוֹנָבּ תוֹבּרַ" :)ט"כ א"ל יֵלְשִׁמ( הָּבּ םֵיַּסְמוּ .הרָוֹתַּה לַע זֶמרֶ
of the Torah. Those who are not careful to avoid these esurim
will very likely stumble in them since they are so commonly לָכִּמֶּשׁ ףַא ,וֹשׁוּרֵפוּ ."הָנָלֻּכּ לַע תיִלָע ְתַּאְו ,לִיָח וּשָׂע
found. Many of them are Laveen which are explicit in the Torah 'לִיַח' הֵּטָשְׁפִכּ וֹא ,שֶׁפֶנַּל זֹעְו ַח ֹּכ ,'לִיַח' הָשֲׂעַנ תוְֹצִמַּה
and will ruin and defile the power of a person’s speech.
ץיִלְמַהְל דָחֶא ץיִלֵמ ארְָבִנ הָוְצִמוּ הָוְצִמ לָכִּמ יִכּ ,שָׁמַּמ
Therefore I have taken upon myself the obligation to arouse
myself and others to be especially careful in this regard not to לַע תיִלָע" ,"לִיַח תֶשֵׁא"ָה וּנְיַה ,ְתַּא לָבֲא .וֹתָמְשִׁנ דַעְבּ
allow Hashem’s mitzvot, Gd forbid, to become trivialized and הָמַּכּ םיִארְָבִנ הרָוֹתּ דוּמִּל לֶשׁ תַחַא הָעָשִּׁמ יִכּ ."הָנָלֻּכּ
meaningless. It is well known that the Sefer Chasidim writes
(sections #105, #261) that a mitzvah which society is not all that ַחֵמָשׂ ,ויָלָע לָטֻּמֶּשּׁ הַמ םיִלְשַׁמ םָדָאָהֶשְׁכוּ .םיִכָאְלַמ תוֹאֵמ
anxious to perform is like the mitzvah of attending to the needs חַמְשִׂי" :)א"ל ד"ק םיִלִּהְתּ( בוּתָכֶּשׁ וֹמְכּ ,וֹבּ אוּה ךְוּרָבּ שׁוֹדָקַּה
of a solitary, unattended corpse. Such a mitzvah, which no one
runs after to perform – you should run after it and perform it. ט"מ הָיְעַשְׁי( בוּתָכֶּשׁ וֹמְכּ ,הָלְעַמְל וֹבּ רֵאָפְּתִמוּ ."ויָשֲׂעַמְבּ 'ה
These unattended mitzvot prosecute and lament – “how ugly am
I, that I am hidden away from everyone.” When one becomes ."רָאָפְּתֶא ךְָבּ רֶשֲׁא לֵארְָשִׂי" :)'ג
motivated \ aroused to observe them, these mitzvot will advocate
merit for this person in front of Hashem Yitbarach. וֹתְּכאַלְמ םיִלְשַׁמ אוּהֶשְׁכּ ,רוּבִּדַּה ַח ֹּכ לֶשׁ תוֹלֲעַמַּהֵמוּ

The reason that the pasuk singled out the discipline of one’s אוּהֶשְׁכּ דֵסְפֶהַה לדֶֹּג ,וֹכְּפֶהְל םַגּ ןֵנוֹבְּתִהְל לוֹכָי ,ןֶגֹהַכּ
mouth more than any other organ of the body, even though one הָמַּכּ ארְֹבִל לוֹכָיֶּשׁ ,קרָָבְכּ ץרָ אוּהֶשׁ תֵעְבּ וֹבּ לקְֵלקְַמ
must discipline one’s eyes and ears and hands and other organs,
and guard them carefully so as not to do anything with them בוּתָכַּה דֵחִי הֶז לָכּ רוּבֲעַו .דֹאְמ רָצקָ ןַמְזִבּ םיִגרְְטקְַמ תוֹאֵמ

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