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.וֹשׁארֹ רֵהַטְל
ב קרפ
Preface
םייח ץפח
Chafetz Chayim ."וּנָל ןוֹדָא יִמ םימש דובכ סרטנוק .ןי ּ דִַה תַעְשׁ ּ ִב םָדָאָל וֹל ןידִיּ ִגַמ .א ּ ָבַה םָלוֹעָל קֶלֵח וֹל ןיֵא ,םי ּ ִברַ ּ ָב .):ו"ט ף ּ דַ( ןיִכרֲָע ּ ַב ל"ַזֲח וּרְמָא הֶז ןיֵעְכוּ .ה ּ ָטַמ ּ ְלִמ ארָקְּ ִיַו( ביִת ּ ְכ ערָֹצְמ לֶשׁ וֹתרֳָהָט תֵע ּ ְבֶשׁ ,הֶזָל תוֹא
Kuntres Kevod Shamayim םימש דובכ סרטנוק
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in so doing, apart from fulfilling the mitzvah that is written in ארָָמְּג ַּב אָתיִאדְ ִּכ "אְוָשׁ עַמֵשׁ אָשִּׂת אלֹ" :)'א ג"כ תוֹמְשׁ( הרָוֹתּ ַּב
the Torah (Shemot 23:1) “Do not accept a false report,” as the
Gemara Pesachim (118a) derives from this pasuk, he will also ,ה ָּדִמ ְּב ה ָּדִמ וֹמִּע ךְרַ ָּבְתִי 'ה גֵהַנְתִמ דוֹע ,.ח"יק ף ּדַ םיִחָס ְּפ
have Hashem deal with him measure for measure and Hashem וּהָּיִלֵא יֵב ּדְ אָנ ָּת( וּניִצ ָּמֶשׁ וֹמ ְּכ .ויָלָע ןיִגוּרְטקִ ןיִל ְּבקְַמ ןיֵאֶשׁ
will not “believe” any of the accusations against him. We find this
concept illustrated in Tanach (Amos 7:10-11) when Amatziah, ן ֶּב םָעְברָָי יֵנְפִל לֵא תי ֵּב ןֵה ֹּכ הָיְצַמֲא א ָּבֶשׁ ְּכ ,)ט"י ז"י ה ָּברַ
the Kohein of Beit El appeared before king Yerovam Ben Yoash
and told him that the prophet Amos prophesized against him ,רַמָאֶשׁ "סוֹמָע ךָיֶלָע רַשׁקָ" :)'י 'ז סוֹמָע( רַמָאְו ,ךְֶל ֶּמַה שָׁאוֹי
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and that he (Yerovam) would die by the sword and Israel would לַעֵמ הֶלְגִי הלָֹּג לֵארְָשִׂיְו םָעְברָָי תוּמָי ברֶֶח ַּב" :)א"י םָשׁ(
be forced into exile from its land, Yerovam answered (Gemara
Pesachim 87b) “that righteous person (i.e., Amos) never said םִאְו ,ךְ ָּכ קי ּדִַצ וֹתוֹא רַמָא אלֹ :םָעְברָָי וֹל ביִשֵׁה ."וֹתָמדְַא
any such thing, and if he did say it, it was only because that is .אוּה ךְוּר ָּב שׁוֹד ּקַָה י ִּפִמ א ָּלֶא ,רַמָא וֹמְצַע י ִּפִמ אלֹ ,רַמָא
what HaKadosh Baruch Hu told him to say. (In response to the
way Yerovam answered Amatziah) HaKadosh Baruch Hu said – ,ןֵה הרָָז הָדוֹבֲע ידְֵבוֹע רוֹדַּה :אוּה ךְוּר ָּב שׁוֹד ּקַָה רַמָאְו
This generation is one that worships idols and the leader of this
generation (i.e., king Yerovam) is an idol worshipper. But because ןוֹשָׁל ל ֵּבקִ אלֶֹּשׁ רוּבֲע ַּב ךְַא ,הרָָז הָדוֹבֲע דֵבוֹע רוֹדַּה שׁארְֹו
he did not believe the Lashon Hara told to him (I will reward him רֹסְמֶא ,ןוּנ ן ִּב ַעֻשׁוֹהְי שַׁב ָּכ אלֶֹּשׁ תוֹרָיֲעָה ןָתוֹא ןֵכָל ,ערָָה
and) the cities that were not conquered by Yehoshua ben Nun will
be placed under his rule, as the pasuk states (Melachim II 14:25) ביִשֵׁה אוּה" :)ה"כ ד"י 'ב םיִכָלְמ( בוּת ָּכֶשּׁ וֹמְכוּ .וֹדָי תַח ַּת
“and he extended the borders of Israel from Le’Voh Chamat until ,םָדָא ל ָּכ ןיִבָי הֶּזִמוּ ."'וֹגְו תָמֲח אוֹב ְּלִמ לֵארְָשִׂי לוּבְּג תֶא
the sea of Arava.” From this, everyone can understand the need
to be careful throughout one’s life not to believe the Lashon Hara םָשׁ םֵּיַסְמדִ ְּכ ,ערָָה ןוֹשָׁל ל ֵּבקַ ְּלִמ ויָּיַח יֵמי ִּב ריִהָז הֶיְהִּיֶשׁ
that one hears, as the Midrash concludes; that this character trait
is applicable at all times, throughout all of Israel wherever they תוֹמוֹקְמ לָכ ְּב ,לֵארְָשִׂי לָכ ְּב תֶגֶהוֹנ תאֹּזַה ה ָּד ִּמַהֶשׁ ,שׁרָדְ ִּמַה
may be. The reason for this is because HaKadosh Baruch Hu, ,אוּה ךְוּר ָּב שׁוֹד ּקַָהֶשׁ ,אוּה ןָיְנִעָה םַעַטְו .'וּכְו םָתוֹבְשׁוֹמ
who is the source of all good and kindness, wants to benefit His
creations in every way. However, He first created the world in לָכ ְּב ויָאוּר ְּב םִע ביִטיֵהְל וֹנוֹצרְ ,דֶסֶחַהְו בוֹטַּה רוֹקְמ אוּהֶשׁ
a way that by virtue of performing a mitzvah one will acquire ידְֵי לַעֶשׁ ,הָאירִ ְּבַה ת ַּלִחְת ִּב ע ַּבקְִּנֶשׁ א ָּלֶא ,)םיִנָפֳאָה( יֵנְוַּג
an advocate, and in committing a sin one acquires a prosecutor.
Nevertheless, HaKadosh Baruch Hu greatly desires that they הֶנוֹק ,הרֵָבֲע ידְֵי לַעְו ,וֹרוּבֲע טיִלקְרַ ְּפ הֶנוֹק ,הָוְצ ִּמַה תַּיִשֲׂע
should not prosecute that person, but if that person is prosecuted
(by the Satan) it is as if He is forced to accept the indictment. אלֶֹּשׁ דֹאְמ אוּה ךְוּר ָּב שׁוֹד ּקַָה ןוֹצרְ םוֹקָמ ל ָּכִמוּ .רוֹגֵטקָ
Thus Yerovam (ben Yoash), because he did not want to accept .םָל ְּבקְַל לוֹכָיְב ִּכ אוּה חרְָכֻמ ,וּגרְְטקְַי םִא ןֵכָא .וּגרְְטקְַי
Amatziah’s Lashon Hara against the prophet Amos, so too did
ן ֵּכ ,הָיְצַמֲא ןִמ ערָָה ןוֹשָׁל ל ֵּבקְַל הָצרָ אלֶֹּשׁ ,םָעְברָָי ןֵכָלְו

45. Radak ל ֵּבקִ אלֶֹּשׁ ,ה ָּדִמ ְּב ה ָּדִמ וֹמִּע אוּה ךְוּר ָּב שׁוֹד ּקַָה גֵהַנְתִה

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