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החיתפ
םייח ץפח
Chafetz Chayim הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק .וֹתוֹא ןיִעְיַּסְמ ,רֵהָטִּל :הּרָָקִּעֵמ תוּעָט יִהוֹז לָבֲא .אָבַּבוּ הֶזָבּ רָשֻּׁאְמ םָדָאָה הֶיְהִיְו ,ויָניֵעְבּ הָלּקַ
Kuntres Chovat HaShemirah
Introduction
becomes forbidden to use it or to derive any benefit from it even
if the value of the benefit is only a “perutah” (i.e., a penny) and
if he does benefit from it, he even becomes liable to offer-up a
sacrifice to atone for benefiting from a sanctified object. And if
he gave a woman an object and said to her: “With the value of
this object you are now sanctified to me,” at that moment she has
the status of a married woman and no one else in the world is
allowed to touch her. All of the laws of oaths or declarations are
entirely dependent on the power of one’s speech. Furthermore,
all of the laws regarding Nedarim (egs., forbidding an object to
oneself) and Shvu’ot (oaths) originate from the power of one’s
speech, as the text (Bamidbar 30:3) says “He many not profane
his words (i.e., he may not reverse his words and annul the
object’s sanctity or his oaths or declarations). So too regarding
worshipping idols, even if no action is performed and he merely
says to the idol “you are my god,” that is a complete act of serving
and idol which is punishable by death, as Chazal teach in Gemara
Sanhedrin (60b, in the Mishnah). How much even more so does
Heaven monitor every word uttered by man.
In summary, man’s words can either build worlds or destroy
worlds. Regarding this we can apply Chazal’s teaching in Gemara
Berachot (6b) “What is the meaning of the pasuk (Tehilim 12:9)
“when the scorned are exalted among the sons of man.” These
are the things (i.e., prayer) that stand at the loftiest heights of the
world and yet man belittles them.”
All this is in regards to an ordinary Jew, and all the more so if
he is a Torah Scholar, how pressing is the obligation to guard his
speech. If he should violate the laws of Lashon Hara or Rechilut
or use (abusive) language that pains someone and that manner
of speech becomes public knowledge, then necessarily Heaven’s
(Gd’s) honor will become desecrated and society will come to
view these laws (Laveen) that are dependent on the power of
one’s speech as being meaningless. In so doing he will also
transgress the Lav of (Vayikrah 22:32) “You shall not profane
My holy Name,” and that society will come to look upon the
mitzvot of Hashem as being meaningless.
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םיִלִּהְתּ( רַמָאֶשׁ ,רוּבִּדּ ןַיְנִעְל וּניִצָמֶּשׁ וֹמְכּ ,םֶהיֵלֲע רֵמוֹשׁ אָבַּהֶשׁ ,ַעוּדָיַּה יִפְל םַגְו ."'וֹגְו םֶכְ
הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק
ב קרפ
ערָָה ןוֹשָׁל תרַָפַּכּ לַע יֵאקָ אוּהֶשׁ ,"שׁדֶ ּקַֹה לֶא וֹאֹבְבּ וֹלקֹ
םיִתָּבּ יֵעְגִנ ,ערָֹצְמוּ ַעירְִזַת תַשׁרָָפּ לָכְו .ןיִכרֲָעַבּ אָתיִאדְִכּ
הֵנֲחַמִּמ ףַא קָחרְֻמ - בֵשֵׁי דָדָבּ ,םָדָא יֵעְגִנ ,םידִָגְבּ יֵעְגִנ
.וֹנוֹשְׁלִבּ טֵפְּטִפֶּשׁ לַע ,ןיִטְפְּטַפְמַה םירִ ֳּפִצ וֹתרָָפַּכְו ,לֵארְָשִׂי
ירְֵבִדּ וֹל רֵמוֹא הָיָה ןֵה ֹּכַהֶשׁ ,םיִנֲה ֹּכ תרַוֹתְבּ אָתיִאדְִכְו
,ערָָה ןוֹשָׁל לַע אָלֶּא ,םיִאָבּ םיִעָגְנַּה ןיֵא ,יִנְבּ :םיִשׁוּבִּכּ
ליִכרָ ךְֵלֵת אלֹ" :)ז"ט ט"י ארָקְִיַּו( םיִשׁדקְ תַשׁרָָפְבוּ .םָשׁ ןֵיַּע
לַע יֵאקָ אוּהֶשׁ ,"אְטֵח ויָלָע אָשִּׂת אלְֹו" :)ז"י םָשׁ( ,"ךָיֶמַּעְבּ
שׁיִא וּנוֹת אלְֹו" :)ז"י ה"כ םָשׁ( רַהְבּ תַשׁרָָפְבוּ .םיִנָפּ תַנָבְּלַה
ןֵכּ םַגּ אוּהֶשׁ ,םירִָבְדּ תַאָנוֹא לַע יֵאקָ אוּהֶשׁ ,"וֹתיִמֲע תֶא
הֶנֲחַמַּה ןִמ וּחְלַּשׁיִו" :)'ב 'ה רָבּדְִמַּבּ( אשָׂנ תַשׁרָָפְבוּ .ערָ רוּבִּדּ
"לָכּ"ְו ,תוֹנֲחַמ שׁלָשְׁל ץוּח ַחֵלַּתְּשִׁמ אוּהֶשׁ ,"ַעוּרָצ לָכּ
ךְָתלֲֹעַהְבּ תַשׁרָָפְבוּ .גֵאוֹדְכּ הרָוֹתַּבּ לוֹדָגּ אוּה וּלִּפֲא זֵמּרְַמ
תַשׁרָָפּ ןֵכְו ."'וֹגְו הֶשׁמְבּ ןרֲֹהַאְו םָירְִמ רֵבּדְַתַּו" :)'א ב"י םָשׁ(
םָשׁ( תַקֻּח תַשׁרָָפְבוּ .םיִלְגּרְַמַה ןַיְנִעֵמ תרֶֶבּדְַמַה ,ךְָל חַלְשׁ
,םיִשָׁחְנַּה וּחְלְשִׁנְו ,"הֶשׁמְבוּ םיִהלֹאֵבּ םָעָה רֵבּדְַיַו" :)'ה א"כ
םיִאָטֲחַה לָכְבֶּשׁ ,םירִָבְדּ תַשׁרָָפְבוּ .י"ִשּׁרַ שׁוּרֵפְבּ םָשׁ ןֵיַּע
,םיִלְגּרְַמַה ןַיְנִעֵמ ץוּח ,זֶמרֶ ךְרֶדְֶבּ םרָיִכְּזִה ,םָחיִכוֹהֶשׁ
.םָדוֹבְכּ לַע שָׁח אלְֹו ,הָלוֹדְגּ תוּכירֲִאַבּ שׁוּרֵפְבּ םרָיִכְּזִה
ךָיֶבְיוֹא לַע הֶנֲחַמ אֵצֵת יִכּ" :)'י ג"כ םירִָבְדּ( םיִטְפֹֹשׁ תַשׁרָָפְבוּ
:)'ג אֵצֵת תַשׁרָָפּ אָמוּחְנַתּ( ל"ַזֲח וּרְמָאְו ."ערָ רָבָדּ ל ֹּכִמ ָתּרְַמְשִׁנְו
םֵשׁ איִצוֹמ לֶשׁ הָשׁרָָפּ אֵצֵת תַשׁרָָפְבוּ .ערָ רוּבִּדּ - ערָ רָבָדּ
תַערַָצַּה עַגֶנְבּ רֶמָשִּׁה" :)'ח ד"כ םירִָבְדּ( םָשׁ בוּתָכּ דוֹעְו .ערָ
רקְֵפֶהְכּ 'ה תוְֹצִמ וּשֲׂעַנֶּשׁ ,"יִשׁדְקָ םֵשׁ תֶא וּלְלַּחְת אלְֹו" :)ב"ל ב"כ ארָקְִיַּו( לַע הֶז ידְֵי לַע רֵבוֹעְו ,םֶהיֵניֵעְבּ רקְֵפֶהְכּ ,רוּבִּדַּה ַחֹכְבּ ןיִיוּלְתֶּש