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החיתפ
םייח ץפח
Chafetz Chayim הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק .וירֲָחַא םיִאָבַּה ויָתוֹרוֹדּ לָכְל הֶזָבּ הֶכוֹז יאַדַּוְבּ ,ךְרַָבְּתִי אָבָבּ( ארָָמְגַּבּ וּניִצָמ ,הֶז לַע ןיִוֻּצְמ ןיֵאֶשׁ ,ם"וּכַּעְבּ וּלִּפֲאַו תרַוֹתּ( ל"ַזֲח וּרְמָאֶשׁ ,וּניִצָמֶּשּׁ הַמ ןיֵעְכוּ .וירֲָחַא םיִאָבַּה וּלִּפֲא וּנֶּמִּמ תוֹ
Kuntres Chovat HaShemirah הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק
Introduction ב קרפ

who attempts to better himself. (Please reference Gemara Yomah
38b and other places in Shas as well).

Second, man must come to understand that in removing the 'ב קרֶֶפּ
responsibility of mitzvot from himself, even if that obligation
is not completely removed, Gd forbid (we are not talking .וירָוּבִּדּ ןיִנוֹמוּ הָלְעַמְלִמ ויָלָע ןידְִמוֹעֶשׁ ,רַאֹבְי וֹבּ
about that kind of person), but rather this man assumes some
leniencies for himself, then his worth in Heaven’s esteem is .הֶזָבּ תוֹרְבּדְַמַה הרָוֹתַּבּ תוֹיִּשׁרָָפּ הָמַּכּ וֹבּ וּרֲאֹבְי םַגּ
very greatly diminished. Regarding this man, it is written that
he does not serve Elokim. The prophet Malachi address this הֶזיֵא יֵנְפִל ערָָה ןוֹשָׁל רֵבּדְַמ אוּהֶשׁ הָעָשְׁבּ ,םָדָאָה ןֵנוֹבְּתִי
concept at the end of the sefer (3:18) “You will return and see
the difference between the Tzadik and the Rasha and between ,וֹרֵבֲחַו אוּה םִא יִכּ ,הָיּרְִבּ םוּשׁ ןיֵא תִיַבַּבֶּשׁ בֹשֲׁחַי לַא ,שׁיִא
one who serves Hashem and one who doesn’t.” In its dialog,
the Gemara Hagigah (9b) asks “but the ‘Tzadik’ is in fact ‘one איִצוֹהֶשׁ רוּבִּדּ לָכּ ןיִנוֹמוּ וֹלְצֶא ןידְִמוֹע הָלְעַמְלִּמ אָלֶּא
who serves Hashem’ and the ‘Rasha’ is in fact ‘one who does )'ו הָשׁרָָפּ םירִָבְדּ( אֵצֵת הָשׁרָָפּ הָבּרַ שׁרָדְִמְבּ אָתיִאדְִכְו .ויִפִּמ
not serve Him?” (Why is the gemara redundant?) The gemara
answers, (both of these particular men are in fact Tzadikim, yet) הָגָגְשׁ יִכּ ךְָאְלַמַּה יֵנְפִל רַמא ֹּת לַא" :)'ה 'ה תֶלֶהקֹ( קוּסָפַּה לַע
the categorization represents the difference between one who :רַמא ֹּת אלֶֹּשׁ ."'וֹגְו ךֶָלוֹק לַע םיִהלֱֹאָה ףֹצקְִי הָמָּל ,איִה
reviews his learning 100 times and one who reviews his learning
101 times (and ostensibly this same rule applies to the observance רֵמוֹא .תַעדַוֹי הָיּרְִבּ ןיֵאְו ,ערָָה ןוֹשָׁל רֵמוֹאְו ךְֵלוֹה יִנירֲֵה
of mitzvot). Since this man did not complete the review of his אוּהְו ,ךְָאְלַמ ַחֵלוֹשׁ יִנֲאֶשׁ ,ַעדֵוֹי יֵוֲה :אוּה ךְוּרָבּ שׁוֹדָקַּה וֹל
learning as did his friend, his worth becomes diminished and he
is called one who does not serve Elokim, meaning he did not .ךָרְֵבֲח לַע רֵבּדְַמ הָתַּאָשּׁ הַמ לָכּ בֵתוֹכְו ,ךְָלְצֶא דֵמוֹע
toil to wholeheartedly serve Hashem in an appropriate manner.
All the more so in our discussion, if he is not careful about any וֹמְכּ .רֵבִּדֶּשׁ םירִוּבִּדַּה לָכּ ויָנָפְל וּעיִצַּי ןיִדַּה תַעְשִׁבוּ
of them (sins of speech), for example, (to avoid) lies or scoffing
or controversy or embarrassing others or especially if he speaks םירִָה רֵצוֹי הֵנִּה יִכּ" :)ג"י 'ד סוֹמָע( קוּסָפַּה לַע ל"ַזֲח וּרְמָאֶשׁ
Lashon Hara or Rechilut or some comparable transgression, most ןיֵבֶּשׁ הָלּקַ הָחיִשׂ וּלִּפֲא ,"וֹחֵשּׂ הַמ םָדָאְל דיִגַּמוּ ַחוּר ארֵֹבוּ
certainly his worth will be very, very greatly diminished. He will
moan at the end when his flesh is decaying (in the grave) and he ירְֵפִסְבּ אָתיִאְו .ןיִדַּה תַעְשִׁבּ םָדָאָל וֹל ןידִיִגַּמ ,וֹתְּשִׁאְל שׁיִא
will say: “How could I have hated mussar and not have listened םָדָאָהֶשְׁכּ ,"לֶוָע ןיֵאְו הָנוּמֱא לֵא" :)'ד ב"ל םירִָבְדּ( קוּסָפַּה לַע
to Hashem’s voice warning us in His Torah about all of these
things.” Thus one who wants to protect his soul will be wary to :וֹל םירְִמוֹאְו ויָנָפְל ויָשֲׂעַמ לָכּ םיִאָבּ ,םָלוֹעָה ןִמ רָטְפִנ
guard himself from all of these ten qualities that are listed at the :וֹל םירְִמוֹאְו .ןֵה :רֵמוֹא אוּהְו ?יִנוֹלְפּ םוֹיְבּ ָתיִשָׂע ךְָכּ
end of the sefer and he will receive good in this world and in the
next world. קיִדַּצ" ."םוֹתְּחַי םָדָא לָכּ דַיְבּ" :)'ז ז"ל בוֹיִּא( רַמֱאֶנֶּשׁ ,םֹתֲח

.יִנָתְּנַדּ הֶפָי :רֵמוֹאְו ןיִדַּה תֶא קיִדְּצַמ אוּהֶשׁ ,"אוּה רָשָׁיְו

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