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Chafetz Chayim הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק לַע שָׁמֻּחַבּ י"ִשּׁרְַבּ ןֵיַּעְו( "'ה ידֵוּמִּל ךְִיַנָבּ לָכְו" :)ג"י ד"נ הָיְעַשְׁי( .םירִָביֵאָל הָלִּחְתּ םיִוְכִנ ןֵהֶשׁ יֵנְפִּמ ,םיִלֵטְבּ םירִָבְדּ ויָנְזָאְל םָדָא ַעיִמְשַׁי לַא םָלוֹעְל :):'ה תוֹבֻּתְכּ( ל"ַזֲח וּרְמָא םַגְו ."'ה לֵאָה רֵבּדְַיּ הַמ" :)'ט ה"פ םיִלִּהְתּ( ַע
Kuntres Chovat HaShemirah הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק
Introduction ב קרפ
How so very great is this sin in the eyes of Hashem Yitbarach, עדַוֹנ ןֵכָא" :)ד"י 'ב םָשׁ( תוֹמְשׁ תַשׁרָָפְבוּ .םִירְַצִמְל לֵארְָשִׂי
as the gemara relates (Yevamot 62b) that Rebbe Akivah had
24,000 students and they all died in the period between Pesach וּנֵבּרַ הֶשֹׁמ רַמָאֶשׁ ,םָשׁ דוֹע .י"ִשּׁרַ שׁוּרֵפְבּ םָשׁ ןֵיַּע ,"רָבָדַּה
and Shavuot because they did not extend proper respect to each ביִשֵׁהֶשׁ ,"יִל וּניִמֲאַי אלֹ ןֵהְו" :)'א 'ד תוֹמְשׁ( םוֹלָשַּׁה ויָלָע
other. Nominally, the sin of (abusive) hurtful language does
not carry with it a death penalty (and yet they were all killed). ."שָׁחָנְל יִהְיַו 'וֹגְו ךָדֶָיְב הֶזּ הַמ" :)'ב םָשׁ( ךְרַָבְּתִי 'ה וֹל
The reason for their deaths could only have been because their
actions caused a public desecration of Hashem’s Name since the וֹרְתִי תַשׁרָָפְבוּ ."גֶלָשַּׁכּ תַערַֹצְמ וֹדָי הֵנִּהְו" :)'ו( םָשׁ דוֹע
public saw these great Torah Sages arguing with each other and לֵארְָשִׂי יֵנְבּ בירִ לַע 'וֹגְו הֶשׁמ םִע םָעָה ברֶָיַּו" :)'ב ז"י םָשׁ(
the greater a person is, the greater is the desecration he causes
of Hashem’s Name. This is similar to the incident involving וּלקְְלִקֶּשׁ לַע ,"קֵלָמֲע אֹבָיַּו" :)'ח םָשׁ( הֵּל ךְיִמְסוּ ."'וֹגְו
Korach (Bamidbar 16:2) that his 250 supporters were the leaders עַמֵשׁ אָשִּׂת אלֹ" :)'א ג"כ םָשׁ( םיִטָפְּשִׁמ תַשׁרָָפְבוּ .םרָוּבּדְִבּ
of society, prestigious people who were of renown, meaning their
sin was amplified because of their position. Thus, my brothers אָתיִאדְִכּ ,לֵבּקְַמַה לַעְו רֵפַּסְמַה לַע יֵאקָ אוּהֶשׁ ,"אְוָשׁ
and friends, those who are zealous to uphold the word of Hashem
and His mitzvot, we should see to it to strengthen ourselves and :)ב"ל ח"כ םָשׁ( ליִעְמַּה ןַיְנִע לַע הֶוַּצְתּ תַשׁרָָפְבוּ .ארָָמְגַבּ
guard our words, as the halacha proscribes, for the sake of the עַמְשִׁנְו" :)ה"ל םָשׁ( הָשׁרָָפַּה לָכְו ,"ביִבָס ויִפְל הֶיְהִי הָפָשׂ"
honor of His holy Name, and by virtue of our efforts Heaven’s
honor will be publicly sanctified.

13. Quoting from Sefer Shemirat HaLashon, in English translation, entitled
(9) My brother, understand something else, there are several Mazal Elul, Book 2, 13th chapter:
organs in every person that must be carefully protected in order This insight explains a statement made by Chazal (Devarim Rabbah 11:9)-
that they not become ruined. For example, one’s sense of sight, At the time when HaKadosh Baruch Hu said to Moshe (Devarim 31:14)
that one should not defile his eyes because he will need them “and now (‘they’- “hayn” in Hebrew) the days are coming closer when
in the Coming Future to behold the pleasantness of Hashem you will pass on.” Moshe responded: "With the word ‘they’ I praised You
(Tehilim 27:4). Similarly (he must protect) his sense of hearing (Devarim 10:14)” “…‘they’ belong to Hashem your G-d of Heaven and
beyond the Heaven...” and You are answering me back with the word
and not damage it, as is well known from the Midrashim of ‘they’?! So HaKadosh Baruch Hu replied- But you also used ‘they’ in
Chazal, that in the future HaKadosh Baruch Hu will learn Torah another (negative, Lashon Hara) context when you said “…‘they’ won’t
with the Jewish people, as the pasuk says (Yeshaya 54:13) “All believe me...” Superficially Moshe had no explanation (why Hashem used
of your children will be students of Hashem.” (Please see Rashi the word ‘they’ to inform him he was going to soon pass on). But with this
insight, the explanation flows very well. HaKadosh Baruch Hu told Moshe
in Chumash commenting on the pasuk [Bamidbar 23:23] “There decisively “…‘they,’ your days, are coming closer (to an end)...”, and that
will come a time when they tell Yaakov and Israel – ‘What has was why Moshe was troubled, (why the “decisive” language) and he said-
Hashem done,’ meaning, they will study directly with Hashem But I used the word ‘they’ to praise You, i.e., “…‘they’ belong to Hashem
and will be informed of His doings) and so one must be able to your G-d...” and You answered me back with ‘they’ (to inform me of my
hear (Tehilim 85:9) “what are the words that will be spoken by end? – Decisively). Thus HaKadosh Baruch Hu replied- This is measure-
for-measure, that you (first) used the word ‘they’ decisively.
Gd.” Additionally, Chazal have taught in Gemara Ketubot (5b) 14. This is a reference to the sound of the bells woven into the hem of the
“one should never listen to nonsense since it (since those words) tunic’s skirt.

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