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Chafetz Chayim הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק ."ערֵָמ ךְָנוֹשְׁל רֹצְנ ,'וֹגְו .הָשּׁדְֻקַּבּ הָלְעַמְל םוֹקָמ םֶהָל שֵׁי יִכּ .לָלְכּ הָבוּשְׁתּ וֹז ןיֵאְו ,הֶזִּמ רֵמָשִּׁהְל לָלְכּ ,דָחֶא םוֹי וּלִּפֲא רֵסָח הָיָה אלֶֹּשׁ ,"םיִמָיַּבּ אָבּ" :רַמָא הֶזָלְו .םוֹיַּה וֹתוֹאְבּ רֵבִּדֶּשׁ הָשּׁדְֻקַּה ירְֵבִדּ לָכּ ןֵכְו ,םוֹיַּה וֹתו
Kuntres Chovat HaShemirah הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק
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frightened, and he would make a heartfelt Teshuvah for the sin וֹמְצַע לַע לֵבּקַיִו ,םָלוֹעָה הֶזְבּ וֹדוֹעְבּ הֶזָבּ ןֵנוֹבְּתִהְל םָדָא
he committed and would guard himself throughout the rest of his
life never again to commit this sin. (However if this would be the .אָבַּבוּ הֶזָבּ וֹל בוֹט הֶיְהִיְו ,הרָיִמְשַּׁה תַבוֹח
case, one’s freedom of choice would almost be eliminated).
תוֹרוּמֲח תוֹכָלֲה הָמַּכּ שֵׁיֶּשׁ ,ןֵנוֹבְּתִהְל ןוֹבָנ שׁיִא ךְירִָצ דוֹע
Despite the fact that we cannot physically see the future
punishment (awaiting the sinner), nevertheless every Jew ןַיְנִעְבּ וּלִּאְו ,הָבֵתּ וֹזיֵאְבּ וֹא קוּסָפּ הֶזיֵאְבּ תוֹזוּמרְֶשׁ ,הרָוֹתַּבּ
believes with a wholehearted faith that HaKadosh Baruch Hu ,רוּסָאָה רוּבִּדּ הֶזיֵאְבּ וֹנוֹשְׁל םָדָא לקְֵלקְַי אלֶֹּשׁ ,רוּבִּדַּה ַח ֹּכ
monitors \ oversees all of man’s doings. Just as we say every day
“I believe with a complete belief that the Creator rewards those ןיִלוֹכְי וּנָא הֶזִּמ .הֶזָבּ תוֹיִּשׁרָָפּ הָמַּכּ שֵׁלִּשְׁו בוּתָכַּה הָנָשׁ
who observe His mitzvot and punishes those who violate His .הֶזָבּ וּניֵלָע שֵׁיֶּשׁ ,הרָיִמְשַּׁה בוּיִּח לדֶֹּג ןֵנוֹבְּתִהְל
mitzvot as this is explicit in the Torah (Devarim 10:17) “the great
Gd who is mighty and awesome who shows no one preference,” ידְֵבַע לֶשׁ ןָתָחיִשׂ הָפָי :)'ס הָבּרַ תיִשׁארְֵבּ( ל"ַזֲח וּרְמָא הֵנִּהְו[
and it states in Kohelet (12:14) “because for all actions, Gd will
bring a person to judgment,” and there are many other references לָכּ רֵפַּסְל בוּתָכַּה לַפָכֶּשּׁ הַמִּמ .םיִנָבּ לֶשׁ ןָתרָוֹתִּמ תוֹבָא
to this concept in our holy writings. How could man do this to ךְרֶֶדּ םיִנָבּ לֶשׁ ןָתרָוֹתְבּ וּלִּאְו ,רֶזֶעיִלֱא רֵבִּדֶּשׁ םירִוּבִּדַּה
himself, to wantonly transgress these Laveen that are contingent
on the power of one’s speech, that come about through bad habits הָבּרִֶשׁ הַמִּמ ,וּנֵנָיְנִעְבּ רַמאֹנ וּנָא ףַאְו .רֵצּקְַל הרָוֹתַּה
after he has thought deeply about the fires of Gehinnom which ערָָה ןוֹשָׁל לַע ,רוּבִּדַּה קֶלֵח ןַיְנִע לַע תוֹיִּשׁרָָפּ בוּתָכַּה
have been stoked (for him).
לַעְו םירִָבְדּ תַאָנוֹא לַע ,ערָ םֵשׁ תַאָצוֹה לַע ,תוּליִכרְוּ
Based on my understanding, this is what the Tanna is alluding
to in Mishnayot Avot (Tamid 32a): “Who is called Chacham ירְֵבִדּ לַעְו הָוֲאַגּ ירְֵבִדּ לַעְו רקֶֶשׁ רוּבִּדּ לַעְו םיִנָפּ תַנָבְּלַה
(wise)? (Answer) Someone who can see the consequences of הֶזֶּשׁ( תוּנָציֵלְו תוּלֵלוֹה ןַיְנִע ןֵכְו ,תקֶלֲֹחַמ ירְֵבִדּ לַעְו הָפֻּנֲח
his actions.” Superficially, what does wisdom have to do with
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understanding the consequences of one’s actions? But truthfully ,"םָבּ ָתּרְַבּדְִו" :)'ז 'ו םירִָבְדּ( בוּתָכַּה רַמָאֶשׁ הֶמַּבּ לָלְכִנ יאַדַּוְבּ
the meaning of this is as follows: to know the consequences of אלֶֹּשּׁ הַמ .)םיִלֵטְבּ םירִָבדְִבּ אלְֹו :):ט"י אָמוֹי( ל"ַזֲח וּרְמָאְו
his actions, every Jew knows and believes that if he follows
the pathway of Hashem he will receive (a life that is) good and לדֶֹּג תֶא הֶזִּמ ןֵנוֹבְּתִהְל לַכוּנ ,םיִנָיְנִע רָאְשִׁבּ ןֵכּ וּניִצָמ
sweet. And if he (behaves in an) opposite way, he will receive .]םָבּ רָהְזִנֶּשׁ יִמ וֹקְלֶח ירְֵשַׁאְו ,רוּבִּדַּה ַח ֹּכ ןַיְנִע
(a life that is) evil and bitter. However, this concept alone does
not affect his soul that much and so the Tanna offers some advice
to us, how to (make an impression on our souls) as though we
could physically see this. That is the meaning of the statement

8. This statement is paraphrased in Avot and is brought down more literally
in Mishnayot Tamid (32a).

21 24 החיתפ םייח ץפח 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 תוֹנָהֵלְו וֹבּ ַעֹּגְנִל רוּס