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Chafetz Chayim .ןֶהָבּ לֵשָׁכִּי אלֶֹּשׁ הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק ,אוּה ךְוּרָבּ שׁוֹדָקַּה וּהרְֵזַעַי יאַדַּוְבוּ .וֹתוֹא ןיִעְיַּסְמ - רֵהָטִּל אָבַּה :):ח"ל אָמוֹי( ל"ַזֲח וּרְמָא רָבְכוּ .אְטֵחֵמ לֵצָנִּהְל ךְרַָבְּתִי 'ה וּהֵעְיַּסְיֶּשׁ ,םֵלָשׁ בֵלְבּ הֶז שֵׁקַּבְמ אוּה ,'ערֵָמ יִנוֹשְׁל רֹצְנ ,יַהלֱֹא' :הָלִּפְתַּה רַ
Kuntres Chovat HaShemirah הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק
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hours each week that now become available for learning Torah רֶמֹחָו לקַ .תַערַָצְבּ הָשְׁנֶעֶנ דָיִּמ ןֵכ יִפּ לַע ףַאְו ,"דֹאְמ וָנָע
and over the course of a year he can accumulate for himself
several hundred hours. Analogously, one may say that the pasuk תוֹלוֹדְגּ רֵבּדְַל םיִבּרְַמֶּשׁ ,םיִשְׁפִּטַּה םיִעָשׁרְָה םָדָא יֵנְבִל
addresses this kind of disciplined person (Mishle 10:27) “One קֵחרְַתִהְל ויָחרְָא ןֵוַּכְל הֶצוֹרֶשׁ יִמְל יוּארָ ךְָכיִפְל .תוֹאָלְפִנְו
who fears Hashem will add days to his life,” and his share is
praiseworthy. תַעְשׁרְִבּ םָדָא שֵׂפָתִּי אלֶֹּשׁ ידְֵכּ ,ןֶהָמִּע רֵבּדְַלִּמוּ ןָתָביִשׁיִמ

Even though we have said that man should limit his speech as ,םיִעָשׁרְָה םיִצֵלַּה תַביִשְׁי ךְרֶֶדּ הֶזְו .םָתוּלְכִסְו םיִעָשׁרְ
much as possible, nevertheless, if he sees someone who is sad 'ה תֶלֶהקֹ( רַמֱאֶנֶּשׁ ןָיְנִעְכּ ,יאַבֲה ירְֵבדְִבּ ןיִבּרְַמ הָלִּחְתִבּ
or depressed, it is a very great mitzvah to speak to him heart-to-
heart to relieve him of his anxiety, as Chazal teach in Gemara רֵפַּסְל ןיִאָבּ ךְָכּ ךְוֹתִּמוּ ."םירִָבְדּ ברְֹבּ ליִסְכּ לוֹקְו" :)'ב
Ta’anit (22a) 25
הָנְמַלָאֵתּ" :)ט"י א"ל םיִלִּהְתּ( רַמֱאֶנֶּשׁ ןָיְנִעְכּ ,םיקִיִדַּצַּה תוּנְגִבּ
[ 12 ] {Sins of the fathers} The statement of the pasuk is well הֶיְהִי ךְָכּ ךְוֹתִּמוּ ."קָתָע קיִדַּצ לַע תוֹרְב ּדַֹה רקֶָשׁ יֵתְפִשׂ
known (Shemot 34:7) “He remembers the sins of fathers onto
their children and grandchildren for three and four generations.” ןָיְנִעְכּ ,םֶהירְֵבדְִבּ יִפ ּדֹ תֵתָלְו םיִאיִבְנַּבּ רֵבּדְַל לֵגּרְֶה ןֶהָל
The gemara questions this (Gemara Sanhedrin 27b), “But the יֵכֲאְלַמְבּ םיִביִעְלַמ וּיְהִיַּו" :)ז"ט ו"ל ,'ב םיִמָיַּה ירְֵבִדּ( רַמֱאֶנֶּשׁ
text states (Devarim 24:17) ‘children will not die because of the
past sins of their fathers.’?” The gemara resolves this question: ךְָכּ ךְוֹתִּמוּ ."ויָאִבְנִבּ םיִעְתְּעַתִּמוּ וירָָבְדּ םיִזוֹבוּ םיקִלֱֹא
“There (the children are punished) when they emulate the deeds םיִכָלְמ( רַמֱאֶנֶּשׁ ןָיְנִעְכּ ,רָקִּעָבּ ןירְִפוֹכְו םיקִלֹאֵבּ רֵבּדְַל ןיִאָבּ
of their fathers and there (the children will not be punished) when
they do not emulate the deeds of their fathers.” 'ה לַע ןֵכ אלֹ רֶשֲׁא םירִָבְדּ לֵארְָשִׂי יֵנְב וּאְפַּחְיַו" :)'ט ז"י ,'ב

It is well known that there are very many sins that are dependent ."םֶהיֵהלֱֹא
on the consequences of one’s speech, as we placed before the םָנוֹשְׁלוּ םֶהיִפּ םִיַמָשַּׁב וּתַּשׁ" :)'ט ג"ע םיִלִּהְתּ( רֵמוֹא אוּה ירֲֵהַו
reader ten different categories of speech that are dependent on
the power of speech which are constant occurrences. Without םָנוֹשְׁל ?םֶהיִפּ םִיַמָשַּׁבּ תיִשָׁל םֶהָל םרַָגּ יִמ ,"ץרֶָאָבּ ךְַלֲהִתּ
doubt his fathers and their forefathers and the generations that
תֶמרֶוֹגֶּשׁ ,םיִעָשׁרְָה תַחיִשׂ איִה וֹז .ץרֶָאָבּ הָלִּחְתּ הָכְלָהֶשׁ
,ץרֶָאָה יֵמַּע לֶשׁ תוֹיִּסֵנְכּ תַביִשׁיִו ,תוֹנרָקְ תַביִשְׁי ןֶהָל
25. Quoting from the Chafetz Chayim’s Sefer Shemirat HaLashon, Shaar
HaZechirah, 11th perek in English translation entitled Mazal Elul: This is ירֵֵשְׁכּ תַחיִשׂ לָבֲא .רָכֵשׁ יֵתוֹשׁ םִע תוֹאָתְּשִׁמ יֵתָּבּ תַביִשׁיִו
one of the mitzvot that earn an ancillary reward for a person in this world
while retaining the principal reward for Olam Haba, as is taught in the שׁוֹדָקַּה ךְָכיִפְלוּ .הָמְכָחְו הרָוֹתּ ירְֵבדְִבּ אָלֶּא הָּניֵא ,לֵארְָשִׂי
first perek of Mishnayot Peh’ah. We can further learn the greatness of
this attribute of peace from a statement of Chazal in Gemara Ta’anit (22a) 'ג יִכָאְלַמ( רַמֱאֶנֶּשׁ ,הָּבּ ןָתוֹא הֶכַּזְמוּ ןָדָי לַע רֵזוֹע אוּה ךְוּרָבּ
“Rebbe Berokah from the city of Choza’ah was in the marketplace in the
city of Lefet. Eliyahu HaNavi, his memory is a merit for good, appeared ,עָמְשִׁיַּו 'ה בֵשׁקְַיַּו וּהֵערֵ לֶא שׁיִא 'ה יֵארְִי וּרְבּדְִנ זָא" :)ז"ט
to him. He asked Eliyahu HaNavi “who is here (in this marketplace) that
will earn the merit of being in Olam Haba?” Eliyahu HaNavi answered דַע ,"וֹמְשׁ יֵבְשֹׁחְלוּ 'ה יֵארְִיְל ויָנָפְל ןוֹרָכִּז רֶפֵס בֵתָכִּיַּו
.וֹנוֹשְׁל ןאָכּ

115 114 ח קרפ םייח ץפח .).ב"כ( תיִנֲעַתְבּ הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק .'וּכְו ןיִזֲחוֹא ןיֵאֶשְׁכּ ןאָכְו ,ןֶהידֵיִבּ sickened by his troubles). and work with him to pull him out of his sorrow so that he won’t become to find, at the very least, a man who will comfort and befriend his son overwhelmed by sorrow and suffering.