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SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON
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Run for Your Life
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Anyone whose heart is touched by fear of God should not sit himself among a group unless he is certain that its members are careful in matters of speech. One should flee from a group of idle chatterers like from a fire. Why should one sit himself among people
when he knows that he will be obligated to reprove them for speaking the forbidden? And if he will listen to their talk and remain silent, then he too will incur punishment. In the words of Rabbeinu Yonah (Sha’arei Teshuvah 3:197):
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Suppose a person hears others speak loshon hora, or vulgarities, or he finds himself among scoffers who speak disgracefully about the Torah and its mitzvos. Knowing that these people are stubborn and defiant, and that they will ignore any reproof, he chooses
to remain silent. He will be punished for not rebuking them, for people may interpret his silence as agreement with what they have spoken. He is therefore obligated to respond to their words and rebuke them sharply, to demonstrate respect for the Torah and
mitzvos which they have shamed, or for the righteous individual against whom they have spoken. This obligation is one of the factors which require a person to leave the company of the wicked, lest he listen to their evil talk and refrain from responding. Thus
did King Shlomo state: “Do not envy men of evil, do not desire to be with them. For their hearts think of plunder, and their lips speak of wrongdoing” (Mishlei 24:1-2).
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Do Not Stop Till the Return Of Our Boys! 6 pm Today, Wednesday 19/5
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DO NOT STOP TILL THE RETURN OF OUR BOYS!
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Sovereignty Movement joins the call "Do not stop till the return of our boys"
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calls upon all to join the vigil in front of the PM's office in Jerusalem
tomorrow Wednesday at 6:00 pm.
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Yehudit
Katsover and Nadia Matar
The Sovereignty Movement?
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Today: Kids Chug at Chabad of Katamon-Rasco 4:30 pm Tues. 18/5
TODAY, Tues. 18/5 and Every Tuesday:?Kids Chug at Chabad of Katamon-Rasco at 4:30 pm?For more details please see the flyer attached.
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SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON
A Swindler Comes to Town
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People who speak loshon hora tend to rationalize their sinful behavior with the contention that the listener wanted to hear the gossip and that he obviously enjoyed it. Moreover, the two remained good friends after their discussion. Could one really be guilty
of causing his listener harm when he obviously had such a good time? The fallacy of such thinking can be explained with the following parable:
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A swindler came to a certain town and disguised himself as a respected leader of the community. When a visitor arrived in the town, the swindler welcomed him like an old friend and invited him to a local inn where the two could enjoy each other’s company. At
the inn, the swindler said, “It’s been so many years since the last time we saw one another. My joy is indescribable. This calls for a celebration! Please, go to the counter and tell the manager to serve us the very best of everything he has to offer! Of course,
I’ll pay the bill.’’
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The two wined and dined until they had both eaten more than their fill. At that point, the swindler slipped out the door, leaving his “guest” with the enormous bill to pay. The poor fellow explained to the manager what had transpired, but to no avail. “All
I know,’’ said the manager, “is that you came to the counter and ordered all that food and drink. Whatever happened between you and that other fellow is of no concern to me. Pay up!’’
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One who listens to loshon hora is like the visitor in our parable. The listener is happy and feels no enmity toward the speaker, who seems to be entertaining him free of charge. The listener sees the speaker as his dear confidant, who tells him private information
that he might not divulge to others. But all this is only on this world, while “the shop is open, and the Merchant extends credit” (Avos?3:20).
In the next world, however, where “the ledger is open ... and the collectors make their rounds,’’ one will have to stand judgment for having listened to and accepted forbidden talk. Every word that he listened to will be recorded there, and he will have to
pay a very heavy price.
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SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON
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Talking During the Torah Reading
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Unfortunately, idle conversations often begin with stories that are filled from beginning to end with loshon hora. When held in the synagogue, such conversations usually begin prior to the Torah reading, but when the reading commences, the speaker continues
his narrative so that he speaks loshon hora even as the words of our holy Torah are being read. Often, this person is among the distinguished members of the congregation whose seat is at the eastern wall, so that his sin is committed in full view of everyone.
In this way, one is guilty of desecrating Hashem’s Name in public, meaning, in the presence of ten Jews, a most severe form of chilul Hashem.
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Note how many prohibitions this man has transgressed:
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(1) The prohibition against speaking loshon hora, aside from numerous other commandments both positive and negative [which one might transgress when speaking loshon hora].
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(2) The sin of “You shall not desecrate My Holy Name” (Vayikra?22:32),
which, as mentioned above, was transgressed in public.
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(3) He has ignored the Torah reading; even if he has missed a single verse or even a single word, his sin is enormous. For our Sages consider it a serious sin even to leave the synagogue while the Torah reading is in progress; how much more so regarding one
who is present in the beis haknesses (synagogue) and whose craving for idle conversation and loshon hora causes him to ignore the word of the Living God! Often, this occurs on Shabbos, when the sin is far greater than on a weekday, as is stated in many holy
works.
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To all of the above is added the sin of engaging in idle conversation in the beis haknesses or beis midrash, which is a great sin as stated in Shulchan Aruch — and certainly when such conversation is in the form of loshon hora |
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Re: Any recommendation for a notary public licensed in NY state?
FYI the correct way to get a notary in Israel for the USA is to get an Israeli lawyer notary. The fee is standard so there is no competition for a better price. You then get the notarized document(s) stamped with an Apostile, which is according to the signers of the Hague Convention. You get the Apostille at a court house. The lawyer notary should know where you should go. The fee is also standard.
It is not legal to have someone who is authorized as a notary in a US state to do it here, only in their state.
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Any recommendation for a notary public licensed in NY state?
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SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON
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Pure and Wholesome
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By rejecting loshon hora as false, one ensures that his study of Torah and fulfillment of other mitzvos remain wholesome and untainted.
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One who is in the habit of listening to loshon hora is liable to lose thousands of mitzvos which he could have performed — specifically, the many responses of “Amen” and “Yehei Shemei Rabbah”, and the many minutes of Torah study that can be lost while listening
to gossip. Generally speaking, gossipmongers are eager to sell their “wares” to anyone who is willing to listen and at any time, even in the synagogue while prayers are in progress and in the study hall while Torah is being learned. They carry on conversations
while Kaddish is being recited, during the chazzan’s repetition of the Shemoneh Esrei, and during the public Torah reading.
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When a person is known to refrain from listening to loshon hora, gossipmongers will avoid speaking in his presence, even when their words are intended for others to hear and not for him.
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One who seeks to be completely innocent of the sin of accepting loshon hora should, on a steady basis, speak to the members of his immediate family regarding the imperative of shmiras haloshon. He should tell them of both the great reward for being zealous
in matters of speech and the severe retribution that one may incur for transgressing the sins of speaking and accepting loshon hora. |
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SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON
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Source of Merit
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To reject loshon hora as false is an exceedingly great source of merit — especially if the subject of the report is respected as a man of spiritual stature. Tanna D’Vei Eliyahu (II, ch. 7) states:
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It is said of Yeravam ben Yoash that he was a man who accorded the prophets honor. Therefore, those nations which the Holy One, Blessed is He, did not give over into the hands of Yehoshua bin Nun or David, King of Israel, He gave over into the hands of Yeravam
ben Yoash, as it is written, “He [Yeravam] returned the borders of Israel from the approach to Chamas until the sea of Aravah ...” (II Melachim?14:25).
Why did Yeravam, who was an idol worshiper, merit this? Because he did not accept loshon hora regarding the prophet Amos. ...At that moment [when he rejected the report against the prophet], God said, “Though the generation is guilty of idol worship and its
leader is guilty of idol worship, nevertheless, the land which I promised to Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov will be given over into his [Yeravam’s] hands.”
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In Honor of Shavuot: Ice Cream Party at Chabad of Katamon-Rasco
A Sweet Party ? In Honor Of Receiving The Torah ?? Shavuot. Monday, 6 Sivan, 17.5 Ice Cream Party At Beit Chabad 10:30 am First Reading Of The Ten Commandments 6:00 pm Second Reading Of The Ten Commandments ?? Ice Cream For Every Child ?? ?? Hearing the 10 Commandments ? ?? Raffle For Prizes ? Beit Chabad, Sderot Shai Agnon 6? ??For more details please see the flyer attached or call?054-4970770 ?
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Rav Chayim Soloveichik's Free Shavuos Zoom Shiur 5 pm This Thursday May 13
The next Monthly English Free Zoom Shiur by Rabbi Chayim Soloveichik?will be this Thursday EVENING May 13th at 5 pm Ohr Shalom is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.?Topic: Nature v.s. Nurture the great challenge of our generation: A?Shavuos Perspective
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SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON
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No Credibility
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When one is told loshon hora and attempts to follow the Torah’s command to reject it as false, the evil inclination often counters with the following argument: “How can you not accept this report as fact? Dare you accuse the speaker of lying, of transgressing
the prohibition, ‘Distance yourself from falsehood’? ” (Shemos 23:7).
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The response to this is as follows: If you were to see a Jew [who is knowledgeable in the laws of Jewish observance] flagrantly violate Torah law, would you then accept as fact whatever information he has to offer about others? Certainly not! Surely one cannot
trust the word of one who openly flouts Hashem’s will.
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A Jew who speaks ill of his fellow has transgressed “You shall not be a gossipmonger among your people” (Vayikra?19:16),
a most severe prohibition. As the halachah makes clear, this prohibition is violated even when the report is true. Thus, the speaker is guilty of severe transgression and, as such, has no credibility.?
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Celebrate Shavuot with Chabad of Katamon-Rasco This Thurs. 13/5
Come celebrate and prepare for?Shavuot with Chabad of Katamon-Rasco
This Thursday, May 13th?For more details please see the flyer attached.
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SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON
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The Gaon’s Will
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In his ethical will to his family, the Vilna Gaon wrote:
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One will stand judgment for every utterance; even a light remark will not be ignored.... The sin of forbidden speech is the worst of all, as our Sages have stated: “These are the sins whose fruits [i.e. secondary punishments] are exacted from the person in
this world, while the principal [i.e. primary punishment] remains for him in the World to Come ... and loshon hora is equivalent to them all.” What more need be said concerning this most severe of sins? To the verse, “All man’s toil is for his mouth” (Koheles
6:7), the Sages comment (Koheles Rabbah 6:6) that all the mitzvos and Torah study of a person are not sufficient to negate that which he utters [sinfully]. They further state: “Which craft should man pursue in this world? He should strive to emulate a mute
[to avoid evil talk] (Chullin 89a), and press his lips together like two millstones [which grind against one another].”
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... Not a single [such] utterance escapes from being recorded Above. Heavenly angels are forever being sent to each person to record his every utterance. “For a bird of the sky will carry the sound, and a winged creature will relate the matter” (Koheles?10:20).
“Let not your mouth bring guilt on your flesh and do not tell the emissary that it was an error” (ibid. 5:5). |
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