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Shmirat Haloshon

 

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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM
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Day 21 – Ruining Opportunities
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Any information that, although not derogatory, could harm an individual’s opportunity for a job or a shidduch should it become known, may not be related.? This form of loshon hora is common when people are approached for information regarding a shidduch or a job interview.
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It is forbidden to talk of an individual’s physical weakness or lack of intelligence even if neither the speaker nor the listener views these shortcomings as negative.? Sharing such information could prove harmful.

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SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON
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Seeming Denial
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Our Sages state:
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R’ Yehoshua ben Levi said: The term “Torah” appears five times in the chapters which discuss the metzora [whose affliction is punishment for having spoken loshon hora].1 This teaches that one who speaks loshon hora is considered as if he had transgressed the Five Books of the Torah (Vayikra Rabbah 16:6).
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R’ Yochanan said in the name of R’ Yose ben Zimra: Whoever speaks loshon hora is considered as if he had denied the existence of God, as it is written, (Tehillim 12:5), “Those who have said, ‘With our tongues we shall prevail, our lips are with us, who is master over us?’ ” (Arachin 15b).
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Sefer Yereim explains that when someone wants to speak loshon hora, he first casts a glance in all directions to make sure that the subject of his evil words is not present. His seeming lack of concern that his words will be noted Above conveys an impression that, to his mind, Heaven is not cognizant of what he is about to say. This is why speaking loshon hora is akin to denial of belief in God.
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What more must be said concerning the severity of speaking loshon hora? There is no recourse but to engage the evil inclination in battle, so that one will not become caught in the net of this bitter sin. Those who will emerge victorious will reap the inestimable fruits of their efforts, both in this world and the next.
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1. Vayikra?13:59; 14:2;?14:32;?14:54;?14:59.
Sefer HaAkeidah (cited by Maharzu to Vayikra Rabbah) notes that the subject of loshon hora is prominently mentioned in all Five Books. The Book of Bereishis (ch. 3) relates how the Serpent, through cunning and deception, caused Adam and Eve to sin; the Book of Shemos (2:15) relates how Moshe was forced to flee Egypt because of the treachery of Dasan and Aviram; the Book of Vayikra (chs.13-14) details the laws of tzaraas which is a Divinely inflicted retribution for speaking loshon hora, and it also contains the primary prohibition against speaking loshon hora (19:16); the Book of Bamidbar relates the episodes of Miriam’s tzaraas (ch. 12), the Spies’ slander (chs. 13- 14), and Korach’s rebellion (ch. 16); and the Book of Devarim, in its opening verse, alludes to episodes in which the Jews in the Wilderness were guilty of sinful talk (see Rashi ad loc.).

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The lesson for the second day of Yom Tov
SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM
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Day 22 – Disparagement and Ridicule

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Making a statement about a product that would discourage people from buying it constitutes speaking loshon hora as it could harm the livelihood of either the manufacturer or the storekeeper who sells it.? (In certain situations, however, this would be permissible, as will be discussed later.)
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Similarly, it is forbidden to make a cynical comment about a speaker that could either discourage people from attending his lectures, or weaken the impact of his message.
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As with any mitzvah, a child should be trained to avoid speaking loshon hora as soon as he reaches the age of understanding in this regard.? It is common for children to denigrate the food they are served, causing hurt to the cook.? Children should be trained to avoid making such comments.
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SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON
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Tools Without Flaw

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Through shmiras haloshon a Jew perfects the primary tool of his service of Hashem — his power of speech. By not using his tongue for forbidden talk, he ensures that his words of Torah study and prayer will ascend before Hashem and achieve their desired results.
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The Sages refer to speech as the Jew’s craft. When a king wants an item made for his personal use, he will choose only the finest craftsman to accomplish this task. He will seek someone who can create products of rare beauty, fit to be placed upon the royal table.
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Yet even the world’s greatest craftsman will not be able to satisfy the king if he lacks the necessary tools. If he is forced to use tools that are damaged and of poor quality, the finished product will quite likely be rejected by a commoner, and surely by a king. If, however, the master craftsman is provided with the very best tools, then the final product will be a thing of beauty and bring the king much satisfaction.
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There is no greater satisfaction to the King of kings, as it were, than when his “craftsmen” — the Children of Israel — go about their Divine service with “tools” that are free of spiritual imperfection. And it is only through shmiras haloshon that this can be achieved.
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Today's Inspiration - Shavua tov - Isru Chag Sameach

 

Manna Still Comes Down
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Rabbi Bunam said: "Manna still comes down daily in quantities sufficient for the minimum needs of each person. In the desert it came to a person without toil; today, however, it is distributed to each one of us through our physical or mental labor."
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Source: Siach Sarfeo Kodes


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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM
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Day 19 – Embarrassing Remarks

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One who conveys information to others has no control over who will hear it and in what setting it will be repeated.? Whatever one says concerning another person may very well be repeated in the presence of that person.
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It is therefore forbidden to say anything about a person that might embarrass him if it were to be repeated in his presence, even if the information is not derogatory.
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It is forbidden to relate that an individual is a baal teshuvah if the person is sensitive about this fact.? This is true even in a community where baalei teshuvah are highly respected.
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SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON
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Words of Defeat

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Sifre states:
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With ten trials did our ancestors test [God in the Wilderness], but their judgment was sealed only on account of the sin of loshon hora, as it is written, “They have tested Me these ten times and did not heed My voice” (Bamidbar?14:22),1 and it is written, “You have made Hashem weary [i.e. unrelenting] with your words” (Malachi 2:17).
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The generation of the wicked King Achav was plagued by idol worship; yet they were victorious in war in merit of their not informing on one another (Yerushalmi Pe’ah 1:1). This is evident from the fact that no one revealed to Achav that Ovadiah, aided by others, was sustaining one hundred prophets of Hashem against the king’s wishes. However, in the days of the righteous Shaul, when informers such as Doeg and the Ziphites5 were found among the Jews, their armies fell in battle. The fact that there were children in Shaul’s generation who were knowledgeable in forty-nine facets of Torah was not enough to gain them victory. Such is the power of loshon hora.
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1. God uttered these words after the Spies had spoken their slanderous report of the land. The Talmud (Arachin 15a) enumerates the ten tests.
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Today's Inspiration - Shabbat shalom - Chag sameach!

 

Dividing the Waters
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The Gerer Rabbi said: "We find that the division of the waters of the Red Sea accomplished the beneficient result of instilling into the Israelites the virtues of the fear of the Lord and of true belief in Him. As it is said: 'And the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord' (Exodus 14:31). By means of these virtues, they were able to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. It were well for us to bear this lesson constantly in mind, namely that nothing can withstand the union of genuine fear of the Lord, and sincere belief in Him."
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Segulah /A day like no other, Shvii Shel Pesach, is when all gates of the impossible are open.

 

A day like no other, Shvii Shel Pesach, is when all gates of the impossible are open.
Rav Ashkenazi asks: Why did Hashem lead us by way of the Yam Suf? This was not the direct path from Mitzrayim to Eretz Yisrael.
Yet Hashem needed to demonstrate to Am Yisroel, Pharaoh, and the Mitzrim that the impossible is possible when we choose H'shem.

It is said that zivugim (finding one's match) and parnasah (livelihood) are as "difficult" for
H'shem as the splitting of the sea. What could be difficult for the Creator who fashioned the entire world??This paradox reveals that H'shem established a framework of bitachon (trust) in the world that operates through midah k'neged midah (measure for measure).

When we stand at the edge of our personal "sea" in any of life's situations and trust that Hashem will save us—with calmness in our hearts, smiles on our faces, and the courage to leap forward, that is our personal splitting of the sea.?Even when we may not deserve salvation, our bitachon in Hashem compels His hand to make the impossible possible in every situation.

Don't let this opportunity pass you by. Everything is possible, and this mindset can transform every situation in life. B'ezrat Hashem, this year will bring geulah (redemption) for all of Am Yisroel.

There is a special segulah from Rav Edelsten to recite tomorrow, Friday, at noon.?Don't miss this opportunity—and more importantly, believe in it.


There is a well-known Segulah from Rav Yaakov Edelstein to be said Erev Shvii Shel Pesach at Chatzo Hayom.
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Today's Inspiration - Moadim l'simcha!

 

Higher Than Justice
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Said the Gerer Rabbi: "We read in Exodus 19:4 'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on the wings of eagles.' Rashi remarks: 'The eagle carries his offspring above his wings, as if to say: "If an arrow be shot in my direction, let it enter into me and not into my son."' This , however, does not explain the use of the simile or the conneciton between an eagle and the Lord. it may be explained thus: The attribute of justice, the Midrashic allegory (Shemoth Rabba 21:7) runs, complained to the Heavenly Tribunal that the Sons of Israel did not merit deliverance at the expense of the Egyptians, both being as yet pagans.
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"The Lord responded: 'I have lifted Israel above strict justice. If you question my act, direct your arrows at Me, not at my son."
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Source: Siach Sarfei Kodesh


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Today's Inspiration - Moadim l'simcha!

 

Smuggling Hametz
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Before Passover, the Berditschever summoned together the merchants and asked them whether much smuggling was being practiced. They replied that there was considerable. The rabbi then exclaimed: "O Lord, behold what a good nation is Israel. The king has many officers and they cannot halt the smuggling. You have none, and yet You would find no hametz smuggled into any Jewish home on Passover."
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Source: Otzaroth Idisher Humor


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Day 17 – Repentance

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We have seen that to speak derogatorily of one’s fellow is to degrade one’s own status as a creation b’tzelem Elokim (in God’s image).
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For one who speaks loshon hora, the teshuva (repentance) process is the same as for all sins between man and his Creator:? confession, sincere regret, and the resolution never to speak loshon hora again.
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One is not required to discuss the matter with the subject on one’s sinful words and seek his forgiveness, unless actual harm was caused.? (Teshuvah for having caused harm through loshon hora will be discussed later.)
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Forfeiting Eternity
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Rabbi Raphael Hamburger, in his work Marpei Loshon, offers another insightful explanation of the verses, “Which man desires life ... guard your tongue from evil ...” He bases his thoughts on the following passage from Sefer Chovos HaLevavos (Sha’ar HaKeniah, ch. 7):
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On the Day of Judgment, many people will find themselves credited with meritorious deeds which they did not do. “These are not mine!” each one will declare. He will be told, “These are the deeds of those who spoke disparagingly of you [and thereby caused their merits to be transferred to your account].” And the one who spoke disparagingly will be told, “These deeds were taken from you when you spoke against So-and-so.”
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Conversely, some will find acts of guilt on their account which they never committed. When each one will protest, “These are not mine!” he will be told, “These were taken from the account of So-and-so, against whom you spoke ...”
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The above is found in other sacred works as well.
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A person may spend a day or two earning for himself eternal bliss through Torah and mitzvos, only to exchange these merits for his neighbor’s sins by speaking against him. A few more days might go by as he accrues more reward, only to lose it all in the same manner when another opportunity for evil talk comes his way. This pattern might continue until his day of death, when he departs this world stripped of all his “possessions,” that is, the Torah and mitzvos in which he invested much time and effort.
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Therefore, David first exhorts us, “Guard your tongue from evil,” and only then does he say, “Turn from evil and do good.” The way to ensure that the reward of mitzvah observance remains ours for all eternity is by refraining from speaking ill of our fellow Jew.

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'Dry Bones' cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen has passed away at 87

 

Shalom Everyone!

'Dry Bones' cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen has passed away at 87.
Baruch Dayan Ha'emet.

Steve Linde wrote an article about him.
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He brought smiles to many faces.
He will be missed.
May his memory be for a blessing.

Jacob
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Today is the second day of the Omer


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Day 13 – Obvious Intent
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While statements which have a negative connotation are prohibited, this would not apply where the listener can be expected to understand that nothing derogatory was intended.
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Therefore, halachah permits making an ambiguous statement if:
(1) Nothing derogatory is intended; and
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(2) The unintended meaning of the statement is only mildly derogatory; and
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(3) The statement is made in the presence of three people or in the presence of the person being discussed.
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As an illustration, the early commentators offer the statement, “In that house, something is always cooking on the stove.”? This could mean that this family’s door is always open to guests, or it can mean that the family is overindulgent.? If the statement were to be made in the presence of three, one can safely assume that it would eventually become known to the family of whom it was said.? Such being the case, the listeners would assume that the speaker intended it as a compliment.? It would also be permissible to make such a statement in the presence of the family of whom it is said, since it would be obvious to all that there was no derogatory intent.
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Awakening the Accuser
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Sifre1 states that Hashem, as it were, does not want to associate with gossipers and rescue them from troubles. Zohar states (Parashas Shelach): “R’ Shimon said: Of everything is the Holy One, Blessed is He, forgiving — except for loshon hora.” The reason for this is perfectly clear.
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When a Jew speaks loshon hora, he causes accusation in Heaven toward the Jewish people. In the words of Zohar (Parashas Pekudei), this sin “brings plague, sword and murder to this world. Woe to those who awaken this evil force, who do not guard their tongues and pay no heed to this! They do not realize that the ways of Heaven are reflective of the ways on this world, both for good and for bad. [Through evil talk,] Satan is aroused to voice accusation against the entire world.”
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A father’s great love for his child can impel him to make allowances for the child’s bad behavior. When a father is forced to rebuke his child, he does it lovingly, with abundant compassion. However, if people come to the father and report that they witnessed how the child quarreled with others over nothing, and that he embarrassed and ridiculed his peers, the father will have no alternative but to take strong measures to ensure that his child mend his ways.
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Hashem loves the Jewish people with a deep, unfathomable love. In the words of the prophet: “Is Ephraim My most precious son or a delightful child, that whenever I speak of him I remember him more and more? Therefore, My inner self yearns for him, I will surely take pity on him...” (Yirmiyahu 31:19-20).
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Of course, Hashem is well aware of all that transpires both in public and in private, as it is written, “Can a man hide in a hidden place so that I will not see him’ says Hashem?” (Yirmiyahu?23:24). Nevertheless, out of His great love for Israel, He is slow to anger and seeks to find merit for His nation, as it is written, “He gazes at no iniquity in Yaakov...” (Bamidbar?23:21; see Rashi). In His infinite wisdom, Hashem has decreed that His judgment of man reflect the intercessions and accusations of the Heavenly angels. When the Accuser [i.e. Satan] comes before Him to relate the sins of His people, then He feels compelled, as it were, to respond.
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And it is those who speak loshon hora who cause the Accuser to speak against the Jewish people.
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1. Cited in Yalkut Shimoni, Parashas Ki Seitzei, 933.
Keep reading Day 14, the lesson for Shabbos
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Day 14 – Your People
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The Torah states:? Do not go as a gossipmonger among your people (Vayikra?19:16).? From the word among your people, our Sages derive that it is forbidden to speak loshon hora about a Jew only when he is one who acts in the way of your people.
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It is not shameful to focus on the shortcomings of a wicked person.? The term “wicked person” refers to a malicious offender.? However, one who sins out of ignorance or temptation is in the category of amecha and it is forbidden to speak loshon hora about him (unless it is for a constructive purpose, as will be discussed later).
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Silencing the Accuser
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As mentioned above, Hashem acts towards the Jewish people in the way that we act towards one another. Thus, if Jews live in peace and harmony with one another, then in Heaven, Satan is not able to indict them. Hashem has implanted in Satan’s nature an inability to indict His beloved nation in any way under such conditions. Midrash Shir HaShirim states that this applies even when the Jewish people are guilty of the worst sins, such as idol worship. Thus it is written, “Bound [to one another in peace but attached] to idol worship is Ephraim — let him be” (Hoshea?4:17).
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Middah k’neged middah (measure for measure) is the rule of Heaven in all instances. When a person restrains himself from speaking disparagingly of his fellow and arousing bad feelings towards him, then in Heaven the Accuser is unable to open his mouth to accuse.
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The converse is true when loshon hora is spoken, and this evokes Divine wrath toward the speaker. As our Sages comment on the words? “and in his hand was a coal” (Yeshayahu 6:6), Hashem told the angel: “Break the mouth of the one who spoke ill of my children!” (Yalkut Shimoni 406).
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Today's Inspiration - Moadim l'simcha!

 

The "Hametz" of Idolatry
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Said the Koretzer: "Why does Scripture say (II Kings 23:22) that no Passover has ever been performed as in the days of King Josiah? Because Josiah first burned all the altars and the pagan temples. In other words, he cleaned out the "Hametz" properly."

Source: ?Nofeth Tzufim