December 2015

21
Dec

Chofetz Chaim Daily 9 Teves

Chofetz Chaim Daily 9 Teves 6:5 Mutar to believe rechilus told to you by a trustworthy person ONLY if the info is crucial and he saw it firsthand. 6:6 Trustworthy means someone who never lies, and you trust him like two witnesses, for all matters. 6:7 Nowadays we cant determine who is trustworthy, so you cant believe it.

20
Dec

Chofetz Chaim Daily 8 Teves

Chofetz Chaim Daily 8 Teves 6:3 If somebody lost a government job or contract, asur to suspect any Jew that he informed on you. Even if you hear that ploni informed on you, asur to believe it. Even if ploni is quiet, it doesnt mean he agrees to accusations. 6:4 Asur to believe rechilus even if many people told it

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19
Dec

Chofetz Chaim Daily 7 Teves

Chofetz Chaim Daily 7 Teves 6:1 Asur to believe rechilus even if it was said in the presence of many people. 6:2 Asur to believe rechilus even if said in front of ploni the subject. Even if he doesnt protest it doesnt mean he agrees to the story. Besides why would you believe someone whos saying useless info and committing

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19
Dec

Chofetz Chaim Daily 6 Teves

Chofetz Chaim Daily 6 Teves 5:6 If one is positive that ploni spoke about him, but what he said can be understood in two ways, one is obligated to judge ploni favorably. 5:7 One who believed rechilus must remove the story and negative feelings from his heart, just assume whoever told you didnt have the facts straight, also do teshuva

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17
Dec

Chofetz Chaim Daily 5 Teves

ChofetzChaimDaily 5 Teves 5:5 The Chofetz Chaim bemoans the widespread practice of people asking others what ploni said about them & whats plonis opinion of them, because its a very destructive behavior and transgresses many negative commandments.

16
Dec

Chofetz Chaim Daily 4 Teves

Chofetz Chaim Daily 4 Teves 5:3 If one has significant reason to suspect that ploni plans to hurt him, he may ask people about ploni to protect himself but you must specify why asking. 5:4 See all hilchos LH chapter 6 for further details. When listening to info, one cant BELIEVE anything, and ploni still has chezkas kashrus. Asur to

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15
Dec

Chofetz Chaim Daily 3 Teves

Chofetz Chaim Daily 3 Teves 5:1 Asur to believe rechilus (i.e. harbor negative feelings toward ploni who allegedly damaged you. 5:2 Asur to listen to rechilus. If the info being said is crucial for ones safety, he may not believe, but may listen to take the necessary precautions to protect himself from ploni.

14
Dec

Chofetz Chaim Daily 2 Teves

Chofetz Chaim Daily 2 Teves 4:1 Rechilus is asur even if not supplying any new info, for example showing R that S was bad to him. 4:2 If R badmouthed S in front of two people, and one of them told S, the second may still not tell S. It will increase the negative feelings. 4:3 Teshuva for rechilus includes

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13
Dec

Chofetz Chaim Daily 1 Teves

Chofetz Chaim Daily 1 Teves 3:2 Reuven may not say to Shimon, I heard you spoke rechilus about me, because that would be rechilus on Levi who told him. 3:3 One may not tell anyone what Reuven did to Shimon, because besides for being LH, the news may spread and Shimon will find out which is rechilus. Asur to tell

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12
Dec

Chofetz Chaim Daily 30 Kislev

Chofetz Chaim Daily 30 Kislev 3:1 Asur to say rechilus even if 100 percent true, even not in front of ploni that youre talking about. Even if you know that you would say it in front of him. Its a bigger sin to actually say it in front of ploni, because the listener will definitely believe it since you had

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