March 2016

31
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 21 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 21 Adar II 6:1 Asur to BELIEVE LH, as it says Lo sisa sheima shav. Believing is worse than speaking. 6:2 Asur to LISTEN to LH. Mutar if there is a valid toeles, for example you’ll be able to protect yourself/others.

30
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 20 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 20 Adar II 5:7 Asur to degrade someone’s belongings i.e. to say ploni’s store sells bad quality items. 5:8 It is worse when two people say LH, because it is more damaging.

29
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 19 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 19 Adar II 5:5 Saying that someone is weak can damage him for shidduchim or getting a job. Asur to say that ploni isn’t as rich as thought to be, if it will make it hard for him to get a loan. 5:6 RULE: It depends who you are talking about. Positive for one person may be

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28
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 18 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 18 Adar II 5:2 Asur to tell people that ploni is weak/not smart etc. because this will damage him socially & financially. 5:3 See sefer for more details. 5:4 Worse to say that ploni isn’t such a scholar; e.g. if he’s a Rabbi, it will damage his spiritual influence and livelihood. If he’s a newlywed, it will

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27
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 17 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 17 Adar II 4:12 To repent for LH, one must ask subject mechila (only if he was hurt; socially, emotionally, etc.) It is impossible for a habitual LH speaker to ask mechila from everyone he pained. 5:1 If you see someone doing sins bein adam l’chaveiro, (ex. not lending money that he could afford) you must not

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26
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 16 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 16 Adar II 4:11 One seeking info about a potential shidduch/partner may ask others, and they may say necessary info (See rechilus Chap. 9 for more detail). However you must explain why you are asking so it will be with proper intention. One MAY NOT ask those who do not like the subject.

25
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 15 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 15 Adar II 4:9 If you see someone has bad middos, you may not badmouth him because he probably doesn’t realize the severity of his actions. Instead, influence him to change. 4:10 You may tell your children or students to stay away from a person with bad middos. However, you must explain why you are telling them.

25
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 14 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 14 Adar II 4:7 One may publicly degrade the actions of someone who has no fear of G-d and clearly doesn’t regret his sins. He may be shamed until he mends bad ways. Do not judge him favorably. 4:8 If one does not heed command of Beis Din (w/o valid excuse), publicly degrade him and record his

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23
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 13 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 13 Adar II 4:5 If the person you saw doing the aveira isn’t wholesome, won’t accept your rebuke & is likely to repeat the sin, you may tell someone who can influence him to repent. If two people saw, they may tell Beis Din to rebuke him. 4:6 You may tell that influencer, even if he may

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22
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 12 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 12 Adar II 4:3 If you see an average Jew doing something wrong, even many times, you must assume it was a mistake or that he didn’t know it was wrong. 4:4 Even if one is sure that subject KNEW it was wrong, asur to tell. Maybe he did teshuva. Instead you should rebuke him privately and

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