November 2021

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Nov

Chofetz Chaim Daily 13 Kislev

Chofetz Chaim Daily 13 Kislev 9:5 Mitzvah to restrain even your young children from LH so they’ll get into the habit. 9:6 Asur to repeat private matters heard from a friend.

15
Nov

Chofetz Chaim Daily 12 Kislev

Chofetz Chaim Daily 12 Kislev 9:3 Asur to relate praise that may cause damage. Eg. Telling that ploni hosted you or lent you money, etc. This can cause ploni harm bc others will now demand the same. Asur to say something that can be mistaken for LH. 9:4 Asur to live among baalei LH. Asur to listen even if not

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14
Nov

Chofetz Chaim Daily 10-11 Kislev

Chofetz Chaim Daily 10 Kislev 8:13 Asur for anyone to BELIEVE LH regardless of who the subject is, except for apikores* & informers etc.  8:14 Likewise, it doesn’t matter who its heard from, even parents and family members. One is responsible for the behaviors of his household. He should therefore restrain them from LH and set a positive example. *A

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11
Nov

Chofetz Chaim Daily 8-9 Kislev

Chofetz Chaim Daily 8 Kislev 8:10 Asur to say LH to anyone; men, women & children. Telling your spouse every time someone wrongs or insults you will involve them in fight. Eventually s/he will lose respect for you when s/he sees you’re always being teased. 8:11 Asur to say LH to relatives, siblings & parents. Chofetz Chaim Daily 9 Kislev

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10
Nov

Chofetz Chaim Daily 7 Kislev

Chofetz Chaim Daily 7 Kislev 8:8 Some permit LH about baalei machlokes to cause those at fault to stop fighting, IF 1. you have good intentions & not hate 2. no other way to stop it 3. you’re certain this party is the guilty one. 8:9 There is a cherem against saying LH about dead people, especially Torah scholars &

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9
Nov

Chofetz Chaim Daily 6 Kislev

Chofetz Chaim Daily 6 Kislev 8:5 Mitzvah to say LH about a known apikores* (one who denies anything of written or oral law) *The Poskim say that a Tinok Shenishba has a Halacha of a regular Jew and no LH should be said about him, unless it is LeToeles with all the conditions. 8:6 If its a rumor, you can suspect

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8
Nov

Chofetz Chaim Daily 5 Kislev

Chofetz Chaim Daily 5 Kislev 8:3 Asur to say LH about a child if it will put him in a bad light or cause him damage. 8:4 Asur to say LH about an am haaretz. Saying LH on a scholar can often be in the category of mivazeh Talmid Chacham which is a terrible sin. Someone who’s a Rav and

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7
Nov

Chofetz Chaim Daily 3-4 Kislev

Chofetz Chaim Daily 3 Kislev 7:13 Beis din may rely on circumstantial evidence that THEY witnessed & beat someone to confess his crime. 7:14 Asur for Beis din to rely on the claimant for the circumstantial evidence. Chofetz Chaim Daily 4 Kislev 8:1 The Issur of saying LH applies to men and women, strangers and relatives. 8:2 Asur to say LH ABOUT men

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4
Nov

Chofetz Chaim Daily 1-2 Kislev

Chofetz Chaim Daily 1 Kislev 7:7 Asur to believe LH even if the speaker is as trustworthy as two witnesses. 7:8 If the speaker witnessed firsthand, it is mutar to believe that ploni is a bad person (stay away from him). However, you can not relate it to others. 7:9 Asur to believe LH even if speaker was masiach lefi

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3
Nov

Chofetz Chaim Daily 29 Cheshvan

Chofetz Chaim Daily 29 Cheshvan 7:5 Mutar to believe LH about someone who is known to constantly transgress serious sins* 7:6 If someone degrades himself and another, you may believe it about himself but not the other. *A Tinok Shenishba, e.g. someone who didn’t receive a proper Jewish education, or did, but has unfortunately had challenging life experiences, and we

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