Daily Halachos

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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21
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 11 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 11 Adar II 4:1 Asur to degrade someone about his parents’ negative actions or his own past misdeeds. Asur to tell about someone actively doing something wrong bein adam l’Makom. 4:2 Even a slight wrongdoing is asur to report i.e. not keeping a minhag etc.

20
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 10 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 10 Adar II 3:7 One must judge his fellow favorably as it says Bitzedek tishpot amisecha. Often, not doing so leads to LH (see sefer for more details). 3:8 Even in scenario that one isnt obligated to judge favorably, one still must not relate what he saw, unless all the conditions are met. See chapters 4, 5,

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20
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 9 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 9 Adar II 3:5 Asur to say LH in a sneaky fashion, i.e. to pretend you don’t realize that ploni acts this way or that what you’re saying is negative 3:6 Asur to say LH even if you know in advance that it wont cause any harm to the subject.

20
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 9 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 9 Adar II 3:5 Asur to say LH in a sneaky fashion, i.e. to pretend you don’t realize that ploni acts this way or that what you’re saying is negative 3:6 Asur to say LH even if you know in advance that it wont cause any harm to the subject.

18
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 8 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 8 Adar II 3:3 Asur to degrade someone even if said as a joke. 3:4 Asur to say anonymous story, if the listener will be able to discern who its about. Asur to cause a negative impression about somebody.

17
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 7 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 7 Adar II 3:1 Asur to say LH both in front of and not in front of the subject. 3:2 Something that can be understood as positive or slightly negative can only be said if you would say it in front of the subject. This indicates the positive intention.

16
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 6 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 6 Adar II 2:12 Asur to degrade a speech that someone gave. If you think he should brush up his act, tell him privately. 2:13 If someone related a business idea in front of three people, you may repeat it, because he obviously isn’t trying to keep it private.

15
Mar

Chofetz Chaim Daily 5 Adar II

Chofetz Chaim Daily 5 Adar II 2:11 When a community board holds a private vote e.g. to decide whether or not to rehire the chazzan, the voters must NOT relate their own OR others opinions, even if it was positive, because that will inevitably shift the blame on the other voters.