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Day 38 - The Power of Speech
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 3:5-6
One of the basic premises of the prohibition against loshon hora is that loshon hora causes damage. Jobs are lost, prospective shidduchim (marriage matches) ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:42 AM |
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Day 37 - Humor
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 3:3-4
The crucial point about humor is that its enjoyment is dependent upon which side of the joke you are on.
Think back to the last time a group of people laughed at you for some re ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:40 AM |
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Day 36 - Misconceptions
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 3:1-2
In this segment, the Chofetz Chaim discusses several well-known misconceptions concerning loshon hora. To the person who says, “It is not loshon hora because it will never get back to ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:39 AM |
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Day 35 - Lectures
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 2:12-13
If one were to conduct an exit poll at the conclusion of a lecture, he might possibly hear dozens of varying opinions on how well the lecturer spoke. While many of the opinions might ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:38 AM |
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Day 34 - Committee Meetings
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 2:11
Any salesman can tell you from experience that people are very uncomfortable saying “no.” They will come up with all types of ingenious excuses in order to avoid a flat refusal because ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:36 AM |
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Day 33 - Past Misdeeds
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 2:9-10
If you have ever been present while a group of people discuss someone in depth, you have probably observed the great human impulse toward amateur psychoanalysis. Such discussions usua ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:35 AM |
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Day 32 - Secrets
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 2:7-8
Consider the following case:
Someone speaks loshon hora before a crowd of ten people, one of them being yourself. Later, you overhear two of the listeners relating the informati ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:32 AM |
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Day 31 - Limitations
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 2:5-6
The Chofetz Chaim continues to outline the limitations to the Rambam’s heter (license) called “Api Tlasa” (in the presence of three).
If the three listeners were sincerely devou ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:31 AM |
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Day 30 – The News is Out
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 2:3-4
In the previous segment, we were introduced to the license of “api tlasa,” which is widely misunderstood. The Chofetz Chaim sees this as a major pitfall in t ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:30 AM |
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Day 29 – Wholesale Destruction
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 2:1-2
The Chofetz Chaim gives us many deep spiritual reasons which explain the destructiveness of loshon hora. But to study what loshon hora really does we must en ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:28 AM |
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Day 28 - Points to Ponder
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 1:7-9
Consider the following situation:
You are sitting at a wedding and some people at your table begin denigrating someone. One person turns to you and says, “Didn’t you go to schoo ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:27 AM |
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Day 27 - A Time to Sacrifice
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 1:5-6
Imagine a situation involving a Torah-observant person who works at a large corporation. His boss calls him in one day and says, “There’s an industry meeting this Saturday in Pittsburg ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:26 AM |
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Day 26 - The Baal Loshon Hora
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 1: 3-4
There is a particular statement in the opening chapter of Sefer Chofetz Chaim which seems puzzling. The Chofetz Chaim informs us: “Whatever I have said until now pertains to the occas ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:25 AM |
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Day 25 - The Truth Hurts
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Loshon Hora 1:1-2
In the first chapter of Sefer Chofetz Chaim, some common myths concerning loshon hora are shattered.
The Chofetz Chaim begins by correcting the single biggest misconception, a p ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:24 AM |
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Day 24 - An Object of Curses
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Introduction: Curses
This segment concludes the Chofetz Chaim’s introduction to his sefer. Its overriding message is that this seemingly innocuous sin called loshon hora is so destructive to our service of Hashem ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:22 AM |
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Day 23 - To Walk in His Ways
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Introduction: Positive Commandments 13-14
When relating the bad points of another person — especially when one becomes swept up in telling a story — it is natural to exaggerate for dramatic effect.
The Cho ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:21 AM |
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Day 22 - The Value of Time
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Introduction: Positive Commandments 11-12
One of the great recent innovations in the computer industry is multi-tasking, meaning that computers now have the ability to run several softw ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:20 AM |
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Day 21 - The Elderly, the Family
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Introduction: Positive Commandments 9-10
In this segment, the Chofetz Chaim adds another dimension to the issue of loshon hora, focusing on additional sins that can be transgressed when loshon hora is spoken abou ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:19 AM |
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Day 20 - In the Palace of the King
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Introduction: Positive Commandments 7-8
After the Destruction of the Beis Hamikdash (Temple), Hashem gave us a vital gift which would enable us to survive this long and bitter exile. He ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:18 AM |
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Day 19 – Rebuke and Economics
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Introduction: Positive Commandments 5-6
Imagine meeting a friend of yours as he exits a restaurant that was once kosher but was recently taken over by non-Jews and is no longer kosher. ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:17 AM |
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Important Numbers
