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Day 119 - A Shrewd Operator
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Rechilus 9:10
Because it is so easy to err in the area of constructive speech, the Chofetz Chaim saw fit to offer the following illustration and expound upon it:
You are walking down a street in ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:37 AM |
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Day 120 - After the Fact
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Rechilus 9:11-12
In the previous segment, the Chofetz Chaim presented a case where one would be obligated to speak rechilus for a constructive purpose. A simpleton was on the verge of making a purchase ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:38 AM |
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Day 121 – Friendly Incitement
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Rechilus 9:13
Righteous indignation is a feeling which nearly everyone experiences at some point in time. While it stems from the sense that truth and justice are on our side, ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:39 AM |
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Day 122 - Avoiding Blame
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Laws of Rechilus 9:14-15
This segment opens with a situation where a friend confronts us: “Someone used my calculator and left it on — tell me who it was!” Revealing the culprit’s ide ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:42 AM |
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Day 123 – Risky Partnerships
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Afterword: Business Situations
In this segment we are introduced to Shimon, a reckless businessman with an appetite for risk — especially when the money which he is investing is not his own.
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:43 AM |
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Day 124 - Stumbling Blocks
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Afterword: Business Situations (continued)
In this segment, the Chofetz Chaim teaches us an important rule concerning giving advice.
Shimon is seeking a partner with whom to start a business. He sets his ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:44 AM |
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Day 125 – Destructive Labeling
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Afterword: Shidduchim Situations
The Chofetz Chaim devotes the remainder of his sefer to the topic of shidduchim (marriage matches).
If we were to look at the Torah as a kind of “Manufacturer’s Manual” for ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:45 AM |
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Day 126 - Serious Flaws
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Afterword: Shidduchim Situations (continued)
Having informed us in strong terms what we are not permitted to relate when providing information concerning a shidduch, the Chofetz Chaim now discusses negative infor ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:46 AM |
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Day 127 – Financial Commitments
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Afterword: Shidduchim Situations (continued)
The Chofetz Chaim now discusses dowry and material support which a prospective father-in law offers his prospective son-in-law. First he discusses a case where the shi ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:47 AM |
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Day 128 - In Closing
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM Afterword: Shidduchim Situations (continued)
Through the course of this sefer, the Chofetz Chaim has told us many times that there is a vast difference between knowing information firsthand and hearing it from an ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:48 AM |
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Day 1 - The Source of Exile
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Preface
The Chofetz Chaim begins his classic sefer, Chofetz Chaim, by painting a picture of the world and our place in it. He begins: Hashem separated us as a nation. He gave us His p ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:49 AM |
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Day 2 – Irrefutable Proof
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Preface (Continued)
Previously, the Chofetz Chaim explained the true source of this ongoing exile. He stated that the sins of loshon hora and sinas chinam (baseless hatred) of past generations would not cause H ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:52 AM |
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Day 3 - Satan’s Accomplice
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Preface (Continued)
The Chofetz Chaim has stated and proven beyond any doubt that the sin of loshon hora, which was the cause of the Second Temple’s destruction, is the factor which up to this day has prevented ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:53 AM |
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Day 4 - Satan’s Strategies
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Preface (Continued)
“I wondered to myself,” the Chofetz Chaim writes, “how was it possible that this Torah prohibition of loshon hora came to be disregarded by so many people?”
The Chofetz Chaim answers ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:55 AM |
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Day 5 - The Sefer’s Structure
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Preface (Continued)
Sefer Chofetz Chaim made it possible, for the first time, for a person to study the laws of loshon hora in an organized fashion. The Chofetz Chaim writes, “I wrote this sefer, where I gather ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:56 AM |
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Day 6 – Sound Advice
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Preface (Continued)
The Chofetz Chaim continues to discuss the structure of his classic work. “And I beseech you, dear reader, if you come across something in my sefer (book) that at first glance appears to be ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:58 AM |
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Day 7 - A Historical Perspective
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Introduction
The Chofetz Chaim opens his Pesichah (Introduction) with a brief historical perspective of the sin of loshon hora.
Loshon Hora has the distinction of being the first sin ever committed. We k ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 1:59 AM |
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Day 8 - A Wholesale Sin Market
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Introduction (Continued)
The Chofetz Chaim writes that one should not equate speaking loshon hora with other negative behavior, such as showing anger or insensitivity. Though these, too, destroy the fabric of o ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:01 AM |
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Day 9 – Warning Signs
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Introduction: Negative Commandments 1 – 2
In this section, the Chofetz Chaim begins to detail the negative commandments that one transgresses when speaking loshon hora. One is struck by the fact that there is n ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:04 AM |
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Day 10 - Corrective Measures
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SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM — Introduction: Negative Commandments 3 – 4
The relationship in the Torah between tzara’as (a skin disease induced by spiritual impurity) and the sin of loshon hora is well known. Moshe’s righteous sister Miriam ....
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Posted 1/20/2008 2:06 AM |
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Important Numbers
