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Lesson #88

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Halachah

#1

Believing Rechilus

1. Someone told me that my friend said derogatory things
   about me; may I believe him?

1. No.  The prohibition against believing loshon horah applies
   to rechilus as well.  Our sages teach us that Rechilus kills 3 people: the
   teller, the one who accepts it, and the one whom it was told about.  We
   see this from the story of Doeg who spoke rechilus about the city of Nov to Shaul.  In the end, all 3 perished as a result.  Additionally, our sages teach us
   that the one who believes loshon horah or rechilus is worse than the one
   who tells it.  The Gemora in Meseches Pesachim derives from the
   juxtaposition of the pesukim that one who tells loshon horah or rechilus
   is fit to be thrown to the dogs.

#2

Listening To
Rechilus

1. What about if I commit myself not to believe the rechilus;
   am I allowed to listen to it?

1. No you may not.  Even listening without believing is
   forbidden.  However, there is an exception.  If you detect that someone
   wants to harm you, you may listen to rechilus about him so that you may
   know how to protect yourself.  However, even under such circumstances, you
   may only suspect that what you’re hearing might be true in order to
   protect yourself, but under no circumstances are you to accept the
   rechilus as fact.

Aggadah

This section is
formatted as a conversation between Oded and Menaseh.   Oded is encouraging his
friend Menaseh to be more careful in guarding his tongue from evil speech.  The
thoughts in this section are primarily based on the sefer, Shmiras Haloshon.

Oded:  Would you like to hear about the greatness of
supporting Torah and benefiting Torah scholars?

Menaseh:  Sure!

Oded:  The posuk in Devarim states: “And you who are
attached to Hashem your G-d, you are all alive today”.

Menaseh:  How is it possible to attach ones self To
Hashem?

Oded:  Our sages teach us that if one who marries his
daughter to a Torah scholar or does business with a Torah scholar or benefits a
Torah scholar from his possessions; it is considered as if he is attached to
the divine countenance.

Menaseh:  So in other words, clinging to Torah
scholars is the equivalent of clinging to Hashem.

Oded:  That’s correct.  Along those same lines, our
sages teach us that if one hosts a Torah scholar and gives him pleasure from
his possessions, it is considered as if he offered the daily sacrifice that was
offered in the Bais Hamikdash.

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Sources

Halachah

1) Sefer Chofetz Chaim Sec. 2 Chap. 5 Par. 1

2) Sefer Chofetz Chaim Sec. 2 Chap. 5 Par. 2

Agaddah

Sefer Shmiras Haloshon Sha’ar HaTorah Chap. 5