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Lesson #95

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Halachah

#1

Believing rechilus
told by family members

1. If my mother tells me rechilus may I believe her?

1. There are many people who in general are careful not to
   accept loshon horah or rechilus, yet when they hear it from a parent or a
   spouse they tend to believe it; assuming that they would certainly not lie
   to them.  This is a mistake.  Halachicly, there is no difference between
   parents or other close relatives and anyone else.  To the contrary, one
   has an obligation to rebuke (in a gentle manner) members of his household,
   even a parent, who are engaged in loshon horah or rechilus.

#2

Believing rechilus
when evidence is present

1. Someone told me that a friend of mine is trying to
   undermine a new business venture that I’ve recently embarked on.  I have clear
   evidence that what he told me is true.  May I believe him?

1. The guidelines for believing rechilus (or loshon horah)
   when evidence is present is as follows:
1. Even if the matter is true, if there is room to judge him
   favorably you must do so.
2. It must be solid evidence and not “half baked”.
3. You must see the evidence yourself.  It is not sufficient
   to hear about it from others.
4. Even if you have evidence, you may only listen to the rechilus
   if there is a benefit for you to hear it.
5. You’re only allowed to believe it but you may not tell
   others about it nor harm him in any way, physically, or monetarily, based
   on what you’ve heard.

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:  Moshe, in the brocha that he gave to Zevulun
and Yissachar stated: “Rejoice Zevulun when you go out and Yissachar in your
tent”.

Menaseh:  Where was Zevulun going?

Oded:  On business trips.

Menaseh:  Usually, people do not rejoice when they
set out on business trips but rather when they return from a successful trip. 
Especially if the journey is a dangerous one, as I would imagine it was in
those days, since they traveled on ships across the sea.

Oded:  You are correct.  But that was precisely
Moshe’s blessing!  Since Zevulun was going to support Yissachar’s Torah
learning Moshe declared that Zevulun could be confident that his business trip
would meet with success.  Therefore, even upon setting out Zevulun was able to
rejoice.

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Sources

Halachah

1) Sefer Chofetz Chaim Sec. 2 Chap. 6 Par.
7

2) Sefer Chofetz Chaim Sec. 2 Chap. 6 Par. 9

Agaddah

Sefer Shmiras Haloshon Sha’ar HaTorah Chap. 5