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Jun 23, 2021 5 min

37 - Offering Reviews

from Chofetz Chaim Podcast Hosted by R' Elchonon Kuritsky

The third mitzvah enumerated by the Chofetz Chaim is (Vayikra 25:35): "And if your brother grows poor and his hand falls with you, then you shall uphold him [even if he be], proselyte or sojourner; and he shall live with you." And (Ibid 16): "And your brother shall live with you,". If the Lashon Hara were to affect the livelihood of the subject negatively then this would clearly be in violation of this mitzvah. Unfortunately this is extremely common when sharing information relating to restaurants or services. Although people may often feel there is a benefit to this information, it can only be given over after factoring in all of the halachic considerations. Chofetz Chaim, Introduction (Asei) וְאִם עַל יְדֵי סִפּוּרוֹ הַלָשׁוֹן הָרָע אוֹ הָרְכִילוּת הִשְׁפִּיל אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ, עַד שֶׁאִבֵּד מִחְיָתוֹ עַל יְדֵי זֶה, (ד) כְּגוֹן שֶׁמִפְּנֵי רֹעַ לְבָבוֹ פִּרְסֵם עַל חֲבֵרוֹ, שֶׁאֵינוֹ אִישׁ מְהֵימָן, אוֹ אִם הוּא בַּעַל מְלָאכָה, פִּרְסֵם עָלָיו שֶׁאֵינוֹ רָאוּי לַמְלָאכָה הַהִיא, וְכָל כַּיּוֹצֵא בָּהּ, עוֹבֵר גַּם כֵּן עַל מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ויקרא כ"ה ל"ה): ''גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב וָחַי עִמָךְ'' וְנֶאֱמַר (ויקרא כ"ה ל"ו): ''וְחֵי אָחִיךָ עִמָךְ'', שֶׁנִּצְטַוֵּינוּ בָּזֶה לְהַחֲזִיק בְּיַד יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁמָךְ, וְלִתֵּן לוֹ מַתָּנָה אוֹ הַלְוָאָה אוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמוֹ שֻׁתָּפוּת אוֹ לְהַמְצִיא לוֹ מְלָאכָה, כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּתְחַזֵּק בָּזֶה וְלֹא יִפֹּל וְיִצְטָרֵךְ לַבְּרִיּוֹת, וְעַל אַחַת כַּמָה וְכַמָה דִּמְצֻוִּין אָנוּ, שֶׁלֹּא לִגְרֹם לוֹ שֶׁיְּאַבֵּד מִחְיָתוֹ. Please send any feedback for any of the episodes to [email protected]

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