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Shemirat Halashon Part 98 - Rabbi Duvi Bensoussan

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Rabbi Duvi Bensoussan

A lecture on guarding speech and avoiding lashon hara.

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Good morning. This is the 98th segment of the Think Before You Speak series, Lashon Ha Ra for clarity. L'ilui nishmat the Hafetz Chaim zechut tzadik l'bracha, l'ilui nishmat the great Rav Chaim Kanievsky zechut tzadik l'bracha, l'ilui nishmat Yedidi Rav Zechariah Wallerstein zechut tzadik l'bracha, as well these halachot are dedicated for our benei chavura that learn every morning. Hashem should bless them with hatzlacha siyata d'Shmaya u'shmira m'aliya. As well, these halachot are specifically dedicated for the shmira m'aliya and the siyata d'Shmaya and the hatzala for Chaim David ben Chaya Sarah. Okay, rabotai, these halachot are also dedicated l'ilui nishmat Luza Elizabeth Henriette and her children that passed in the fire ruach Hashem t'nihenah b'gan Eden. So, we are going further in the laws of rechilut. And here's a very interesting idea when it comes to revealing damage that was done and you know who did it. So, if we would take a very simple story where, you know, you had a neighbor and the neighbor has his beautiful garden and uh every now and then, you know, there are boys on the on the block that have a little mischievous side to them and they love jumping into that garden that the neighbor put so much time and money and work into and they start plucking the roses or they start trampling on all the beautiful

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  1. 0:01Good morning. This is the 98th segment of the Think Before You Speak series, Lashon Ha…
  2. 0:32As well, these halachot are specifically dedicated for the shmira m'aliya and the siyata d'Shmaya and…
  3. 1:02it comes to revealing damage that was done and you know who did it. So, if…
  4. 1:33flowers that the neighbor paid top dollar and worked very hard to maintain. Now, you know…
  5. 2:03and tell them who did the damage? So, the halakha is a very interesting one. That…
  6. 2:35And that is a simple concept. It cannot be out of revenge. It cannot be exaggerated.…
  7. 3:06famous conditions of to'elet that are true to all lashon hara and rekhilut when it comes…
  8. 3:36to come ask you, "Hey, do you know who did it?" No, you can go straight…
  9. 4:07never do it again." and you'll be able to diffuse the situation at that moment without…

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