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Don't Bother - Shemirat Halashon Part 67

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Rabbi Duvi Bensoussan

Rabbi Duvi Bensoussan discusses the importance of not engaging in harmful speech.

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Good morning everybody. We're on the 67th segment of think before you speak, the laws of Shmirat Halashon clarity. L'ilui nishmat the Hafetz Chaim zechut tzaddik l'bracha, l'ilui nishmat Luzer Elizabeth Henriette who passed with her children in the fire. Ruach Hashem t'niachena b'Gan Eden. As well, these halachot should be a great zechut for the cholim of Klal Yisrael and for the yeshua of Klal Yisrael. These halachot These halachot should as well be a great zechut for our bnei chavura, Binyamin Chaim Zanner Weichsel. And these halachot are specifically dedicated for the great shmira ma'alya, hatzlacha gedola, and the siyata d'Shmaya of Chaim Davidov ben Chaya Sarah. Today's halachot are titled Don't Bother. Now, we're talking about the laws of rechilut, which someone needs to be extremely careful someone needs to be extremely careful not to tell someone else anything that would get him upset at another Jew. Not to do or say anything that would cause ill feeling or fights or troubles between two Jews. So, think about this case for a minute. You got a phone call from a friend and he says to you, "Hey, I know your brother-in-law did well recently in business. I really need to borrow money.

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  1. 0:00Good morning everybody. We're on the 67th segment of think before you speak, the laws of…
  2. 0:31These halachot should as well be a great zechut for our bnei chavura, Binyamin Chaim Zanner…
  3. 1:01someone needs to be extremely careful not to tell someone else anything that would get him…
  4. 1:31I really need to borrow money. I need a thousand dollars desperately. Do you think your…
  5. 2:01He's just the type that doesn't lend money. Or he's the type that might not have…
  6. 2:31If you said it in the tone of voice as My brother-in-law, nah, he doesn't lend…
  7. 3:01It's not that you're saying anything bad about him. It could be that he has good…
  8. 3:33money." And you say it with an uptone. Not in a bad way, in a good…
  9. 4:03he can't spare a dollar for someone else?" He's the type to take it in a…

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