Orchos Chaim of the Rosh #101 - Don't Talk Alot of Even Harmless Things

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Daniel Glatstein’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

so what is this category of speech known as dvaram hamailan speech that is beneficial what exactly is dvaram hamailam said my whole life i grew up among the wise and i did not find for the body anything better only silence because it says the ram says there are five categories of speech what are the five categories of speech number one speech which which is a mitzvah some speaking is a mitzvah what is a mitzvah talmud number two speech which is prohibited like laksanhara regilos sheker nivel pere number three speech which is disgusting that what speech is disgusting um talking that has no benefit to anyone like just like idle conversation about this king and this palace you know what we would call tabloid but you know nowadays tabloid is a lewis conversation just like a chatter yentish conversation about what this person does and his house and even if it's not lashing hara maybe politics or sports all of that is considered maos disgusting for what what are you talking about it for this is sikha battela and great people try to avoid it and rav the student of rabhiya he said he never in his life engaged in sikh tala then you have speaking which is not a mitzvah but is beloved like praising me voice and the fifth category is speech which is permitted let's say to procure food or drink or livelihood so it's not beloved and it's not disgusting it's sort of to get by in this world you need to talk about it and regarding this fifth category of speech the rambam interprets that when shimon gamlio said he found nothing better for his body other than silence he meant he didn't mean to be

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1. 1:01so what is this category of speech known as dvaram hamailan speech that is beneficial what…
2. 1:33because it says the ram says there are five categories of speech what are the five…
3. 2:05um talking that has no benefit to anyone like just like idle conversation about this king…
4. 2:37maybe politics or sports all of that is considered maos disgusting for what what are you…
5. 3:38silent from la shanhara because that's obvious nobody's allowed to talk lashing hara so we're not…
6. 4:09sadiq or because that you should engage in at length what he meant was even ordinary…
7. 4:41in his silence he should only speak or things that he needs for his goof they…
8. 5:41even if there is uh no damage and as we know and we've mentioned uh when…
9. 6:11a ability it's a gift it's something that you have in your arsenal when you need…
10. 6:42now sometimes a person is entitled to speak at length to cheer somebody up let's say…

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