Investigating - Shemirat Halashon Part 76

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Good morning, gentlemen. We're on the 76th segment of the Think Before You Speak series, the laws of Shmirat Halashon with clarity, a few stories. L'ilui Nishmat the great Chafetz Chaim, zecher tzaddik livracha. L'ilui Nishmat Reb Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim ben Reb Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, zecher tzaddik livracha. L'ilui Nishmat Louise Elizabeth Henriette and her children that perished in the fire with her, ruach Hashem tinacheiha bigan eden. And these halachot should be dedicated for the zechut of our bnei chavura that sits and learns in the morning kollel. Hashem should bless them with hatzlacha, yeshuot, shmira, v'siyata d'Shmaya. These halachot are also specifically dedicated for the shmira of Ma'ayan, the hatzlacha gedola, and then the siyata d'Shmaya of Chaim Davidov ben Chaya Sarah. Today's halachot are titled investigating. It's a big topic. When it comes to a hunch that someone might be working against you, how does one go about investigating without trampling on the laws of lashon hara and rechilut? It's a great question. So, let's talk a minute about a story. You know, you can imagine the scenario, I'm sure that you've seen this many times, where there's the new guy that comes into a company. And the older guys see this new kid with a lot of energy, slick, charming kid. And this boy is hungry for business. But how much they see on him as hunger for business, they also see his hunger to go up the ladder in this company. So, he's looking for anybody's position. Matter of fact, you're in the company and you're a senior. You've been there for 20 years. And you realize that this young kid is out there uh hustling and bustling, looking to try

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1. 0:01Good morning, gentlemen. We're on the 76th segment of the Think Before You Speak series, the…
2. 0:33for the zechut of our bnei chavura that sits and learns in the morning kollel. Hashem…
3. 1:04that someone might be working against you, how does one go about investigating without trampling on…
4. 1:34slick, charming kid. And this boy is hungry for business. But how much they see on…
5. 2:06to call out any mistakes that some of the seniors might be uh falling into in…
6. 3:07be on guard for my position, for my job? And therefore, asking such questions and turning…
7. 3:37you get a sense that this guy's up to something. And you have reason to see…
8. 4:07You're allowed to investigate to protect yourself. And you're not at all in need to fear…
9. 4:37You don't have real concrete evidence. You're slightly suspicious. You pick up vibes that this guy…
10. 5:08100% true. You're only allowed to rely to protect, to take measure to protect your position…

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