This week's Torah reading (in Israel, next week in the diaspora) - בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ - ends with Miriam's punishment for discussing her brother Moshe's life with their brother Aaron.
Next week's Torah reading (in Israel) - שְׁלַח - starts with the sin of the spies who spoke evil about the Holy Land.
The Torah prohibits us from talebearing; telling one person what another person did, or what they said, or where they went. Talebearing is forbidden even if the all the information is 100% true; the entire truth and nothing but the truth.
Talebearing is forbidden even if nothing derogatory is said. An extreme example of the destructive power of talebearing is found in Shmuel-1 (Ch. 21 and 22).
Do'eg told King Saul that Achimelech had given [future King] David supplies and a sword. Even though it was the truth - later Achimelech himself told King Saul about it - nevertheless, King Saul ordered the city of Nov to be destroyed along with eighty-five Cohanim and their families.
One can never know the consequences of passing along seemingly innocent information.
Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 30:1
Shabbat Shalom,
- Danny
10 Sivan 5776
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Halocho #1727 - Talebearing is forbidden
כְּתִיב לֹא תֵּלֵךְ רָכִיל בְּעַמֶּךָ, אֵיזֶהוּ רָכִיל, זֶה שֶׁטּוֹעֵן דְּבָרִים, וְהוֹלֵךְ מִזֶּה לָזֶה, וְאוֹמֵר: כָּךְ אָמַר פְּלוֹנִי, כָּךְ וְכָךְ שָׁמַעְתִּי עַל פְּלוֹנִי, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהוּא אֱמֶת וְגַם אֵין בּוֹ גְּנוּת הֲרֵי זֶה עוֹבֵר בְּלָאו, וְהוּא עָוֹן גָּדוֹל, וְגוֹרֵם לַהֲרֹג נְפָשׁוֹת מִיִשְֹרָאֵל, לְכָךְ נִסְמַךְ לוֹ, וְלֹא תַעֲמֹד עַל דַּם רֵעֶךָ. צֵא וּלְמַד מָה אֵרַע לְדוֹאֵג הָאֱדוֹמִי, שֶׁאָמַר לְשָׁאוּל כִּי אֲחִימֶלֶךְ נָתַן לְדָוִד צֵדָה וָחָרֶב. אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהַדָּבָר הָיָה אֱמֶת. וְגַם לֹא הֲוֵי גְּנוּת לַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ, שֶׁהֲרֵי לֹא עָשָׂה בָּזֶה שׁוּם מַעֲשֶׂה רַע, וְגַם אִם שָׁאוּל בְּעַצְמוֹ הָיָה שׁוֹאֵל לַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ, הָיָה אוֹמֵר לוֹ מַה שֶּׁעָשָׂה, כִּי לֹא נִתְכַּוֵּן לַחְטֹא בָּזֶה נֶגֶד שָׁאוּל, עִם כָּל זֶה גָּרַם הָרְכִילוּת שֶׁל דּוֹאֵג, שֶׁנֶּהֶרְגוּ כַּמָּה כֹּהֲנִים
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