Day 32. unworthy entertainment

(2 Cheshvan - 2 Iyar)


"Sefer Chafetz Chaim"


unworthy entertainment


Where is peace, there is God goboyaznennost, and where there is no peace, there is no fear of Gd.


Prohibited entertainment stories, if they contain something derogatory to the story of the hero, or inflicting damage.


Report on the episode, which may confuse any of its members, - it is a lashon-ra.


This category includes a great variety of comic stories and funny stories, from which should be avoided, in spite of all their wit.


"Sefer Shmirat well-lashon"


The high value of peace


Sefer Maalot and-middot (24) says:


Know, my son: the state of the world - high state, because it is [Shalom] - one of the names of the Most High ... Where there is peace, there is God ogoboyaznennost, and where there is no peace, there is no fear of Gd.


Our sages teach: The world is precious, because the Creator has changed the truth for the sake of peace between Abraham and Sarah. Sarah (expressing doubts that may have) said: "My Ihozyain (Abraham) old" (Genesis, 18:12) and the Creator (passing it to Abraham) said: "Oia (Sarah) is old" (ibid, v. 13) . When Jacob died, the brothers were told to pass to Joseph: "Your father commanded before he died: So tell Joseph: Forgive, I pray thee, blame your brothers and their sin" (ibid 50:16).


However, in the Torah it is not written anywhere that Jacob said that he could not think of such Yosef.


The world is precious. Therefore, on the eve of war, it is necessary, first of all, to seek peace, as it is written: "When the outskirts of the city to fight against it, then proclaim peace" (Tsvarim, 20:10).


The world is priceless blessing of Birkat Cohanim world ends (the blessing that the priests give to the people and which we read in the daily prayer): "... and let Gd ... will establish peace for you" (Bamidbar, 6:26).


The world is precious: a request for peace, we are finishing the daily prayer (Shmona Esre): "Gd will give strength to His people, Gd bless His people the world" (Psalms, 29:11). Moreover, the great day of consolation in the End of Days the first good news is the news of the world, as it is written, "How beautiful upon the mountains a messenger steps, announcing peace" (Yeshayahu 52: 7).


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