[Avodah] Chidushim in sefer Chafetz Chaim

[Micha Berger]

On Sat, Jul 30, 2022 at 08:32:49PM +0000, Ben Bradley via Avodah wrote:
> In the course of this, we've come across a fascinating diyuk made by the
> CC in a footnote to Lashon Hara clal 10 halacha 10. He says that only
> consistent transgression of mitzvos bein adam l'makom can take a Jew out
> of the category of 'amisecha' which changes much about the way we relate
> to him. But persistent transgression of mitzvos bein adam l'chaveiro
> does not, not matter how frequent or blatant. This is entirely based on
> a diyuk from R Yona in Shaarei Teshuva 221, which is very short and is
> about the halacha of reporting an offense against someone in order to
> make good the loss suffered.

The CC LH 10:10 fn 30 gives a rationale. 

First, it's not all BALM, it's only one that is mefursemet. So, someone
who sins against Hashem in way that an amisekha wouldn't.

But the reason given for why BALC is different is that
   It is known by BALC that all that Rabbeinu Yonah illustrated about
   gezel, nezeq, tza'ar and boshes they initially ceom from the reason
   that they yeitzer thereby convinces him that this is something it
   is mutar to do to another. Even if in reality the other is just
   in his opposition....

The bottom line seems to be that BALC is so evil, we don't assume that
one is doing it to rebel against membership in the "am" and thus ceasing
to be "amisekha" but that they'll convince themselves their grevance is
just.

And I think we see this day-to-day. Frum Jews who rip off their customers
still want to be and think of themselves as frum Jews. But someone who
doesn't keep basic hilkhos Shabbos must realize at some level they left
the communal norms.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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