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	Chafetz Chaim (book) at AllExperts
		Chafetz Chayim (or Chofetz Chaim) (Hebrew: "Seeker/Desire [of] Life" ×—Ö¸×¤Öµ×¥ ×—Ö·×Ö´Ö¼××), is the name of the first book by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan belonging to Orthodox Judaism.
		As commonly occurs in Orthodox Judaism, the author is often named after his book so it became not just his pen name but also his "title" by which he is known until today.
		The subject of the book is Lashon Hara (evil speech, or loosely: gossip and slander and prohibitions of defamation.) Rabbi Kagan provides copious sources from the Torah, Talmud and Rishonim (early commentators) about the severity of Jewish law on tale-mongering and gossip.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/ch/chafetz_chaim_(book).htm (298 words)

	Chafetz Chaim (book) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chafetz Chayim (or Chofetz Chaim) (Hebrew: "Seeker/Desire [of] Life" חָפֵץ חַיִּים), is the name of the first book by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan belonging to Orthodox Judaism.
		As commonly occurs in Orthodox Judaism, the author is often named after his book so it became not just his pen name but also his "title" by which he is known until today.
		The subject of the book is Lashon Hara (evil speech, or loosely: gossip and slander and prohibitions of defamation.) Rabbi Kagan provides copious sources from the Torah, Talmud and Rishonim (early commentators) about the severity of Jewish law on tale-mongering and gossip.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chafetz_Chaim_(book) (263 words)

	Yisrael Meir Kagan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One major American yeshiva named in his honor is the Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America centered in Queens, New York, with several branches in the United States and Israel.
		The Chofetz Chaim's teachings have inspired some modern Haredi English-speaking American Jews to establish the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation dedicated to the dissemination of his teachings to Jewish communities around the world.
		Chafetz Chayim (חָפֵץ חַיִּים "Seeker/Desire [of] Life") Rabbi Kagan's first book, (published in 1873), deals with the Biblical laws of gossip and slander (known in Hebrew as Lashon Hara, meaning "Evil tongue").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yisrael_Meir_Kagan (545 words)

	Chofetz Chaim - QuickSeek Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Chofetz Chaim or Chafetz Chaim or Chafetz Chayim (meaning "Seeker/Desire [of] Life" in Hebrew חָפֵץ חַיִּים) is the name of an Orthodox Judaism rabbi, and the abbreviated name of a number of institutions mostly named for him or his magnum opus of the same name:
		Chafetz Chaim (rabbi) is the nom de plume of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan.
		Chafetz Chaim (book) is the name of the book about correct speech and the prohibitions of slander by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan.
	chafetzchayim.quickseek.com (222 words)

	Torah Encyclopedia Article @ AlienArtifacts.com (Alien Artifacts) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The five books contain both a complete and ordered system of laws, particularly the 613 mitzvot (613 distinct "commandments", individually called a mitzvah), as well as a historical description of the beginnings of what came to be known as Judaism.
		The book of Deuteronomy is different from the previous books; it consists of Moses' final speeches to the Children of Israel at the end of his life.
		On this verse a midrash on the book of Mishle (also called Proverbs) states that "These two verses stem from an independent book which existed, but was suppressed!" Another (possibly earlier) midrash, Ta'ame Haserot Viyterot, states that this section actually comes from the book of prophecy of Eldad and Medad.
	www.alienartifacts.com /encyclopedia/Torah (2349 words)

	Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The yeshiva was established in 1933 by Rabbi Dovid Leibowitz a disciple of Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel ("The Alter of Slabodka").
		Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim houses a boys yeshiva high school, an undergraduate yeshiva, and a rabbinical school that grants ordination.
		Rabbi Dovid Leibowitz founded the Chofetz Chaim yeshiva in the footsteps of his rebbe, the Alter of Slabodka, and Rabbi Yisroel Salanter, the founder of the Mussar movement.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yeshiva_Chofetz_Chaim:_Rabbinical_Seminary_of_America (1051 words)

	Dia-pozytyw: PEOPLE, BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILES
		Izrael Meir was known as Chafetz Chaim (literally, "he who wants to live"), after the title of his first book, published in 1873, which dealt with the sins of gossip and lies.
		Chafetz Chaim also wrote a great deal for women, encouraging them for example to observe the rules regarding ritual cleanliness.
		Chafetz Chaim was one of the founders of the ultra-Orthodox movement known as Agudat Israel, which regarded him as its spiritual leader.
	www.diapozytyw.pl /en/site/ludzie/chafec_chaim (533 words)

	Recommended Reading List
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		This book is a discussion of the history of meditation and meditative technique in Judaism, including the prophets of the Bible.
		This book is very helpful in understanding the foundation of Paul's teachings as well as serving as a good primer for deeper mystical studies.
	www.yashanet.com /reading.htm (2192 words)

	The Chafetz Chaim
		Ahavat Chesed - The Cheftz Chaim - SKU: 1096
		Books of the Chafetz Chaim - SKU: 1302
		The Chafetz Chaim on Agadot HaShas - SKU: 519
	nehora.com /category.cfm?Category=63 (339 words)

	Pen Name Encyclopedia Article @ GreatArtworks.com (Great Artworks) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Konigsburg (Elaine Lobl Konigsburg)is an American author of children's books, and two time winner of the Newbery Medal for children's literature.
		Book and magazine publishers have sometimes used a penname or pseudonym as the author of a series of stories that would be shared by any number of authors.
		Often these works are done as a "work for hire" with the writers receiving a flat fee and no royalties.
	www.greatartworks.com /encyclopedia/Pen_name (1901 words)

	Rabbi Yisroel Meir HaKohen - The Chofetz Chaim
		The Chofetz Chaim - Rabbi Yisroel Meir HaKohen 1838 — 1933
		Probably the most important book he wrote was the Mishna Berurah, a six-volume commentary on Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim (which deals with the laws of daily life and holidays).
		Chafetz Chaim - The Life and Works of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan of Radin.
	hometown.aol.com /lazera/ChofetzChaim.htm (402 words)

	Rabbi Yisroel Meir HaKohen - The Chofetz Chaim
		The Chofetz Chaim - Rabbi Yisroel Meir HaKohen 1838 — 1933
		Probably the most important book he wrote was the Mishna Berurah, a six-volume commentary on Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim (which deals with the laws of daily life and holidays).
		Tzipisa LeYeshuah - The Chofetz Chaim on awaiting mashiach (the messiah).
	members.aol.com /LazerA/ChofetzChaim.htm (394 words)

	The Chafetz Chaim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaKohen Kagan - The Chafetz Chaim
		The Chafetz Chaim supervised the absolute accuracy of the weights and measures, the quality of the merchandise, and the fairness of the prices, to make certain that no one was deceived or overcharged in any way.
		The Chofetz Chaim was a true leader of his people, caring for their needs, bearing the burden of each one of them.
	www.judaicaplus.com /Tzadikim/chafetzchaim.htm (549 words)

	Ohr Somayach :: Shavuot :: Taryag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Before any ambitious Bible student goes plunging into the five books of the Torah in search of a list of these commandments, he should be warned that the task is more formidable than it seems.
		Then one night he was commanded in a dream to write a book on the mitzvot which was to be divided into two sections: the positive commandments and the negative ones.
		The common denominator of all these works is their authors' conviction that it is vital for a Jew to regularly review the commandments as a means of refreshing his sense of duty and his general Torah perspective.
	www.ohr.org.il /judaism/articles/taryag.htm (1856 words)

	Chafetz Chaim, The --- 1800Eichlers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Chafetz Chaim -- Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan of tiny Radin, Poland -- was such a man. He transcended titles, movements, regions, factionalism.
		Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzensky, the world-renowned sage of Vilna who was the Chafetz Chaim’s most intimate contemporary, gave warm praise to Rabbi Yoshor’s book.
		Filled with heartwarming vignettes and memoirs of the Chafetz Chaim’s contemporaries, it is an inspirational slice of Eastern European Jewish life as well as a major contribution to the history of the period.
	www.1800eichlers.com /Books-and-Sefarim/English/Biography-Books/Chafetz-Chaim--The/p-388-32-43-740 (411 words)

	#280 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Chafetz Chaim was a leading sage of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who lived in the village of Radin, in Poland.
		However, when the Chafetz Chaim heard the story, he asked that the boy be brought to his home.
		Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaCohen Kagan (1838-24 Elul 1933), popularly known as the Chafetz Chaim after the title of one of his many influential books, was one of the most important and beloved rabbinical scholars and leaders of the 20th century.
	www.ascent.org.il /cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=280-26 (847 words)

	Stories and Scenarios of Loshon Hora (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rav Lifchutz had not met the Chofetz Chaim previously, but when he read the manuscript, he became every emotional and was amazaed at a young avrech who was not only learned but also humble and had taken upon himslef this task of creating such a guide.
		When the Dayan of the city heard that the Chofetz Chaim was truned down, he began to berate the Rav in the presence of the Chofetz Chaim.
		In Maasei Lamelech, it is brought that the Chafetz Chaim used to liken the power of speech to a factory.
	jewishdocstogo.com /lh_stories.htm (728 words)

	Judaism.com - A short biography of Chofetz Chaim
		Rabbi Yisroel Meir Kagan, known as the Chafetz Chaim was an outstanding gedol in a generation blessed with great Torah leaders.
		Thus his work Chafetz Chaim, on the laws of evil gossip and slander, made such a profound impact that forever after he has been known as The Chafetz Chaim.
		Refusing the pulpit rabbinate, the Chafetz Chaim settled in Radin (Poland) and subsisted on a small grocery store which his wife managed and he did the "bookkeeping"-watching every penny to make sure that no one was cheated.
	www.judaism.com /bio.asp?author=Chofetz+Chaim (407 words)

	Mitzvah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mitzvah (Hebrew: מצווה, "commandment"; plural, mitzvot; from צוה, tzavah, "command") is a word used in Judaism to refer to (a) the commandments, of which there are 613, given in the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) or (b) any Jewish law at all.
		Sefer ha-Chinnuch ("Book of Education"), attributed to Rabbi Aaron ha-Levi of Barcelona (the Ra'ah);
		Sefer ha-Mitzvoth by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (the "Chafetz Chaim") - this work only deals with the commandments that are valid in the present time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mitzvah (1404 words)

	InnerNet: Jewish CyberMag
		The Jewish people are known as the "People of the Book." In general world opinion, the phrase refers to the Bible and describes it as the text which is most prized and studied by the Jews.
		It is as much the book of the people (of Israel) as the Jews are the people of that book.
		The Jews are the "People of the Book of the Talmud" also in the sense that the Talmud has had such an influence over their lives for almost two millennia.
	www.innernet.org.il /article.php?aid=256 (819 words)

	Yisrael Meir HaKohen Kagan Yisrael Meir HaKohen Kagan
		The Chafetz Chaim supervised the absolute accuracy of the weights and measures, the quality of the merchandise, and the fairness of the prices, to make certain that no one was deceived or overcharged in any way.
		A major achievement was his work Mishnah Berurah, a comprehensive commentary on the Orach Chaim section of the Shulcan Aruch, which deals with the general laws of daily conduct, such as prayers, tefillin, blessings, Shabbat, and Festivals.
		The Chofetz Chaim was a true leader of his people, caring for their needs, bearing the burden of each one of them.
	www.nehora.com /tzadikim/tz_viewer.cfm?id=76&page=chafetzchaim.htm&t=Yisrael (571 words)

	InnerNet: Jewish CyberMag
		He knew there was a phone booth at the corner of West Street near the mouth of the tunnel since he had used that booth before; and so as he exited the tunnel, he drove to that particular corner, stopped his car alongside the phone booth, and entered to make the call.
		He flipped through the pages in the book and saw that there were addresses and phone numbers of people from San Francisco to Boston.
		After Shabbos, she picked up the book again, turned to the inside of the back cover and noticed a listing for "Mom" with an area code of 305.
	www.innernet.org.il /article.php?aid=372 (528 words)

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		This book is a clear and concise rendition of the law regarding criminal procedure.
		Regardless of one's sympathies, it is easy to appreciate the brilliance of the 1973 assault on Israel's Bar Lev line--this book is as succinct as a combat unit diary in its description of the planning, preparation and execution of an operation that will be studied by military staff officers for many years to come.
		In summary, this is a book that is valuable for the professional and amateur military strategist alike.
	israel.vacationbookreview.com /israel_92.html (1682 words)

	The Chafetz Chaim Hated Russian Communist Leaders
		To understand the background for the Hatred that the Chafetz Chaim had for Russian Communist Leaders, certain historical facts should be recalled.
		For example, in the book Kol Bidmama Nishma (in Hebrew) she tells the account of the Jewish Grandmother that told her son that she would not recognize his boy as her grandson, nor touch him until the son would consent that the boy gets a circumcision.
		That the Chafetz Chaim agreed to curse this wicked man with a curse, special for wicked Jews and within a short time thereafter, Trotsky fell from power (one should add that after a few years later, Stalin also murdered him).
	www.600000men.com /book/hatred.html (1462 words)

	Yisrael Meir Kagan Summary
		One major American yeshiva named in his honor is the Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America centered in Queens, New York, with several branches in the United States and Israel.
		The Chofetz Chaim's teachings have inspired some modern Haredi English-speaking American Jews to establsih the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation dedicated to the dissemination of his teachings to Jewish communities around the world.
		Chafetz Chayim (חָפֵץ חַיִּים "Seeker/Desire [of] Life") Rabbi Kagan's first book, (published in 1873), deals with the Biblical laws of gossip and slander (known in Hebrew as Lashon Hara, meaning "Evil tongue").
	www.bookrags.com /Yisrael_Meir_Kagan (1175 words)

	Yisrael Meir Kagan - QuickSeek Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Yisrael Meir (HaCohen) Kagan, also known to students of Judaism as the Chofetz Chaim, was a rabbi, Halakhist and ethicist, born in Zhetel, Poland on February 6, 1838, and died in Radin, Poland, September 15, 1933.
		He is best known by the name of his first book, Chafetz Chayim (חָפֵץ חַיִּים "Seeker/Desire [of] Life") (published in 1873), that deals with the Biblical laws of gossip and slander (known in Hebrew as Lashon Hara meaning "Evil tongue" in Hebrew.)
		The Chofetz Chaim's teachings have inspired some modern Haredi English-speaking American Jews to establsih the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation dedicated to the dissemination of his teachings to Jewish communities around the world.
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		This is a great book for people beginning to study Torah and mitzvos, and people who are already conversent in these subjects.
		This book is based on an old short Jewish folk-tale, about a Jew who has been lost in the forest and miraculously saved by performing the custom of lighting Channukah candles.
		The Chofetz Chaim is beloved in the Jewish world as a phenomonal personality who personified Jewish unity and kindness.
	authors.booksunderreview.com /W/Wengrov,_Charles (430 words)

	Chofetz Chaim at AllExperts
		"The Chofetz Chaim" or Chafetz Chaim or Hafetz Hayim (Hebrew: ×—Ö¸×¤Öµ×¥ ×—Ö·×Ö´Ö¼××, Seeker/Desirer [of] Life) is the pen name of the Orthodox Jewish rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, taken from the title of his magnum opus, the book Chafetz Chaim.
		Chafetz Chaim is about the mitzvot relating to correct speech and the prohibitions of slander.
		The Hebrew words "Chofetz Chaim" ("desirer of life") are taken from Psalms 34:12â"15.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/ch/chofetz_chaim.htm (275 words)

	The "Chafetz Chaim": The man within the legend
		The mantle was not sought by the Chofetz Chaim.
		In his first speaking tour on behalf of the book Chofetz Chaim, he accepted orders, but not deposits, because of the possibility that he might not be able to make delivery to some pre-paying customers, thus becoming guilty of improperly taking their money...
		Though he was the senior of the two by nearly thirty years, the Chofetz Chaim considered Reb Chaim Ozer to be the gadol hador and deferred to his authority as a matter of course, despite the fact that Reb Chaim Ozer held him in awe.
	www.tzemachdovid.org /gedolim/jo/tpersonality/chofetzchaim.html (3863 words)

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