In this week's parash, the Torah gives a list of commandments and
whether one would be cursed or blessed for doing them. For example:
Cursed is whoever curses his father or his mother...
Rashi explains, "One who denigrates [their parents.]"
"Cursed is whoever accepts a bribe to kill an innocent
person, etc." Then it says, "And when you
hear and obey Hashem, your God, to keep all His mitzvos... You will
be blessed.. your fruits.. your offspring.. You will
be blessed upon your arrival and blessed upon your departure."
And if you deviate from My commandments... Cursed
are you upon your arrival and cursed are you upon your departure."
[1]
I asked myself the following questions:
1) What does "You will be blessed upon your arrival"
mean? Upon entering this world, as a newborn? Why would we be
blessed? What merits do we have as newborns?
2) The same question can be asked in reverse: What does the Torah
mean when it says, "...cursed are you upon your arrival?"
What sins do we have as newborns which justify our being cursed?
3) Why is it grouped as blessed upon arrival and departure and
cursed upon arrival and departure - why can't you be blessed upon
arrival and then cursed upon departure, and vice versa?
I think I can answer all three questions with the following
passage from Sefer Chovos Halevavos [2]: On the day of
judgment, many people will find themselves credited with meritorious
deeds which they did not do. "These are not mine!" each one
will declare. They will be told, "These are the deeds of those
who spoke disparagingly of you [and thereby caused their merits to be
transferred to your account]." And the ones who spoke
disparagingly will be told, "These deeds were taken from you
when you spoke against So-and-so." Conversely, some will find
acts of guilt on their account which they never committed. When each
one will protest, "These are not mine!" they will be told,
"These were taken from the account of So-and-So, against whom
you spoke..."
Sefer Chovos Halevavos is teaching us that one may spend days
trying to earn mitzvos and blessings, however, with one action, that
can all be taken away. That's the power of speaking Loshon Harah -
now that you've spoken about someone else, they accumulate all
your mitzvos and you accumulate all their sins. That's
how it's possible for us to be blessed/cursed upon our arrival and
departure - because retroactively, it's as if you have no sins/merits
recorded.
Above we mentioned an example and Rashi's explanation: One
is cursed if he curses his parents. I don't think it's dakfa
denigrating through words. It can also mean through actions.
R' Yochanan said in the name of R' Yossi ben Zimra: Whoever speaks
loshon hara is considered as if he had denied the existence of
Hashem...[3] The Midrash [4] states: R' Mona said, "Whoever
speaks loshon hara causes the Shechinah to ascend from this world.
Regarding the gossiper, Hashem says, "He and I cannot dwell
together in this world."
The action of speaking loshon hara is what causes Hashem's
Shechina to leave. It's no different than your flesh and blood
parents telling you, "If you do this, I will
leave!" Doing something which would ultimately lead to your
parents [kol sh'ken Hakadosh Baruch Ho] to leave, chas vShalom, is
considered denigrating and cursed are those who do that. Loshon Hara
is 'cursing' Hashem in a sense. The same should also apply to any
actions deviating from Hashem's commandments.
Have a wonderful Shabbos,
Nisso
[1] 27:16 - 28:19
[2] Sha'ar Hakaneh Ch. 7
[3] Arachin 15b
[4] Devarim Rabba 5:10
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