NACH 23 – Melachim Aleph 11-12 – The Importance of Shmiras HaLoshon – Guarding Speech – Shlomo HaMelech – The Kingdom of Israel Is Split

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NACH 23 – Melachim Aleph – The Importance of Shemiras HaLoshon – Guarding Speech – Shlomo HaMelech – The Kingdom of Israel is Split – Speaker: Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld zal. Shiur given during the Eseres Yemei Teshuvah – the Ten Days of Repentance. (Recorded in 1974.)

• 00:00 Why, after centuries of tears and prayers, has the final geulah – redemption – not yet arrived? As long as Am Yisrael lacks unity, the Beis HaMikdash cannot be rebuilt.
• 03:53 It’s forbidden to speak loshon hara – slander – against Eretz Yisrael.
• 08:07 *Achieving unity within even a small group of Jews is the key to establishing harmony within Am Yisrael. The Arizal tested his students in this unity, and they failed. Disputes between Jews led to the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash.
• 09:56 HaShem created the entire world for the benefit of Adam HaRishon.
• 12:47 *The importance of Shmiras Haloshon – guarding one’s speech.
• 14:57 Midrash about how misusing speech can bring about a person’s downfall. “Life and death are within the power of the tongue.”
• 18:53 Stories about perfected speech. Rebbe Nachman’s taanis dibur during the first day of Rosh HaShanah.
• 22:59 A recent Breslov chasid who excelled in perfected speech was known as the “Silent Reb Nachman”. He was a close student of Rav Avrohom (Kokhav-Lev) Sternhartz zal. He spoke no mundane words for fifty years.
• 25:46 To speak against the Land of Israel or its Jewish inhabitants is like speaking against the Shekhina – the Divine Presence of HaShem.
• 27:26 During the reign of Shlomo HaMelech there was peace in Eretz Yisrael. The confrontation between Shlomo HaMelech and the king of the demons, Ashmidai. The division of the Kingdom of Israel after the reign of Shlomo HaMelech began when Yeravom ben Nevat spoke disrespectfully against Shlomo HaMelech.
• 29:32 Achiya HaShiloni, one of the greatest prophets who ever lived, was the teacher of Eliyahu HaNavi. Foreseeing that the Kingdom of Israel would be split, he offered sovereignty over the ten of the tribes to Yeravom ben Nevat.
• 32:08 Shlomo HaMelech passed away at the age of 52 and his son Rechavam became king. Yeravom ruled over Ten Tribes and misled them into idol worship. During the reign of Shlomo HaMelech, Am Yisrael had enjoyed great prosperity.