A Tongue Firmly Planted In The Mouth Reaches For The Stars
"Shatu BaShamayim Pihem U'Lishonam Tihalach Ba'Aretz" They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks on earth ( Tehilim 73:9). The Chofetz Chaim reminds us in his Hakdama about the Tanna D'Bei Eliyahu who says that even if we utter a few seemingly meaningless words here on earth, the effects will be felt throughout the universe all the way to the Kisei HaKavod. This is how a single weak person can destroy the entire Klal Yisroel.
"Zachor Eis Asher Asa Hashem L'Miriam BaDerech B'Tzaischem MiMitzrayim"
The Ramban and other Rishonim count, among the Mitzvos Aseh Min
HaTorah, the mitzva of remembering and saying with your mouth each day
what Hashem did to Miriam when she spoke about her brother Moshe. The
Chofetz Chaim in Shaar Tvunah Perek 12 says that being Mikayem this
mitzva can save you from the aveira of Lashon Hara. More than just
saying the pasuk, says the Chofetz Chaim, one must think about the
incident in order for it to have its intended effect.
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