# Be'er Mayim Chaim on Chafetz Chaim · באר מים חיים על חפץ חיים

Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan’s footnotes to his work the Chafetz Chaim, with sources and elaborations on the main body of text.

## Contents

- **[Introduction to the Laws of the Prohibition of Lashon Hara and Rechilut, Negative Commandments](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Introduction%20to%20the%20Laws%20of%20the%20Prohibition%20of%20Lashon%20Hara%20and%20Rechilut,_Negative%20Commandments)** (Paragraph 1–17)
- **[Introduction to the Laws of the Prohibition of Lashon Hara and Rechilut, Positive Commandments](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Introduction%20to%20the%20Laws%20of%20the%20Prohibition%20of%20Lashon%20Hara%20and%20Rechilut,_Positive%20Commandments)** (Paragraph 1–14)
- **[Introduction to the Laws of the Prohibition of Lashon Hara and Rechilut, Curses](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Introduction%20to%20the%20Laws%20of%20the%20Prohibition%20of%20Lashon%20Hara%20and%20Rechilut,_Curses)** (Paragraph 1–3)
- **[Part One, The Prohibition Against Lashon Hara, Principle 1](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20One,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Lashon%20Hara,_Principle%201)** (Seif 1–9)
- **[Part One, The Prohibition Against Lashon Hara, Principle 2](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20One,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Lashon%20Hara,_Principle%202)** (Seif 1–13)
- **[Part One, The Prohibition Against Lashon Hara, Principle 3](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20One,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Lashon%20Hara,_Principle%203)** (Seif 1–8)
- **[Part One, The Prohibition Against Lashon Hara, Principle 4](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20One,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Lashon%20Hara,_Principle%204)** (Seif 1–12)
- **[Part One, The Prohibition Against Lashon Hara, Principle 5](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20One,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Lashon%20Hara,_Principle%205)** (Seif 1–8)
- **[Part One, The Prohibition Against Lashon Hara, Principle 6](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20One,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Lashon%20Hara,_Principle%206)** (Seif 1–12)
- **[Part One, The Prohibition Against Lashon Hara, Principle 7](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20One,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Lashon%20Hara,_Principle%207)** (Seif 1–13)
- **[Part One, The Prohibition Against Lashon Hara, Principle 8](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20One,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Lashon%20Hara,_Principle%208)** (Seif 1–14)
- **[Part One, The Prohibition Against Lashon Hara, Principle 9](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20One,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Lashon%20Hara,_Principle%209)** (Seif 1–6)
- **[Part One, The Prohibition Against Lashon Hara, Principle 10](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20One,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Lashon%20Hara,_Principle%2010)** (Seif 1–17)
- **[Part Two, The Prohibition Against Rechilut, Principle 1](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20Two,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Rechilut,_Principle%201)** (Seif 1–11)
- **[Part Two, The Prohibition Against Rechilut, Principle 2](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20Two,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Rechilut,_Principle%202)** (Seif 1–4)
- **[Part Two, The Prohibition Against Rechilut, Principle 3](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20Two,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Rechilut,_Principle%203)** (Seif 1–3)
- **[Part Two, The Prohibition Against Rechilut, Principle 4](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20Two,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Rechilut,_Principle%204)** (Seif 1–3)
- **[Part Two, The Prohibition Against Rechilut, Principle 5](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20Two,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Rechilut,_Principle%205)** (Seif 1–7)
- **[Part Two, The Prohibition Against Rechilut, Principle 6](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20Two,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Rechilut,_Principle%206)** (Seif 1–9)
- **[Part Two, The Prohibition Against Rechilut, Principle 7](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20Two,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Rechilut,_Principle%207)** (Seif 1–3)
- **[Part Two, The Prohibition Against Rechilut, Principle 8](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20Two,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Rechilut,_Principle%208)** (Seif 1–5)
- **[Part Two, The Prohibition Against Rechilut, Principle 9](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Part%20Two,%20The%20Prohibition%20Against%20Rechilut,_Principle%209)** (Seif 1–15)
- **[Illustrations, Illustration 1](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Illustrations,_Illustration%201)** (Paragraph 2–2)
- **[Illustrations, Illustration 2](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Illustrations,_Illustration%202)** (Paragraph 1–1)
- **[Illustrations, Illustration 5](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Illustrations,_Illustration%205)** (Paragraph 1–4)
- **[Illustrations, Illustration 6](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Illustrations,_Illustration%206)** (Paragraph 1–3)
- **[Illustrations, Illustration 8](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Illustrations,_Illustration%208)** (Paragraph 3–5)
- **[Illustrations, Illustration 9](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Illustrations,_Illustration%209)** (Paragraph 1–1)
- **[Illustrations, Illustration 10](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Illustrations,_Illustration%2010)** (Paragraph 1–2)
- **[Illustrations, Illustration 11](https://torahlm.org/Be'er%20Mayim%20Chaim%20on%20Chafetz%20Chaim/s/Illustrations,_Illustration%2011)** (Paragraph 1–1)

Version (He): Wikisource (License: CC-BY-SA)

Version (En): merged

Hebrew: 75,330 words; English: 136 words.