“We started this group as a zechus for a shidduch for a family member. I was convinced that I was doing something for them, but you can’t imagine how much more it did for me and my family.”
S. Steinberg Monsey, NY
“I was pretty negative, and I wanted to get used to speaking more positively to my friends, spouse and kids.”
Aviva, Baltimore Maryland
A Machsom L’Fi is a program in which people commit to focusing for a set period of time (ie. 1 hour) each day on the proper use of their power of speech as defined in the Torah.
During that time, they concentrate on avoiding speaking, hearing, reading or writing loshon hora and any other forms of forbidden speech.
One reason a machsom is so powerful is because by keeping shmiras haloshon, you purify your mouth and speech. That purification makes your tefillos go straight up, so that every time you daven for a person for a yeshuah, your tefillos are pure, holy and potent.
And day by day, as you build the habits and confidence to keep your speech clean, you acquire ALL the brachos the Chofetz Chaim promises to those who are careful with their speech.
CONNECTION
WITH HASHEM
WEALTH
FREEDOM
TO GROW
SECURITY
PEACEFUL LIFE
ABUNDANT
BLESSINGS
BETTER
RELATIONSHIPS
Doing any mitzvah for an hour earns tremendous merit. For Shmiras Haloshon in particular, the Vilna Gaon states that even one moment of restraint earns a reward beyond the comprehension of angels.
Practically, when a person takes on and masters this mitzvah for the limited time period of the Machsom L’Fi, he begins to feel a greater sense of control in his habits of speech, which strengthens his restraint throughout the day.