Here is a recent shiur [like 15 minutes ago...馃槉] about Kiddush and Chillul Hashem where we explain the anomalous Halachos of Chillul Hashem. VERY chashuv BS"D!!
A thought:
We were all taught as kids and teach our kids that we have to make sure to act like a mentsch in order to make a Kiddush Hashem. Let us see the Rambam [Yesodei Ha-Torah 5-11] and decide if it is true:
"讜讻谉 讗诐 讚讬拽讚拽 讛讞讻诐 注诇 注爪诪讜, 讜讛讬讛 讚讬讘讜专讜 讘谞讞转 注诐 讛讘专讬讜转, 讜讚注转讜 诪注讜专讘转 注讬诪讛诐, 讜诪拽讘讬诇谉 讘住讘专 驻谞讬诐 讬驻讜转, 讜谞注诇讘 诪讛谉 讜讗讬谞讜 注讜诇讘谉, 诪讻讘讚 诇讛谉 讜讗驻讬诇讜 诇诪拽讬诇讬谉 诇讜, 讜谞讜砖讗 讜谞讜转谉 讘讗诪讜谞讛, 讜诇讗 讬专讘讛 讘讗专讬讞讜转 注诪讬 讛讗专抓 讜讬砖讬讘转谉, 讜诇讗 讬讬专讗讛 转诪讬讚 讗诇讗 注讜住拽 讘转讜专讛 注讟讜祝 讘爪讬爪讬转 诪讜讻转专 讘转驻讬诇讬谉, 讜注讜砖讛 讘讻诇 诪注砖讬讜 诇驻谞讬诐 诪砖讜专转 讛讚讬谉--讜讛讜讗 砖诇讗 讬转专讞拽 讛专讘讛, 讜诇讗 讬砖转讜诪诐 讛专讘讛--注讚 砖讬讬诪爪讗讜 讛讻讜诇 诪拽诇住讬谉 讗讜转讜 讜讗讜讛讘讬谉 讗讜转讜, 讜诪转讗讜讜讬谉 诇诪注砖讬讜: 讛专讬 讝讛 拽讬讚砖 讗转 讛砖诐, 讜注诇讬讜 讛讻转讜讘 讗讜诪专 "讜讬讗诪专 诇讬, 注讘讚讬 讗转讛--讬砖专讗诇, 讗砖专 讘讱 讗转驻讗专" (讬砖注讬讛讜 诪讟,讙)."
When a sage is stringent with himself, speaks pleasantly with others, his social conduct is [attractive] to others, he receives them pleasantly, he is humbled by them and does not humble them in return, he honors them - even though they disrespect him - he does business faithfully, and does not frequently accept the hospitality of the common people or sit with them, and at all times is seen only studying Torah, wrapped in tzitzit, crowned with tefillin, and carrying out all his deeds beyond the measure of the law - provided he does not separate too far [from normal living] and thus become forlorn – to the extent that all praise him, love him, and find his deeds attractive - such a person sanctifies [God's] name. The verse [Isaiah 49:3]: "And He said to me: `Israel, you are My servant, in whom I will be glorified'" refers to him.
So it seems that the condition is that "all praise him, love him and find his deeds attractive". So this type of Kiddush Hashem is dependent upon the reaction of those who witness it.
Of course - if one acts improperly then he is in danger of being Mechalel Shem Shomayim as the Rambam writes there:
讜讬砖 讚讘专讬诐 讗讞专讬诐 砖讛谉 讘讻诇诇 讞讬诇讜诇 讛砖诐 讜讛讜讗 砖讬注砖讛 讗讜转诐 讗讚诐 讙讚讜诇 讘转讜专讛 讜诪驻讜专住诐 讘讞住讬讚讜转 讚讘专讬诐 砖讛讘专讬讜转 诪专谞谞讬诐 讗讞专讬讜 讘砖讘讬诇诐 讜讗祝 注诇 驻讬 砖讗讬谞谉 注讘讬专讜转 讛专讬 讝讛 讞讬诇诇 讗转 讛砖诐 讻讙讜谉 砖诇拽讞 讜讗讬谞讜 谞讜转谉 讚诪讬 讛诪拽讞 诇讗诇转专 讜讛讜讗 砖讬砖 诇讜 讜谞诪爪讗讜 讛诪讜讻专讬诐 转讜讘注讬谉 讜讛讜讗 诪拽讬驻谉 讗讜 砖讬专讘讛 讘砖讞讜拽 讗讜 讘讗讻讬诇讛 讜砖转讬讛 讗爪诇 注诪讬 讛讗专抓 讜讘讬谞讬讛谉 讗讜 砖讚讘讜专讜 注诐 讛讘专讬讜转 讗讬谞讜 讘谞讞转 讜讗讬谞讜 诪拽讘诇谉 讘住讘专 驻谞讬诐 讬驻讜转 讗诇讗 讘注诇 拽讟讟讛 讜讻注住 讜讻讬讜爪讗 讘讚讘专讬诐 讛讗诇讜 讛讻诇 诇驻讬 讙讚诇讜 砖诇 讞讻诐 爪专讬讱 砖讬讚拽讚拽 注诇 注爪诪讜 讜讬注砖讛 诇驻谞讬诐 诪砖讜专转 讛讚讬谉.
There are other deeds which are also included in [the category of] the desecration of [God's] name, if performed by a person of great Torah stature who is renowned for his piety - i.e., deeds which, although they are not transgressions, [will cause] people to speak disparagingly of him. This also constitutes the desecration of [God's] name.
For example, a person who purchases [merchandise] and does not pay for it immediately, although he possesses the money, and thus, the sellers demand payment and he pushes them off; a person who jests immoderately; or who eats and drinks near or among the common people; or whose conduct with other people is not gentle and he does not receive them with a favorable countenance, but rather contests with them and vents his anger; and the like. Everything depends on the stature of the sage. [The extent to which] he must be careful with himself and go beyond the measure of the law [depends on the level of his Torah stature.]
