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Hayom Yom 5 Menachem Av - Make peace between physicality and the Divine
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סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ “Turn away from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it.” האָט דעֶר בַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב געֶזאָגט The Baal Shem Tov explained this verse as follows: אִין יעֶדעֶר דָּבָר גַּשְׁמִי פוּן דְּבָרִים הַמּוּתָּרִים Every physical thing that is permitted to us זַיינעֶן פאַראַן טוֹב וָרָע contains good an…
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Hayom Yom 4 Menachem Av - One cannot earn one cent more than G‑d ordained
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מִיט דעֶר גרעֶסטעֶר האָרעֶוואַניעֶ Even with the greatest toil, קעֶן מעֶן נִיט פאַרדִינעֶן קֵיין אֵיין סעֶנט one cannot earn one cent מעֶהר וִויפְיל הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרֵךְ האָט אָפְּגעֶשׁטעֶלט, אַז דעֶר אוּן דעֶר מעֶנשׁ זאָל פאַרדִינעֶן more than G‑d has ordained for him. מעֶן בּעֶדאַרף טאָן וִויפְיל עֶס אִיז נוֹיטִיג We must do what is necessary, אָב…
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Hayom Yom 3 Menachem Av - When Mashiach comes we will yearn for the exile
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מִשִּׂיחַת אַאַמוּ"ר From a talk of my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab]: יעֶמאָלט, וועֶן מָשִׁיחַ וועֶט קוּמעֶן בִּמְהֵרָה בְּיָמֵינוּ אָמֵן When Mashiach arrives (May that be speedily in our days!), וועֶט מעֶן עֶרשְׁט בֵּיינקעֶן נאָךְ דִי גָּלוּת טעֶג people will start hankering after the bygone era of exile. יעֶמאָלט וועֶט עֶרשְׁט פאַרדְרִיסעֶן…
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Hayom Yom 2 Menachem Av - Put on tefillin two months before Bar-Mitzvah
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הוֹרָאָה לָרַבִּים A directive of general application: מַתְחִילִין לְהָנִיחַ תְּפִלִּין שְׁנֵי חֳדָשִׁים קוֹדֶם הַבַּר מִצְוָה A boy should begin putting on tefillin two months before his bar-mitzvah — בַּתְּחִלָּה בְּלֹא בְּרָכָה first, without reciting the blessing, וְכַעֲבוֹר אֵיזֶה שָׁבוּעוֹת בִּבְרָכָה and after a few weeks, with the blessing.…
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Hayom Yom 1 Menachem Av - The quality of Mashiach will be his humility
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מַעֲלַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ שֶׁיִּהְיֶה עָנָיו The distinctive quality of Mashiach will be his humility. דַּהֲגַם שֶׁיִּהְיֶה בְּתַכְלִית הַגַּדְלוּת Though he will be on the highest level, וְיִלְמוֹד תּוֹרָה עִם הָאָבוֹת וּמֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם and will teach Torah to the Patriarchs and Moshe Rabbeinu, בְּכָל זֶה יִהְיֶה בְּתַכְלִית הָעֲנָוָה …
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Hayom Yom 29 Tammuz - Tzemach Tzedek studied six hours a night while standing
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מָצְאוּ פִּתְקָא כְּתַב יַד קֹדֶשׁ הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק וְתוֹכְנָהּ A handwritten note was once found in which the Tzemach Tzedek recorded שֶׁהֶחְלִיט לִלְמוֹד בְּכָל יוֹם שֵׁשׁ שָׁעוֹת בַּלַּיְלָה בַּעֲמִידָה נִגְלֶה his resolve to study six hours of nigleh every night, while standing. וְתּוֹדָה לָאֵ-ל שֶׁקִיֵּם [As the note concludes,] he carried this …
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Hayom Yom 28 Tammuz - All the Rebbeim said maamarim to purify the air
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מְבָרְכִים רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אָב. אֲמִירַת כָּל הַתְּהִלִּים בְּהַשְׁכָּמָה. יוֹם הִתְוַעֲדוּת [On Shabbos Mevarchim, it is our custom] to recite the entire Book of Tehillim early in the morning and to hold a farbrengen on that day. הפטורה: שִׁמְעוּ - אֱלֹקֶיךָ יְהוּדָה. אִם תָּשׁוּב... וּבוֹ יִתְהַלָלוּ We read the haftarah beginning Shimu dvar A-donai…
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Hayom Yom 27 Tammuz - Remove your ego replace it with Bittul
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אֶחָד מֵהָעִלוּיִם הַמְפוּרְסָמִים A brilliant and renowned prodigy, בַּעַל כִּשָׁרוֹן גָּדוֹל וְעַמְקָן נִפְלָא with great talents and wondrously deep comprehension, בָּא לְלִיאָזנאָ וְשָׁקַד בְּלִמּוּד הַחֲסִידוּת came to Liozna and devoted himself to the study of Chassidus. וּבְגוֹדֶל כִּשְׁרוֹנוֹתָיו Thanks to his immense gifts, רָכַשׁ לוֹ בְּמ…
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Hayom Yom 26 Tammuz - Studying Torah, like a student; praying, like a son
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אִין לעֶרנעֶן When a person is studying Torah, אִיז דִי אִיבּעֶרגעֶגעֶבּעֶנקַייט פון מעֶנטְשׁעֶן צוּ אַ זאַך he devotes himself to a concept וועֶלכעֶ עֶר וִויל פאַרשְׁטֵיין אוּן פאַרְשְׁטֵייט that he is trying to understand and that he [ultimately] understands. אִין דאַוונעֶן When he is praying, אִיז דִי אִיבּעֶרגעֶגעֶבּעֶנקַייט צוּ העֶכעֶר וִוי פא…
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Hayom Yom 25 Tammuz - No Jew is willing nor able to sever from G‑dliness
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אִין חֲסִידוּת אִיז פאַראַן צְווֵיי זֵייעֶר כאַראַקטעֶריסטישׁעֶ אוֹיסְשְׁפּראַכעֶן There are two statements very characteristic of Chassidus: א) אַ אִיד דעֶרקעֶנט גֶ-טלִיכקַייט (a) “A Jew [innately] recognizes G‑dliness אוּן פִילט דִי אִיבּעֶרנאַטִירלִיכקַייט and is [inherently] sensitive to that which is supernatural. אוּן בּעֶדאַרף אוֹיף דעֶם קֵי…
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Hayom Yom 24 Tammuz - A Pnimi is a chassid who doesn't look for shortcuts
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מִפִּתְגָמֵי הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק The Tzemach Tzedek used to say: אַ פְּנִימִי אִיז “A pnimi is a chassid אַז בּעֶטעֶן אַ בְּרָכָה אוֹיף עֲבוֹדָה for whom the very notion of asking [his Rebbe] for a blessing for [success in his] avodah אִיז דאָס אַל יִשְׁעוּ בְּדִבְרֵי הָבֶל is ‘empty talk.’ אוּן עֶס דאַרף זַיין תִּכְבַּד הָעֲבוֹדָה עַל הַאֲנָשִׁים [A pn…
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Hayom Yom 23 Tammuz - Reading Masei until the end of all the 42 journeys.
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כַּאֲשֶׁר מַטּוֹת וּמַסְעֵי נִפְרָדוֹת When we read the parshiyos called Matos and Masei in two separate weeks, קוֹרִין - בְּמִנְחַת שַׁבָּת, ב', ה' - לְלֵוִי עַד סוֹף כָּל הַמַסָּעוֹת. the passage of the Torah that is read for the second aliyah on Shabbos afternoon, and again on Monday and Thursday morning, continues until the end of [the account …
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Hayom Yom 22 Tammuz - A Chassidic phrase, practice and melody bring .....
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אַאַמוּ"ר אָמַר My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once said: אַ חֲסִידִישׁעֶר וואָרט מאַכט קלאָר דִי קאָפּ אוּן רֵיין דִי האַרץ “A chassidic teaching clears one’s mind and cleanses one’s heart. אַ חֲסִידִישׁעֶ הַנְהָגָה טוֹבָה מאַכט לִיכטִיג אִין שׁטוּבּ A positive chassidic practice lights up one’s home. אַ חֲסִידִישׁעֶר נִגּוּן שְׁטאַרקט דִי…
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Hayom Yom 21 Tammuz - A Jewish heart is a Sanctuary in which G‑d can abide.
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אֵין מְבָרְכִים שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ בֵּין הַמְּצָרִים וַאֲפִילוּ בְּשַׁבָּת [The custom in Chabad follows the ruling that] the blessing Shehecheyanu should not be recited during [the period of semi-mourning known as] bein hametzarim, even on Shabbos. כְּתִיב It is written: וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם “They shall make Me a Sanctuary and …
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Hayom Yom 20 Tammuz - Three meditations: 1)study, 2)before praying, 3)prayer
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שְׁלֹשָׁה מִינֵי הִתְבּוֹנְנוּת הֵם There are three kinds of meditation: א) הִתְבּוֹנְנוּת לִמּוּדִית (a) Meditation associated with study: אַחַר שֶׁמֵּבִין הָעִנְיָן עַל בּוּרְיוֹ, הוּא מִתְבּוֹנֵן בְּעוֹמֶק הָעִנְיָן הַהוּא, עַד שֶׁהַשִּׂכְלִי מֵאִיר אֶצְלוֹ After a person understands a concept thoroughly, he meditates on its depth until its inte…
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Hayom Yom 19 Tammuz - Travelers prayer when traveling from home
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מֵהַנְהָגוֹת אַאַמוּ"ר Among the practices of my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab]: כְּשֶׁנָּסַע מִבֵּיתוֹ When traveling from home, אַף שֶׁנִּשְׁאַר בְּמָקוֹם אֶחָד כַּמָּה חֳדָשִׁים though he might remain in a single place for several months, הָיָה אוֹמֵר בְּכָל יוֹם אַחַר הַתְּפִלָּה תְּפִלַּת הַדֶּרֶךְ he would recite the Prayer for Travelers …
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Hayom Yom 18 Tammuz - Reb Moshe Vilenker developed an expansive mind
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דֶער אַלטעֶר רֶבִּי האָט געזאָגט אוֹיף ר' מׂשֶׁה וִוילעֶנקעֶר The Alter Rebbe once said of his disciple, R. Moshe Vilenker: מׂשֶׁה האָט מוׂחִין דְגַדְלוּת “Moshe has mochin degadlus [i.e., an expanded intellectual consciousness]. אוּן אִין דִי צעֶן יאָר וואָס עֶר האָט געֶהאָרעֶוועֶט, האָט עֶר אוֹיסְגעֶהאָרעֶוועֶט מוֹחִין רְחָבִים In the ten years t…
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Hayom Yom 17 Tammuz - Difference between First Tablets and Second Tablets
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תַּעֲנִית, סְלִיחוֹת, אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ A fast day. The Selichos prayers and Avinu Malkeinu are recited [in the Morning Service]. חִלּוּק לוּחוֹת הָרִאשׁוֹנוֹת וְלוּחוֹת הָאַחֲרוֹנוֹת The difference between the First Tablets and the Second Tablets can be outlined as follows: בַּלּוּחוֹת עַצְמָן With regard to the Tablets themselves: הָרִאשׁוֹנוֹת…
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Hayom Yom 16 Tammuz - The love of the BeShT to Jewish children
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אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁל הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב — אֵין לְשַׁעֵר The Baal Shem Tov’s love of his fellow Jews is beyond conception. הָרַב הַמַּגִּיד אָמַר On this the Maggid of Mezritch once said: הַלְוַאי הָיוּ נוֹשְׁקִים הַסֵּפֶר תּוֹרָה “If only people would kiss the Torah scroll בְּאוֹתָהּ הָאַהֲבָה, שֶׁהָיָה מוֹרִי מְנַשֵּׁק אֶת הַיְּלָדִים with the …
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Hayom Yom 15 Tammuz - The soul’s delight in G‑dliness can make a person fat
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אַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמַּאֲמָרָיו My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], writes in one of his maamarim: תַּעֲנוּג נַפְשִׁי עַל אֱלֹקוּת יָכוֹל לִהְיוֹת מִזֶּה שַׁמְנוּנִית בַּגוּף The soul’s delight in G‑dliness can actually make a person fat. אוֹמְרִים עַל הָרַב ר' נָחוּם מִטשֶׁרְנאָבִּיל It was said that [the holy tzaddik,] R. Nachum of Ch…
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Hayom Yom 14 Tammuz - Why don’t the people living in America fall off?
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זֶה לְשׁוֹן הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק בְּאֶחָד מִדְּרוּשָׁיו The following are the words of Tzemach Tzedek in one of his maamarim: רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל בְּאִמְרוֹתָיו לְבָנָיו יוֹם ג' פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק שְׁנַת תּקס"ב אָמַר וְזֶה דְּבָרָיו The [Alter] Rebbe, when speaking with his sons on the Tuesday of Parshas Balak, 5562 (1802), said the following: לְהָבִין קוּשְׁיַת …
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Hayom Yom 13 Tammuz - I am together with you at the farbrengens
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אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן Tachanun is not recited. יוֹם בּוֹ יָצָא כְּבוֹד קְדוּשַׁת אַדְמוּ"ר שליט"א לְחֵרוּת On this date [in 1927], the Rebbe [Rayatz]was actually granted freedom. הַמַּאֲסָר הוּתְחַל רֶבַע עַל שָׁעָה הַשְּׁלִישִׁית אוֹר לְיוֹם רְבִיעִי חֲמִשָׁה עָשָׂר בְּסִיוָן תרפ"ז [His] imprisonment began at 2:15 on Wednesday morning, the fift…
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Hayom Yom 12 Tammuz - Birthday and liberation of the Rebbe Rayatz - day of Farbrengen
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אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן Tachanun is not recited. יוֹם הוּלֶּדֶת אֶת כְּבוֹד קְדוּשַׁת אַדְמוּ"ר שְׁלִיטָ"א בִּשְׁנַת תּר"ם [This date marks] the birthday of the Rebbe Rayatz in 5640 (1880). יוֹם בּוֹ נִתְבַּשֵּׂר — בִּשְׁנַת תּרפ"ז — שֶׁהוּא חָפְשִׁי מִגָּלוּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר הָגְלָה On this date, in 5687 (1927), he was informed of his impending release …
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Hayom Yom 11 Tammuz - The Zholkva edition of Tanya - Igeres HaTeshuvah
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בְּתַּנְיָא דְּפוּס זָאלקְוֵוי שְׁנַת מְבַשֵּׂ"ר טוֹ"ב In the Zholkva edition of Tanya that appeared in the year מבש"ר טו"ב (5559/1799) נִדְפְּסָה אִגֶּרֶת הַתְּשׁוּבָה מַהֲדוּרָא קַמָּא the first version of Iggeres HaTeshuvah was included. וְלֹא נֶחְלְקָה לִפְרָקִים It was not divided into chapters גַם יֵשׁ כַּמָּה שִׁינּוּיִם בְּתוֹכֶן הָאִגֶּרֶת…
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Hayom Yom 10 Tammuz - The superiority of souls over angels as G-d's agents
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רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן בִּתְחִלַּת נְשִׂיאוּתוֹ אָמַר תּוֹרָה Soon after he undertook the leadership of the chassidic community, the Alter Rebbe delivered the following teaching: מֵה' מִצְעֲדֵי גֶבֶר כּוֹנָנוּ [It is written:] “A man’s steps are made firm by G‑d.” אַז אַ אִיד קוּמט אִין אַ אָרט When a Jew arrives at a particular place, אִיז עֶס צוּלִיבּ…
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Hayom Yom 9 Tammuz - Most reliable means for special deliverance of children
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אַלֶע אִידִישׁעֶ עֶלטעֶרן All Jewish parents וועֶלכעֶ בּאַדאַרפעֶן האָבּעֶן אַ סְפּעֶצִיעֶלעֶ יְשׁוּעָה אוּן הַצָּלָה פאַר זֵייעֶרעֶ קִינְדעֶר who require special deliverance and salvation for their children אִיז דעֶר זִיכעֶרסטעֶר מִיטעֶל צוּ שְׁטִיצעֶן תּוֹרָה לעֶרנעֶר. [should know that] the most reliable means [to secure this] is to support thos…
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Hayom Yom 8 Tammuz - G‑d cherished Avraham because he connects his children
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מָצִינוּ We observe דְעִקָּר חִבָּתוֹ שֶׁל הקב"ה לְאַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם that G‑d cherished Avraham mainly הָיָה לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֶּה — כְּפֵרוּשׁוֹ יְחַבֵּר — אֶת בָּנָיו וְאֶת בֵּיתוֹ because “he commands his children and his household.” Now, the word here translated “commands” (yetzaveh) can also mean “connect.” הַיְנוּ This im…
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Hayom Yom 7 Tammuz - The Alter Rebbe taught his chassidim to be orderly
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אַאַמוּ"ר אָמַר My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once stated: חֲסִידוּת אִיז נָעוּץ תְּחִלָּתָן בְּסוֹפָן וְסוֹפָן בִּתְחִלָּתָן “[To] Chassidus [can be applied the statement], ‘The beginning is rooted in the end and the end in the beginning.’ דִי דַּרְגָא פוּן עִגּוּלִים מִבְּלִי אֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא רֹאשׁ וְסוֹף This is the level of Divine influ…
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Hayom Yom 6 Tammuz - Transcendent lights of Mitzvos and Torah
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הַמִּצְוֹת נִמְשָׁכוֹת עַל יְדֵי הַמַּקִּיף שֶׁבַּמִּצְוֹת עַצְמָם [The spiritual influence evoked by] the mitzvos is drawn down by means of the transcendent light generated by the mitzvos themselves. מִצְוַת צְדָקָה, עַל דֶּרֶךְ מָשָׁל, הִיא מִצְוָה כּוֹלֶלֶת For example, the mitzvah of tzedakah is a comprehensive mitzvah, אֲשֶׁר כָּל הַמִּצְוֹת נ…
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Hayom Yom 5 Tammuz - Things that you need G‑d must give you
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רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן שָׁאַל אֶת אֶחָד הַחֲסִידִים הַגְּדוֹלִים הַמְקוֹרָבִים בְּיוֹתֵר בִּהְיוֹתוֹ אֶצְלוֹ בִּיחִידוּת, לְמַצָּבוֹ Once, in the course of a yechidus, the Alter Rebbe questioned one of his foremost and closest chassidim about his personal situation. וַיִּתְאוֹנֵן הֶחָסִיד כִּי יָרַד מִנְּכָסָיו וכו The chassid lamented that he had lost …
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Hayom Yom 4 Tammuz - A single chassid can sustain a city beyond nature
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חָסִיד אֶחָד אוֹ תַּלְמִיד אֶחָד A single chassid or student, כַּאֲשֶׁר נוֹתֵן לִבּוֹ דַּעְתּוֹ וְנַפְשׁוֹ עַל הַתּוֹרָה וְחִזּוּקָהּ who devotes his entire heart, mind and soul to study Torah and bolster its observance, פּוֹעֵל יְשׁוּעוֹת בְּעִיר גְּדוֹלָה בְּכָל עִנְיָנֵי הָעִיר can bring succor to a large city, with all its concerns. וְהוּא בְּד…
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Hayom Yom 3 Tammuz - The sigh of a Jew sets him up in a good place
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אַאַזְמוּ"ר אָמַר My revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], once said: אַ אִידִישׁעֶר קרעֶכץ וואָס קוּמט חַס וְשָׁלוֹם בְּסִבָּה פוּן אַ נִיט גוּט גַּשְׁמִי “Even when the sigh of a Jew is occasioned by an unfavorable material circumstance (Heaven forbid), אִיז אוֹיך אַ תְּשׁוּבָה גְדוֹלָה this too is a significant act of teshuvah. בִּפְרַט אַ …
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Hayom Yom 2 Tammuz - Loving your fellow Jew is the Gateway to prayer
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רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן כּוֹתֵב בְּסִדּוּרוֹ The Alter Rebbe writes in his Siddur נָכוֹן לוֹמַר קוֹדֶם הַתְּפִלָּה הֲרֵינִי מְקַבֵּל עָלַי מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה שֶׁל וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ that it is appropriate to say before [the morning] prayers: “I hereby undertake to fulfill the commandment, ‘Love your fellowman as yourself.’ “ זֹאת אוֹמֶרֶת This imp…
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Hayom Yom 1 Tammuz - Self-sacrifice appropriate for Torah scholars
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מְסִירוּת נֶפֶשׁ הָרְאוּיָה לִבְנֵי תּוֹרָה The [extent of the] self-sacrifice appropriate for Torah scholars הוּא כִּדְרָשַׁת רַזַ"ל is indicated by our Sages’ interpretation of the phrase, אָדָם כִּי יָמוּת בְּאֹהֶל “If a man dies in a tent.” לְהָמִית אֶת כָּל הַתַּעֲנוּגִים בְּעִנְיָנֵי עוֹלָם The Sages taught that [if one seeks to dedicate hims…
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Hayom Yom 30 Sivan - Spirituality and physicality are intrinsically opposites
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הַעֲבָרַת הַפַּרְשָׁה שְׁנַיִם מִקְרָא וְאֶחָד תַּרְגּוּם - פָּסוּק פָּסוּק The review of the weekly Torah reading — twice in the original, in the Holy Tongue, and once in its Aramaic translation — should be done verse by verse. וְקוֹרִין גַּם הַהַפְטָרָה The haftarah should also be read [after this review]. אוֹ שְׁתֵּי הַהַפְטָרוֹת אִם הוּא שַׁבָּ…
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Episode 14 - If We Know Aleph, Let's Teach Aleph, With Rabbi Mendel Groner
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JNet Director Rabbi Mendel Groner joins the show to give us the history of the organization, and give his pitch for why many more of us should be joining up.By CrownHeights.Info
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Hayom Yom 29 Sivan - This alone constitutes the life & existence of all creations
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עֲבוֹדַת הָאָדָם עַל פִּי תּוֹרַת הַחֲסִידוּת According to the teachings of Chassidus, Divine service entails לְהַרְגִּיל אֶת עַצְמוֹ לִרְאוֹת עִנְיַן הַשְׁגָּחָה פְּרָטִית training oneself to perceive G‑d’s hashgachah peratis — אֵיךְ כִּי בְטוּבוֹ יִתְבָּרֵךְ מְחַדֵּשׁ אֶת הָעוֹלָם וְהַנִּבְרָאִים בְּכָל רֶגַע בְּהַשְׁגָּחָתוֹ הַפְּרָטִית how, in …
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Hayom Yom 28 Sivan - Take pleasure in doing a fellow Jew a favor
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הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק בְּסַפְּרוֹ לִבְנוֹ אַאַזְמוּ"ר מְאוֹרָע מֵחַיָּיו After the Tzemach Tzedek told his son, my revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], about an incident that once happened to him, סִיֵּים he concluded: מִיט דעֶם וואָס מעֶן העֶלפט אַ אִידעֶן אִין פַּרְנָסָה, “When one helps a Jew make a living, אֲפִילוּ פאַרדִינעֶן זִיבּעֶצִיג קאָפִּ…
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Hayom Yom 27 Sivan - Your livelihood should be fit for sublime blessings
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כְּתִיב וּבֵרַכֲךָ ה' אֱלֹקֶיךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה It is written: “G‑d, your L‑rd, will bless you in all that you do.” הָאָדָם עָלָיו רַק לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּלִי לְפַרְנָסָתוֹ A person only needs to make a vessel for his livelihood, וּלְהִשְׁתַּדֵּל בְּכָל כֹּחוֹ אֲשֶׁר הַכְּלִי יִהְיֶה טָהוֹר מִכָּל סִיג וּפְסוֹלֶת דְּאוֹנָאָה כו and should make eve…
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Hayom Yom 26 Sivan - The blessing in “going down alive to the grave"
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וְיָרְדוּ חַיִּים שְׁאוֹלָה [With regard to the company of Korach, it is written:] “They will go down alive to the grave.” שֶׁגַּם בִּשְׁאוֹל חוֹשְׁבִים שֶׁהֵם חַיִּים That is, even when in the grave they would think that they were alive. הַבְּרָכָה בְּ–וְיָרְדוּ חַיִּים שְׁאוֹלָה There is a blessing in “going down alive to the grave.” כְּמוֹ בְּנֵ…
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Hayom Yom 25 Sivan - If there is worry in your heart, minimize it
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דְּאָגָה בְלֶב אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה It is written: “If there is worry in a man’s heart, he should minimize it (yashchenah).” וְאָמְרוּ רַזַ"ל שְׁנֵי פֵּרוּשִׁים Our Sages interpret this in two ways: יַסִּיחֶנָּה מִדַּעְתּוֹ (a) he should take his mind off it (yasichenah, spelled with the letter samech), יְשִׂיחֶנָּה לַאֲחֵרִים or (b) he should relate …
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Hayom Yom 24 Sivan - This is what constitutes your bond with the Rebbe
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הַשּׁוֹאֵל בַּמֶּה הִיא הַהִתְקַשְׁרוּת שֶׁלּוֹ אֵלַי You ask: What does your spiritual bond with me — your hiskashrus — consist of, מֵאַחַר שֶׁאֵין אֲנִי מַכִּירוֹ פָּנִים since I do not know you by face…? ..הַהִתְקַשְׁרוּת הָאֲמִתִּית הִיא עַל יְדֵי לִמּוּד הַתּוֹרָה True connection is attained by Torah study. כְּשֶׁהוּא לוֹמֵד הַמַּאֲמָרֵי חֲסִי…
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Hayom Yom 23 Sivan - There could be a pious and Chassidic animal soul
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מְבָרְכִים רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ תַּמּוּז [On Shabbos Mevarchim, אֲמִירַת כָּל הַתְּהִלִּים בְּהַשְׁכָּמָה it is our custom] to recite the entire Book of Tehillim early in the morning יוֹם הִתְוַעֲדוּת and to hold a farbrengen on that day. מַעֲנֶה אַאַזְמוּ"ר לְאַאַמוּ"ר בִּיחִידוּת, חוֹרֶף תרל"ה My revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], gave the follow…
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Hayom Yom 22 Sivan - Holding and kissing the Tzitzis during the Shema
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לַאֲמִירַת וַהֲבִיאֵנוּ לְשָׁלוֹם כוּ When saying the phrase vahavieinu leshalom, מְחַבְּרִים תְּחִלָּה בּ' הַצִּיצִיּוֹת דִּלְפָנָיו one first gathers together the two front tzitziyos; אַחַר כַּךְ מְצַרְפִים צִיצִית כָּנָף הַשְּׂמָאלִי דְּלַאֲחוֹרָיו to these are added the one from the back left corner אַחַרי זֶה צִיצִית דְּכָנָף הַיָּמִין and the…
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Hayom Yom 21 Sivan - Mesirus Nefesh stems from the Essence of Ein Sof
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רַבֵּנוּ בְּסֵפֶר שֶׁל בֵּינוּנִים פֶּרֶק ג' אוֹמֵר In chapter 3 of Tanya, the [Alter] Rebbe states כִּי ג' מוֹחִין חַבַּ"ד וְז' מִדּוֹת that the three intellectual faculties of Chochmah, Binah and Daas, and the seven emotive attributes, הֵם הִשְׁתַּלְשְׁלוּת מֵעֶשֶׂר סְפִירוֹת הָעֶלְיוֹנוֹת are an extension of the ten supernal Sefiros. דְּכָל זֶה …
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Hayom Yom 20 Sivan - The first yechidus reflects a chassid’s essential nature:
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מִפִּתְגָּמֵי אַאַזְמוּ"ר My revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], used to say: דעֶר שֵׂכֶל אוּן מִדּוֹת געֶבּוֹי פוּן אַ חָסִיד, אִיז לְפִי עֶרֶךְ זַיין עֶרְשְׁטעֶ יְחִידוּת בַּא זַיין רֶבִּי'ן The intellectual and emotional constitution of a chassid mirrors his first yechidus with his Rebbe. דִי עֶרְשְׁטעֶ יְחִידוּת אִיז לְפִי עֵרֶךְ מְהוּת …
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Hayom Yom 19 Sivan - The Tzemach Tzedek's study sessions with the Rebbe Maharash
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בְּחֹדֶשׁ מַרְחֶשְׁוָן תּרי"ג In the month of MarCheshvan, 5613 (1852), קָבַע הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק the Tzemach Tzedek scheduled — מִלְּבַד הַשִּׁעוּרִים הָאַחֵרִים in addition to his other study sessions — שִׁעוּר לִמּוּד עִם אַאַזְמוּ"ר בְּכָל יוֹם שְׁתֵּי שָׁעוֹת וּמֶחֱצָה a study session with my revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], for two-and-a…
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Hayom Yom 18 Sivan - Every Jew must seek the welfare of his fellow to arouse him to teshuvah,
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בִּזְמַן הַזֶּה בְּעִקְבְתָא דִּמְשִׁיחָא מַמָּשׁ In this present era of ikvesa diMeshicha, [the generation that can already hear the approaching footsteps of Mashiach,] הַחוֹבָה עַל כָּל אֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל לִדְרוֹשׁ בְּטוֹבַת זוּלָתוֹ every Jew is obligated to seek the welfare of his fellow, בֵּין זָקֵן בֵּין צָעִיר be he an elder or a youth — לְ…
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Hayom Yom 17 Sivan - Divine service involves transforming physicality into a vessel for G‑dliness
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נִיט הֲנָאָה האָבּעֶן פוּן עוֹלָם הַזֶּה אִין פוּלעֶן זִין Not to derive satisfaction from this world in the fullest sense הוּא רַק הֲכָנָה טוֹבָה לַעֲבוֹדָה is only a good preparatory step toward Divine service. עִנְיַן הָעֲבוֹדָה הוּא לַעֲשׂוֹת הַגַּשְׁמִי כְּלִי לֵאלֹקוּת Divine service itself involves transforming physicality into a vessel for …
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