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Hayom Yom 8 Iyar - One walks, eats and sleeps, like a chassid
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Day 23 of the Omer אַ שָׁלִיחַ אִיז דָאך אֵיין זאַך מִיט דעֶם מְשַׁלֵּחַ [Halachically,] a shaliach (agent) is as one with the person who empowers him. עַל דֶּרֶךְ הַמְבוֹאָר In this vein, the Sages observe בְּעִנְיָן שֶׁהַמַּלְאָךְ נִקְרָא בְּשֵׁם ה' מַמָּשׁ כְּשֶׁהוּא שָׁלִיחַ מִלְמַעְלָה that [in the Torah] an angel is actually called by G‑d’s N…
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Hayom Yom 7 Iyar - 1) Enwrapping oneself in a tallis. 2) Study of Tractate Sotah
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Day 22 of the Omer בַּעֲטִיפַת טַלִּית גָּדוֹל אֵין צָרִיך לְכַסּוֹת רֹאשׁוֹ עַד פִּיו When enwrapping oneself in a tallis and bringing its upper edge forward over the head, there is no requirement to cover one’s face as far down as the mouth. וּכְמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב בְּהִלְכוֹת צִיצִית אֲשֶׁר בַּסִּדּוּר The above appears in the Laws of Tzitzis, in the…
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Hayom Yom 6 Iyar - The superiority of souls over angels
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Day 21 of the Omer אָמְרוּ רַזַ"ל Our Sages state: אַל יִפָּטֵר אָדָם מֵחֲבֵרוֹ אֶלָּא מִתּוֹךְ דְּבַר הֲלָכָה “One should not take leave of his friend except amidst words of halachah (Torah law).” וּפֵרְשׁוּ הוֹד כְּבוֹד קְדוּשַּׁת אֲבוֹתֵינוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ הַקְּדוֹשִׁים According to our holy Rebbeim, אַזַא דְּבַר תּוֹרָה וואָס מאַכט אִיהם — דעֶם ה…
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Hayom Yom 5 Iyar - A soul lives 70-80 years to do a favor for a fellow Jew
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Day 20 of the Omer רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן קִבֵּל מֵרַבִּי מָרְדְּכַי הַצַּדִּיק שֶׁשָּׁמַע מֵהַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב The Alter Rebbe received the following teaching from the saintly R. Mordechai, who heard it from the Baal Shem Tov: עֶס קוּמט אַראָפּ אַ נְשָׁמָה אוֹיף דעֶר וועֶלט “A soul can descend into This World אוּן לעֶבְּט אָפּ זִיבּעֶצִיג אַכצִיג יאָהר…
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Hayom Yom 4 Iyar - Opsherenesh is an important Jewish custom
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Day 19 of the Omer מִנְהַג יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁלֹּא לְגַלֵּחַ וְשֶׁלֹּא לְסַפֵּר שַׂעֲרוֹת רֹאשׁ תִּינוֹק עַד מְלֹאת לוֹ שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים It is a Jewish custom not to trim or cut a boy’s hair until he is fully three years old. גְזִיזַת הַשְּׂעָרוֹת — אָפּשׁעֶרעֶנעֶש (שֶׁל תִּינוֹק) — הוּא דָבָר גָּדוֹל בְּמִנְהֲגֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Cutting the boy’s hair at tha…
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Hayom Yom 3 Iyar - Lessons from a thief in serving G‑d
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Day 18 of the Omer הפטורה: וַיְהִי דְבַר גו' הֲלִדְרוֹשׁ אוֹתִי [On Shabbos Parshas Kedoshim,] the haftarah begins Vayehi dvar…halidrosh osi (Yechezkel 20:2-20). אֵין שׁוֹתִים מַיִם קוֹדֶם הַבְדָּלָה [On Motzaei Shabbos, even] water should not be drunk before [reciting or hearing] Havdalah. כָּל הַמִּדּוֹת All character traits, אַף גַּם הַמִּדּוֹת …
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Hayom Yom 2 Iyar - Birthday of the Rebbe Maharash, isn’t he doing well!
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Day 17 of the Omer יוֹם הוּלֶּדֶת אֶת אַאַזְמוּ"ר — בִּשְׁנַת תּקצ"ג The birthday of my revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], in the year 5593 (1833). צוּ זִיבּעֶן יאָהר האָט עֶם אַמאָל דעֶר צֶמַח צֶדֶק פאַרהעֶרט Once, when he was seven years old, [his father] the Tzemach Tzedek tested him in his studies. דֶער זֵיידעֶ האָט געֶמאַכט אַזוֹי גוּט…
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Hayom Yom 1 Iyar - The Alter Rebbe’s chassidim were always counting
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Day 16 of the Omer מעֶן האָט געֶזאָגט אַמאָל פאַרְ'ן טאַטעֶן Once, when my father [the Rebbe Rashab] was present, someone said אִין אַ פאַרבְּרֵיינְגעֶן סְפִירָה-צַייט אִין דִי יאָהרעֶן תּרנ"א-נ"ג at a farbrengen held during the period of the Counting of the Omer in one of the years from 5651-5653 (1891-1893), דעֶם אַלטעֶן רֶבִּין'ס חֲסִידִים פְלעֶ…
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Hayom Yom 30 Nissan - Where to hold a Farbrengen
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Day 15 of the Omer הַהִתְוַעֲדוּת דִּסְעוּדָּה שְׁלִישִׁית Chassidic farbrengens connected with the Third Meal of Shabbos, שַׁבָּת מְבָרְכִים or with Shabbos Mevarchim, וְיוֹמֵי דְּפַּגְרָא — בְּרָאשֵׁי חֳדָשִׁים וּמוֹעֲדֵי אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלוֹמֵינוּ or with festive occasions such as Rosh Chodesh and chassidic festivals, צְרִיכִים לְהִתְקַיֵּם בְּבֵית ה…
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Hayom Yom 29 Nissan - The Alter Rebbe directed the notes be in the body of the text
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Day 14 of the Omer הַקְדָּמַת הַלִּקּוּטֵי תּוֹרָה עַל ג' פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת The introduction to Likkutei Torah al Gimmel Parshiyos "לְהָבִין עִנְיַן נֶפֶשׁ הָאֱלֹקִית, הִנֵּה כְתִיב לֹא תֹאכְלוּ" consists of the maamar entitled Lehavin Inyan HaNefesh HaElokis: Hinei Ksiv Lo Sochlu. הוּא מַאֲמָר שֶׁאֲמָרוֹ רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן לִפְנֵי הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק This d…
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Hayom Yom 28 Nissan - To love a fellow Jew is superior to love of G‑d
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Day 13 of the Omer הַחֲסִידִים שָׁאֲלוּ אֶת אַדְמוּ"ר הַזָּקֵן Chassidim once asked the Alter Rebbe: אֵיזֶה עֲבוֹדָה נַעֲלֵית יוֹתֵר “Which kind of Divine service is superior — אַהֲבַת ה' אוֹ אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל cultivating a love of G‑d or cultivating a love for one’s fellow Jew?” וַיַּעַן [The Alter Rebbe] answered: אַהֲבַת ה' וְאַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל…
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Hayom Yom 27 Nissan - Permissible actions must be invested with holiness
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Day 12 of the Omer דְּבָרִים הַמּוּתָּרִים Permissible actions אִם עוֹשֶׂה אוֹתָם לַהֲנָאָתוֹ הֵם רַע גָּמוּר performed for one’s own pleasure are utterly evil, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתַב רַבֵּנוּ נִשְׁמָתוֹ עֵדֶן (תַּנְיָא פֶּרֶק ז') as the Alter Rebbe states in ch. 7 of Tanya, לְפִי דְּקַדֵּשׁ עַצְמְךָ בַּמּוּתָּר לָךְ for one must “sanctify himself in tho…
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Hayom Yom 26 Nissan - Thinking and speaking Chassidus are holy garments
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Day 11 of the Omer מְבָרְכִים רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אִיָר It is Shabbos Mevarchim of the month of Iyar אֲמִירַת כָּל הַתְּהִלִּים בְּהַשְׁכָּמָה [On Shabbos Mevarchim, 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. הפטורה: הֲלוֹא כִּבְנֵי כוּשִׁיִים The haftarah begins Hal…
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Hayom Yom 25 Nissan - Serve G‑d according to your nature and ability
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Day 10 of the Omer הָעֲבוֹדָה הִיא בְּכָל אָדָם לְפִי מְהוּתוֹ וּמַעֲלָתוֹ Every individual is required to serve G‑d according to his nature and spiritual level. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּיָדוֹ לִנְקוֹב מַרְגָּלִיּוֹת אוֹ לִלְטוֹשׁ אֲבָנִים טוֹבוֹת A person who can pierce pearls or polish gems, וְעוֹסֵק בַּעֲבוֹדַת מְלֶאכֶת אֲפִיַּת לֶחֶם yet occupies himsel…
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Hayom Yom 24 Nissan - Banishing the not good within us
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Day 9 of the Omer נוֹהֲגִים שֶׁאֵין מְבָרְכִים שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ בִּימֵי סְפִירַת הָעוֹמֶר It is our custom to refrain from reciting the blessing Shehecheyanu during the period of the Counting of the Omer. לֹא טוֹב האָבּעֶן מִיר אַלֶע Everyone has in them something not so good. שָׂעִיר לַעֲזָאזֵל אִיז געֶוועֶן אַן עֲבוֹדָה אִין בֵּית הַמִּקְדָשׁ Sending…
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Hayom Yom 23 Nissan - The resolute power enabling us to continue
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Isru Chag, Day 8 of the Omer עֶס אִיז פאַראןַ דעֶר עִנְיָן The concept וואָס אַחֲרוֹן שֶׁל פֶּסַח אִיז דעֶר גִּלּוּי פוּן מָשִׁיחַ, וואָס אִיז שַׁיָּךְ לְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל that there is a revelation of Mashiach on the Last Day of Pesach is relevant to the entire Jewish people. פֶּסַח אִיז דאָך דעֶר מְדַלֵּג אוּן לֵיל שִׁמּוּרִים On Pesach, [the dynami…
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Hayom Yom 22 Nissan - The Last Day of Pesach is Mashiach’s meal
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The Last Day of Pesach, Day 7 of the Omer בַּיּוֹם מְהַדְּרִים [On the last day of Pesach,] one makes a point of observing the following sequence: לְקַדֵּשׁ One first recites the daytime Kiddush, אַחַר כָּךְ מִתְפַּלְלִים תְּפִלַּת הַמִּנְחָה then Minchah, וְאַחַר זֶה סְעוּדַּת יוֹם טוֹב and only then comes the festive meal of Yom-Tov. הַבַּעַל שֵׁ…
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Hayom Yom 21 Nissan - Remain awake the Seventh night of Pesach
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The Seventh Day of Pesach, Day 6 of the Omer בְּעֵת קְרִיאַת הַשִׁירָה - עוֹמְדִים It is customary to stand while the Song [of the Sea] is being read [in the synagogue]. אִין לְיוּבּאַוִויטְשׁ פְלעֶגט מעֶן זַיין אוֹיף שְׁבִיעִי שֶׁל פֶּסַח It was customary in Lubavitch to remain awake on the night of the Seventh Day of Pesach, אוֹיךְ שָׁבוּעוֹת אוּ…
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Hayom Yom 20 Nissan - Wishing Gut Yom-Tov and hosting on Pesach
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Day 5 of the Omer פַּעַם נִכְנַס כְּבוֹד קְדֻשַּׁת הָרַב חַיִּים אַבְרָהָם (בֶּן רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן) R. Chayim Avraham, the Alter Rebbe’s son, once visited אֶל אַדְמוּ"ר הָאֶמְצָעִי בְּחַג הַפֶּסַח [his elder brother,] the Mitteler Rebbe, on Pesach לֵאמֹר גוּט יוֹם טוֹב to wish him Gut Yom-Tov. וְסִפֵּר אָז — הָרַב חַיִּים אַבְרָהָם R. Chayim Avraha…
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Hayom Yom 19 Nissan - Mystical meaning of the Four Questions
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Shabbos Chol HaMoed Pesach, Day 4 of the Omer גַּם בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְצָהֳלָה [Whenever Shabbos coincides with Yom-Tov or (as in the present case) with one of the days of Chol HaMoed,] the wording [in the last stanza of the Lechah Dodi hymn in Friday evening’s Kabbalas Shabbos service] is gam besimchah u’vetzahalah (“both with rejoicing and gladness”)…
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Hayom Yom 18 Nissan - The soul is given to a person on loan
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בְּמִנְחָה אֵין אוֹמְרִים הוֹדוּ, אַבָל אוֹמְרִים פָּתַח אֵלִיָּהוּ The psalm beginning Hodu is not recited before the Afternoon Service, but the passage beginning Pasach Eliyahu is recited. שְׁנַת תּר"ח אָמַר הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק מַאֲמָר עַל פָּסוּק אִם כֶּסֶף תַּלְוֶה גו In the year 5608 (1848), the Tzemach Tzedek delivered the maamar entitled Im Kesef…
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Hayom Yom 17 Nissan - This person is praiseworthy
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Day 2 of the Omer הֲרֵי זֶה מְשׁוּבָּח [The Haggadah states: Vechol harmarbeh lesaper biyetzias Mitzrayim, harei zeh meshubach — lit., “Whoever relates the story of the Exodus from Egypt at length, this [person] is praiseworthy.”] זֶה, מוֹרֶה עַל מַדְרֵגָה דִקְדוּשָּׁה, הִנֵה אֱלֹקֵינוּ זֶה [The word] zeh (“this”) denotes a distinct level of holine…
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Hayom Yom 16 Nissan - Tatte, I’m going to ask you four questions
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The 2nd day of the Festival of Matzos, Day 1 of the Omer לֵיל בּ דְּחַג הַמַּצּוֹת, קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע שֶׁעַל הַמִּטָּה כְּמוֹ בְּכָל יוֹם טוֹב On the second night of Pesach, the Prayer before Retiring at Night is recited as on other festivals. גַּם מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ אָב, רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלָן Even a person whose father is (G‑d forbid) no longer alive אוֹמֵ…
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Hayom Yom 15 Nissan - Matzah is bread of faith and bread of healing
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The 1st day of the Festival of Matzos לְמָרוֹר וַחֲזֶרֶת - הֵן חְרֵיין וְהֵן סאַלאַט Horseradish and romaine lettuce are both used for both the maror and the chazeres. קִדּוּשׁ בַּעֲמִידָה Kiddush is recited while standing. הֵא לַחְמָא - הַהֵא בְּצֵירֵי The first word in the phrase Hei lachma anya is vocalized with a tzeirei [rather than a kamatz].…
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Hayom Yom 14 Nissan - Baking Matzah Shmura on Erev Pesach
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בְּדִיקַת חָמֵץ אַחַר תְּפִלַּת עַרְבִית The search for chametz takes place after the Evening Service. בְּבֵית רַבֵּנוּ נוֹהֲגִים שֶׁלֹּא לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת הָרַב לְמוּרְשֶׁה In the household of the Rebbe, it was customary not to appoint the rav as an agent to sell the chametz, אֶלָּא לִמְכּוֹר לוֹ אֶת הֶחָמֵץ וּבְעָרֵב קַבְּלָן but rather to sell him t…
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Hayom Yom 13 Nissan - Yartzait-Hilula of the Tzemach Tzedek
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הִלּוּלָא שֶׁל כְּבוֹד קְדוּשַּׁת הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק. [This date is] the anniversary of the passing of the Rebbe, the Tzemach Tzedek, נִסְתַּלֵּק שְׁנַת תּרכ"ו בְּליוּבּאַוִויטְש, וְשָׁם מְנוּחָתוֹ כָּבוֹד who passed away in 5626 (1866) in Lubavitch and was brought to rest there. מִסִּפּוּרֵי אַאַזְמוּ"ר My revered grandfather, [the Rebbe Maharash,] re…
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Hayom Yom 12 Nissan - Jews are G‑d’s soldiers and G‑d’s servants
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הפטורה: וְאַרְבָּעָה אֲנָשִׁים [On Shabbos Parshas Metzora], the haftarah begins Ve’arbaah anashim (II Melachim 7:3-20). בְּמִנְחָה: עֲבָדִים הָיִינוּ [On Shabbos HaGadol, after] Minchah, [we read part of the Haggadah, from] Avadim hayinu [until lechaper al kol avonoseinu]. מִזְּמַן יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם נִקְרְאוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל צִבְאוֹת ה Ever sin…
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Hayom Yom 11 Nissan - On one’s birthday bring to mind.....
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בְּיוֹם הַהוּלֶּדֶת On one’s birthday עַל הָאָדָם לְהִתְבּוֹדֵד one should spend some time in seclusion, וּלְהַעֲלוֹת זִכְרוֹנוֹתָיו וּלְהִתְבּוֹנֵן בָּהֶם bringing to mind recollections from the past and pondering over them. וְהַצְּרִיכִים תִּקּוּן וּתְשׁוּבָה יָשׁוּב וִיתַקְּנֵם As to those [of his bygone actions] that call for rectification or r…
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Hayom Yom 10 Nissan - The campaign of family purity laws saves lives
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בִּדְבַר הַתַּעֲמוּלָה בְּעִנְיַן טַהֲרַת הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה בְּמוֹשָׁבוֹ Regarding efforts [to increase the observance of] taharas hamishpachah in your locale, יִתְבּוֹנֵן בָּזֶה contemplate on this: אִילּוּ יְצוּיָּר, אֲשֶׁר ה' אִנָּה לְיָדוֹ לְהַצִּיל מוֹשַׁב יְהוּדִים מִכִּלָּיוֹן, רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלַן If G‑d enabled you to save an entire Jewish commu…
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Hayom Yom 9 Nissan - Jewish wealth is not houses and money
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נִיט הַייזעֶר אוּן געֶלְד אִיז דעֶר אִידִישׁעֶר רַייכְטוּם Jewish wealth is not houses and money. דעֶר אִידִישׁעֶר אֵייבִּיקעֶר רַייכְטוּם אִיז Jewish wealth, which is eternal, is אַז מעֶן אִיז אִידעֶן וואָס הִיטעֶן אָפּ תּוֹרָה אוּן מִצְוֹת the observance of Torah and mitzvos, אוּן מְ'בְּרֵיינגְט אוֹיף דעֶר וועֶלְט קִינְדעֶר אוּן אֵיינִיקְלאַך and…
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Hayom Yom 8 Nissan - Every soul has its own personal Divine service
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כָּל נְשָׁמָה יֵשׁ לָהּ עֲבוֹדָה פְּרָטִית בְּמוֹחִין וּמִדּוֹת כְּפִי טִבְעָהּ וְעִנְיָנָהּ Every soul has its own [designated] Divine service in the realm of intellect and emotion, each according to its nature and disposition. וּכְתִיב מֵאוֹיְבַי תְּחַכְּמֵנִי It is written, “Make me wise from my enemies” — מֵהַהֲטָיוֹת הָרָעוֹת שֶׁמַּרְגִּישׁ בּ…
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Hayom Yom 7 Nissan - Family names of the first Rebbeiim
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נוּסַח וַיְהִי בִּנְסוֹעַ: וְכִרְצוֹן כָּל עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל In the passage [Al Hakol… recited after] Vayehi binso’a haaron [when the Torah is taken out on Shabbos and Yom-Tov], the wording is vechirtzon kol amcha beis Yisrael. כִּנּוּי מִשְׁפָּחָה שֶׁל רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן: בָּרוּכאָווִיטְשׁ The Alter Rebbe’s family name was Baruchovitch; כִּנ…
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Hayom Yom 6 Nissan - Work in a structured and determined way
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הַנִּסָּיוֹן הֶרְאָה Experience has shown אֲשֶׁר כְּשֶׁמְּמַעְטִים בַּחֲקִירוֹת that when one limits his speculation [about what to do] וְעוֹבְדִים בְּסֵדֶר וּבְתוֹקֶף and works instead in a structured and determined way, עַל פִּי הַנְּעִימוּת שֶׁל תּוֹרָה [but simultaneously] according to the Torah’s pleasant ways — יָמִין מְקָרֶבֶת וּשְׂמֹאל דּוֹ…
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Hayom Yom 5 Nissan - A person enhances the honor of his place
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בִּרְצֵה דְּבִרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן [A grammatical point:] In the paragraph beginning Retzeh in the Grace after Meals, אוֹמְרִים “בַּעַל הַיְשׁוּעוֹת" - בֵּית דְּגוּשָׁה, “וּבַעַל הַנֶּחָמוֹת" - בֵּית רְפוּיָה the letter beis in the phrase baal hayeshuos has a dagesh, whereas the same letter in the following phrase (u’vaal hanechamos) does not have a da…
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Hayom Yom 4 Nissan - Divine service of a businessman
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עֲבוֹדַת בַּעֲלֵי עֲסָקִים מִתְחַלֶּקֶת לִשְׁנֵי סְעִיפִים עִקָּרִים For a businessman, Divine service comprises two main components: א) הָעֲבוֹדָה עִם עַצְמוֹ (a) Divine service relating to himself: בְּעֵת עָסְקוֹ מַמָּשׁ בְּשָׁעָה הַפְּנוּיָה, בְּיָשְׁבוֹ בַּחֲנוּת וְכַדּוֹמֶה During free time in the midst of his activities, such as while sitting…
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Hayom Yom 3 Nissan - Torah study schedule of the Rebbe Rashab
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מִשִּׁעוּרֵי אַאַמוּ"ר The daily study schedule of my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], included בְּכָל יוֹם פַּרְשָׁה חוּמָשׁ עִם פֵּרוּשׁ רַשִׁ"י the daily passage of Chumash with the commentary of Rashi; אֲמִירַת תַּנַ"ךְ בְּעַל פֶּה: קאַפִּיטְל אֶחָד מִתּוֹרָה וְכֵן מִנְּבִיאִים וְכֵן מִכְּתוּבִים reciting the Tanach by heart — one chapter fr…
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Hayom Yom 2 Nissan - First and last Maamar of the Rebbe Rashab
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הִלּוּלָא שֶׁל כְּבוֹד קְדֻשַּׁת אַאַמוּ"ר The hillula (yahrzeit) of my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab]. נִסְתַּלֵּק אוֹר לְיוֹם א' בּ' נִיסָן שְׁנַת תר"ף בְּראָסְטאָב. וְשָׁם מְנוּחָתוֹ כָּבוֹד He passed away on Saturday night, 2 Nissan, 5680 (1920) in Rostov, and there he was brought to rest. מַאֲמָר הָרִאשׁוֹן אֲשֶׁר אֲמָרוֹ בָּרַבִּים, אַחֲר…
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Hayom Yom 1 Nissan - Reciting the Nasi and the Yehi Ratzon prayer
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כָּל הַחֹדֶשׁ אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן Tachanun is omitted throughout this month. אַחַר אֲמִירַת הַנָּשִׂיא אוֹמְרִים יְהִי רָצוֹן הַנִּדְפָּס בְּסִדּוּר תּוֹרָה אוֹר After reciting the [passages recounting the offerings] of the Nesi'im we add the prayer beginning Yehi ratzon, as printed in the Siddur Torah Or. וְגַם כֹּהֲנִים וּלְוִיִּם אוֹמְרִים …
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Hayom Yom 29 Adar 2 - Transforming the physical into the spiritual
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בְּאַחַת הַהִתְוַעֲדוּת אָמַר אַאַמוּ"ר My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once said at a farbrengen: הקב"ה בָּרָא אֶת הָעוֹלָם וְכָל הַדְּבָרִים הַגַּשְׁמִיִּים מֵאַיִן לְיֵשׁ “G‑d created the world and all physical entities as something out of nothing. אוּן אִידעֶן דאַרפעֶן מאַכעֶן מִיֵּשׁ לְאַיִן The task of Jews is to make something into no…
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Hayom Yom 28 Adar 2 - Advance tuition deposit by a Bris
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הָרַחֲמָן דִּבְרִית מִילָה - אוֹמְרִים [The six stanzas beginning] HaRachaman are recited [at the Grace after Meals] following a circumcision. (מִשִּׂיחָה בִּסְעוּדַּת בְּרִית מִילָה) [The Rebbe Rayatz] said the following at a festive meal celebrating a circumcision: בִּבְרִית מִילָה אוֹמְרִים “At a bris, the wording of the blessing offered by thos…
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Hayom Yom 27 Adar 2 - Enter before G‑d by actual practice down below
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Parshas HaChodesh מְבָרְכִים רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן [On the Shabbos preceding Rosh Chodesh,] we bless the new month, Nissan. אֲמִירַת כָּל הַתְּהִלִּים בְּהַשְׁכָּמָה. יוֹם הִתְוַעֲדוּת [It is our custom] to recite the entire Book of Tehillim early in the morning and to hold a farbrengen on that day. הפטורה: כֹּה אָמַר - עוֹלַת תָּמִיד The haftarah [o…
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Hayom Yom 26 Adar 2 - Jewish women cultivate the Jewish nation
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כָּל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בְּעַם אֱלֹקֵי אַבְרָהָם וִיְסוֹד בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל All that is holy in the nation of the G‑d of Avraham and fundamental for the House of Israel, בְּהַעֲמָדַת דּוֹר יְשָׁרִים וְחִנוּכָם in raising and educating an upright generation בְּכַשְׁרוּת הָאוֹכֶל regarding the kashrus of food וַאֲצִילוּת טוֹהַר קְדוּשַׁת הַשַּׁבָּת and the lo…
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Hayom Yom 25 Adar 2 - We worked on this challenge for 3 or 4 years
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הֶחָסִיד ר' מָרְדְּכַי האָראָדאָקעֶר סִפֵּר As an eminent chassid by the name of R. Mordechai of Horodok once recalled, פִּתְגָם הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁשָּׁמַעְנוּ מֵרַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן כְּשֶׁבָּאנוּ לְלִיאָזנאָ הָיָה “The first maxim we heard from the Alter Rebbe when we came to Liozna was this: וואָס מעֶן טאָר נִיט טאָר מעֶן נִיט, אוּן וואָס מעֶן מעֶג דאַרף…
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Hayom Yom 24 Adar 2 - When reciting the prayer Ana BeCho’ach,
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בַּאֲמִירַת אָנָּא בְּכֹחַ When reciting the prayer beginning Ana BeCho’ach, צָרִיךְ לִרְאוֹת — אוֹ לְצַיֵּר בְּמַחֲשָׁבָה one should look at — or visualize — הַשֵּׁמוֹת, שֶׁהֵם הָרָאשֵׁי תֵּיבוֹת the Divine Names formed by the initial letters of the words, אֲבָל לֹא לְאָמְרָם but they should not be articulated. Text and Translation courtesy of Sic…
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Hayom Yom 23 Adar 2 - A Rabbi is standing on the threshold
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אַאַמוּ"ר אָמַר לְרָב אֶחָד — בַּעַל עֲבוֹדָה וּמַתְמִיד בְּלִמּוּדוֹ My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once told a certain rabbi who took his Divine service seriously and was a diligent scholar: אַ רָב בּעֶדאַרף בְּכָל עֵת וּבְכָל רֶגַע געֶדֵיינקעֶן “At all times and at every moment, a rabbi must remember אַז תָּמִיד שְׁטֵייט עֶר אוֹיף דעֶם ש…
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Hayom Yom 22 Adar 2 - Birkas Kohanim - a manifestation of the Divine Intellect
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בִּרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִים הוּא הַמְשָׁכַת הַמּוֹחִין [Seen from a Kabbalistic perspective,] the Priestly Blessing elicits a manifestation of the Divine Intellect (mochin). הַגְבָּהַת הַיָּדַיִם הוּא הַעֲלָאַת הַמִּדּוֹת The raising of hands [by the kohanim, in blessing,] elevates the Divine “emotive attributes” (middos). וּמְבָרְכִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁהֵם …
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Hayom Yom 21 Adar Sheni - The Alter Rebbe gave it to all who study Chassidus
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הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק אָמַר בְּסִיּוּם סִפּוּר הַנִּזְכָּר לְעֵיל (כ' אֲדָר שֵׁנִי) After relaying the narration that appears in the entry for 20 Adar II above, the Tzemach Tzedek said: זְקֵנִי — רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן — הוּא מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ דְּתוֹרַת חֲסִידוּת חַבַּ"ד “My grandfather, the Alter Rebbe, was the Moshe Rabbeinu of the teachings of Chabad Chassidu…
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Hayom Yom 20 Adar 2 - You will need a continuous fire
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הפטורה: וַיְהִי דְבַר ה' גו' - דִּבַּרְתִּי וְעָשִׂיתִי [On Shabbos Parshas Parah,] the haftarah begins Vayehi dvar Ado-nai and ends dibarti ve’asisi (Yechezkel 36:16-36). אוֹמְרִים אָב הָרַחֲמִים [After the Torah Reading,] the passage beginning Av HaRachamim is recited. רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן סִפֵּר The Alter Rebbe once related: מֵהַתּוֹרוֹת שֶׁאָמַר מ…
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Hayom Yom 19 Adar 2 - The mind’s innate ability to rule the heart
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ר' מֹשֶׁה מַייזְלִישׁ סִיפֵּר R. Moshe Maizlish once related: דעֶר רֶבִּי (רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן) האָט אוּנז געֶלעֶרעֶנט “The [Alter] Rebbe taught us אַז דעֶר אָלֶף פוּן חֲסִידוּת אִיז that the starting-point of Chassidus is אוֹיסצוּנִיצעֶן דִי טִבְעִיּוּת אִין עֲבוֹדָה the utilization of one’s natural inclinations in his avodah. אוּן רֵאשִׁית הָעֲבוֹד…
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Hayom Yom 18 Adar 2 - Torah with Rashi daily and a Tractate Talmud a year
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אַאַזְמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמַּאֲמָרָיו My revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], writes in one of his maamarim: צְרִיכִים לִלְמוֹד בְּכָל יוֹם תּוֹרָה שֶׁבִּכְתָב עִם פֵּרוּשׁ רַשִׁ"י Every day, one should study the Written Law with the commentary of Rashi, שֶׁזֶּהוּ תְּרוּמוֹת מִדְרְשֵׁי רַזַ"ל because it contains the choicest parts of our…
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