Hayom Yom 8 Iyar - One walks, eats and sleeps, like a chassid

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman

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 Name when he serves as His agent.

וּמִכָּל שֶׁכֵּן נְשָׁמוֹת

How much more does this apply to souls,

וּמְבוֹאָר שֶׁבִּנְשָׁמוֹת הוּא עוֹד בְּמַעֲלָה יְתֵרָה

for [when fulfilling G‑d’s will] they attain this [identification] to an even higher degree.

וְהִנֵּה חֲסִידִים זַיינעֶן שְׁלוּחִים פוּן רֶבִּי'ן

Chassidim are the agents of the Rebbe

פוּן אַלטעֶן רֶבִּי'ן

— the Alter Rebbe.

אִיז אַז מְ'טוּט, אִיז מעֶן מְקוּשָּׁר

When we act, we are bound [to him].

אִיז דאַמאָלט אִיז עֶר אִין אַלץ מְקוּשָּׁר

Then, every dimension of one’s being is bound [to the Rebbe]:

עֶס געֶהט אַ חָסִיד

one walks like a chassid,

עֶסט אַ חָסִיד

eats like a chassid,

שׁלאָפט אַ חָסִיד

and sleeps like a chassid.

Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

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