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Hayom Yom 21 Cheshvan - Prayer brings intellectual comprehension to affect the emotions
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עֲבוֹדַת הַתְּפִלָּה Serving G‑d through prayer הִיא הַמֵּבִיאָה הֲשָׂגַת הַמּוֹחַ בְּהַרְגָּשַׁת הַלֵּב brings one’s intellectual comprehension into the emotions of the heart, וּשְׁנֵיהֶם יַחַד and both [heart and mind] unite בַּעֲבוֹדָה בְּפוֹעַל הַמִּצְוֹת in the actual observance of mitzvos בְּיִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם with a fear of Heaven וְקִנְיַן מִ…
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Hayom Yom 20 Cheshvan - On one’s birthday one should deliver a discourse of Chassidus
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יוֹם הוּלֶּדֶת אֶת אַדְמוּ"ר מְהוּרַשַ"בּ נִשְׁמָתוֹ עֵדֶן On this day the Rebbe Rashab was born, שְׁנַת כִּתְרָ"א, כִּלְשׁוֹן הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק in the year 5621 (1860). The Tzemach Tzedek would refer to that year as כתר"א (kisra), which is Aramaic for “crown.” נִקְרָא עַל שֵׁם אַדְמוּ"ר הָאֶמְצָעִי וַחֲצִי שֵׁם אָבִיו שֶׁל הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק The Rebbe Ra…
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Hayom Yom 19 Cheshvan - Chassidus is Shema Yisrael, reaching beyond the intellect higher and higher
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מַעֲנֵה רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן לִיחִידוּת In response to a question at yechidus, the Alter Rebbe once gave the following response: חֲסִידוּת איז שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל “Chassidus is Shema Yisrael. שְׁמַע אִיז רָאשֵׁי תֵּיבוֹת שְׂאוּ מָרוֹם עֵינֵיכֶם The word Shema (שמע) is an acronym for the words, ‘Raise your eyes on high’ (שאו מרום עיניכם) — וְאוֹמֵר מָרוֹ…
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Hayom Yom 18 Cheshvan - The Rebbe makes emendations to the Hebrew text of Torah Or
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בְּתּוֹרָה אוֹר פָּרָשַׁת חַיֵּי שָׂרָה סוֹף דִּבּוּר הַמַּתְחִיל לְהָבִין מַה שֶׁאָמְרוּ רַזַ"ל יָפָה שָׁעָה יֵשׁ טָעוּת הַדְּפוּס וְכָךְ צָרִיךְ לִהְיוֹת וְיִהְיֶה בִּבְחִינַת בִּטּוּל (אֲבָל עַכְשָׁיו הַיְנוּ בְּחִינַת אִיסָר וְעַיֵּן מַה שֶׁכָּתוּב לְקַמָּן בְּפֵרוּשׁ אוֹסְרִי לַגֶּפֶן) שֶׁהוּא בְּחִינַת חֵפֶץ וּכְתִיב הוֹדוֹ תּוֹךְ כָּל עָלְמִ…
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Hayom Yom 17 Cheshvan - A summer day and a winter night is an entire year
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מ'דאַרף הִיטעֶן דעֶם זְמַן We must carefully watch our time. מ'דאַרף מְקַבֵּל זַיין עוּלָּהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה We have to accept the yoke of the Torah. יעֶדעֶר זְמַן Every moment יעֶדעֶר טאָג וואָס גֵייט אַוועֶק and every day that passes אִיז דאָס נִיט נאָר אַ טאָג is not only a day, נאָר אַ עִנְיָן אִין לעֶבּעֶן but a chunk of life. דִי טעֶג גֵייעֶן Th…
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Hayom Yom 16 Cheshvan - When one’s mind is busy, thought has a purpose to serve
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הַמַּחֲשָׁבָה הִיא לְבוּשׁ וּמְשָׁרֵת הַשֵּׂכֶל וְהַמִּדּוֹת Thought is a garment and a servant for the mind and the emotions. בְּשָׁעָה אֲשֶׁר אֵין לָהּ שֵׁרוּת בְּשֵׂכֶל אוֹ בְּמִדּוֹת When it is not assigned a task by the mind or the emotions, גַּם אָז פּוֹעֶלֶת פְּעוּלָתָהּ לַחֲשׁוֹב וּלְהַרְהֵר it still remains active, thinking and imagining. …
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Hayom Yom 15 Cheshvan - The soul down here in this world can have true delight in G‑dliness
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הפטורה: וְאִשָּׁה - בְּנָהּ וַתֵּצֵא The haftarah [for Parshas Vayeira] begins Ve’ishah and ends bnah vateitzei (II Melachim 4:1-37). דִי נְשָׁמָה וואַרט אוֹיבּעֶן In the spiritual realm, the soul awaits אוֹיף דעֶם זְמַן the time וועֶן זִי וועֶט זוֹכֶה זַיין אַראָפּגעֶהן אִין אַ גוּף when it will be granted the merit of descending into a body, וַוי…
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Hayom Yom 14 Cheshvan - Every Jew must seek out and find a “spiritual livelihood”
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מֵה' מִצְעֲדֵי גֶבֶר כּוֹנָנוּ “A man’s footsteps are made firm by G‑d, [and He desires his way].” לְכָל אֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל יֵשׁ לוֹ תְּעוּדָה רוּחָנִית בַּחַיִים Every member of the Jewish people has an assigned spiritual mission in life — וְהוּא לְהִתְעַסֵּק בַּעֲבוֹדַת הַבִּנְיָן לַעֲשׂוֹת דִּירָה לוֹ יִתְבָּרֵךְ to build a dwelling place for G…
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Hayom Yom 13 Cheshvan - Evil speech kills three: spiritually, the inventor, the speaker, and the listener
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דעֶר בַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב פלעֶגט לעֶרנעֶן מִיט זַיינעֶ תַּלְמִידִים אַ שִׁעוּר גְּמָרָא The Baal Shem Tov conducted a regular study session in Gemara with his disciples, דעֶר אוֹפֶן פוּן דעֶם לעֶרנעֶן אִיז געֶוועֶן מִיט גרוֹיס חֲרִיפוּת אוּן גְּאוֹנוּת combining acumen and erudition. אוּן מ'האָט געֶלעֶרעֶנט דעֶם רַמְבַּ"ם אַלְפַס רָא"שׁ It embraced the…
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Hayom Yom 12 Cheshvan - One of the Alter Rebbe’s first teachings: a Jew hears deeply
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אַחַת מִתּוֹרוֹת הָרִאשׁוֹנוֹת שֶׁל רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן One of the Alter Rebbe’s first teachings, "וְנִקְרְאוּ אָז בְּשֵׁם "וועֶרטעֶר which in those [early] days were known as verter, was the following mystical interpretation of the opening verse of the Shema: שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל — אַ אִיד דעֶרהעֶרט Shema Yisrael (lit., “Hear, O Israel”) — a Jew hears …
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Hayom Yom 11 Cheshvan - Notes by the Rebbe Rashab on the discourse Pasach Eliyahu
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בְּתּוֹרָה אוֹר דִּבּוּר הַמַּתְחִיל פָּתַח אֵלִיָּהוּ (פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּרָא) בִּסְעִיף הַמַּתְחִיל וְהִנֵּה הַצִּמְצוּם "שֶׁבְּחִינַת עֵינַיִם הִיא מְקוֹר בְּחִינַת כֵּלִים" צָרִיךְ לִהְיוֹת "שֶׁהֵם בְּחִינַת עֵינַיִם וּמְקוֹר בְּחִינַת כֵּלִים" . שָׁם דִּבּוּר הַמַּתְחִיל אֵרְדָה נָא בַּסְּעִיף הַמַּתְחִיל וְהִנֵּה בְּזֹהַר “דְּפֵרוּשׁ מְשׁוֹטְטִים…
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Hayom Yom 10 Cheshvan - The Alter Rebbe would refer to the World of Atzilus as “above”
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דעֶר רֶבִּי (רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן) The Alter Rebbe "פלעֶגט זאָגעֶן אוֹיף אֲצִילוּת "אוֹיבּעֶן used to refer to the World of Atzilus (אצילות) as “above.” מעֶן דעֶרצֵיילט As is related, אַז אִין כְּתָב writing about this concept פלעֶגט עֶר פוּן הִתְרַגְשׁוּת would bring him to such exhilaration מעֶר וִוי "אֲצִי" נִיט קעֶנעֶן אָנשׁרַייבּעֶן that he could…
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Hayom Yom 9 Cheshvan - When a Jew decides to circumcise himself, G‑d reveals Himself to him
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בִּהְיוֹת אַאַמוּ"ר בֶּן ד' אוֹ ה' שָׁנִים When my revered father, [the Rebbe Rashab,] was four or five years old, נִכְנָס אֶל זְקֵנוֹ הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק בְּשַׁבָּת קֹדֶשׁ פ' וַיֵּרָא he came to his grandfather, the Tzemach Tzedek, on Shabbos Parshas Vayeira וְהִתְחִיל לִבְכּוֹת בְּאָמְרוֹ and began to cry, he complained; מִפְּנֵי מַה נִרְאָה ה' אֶל אַ…
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Hayom Yom 8 Cheshvan - The reward for a Mitzvah is the connection it makes with G‑d’s Essence.
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מִצְוָה לְשׁוֹן צַוְתָּא וְחִבּוּר The word mitzvah is related to the word tzavsa, meaning “connection.” וְהָעוֹשֶׂה מִצְוָה מִתְחַבֵּר עִם הָעַצְמוּת בָּרוּךְ הוּא A person who performs a mitzvah forges a connection with the Essence of G‑d — שֶׁהוּא הַמְצַוֶּה אֶת הַצִּוּוּי הַהוּא with the One Who gives that command. וְזֶהוּ שְׂכַר מִצְוָה מִצְוָ…
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Hayom Yom 7 Cheshvan - Action Speech and Thought vs. Thought Speech and Action
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הַסֵּדֶר לְאַחַר מַתַּן תּוֹרָה הוּא In the era since the Giving of the Torah, the stages [in our Divine service] are: הֲסָרַת עָרְלַת הַגּוּף first, removing the foreskin of the body, הַלָּשׁוֹן then of the tongue, הַלֵּב and then of the heart — מַעֲשֶׂה דִּבּוּר מַחֲשָׁבָה action, speech, and thought. אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ שֶׁהָיָה קוֹדֶם מַתַּן תּו…
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Hayom Yom 6 Cheshvan - But not peasant years who neither see nor hear G‑dliness
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כְּשֶׁרָצָה רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן When the Alter Rebbe wished לְבָרֵךְ אֶת ר' יְקוּתִיאֵל לֶיעפּלֶער בַּעֲשִׁירוּת to bless R. Yekusiel Liepler with wealth, אָמַר שֶׁאֵינוֹ חָפֵץ בָּזֶה the latter replied that he had no desire for it, שֶׁלֹּא תַּטְרִידוֹ הָעֲשִׁירוּת מִלִּמּוּד הַחֲסִידוּת וְהִתְעַסְּקוּת בַּעֲבוֹדָה lest it interfere with his study of…
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Hayom Yom 5 Cheshvan - The Jewish people are likened to stars that sparkle in the heavens
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יִשְׂרָאֵל נִמְשְׁלוּ לַכּוֹכָבִים הַמִּתְנוֹצְצִים בִּשְׁמֵי רָקִיעַ The Jewish people are likened to stars that sparkle in the heavens. אֲשֶׁר לְאוֹרָם לֹא יִתְּעֶה גַּם הַהוֹלֵךְ בְּמַחֲשַׁכֵּי הַלַּיְלָה Thanks to their light, even a person walking in the darkness of night will not err. כָּל אֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל Every Jew, בֵּין אִישׁ וּבֵין אִש…
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Hayom Yom 4 Cheshvan - Studying Torah every day critically affects our very lives
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לִמּוּד הַתּוֹרָה בְּכָל יוֹם וָיוֹם Studying Torah every day נוֹגֵעַ בִּנְפָשׁוֹת מַמָּשׁ critically affects our very lives: לֹא לְבָד בְּנֶפֶשׁ הַלּוֹמֵד not only the soul of the person studying, כִּי אִם גַּם בְּנַפְשׁוֹת בְּנֵי בֵּיתוֹ but the souls of his household as well, שֶׁאָז אֲוִיר הַבַּיִת for then the atmosphere in the home הוּא אֲוִיר…
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Hayom Yom 3 Cheshvan - The really joyful week is Lech Lecha, the entire week we live with Avraham
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(הֶמְשֵׁךְ שִׂיחָה הַנִּזְכָּר לְעֵיל) In the above-mentioned talk, the Rebbe Rashab continued: בְּרֵאשִׁית אִיז אַ פרֵיילִיכעֶ סִדְרָה “Bereishis is a happy parshah, אֲפִלּוּ דער סוֹף אִיז נִיט גאָר אַזוֹי געֶשׁמאַק even though its conclusion is not so pleasant. נֹחַ אִיז דעֶר מַבּוּל Noach is [the parshah of] the Flood, אָבּעֶר אַ פרֵיילִיכעֶר סו…
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Hayom Yom 2 Cheshvan - We must live with the times, the Torah portion of the current day
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מִשִּׂיחַת אַאַמוּ"ר מוֹצָאֵי שַׁבָּת קֹדֶשׁ לֶךְ לְךָ תרנ"א In the course of a talk that my revered father, [the Rebbe Rashab,] delivered on Motzaei Shabbos [Parshas] Lech Lecha, 5651 (1890), he said: אִין דִי עֶרשׁטעֶ יאָהרעֶן פוּן זַיינעֶ נְשִׂיאוּת “Once, in his first years as Rebbe, האָט דעֶר אַלטעֶר רֶבִּי געֶזאָגט בָּרַבִּים the Alter Rebbe …
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Hayom Yom 1 Cheshvan - The Prime Mover sets in motion circumstances that will bring one to where he is duty-bound
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בְּמִנְחָה [In the Torah Reading] at the Afternoon Service, וְכֵן בַּשֵּׁנִי וּבַחֲמִישִׁי דְשָׁבוּעַ הַבָּא עָלֵינוּ לְטוֹבָה and likewise [at the Morning Service] on Monday and Thursday of the following week, קוֹרִין לְיִשְׂרָאֵל מִפָּסוּק וַיֵרָא ה' אֶל אַבְרָם גו the third aliyah begins with the verse, “And G‑d appeared to Avram.” כְּבוֹד קְדוּ…
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Hayom Yom 30 Tishrei - While reciting the Hallel
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הַלֵּל In Hallel, כּוֹפְלִין הוֹדוּ לה' אַחַר כָּל אֶחָד מֵהַג' פְּסוּקִים יֹאמַר נָא one should repeat the verse beginning Hodu l’A-donai [ki tov] after the verse beginning Yomar na, and likewise after each of the next two verses, וְגַם כְּשֶׁמִּתְפַּלְלִים בְּיָחִיד even when praying alone. וְאַבְרָהָם זָקֵן גו' זְבַדְיָ' יִשְׁמְרֵנִי כו' - ג' פּ…
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Hayom Yom 29 Tishrei - Every potential has an effect either in material or in spiritual format
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מְבָרְכִים בִּרְכַּת הַקֶּשֶׁת [Our custom is] to recite the blessing over a rainbow, וְלֹא כְּיֵשׁ מְפַקְפְּקִים בָּזֶה unlike the view of those authorities who question whether this blessing should be recited. אֵיינעֶר פוּן דִי מעֶזִיבוּזשעֶר בַּעֲלֵי בָּתִּים One of the householders in Mezhibuzh האָט געֶהאַט אַ מַחֲלוֹקֶת מִיט נאָך אַ בַּעַל הַב…
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Hayom Yom 28 Tishrei - G-d's wedding ring obligating Himself to provide livelihood to the Jews
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אִם בְּחוּקֹּתַי תֵּלֵכוּ גו' וְנָתַתִּי גִשְׁמֵיכֶם בְּעִתָּם It is written:1 “If you walk in the path of My statutes… I will grant your rains in their season.” לִמּוּד הַתּוֹרָה וְקִיּוּם הַמִּצְוֹת The study of the Torah and the observance of the mitzvos הֵם טַבַּעַת הַקִּדּוּשִׁין are the wedding ring שֶׁבָּהֶם קִדֵּשׁ הקב"ה אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל with…
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Hayom Yom 27 Tishrei - A person who acts according to Torah lives a happy life
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הַתּוֹרָה וְהַמִּצְוֹת The Torah and its mitzvos מַקִּיפוֹת אֶת חַיֵּי הָאָדָם encompass a person’s life מִיּוֹם גִּיחוֹ מִבֶּטֶן אִמּוֹ עַד עֵת פְּקוּדָּתוֹ from the day he emerges from his mother’s womb until the day he is summoned [from Above]. וּמַעֲמִידוֹת אוֹתוֹ בְּקֶרֶן אוֹרָה The Torah and the mitzvos stand him in a ray of light, בְּשֵׂכֶל …
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Hayom Yom 26 Tishrei - An everlasting reminder that the Baal Shem Tov was born on Monday
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הָעִנְיָן עַל פָּסוּק לְעוֹלָם ה' דְּבָרְךָ נִצָּב בַּשָּׁמָיִם The verse — “Forever, O G‑d, Your word stands in the heavens” — מֵבִיא רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן (שַׁעַר הַיִּחוּד וְהָאֱמוּנָה פֶּרֶק א', אִגֶּרֶת הַקֹּדֶשׁ כ"ה) the Alter Rebbe quotes and cites a classic teaching based on it (both in Tanya — Shaar HaYichud VehaEmunah, ch. 1, and in Iggeres H…
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Hayom Yom 25 Tishrei - Ten melodies whose composition is ascribed to the Alter Rebbe.
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עֲשָׂרָה נִגּוּנִים There are ten melodies, מֵהֶם תְּנוּעוֹת בִּלְבָד some of them merely melodic phrases, מְיוּחָסִים לְרַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן שֶׁהוּא בְּעַצְמוֹ חִבְּרָם whose composition is ascribed to the Alter Rebbe. הַמְיוּחָסִים לְרַבֵּנוּ הָאֶמְצָעִי Those ascribed to the Mitteler Rebbe הַיְנוּ שֶׁנִּתְחַבְּרוּ בִּזְמַנּוֹ וְהָיוּ מְנַגְּנִים או…
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Hayom Yom 24 Tishrei - Public farbrengens is one of the foundations of chassidim and Chassidus
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מְבָרְכִים רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ מַרְחֶשְׁוָן We bless the month of Marcheshvan. 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: כֹּה אָמַר - וְיַאְדִּיר The haftarah begins with Ko amar and ends with …
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Hayom Yom 23 Tishrei - Those who support Torah draw spiritual influence from G‑d’s “head”
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אֵין קוֹרְאִים בַּתּוֹרָה בַּלַּיְלָה There is no public Torah Reading at night. נְשִׂיאַת כַּפַּיִם בְּשַׁחֲרִית The Priestly Blessing is recited [only] at the Morning Service. אֵין נוֹהֲגִים לִפְרוֹשׂ טַלִּית עַל רָאשֵׁי הָעוֹלִים לְחָתָן תּוֹרָה אוֹ לְחָתָן בְּרֵאשִׁית It is not our custom to spread a tallis as a canopy over the head of the Brid…
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Hayom Yom 22 Tishrei - On Shemini Atzeres, our Divine service is in a joyful mode
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מְקַדְּשִׁים וְאוֹכְלִים וְשׁוֹתִים בַּסּוּכָּה בֵּין בַּלַּיְלָה וּבֵין בַּיּוֹם We recite Kiddush and eat and drink in the sukkah, both at night and during the day. הַקָּפוֹת בְּלֵיל שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת Hakkafos are held on the eve of Shemini Atzeres. הפטורה: וַיְהִי כְּכַלּוֹת - וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַמּוֹ The haftarah begins with Vayehi kechalos and en…
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Hayom Yom 21 Tishrei - Hoshana Rabbah Customs
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בְּתִקּוּן לֵיל הוֹשַׁעֲנָא רַבָּה When reciting the Tikkun of Hoshana Rabbah night, גַּם פַּרְשָׁה בְּרָכָה אוֹמְרִים רַק פַּעַם אַחַת מִקְרָא Parshas Berachah3 is read only once. הָיוּ יְחִידִים שֶׁאַאַמוּ"ר צִיוָּם לְאוֹמְרָהּ בְּהוֹשַׁעֲנָא רַבָּה עִם פֵּרוּשׁ רַשִׁ"י There were specific individuals whom my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], i…
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Hayom Yom 20 Tishrei - Moving the Lulav to the chest can bring spiritual exuberance
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בְּעֵת הַנַּעֲנוּעִים צָרִיךְ לְהַגִּיעַ עַד הֶחָזֶה מָקוֹם שֶׁמַּכִּים בַּאֲמִירַת אָשַׁמְנוּ [Between each of] the movements (naanuim), [the base of] the Four Species should be brought back to touch the chest, at the place one strikes during the confessional beginning Ashamnu. אָמַר אַאַמוּ"ר בְּאַחַת הַהִתְוַעֲדוּת My revered father, the Rebbe […
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Hayom Yom 19 Tishrei - Have in mind the wheat for matzah and the esrog
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אִיתָא It is stated שֶׁכָּל הַשָּׁנָה that throughout the year, בְּאָמְרוֹ בִּשְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה when asking in Shemoneh Esreh [that G‑d bless this year] וְאֵת כָּל מִינֵי תְבוּאָתָהּ לְטוֹבָה “and all the varieties of its produce for good,” צָרִיךְ לְכַוֵּן לְחִטִּים לְמַצָּה וְאֶתְרֹג we should have in mind the wheat to be used for matzah, and th…
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Hayom Yom 18 Tishrei - Customs for saying Hoshanos
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אוֹמְרִים אוֹם אֲנִי חוֹמָה וְגַם אָדוֹן הַמּוֹשִׁיעַ [On this day, Sunday,] we recite both the hymn beginning Hoshana om ani chomah and the hymn beginning Hoshana Adon HaMoshia, אֲבָל אֵין מַקִּיפִים אֶלָּא פַּעַם אַחַת but we circle [the reader’s dais] only once. אוֹמְרִים תֵּיבַת "הוֹשַׁעֲנָא", הֵן בְּרֹאשׁ וְהֵן בְּסוֹף [Every day,] we add the …
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Hayom Yom 17 Tishrei - The souls sense of pleasure and satisfaction in its Divine service
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גַּם בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְצָהֳלָה [In the last stanza of Lechah Dodi] we say gam besimchah u’vetzahalah. שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם, אֵשֶׁת חַיִל, מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד, דָּא הִיא סְעוּדָתָא, וְיִתֶּן לְךָ - אוֹמְרִים בְּלַחַשׁ The hymn beginning Shalom aleichem, the passage beginning Eishes chayil, the psalm Mizmor leDavid, and the pronouncement Da hi seudasa, are re…
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Hayom Yom 16 Tishrei - We received an infinite revelation — ad Ein Sof
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בְּקִדּוּשׁ הַלַּיְלָה: שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְאַחַר כָּךְ לֵשֵׁב בַּסּוּכָּה When reciting Kiddush at night, the blessing Shehecheyanu precedes the blessing leishev basukkah. בְּמִנְחָה אֵין אוֹמְרִים הוֹדוּ, אֲבָל אוֹמְרִים פָּתַח אֵלִיָּהוּ Before the Afternoon Service we do not recite the psalm beginning Hodu, but we do recite the passage beginning Pas…
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Hayom Yom 15 Tishrei - The Alter Rebbe would take the Tzemach Tzedek under his tallis during the Priestly Blessing
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כְּשֶׁנּוֹתְנִים הַד' מִינִים לְאַחֵר לְבָרֵךְ עֲלֵיהֶם When handing someone the Four Species so that he can recite a blessing over them, אוֹמְרִים בְּפֵרוּשׁ שֶׁהוּא בְּמַתָּנָה עַל מְנָת לְהַחֲזִיר one should say explicitly that it this “a gift on condition that it is returned.” וּבִפְרַט בְּיוֹם רִאשׁוֹן This practice applies especially on the f…
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Hayom Yom 14 Tishrei - Binding the , Hadassim and Aravos
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עֵרוּב תַּבְשִׁילִין [Today] an Eruv Tavshilin is made. אֵין מוֹסִיפִין עַל שְׁתֵּי עֲרָבוֹת No more than two willow twigs are taken. מַה שֶׁאֵין כֵּן בַּהֲדַסִים One may, however, take more than three myrtle twigs. מְהַדְּרִים לֶאֱגוֹד הַלּוּלָב בַּסּוּכָּה וּבְעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב To perform the mitzvah in its optimum manner, one makes a point of bind…
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Hayom Yom 13 Tishrei - The beginning and end of Epistle 22 in Iggeres HaKodesh
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הִסְתַּלְּקוּת אַדְמוּ"ר מַהֲרַ"שׁ — תּרמ"ג — וּמְנוּחָתוֹ כָּבוֹד בְּליוּבַּאוִויטְשׁ [This date is] the anniversary of the passing of the Rebbe Maharash in 5643 (1882). His resting place is in Lubavitch. תְּחִלַּת אִגֶּרֶת סִימָּן כב וְסוֹפָהּ — לֹא בָּא בִּדְפוּס בְּאִגֶּרֶת הַקּוֹדֶשׁ. (נִדְפַּס בְּקוֹבֶץ הַתָּמִים חוֹבֶרֶת שְׁנִיָּה) The begin…
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Hayom Yom 12 Tishrei - Endeavors and toil will not be expended in vain
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בְּרִית כְּרוּתָה One may rest assured, as by a covenant, לְתַעֲמוּלָה וַעֲבוֹדָה that endeavors and toil [for the dissemination of Yiddishkeit], בְּמוֹעֲצוֹת חָכְמָה in a spirit of wise consultation וּבְקִרוּב הַדַּעַת and comradely openness, שֶׁאֵינָהּ חוֹזֶרֶת רֵיקָם will not be expended in vain. Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in Englis…
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Hayom Yom 11 Tishrei - Simple faith connects the Essence of G‑d with the essence of the soul
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בְּמוֹצָאֵי יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים תּקנ"ו בְּלִיאָזנאָ On the night following Yom Kippur, 5556 (1795), in Liozna, אָמַר רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן תּוֹרָה בְּרַבִּים the Alter Rebbe publicly delivered a teaching — כַּנָּהוּג אָז דְּרוּשִׁים קְצָרִים briefly, as was his custom in those years — עַל פָּסוּק מִי כְּהַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֵינוּ בְּכָל קָרְאֵנוּ אֵלָיו on the …
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Hayom Yom 10 Tishrei - In practice the fast of Yom Kippur lasts 26 hours
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לֵיל יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים מַתְחִילִים ה' מָלָךְ תָּגֵל גו The Evening Service of Yom Kippur opens with the psalm beginning A-donai malach tagel. פָּסוּק אוֹר זָרוּעַ — פַּעַם אַחַת וּבְקוֹל רָם Its second-last verse, beginning Or zarua, is said once, aloud. עַל דַּעַת הַקָּהָל כו' ג' פְּעָמִים וּבְקוֹל נָמוּךְ The statement beginning Al daas HaMakom …
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Hayom Yom 9 Tishrei - On the eve of Yom Kippur focus on regret over the past
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כַּפָּרוֹת: "בְּנֵי אָדָם - וּלְשָׁלוֹם" שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים In [the expiation ceremony known as] Kaparos, the passage from Bnei adam until u’leshalom is recited three times. וּבְכָל פַּעַם מְסַבֵּב ג' פְּעָמִים The chicken is circled above one’s head three times after each recitation, סַךְ הַכֹּל מְסַבֵּב ט' פְּעָמִים for a total of nine times. עַד …
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Hayom Yom 8 Tishrei - Teshuva by carefully avoiding all conspicuousness
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קִצּוּר בִּאוּר אוֹפֶן הה An explanation [by the Rebbe Rashab] of the fifth approach, abridged: ה, הַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶת עִם הוי' אֱלֹקֶיךָ “Walk humbly with G‑d your L‑rd.” זְהִירוּת שֶׁלֹּא תְהִי שׁוּם בְּלִיטָה This means carefully avoiding all conspicuousness. וּכְמַאֲמַר לְעוֹלָם יְהֵא אָדָם עָרוּם בְּיִרְאָה As the Sages expressed it, “A person shou…
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Hayom Yom 7 Tishrei - Businessmen have an advantage over Torah scholars
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קִצּוּר בִּאוּר אוֹפֶן הד An explanation [by the Rebbe Rashab] of the fourth approach, abridged: ב, בְּכָל דְּרָכֶיךָ דָּעֵהוּ “Know Him in all your ways.” הָאָדָם הַשָּׂם לִבּוֹ וְדַעְתּוֹ עַל כָּל הַנַּעֲשֶׂה עִמּוֹ וּמִסָּבִיב לוֹ A person who sets his heart and mind on everything that happens to him and around him רוֹאֶה הוּא אֱלֹקוּת בְּמוּחָש…
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Hayom Yom 6 Tishrei - The path of Teshuva that comes from a good heart.
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קִצּוּר בִּאוּר אוֹפֶן הג An explanation [by the Rebbe Rashab] of the third approach, abridged: ו, וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ “Love your neighbor as yourself.” כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמַר רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן As the Alter Rebbe explained, אֲשֶׁר זֶהוּ כְּלִי לִוְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת הוי' אֱלֹקֶיךָ fulfilling this mitzvah is a medium for [attaining the level at which …
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Hayom Yom 5 Tishrei - Teshuva by having in mind how all existence is created from nothingness
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קִצּוּר בִּאוּר אוֹפֶן הב An explanation [by the Rebbe Rashab] of the second approach, abridged: שׁ, שִׁוִּיתִי הוי' לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד “I have placed G‑d (Havayah) before me at all times.” הוי' מוֹרֶה עַל הִתְהַוּוּת הָעוֹלָם וְהִתְהַוּוּת הַנִּבְרָאִים The Divine Name Havayah [lit., “being, becoming”]denotes the bringing into existence of the worl…
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Hayom Yom 4 Tishrei - Teshuvah that comes through Temimus, earnestness within the heart
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צוֹם גְּדַלְיָה נִדְחֶה The Fast of Gedaliah, postponed [from yesterday], is observed today. אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ [The “long”] Avinu Malkeinu is recited [at Shacharis and Minchah]. סְלִיחוֹת Selichos [are recited on this day]. קִצּוּר בִּאוּר אַאַמוּ"ר בְּאוֹפֶן הָא An explanation [by the Rebbe Rashab] of the first approach [a continuation from yest…
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Hayom Yom 3 Tishrei - Teshuva comprises five letters which are five distinct paths
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מַתְחִילִין מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד וְלֹא לְכוּ נְרַנְנָה [In the Kabbalas Shabbos Service,] we begin with Mizmor LeDavid instead of Lechu Neranenah. וְכֵן בְּכָל שַׁבָּת מוֹצָאֵי יוֹם טוֹב This applies whenever a festival ends on Friday evening. הפטורה: שׁוּבָה - יִכָּשְׁלוּ בָם. מִי אֵל כָּמוֹךָ - מִימֵי קֶדֶם The haftarah [for Shabbos Teshuvah] begins …
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Hayom Yom 2 Tishrei - Sounding the Shofar and the prayer of Ana BeCho’ach
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לְאֵל עוֹרֵךְ דִּין - בִּתְפִלַּת מוּסָף The liturgical hymn, LeE-l Orech Din, is recited in the Mussaf Service. בְּמִנְחָה אֵין אוֹמְרִים הוֹדוּ, אֲבָל אוֹמְרִים פָּתַח אֵלִיָּהוּ Before the Minchah Service, we do not recite the psalm beginning Hodu, but we do recite the passage beginning Pasach Eliyahu. מַה שֶׁכָּתוּב בַּסִּדּוּר, שַׁעַר הַקְּרִי…
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