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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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Hayom Yom 16 Sivan - Healing the soul is similar to healing the body
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כְּבָר הֶחְלִיטוּ הָרִאשׁוֹנִים כְּמַלְאָכִים, זְכוּתָם יָגֵן עָלֵינוּ The sages of the early generations — who have been likened to angels — determined long ago אֲשֶׁר רְפוּאַת הַנֶּפֶשׁ הִיא כִּרְפוּאַת הַגּוּף that healing the soul is similar to healing the body. לְכֹל לְרֹאשׁ צָרִיךְ לְסַמֵּן מְקוֹם הַחוֹלִי The first step is to discern the sou…
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Hayom Yom 15 Sivan - The teachings of the Alter Rebbe
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בִּתְחִלָּה הָיָה רַבֵּנוּ הַגָּדוֹל אוֹמֵר דְּרוּשִׁים קְצָרִים בִּמְאֹד At first, the Alter Rebbe would deliver very short teachings מַרְעִישֵׁי הַלֵּב וּמַלְהִיבִים מְאֹד that would arouse the heart and inflame it with spiritual emotion. "וְנִקְרְאוּ בְּשֵׁם "דְּרָכִים These were called derachim (“paths”). אַחַר כַּךְ נִקְרְאוּ "אִגְּרוֹת" וְהֵם…
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Hayom Yom 14 Sivan - Blessing when putting on a tallis katan in the morning
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בִּלְבִישַׁת טַלִּית קָטָן בַּבּוֹקֶר When putting on a tallis katan in the morning — בְּיָדַיִם נְקִיּוֹת וּבְמָקוֹם שֶׁמּוּתָּר לְבָרֵךְ if one’s hands are pure and he is in a place where it is permitted to recite a blessing — "מְבָרְכִים "עַל מִצְוַת צִיצִית he should conclude the blessing with the words, …al mitzvas tzitzis, כֵּיוָן שֶׁאֵין בְּ…
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Hayom Yom 13 Sivan - The Tzemach Tzedek composed several niggunim
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הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק חִבֵּר כַּמָּה נִגּוּנִים The Tzemach Tzedek composed several niggunim. לִמּוּדוֹ הָיָה בְּקוֹל וְנִגּוּן He would study aloud and melodiously. וְלִפְעָמִים הָיָה מַפְסִיק בְּאֶמְצַע לִמּוּדוֹ At times he would pause in the midst of his study, אוֹ כְּתִיבָתוֹ דִּבְרֵי אֱלֹקִים חַיִּים אוֹ שְׁאֵלוֹת וּתְשׁוּבוֹת or in the midst of wri…
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Hayom Yom 12 Sivan - Love criticism it will place you on a truly high level
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בְּבִרְכַּת שֶׁהַכֹּל נִהְיָה בִּדְבָרוֹ In the blessing Shehakol nih’yah bidvaro, נִהְיָה הַיוּ"ד בְּקָמַץ וְלֹא בְּסֶגּוֹל the yud of the word nih’yah should be pronounced with a kamatz and not with a segol. אַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמִּכְתָּבָיו My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], writes in a letter: אֱהוֹב אֶת הַבִּקּוֹרֶת “Love criticism…
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Hayom Yom 11 Sivan - Resurrection of the Dead in Divine service
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מִשִּׂיחוֹת אַאַמוּ"ר From a sichah of my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab]: אִין דעֶר עֲבוֹדָה פוּן עֲבוֹדַת ה' עַל דֶּרֶךְ הַחֲסִידוּת In avodas HaShem that is practiced according to the teachings of Chassidus, זַיינעֶן פאַראַן אַלעֶ מַדְרֵגוֹת we find all levels…. דִי דַרְגָא פוּן מֵת בּאַדאַרף קֵיין סַךְ הֶסְבֵּר נִיט האָבּעֶן The level of a “…
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Hayom Yom 10 Sivan - Jews are called lamps we must kindle the fire
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רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן עָנָה לְאֶחָד בְּהִכָּנְסוֹ לִיחִידוּת The Alter Rebbe once gave the following answer to a chassid in the course of a yechidus: בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וועֶרעֶן אָנגעֶרוּפעֶן נֵרוֹת The Jewish people are called lamps. אַ נֵר אִיז כָּלוּל פוּן כְּלִי פְּתִילָה שֶׁמֶן וָאֵשׁ A lamp is comprised of a container, a wick, oil, and fire. מעֶן …
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Hayom Yom 9 Sivan - This world needs to have its air purified
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דִי וועֶלט דאַרף האָבּעֶן טַהֲרַת הָאֲוִיר This world needs to have its air purified, טַהֲרַת הָאֲוִיר אִיז נאָר דוּרךְ אוֹתִיּוֹת הַתּוֹרָה and this can be accomplished only through the letters of the Torah [that one recites]. דִי אוֹתִיּוֹת שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה זַיינעֶן אַ שְׁמִירָה כְּלָלִית אוּן אַ שְׁמִירָה פְּרָטִית These letters afford both univers…
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Hayom Yom 8 Sivan - G-d's bridal garden and a garden of nuts
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דעֶר עוֹלָם הַזֶּה הַגַּשְׁמִי This physical world אִיז אַ געֶמִישׁ פוּן גִנוּנְיָא שֶׁל הקבּ"ה is a mixture of G‑d’s genunya (אַ צוּזאַמעֶנְקוּנפְט וואוּ ה' יִתְבָּרֵךְ כִּבְיָכוֹל קוּמְט זִיךְ צוּזאַמעֶן מִיט דעֶם אָדָם בְּחִיר הַנִּבְרָאִים) (a meeting place in which G‑d unites with man, the choicest of all created beings) אוּן גִנַּת אֱגוֹז (בְ…
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Hayom Yom 7 Sivan - Standing for Birkas Kohanim - the priestly blessing
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נְשִׂיאוּת כַּפַּיִם [Whenever] the Priestly Blessing [is given, the procedure to be followed by each congregant is as follows]: כְּשֶׁאוֹמְרִים תֵּבַת יְבָרֶכְךָ — הַמִּתְבָּרֵךְ רֹאשׁוֹ בְּאֶמְצַע When the kohanim say the word yevarechecha, the recipient of the blessing faces forward; ה' — מֵסֵב רֹאשׁוֹ לִימִינוֹ, שֶׁהִיא שְׂמֹאל הַמְבָרֵךְ when …
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Hayom Yom 6 Sivan - Passing of the BeShT “the luminaries were taken”
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בִּשְׁעַת קְרִיאַת עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְּרוֹת עוֹמְדִים וּפְנֵיהֶם אֶל הַסֵּפֶר תּוֹרָה During the public reading of the Ten Commandments, the congregants stand and face the Torah scroll. אֵין אוֹמְרִים אַקְדָמוּת It is not our custom to recite the hymn beginning Akdamus. הִסְתַּלְּקוּת הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב The Baal Shem Tov passed away בַּיוֹם הָרְבִיעִי…
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Hayom Yom 5 Sivan - Laundering your garments must be done by yourself
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Day 49 of the Omer עֶרֶב חַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת תּקנ"ז אָמַר רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן תּוֹרָה On the eve of Shavuos, 5557 (1797), the Alter Rebbe delivered a teaching וְקִדַּשְׁתָּם הַיּוֹם וּמָחָר גוֹ [on G‑d’s command to Moshe Rabbeinu a few days before the people were to receive the Torah]: “You shall sanctify them today and tomorrow [and they shall launder…
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Hayom Yom 4 Sivan - Shavuos is the perfect time to ... - part two
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Day 48 of the Omer חַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת The festival of Shavuos הוּא זְמַן הַמּוּכְשָׁר לַעֲשׂוֹת הַכּׂל is the perfect time to do everything possible לְטוֹבַת לִמּוּד הַתּוֹרָה וְהָעֲבוֹדָה בְּיִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם to advance one’s Torah study and one’s service of G‑d with awe. וְכֵן לְהִתְעַסֵּק בִּתְשׁוּבָה בְּהַנּוֹגֵעַ לְתּוֹרָה Similarly, it is an ap…
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Hayom Yom 3 Sivan - Shavuos is a unique time of Divine favor - part one
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Day 47 of the Omer כְּשֶׁהִסְתַּפְּרוּ בִּימֵי הַגְבָּלָה, קוֹדֶם עֶרֶב חַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת, לֹא הָיְתָה רוּחַ אַאַמוּ"ר נוֹחָה מִזֶּה My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], did not look favorably on the practice of taking a haircut [at the conclusion of the period of the Omer] during the [Three] Days of Preparation preceding Shavuos, i.e., before th…
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Hayom Yom 2 Sivan - On Shavuos 5589-1829 - Four Maamarim in four days
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Day 46 of the Omer אָנָּא בְּכֹחַ — דְּקַבָּלַת שַׁבָּת — אוֹמְרִים בְּלַחַשׁ In [Friday evening’s welcoming] Kabbalas Shabbos service, the passage beginning Ana Becho’ach is said in a whisper. וּפְרוֹשׂ עָלֵינוּ כו' — בְּקַבָּלַת שַׁבָּת — בַּעֲמִידָה In [Friday evening’s welcoming] Kabbalas Shabbos service, one stands when one reaches the words u…
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Hayom Yom 1 Sivan - Our Rebbeim bequeathed an unbounded inheritance to chassidim
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Day 45 of the Omer עַד י"ב בַּחֹדֶשׁ — וְעַד בִּכְלַל — אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן [From the first of Sivan] until the twelfth inclusive, Tachanun is omitted. זְרוֹק חוּטְרָא לַאֲוִירָא אַעִקָּרֵיהּ קָאֵי [There is a maxim of the Sages:] “If you toss a stick into the air, it will land on its base.” נַחֲלָה בְּלִי מְצָרִים הִנְחִילוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ רַבּו…
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Hayom Yom 29 Iyar - Tzaddikim offer supplication and prayer for those bound to them
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Day 44 of the Omer עֲלִיַּת הַנְּשָׁמָה הִיא שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בְּכָל יוֹם בְּהַג' תְּפִלוֹת The soul ascends three times a day, during each of the three prayer services. וּבִפְרָט נִשְׁמַת הַצַּדִּיקִים דְּיֵלְכוּ מֵחַיִל אֶל חָיִל This is especially true of the souls of tzaddikim, of whom it is said, “They proceed from strength to strength.” וְדָ…
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Hayom Yom 28 Iyar - The Tzemach Tzedek saw the Alter Rebbe in a vision
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Day 43 of the Omer בְּאַחַד הַחֶזְיוֹנוֹת לַיְלָה שֶׁרָאָה הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק אֶת רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן In one of the nighttime visions in which the Tzemach Tzedek saw [his maternal grandfather,] the Alter Rebbe, בְּתוֹךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים לְהִסְתַּלְּקוּתוֹ within thirty days of the latter’s passing, אָמַר לְפָנָיו הַמַּאֲמָר עַל שְׁלֹשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעוֹלָם עוֹמ…
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Hayom Yom 27 Iyar - The Alter Rebbe, descendant of the Maggid and the BeShT
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Day 42 of the Omer אַאַמוּ"ר סִפֵּר My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], related שֶׁשָּׁמַע מֵאָבִיו that he heard from his father, [the Rebbe Maharash,] בְּשֵׁם הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק שֶׁשָּׁמַע מֵרַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן that the Tzemach Tzedek heard the Alter Rebbe שֶׁהָיָה קוֹרֵא אֶת עַצְמוֹ referring to himself בְּשֵׁם בֵּן לְהָרַב הַמַּגִּיד as the son of…
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Hayom Yom 26 Iyar - A necessary prerequisite for rebuking
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Day 41 of the Omer קוֹדֶם צִוּוּי הוֹכֵחַ תּוֹכִיחַ Before the commandment, “You shall surely reprove [your fellowman],” כְּתִיב וְלֹא תִשְׂנָא אֶת אָחִיךָ it is written, “Do not hate your brother [in your heart],” כִּי זֶהוּ תְּנַאי מוּקְדָּם לְהוֹכָחָה for this is a necessary prerequisite for rebuking one’s fellowman. וְאַחֲרֵי זֶה כְּתִיב וְלֹא …
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Hayom Yom 25 Iyar - The principal and fruits of a Mitzvah
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Day 40 of the Omer מִמַּאֲמָרֵי רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן בִּשְׁנַת תקנ"ה בְּליאָזנאָ The Alter Rebbe delivered the following maamar in Liozna in the year 5555 (1795): שְׂכַר מִצְוָה מִצְוָה “The reward for a mitzvah is a mitzvah.” הַמִּצְוָה בְּעֶצֶם עַצְמוּתָהּ הִיא הַשָּׂכָר The very essence of the mitzvah is itself the reward for the mitzvah. וְהִתְגַל…
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Hayom Yom 24 Iyar - 1) G‑d pleads with the Jews 2) The value of simplicity
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Day 39 of the Omer מְבָרְכִים רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ סִיוָן [On] Shabbos Mevarchim, Sivan [it is our custom] אֲמִירַת כָּל הַתְּהִלִּים בְּהַשְׁכָּמָה to recite the entire Book of Tehillim early in the morning יוֹם הִתְוַעֲדוּת and to hold a farbrengen on that day. לִשְׁלִישִׁי עוֹלֶה הַבַּעַל קוֹרֵא, וּמֵעַצְמוֹ [In years in which Parshas Bechukosai is read…
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Hayom Yom 23 Iyar - The first stage in a person’s spiritual decline
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Day 38 of the Omer רֵאשִׁית הַיְרִידָה, רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלַן The first stage in a person’s spiritual decline (Heaven forbid) הוּא הֶעְדֵּר הָעֲבוֹדָה בִּתְפִלָּה is a lack of effort when serving G‑d in prayer. עֶס וועֶרט אַלץ טְרוּקעֶן אוּן קאַלט Everything becomes parched and cold. דִי מִצְוַת אֲנָשִׁים מְלוּמָּדָה וועֶרט שׁוֹין אוֹיךְ שְׁוועֶר Even …
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Hayom Yom 22 Iyar - A G‑dly innovation the Rebbe and Chassidim are never alone
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Day 37 of the Omer פַּעַם אַחַת הִתְוַעֲדוּ חֲסִידִים הָרִאשׁוֹנִים — בִּשְׁנַת תּקמ"ד-ז Once, at some time in the years 5544-5547 (1784-1787), a group of early chassidim who were farbrengen together וְתוֹכֶן שִׂיחָתָם הָיָה spoke of דעֶר רֶבִּי — רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן — האָט אוֹיפגעֶטאָן וואָס מעֶן אִיז נִיט עֶלעֶנט how their Rebbe, the Alter Rebbe, h…
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Hayom Yom 21 Iyar - The matter depends only on one’s efforts
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Day 36 of the Omer עַל כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד לָדַעַת Every individual should know כִּי הוּא יִתְבָּרֵךְ בְּהַשְׁגָּחָתוֹ הַפְּרָטִית that G‑d, with His precisely-focused Providence, נוֹתֵן לְכָל אָדָם הָאֶפְשָׁרוּת grants everyone the opportunity לְהָבִיא רָצוֹן הָעֶלְיוֹן יִתְבָּרֵךְ מִן הַכֹּחַ אֶל הַפּוֹעַל to bring His sublime Will from the potent…
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Hayom Yom 20 Iyar - With patience and joining of minds you can prevail
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Day 35 of the Omer נִיטָא בַּא וועֶמעֶן אִיבּעֶרנעֶמעֶן זִיך. We have no one to pamper us: מעֶן בּעֶדאַרף האָרעֶוועֶן we must labor. מִיט סַבְלָנוּת אוּן קִרוּב הַדַּעַת קעֶן מעֶן, בְּעֶזְרַת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרֵךְ, אַלס דוּרכזעֶצעֶן With patience and brotherly understanding we can — with G‑d’s help — overcome all obstacles. מִיט בִּטּוּל הַזּוּלַת וְ…
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Hayom Yom 19 Iyar - Chassidus shows a person to what heights he can rise
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Day 34 of the Omer חֲסִידוּת אִיז אַ גֶ-טלִיכעֶר פאַרשׁטאַנד Chassidus is a G‑dly understanding — דעֶר פאַרשׁטאַנד וואָס ווַייזְט דעֶם מעֶנטשְׁן וִוי קלֵיין עֶר אִיז a perspective that shows a person how humble is his station אוּן וִוי גרוֹיס עֶר קעֶן זִיך דעֶרהוֹיבְּן and, [simultaneously,] to what heights he can elevate himself. Text and Translat…
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Hayom Yom 18 Iyar - Lag BaOmer a day of miracles for children
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Day 33 of the Omer אֵצֶל אַדְמוּ"ר הָאֶמְצָעִי הָיָה לג בָּעוֹמֶר מִיָּמִים טוֹבִים הַמְצוּיָּנִים For the Mitteler Rebbe, Lag BaOmer was one of the outstanding festivals. מעֶן פלעֶגט אַרוֹיסגעֶהן אוֹיפְ'ן פעֶלד He would go out to the fields [together with the chassidim]. עֶר פלעֶגט זִיךְ נִיט וואַשׁעֶן He would not partake of bread, אָבּעֶר נעֶהמע…
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Hayom Yom 17 Iyar - G‑d’s cherished land, the treasures hidden within Jews
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Day 32 of the Omer אֵין אוֹמְרִים צִדְקָתְךָ [When the eve of Lag BaOmer falls on Shabbos,] the passage beginning Tzidkas’cha is omitted in the Afternoon Service. בִּקְרִיאַת שְׁמַע שֶׁיֵּשׁ אוֹמְרִים בַּבּוֹקֶר — קוֹדֶם הַתְּפִלָּה In the Shema that some people recite in the morning before the Morning Service כְּדֵי לָצֵאת חוֹבַת קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע ב…
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Hayom Yom 16 Iyar - The Rebbe Maharash said: “Elye, I envy you"
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Day 31 of the Omer אַאַמוּ"ר כְּשֶׁהָיָה נוֹטֵל צִפָּרְנָיו, הָיָה מְעָרֵב עִמָּהֶם קֵיסָם, קוֹדֶם הַשְּׂרֵיפָה When my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], would cut his nails, he would put a sliver of wood together with the clippings before burning them. אַאַזְמוּ"ר אָמַר לְהֶחָסִיד ר' אֵלִיָּהוּ אַבּעֶלעֶר R. Elye Abeler, was a chassid of my reve…
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Hayom Yom 15 Iyar - The piece of bread that I have is yours just like mine
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Day 30 of the Omer בִּימֵי רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן הָיָה שָׁגוּר בְּפִי הַחֲסִידִים הַפִּתְגָם In the Alter Rebbe’s time, there was a saying common among his chassidim: דעֶר שְׁטִיקעֶל בְּרוֹיט וואָס אִיךְ האָבּ “The piece of bread that I have אִיז עֶר דַיינעֶר ווִי מַיינעֶר is yours just as much as it is mine.” וְהָיוּ מַקְדִּימִים מִלַּת “דַיינעֶר" — ד…
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Hayom Yom 14 Iyar - Pesach Sheni teaches that it's never too late
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Day 29 of the Omer פֶּסַח שֵׁנִי עִנְיָנוֹ אִיז — עֶס אִיז נִיטאָ קֵיין פאַרפאַלעֶן The message of Pesach Sheni is that “it’s never too late; מעֶן קעֶן אַלעֶ מאָל פאַרִיכְטעֶן one can always correct and make amends” — אֲפִילוּ מִי שֶׁהָיָ' טָמֵא even one who was impure מִי שֶׁהָיָ' בְּדֶרֶךְ רְחוֹקָה or was on a distant path. אוּן אֲפִילוּ “לָכֶם",…
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Hayom Yom 13 Iyar - Know that what is Above is from you
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Day 28 of the Omer בְּמִנְחָה אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן [On the eve of Pesach Sheni,] Tachanun is recited in the Afternoon Service. רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן — בְּאוֹתָם הַשָּׁנִים שֶׁהָיָה אוֹמֵר מַאֲמָרִים קְצָרִים — אָמַר In the years during which the Alter Rebbe delivered short maamarim, he once taught: דַּע מַה לְמַעְלָה מִמָּךְ “The phrase, ‘Know what is a…
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Hayom Yom 12 Iyar - Grammar in the vowels of Davening - part two
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Day 27 of the Omer אוֹמְרִים בִּתְפִלָּה In the prayer services: מֶנּוּ מַאֲמָר — מֵ"ם שְׁלִישִׁית קְמוּצָה כְּיוֹם כוּ' נֶאֱמַר — מֵם פְּתוּחָה In the phrase מנו מאמר כיום, the third mem should be vocalized with a kamatz. In the phrase ושם נאמר, the letter mem in the word ne’emar should be vocalized with a patach. זָכוּר — בִּמְלאוּפם — כִּי עָפָר…
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Hayom Yom 11 Iyar - Grammar in the vowels of Davening - part one
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Day 26 of the Omer אוֹמְרִים בִּתְפִלָּה In the prayer services: וְכֵן — בְּצֵירֵי וְלֹא בְּפַתָּח — שְׁנֵי כְתוּבִים In the phrase וכן שני כתובים, the letter chaf in the word vechein should be vocalized with a tzeirei and not with a patach. חִיִּיתָנִי — בְּקָמַץ וְלֹא בְּפַתָּח — מִיָּרְדִי בוֹר In the phrase חייתני מירדי בור, the letter saf in t…
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Hayom Yom 10 Iyar - You shall make yourselves luminous
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Day 25 of the Omer נַהֲגִינָן לְהַטְבִּיל פְּרוּסַת הַמּוֹצִיא שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בְּמֶלַח According to our custom, the piece of bread over which the blessing HaMotzi is recited is dipped into salt three times; וְלֹא לִזְרוֹק הַמֶּלַח עַל הַפְּרוּסָה one does not shake the salt over the bread. יוֹם בּ' דְּחַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת תּרכ"א בִּסְעוּדָּה סִפֵּר…
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Hayom Yom 9 Iyar - Whatever one sees or hears is a directive for service of G‑d
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Day 24 of the Omer מוֹרֵנוּ הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב אָמַר Our master, the Baal Shem Tov, taught: כָּל דָּבָר וְדָבָר אֲשֶׁר הָאָדָם רוֹאֶה אוֹ שׁוֹמֵעַ “Whatever a person sees or hears הוּא הוֹרָאַת הַנְהָגָה בַּעֲבוֹדַת הַשֵּׁם is a directive for his service of G‑d. וְזֶהוּ עִנְיַן הָעֲבוֹדָה This is what Divine service consists of — לְהָבִין וּלְהַשְׂ…
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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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