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Hayom Yom 13 Cheshvan - Evil speech kills three: spiritually, the inventor, the speaker, and the listener 03.11.2025 3:14
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 writings of Rambam, &...
Hayom Yom 12 Cheshvan - One of the Alter Rebbe’s first teachings: a Jew hears deeply 02.11.2025 5:25
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 deeply that...
Hayom Yom 11 Cheshvan - Notes by the Rebbe Rashab on the discourse Pasach Eliyahu 01.11.2025 6:10
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" צָרִיךְ לִהְיוֹת "דְּפֵרוּשׁ מְשׁוֹטְטוֹת" [In t...
Hayom Yom 10 Cheshvan - The Alter Rebbe would refer to the World of Atzilus as “above” 31.10.2025 1:22
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 write no more than its f...
Hayom Yom 9 Cheshvan - When a Jew decides to circumcise himself, G‑d reveals Himself to him 30.10.2025 2:48
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 אַבְרָה...
Hayom Yom 8 Cheshvan - The reward for a Mitzvah is the connection it makes with G‑d’s Essence. 29.10.2025 7:13
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 מִצְ...
Hayom Yom 7 Cheshvan - Action Speech and Thought vs. Thought Speech and Action 28.10.2025 3:50
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 תּוֹרָה Avraham Avinu, who lived before the...
Hayom Yom 6 Cheshvan - But not peasant years who neither see nor hear G‑dliness 27.10.2025 4:02
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 Chassidus and involvement i...
Hayom Yom 5 Cheshvan - The Jewish people are likened to stars that sparkle in the heavens 26.10.2025 1:47
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 אִשָּׁה man or woman, יֵשׁ בּוֹ דֵּי כֹּחַ מוּס...
Hayom Yom 4 Cheshvan - Studying Torah every day critically affects our very lives 26.10.2025 2:02
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 תּוֹרָה וְיִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם is one of&nb...
Hayom Yom 3 Cheshvan - The really joyful week is Lech Lecha, the entire week we live with Avraham 24.10.2025 3:38
(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 פ...
Hayom Yom 2 Cheshvan - We must live with the times, the Torah portion of the current day 23.10.2025 3:20
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 declared in public:...
Hayom Yom 1 Cheshvan - The Prime Mover sets in motion circumstances that will bring one to where he is duty-bound 22.10.2025 4:55
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 קְדוּשַׁת אַאַמוּ"...
Hayom Yom 30 Tishrei - While reciting the Hallel 21.10.2025 3:18
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' פְּעָמִים The verse b...
Hayom Yom 29 Tishrei - Every potential has an effect either in material or in spiritual format 20.10.2025 4:25
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 הַבַּיִת had a running argument with a fel...
Hayom Yom 28 Tishrei - G-d's wedding ring obligating Himself to provide livelihood to the Jews 19.10.2025 2:52
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 which the Holy One, b...
Hayom Yom 27 Tishrei - A person who acts according to Torah lives a happy life 18.10.2025 4:24
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 בָּרִ...
Hayom Yom 26 Tishrei - An everlasting reminder that the Baal Shem Tov was born on Monday 17.10.2025 4:57
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 HaKodesh...
Hayom Yom 25 Tishrei - Ten melodies whose composition is ascribed to the Alter Rebbe. 16.10.2025 2:44
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 אוֹתָם לְפָנָיו were composed...
Hayom Yom 24 Tishrei - Public farbrengens is one of the foundations of chassidim and Chassidus 16.10.2025 6:05
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  ...
Hayom Yom 23 Tishrei - Those who support Torah draw spiritual influence from G‑d’s “head” 13.10.2025 6:40
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 Bridegroom(s) of the&n...
Hayom Yom 22 Tishrei - On Shemini Atzeres, our Divine service is in a joyful mode 12.10.2025 5:09
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 an...
Hayom Yom 21 Tishrei - Hoshana Rabbah Customs 12.10.2025 6:40
בְּתִקּוּן לֵיל הוֹשַׁעֲנָא רַבָּה When reciting the Tikkun of Hoshana Rabbah night, גַּם פַּרְשָׁה בְּרָכָה אוֹמְרִים רַק פַּעַם אַחַת מִקְרָא Parshas Berachah 3 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], in...
Hayom Yom 20 Tishrei - Moving the Lulav to the chest can bring spiritual exuberance 12.10.2025 2:57
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 [Rashab], once said at...
Hayom Yom 19 Tishrei - Have in mind the wheat for matzah and the esrog 10.10.2025 2:05
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 the es...
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