Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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Hayom Yom 18 Tishrei - Customs for saying Hoshanos 09.10.2025 3:23
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 word Hoshana...
Hayom Yom 17 Tishrei - The souls sense of pleasure and satisfaction in its Divine service 09.10.2025 9:48
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 seudas...
Hayom Yom 16 Tishrei - We received an infinite revelation — ad Ein Sof 06.10.2025 6:24
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 ...
Hayom Yom 15 Tishrei - The Alter Rebbe would take the Tzemach Tzedek under his tallis during the Priestly Blessing 05.10.2025 5:50
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 first day, וְהוּא תּוֹעֶלֶת לַנּוֹתֵן וְלַמְּ...
Hayom Yom 14 Tishrei - Binding the , Hadassim and Aravos 05.10.2025 4:26
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 binding the lulav [...
Hayom Yom 13 Tishrei - The beginning and end of Epistle 22 in Iggeres HaKodesh 05.10.2025 2:25
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 beginning and end of Epistle 22 wer...
Hayom Yom 12 Tishrei - Endeavors and toil will not be expended in vain 03.10.2025 1:52
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 English For questions and follow-up: cablej...
Hayom Yom 11 Tishrei - Simple faith connects the Essence of G‑d with the essence of the soul 03.10.2025 7:07
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 verse, “Who is… like G‑d,...
Hayom Yom 10 Tishrei - In practice the fast of Yom Kippur lasts 26 hours 01.10.2025 10:07
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&nb...
Hayom Yom 9 Tishrei - On the eve of Yom Kippur focus on regret over the past 30.09.2025 3:57
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 סוֹף תִּשְׁרֵי אֵין אוֹמְר...
Hayom Yom 8 Tishrei - Teshuva by carefully avoiding all conspicuousness 29.09.2025 2:17
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 should always be sly in his f...
Hayom Yom 7 Tishrei - Businessmen have an advantage over Torah scholars 28.09.2025 1:53
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 בְּמוּחָשׁ actually perceives G‑dliness. וּכְמוֹ...
Hayom Yom 6 Tishrei - The path of Teshuva that comes from a good heart. 28.09.2025 2:41
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 one can] “love&nbs...
Hayom Yom 5 Tishrei - Teshuva by having in mind how all existence is created from nothingness 26.09.2025 1:54
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 world and the c...
Hayom Yom 4 Tishrei - Teshuvah that comes through Temimus, earnestness within the heart 25.09.2025 3:11
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 continuati...
Hayom Yom 3 Tishrei - Teshuva comprises five letters which are five distinct paths 25.09.2025 7:01
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 ] be...
Hayom Yom 2 Tishrei - Sounding the Shofar and the prayer of Ana BeCho’ach 22.09.2025 4:21
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...
Hayom Yom 1 Tishrei - Rosh Hashana Chabad customs 21.09.2025 5:21
בִּרְכַּת הַדְלָקַת הַנֵּרוֹת: שֶׁל יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן. שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ The blessings recited over candle-lighting are asher kidshanu… lehadlik ner shel Yom HaZikaron, and Shehecheyanu. אֵין כּוֹפְלִין "לְעֵילָּא" בְּקַדִּישׁ, לְבַד מִנְּעִילָה The word le’eila is not repeated in Kaddish, except at Neilah . לְדָוִד גו' הָאָרֶץ וּמְלוֹאָהּ...
Hayom Yom 29 Elul - G‑d cherishes the body of a Jew 21.09.2025 3:06
סְלִיחוֹת בְּאַשְׁמוֹרֶת הַבּוֹקֶר [The penitential prayers called] Selichos are recited “at the morning watch.” וְאֵין נְפִילַת אַפַּיִם On this day, Tachanun is omitted. הַתָּרַת נְדָרִים וּבַעֲשָׂרָה [In the morning,] the Annulment of Vows is carried out with ten [listeners who serve as an ad hoc court]. עֵרוּב תַּבְשִׁילִין An Eruv Tavshilin...
Hayom Yom 28 Elul - For every good deed G‑d repays generously 21.09.2025 4:50
בִּרְכַּת ד' הִיא תַעֲשִׁיר “It is G‑d’s blessing that brings wealth.” בִּכְלַל This applies universally, וּבִפְרַט לְהַנּוֹתֵן מֵעִתּוֹ וּמִזְּמַנּוֹ לַעֲסוֹק בְּצָרְכֵי צִבּוּר but particularly to a person who devotes his time to communal needs, בְּעִנְיָנֵי צְדָקָה וְחִזּוּק הַיַּהֲדוּת such as matters of tzedakah and strengthening the practice of Yiddishkeit.  ...
Hayom Yom 27 Elul - G‑d makes physical from spiritual the Jews make spiritual from physical 19.09.2025 2:32
מִדִּבְרֵי קֹדֶשׁ רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן The following are the holy words of the Alter Rebbe, יִשְׂרָאֵל גּוֹי אֶחָד בָּאָרֶץ [commenting on the phrase,] “Israel, one nation in the world:” דעֶר עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל אוֹיך אִין דעֶר עֶרדִישׁעֶר וועֶלט The nation of Israel, even as it exists in this earthy world, אִיז פאַרבּוּנדעֶן מִיט ה' אֶחָד is connected with the one G‑d. ...
Hayom Yom 26 Elul - Soaking salting and rinsing in our Divine service 18.09.2025 2:52
סֵדֶר הֶכְשֵׁר בָּשָׂר לַאֲכִילָה To make meat fit for consumption, לְהוֹצִיא מִמֶּנּוּ דַּם הָאָסוּר הוּא the forbidden blood must be removed by the following procedure: שְׁרִיָּה, מְלִיחָה, הֲדָחָה [First the meat is] soaked, then salted, and then rinsed. עִנְיָנָם בָּעֲבוֹדָה The parallels in our Divine service are: שְׁרִיָּה — וֵוייקעֶן זִיךְ אִין דִּבְרֵי הָרַב Soaking — which mea...
Hayom Yom 25 Elul - G-d Himself blesses Tishrei on the last Shabbos of Elul 17.09.2025 6:29
אֲמִירַת כָּל הַתְּהִלִּים בְּהַשְׁכָּמָה. יוֹם הִתְוַעֲדוּת [On this Shabbos, too, it is our custom] to recite the entire Book of Tehillim early in the morning and to hold a farbrengen on that day. סְלִיחוֹת — אַחַר חֲצוֹת לַּיְלָה וּבְסָמוּךְ לָהּ [On Saturday night,] Selichos should be begun after midnight, but close to it. אֲבָל בִּשְׁאַר הַ...
Hayom Yom 24 Elul - When every word that one heard was a teaching 16.09.2025 1:24
אַמאָל אִיז יעֶדעֶר וואָרט וואָס מ'האָט געֶהעֶרט געֶוועֶן אַ תּוֹרָה There was a time when every word that one heard was a teaching, אוּן יעֶדעֶר זאַךְ וואָס מ'האָט געֶזעֶהן and every event that one saw אַ הוֹרָאָה אִין עֲבוֹדָה אוּן הַדְרָכָה was a directive for one’s Divine service and personal guidance. Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English For questions and follow-up: cablejew@gma...
Hayom Yom 23 Elul - The Torah consists entirely of exemplary character traits 15.09.2025 3:48
ר' מֹשֶׁה, בְּנוֹ שֶׁל רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן The Alter Rebbe’s son, R. Moshe, בְּלָמְדוֹ — וְהוּא אָז כְּבֶן ח'-י"א שָׁנָה who was between eight and eleven years old at the time, was studying הַסּוּגְיָא בְּשִׁבְחָן שֶׁל חֲכָמִים בְּגִטִּין (ס"ז א) the passage in Tractate Gittin (p. 67a) that praises our Sages, נִסְתַּפֵּק בְּמַאֲמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן יוֹחָאי שָׁם and was unc...
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