Rabbi Yosef Katzman

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Hayom Yom 6 Sivan - Passing of the BeShT “the luminaries were taken” 20.05.2026

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 א דְחַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת תק"ך on Wednesday, the firs...

Hayom Yom 5 Sivan - Laundering your garments must be done by yourself 20.05.2026

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 their garments].” וְקִדַּשְׁתָּם הַיּוֹם וּמָחָר...

Hayom Yom 4 Sivan - Shavuos is the perfect time to ... - part two 19.05.2026

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 appropriate time to repent for [failing to study] To...

Hayom Yom 3 Sivan - Shavuos is a unique time of Divine favor - part one 18.05.2026

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 the eve of the festival. הַמְעַיֵּן בְּשִׁטַּת תּוֹ...

Hayom Yom 2 Sivan - On Shavuos 5589-1829 - Four Maamarim in four days 17.05.2026

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’fros aleinu. בִּשְׁנַת תקפ"ט חָל שַׁבָּת פָּרָשַׁ...

Hayom Yom 1 Sivan - Our Rebbeim bequeathed an unbounded inheritance to chassidim 17.05.2026

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 רַבּוֹתֵינוּ הַקְּדוֹשִׁים לִכְבוֹד חֲסִידִים הָרִאשׁוֹ...

Hayom Yom 29 Iyar - Tzaddikim offer supplication and prayer for those bound to them 14.05.2026

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.” וְדָבָר וַדַּאַי It is certain אֲשֶׁר בְּכָל עֵת וּבְכ...

Hayom Yom 28 Iyar - The Tzemach Tzedek saw the Alter Rebbe in a vision 14.05.2026

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 עוֹמֵד [the Alter Rebbe] delivered a maamar [based on...

Hayom Yom 27 Iyar - The Alter Rebbe, descendant of the Maggid and the BeShT 13.05.2026

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 the Maggid of Mezritch וּבְשֵׁם נֶכֶד לְהַבַּעַל...

Hayom Yom 26 Iyar - A necessary prerequisite for rebuking 12.05.2026

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 תִשָּׂא עָלָיו חֵטְא The same verse continues, “bu...

Hayom Yom 25 Iyar - The principal and fruits of a Mitzvah 11.05.2026

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. וְהִתְגַלּוּת הָעַצְמוּת תִּהְיֶה לֶעָתִיד This essence wil...

Hayom Yom 24 Iyar - 1) G‑d pleads with the Jews 2) The value of simplicity 10.05.2026

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 alone,] the third aliyah is customarily taken by...

Hayom Yom 23 Iyar - The first stage in a person’s spiritual decline 10.05.2026

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 the routine performance of mitzvos 1 becomes burde...

Hayom Yom 22 Iyar - A G‑dly innovation the Rebbe and Chassidim are never alone 07.05.2026

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, had done away with solitude. אַמאָל, אִיז דעֶר רֶבּ...

Hayom Yom 21 Iyar - The matter depends only on one’s efforts 07.05.2026

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 potential to the actual, בְּקִיּוּם הַמִּצְוֹת by observ...

Hayom Yom 20 Iyar - With patience and joining of minds you can prevail 06.05.2026

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 וְהַגְבָּהַת עַצְמוֹ וועֶרט מעֶן חָלִילָה אַלץ אָן B...

Hayom Yom 19 Iyar - Chassidus shows a person to what heights he can rise 05.05.2026

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 Translation courtesy of Sichos in English For questions an...

Hayom Yom 18 Iyar - Lag BaOmer a day of miracles for children 04.05.2026

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 נעֶהמעֶן מַשְׁקֶה but would say LeChayim over mashke (li...

Hayom Yom 17 Iyar - G‑d’s cherished land, the treasures hidden within Jews 03.05.2026

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 בִּזְמַנָּהּ in order to fulfill their obligation...

Hayom Yom 16 Iyar - The Rebbe Maharash said: “Elye, I envy you" 03.05.2026

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 revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash]. אִישׁ פָּשׁ...

Hayom Yom 15 Iyar - The piece of bread that I have is yours just like mine 30.04.2026

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" — דַיינעֶר ווִי מַיינעֶר And they would say “yours” b...

Hayom Yom 14 Iyar - Pesach Sheni teaches that it's never too late 30.04.2026

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", אַז דאָס אִיז געֶוועֶן בִּרְצוֹנוֹ Indeed, even i...

Hayom Yom 13 Iyar - Know that what is Above is from you 29.04.2026

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 above you,’ דַּע כִּי כָל מַה שֶׁיֵּשׁ לְמַעְלָה ב...

Hayom Yom 12 Iyar - Grammar in the vowels of Davening - part two 28.04.2026

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 אֲנָחְנוּ In the phrase זכור כי עפר אנחנו, the le...

Hayom Yom 11 Iyar - Grammar in the vowels of Davening - part one 27.04.2026

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 the word chiyisani should be vocalized with a kamat...

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