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Hayom Yom 10 Iyar - You shall make yourselves luminous 26.04.2026

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 הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק During the festive meal on the sec...

Hayom Yom 9 Iyar - Whatever one sees or hears is a directive for service of G‑d 26.04.2026

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 וּלְהַשְׂכִּיל מִכֹּל דֶּרֶךְ בַּעֲבוֹדַת הַשֵּׁם understan...

Hayom Yom 8 Iyar - One walks, eats and sleeps, like a chassid 23.04.2026

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 Name when he serves as His agent. וּמִכָּל שֶׁכֵּן...

Hayom Yom 7 Iyar - 1) Enwrapping oneself in a tallis. 2) Study of Tractate Sotah 23.04.2026

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 Siddur. אֲבָל נוֹהֲגִין לְכַסּוֹת בְּחֶלְקוֹ הָעֶ...

Hayom Yom 6 Iyar - The superiority of souls over angels 22.04.2026

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 העֶרעֶר — פאַר אַ מְהַלֵּךְ this alludes to the kin...

Hayom Yom 5 Iyar - A soul lives 70-80 years to do a favor for a fellow Jew 21.04.2026

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 and live its seventy or eighty years — צוּלִיבּ ט...

Hayom Yom 4 Iyar - Opsherenesh is an important Jewish custom 20.04.2026

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 that time — an opsherenesh — is an important Jewish c...

Hayom Yom 3 Iyar - Lessons from a thief in serving G‑d 19.04.2026

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 הַלֹּא טוֹבוֹת even those that are not good, אוֹ...

Hayom Yom 2 Iyar - Birthday of the Rebbe Maharash, isn’t he doing well! 19.04.2026

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 My grandfather answered so well אַז זַיין מְלַמֵּ...

Hayom Yom 1 Iyar - The Alter Rebbe’s chassidim were always counting 16.04.2026

Day 16 of the Omer מעֶן האָט געֶזאָגט אַמאָל פאַרְ'ן טאַטעֶן Once, when my father [the Rebbe Rashab] was present, someone said אִין אַ פאַרבְּרֵיינְגעֶן סְפִירָה-צַייט אִין דִי יאָהרעֶן תּרנ"א-נ"ג at a farbrengen held during the period of the Counting of the Omer in one of the years from 5651-5653 (1891-1893), דעֶם אַלטעֶן רֶבִּין'ס חֲסִידִים פְלעֶגעֶן אַלעֶמאָל צֵיילעֶן “The Alter Rebbe’s chassid...

Hayom Yom 30 Nissan - Where to hold a Farbrengen 16.04.2026

Day 15 of the Omer הַהִתְוַעֲדוּת דִּסְעוּדָּה שְׁלִישִׁית Chassidic farbrengens connected with the Third Meal of Shabbos, שַׁבָּת מְבָרְכִים or with Shabbos Mevarchim, וְיוֹמֵי דְּפַּגְרָא — בְּרָאשֵׁי חֳדָשִׁים וּמוֹעֲדֵי אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלוֹמֵינוּ or with festive occasions such as Rosh Chodesh and chassidic festivals, צְרִיכִים לְהִתְקַיֵּם בְּבֵית הַכְּנֶסֶת should be held in shul. הַהִתְוַעֲדּוּת...

Hayom Yom 29 Nissan - The Alter Rebbe directed the notes be in the body of the text 15.04.2026

Day 14 of the Omer הַקְדָּמַת הַלִּקּוּטֵי תּוֹרָה עַל ג' פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת The introduction to Likkutei Torah al Gimmel Parshiyos "לְהָבִין עִנְיַן נֶפֶשׁ הָאֱלֹקִית, הִנֵּה כְתִיב לֹא תֹאכְלוּ" consists of the maamar entitled Lehavin Inyan HaNefesh HaElokis: Hinei Ksiv Lo Sochlu. הוּא מַאֲמָר שֶׁאֲמָרוֹ רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן לִפְנֵי הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק This discourse was first delivered by the Alter Rebbe to...

Hayom Yom 28 Nissan - To love a fellow Jew is superior to love of G‑d 14.04.2026

Day 13 of the Omer הַחֲסִידִים שָׁאֲלוּ אֶת אַדְמוּ"ר הַזָּקֵן Chassidim once asked the Alter Rebbe: אֵיזֶה עֲבוֹדָה נַעֲלֵית יוֹתֵר “Which kind of Divine service is superior — אַהֲבַת ה' אוֹ אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל cultivating a love of G‑d or cultivating a love for one’s fellow Jew?” וַיַּעַן [The Alter Rebbe] answered: אַהֲבַת ה' וְאַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁתֵּיהֶן כְּאַחַת חֲקוּקוֹת “Loving G‑d and lov...

Hayom Yom 27 Nissan - Permissible actions must be invested with holiness 13.04.2026

Day 12 of the Omer דְּבָרִים הַמּוּתָּרִים Permissible actions אִם עוֹשֶׂה אוֹתָם לַהֲנָאָתוֹ הֵם רַע גָּמוּר performed for one’s own pleasure are utterly evil, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתַב רַבֵּנוּ נִשְׁמָתוֹ עֵדֶן (תַּנְיָא פֶּרֶק ז') as the Alter Rebbe states in ch. 7 of Tanya, לְפִי דְּקַדֵּשׁ עַצְמְךָ בַּמּוּתָּר לָךְ for one must “sanctify himself in those matters that are permitted.” צָרִיךְ לְהַכְנִיס...

Hayom Yom 26 Nissan - Thinking and speaking Chassidus are holy garments 12.04.2026

Day 11 of the Omer מְבָרְכִים רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אִיָר It is Shabbos Mevarchim of the month of Iyar 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: הֲלוֹא כִּבְנֵי כוּשִׁיִים The haftarah begins Halo chivnei Chushi’im (Amos 9:7-15 ). מִשִּׂיחַת אַא...

Hayom Yom 25 Nissan - Serve G‑d according to your nature and ability 12.04.2026

Day 10 of the Omer הָעֲבוֹדָה הִיא בְּכָל אָדָם לְפִי מְהוּתוֹ וּמַעֲלָתוֹ Every individual is required to serve G‑d according to his nature and spiritual level. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּיָדוֹ לִנְקוֹב מַרְגָּלִיּוֹת אוֹ לִלְטוֹשׁ אֲבָנִים טוֹבוֹת A person who can pierce pearls or polish gems, וְעוֹסֵק בַּעֲבוֹדַת מְלֶאכֶת אֲפִיַּת לֶחֶם yet occupies himself with baking bread, וּמוּבָן דּוּגְמַת כָּל זֶה ב...

Hayom Yom 24 Nissan - Banishing the not good within us 10.04.2026

Day 9 of the Omer נוֹהֲגִים שֶׁאֵין מְבָרְכִים שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ בִּימֵי סְפִירַת הָעוֹמֶר It is our custom to refrain from reciting the blessing Shehecheyanu during the period of the Counting of the Omer. לֹא טוֹב האָבּעֶן מִיר אַלֶע Everyone has in them something not so good. שָׂעִיר לַעֲזָאזֵל אִיז געֶוועֶן אַן עֲבוֹדָה אִין בֵּית הַמִּקְדָשׁ Sending the goat to Azazel was one of the services in the...

Hayom Yom 23 Nissan - The resolute power enabling us to continue 10.04.2026

Isru Chag, Day 8 of the Omer עֶס אִיז פאַראןַ דעֶר עִנְיָן The concept וואָס אַחֲרוֹן שֶׁל פֶּסַח אִיז דעֶר גִּלּוּי פוּן מָשִׁיחַ, וואָס אִיז שַׁיָּךְ לְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל that there is a revelation of Mashiach on the Last Day of Pesach is relevant to the entire Jewish people. פֶּסַח אִיז דאָך דעֶר מְדַלֵּג אוּן לֵיל שִׁמּוּרִים On Pesach, [the dynamic between G‑d and His people is characterized by]...

Hayom Yom 22 Nissan - The Last Day of Pesach is Mashiach’s meal 06.04.2026

The Last Day of Pesach, Day 7 of the Omer בַּיּוֹם מְהַדְּרִים [On the last day of Pesach,] one makes a point of observing the following sequence: לְקַדֵּשׁ One first recites the daytime Kiddush , אַחַר כָּךְ מִתְפַּלְלִים תְּפִלַּת הַמִּנְחָה then Minchah, וְאַחַר זֶה סְעוּדַּת יוֹם טוֹב and only then comes the festive meal of Yom-Tov. הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב הָיָה אוֹכֵל ג' סְעוּדּוֹת בְּאַחֲרוֹן שֶׁ...

Hayom Yom 21 Nissan - Remain awake the Seventh night of Pesach 06.04.2026

The Seventh Day of Pesach, Day 6 of the Omer בְּעֵת קְרִיאַת הַשִׁירָה - עוֹמְדִים It is customary to stand while the Song [of the Sea] is being read [in the synagogue]. אִין לְיוּבּאַוִויטְשׁ פְלעֶגט מעֶן זַיין אוֹיף שְׁבִיעִי שֶׁל פֶּסַח It was customary in Lubavitch to remain awake on the night of the Seventh Day of Pesach, אוֹיךְ שָׁבוּעוֹת אוּן הוֹשַעֲנָא רַבָּה and on the nights of Shavuos a...

Hayom Yom 20 Nissan - Wishing Gut Yom-Tov and hosting on Pesach 06.04.2026

Day 5 of the Omer פַּעַם נִכְנַס כְּבוֹד קְדֻשַּׁת הָרַב חַיִּים אַבְרָהָם (בֶּן רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן) R. Chayim Avraham, the Alter Rebbe’s son, once visited אֶל אַדְמוּ"ר הָאֶמְצָעִי בְּחַג הַפֶּסַח [his elder brother,] the Mitteler Rebbe, on Pesach לֵאמֹר גוּט יוֹם טוֹב to wish him Gut Yom-Tov. וְסִפֵּר אָז — הָרַב חַיִּים אַבְרָהָם R. Chayim Avraham related שֶׁרַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן אָמַר that the Alte...

Hayom Yom 19 Nissan - Mystical meaning of the Four Questions 05.04.2026

Shabbos Chol HaMoed Pesach, Day 4 of the Omer גַּם בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְצָהֳלָה [Whenever Shabbos coincides with Yom-Tov or (as in the present case) with one of the days of Chol HaMoed, ] the wording [in the last stanza of the Lechah Dodi hymn in Friday evening’s Kabbalas Shabbos service] is gam besimchah u’vetzahalah (“both with rejoicing and gladness”). שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם. אֵשֶׁת חַיִל. מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִ...

Hayom Yom 18 Nissan - The soul is given to a person on loan 05.04.2026

בְּמִנְחָה אֵין אוֹמְרִים הוֹדוּ, אַבָל אוֹמְרִים פָּתַח אֵלִיָּהוּ The psalm beginning Hodu is not recited before the Afternoon Service, but the passage beginning Pasach Eliyahu is recited. שְׁנַת תּר"ח אָמַר הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק מַאֲמָר עַל פָּסוּק אִם כֶּסֶף תַּלְוֶה גו In the year 5608 (1848), the Tzemach Tzedek delivered the maamar entitled Im Kesef Talveh — “When you will lend money (lit., ‘silver...

Hayom Yom 17 Nissan - This person is praiseworthy 31.03.2026

Day 2 of the Omer הֲרֵי זֶה מְשׁוּבָּח [The Haggadah states: Vechol harmarbeh lesaper biyetzias Mitzrayim, harei zeh meshubach — lit., “Whoever relates the story of the Exodus from Egypt at length, this [person] is praiseworthy.”] זֶה, מוֹרֶה עַל מַדְרֵגָה דִקְדוּשָּׁה, הִנֵה אֱלֹקֵינוּ זֶה [The word] zeh (“this”) denotes a distinct level of holiness, as implied by the phrase, Hinei Elokeinu zeh —...

Hayom Yom 16 Nissan - Tatte, I’m going to ask you four questions 31.03.2026

The 2nd day of the Festival of Matzos, Day 1 of the Omer לֵיל בּ דְּחַג הַמַּצּוֹת, קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע שֶׁעַל הַמִּטָּה כְּמוֹ בְּכָל יוֹם טוֹב On the second night of Pesach, the Prayer before Retiring at Night is recited as on other festivals. גַּם מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ אָב, רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלָן Even a person whose father is (G‑d forbid) no longer alive אוֹמֵר לִפְנֵי מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה should introduce the F...

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