Latest / The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Hayom Yom 6 Elul - The Baal Shem Tov was very fond of light
הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק סִפֵּר
The Tzemach Tzedek related
דעֶר בַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב האָט זֵייעֶר האָלט געֶהאַט לִיכְטִיקַייט
that the Baal Shem Tov cherished light exceedingly.
וְאָמַר: אוֹר בְּגִימַטְרִיָּא רָז
Commenting on the word for “light” in the Holy Tongue, the Baal Shem Tov declared: “The word אוֹר (which means ‘light’) is numerically equivalent to רָז (raz, which means ‘secret’).
דעֶר וואָס וֵוייס דעֶם סוֹד וואָס אִין יעֶדעֶר זאַךְ, קאָן לִיכְטִיג מאַכעֶן
A person who knows the secret within any entity can diffuse light.”
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
For questions and…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.