Hayom Yom 1 Tammuz - Self-sacrifice appropriate for Torah scholars

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Jun 15, 2026 · 4m

מְסִירוּת נֶפֶשׁ הָרְאוּיָה לִבְנֵי תּוֹרָה

The [extent of the] self-sacrifice appropriate for Torah scholars

הוּא כִּדְרָשַׁת רַזַ"ל

is indicated by our Sages’ interpretation of the phrase,

אָדָם כִּי יָמוּת בְּאֹהֶל

“If a man dies in a tent.”

לְהָמִית אֶת כָּל הַתַּעֲנוּגִים בְּעִנְיָנֵי עוֹלָם

The Sages taught that [if one seeks to dedicate himself to the tents of Torah,] he must kill [i.e., eradicate] the desire for all worldly pleasures.

כִּי אֲפִילוּ דְּבָרִים קַלֵּי הָעֶרֶךְ בְּתַעֲנוּגֵי עוֹלָם

For even insignificant worldly pleasures

מוֹנְעִים הֵמָּה מִלִּהְיוֹת מָסוּר וְנָתוּן…