Hayom Yom 29-30 Adar - 1) Response to the toast of LeChayim 2) Transforming physical into spiritual - 30 Adar 1 - What am I doing in this world?

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Mar 17, 2026 · 13m

Hayom Yom 29 Adar 1 - Two responses to the toast of LeChayim

הפטורה: וַיִכְרוֹת יְהוֹיָדַע גו

The haftarah [for the Shabbos of Parshas Shekalim] begins Vayichros Yehoyada (II Melachim 11:17-12:17)

וּמוֹסִיפִים פָּסוּק רִאשׁוֹן וְאַחֲרוֹן שֶׁל הַפְטוֹרַת מָחָר חֹדֶשׁ

At its conclusion, the maftir adds the first and last verses of the haftarah beginning Vayomer

lo...machar chodesh (I Shmuel 20:18-42).

מְבָרְכִים רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר שֵׁנִי

[On the Shabbos preceding Rosh Chodesh,] we bless the new month, Adar II.

אֲמִירַת כָּל הַתְּהִלִּים בְּהַשְׁכָּמָה. יוֹם הִתְוַעֲדוּת

[It is our custom] to…