Hayom Yom 23 Elul - The Torah consists entirely of exemplary character traits

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Sep 3, 2026 · 3m

ר' מֹשֶׁה, בְּנוֹ שֶׁל רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן

The Alter Rebbe’s son, R. Moshe,

בְּלָמְדוֹ — וְהוּא אָז כְּבֶן ח'-י"א שָׁנָה

who was between eight and eleven years old at the time, was studying

הַסּוּגְיָא בְּשִׁבְחָן שֶׁל חֲכָמִים בְּגִטִּין (ס"ז א)

the passage in Tractate Gittin (p. 67a) that praises our Sages,

נִסְתַּפֵּק בְּמַאֲמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן יוֹחָאי שָׁם

and was uncertain about the meaning of R. Shimon bar Yochai’s statement:

שְׁנוּ מִדּוֹתַי

“Study midosai.”

שֶׁיֵשׁ בָּזֶה שְׁנֵי פֵּרוּשִׁים

There are two interpretations of this:

לִמְדוּ תוֹרָתִי (רַשִׁ"י)

“Learn my teachings” (as…