Hayom Yom 20 Tishrei - Moving the Lulav to the chest can bring spiritual exuberance

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Sep 30, 2026 · 2m

בְּעֵת הַנַּעֲנוּעִים צָרִיךְ לְהַגִּיעַ עַד הֶחָזֶה מָקוֹם שֶׁמַּכִּים בַּאֲמִירַת אָשַׁמְנוּ

[Between each of] the movements (naanuim), [the base of] the Four Species should be brought back to touch the chest, at the place one strikes during the confessional beginning Ashamnu.

אָמַר אַאַמוּ"ר בְּאַחַת הַהִתְוַעֲדוּת

My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once said at a farbrengen

שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹמַר שֶׁזֶּהוּ כְּמוֹ הָעִנְיָן שֶׁעַל יְדֵי הַכּוֹבֶד רֹאשׁ שֶׁקּוֹדֶם הַתְּפִלָּה

that this practice reflects the concept that as a result of having experienced earnest submission before praying…