Hayom Yom 6 Shvat - Torah books authored by Divine Inspiration

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Jan 23, 2026 · 5m

אַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב שֶׁשָּׁמַע בְּשֵׁם רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן

My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], writes1 that he heard it cited in the name of the Alter Rebbe

שֶׁכָּל הַמְּחַבְּרִים עַד הַטַ"ז וְהַשַׁ"ךְ, וְהֵם בִּכְלָל, עָשׂוּ הַחִבּוּרִים שֶׁלָּהֶם בְּרוּחַ הַקּוֹדֶשׁ

that all the Torah authors until, and including, the authors of Turei Zahav and Sifsei Kohen, composed their works by ruach hakodesh, Divine inspiration.

וְעִנְיַן רוּחַ הַקּוֹדֶשׁ אִיתָא בְּקָרְבַּן הָעֵדָה סוֹף פֶּרֶק ג' דִּשְׁקָלִים

The author of Korban HaEdah, at the end of ch. 3 of Tractate Shekalim, explains ruach hakodesh…