Hayom Yom 26 Tishrei - An everlasting reminder that the Baal Shem Tov was born on Monday

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Oct 6, 2026 · 4m

הָעִנְיָן עַל פָּסוּק לְעוֹלָם ה' דְּבָרְךָ נִצָּב בַּשָּׁמָיִם

The verse — “Forever, O G‑d, Your word stands in the heavens” —

מֵבִיא רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן (שַׁעַר הַיִּחוּד וְהָאֱמוּנָה פֶּרֶק א', אִגֶּרֶת הַקֹּדֶשׁ כ"ה)

the Alter Rebbe quotes and cites a classic teaching based on it (both in Tanya — Shaar HaYichud VehaEmunah, ch. 1, and in Iggeres HaKodesh, Epistle 25).

בְּשֵׁם הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב

However, the Alter Rebbe cites this teaching in the name of the Baal Shem Tov —

הֲגַם שֶׁיֵּשׁ עִנְיָן זֶה בְּמִדְרַשׁ תְּהִלִּים

even though the same teaching appears [much earlier] in Midrash…