Hayom Yom 26 Tishrei - Remember the Baal Shem Tov on Mondays

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Oct 11, 2023 · 5m

הָעִנְיָן עַל פָּסוּק לְעוֹלָם ה' דְּבָרְךָ נִצָּב בַּשָּׁמָיִם

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

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

and cites a classic teaching based on it. [The teaching: Each of the Ten Creative Utterances (“G‑d’s word”) in the Six Days of Creation, such as “Let there be heavens,” is eternally present in the universe and continuously, at every instant, recreates all of existence, such as the heavens, ex nihilo.] However, the Alter Rebbe cites…