Hayom Yom 6 Menachem Av - Beam the light of the intellect into the emotional

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Jul 19, 2026 · 7m

דעֶר רֶבִּי (רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן) בְּעֵת עֶר אִיז געֶקוּמעֶן פוּן פּעֶטעֶרְבּוּרְג

When the Alter Rebbe came home from Petersburg,

האָט עֶר געֶזאָגְט פאַרְ'ן מִיטעֶלעֶן רֶבִּי'ן אַ מַאֲמָר

he delivered a maamar to the Mitteler Rebbe,

אִינְגאַנְצעֶן עֶטְלִיכעֶ שׁוּרוֹת

comprised of only a few lines.

[In this teaching, successive stages in a Jew's avodah are presented via a mystical exposition of two verses: “Raise your hands in holiness and bless G‑d. May G‑d bless you from Zion, He who makes heaven and earth.”]

שְׂאוּ יְדֵיכֶם קֹדֶשׁ — זֶהוּ הַעֲלָאַת הַמִּדּוֹת בְּמּוֹחִין וְהַאָרַת הַמּוֹחִין…