Hayom Yom 8 Adar - 1) A Yud above a Yud below a line in between 2) 1 act is better than a 1000 sighs

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Feb 24, 2026 · 10m

Hayom Yom 8 Adar 1 - A Yud above, a Yud below, a line in between.

דעֶר אַלטעֶר רֶבִּי האָט אַמאָל אַרַיינְגעֶרוּפעֶן אַ יוּנְגעֶרמאַן פוּן דעֶם מַגִּיד'ס תַּלְמִידִים

The Alter Rebbe once summoned a young disciple of the Maggid [of Mezritch].

אוּן האָט אִיהם געֶזאָגט — מִיט אַ נִגּוּן, כְּדַרְכּוֹ

Speaking in his customary singsong, he said:

“אִיך האָבּ אַ מִצְוָה פוּן וְלִּמַדְתֶּם אוֹתָם אֶת בְּנֵיכֶם

“I am charged with the commandment, ‘And you shall teach them to your children,’

דוּ האָסט אַ מִצְוָה פוּן זָן וּמְפַרְנֵס בְּנֵי בֵיתוֹ

and you are charged with the mitzvah of providing for…