Hayom Yom 18 Elul - The Birthdays of the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Aug 30, 2026 · 8m

לְשִׁשִּׁי עוֹלֶה הַבַּעַל קוֹרֵא, וּמֵעַצְמוֹ

The Torah reader himself recites the blessings over Shishi, the sixth aliyah of Parshas Ki Savo, without being called upon to do so.

יוֹם הוּלֶּדֶת אֶת הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב בִּשְׁנַת תנ"ח

[Today is] the birthday of the Baal Shem Tov in 5458 (1698),

יוֹם שֶׁנִּתְגַּלָּה אֵלָיו מוֹרוֹ וְרַבּוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ — תפ"ד

[it is also] the date on which his holy master (Achiyah HaShiloni) was revealed to him in 5484 (1724),

יוֹם שֶׁנִּתְגַּלָּה הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב — תצ"ד

and [it is also] the date on which the Baal Shem Tov was revealed [as a Rebbe] in 5494…