Hayom Yom 23 Adar - 1) Rabbis are the eyes of the community 2) A Rabbi stands on the threshold

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Mar 11, 2026 · 5m

Hayom Yom 23 Adar 1 - Rabbonim “the eyes of the community”

הָרַבָּנִים וּבַעֲלֵי תּוֹרָה נִקְרָאִים עֵינֵי הָעֵדָה

The rabbis and the Torah scholars are called “the eyes of the community”

וְרָאשֵׁי אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל

and “the heads of the thousands of Israel.”

וּכְשֶׁהָרֹאשׁ הוּא בָּרִיא אַזַי גַּם הַגּוּף בָּרִיא

When the head is healthy, the body is also healthy.

Hayom Yom 23 Adar 2 - A Rabbi is standing on the threshold

אַאַמוּ"ר אָמַר לְרָב אֶחָד — בַּעַל עֲבוֹדָה וּמַתְמִיד בְּלִמּוּדוֹ

My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once told a certain rabbi who took his Divine service seriously…