Hayom Yom 10 Iyar - You shall make yourselves luminous

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Apr 26, 2026 · 8m

Day 25 of the Omer

נַהֲגִינָן לְהַטְבִּיל פְּרוּסַת הַמּוֹצִיא שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בְּמֶלַח

According to our custom, the piece of bread over which the blessing HaMotzi is recited is dipped into salt three times;

וְלֹא לִזְרוֹק הַמֶּלַח עַל הַפְּרוּסָה

one does not shake the salt over the bread.

יוֹם בּ' דְּחַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת תּרכ"א בִּסְעוּדָּה סִפֵּר הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק

During the festive meal on the second day of Shavuos, 5621 (1861), the Tzemach Tzedek related

יוֹם בּ' דְּחַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת תּקנ"ה בִּסְעוּדָּה אָמַר אַאַזְמוּ"ר (רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן)

that during the festive meal on the second day of…