Hayom Yom 5 Sivan - Laundering your garments must be done by yourself

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · May 20, 2026 · 4m

Day 49 of the Omer

עֶרֶב חַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת תּקנ"ז אָמַר רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן תּוֹרָה

On the eve of Shavuos, 5557 (1797), the Alter Rebbe delivered a teaching

וְקִדַּשְׁתָּם הַיּוֹם וּמָחָר גוֹ

[on G‑d’s command to Moshe Rabbeinu a few days before the people were to receive the Torah]: “You shall sanctify them today and tomorrow [and they shall launder their garments].”

וְקִדַּשְׁתָּם הַיּוֹם וּמָחָר זֶהוּ מִלְמַעְלָה

He said: “‘You shall sanctify them today and tomorrow’ is granted from above,

אֲבָל וְכִבְּסוּ שִׂמְלוֹתָם דאָס דאַרף מעֶן אַלֵיין

but ‘launder[ing one’s] garments’ must be done on…