Hayom Yom 20 Adar - 1) Truthfulness is itself a form of Divine service 2) You will need a continuous fire

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Mar 8, 2026 · 9m

Hayom Yom 20 Adar 1 - Truthfulness is itself a form of Divine service

נִיט עֲבוֹדָה אִיז אַז עֲבוֹדָה זאָל זַיין בֶּאֱמֶת

The concept of avodah — Divine service — does not [merely] mean that one must serve G-d truthfully.

נאָר אֱמֶת אַלֵיין אִיז אַן עֲבוֹדָה

Rather, truthfulness is itself a form of Divine service,

אַז דִי נעֶגעֶל זַיינעֶן אֱמֶת

to the point that even one’s nails [i.e., the most superficial part of a person] should be [permeated by] truth.

וואָס וועֶרסְטוּ נִתְפָּעֵל

Why should this be so surprising?

מִדַּת הָאֱמֶת רָאָה (סַנְהֶדְרִין קיא. א) וְנָפַל עַל פָּנָיו

[After all,]…