Hayom Yom 15 Iyar - The piece of bread that I have is yours just like mine

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Apr 30, 2026 · 5m

Day 30 of the Omer

בִּימֵי רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן הָיָה שָׁגוּר בְּפִי הַחֲסִידִים הַפִּתְגָם

In the Alter Rebbe’s time, there was a saying common among his chassidim:

דעֶר שְׁטִיקעֶל בְּרוֹיט וואָס אִיךְ האָבּ

“The piece of bread that I have

אִיז עֶר דַיינעֶר ווִי מַיינעֶר

is yours just as much as it is mine.”

וְהָיוּ מַקְדִּימִים מִלַּת “דַיינעֶר" — דַיינעֶר ווִי מַיינעֶר

And they would say “yours” before “mine.”

Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

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