Hayom Yom 8 Tishrei - Teshuva by carefully avoiding all conspicuousness

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Sep 17, 2026 · 2m

קִצּוּר בִּאוּר אוֹפֶן הה

An explanation [by the Rebbe Rashab] of the fifth approach, abridged:

ה, הַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶת עִם הוי' אֱלֹקֶיךָ

“Walk humbly with G‑d your L‑rd.”

זְהִירוּת שֶׁלֹּא תְהִי שׁוּם בְּלִיטָה

This means carefully avoiding all conspicuousness.

וּכְמַאֲמַר לְעוֹלָם יְהֵא אָדָם עָרוּם בְּיִרְאָה

As the Sages expressed it, “A person should always be sly in his fear [of G‑d].”

וְעִנְיַן הָעַרְמוּמִית הוּא שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה נִכָּר כְּלַל

This “slyness” means ensuring that [one’s fear of G‑d] is utterly unnoticeable.

יָדוּעַ דְּכַמָּה מֵחֲסִידִים הָרִאשׁוֹנִים הָיוּ מַסְתִּירִים עַצְמָם…