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Hayom Yom 18 Nissan - The soul is given to a person on loan
בְּמִנְחָה אֵין אוֹמְרִים הוֹדוּ, אַבָל אוֹמְרִים פָּתַח אֵלִיָּהוּ
The psalm beginning Hodu is not recited before the Afternoon Service, but the passage beginning Pasach Eliyahu is recited.
שְׁנַת תּר"ח אָמַר הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק מַאֲמָר עַל פָּסוּק אִם כֶּסֶף תַּלְוֶה גו
In the year 5608 (1848), the Tzemach Tzedek delivered the maamar entitled Im Kesef Talveh — “When you will lend money (lit., ‘silver’)….”
כֶּסֶף הוּא הַנְּשָׁמָה
There he explained that kesef (“silver”) alludes to the soul,
עַל שֵׁם שֶׁהִיא תָּמִיד בְּכוֹסֶף וּתְשׁוּקָה לַעֲלוֹת לְמַעְלָה
for it constantly yearns to ascend…
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