Hayom Yom 11 Tishrei - Simple faith connects the Essence of G‑d with the essence of the soul

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Sep 22, 2026 · 7m

בְּמוֹצָאֵי יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים תּקנ"ו בְּלִיאָזנאָ

On the night following Yom Kippur, 5556 (1795), in Liozna,

אָמַר רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן תּוֹרָה בְּרַבִּים

the Alter Rebbe publicly delivered a teaching —

כַּנָּהוּג אָז דְּרוּשִׁים קְצָרִים

briefly, as was his custom in those years —

עַל פָּסוּק מִי כְּהַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֵינוּ בְּכָל קָרְאֵנוּ אֵלָיו

on the verse, “Who is… like G‑d, our L‑rd, whenever we call unto Him?”

אֵלָיו וְלֹא לְמִדּוֹתָיו

[And on the latter phrase the Sages specify:] “Unto Him, and not unto His attributes.”

The Alter Rebbe’s teaching follows:

דעֶר פַּרְדֵּס זאָגט

The Pardes…