Hayom Yom 11 Tishrei - The essence of the soul and the essence of G-d

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Sep 26, 2023 · 8m

בְּמוֹצָאֵי יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים תּקנ"ו בְּלִיאָזנאָ אָמַר רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן תּוֹרָה בְּרַבִּים

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

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