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Hayom Yom 10 Elul - Three meanings of Yechidus
גְּדוֹלֵי זִקְנֵי חֲסִידֵי רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים
The vintage chassidim of the Alter Rebbe would offer [three] interpretations of the word yechidus:
אֲשֶׁר “יְחִידוּת" פֵּרוּשׁוֹ: קְלאָר, אָפְּגעֶשְׁטעֶלט, פאַראֵיינְצִיגְט
(a) clarifying; (b) designating [one’s principles]; and (c) bonding [with the Rebbe].
מְקוֹר ג' פֵּרוּשִׁים אֵלוּ הוּא בְּדִבְרֵי רַבּוֹתֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה
The sources for these three interpretations are found in three statements of the Sages —
שְׁקָלִים פֶּרֶק ו' מִשְׁנָה ב', יְבָמוֹת ס"ב. א, בְּרֵאשִׁית רַבָּה פֶּרֶק כ
in Shekalim 6:2, Yevamos 62a, and…
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