Hayom Yom 5 Tishrei - Teshuva by having in mind how all existence is created from nothingness

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Sep 15, 2026 · 1m

קִצּוּר בִּאוּר אוֹפֶן הב

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

שׁ, שִׁוִּיתִי הוי' לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד

“I have placed G‑d (Havayah) before me at all times.”

הוי' מוֹרֶה עַל הִתְהַוּוּת הָעוֹלָם וְהִתְהַוּוּת הַנִּבְרָאִים

The Divine Name Havayah [lit., “being, becoming”]denotes the bringing into existence of the world and the created beings.

אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַוּוּת הַבְּרִיאָה כּוּלָהּ וְחַיּוּתָהּ

The manner in which all existence is created and granted vitality

הוּא בְּדֶרֶךְ אֵין עֲרוֹךְ מֵאַיִן לְיֵשׁ

is such that, as it comes into being from nothingness, it has…