Hayom Yom 8 Iyar - One walks, eats and sleeps, like a chassid

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Apr 23, 2026 · 4m

Day 23 of the Omer

אַ שָׁלִיחַ אִיז דָאך אֵיין זאַך מִיט דעֶם מְשַׁלֵּחַ

[Halachically,] a shaliach (agent) is as one with the person who empowers him.

עַל דֶּרֶךְ הַמְבוֹאָר

In this vein, the Sages observe

בְּעִנְיָן שֶׁהַמַּלְאָךְ נִקְרָא בְּשֵׁם ה' מַמָּשׁ כְּשֶׁהוּא שָׁלִיחַ מִלְמַעְלָה

that [in the Torah] an angel is actually called by G‑d’s Name when he serves as His agent.

וּמִכָּל שֶׁכֵּן נְשָׁמוֹת

How much more does this apply to souls,

וּמְבוֹאָר שֶׁבִּנְשָׁמוֹת הוּא עוֹד בְּמַעֲלָה יְתֵרָה

for [when fulfilling G‑d’s will] they attain this [identification] to an even higher degree…