Hayom Yom 13 Shvat - Man walks upright he sees the heavens

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Jan 30, 2026 · 6m

יאָהרצַייט - בְּיוֹם הַמִּיתָה אֲפִילוּ בְּשָׁנָה רִאשׁוֹנָה

A yahrzeit is commemorated on the date of a person’s passing even on the first anniversary,

וַאֲפִילוּ כְּשֶׁיּוֹם הַקְּבוּרָה רָחוֹק מִיּוֹם הַמִּיתָה

and even when the burial actually took place on a much later date.

מַעֲנֵה הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק לאַאַזְמוּ"ר בִּהְיוֹתוֹ כְּבֶן שֶׁבַע:

Once, in reply to a question asked by my revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], when he was about seven years old, [his father] the Tzemach Tzedek said:

הַחֶסֶד וְיִתְרוֹן הַמַּעֲלָה

The unique superiority of man that G‑d showed him in His kindness…