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Hayom Yom 21 Tammuz - A Jewish heart is a Sanctuary in which G‑d can abide.
אֵין מְבָרְכִים שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ בֵּין הַמְּצָרִים וַאֲפִילוּ בְּשַׁבָּת
[The custom in Chabad follows the ruling that] the blessing Shehecheyanu should not be recited during [the period of semi-mourning known as] bein hametzarim, even on Shabbos.
כְּתִיב
It is written:
וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם
“They shall make Me a Sanctuary and I will dwell among them” —
בְּתוֹךְ כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל
that is, within each and every Jew.
שֶׁבְּכָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל תּוֹכִיּוּת נְקוּדַּת פְּנִימִית לְבָבוֹ הוּא מִקְדָּשׁ לְשִׁבְתּוֹ יִתְבָּרֵךְ
For the innermost point…
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