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Hayom Yom 3 Sivan - Shavuos is a unique time of Divine favor - part one
Day 47 of the Omer
כְּשֶׁהִסְתַּפְּרוּ בִּימֵי הַגְבָּלָה, קוֹדֶם עֶרֶב חַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת, לֹא הָיְתָה רוּחַ אַאַמוּ"ר נוֹחָה מִזֶּה
My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], did not look favorably on the practice of taking a haircut [at the conclusion of the period of the Omer] during the [Three] Days of Preparation preceding Shavuos, i.e., before the eve of the festival.
הַמְעַיֵּן בְּשִׁטַּת תּוֹסָפוֹת, דִּבּוּר הַמַּתְחִיל תּוֹרָה (שַׁבָּת פט. א)
Whoever analyzes the approach of Tosafos (Shabbos 89a; s.v. Torah)
יָבִין שֶׁחַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת הוּא זְמַן עֵת רָצוֹן לְמַעְלָה
understands that…
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