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Hayom Yom 16 Adar - 1) The shinning mirrors donated by the women 2) A businessman must have faith and trust
Hayom Yom 16 Adar 1 - The shinning mirrors donated by the women רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן אָמַר The Alter Rebbe once taught: בִּתְרוּמַת הַמִּשְׁכָּן הָיוּ זָהָב…
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Hayom Yom 15 Adar - 1) Why did you step on me 2) The Mitteler Rebbe wrote for every type of Chossid
Hayom Yom 15 Adar 1 - The earth will ask why did you step on me אֵין אוֹמְרִים אָב הָרַחֲמִים וְצִדְקָתְךָ [When Shushan Purim Katan falls on Shabbos,] the…
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Hayom Yom 14 Adar - 1) Likkutei Torah chosen from 2000 Maamarim 2) Chabad Purim Customs
Hayom Yom 14 Adar 1 - Likkutei Torah chosen from 2000 Maamarim אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן [On Purim Katan,] Tachanun is not recited אַאַזְמוּ"ר סִפֵּר…
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Hayom Yom 13 Adar - 1) This joy generates abundant goodness 2) Moshe’s men battle Amalek
Hayom Yom 13 Adar 1 - This joy generates abundant goodness בְּמִנְחָה אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן During the Afternoon Service, Tachanun is not recited. אַאַמוּ"ר…
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Hayom Yom 12 Adar - 1) Giving of self leads before the great 2) Sacrifice the animal soul
Hayom Yom 12 Adar 1 - giving of himself leads him before great men כְּתִיב מַתַּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב לוֹ וְלִפְנֵי גְדוֹלִים יַנְחֶנּוּ It is written: “A man’s…
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Hayom Yom 11 Adar - 1) Intention during prayer 2) Halacha should affect daily Avoda
Hayom Yom 11 Adar 1 - Prayers should be heard by G‑d as if.... יָדוּעַ וּמְקוּבָּל בְּעִנְיַן הַכַּוָּנוֹת שֶׁבִּתְפִלָּה There is a well-known tradition…
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Hayom Yom 10 Adar - 1) Before the Grace after Meals 2) Chassidim never really separate
Hayom Yom 10 Adar 1 - In preparation for the Grace after Meals בְּבִרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן קוֹדֶם מַיִם אַחֲרוֹנִים In [preparation for] the Grace after Meals…
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Hayom Yom 9 Adar - 1) Think Torah walking the street 2) Seeing the Rebbe's face does not suffice
Hayom Yom 9 Adar 1 - Be equipped with Torah to walk the street אַז מעֶן געֶהט אִין גאַס אוּן מעֶן טְראַכְט מִשְׁנָיוֹת תַּנְיָא When a person walks down the…
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Hayom Yom 8 Adar - 1) A Yud above a Yud below a line in between 2) 1 act is better than a 1000 sighs
Hayom Yom 8 Adar 1 - A Yud above, a Yud below, a line in between. דעֶר אַלטעֶר רֶבִּי האָט אַמאָל אַרַיינְגעֶרוּפעֶן אַ יוּנְגעֶרמאַן פוּן דעֶם מַגִּיד'ס…
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Hayom Yom 7 Adar - 1) A Jew is an agent of G-d 2) When walking the street think words of Torah
Hayom Yom 7 Adar 1 - A Jew must know that he is an agent of G-d כָּל אִישׁ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל עָלָיו לָדַעַת, כִּי הוּא שְׁלִיחַ אֲדוֹן כֹּל Every Jew must know…
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Hayom Yom 6 Adar - 1) Pleasure doing a Jew a favor 2) Every word in Tanya is precise
Hayom Yom 6 Adar 1 - Pleasurable satisfaction doing a Jew a favor מִשִּׂיחוֹת אַאַמוּ"ר My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once said: עֶס אִיז אַ מַעֲלָה…
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Hayom Yom 5 Adar - 1) Divine Providence leads us to our mission. 2) Nigleh, Chassidus, Avoda are a must
Hayom Yom 5 Adar 1 - Divine Providence leads us to our mission בְּלִי שׁוּם צֵל סָפֵק וּסְפֵק סְפֵיקָא Beyond the slightest shadow of a doubt, הִנֵּה בְּכָל…
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Hayom Yom 4 Adar - 1) A taste for G-dly concepts. 2) The Mitteler Rebbe would say Shh, Shh
Hayom Yom 4 Adar 1 - Acquiring a taste for G-dly concepts רֵאשִׁית הַהֲכָנָה לְהִתְעַסְּקוּת בִּשִׂכְלִים עִיּוּנִים The first step in preparing for…
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Hayom Yom 3 Adar - 1) Loving every Jew 2) A scholar can attain the level of a simple Jew
Hayom Yom 3 Adar 1 - Loving a fellow Jew, applies to every Jew רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן אָמַר The Alter Rebbe taught מִצְוַת אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא לִיְלִיד עַם…
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Hayom Yom 2 Adar - 1) Intellectual service of G‑d, 2) Blessing needs an object to take hold
Hayom Yom 2 Adar 1 - Intellectual service of G‑d, search for the truth רַבֵּנוּ הַגָּדוֹל — הַזָּקֵן The Alter Rebbe סִדֵּר לִפְנֵי אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלוֹמֵינוּ…
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Hayom Yom 1 Adar - 1) Every soul has its individual duties 2) In Yaaleh VeYavo we say
Hayom Yom 1 Adar 1 - Every soul has its individual duties תּוֹרָה אוֹר, דִבּוּר הַמַּתְחִיל לֹא תִהְיֶ' מְשַׁכֵּלָה, סְעִיף הַמַּתְחִיל וְהִנֵּה אַחַר…
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Hayom Yom 30 Shvat - The first day in Lubavitch as the birthday
כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה חֲסִידִים חָשְׁבוּ יוֹם בּוֹאָם לְליוּבּאַוִויטְשׁ לְיוֹם הוּלֶדֶת שֶׁלָּהֶם Many chassidim used to consider the day they first came to…
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Hayom Yom 29 Shvat - Rashi on the Chumash is the wine of Torah
דעֶר אַלְטעֶר רֶבִּי האָט אַמאָל געֶזאָגט The Alter Rebbe once said: פֵּרוּשׁ רַשִׁ"י אוֹיף חוּמָשׁ אִיז יֵינָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה “The commentary of Rashi on the…
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Hayom Yom 28 Shvat - Help your body do not break him
אַחַת מִתּוֹרוֹת הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב A teaching of the Baal Shem Tov: כִּי תִרְאֶה חֲמוֹר [It is written:] When you see the donkey (chamor) — כַּאֲשֶׁר…
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Hayom Yom 27 Shvat - Chassidim refrained from desires and cravings
אַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמַּאֲמָרָיו My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], writes in one of his maamarim: חֲסִידִים הַקּוֹדְמִים עָשׂוּ הֶסְכֵּם…
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Hayom Yom 26 Shvat - Love transcends space and time
אַהֲבָה אִיז דעֶר רוּחַ הַחַיִּים אִין עֲבוֹדַת הַחֲסִידוּת Love is the spirit of life in the service of Chassidus. דעֶר חוּט הַמְקַשֵּׁר חֲסִידִים אֵיינעֶם…
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Hayom Yom 25 Shvat - The importance of Chumash and Tehilim
לעֶרנעֶן בְּכָל יוֹם אַ פַּרְשָׁה חוּמָשׁ מִיט פֵּרוּשׁ רַשִׁ"י Studying a passage of Chumash every day with the commentary of Rashi (זוּנְטאָג בִּיז שֵׁנִי…
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Hayom Yom 24 Shvat - 1) Divinity is vitality 2) Tehillim breaks barriers
בְּשַׁעַת קְרִיאַת עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְּרוֹת עוֹמְדִים וּפְנֵיהֶם אֶל הַסֵּפֶר תּוֹרָה During the reading of the Ten Commandments [in the synagogue on the Shabbos…
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Hayom Yom 23 Shvat - A woman of valor, the crown of her husband
אַמאָל אַרוֹיסְגֵייעֶנְדִיק פוּן זַיין חֵדֶר, האָט דעֶר אַלְטעֶר רֶבִּי אָנְגעֶטְראָפען Once, as the Alter Rebbe was leaving his room, he heard "וִוי דִי…
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Hayom Yom 22 Shvat - Man-made laws and Divine law
עֶס זַיינֶען דָא צוֵוייעֶרלֵיי חוּקִּים There are two kinds of laws: א) אַ גֶעזֶעץ וֶועלכֶער שׁאַפט לעֶבעֶן (a) laws that generate life and ב) אַ געֶזעֶץ…
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Hayom Yom 21 Shvat - Organize a society of the chassidic daughters
חוֹבַת נְשֵׁי וּבְנוֹת הַחֲסִידִים יִחְיוּ It is the duty of chassidic women and girls לַעֲמוֹד בְּשׁוּרָה רִאשׁוֹנָה בְּכָל מִפְעָל שֶׁל חִזּוּק הַדָּת…
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Hayom Yom 20 Shvat - Before a meal wash the hands three times
אַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמִּכְתָּבָיו My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], writes in a letter: עַל פִּי הֲגָהוֹת אָשְׁרִ"י נְטִילַת יָדַיִם לִסְעוּדָּה…
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Hayom Yom 19 Shvat - To know that there is a Primary Being
מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה הָרִאשׁוֹנָה The first positive commandment is, ובִלְשׁוֹן הָרַמְבַּ"ם "לֵידַע שֶׁיֵּשׁ שָׁם מָצוּי רִאשׁוֹן מַמְצִיא כָל נִמְצָא כו according…
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Hayom Yom 18 Shvat - The first Maamar that the Maggid delivered
הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק סִפֵּר לִבְנוֹ אַאַזְמוּ"ר The Tzemach Tzedek told his son, my revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], אֲשֶׁר הַדְּרוּשׁ וּמַרְאֵיהֶם…
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Hayom Yom 17 Shvat - The Maamar Re’u Ki Havayah from heaven
עוֹמְדִין בְּעֵת קְרִיאַת הַשִּׁירָה It is customary to stand while the Song of the Sea is read [in the synagogue on Shabbos Parshas Beshalach]. הפטורה…
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Hayom Yom 16 Shvat - Divinity is fire and passion
אַאַמוּ"ר אָמַר My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once said: צְוִוישׁעֶן קעֶלט אוּן כְּפִירָה אִיז גאָר אַ דִינעֶ מְחִיצָה “Only a very fine line…
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Hayom Yom 15 Shvat - Publishing the Likkutei Torah
אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן Tachanun is not recited. "כְּשֶׁנִגְּשׁוּ לְהַדְפִּיס חֵלֶק שֵׁנִי שֶׁל הַ"תּוֹרָה אוֹר By the time the task of printing the second…
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Hayom Yom 14 Shvat - Our holy Rebbeiim think about the Chassidim
בְּמִנְחָה אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן Tachanun is not recited in the Afternoon Service. בּאַ כְּבוֹד קְדּוּשַׁת אֲבוֹתֵינוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ הַקְּדוֹשִׁים Our…
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Hayom Yom 13 Shvat - Man walks upright he sees the heavens
יאָהרצַייט - בְּיוֹם הַמִּיתָה אֲפִילוּ בְּשָׁנָה רִאשׁוֹנָה A yahrzeit is commemorated on the date of a person’s passing even on the first anniversary…
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Hayom Yom 12 Shvat - Fuse cold intellect with emotional excitement
הַשֵּׂכֶל וְהַהִתְפַּעֲלוּת שְׁנֵי עוֹלָמוֹת הֵם Intellect and emotional enthusiasm are two distinct realms: עוֹלָם קַר וּמְיוּשָּׁב, וְעוֹלָם רוֹתֵחַ…
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Hayom Yom 11 Shvat - The robustiousness of the Modeh Ani of a Jew
דעֶר סֵדֶר פוּן טאָג הוֹיבְּט זִיך אָן מִיט מוֹדֶה אֲנִי [A Jew’s] day begins with Modeh Ani. אוּן דאָס זאָגט מעֶן פאַר נעֶגעֶל וואַסעֶר אֲפִילוּ בְּיָדַיִם…
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Hayom Yom 10 Shvat - Eat in order to be able to pray
תּוֹרָה אוֹר, דִּבּוּר הַמַתְחִיל לְמַעַן תִּהְיֶה "סוֹף סְעִיף הַמַתְחִיל אָמְנָם, "לֹא יִשְׁבּוֹת יוֹמָם מִלִּרְאוֹת "צָרִיךְ לִהְיוֹת "לֹא יִשְׁבּוֹת יוֹמָם…
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Hayom Yom 9 Shvat - Rebbe Rashab completes Mishnah and Shas
כְּשֶׁסִּיֵּים אַאַמוּ"ר הַשַּׁ"ס בַּפַּעַם הַשְּׁלִישִׁית When my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], completed [the study of] the Talmud for the third time…
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Hayom Yom 8 Shvat - At the threshold of redemption
בִּפְרָט בַּזְמַן הַזֶּה Particularly in these times, אֲשֶׁר בְּחַסְדֵי הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרֵךְ אָנוּ עוֹמְדִים עַל סַף הַגְּאוּלָּה when thanks to G‑d’s kindness…
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Hayom Yom 7 Shvat - The Alter Rebbe's genius
בִּהְיוֹת אַדְמוּ"ר הַזָּקֵן בֶּן תֵּשַׁע שָׁנָה לָמַד חָכְמַת הַהַנְדָּסָה וְהַתְּכוּנָה When the Alter Rebbe was nine years old, he studied geometry and…
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Hayom Yom 6 Shvat - Torah books authored by Divine Inspiration
אַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב שֶׁשָּׁמַע בְּשֵׁם רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], writes1 that he heard it cited in the name of the Alter Rebbe…
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Hayom Yom 5 Shvat - The power of saying words of Torah
אַ מעֶנְטשׁ דאַרף מַרְבֶּה זַיין אִין זאָגעֶן אוֹתִיּוֹת הַתּוֹרָה One should verbalize “the letters of the Torah” profusely — (זאָגעֶן תְּהִלִּים, חַזֶרְ'ן…
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Hayom Yom 4 Shvat - The spiritual Exodus from Egypt
מִצְרַיִם הוּא לְשׁוֹן מֵיצָר וּגְבוּל The word Mitzrayim (Egypt) is related to meitzar (“a constricting boundary”). גָּלוּת מִצְרַיִם בְּרוּחָנִיּוּת הוּא מַה…
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Hayom Yom 3 Shvat - Publishing the Torah-Or and the Likkutei-Torah
תּוֹרָה אוֹר נִדְפַּס לָרִאשׁוֹנָה בִּשְׁנַת תקצ"ז בְּקָאפּוּסט (בְּלִי הַהוֹסָפוֹת) Torah Or was first published in 5597 (1837) in Kopust, without its…
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Hayom Yom 2 Shvat - The Maamar the devout Va'era
אַאַמוּ"ר סִפֵּר My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once related: הַדְּרוּשׁ וָאֵרָא גו' וּשְׁמִי ד' גו', הַמְדַבֵּר בְּעִנְיַן כִּי לֹא יִדַּח מִמֶּנּוּ…
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Hayom Yom 1 Shvat - Everyone should say the daily Tehilim
אֲמִירַת תְּהִלִּים הָאָמוּר (בְּכָל יוֹם אַחַר הַתְּפִלָּה) The practice of reciting Tehillim every day after the morning prayers אֵין בָּזֶה שׁוּם הֶפְרֵשׁ…
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Hayom Yom 29 Teves - Our job is to make day in the world
אֲנַן פּוֹעֲלֵי דִימָמָא אֲנַן “We are day-laborers.” יוֹם הוּא אוֹר [In the literature of Chassidus], “day” is a code word for “light” עֲבוֹדָתֵנוּ הִיא…
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Hayom Yom 28 Teves - Sefer HaChakirah of the Tzemach Tzedek
בְּסֵפֶר הַחֲקִירָה (דֶּרֶךְ אֱמוּנָה) לְהַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק הַנִּדְפָּס — חֲסֵרִים הַרְבֵּה הֲגָהוֹת The published text of the Tzemach Tzedek’s Sefer HaChakirah…
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Hayom Yom 27 Teves - Jewish materiality, is spirituality
רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן אָמַר The Alter Rebbe declared: אִידִישׁעֶ גַּשְׁמִיּוּת אִיז רוּחָנִיוּת The material [concerns] of a Jew are [in truth] spiritual. דעֶר…
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Hayom Yom 26 Teves - Uproot, shatter, and crush vs subdue
בְּבִרְכַּת וְלַמַּלְשִׁינִים [In Shemoneh Esreh], when reciting the blessing that begins VelaMalshinim, "מַפְסִיקִים קְצָת בֵּין “וּתְמַגֵּר" לְתֵיבַת…
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Hayom Yom 25 Teves - The Chassidic Exodus to rise above
מְבָרְכִים רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט. אֲמִירַת כָּל הַתְּהִלִּים בְּהַשְׁכָּמָה. יוֹם הִתְוַעֲדוּת [On Shabbos Mevarchim, it is our custom] to recite the entire Book…
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Hayom Yom 24 Teves - Yartzait of the Alter Rebbe founder of Chabad
הִסְתַּלְקוּת אַדְמוּ"ר הַזָּקֵן בִּכְפַר פְּיעֶנַא בְּמוֹצָאֵי שַׁבָּת קֹדֶשׁ פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת תקע"ג [This date is the anniversary of] the passing of the…
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Hayom Yom 23 Teves - Sighing and groaning is only a doorknob
תּוֹרָה אוֹר, דִּבּוּר הַמַתְחִיל מִי שָׂם פֶּה, סְעִיף הַמַּתְחִיל וְהַנִּמְשָׁל יוּבָן "כִּי יֵשׁ בְּחִינַת מַעֲלָה" צָרִיךְ לִהְיוֹת "וְכֵן יֵשׁ מַעֲלָה"…
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Hayom Yom 22 Teves - Half hour daily investment in education
הַכְרָזַת אַאַמוּ"ר בְּאַחַת הַהִתְוַעֲדוּת My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once declared at a farbrengen: אָט אַזוֹי וִוי הַנָחַת תְּפִילִּין בְּכָל…
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Hayom Yom 21 Teves - The Besht says water is a sign of blessing
(:כְּבוֹד קְדוּשַׁת אַדְמוּ"ר שְׁלִיטָ"א פָּגַע בְּנוֹשֵׂא דְּלָיִים מְלֵאִים מַיִם. וַיֹאמַר) (The Rebbe [Rayatz]once met a watercarrier with buckets full of…
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Hayom Yom 20 Teves - Two G-dly souls against one natural soul
דעֶר מִיטעֶלעֶר רֶבִּי האָט געֶעֶנטפעֶרט אֵיינעֶם אוֹיף אַ יְחִידוּת The Mitteler Rebbe once answered [a chassid] at yechidus: אַז אֵיינעֶר רעֶדט מִיט דעֶם…
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Hayom Yom 19 Teves - Study Chumash with Rashi every day
בַּיי חֲסִידֵי חַבַּ"ד אִיז מְקוּבָּל מִדּוֹר דּוֹר, דעֶם אַלטעֶן רֶבִּי'ס אַ תַּקָּנָה There is a custom among Chabad chassidim that was instituted by the…
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Hayom Yom 18 Teves - Yaakov's best 17 years were in Egypt
גַּם הָעוֹלֶה לַתּוֹרָה אוֹמֵר חֲזַק חֲזַק וְנִתְחֲזֵק [Like all the other congregants,] the person who receives the [final] aliyah [at the end of any of the…
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Hayom Yom 17 Teves - We do not study Torah Nittel night
מַה שֶׁנּוֹהֲגִים שֶׁלֹּא לִלְמוֹד בְּנִיתְּל, שָׁמַעְתִּי מֵאַאַמוּ"ר הַטַּעַם I heard from my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], that the reason that one…
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Hayom Yom 16 Teves - Zohar uplifts, Midrash arouses, Tehilim rinses
דעֶר צֶמַח צֶדֶק האָט געֶזאָגט ר' העֶנדל'ן אוֹיף יְחִידוּת The Tzemach Tzedek once told R. Hendel [Kugel] at yechidus: זוֹהַר אִיז מְרוֹמֵם דעֶם נֶפֶשׁ…