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Hayom Yom 25 Adar 2 - We worked on this challenge for 3 or 4 years
הֶחָסִיד ר' מָרְדְּכַי האָראָדאָקעֶר סִפֵּר As an eminent chassid by the name of R. Mordechai of Horodok once recalled, פִּתְגָם הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁשָּׁמַעְנוּ…
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Hayom Yom 24 Adar 2 - When reciting the prayer Ana BeCho’ach,
בַּאֲמִירַת אָנָּא בְּכֹחַ When reciting the prayer beginning Ana BeCho’ach, צָרִיךְ לִרְאוֹת — אוֹ לְצַיֵּר בְּמַחֲשָׁבָה one should look at — or visualize —…
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Hayom Yom 23 Adar 2 - A Rabbi is standing on the threshold
אַאַמוּ"ר אָמַר לְרָב אֶחָד — בַּעַל עֲבוֹדָה וּמַתְמִיד בְּלִמּוּדוֹ My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once told a certain rabbi who took his Divine…
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Hayom Yom 22 Adar 2 - Birkas Kohanim - a manifestation of the Divine Intellect
בִּרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִים הוּא הַמְשָׁכַת הַמּוֹחִין [Seen from a Kabbalistic perspective,] the Priestly Blessing elicits a manifestation of the Divine Intellect…
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Hayom Yom 21 Adar Sheni - The Alter Rebbe gave it to all who study Chassidus
הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק אָמַר בְּסִיּוּם סִפּוּר הַנִּזְכָּר לְעֵיל (כ' אֲדָר שֵׁנִי) After relaying the narration that appears in the entry for 20 Adar II above, the…
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Hayom Yom 20 Adar 2 - You will need a continuous fire
הפטורה: וַיְהִי דְבַר ה' גו' - דִּבַּרְתִּי וְעָשִׂיתִי [On Shabbos Parshas Parah,] the haftarah begins Vayehi dvar Ado-nai and ends dibarti ve’asisi…
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Hayom Yom 19 Adar 2 - The mind’s innate ability to rule the heart
ר' מֹשֶׁה מַייזְלִישׁ סִיפֵּר R. Moshe Maizlish once related: דעֶר רֶבִּי (רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן) האָט אוּנז געֶלעֶרעֶנט “The [Alter] Rebbe taught us אַז דעֶר…
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Hayom Yom 18 Adar 2 - Torah with Rashi daily and a Tractate Talmud a year
אַאַזְמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמַּאֲמָרָיו My revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], writes in one of his maamarim: צְרִיכִים לִלְמוֹד בְּכָל יוֹם תּוֹרָה…
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Hayom Yom 17 Adar 2 - Vowels in Tehillim chapter 87,7 vs Benching
בַּאֲמִירַת תְּהִלִּים (פז. ז) In the phrase kol mayanai bach (Tehillim 87:7), [the word כל may be vocalized in either of two ways]. אוֹמְרִים כָּל מַעְיָנַי…
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Hayom Yom 16 Adar 2 - A businessman must have faith and trust
מֵעֲבוֹדַת בַּעַל עֵסֶק As one of his spiritual tasks, a businessman לְעוֹרֵר בְּעַצְמוֹ הָאֱמוּנָה וּבִטָּחוֹן גָּמוּר should arouse within himself the faith…
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Hayom Yom 15 Adar 2 - The Mitteler Rebbe wrote for every type of Chossid
אַאַזְמוּ"ר אָמַר My revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], once related אֲשֶׁר אַדְמוּ"ר הָאֶמְצָעִי כָּתַב that the Mitteler Rebbe wrote בִּשְׁבִיל כָּל…
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Hayom Yom 14 Adar 2 - Chabad Purim Traditions
בִּקְרִיאַת הַמְּגִלָּה קוֹרְאִים When reading the Megillah, (ח. יא) לַהֲרֹג וּלְאַבֵּד וְלַהֲרֹג וּלְאַבֵּד the phrase (Esther 8:11) להרג ולאבד should be…
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Hayom Yom 13 Adar 2 - Moshe’s men do battle with Amalek
הפטורה: כֹּה אָמַר ה [On the Shabbos before Purim,] the haftarah begins Ko amar Ado-nai (I Shmuel 15:2-34). אוֹמְרִים אָב הָרַחֲמִים [After the Torah Reading,]…
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Hayom Yom 12 Adar 2 - Sacrifice the Evil Inclination, the animal soul
דעֶר אָנְהוֹיב פוּן פָּרָשַׁת הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת אִיז The words that introduce the passages on the sacrifices אָדָם כִּי יַקְרִיב מִכֶּם קָרְבָּן לַה [literally…
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Hayom Yom 11 Adar 2 - Halachah signifies a persons Divine service.
תַּעֲנִית אֶסְתֵר מוּקְדָם [This year (5703/1943), exceptionally,] the Fast of Esther is observed [on this date,] before its usual time. סְלִיחוֹת, אָבִינוּ…
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Hayom Yom 10 Adar 2 - Chassidim don’t bid each other farewell
טֶרֶם הַנְּסִיעָה מִמְּקוֹם מְדוּרוֹ Before leaving your hometown, יְסַדֵּר אַ חַסִידִישׁעֶן פאַרְבּרֵיינְגעֶן you should hold a chassidic farbrengen וִיקַבֵּל…
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Hayom Yom 9 Adar 2 - A Chassid’s thirst to bind with his Rebbe
בְּבִרְכַּת בּוֹרֵא נְפָשׁוֹת In the blessing borei nefashos, אוֹמְרִים עַל כֹּל מַה שֶׁבָּרָאתָ in the phrase al kol mah shebarasa, הַכָּ"ף בְּחוֹלָם וְלֹא…
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Hayom Yom 8 Adar 2 - One action is better than a thousand sighs
אַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמִּכְתָּבָיו My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], writes in one of his letters: טוֹבָה פְּעוּלָּה אַחַת מֵאֶלֶף אֲנָחוֹת “One…
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Hayom Yom 7 Adar 2 - When walking the street think Torah
אַז מעֶן געֶהְט אִין גאַס דאַרְף מעֶן טְראַכְטעֶן דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה One ought to think about words of Torah when walking down the street, צִי אִין מַחֲשָׁבָה צִי…
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Hayom Yom 6 Adar 2 - Every word in Tanya is precise
הפטורה: וַתִּשְׁלַם כָּל הַמְּלָאכָה The haftarah to be read this week [Parshas Pekudei] begins Vatishlam kol hamelachah [from I Melachim 7:51 and 8:1-21]…
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Hayom Yom 5 Adar 2 - Nigleh, Chassidus, and Avoda are all a must
לִמּוּד הַנִּגְלָה The study of nigleh, לִמּוּד הַחֲסִידוּת the study of Chassidus, וַעֲבוֹדָה בְּפוֹעַל and Divine service through actual avodah, כּוּלָּם…
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Hayom Yom 4 Adar 2 - The Mitteler Rebbe would say Shh, Shh
צוּ חֲסִידוּת בַּיים מִיטעֶלעֶן רֶבִּי'ן, אִיז געֶוועֶן זֵייעֶר שְׁטִיל When the Mitteler Rebbe would deliver discourses of Chassidus, there was utter silence…
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Hayom Yom 3 Adar 2 - A scholar can attain the level of a simple Jew
מַעֲנֵה הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק The following is an answer that the Tzemach Tzedek gave לְחָסִיד בָּקִי בְּשַׁ"ס כוּ' וּמַשְׂכִּיל גָּדוֹל בַּחֲסִידוּת to a chassid who…
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Hayom Yom 2 Adar Sheini - A blessing needs an object to take hold
הַבְּרָכָה צְרִיכָה לְאֵיזֶה דָבָר שֶׁתֵּאָחֵז בּוֹ A blessing requires some object upon which to take hold, וּכְמוֹ הַמָּטָר עַל שָׂדֶה חֲרוּשָׁה וּזְרוּעָה…
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Hayom Yom 1 Adar Sheni - In the passage Yaaleh VeYavo
בְּיַעֲלֶה וְיָבוֹא In the passage Yaaleh VeYavo, זָכְרֵנוּ ה' אֱלוֹקֵינוּ בּוֹ — בֵּית דְּגוּשָׁה the letter beis in the phrase zochreinu A-donai Elokeinu bo…
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Hayom Yom 30 Adar 1 - What am I doing in this world?
אַאַמוּ"ר אָמַר My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once said: אַ חָסִיד מאַכט אַ סְבִיבָה “A chassid creates an environment. אוֹיבּ נִיט, דאַרְף עֶר גוּט…
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Hayom Yom 29 Adar 1 - Two responses to the toast of LeChayim
הפטורה: וַיִכְרוֹת יְהוֹיָדַע גו The haftarah [for the Shabbos of Parshas Shekalim] begins Vayichros Yehoyada (II Melachim 11:17-12:17). וּמוֹסִיפִים פָּסוּק…
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Hayom Yom 28 Adar 1 - Shema Prayer before Retiring at Night
בִּקְרִיאַת שְׁמַע שֶׁעַל הַמִּטָּה In the Prayer before Retiring at Night, רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם הֲרֵינִי מוֹחֵל וְכֵן לַמְּנַצֵּחַ גו' בְּבוֹא the passage…
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Hayom Yom 27 Adar 1 - Deviating right or left are both false paths
אַאַמוּ"ר אָמַר My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once said: אֱמֶת אִיז דֶּרֶךְ הַמִּצּוּעַ “Truth is the middle path. אַ נְטִיָּה לְיָמִין A deviation to…
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Hayom Yom 26 Adar 1 - Hard work will never be fruitless
בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה כְּלֵי שָׁרֵת Equipped with three sacred implements: אַהֲבַת ה', אַהֲבַת הַתּוֹרָה, אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל a love of G‑d, a love of the Torah, and a…
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Hayom Yom 25 Adar 1 - Hoshieinu following the Yom
הוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ אַחַר שִׁיר שֶׁל יוֹם אוֹמְרִים The passage beginning Hoshieinu is recited after the Psalm of the Day (Shir shel Yom) הֵן בְּחוֹל הֵן בְּשַׁבָּת…
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Hayom Yom 24 Adar 1 - The soul hears and animates the body
אַדְמוּ"ר הָאֶמְצָעִי עָנָה לְרַבִּי הִלֵל פּאַרִיטְשׁעֶר עַל שְׁאֵלָתוֹ R. Hillel of Paritch once asked the Mitteler Rebbe אִם יַחֲזוֹר חֲסִידוּת גַּם…
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Hayom Yom 23 Adar 1 - Rabbonim “the eyes of the community”
הָרַבָּנִים וּבַעֲלֵי תּוֹרָה נִקְרָאִים עֵינֵי הָעֵדָה The rabbis and the Torah scholars are called “the eyes of the community” וְרָאשֵׁי אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל…
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Hayom Yom 22 Adar 1 - Third Shabbos meal and Mincha break
הפטורה: וַיִשְלַח אַחְאָב The haftarah [for Parshas Ki Sisa] begins Vayishlach Achav (1 Melachim 18:20-39). אַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמַּאֲמָרָיו My revered…
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Hayom Yom 21 Adar 1 - The title Chossid in Chabad
שֵׁם חָסִיד The title “chassid” הוּא שֵׁם קָדוּם הַנִּמְצָא בְּדִבְרֵי רַבּוֹתֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה is an ancient term found in the words of our Sages…
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Hayom Yom 20 Adar 1 - Truthfulness is itself a form of Divine service
נִיט עֲבוֹדָה אִיז אַז עֲבוֹדָה זאָל זַיין בֶּאֱמֶת The concept of avodah — Divine service — does not [merely] mean that one must serve G‑d truthfully. נאָר…
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Hayom Yom 19 Adar 1 - Thoroughly knowledgeable in the Tanach
הַחֲסִידִים, אֲפִילוּ הַבֵּינוּנִים, הָיוּ בְּקִיאִים בְּתַּנַ"ךְ Chassidim, even those of average spiritual stature, used to be thoroughly knowledgeable in…
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Hayom Yom 18 Adar 1 - Blessing after wine and the seven fruits
בִּבְרָכָה מֵעֵין שָׁלֹשׁ When reciting the threefold blessing אִם שָׁתָה יַיִן וְאָכַל פֵּרוֹת מִז' הַמִּינִים after drinking wine and partaking of any of the…
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Hayom Yom 17 Adar 1 - Amen Yehei Shmei Rabba with fire
אַ סַךְ יאָהרעֶן נאָך פאַר פּעֶטעֶרְבּוּרג (הַמַּאֲסָר שָׁם בִּשְׁנַת תּקנ"ט) One day, many years before his imprisonment in Petersburg in 5559 [1798], אִיז…
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Hayom Yom 16 Adar 1 - The shinning mirrors donated by the women
רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן אָמַר The Alter Rebbe once taught: בִּתְרוּמַת הַמִּשְׁכָּן הָיוּ זָהָב וָכֶסֶף וּנְחוֹשֶׁת The contributions toward the construction of the…
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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 passage beginning Av HaRachamim is omitted [after the Torah…
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Hayom Yom 14 Adar 1 - Likkutei Torah chosen from 2000 Maamarim
אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן. [On Purim Katan,] Tachanun is not recited.1 אַאַזְמוּ"ר סִפֵּר לְאַאַמוּ"ר: My revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], once told…
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Hayom Yom 13 Adar 1 - This joy generates abundant goodness
בְּמִנְחָה אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן During the Afternoon Service, Tachanun is not recited. אַאַמוּ"ר אָמַר My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once…
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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 gift grants him amplitude, and leads him before great men.” יֵשׁ לְךָ…
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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 אֲשֶׁר אֵלּוּ שֶׁאֵין דַּעְתָּם יָפָה לְכַוֵּן concerning…
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Hayom Yom 10 Adar 1 - In preparation for the Grace after Meals
בְּבִרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן קוֹדֶם מַיִם אַחֲרוֹנִים In [preparation for] the Grace after Meals, before washing the fingertips for mayim acharonim, אוֹמְרִים עַל…
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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 street and mentally reviews passages from Mishnayos or Tanya…
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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 תַּלְמִידִים The Alter Rebbe once summoned a young disciple of the…
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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 that he is an agent of the Master of All, לְמַעַן הָבִיא לַפּוֹעַל…
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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 נִפְלָאָה “It is a wondrous trait, וואָס דעֶר אוֹיבּעֶרשׁטעֶר…
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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 מָקוֹם מִדְרַךְ כַּף רַגְלֵינוּ wherever our feet tread, הַכֹּל…
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Hayom Yom 4 Adar 1 - Acquiring a taste for G-dly concepts
רֵאשִׁית הַהֲכָנָה לְהִתְעַסְּקוּת בִּשִׂכְלִים עִיּוּנִים The first step in preparing for disciplined meditation, וּבְשֵׂכֶל אֱלֹקִי בִּפְרָט especially on…
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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 יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר מֵעוֹלָם לֹא רָאָה אוֹתוֹ that the mitzvah of…
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Hayom Yom 2 Adar 1 - Intellectual service of G‑d, search for the truth
רַבֵּנוּ הַגָּדוֹל — הַזָּקֵן The Alter Rebbe סִדֵּר לִפְנֵי אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלוֹמֵינוּ הָעֲבוֹדָה בְּמוֹחַ וּלְחַפֵּשׂ אֶת הָאֱמֶת provided the members of the…
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Hayom Yom 1 Adar 1 - Every soul has its individual duties
תּוֹרָה אוֹר, דִבּוּר הַמַּתְחִיל לֹא תִהְיֶ' מְשַׁכֵּלָה, סְעִיף הַמַּתְחִיל וְהִנֵּה אַחַר "בִּמְסִירַת נֶפֶשׁ בפ"ע" "פֵּרוּשׁ הָרָאשֵׁי תֵּיבוֹת הוּא…
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Hayom Yom - Overview
The text of this essay is a compilation of letters from the Frierdiker Rebbe, and some commentary. Please enjoy the listen as it will enhance your study of the…
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Hayom Yom 18 Kislev - One desires nothing other than G‑d Himself
בְּמִנְחָה אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן In the Afternoon Service, Tachanun is not recited. הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק כּוֹתֵב The Tzemach Tzedek writes: אַהֲבָה דִבְחִינַת…
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Hayom Yom 17 Kislev - How to serve G-d with intellect and feeling
חֲסִידוּת חַבַּ"ד פּוֹתַחַת שַׁעֲרֵי הֵיכְלֵי חָכְמָה וּבִינָה Chabad Chassidus opens the gates of the halls of Chochmah and Binah, לֵידַע וּלְהַכִּיר אֶת מִי…
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Hayom Yom 16 Kislev - Foundational principle of Chabad
יְסוֹד עִיקָּרִי בְּשִׁיטַת חַבַּ"ד הוּא A main foundation of the Chabad approach is אֲשֶׁר הַמּוֹחַ הַשַּׁלִיט עַל הַלֵּב בְּתוֹלָדְתּוֹ for the mind, which…
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Hayom Yom 15 Kislev - Self-sacrifice to love a Jew
בְּתּוֹרָה אוֹר, דִּבּוּר הַמַּתְחִיל וַיֵּשֶׁב "וְאֵינָהּ יְכוֹלָה לִרְאוֹת בְּאַהֲבָה" צָרִיךְ לִהְיוֹת "וְאֵינָה יְכוֹלָה לִהְיוֹת בְּאַהֲבָה" [In the above…