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Hayom Yom 23 Tammuz - Reading Masei until the end of all the 42 journeys.
Jul 700:03:41Tap to summarizeכַּאֲשֶׁר מַטּוֹת וּמַסְעֵי נִפְרָדוֹת When we read the parshiyos called Matos and Masei in two separate weeks, קוֹרִין - בְּמִנְחַת שַׁבָּת, ב', ה' - לְלֵוִי עַד סוֹף כָּל הַמַסָּעוֹת.the passage of the Torah that is read for the second aliyah on Shabbos afternoon, and again on Monday and Thursday morning, continues until the end of [the account of] all the journeys.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
Transcribe →Hayom Yom 22 Tammuz - A Chassidic phrase, practice and melody bring .....
Jul 600:02:39Tap to summarizeאַאַמוּ"ר אָמַרMy revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once said:אַ חֲסִידִישׁעֶר וואָרט מאַכט קלאָר דִי קאָפּ אוּן רֵיין דִי האַרץ“A chassidic teaching clears one’s mind and cleanses one’s heart.אַ חֲסִידִישׁעֶ הַנְהָגָה טוֹבָה מאַכט לִיכטִיג אִין שׁטוּבּA positive chassidic practice lights up one’s home.אַ חֲסִידִישׁעֶר נִגּוּן שְׁטאַרקט דִי תִּקְוָה וּבִטָחוֹןA chassidic melody strengthens one’s hope and trust,בְּרֵיינגט שִׂמְחָהbrings joy,אוּן שְׁטעֶלט אַוועֶק דִי הוֹיז מִיט דעֶר הוֹיז געֶזִינד אִין קֶרֶן אוֹרָהand positions the home and the entire household in a ray of light.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
Transcribe →Hayom Yom 21 Tammuz - A Jewish heart is a Sanctuary in which G‑d can abide.
Jul 500:04:09Tap to summarizeאֵין 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 מִיִּשְׂרָאֵלthat is, within each and every Jew. שֶׁבְּכָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל תּוֹכִיּוּת נְקוּדַּת פְּנִימִית לְבָבוֹ הוּא מִקְדָּשׁ לְשִׁבְתּוֹ יִתְבָּרֵךְFor the innermost point of every Jewish heart is a Sanctuary in which G‑d can abide.וְהִנֵּה מְקוֹם הַמִּקְדָשׁ גַם בִּזְמַן הַגָּלוּת וְהַשִּׁמּוּם קָדוֹשׁ הוּאNow, the site of the Beis HaMikdash remains sacred even in the period of exile and desolation.וְכִדְאִיתָא בִּשְׁמוֹת רַבָּה פַּרְשָׁה בּAs is written in Shmos Rabbah, ch. 2,אָמַר רַב אַחָא: לְעוֹלָם אֵין הַשְּׁכִינָה זָזָה מִכּוֹתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי“Rav Acha declared: ‘The Divine Presence will never depart from the Western Wall.’” וְכָל עִנְיַן הַשִּׁמּוּם הוּא בְּהַבִּנְיָנִיםThe desolation relates to the buildings alone.וְכֵן הוּא גַם בַּמִּקְדָשׁ הַפְּרָטִי שֶׁבְּכָל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵלThe same applies to the personal Sanctuary within the heart of every Jew.דְּהַיְסוֹד הוּא שָׁלֵם זַךְ וְטָהוֹרThe foundation [always] remains intact, unpolluted and pure,וּכְמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּבas it is written, אֲנִי יְשֵׁנָה וְלִבִּי עֵר“I am asleep, but my heart is awake.”וְאִיתָא בְּמִדְרָשׁ רַבָּהOn these words, Midrash Rabbah comments:אֲנִי יְשֵׁנָה מִן הַמִּצְוֹת וְלִבִּי עֵר לִגְמִילוּת חֲסָדִים“I am asleep from the mitzvos, but my heart is awake to acts of kindness.אֲנִי יְשֵׁנָה מִן הַצְּדָקוֹת וְלִבִּי עֵר לַעֲשׂוֹתָןI am asleep from acts of charity, but my heart is awake to do them.” דְּכָל עִנְיָן הַשִּׁמּוּם, רַחֲמָנָא לִיצְלָן, שֶׁיֶּשְׁנוֹ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלThe whole concept of “desolation” among the Jewish people, Heaven forbid,הוּא רַק בְּדוּגְמַת הַבִּנְיָנִים שֶׁמִּחוּץ לְהַיְסוֹדapplies only [to superficial matters], like the buildings that stand above the foundation;אֲבָל הַיְסוֹד דְּמִקְדָשׁ הַפְּרָטִי הוּא בִּקְדוּשָּׁתוֹthe foundation of the personal Sanctuary remains holy.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
Transcribe →Hayom Yom 20 Tammuz - Three meditations: 1)study, 2)before praying, 3)prayer
Jul 500:07:57Tap to summarizeשְׁלֹשָׁה מִינֵי הִתְבּוֹנְנוּת הֵםThere are three kinds of meditation:א) הִתְבּוֹנְנוּת לִמּוּדִית(a) Meditation associated with study:אַחַר שֶׁמֵּבִין הָעִנְיָן עַל בּוּרְיוֹ, הוּא מִתְבּוֹנֵן בְּעוֹמֶק הָעִנְיָן הַהוּא, עַד שֶׁהַשִּׂכְלִי מֵאִיר אֶצְלוֹAfter a person understands a concept thoroughly, he meditates on its depth until its intellectual content illuminates him.ב) שֶׁקּוֹדֶם הַתְּפִלָּה(b) Meditation before praying:עִנְיָנָהּ הֶרְגֵּשׁ חַיּוּת הָעִנְיָן שֶׁלָּמַד וְלֹא הֶרְגֵּשׁ הַשִּׂכְלִי כְּמוֹ בְּהִתְבּוֹנְנוּת לִמּוּדִיתThe point here is to experience the vitality of the concept that one has studied, not its intellectual aspect, as in the case of meditation associated with study.ג) שֶׁבִּתְפִלָּה(c) Meditation in the course of prayer:עִנְיָנָהּ הֶרְגֵּשׁ הָאֱלֹקוּת שֶׁבְּהָעִנְיָן שֶׁלָּמַדThe purpose here is to sense the Divinity within the concept one has studied.שָׁלֹשׁ אֵלֶּה הֵם שְׁלִיבוֹת סוּלָּם הַהַרְגָּשָׁהThese are three rungs on the ladder of spiritual sensitivity. וְרַק בְּחַסְדֵי הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרֵךְ עִמָּנוּ מַרְגִּישִׁים לִפְעָמִים — דעֶרהעֶרט מעֶן — ג-טלִיכְקַייט בְּלִי שׁוּם עֲבוֹדָה כְּלָלAt times, solely due to G‑d’s grace, one senses Divinity without any form of service. וְהוּא מִפְּנֵי מַעֲלַת הָעַצְמוּת שֶׁיֵּשׁ בַּנְּשָׁמָהThis is a result of the essential quality of the soul.אֲבָל מִצַּד הָעֲבוֹדָה שֶׁבְּכֹחַ עַצְמוֹ מוּכְרָחִים שָׁלֹשׁ הַנִּזְכָּרִים לְעֵילHowever, with regard to Divine service that stems from our own initiative, the above three steps are necessary.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
Transcribe →Hayom Yom 19 Tammuz - Travelers prayer when traveling from home
Jul 200:02:53Tap to summarizeמֵהַנְהָגוֹת אַאַמוּ"רAmong the practices of my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab]:כְּשֶׁנָּסַע מִבֵּיתוֹWhen traveling from home,אַף שֶׁנִּשְׁאַר בְּמָקוֹם אֶחָד כַּמָּה חֳדָשִׁיםthough he might remain in a single place for several months,הָיָה אוֹמֵר בְּכָל יוֹם אַחַר הַתְּפִלָּה תְּפִלַּת הַדֶּרֶךְhe would recite the Prayer for Travelers every day after the morning prayers —בְּלֹא שֵׁם וּמַלְכוּתalbeit without mentioning G‑d’s Name or His sovereignty.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
Transcribe →Hayom Yom 18 Tammuz - Reb Moshe Vilenker developed an expansive mind
Jul 200:03:57Tap to summarizeדֶער אַלטעֶר רֶבִּי האָט געזאָגט אוֹיף ר' מׂשֶׁה וִוילעֶנקעֶרThe Alter Rebbe once said of his disciple, R. Moshe Vilenker:מׂשֶׁה האָט מוׂחִין דְגַדְלוּת“Moshe has mochin degadlus [i.e., an expanded intellectual consciousness]. אוּן אִין דִי צעֶן יאָר וואָס עֶר האָט געֶהאָרעֶוועֶט, האָט עֶר אוֹיסְגעֶהאָרעֶוועֶט מוֹחִין רְחָבִיםIn the ten years that he labored [as described below], he developed an expansive mind.”דְרַיי יאָר האָט ר' מֹשֶׁה ווִילעֶנקעֶר זִיךְ מֵכִין געֶוועֶן צוּ יְחִידוּת בּאַם אַלטעֶן רֶבִּי'ןFor three years R. Moshe Vilenker prepared himself for yechidus with the Alter Rebbe,אוּן נאָכדעֶם אִיז עֶר געֶבּלִיבּעֶן זִיבּעֶן יאָר אִין לִיאָזְנאָ אוֹיף בְּרֵיינגעֶן דִי יְחִידוּת אִין עֲבוֹדָה בְּפוֹעַלand remained in Liozna seven more years in order to ground that yechidus in actual practice.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
Transcribe →Hayom Yom 17 Tammuz - Difference between First Tablets and Second Tablets
Jul 100:07:49Tap to summarizeתַּעֲנִית, סְלִיחוֹת, אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּA fast day. The Selichos prayers and Avinu Malkeinu are recited [in the Morning Service].חִלּוּק לוּחוֹת הָרִאשׁוֹנוֹת וְלוּחוֹת הָאַחֲרוֹנוֹתThe difference between the First Tablets and the Second Tablets can be outlined as follows:בַּלּוּחוֹת עַצְמָןWith regard to the Tablets themselves:הָרִאשׁוֹנוֹת מַעֲשֵׂה אֱלֹקִיםThe First Tablets were fashioned by G‑d;הַשְּׁנִיּוֹת פְּסָל לְךָthe Second Tablets were hewn by Moshe.הַמִּכְתָּבWith regard to the writing on the Tablets:חָרוּת עַל הַלּוּחוֹת שֶׁכִּדְרָשַׁת רַזַ"ל, עֵרוּבִין (נד. א), הוּא רַק בַּלּוּחוֹת הָרִאשׁוֹנוֹתThe writing was engraved (charus) on the Tablets. Our Sages comment: [“Do not read the word as charus (‘engraved’), but rather as cheirus (‘freedom’) — freedom from alien subjugation was inscribed on the Tablets”]. This quality applied only to the First Tablets.בְּמַעֲלַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵלWith regard to the spiritual level of the Jewish people:בַּלּוּחוֹת הָרִאשׁוֹנוֹת צַדִּיקִים, כְּשֶׁעָמְדוּ עַל הַר סִינַי פָּסְקָה זוּהֲמָתָןWhen they were given the First Tablets, they were tzaddikim, for when they stood at Mount Sinai, “their impurity ceased.” בַּשְּׁנִיוֹת בַּעֲלֵי תְּשׁוּבָה[At the giving of] the Second Tablets, they were baalei teshuvah.בְּמַעֲלַת מֹשֶׁהWith regard to the spiritual level of Moshe:בְּמַתַּן תּוֹרָה נִתַּן לְמֹשֶׁה אֶלֶף אוֹרוֹת בְּמַתָּנָהAt the Giving of the Torah, Moshe received a gift of a thousand spiritual lights. וּבְחֵטְא הָעֵגֶל נִטְּלוּ מִמֶּנּוּThey were taken from him at the Sin of the Golden Calf,וְלֹא חָזְרוּ בְּלוּחוֹת שְׁנִיּוֹתand were not returned to him when the Second Tablets were given.(רַק בְּשַׁבָּת נוֹתְנִים לוֹ כִּדְאִיתָא בִּפְרִי עֵץ חַיִּים)(He receives them only on Shabbos, as stated in Pri Etz Chayim.)מַעֲלַת לוּחוֹת הַשְּׁנִיּוֹתThe Second Tablets were superiorשֶׁנִּתַּן גַם כֵּן הֲלָכוֹת מִדְרָשׁ אֲגָדוֹת כו', כִּפְלַיִם לְתוּשִׁיָּה כִּדְאִיתָא בִּנְדָרִים (כב. ב)in that (a) they were given together with laws, Midrash, and Aggados — “a double measure [of the secrets of Divine wisdom],”1[as stated in Shmos Rabbah 46:1],וְקִרוּן עוֹר פְּנֵי מֹשֶׁהand (b) Moshe’s face became radiant.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
Transcribe →Hayom Yom 16 Tammuz - The love of the BeShT to Jewish children
Jun 3000:02:25Tap to summarizeאַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁל הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב — אֵין לְשַׁעֵרThe Baal Shem Tov’s love of his fellow Jews is beyond conception.הָרַב הַמַּגִּיד אָמַרOn this the Maggid of Mezritch once said:הַלְוַאי הָיוּ נוֹשְׁקִים הַסֵּפֶר תּוֹרָה “If only people would kiss the Torah scrollבְּאוֹתָהּ הָאַהֲבָה, שֶׁהָיָה מוֹרִי מְנַשֵּׁק אֶת הַיְּלָדִיםwith the same love that my mentor, the Baal Shem Tov, kissed the childrenבְּהוֹלִיכוֹ אוֹתָם אֶל הַחֵדֶרwhom he took to school,כְּשֶׁהָיָה בּאַהעֶלפעֶרwhen he worked as a teacher’s assistant at the cheder.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
Transcribe →Hayom Yom 15 Tammuz - The soul’s delight in G‑dliness can make a person fat
Jun 2900:03:33Tap to summarizeאַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמַּאֲמָרָיוMy revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], writes in one of his maamarim: תַּעֲנוּג נַפְשִׁי עַל אֱלֹקוּת יָכוֹל לִהְיוֹת מִזֶּה שַׁמְנוּנִית בַּגוּףThe soul’s delight in G‑dliness can actually make a person fat.אוֹמְרִים עַל הָרַב ר' נָחוּם מִטשֶׁרְנאָבִּילIt was said that [the holy tzaddik,] R. Nachum of Chernobyl,שֶׁהָיָה שָׁמֵן בְּגוּפוֹ מֵעֲנִיַת אָמֵן יְהֵא שְׁמֵיהּ רַבָּהbecame portly from [his sheer delight in] responding Amen, Yehei Shmei Rabbah.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
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Jun 2800:07:18Tap to summarizeזֶה לְשׁוֹן הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק בְּאֶחָד מִדְּרוּשָׁיוThe following are the words of Tzemach Tzedek in one of his maamarim: רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל בְּאִמְרוֹתָיו לְבָנָיו יוֹם ג' פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק שְׁנַת תּקס"ב אָמַר וְזֶה דְּבָרָיוThe [Alter] Rebbe, when speaking with his sons on the Tuesday of Parshas Balak, 5562 (1802), said the following:לְהָבִין קוּשְׁיַת הַתּוֹכְנִים“The astronomers ask,מֵאַחַר שֶׁהָאָרֶץ הִיא כַּדּוּרִית וַעֲגוּלָה כְּתַפּוּחַthat since the earth is spherical like an apple,לָמָה אֵינָם נוֹפְלִים אוֹתָם בְּנֵי אָדָם הַדָּרִים כְּנֶגְדֵנוּ מִלְמַטָּה בְּאַמעֶרִיקאָwhy don’t the people living opposite us — down below, in America — fall off?...וְתֵּרוּצָם אֵינוֹ אֱמֶתTheir resolution is incorrect….”וְרַבֵּנוּ ז"ל אָמַר כִּי הַתֵּרוּץ הוּאThe [Alter] Rebbe stated that the solution is [as follows]:דְּהִנֵּה מְבוּאָר בְּעֵץ חַיִּים שֶׁהַתִּשְׁעָה גַּלְגַלִים מְקַבְּלִים מִבְּחִינַת עִגּוּלִים“It is explained in Etz Chayim that the nine heavenly orbs receive [their vitality] from the [spiritual rung] described as iggulim, “spheres.”וּבְהָעִגּוּל אֵין בּוֹ מַעְלָה וּמַטָּהNow, a sphere has neither top nor bottom.וּמֵהַאי טַעְמָא הִנֵּה אוֹתָם בְּנֵי אָדָם שֶׁהֵם כְּנֶגְדֵנוּ לְמַטָּהThus the people who are opposite us, down below,הֲרֵי הָרָקִיעַ שֶׁעֲלֵיהֶם הוּא לְמַעְלָה בְּהַשְׁוָאָה אַחַת עִם הָרָקִיעַ שֶׁעָלֵינוּthe sky above them, is above exactly as the sky here is above us. וְהָאָרֶץ דְּשָׁם הִיא מַטָּה לְגַבֵּי הָרָקִיעַ שֶׁעָלֶיהָAnd the earth there is below, relative to the sky that is above it.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
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