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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
Transcribe →Hayom Yom 14 Tammuz - Why don’t the people living in America fall off?
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
Transcribe →Hayom Yom 13 Tammuz - I am together with you at the farbrengens
Jun 2800:04:56Tap to summarizeאֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּןTachanun is not recited.יוֹם בּוֹ יָצָא כְּבוֹד קְדוּשַׁת אַדְמוּ"ר שליט"א לְחֵרוּתOn this date [in 1927], the Rebbe [Rayatz]was actually granted freedom.הַמַּאֲסָר הוּתְחַל רֶבַע עַל שָׁעָה הַשְּׁלִישִׁית אוֹר לְיוֹם רְבִיעִי חֲמִשָׁה עָשָׂר בְּסִיוָן תרפ"ז[His] imprisonment began at 2:15 on Wednesday morning, the fifteenth of Sivan, 5687 (1927).הִתְעַכֵּב בְּגָלוּת — בְּעִיר קאַסְטראַמאַHe remained in exile, in Kostrama,עַד חֲצִי שָׁעָה אַחַר חֲצוֹת הַיּוֹם יוֹם רְבִיעִי שְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר בְּתַּמוּז תּרפ"זuntil 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the thirteenth of Tammuz, 5687 (1927).מִמִּכְתָּב כְּבוֹד קְדוּשַׁת אַדְמוּ"ר שׁליט"א לְחַג הַגְּאוּלָהThe following is an excerpt from a letter of the Rebbe [Rayatz] in anticipation of [the fifth anniversary of] the Festival of Liberation: הִנְנִי שׁוֹלֵחַ מַאֲמָר... הִשְׁתַּתְּפוּתִי עִם יְדִידֵינוּ אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלוֹמֵינוּ שֶׁיִּחְיוּ בְּכָל מְקוֹם מוֹשְׁבוֹתֵיכֶם לְהַצְלָחָה“I am enclosing a maamar…. In this way I am participating with our friends, the men of the chassidic brotherhood (May you all prosper, wherever you live!), וְלִהְיוֹת אִתְּכֶם עִמָכֶם בְּהִתְוַעֲדוּתְכֶםand am together with you at the farbrengens בִּדְבַר חִזוּק דַּרְכֵי הַחֲסִידוּת בִּקְבִיעוּת וּשְׁמִירַת זְמַנֵי לִמּוּדֵי דִּבְרֵי אֱלֹקִים חַיִּיםat which you strive to strengthen the spiritual lifestyle of Chassidus — by setting aside and observing fixed times for the study of the teachings of Chassidus, וּלְהִתְעוֹרֵר בְּקִיוּם עִנְיָנֵי הַלִּמּוּדwith the aim of being aroused to actualize the ideals discussed there….אֱלֹקֵינוּ וֵאלֹקֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ יְבָרֵךְ אֶת כְּלָלוּת אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלוֹמֵינוּ“May our G‑d and the G‑d of our fathers bless the entire chassidic brotherhood —הֵם בֵּיתָם זַרְעָם וְזֶרַע זַרְעָם בְּתוֹךְ כְּלַל אֲחֵינוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵלthemselves, their wives, their children and their grandchildren — together with all our brothers of the House of Israel.הַשֵּׁם עֲלֵיהֶם יִחְיוּ, בְּכָל מִילֵי דְמֵיטַב מִנֶפֶשׁ וְעַד בָּשָׂרMay G‑d be with you all, and bestow upon you all manner of blessings both spiritual and material.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
Transcribe →Hayom Yom 12 Tammuz - Birthday and liberation of the Rebbe Rayatz - day of Farbrengen
Jun 2500:05:40Tap to summarizeאֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּןTachanun is not recited.יוֹם הוּלֶּדֶת אֶת כְּבוֹד קְדוּשַׁת אַדְמוּ"ר שְׁלִיטָ"א בִּשְׁנַת תּר"ם[This date marks] the birthday of the Rebbe Rayatz in 5640 (1880).יוֹם בּוֹ נִתְבַּשֵּׂר — בִּשְׁנַת תּרפ"ז — שֶׁהוּא חָפְשִׁי מִגָּלוּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר הָגְלָהOn this date, in 5687 (1927), he was informed of his impending release from the exileאַחֲרֵי שֶׁהָיָה תָּפוּס בְּמַאֲסָר — עַל עֲבוֹדָתוֹ בְּחִזוּק הַתּוֹרָה וְהַיַּהֲדוּתthat followed his imprisonment, which came in the wake of his efforts to buttress the study and observance of the Torah.מִמִּכְתַּב כְּבוֹד קְדוּשַּׁת אַדְמוּ"ר שְׁלִיטָ"אFrom a letter of the Rebbe [Rayatz]:בִּשְׁנֵי יְמֵי הַגְּאוּלָה י"ב וי"ג תַּמּוּז הַבָּאִים עָלֵינוּ לְטוֹבָהOn the two days of redemption — the twelfth and the thirteenth of Tammuz (May they arrive favorably!) —יִתְוַעֲדוּ אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלוֹמֵינוּ, לְטוֹבָה וְלִבְרָכָה בְּגַשְׁמִיּוּת וּבְרוּחָנִיּוּתthe members of the chassidic brotherhood should participate in a farbrengen, for their material and spiritual benefit,כַּאֲשֶׁר הוּקְבַּע מֵאֵת אָבִינוּ הָרִאשׁוֹן הוֹד כְּבוֹד קְדוּשַּׁת אַאַזְמוּ"ר רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵןin the manner instituted by our first forefather, the Alter Rebbe.זֵכֶר צַדִּיק וְקָדוֹשׁ לִבְרָכָה לְחַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, נִשְׁמָתוֹ בְּגִנְזֵי מְרוֹמִים, זְכוּתוֹ יָגֵן עָלֵינוּThe memory of the righteous and holy is a blessing for the life of the world to come, his soul is in the treasuries of the heavens, his merit will protect us.בְּהִתְוַעֲדוּת זוּ יְדַבְּרוּ אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלוֹמֵינוּ שֶׁיִחְיוּ אִישׁ אֶת רֵעֵהוּ בְּשֶׁבֶת אַחִיםAt this farbrengen they should encourage each other, fraternally,בְּחִזוּק קְבִיעוּת שִׁעוּרֵי הַלִּמוּדto fix times for [Torah] study sessions.וְהִנְנִי שׁוֹלֵחַ לָהֶם אֶת בִּרְכָתִי כִּי יִשָּׂא הַשֵּׁם פָּנָיו אֲלֵיהֶם בְּגַשְׁמִיוּת וְרוּחָנִיוּתAnd I send you my blessing that G‑d “turn His countenance to you” in both material and spiritual matters.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
Transcribe →Hayom Yom 11 Tammuz - The Zholkva edition of Tanya - Igeres HaTeshuvah
Jun 2500:02:14Tap to summarizeבְּתַּנְיָא דְּפוּס זָאלקְוֵוי שְׁנַת מְבַשֵּׂ"ר טוֹ"בIn the Zholkva edition of Tanya that appeared in the year מבש"ר טו"ב (5559/1799) נִדְפְּסָה אִגֶּרֶת הַתְּשׁוּבָה מַהֲדוּרָא קַמָּאthe first version of Iggeres HaTeshuvah was included.וְלֹא נֶחְלְקָה לִפְרָקִיםIt was not divided into chaptersגַם יֵשׁ כַּמָּה שִׁינּוּיִם בְּתוֹכֶן הָאִגֶּרֶתand there are considerable variations [from the ultimate version] in the text itself.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
Transcribe →Hayom Yom 10 Tammuz - The superiority of souls over angels as G-d's agents
Jun 2400:02:51Tap to summarizeרַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן בִּתְחִלַּת נְשִׂיאוּתוֹ אָמַר תּוֹרָהSoon after he undertook the leadership of the chassidic community, the Alter Rebbe delivered the following teaching:מֵה' מִצְעֲדֵי גֶבֶר כּוֹנָנוּ[It is written:] “A man’s steps are made firm by G‑d.”אַז אַ אִיד קוּמט אִין אַ אָרטWhen a Jew arrives at a particular place,אִיז עֶס צוּלִיבּ אַ כַּוָּנָה טאָן אַ מִצְוָהthis is for the purpose of doing a mitzvah —הֵן אַ מִצְוָה שֶׁבֵּין אָדָם לַמָּקוֹםbe it a mitzvah between man and G‑d,וְהֵן אַ מִצְוָה שֶׁבֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹor between man and man.אַ אִיד אִיז אַ שָׁלִיחַ שֶׁל מַעְלָהA Jew is an agent of [G‑d] Above,אַ שָׁלִיחַ וואוּ עֶר אִיז, אִיז עֶר דעֶר כֹּחַ הַמְשַׁלֵּחַand wherever an agent is, he derives his power from the Sender.דעֶר יִתְרוֹן הַמַּעֲלָה אִין נְשָׁמוֹת לְגַבֵּי מַלְאָכִיםThe superiority of souls over angelsוואָס בּאַ נְשָׁמוֹת אִיז דאָס עַל פִּי הַתּוֹרָה[in this regard] lies in the fact that [G‑d confers His agency to] the souls through the Torah.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
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Jun 2300:02:02Tap to summarizeאַלֶע אִידִישׁעֶ עֶלטעֶרןAll Jewish parentsוועֶלכעֶ בּאַדאַרפעֶן האָבּעֶן אַ סְפּעֶצִיעֶלעֶ יְשׁוּעָה אוּן הַצָּלָה פאַר זֵייעֶרעֶ קִינְדעֶרwho require special deliverance and salvation for their children אִיז דעֶר זִיכעֶרסטעֶר מִיטעֶל צוּ שְׁטִיצעֶן תּוֹרָה לעֶרנעֶר.[should know that] the most reliable means [to secure this] is to support those who study Torah.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com
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