
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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S2 Ep 284Hayom Yom 22 Elul - Do not to sting your fellow cut your nails
תּוֹרַת הַחֲסִידוּת דּוֹרֶשֶׁתThe teachings of Chassidus demand כִּי תְחִלָּה לְהוֹכָחָה צְרִיכִים לְהָסִיר אֶת הַצִּפָּרְנַיִםthat before rebuking one’s fellowman, one should “cut one’s nails,” נִיט שְׁטעֶכעֶן זִיךְso that people will not scratch each other — כִּי בְּטוּפְרְהָא אֲחִידָןfor [the forces of kelipah] cling to the nails.יעֶדעֶר שְׁטאָך אִיז קְלִיפָּה וְסִטְרָא אַחֲרָאEvery prick [unleashes] kelipah and sitra achra.וְאַחַר נְטִילַת הַצִּפָּרְנַיִם צָרִיךְ לִהְיוֹת נְטִילַת יָדַיִםThen, after cutting the nails, one must perform a ritual washing of the hands. כִּמְבוֹאָר עִנְיָנָהּ בְּדִבְרֵי אֱלֹקִים חַיִּים, הַמְשָׁכַת הַמּוֹחִין לְמִדּוֹתIn [the metaphorical language of] Chassidus, this signifies the drawing down of intellectual influence into the emotions.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

S2 Ep 283Hayom Yom 21 Elul - Every Jew is able to self sacrifice for Torah
אָבִינוּ הָרִאשׁוֹן אַבְרָהָם בִּגְלַל עֲבוֹדָתוֹ בִּמְסִירַת נֶפֶשׁBecause of the self-sacrificing labors of our first father Avraham לְפַרְסֵם אֱלֹקוּתוֹ יִתְבָּרֵךְ — אֵל אֶחָד — לְכָל בְּנֵי הָעוֹלָםin making the oneness of G‑d known to all the inhabitants of the world, זָכָה לְהַנְחִיל לְזַרְעוֹ עַד סוֹף כָּל הַדּוֹרוֹת אֶת הָאֱמוּנָה הַטְּהוֹרָה בַּה' וּבְתוֹרָתוֹhe was found worthy of endowing his descendants with a pure faith in G‑d and His Torah, as an eternal inheritance. וְכָל אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁ.ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יֵשׁ לָהֶם הַכֹּחַ וְהָעוֹז לִמְסוֹר נַפְשָׁם עַל הַתּוֹרָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁהEvery Jewish man or woman has the strength and fortitude to absolutely devote his or her life for the sake of our holy Torah.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

S2 Ep 282Hayom Yom 20 Elul - If you are inferior and coarse you won't get it
דעֶר וואָס אִיז נִידעֶרִיג אוּן גְראָבּ העֶרט נִיט אָן דִי אֵייגעֶנעֶ גְראָבּקַייט אוּן נִידעֶרִיקַייטA person who is spiritually low and coarse is insensitive to his own coarseness and lowness.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

S2 Ep 281Hayom Yom 19 Elul - From the Woodchopper to the Water-carrier
רַבֵּינוּ הַזָּקֵן זַייעֶנדִיג נאָךְ אִין וִויטעֶבּסְקWhile the Alter Rebbe was still living in Vitebsk,האָט אַמאָל געֶזאָגט אַ תּוֹרָה אוֹיפ'ן פָּסוּק אַתֶּם נִצָּבִים גוhe once delivered a teaching on the verse: “You are all standing today [before G‑d]..., [the choppers of your wood and drawers of your water].” אוּן האָט געֶטַייטשְׁט מֵחוֹטֵב עֵצֶךָ לְשׁוֹן עֵצָהThe word meaning “your wood” (eitzecha) is phonetically related to the word meaning “counsel” (eitzah). מְ'דאַרף אוֹיסהאַקעֶן דִי רַבּוֹת מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּלֶב אִישׁThat is, we must chop away the “many thoughts [that are] in a man’s heart,”שׁוֹאֵב מֵימֶיךָ אוֹיסשׁעֶפּעֶן דִי מַיִם וואָס מַצְמִיחִים כָּל מִינֵי תַּעֲנוּג.and cast out the water that causes all kinds of [improper] desires to flourish.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English