Hayom Yom 19 Adar - 1) Thoroughly knowledgeable in the Tanach 2) The mind’s innate ability to rule the heart
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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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 the Tanach.
וּמִנְהָג מְסוּדָּר הָיָה אֶצְלָם
it was their regular custom
אֲשֶׁר אַחַר לִמּוּד שִׁעוּר מִשְׁנָיוֹת שֶׁאַחֲרֵי תְּפִלַּת שַׁחֲרִית
After their [daily] study of Mishnayos following the Morning Service,
בְּשַׁעַת קְפִילַת הַטַּלִית וּתְפִילִין
while putting away their tallis and tefillin.
הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים שִׁעוּר בְּתַּנַ"ךְ
to read chapters of Tanach
בְּאוֹפֶן אֲשֶׁר בְּמֶשֶׁךְ שְׁלֹשָׁה חֳדָשִׁים הָיוּ גוֹמְרִים אֶת הַתַּנַ"ךְ
Their schedule enabled them to complete the entire Tanach in three months.
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 אָלֶף פוּן חֲסִידוּת אִיז
that the starting-point of Chassidus is
אוֹיסצוּנִיצעֶן דִי טִבְעִיּוּת אִין עֲבוֹדָה
the utilization of one’s natural inclinations in his avodah.
אוּן רֵאשִׁית הָעֲבוֹדָה זאָל זַיין אוֹיסְצוּנִיצעֶן דִי טֶבַע הַכֹּחוֹת
And the beginning of avodah is the utilization of the innate nature of one’s faculties;
ווִי לְמָשָׁל דִי טֶבַע פוּן מוֹחַ שַׁלִּיט עַל הַלֵּב
for example, the mind’s innate ability to rule over the heart.”
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
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