Hayom Yom 23 Kislev - Wednesday starts preparations for Shabbos
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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מִשִּׂיחוֹת אַאַזְמוּ"ר — אֱלוּל תּרל"ה
From a talk of my revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], in Elul, 5635 (1875):
ג' יָמִים קוֹדֶם הַשַׁבָּת הוּא הֲכָנָה לְשַׁבָּת
The three days preceding Shabbos are a preparation for Shabbos.
אוֹיף שַׁבָּת זאָגט עֶר אִין זֹהַר דְּמִינֵּיהּ מִתְבָּרְכִין כּוּלְהוּ יוֹמִין
With regard to Shabbos, the Zohar states: “All of the days are blessed from it.”
כּוּלְהוּ יוֹמִין אִיז כָּל שֵׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַשָּׁבוּעַ
“All of the days” refers to the six weekdays,
וואָס אוֹיף דעֶם האָט דעֶר אוֹיבּעֶרשְׁטעֶר געֶגעֶבּעֶן אַ בְּרָכָה כְּלָלִית
for which G‑d granted a comprehensive blessing:
וּבֵרַכְךָ ה' אֱלֹקֶיךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה
“And G‑d your L‑rd will bless you in all that you do.”
אִיז דִי בִּרְכַּת הַשַּׁבָּת מִלְּפָנָיו וּמִלְּאַחֲרָיו
The blessing of Shabbos extends to the days that precede it and follow it.
דִי הֲכָנָה צוּ שַׁבָּת אִיז מִיּוֹם ד
The preparations for Shabbos begin on Wednesday,
אוּן דעֶר אָנְזאָג אִיז דעֶר קְלֵיינעֶר לְכוּ נְרַנְנָה, וואָס אִיז ג' פְּסוּקִים
and are heralded by the brief Lechu neranenah, the three verses [recited at the end of Wednesday’s Song of the Day].
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English