Hayom Yom 27 Adar 1 - Deviating right or left are both false paths
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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אַאַמוּ"ר אָמַר
My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once said:
אֱמֶת אִיז דֶּרֶךְ הַמִּצּוּעַ
“Truth is the middle path.
אַ נְטִיָּה לְיָמִין
A deviation to the right,
אוֹיף מַחְמִיר זַיין אוֹיף זִיך
being overly stringent with oneself
אוּן געֶפִינעֶן אִין זִיך חֶסְרוֹנוֹת
and finding faults
אָדעֶר עִנְיָנֵי עֲבֵרוֹת, וואָס נִיט וִוי דעֶר אֱמֶת אִיז
or sins that do not exist,
אָדעֶר אַ נְטִיָּה לִשְׂמֹאל
or a deviation to the left,
מֵקִיל זַיין זִיך
being overly lenient
מְכַסֶּה זַיין אֵייגעֶנעֶ חֶסְרוֹנוֹת
and covering one’s faults
אָדעֶר מֵקִיל זַיין אִין עִנְיָנֵי עֲבוֹדָה מִצַּד אַהֲבַת עַצְמוֹ
or being lax in one’s Divine service due to self-love,
זַיינעֶן בֵּיידעֶ פאַלְשׁעֶ דְּרָכִים
these are both false paths.”
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English