Hayom Yom 28 Iyar - The Tzemach Tzedek saw the Alter Rebbe in a vision
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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Show Notes
Day 43 of the Omer
בְּאַחַד הַחֶזְיוֹנוֹת לַיְלָה שֶׁרָאָה הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק אֶת רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן
In one of the nighttime visions in which the Tzemach Tzedek saw [his maternal grandfather,] the Alter Rebbe,
בְּתוֹךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים לְהִסְתַּלְּקוּתוֹ
within thirty days of the latter’s passing,
אָמַר לְפָנָיו הַמַּאֲמָר עַל שְׁלֹשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד
[the Alter Rebbe] delivered a maamar [based on the teaching of the Mishnah], “The world stands on three things….”
אַחֲרֵי הַמַּאֲמָר אָמַר לוֹ
After delivering the maamar, the Alter Rebbe [quoted and interpreted a Talmudic teaching]:
אִישׁ מַזְרִיעַ תְּחִלָּה יוֹלֶדֶת נְקֵבָה — זֶהוּ אִמְךָ
“‘When a man gives seed first, a female is conceived.’ This alludes to your mother.
אִשָּׁה מַזְרַעַת תְּחִלָּה יוֹלֶדֶת זָכָר — זֶהוּ אַתָּה
‘When a woman gives seed first, a male is conceived.’ This refers to you.”
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
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