Hayom Yom 29 Adar 2 - Transforming the physical into the spiritual
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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בְּאַחַת הַהִתְוַעֲדוּת אָמַר אַאַמוּ"ר
My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once said at a farbrengen:
הקב"ה בָּרָא אֶת הָעוֹלָם וְכָל הַדְּבָרִים הַגַּשְׁמִיִּים מֵאַיִן לְיֵשׁ
“G‑d created the world and all physical entities as something out of nothing.
אוּן אִידעֶן דאַרפעֶן מאַכעֶן מִיֵּשׁ לְאַיִן
The task of Jews is to make something into nothing,
פוּן דִי גַּשְׁמִיוּת מאַכעֶן רוּחָנִיוּת
transforming the physical into the spiritual.
דִי עֲבוֹדָה מאַכן פוּן גַּשְׁמִיוּת רוּחָנִיוּת
“The avodah of turning physicality into spirituality,
אוּן דעֶם גַּשְׁמִי מאַכעֶן אַ כְּלִי פאַר רוּחָנִיוּת
and transforming a material entity into a vessel for the spirit,
דאָס אִיז אַ חוֹבַת גַּבְרָא
is the personal duty of every Jew;
אִין דעֶם אִיז מְחוּיָב כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד בִּפְרָט
each and every individual is obligated to undertake it.”
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
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