Hayom Yom 7 Cheshvan - Stages before and after Matan Torah
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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Show Notes
הַסֵּדֶר לְאַחַר מַתַּן תּוֹרָה הוּא
In the era since the Giving of the Torah, the stages [in our Divine service] are:
הֲסָרַת עָרְלַת הַגּוּף, הַלָּשׁוֹן, הַלֵּב — מַעֲשֶׂה דִּבּוּר מַחֲשָׁבָה
first, removing the foreskin of the body, then of the tongue, and then of the heart — action, speech, and thought.
אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ שֶׁהָיָה קוֹדֶם מַתַּן תּוֹרָה
Avraham Avinu, who lived before the Giving of the Torah,
הֲרֵי בַּתְּחִילָה הִכִּיר אֶת בּוֹרְאוֹ — מַחֲשָׁבָה
first “recognized his Creator” — thought;
אַחַר כַּךְ פִּרְסֵם אֱלֹקוּתוֹ — דִּבּוּר
then publicized G‑d’s existence — speech;
וְאַחַר כַּךְ מִילָה — מַעֲשֶׂה
then performed the circumcision — action.
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English