Hayom Yom 9 Adar - 1) Think Torah walking the street 2) Seeing the Rebbe's face does not suffice
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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Hayom Yom 9 Adar 1 - Be equipped with Torah to walk the street
אַז מעֶן געֶהט אִין גאַס אוּן מעֶן טְראַכְט מִשְׁנָיוֹת תַּנְיָא
When a person walks down the street and mentally reviews passages from Mishnayos or Tanya,
אוּן מְ'זִיצְט אִין קְראָם (סְטאָר) מִיט אַ חוּמָשׁ, אַ תְּהִלִּים
or sits in his store with a Chumash or a Tehillim,
אִיז אִיצְט אִיז דאָס טַייעֶרעֶר
this is more cherished [Above] than [in previous ages],
וִוי אִין דעֶר צַייט, וועֶן אִין גאַס (סְטרִיט) אִיז געֶוועֶן לִיכְטִיג בְּאוֹר תּוֹרָה
when the street shone with the light of Torah.
מְ'טאָר נִיט געֶהן אִין גאַס אַלִבָּא רֵקָנְיָא
One must not go out in the street emptyhanded.
מעֶן דאַרף האָבּעֶן תּוֹרָה, מִיט וואָס צוּ געֶהן אִין גאַס
One must be equipped with words of Torah with which one can walk in the street.
Hayom Yom 9 Adar 2 - A Chassid’s thirst to bind with his Rebbe
בְּבִרְכַּת בּוֹרֵא נְפָשׁוֹת
In the blessing borei nefashos,
אוֹמְרִים עַל כֹּל מַה שֶׁבָּרָאתָ
in the phrase al kol mah shebarasa,
הַכָּ"ף בְּחוֹלָם וְלֹא בְקָמַץ
the letter kaf should be vocalized with a cholam, not a kamatz.
גּוֹדֶל הַתְּשׁוּקָה לְהִתְקַשְׁרוּת
[A chassid’s] great thirst to be bound with his Rebbe
יָכוֹל לְהַשְׂבִּיעַ רַק כַּאֲשֶׁר יִלְמוֹד מַאֲמָרֵי הַחֲסִידוּת שֶׁאוֹמֵר הָרַב וְכוֹתֵב
can be satisfied only by studying the maamarim that the Rebbe delivers and writes,
כִּי בִּרְאִיַּת פָּנִים בִּלְבָד לָא סָגֵי
for merely seeing his face is not enough.
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
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