EPISODE · May 17, 2026 · 5 MIN
Hayom Yom 1 Sivan - Our Rebbeim bequeathed an unbounded inheritance to chassidim
from The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Day 45 of the Omerעַד י"ב בַּחֹדֶשׁ — וְעַד בִּכְלַל — אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן[From the first of Sivan] until the twelfth inclusive, Tachanun is omitted.זְרוֹק חוּטְרָא לַאֲוִירָא אַעִקָּרֵיהּ קָאֵי[There is a maxim of the Sages:] “If you toss a stick into the air, it will land on its base.” נַחֲלָה בְּלִי מְצָרִים הִנְחִילוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ הַקְּדוֹשִׁים לִכְבוֹד חֲסִידִים הָרִאשׁוֹנִיםOur forefathers, our holy Rebbeim, bequeathed “an unbounded inheritance” to the early chassidim —אֲשֶׁר בְּנֵי בְנֵיהֶם וּבְנֵי בְנוֹתֵיהֶם לְדוֹרוֹתֵיהֶםthat their descendants throughout the generations,בְּאֵיזֶה מְדִינָה וּסְבִיבָה שֶׁיִּהְיוּregardless of country or environment,"יִהְיֶה אֶצְלָם אוֹתוֹ הָ"עִקְּרֵיהּwould always have that fundamental home base —וְהוּא הַמְשָׁכַת פְּנִימִיּוּת הַלֵּב אֶל צוּר מַחְצַבְתּוֹthe heart’s innermost desire to be drawn to the Divine Rock from which it was hewn.לִפְעָמִים הָ"עִקָּרֵיהּ" מְכוּסֶּה וְנֶעְלָם בְּכַמָּה לְבוּשִׁיםThis home base may be layered and hidden under several coverings.וְזֹאת הִיא עֲבוֹדַת הֶחָפֵץ בַּחַיִּיםIt is thus the life-task of whoever “desires life” לְהָסִיר אֶת הַכִּסּוּיִםto remove those coverings —וּלִקְבּוֹעַ לוֹ זְמַנֵּי לִמּוּד בְּתוֹרַת הַחֲסִידוּתto fix regular times for the study of Chassidus, וְלִנְהוֹג בְּמִנְהֲגֵי עֲדַת הַחֲסִידִיםand to observe the customs of the chassidic community.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]
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