Hayom Yom 12 Adar - 1) Giving of self leads before the great 2) Sacrifice the animal soul

Hayom Yom 12 Adar 1 - giving of himself leads him before great menכְּתִיב מַתַּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב לוֹ וְלִפְנֵי גְדוֹלִים יַנְחֶנּוּIt is written: “A man’s gift grants him amplitude, and leads him before great men.”יֵשׁ לְךָ אֲנָשִׁים שֶׁהֵם גְּדוֹלֵי הַשֵּׁם בְּחָכְמָתָם אוֹ בְּעָשְׁרָםSome people are renowned for their wisdom or their wealth.אֲבָל מַתַּן אָדָםHowever, “a man’s gift” —כְּשֶׁהָאָדָם נוֹתֵן אֶת הָאָדָם שֶׁלּוֹ בְּאֵיזֶה הִתְעַסְּקוּת בְּהַחְזָקַת הַדָּתhis giving of himself to an activity that strengthens the practice of Yiddishkeit —הִנֵה לֹא זוּ בִּלְבַד כִּי יַרְחִיב לוֹnot only elicits ample blessings,אֶלָּא עוֹד זֹאת כִּי לִפְנֵי גְדוֹלִים יַנְחֶנּוּbut also “leads him before great men.”Hayom Yom 12 Adar 2 - Sacrifice the Evil Inclination, the animal soulדעֶר אָנְהוֹיב פוּן פָּרָשַׁת הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת אִיזThe words that introduce the passages on the sacrificesאָדָם כִּי יַקְרִיב מִכֶּם קָרְבָּן לַה[literally mean], “A man who will bring from you a sacrifice to G-d...עֶס האָט דאָך געֶדאַרְפט שְׁטֵיין אָדָם מִכֶּם כִּי יַקְרִיב גוSeemingly, the word order should have been, “A man from [among] you who will bring a sacrifice to G‑d....”זאָגט דעֶר אַלְטעֶר רֶבִּיthe Alter Rebbe explains:אָדָם כִּי יַקְרִיב, בִּכְדֵי אַ מעֶנְטשׁ זאָל וועֶרעֶן נעֶהנְטעֶר צוּ הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרֵךְ[Now, the verb used here for “bringing an offering” is יקריב, which shares a root with the verb meaning “to draw near.”] Accordingly, the Alter Rebbe explains: “‘A man who will offer,’ i.e., if a person is to draw near to G‑d,אִיז מִכֶּם קָרְבָּן לַה', פוּן אַייךְ אַלֵיין דאַרף זַיין דעֶר קָרְבָּןthe offering must come ‘from you’ — from one’s very self,מַקְרִיב זַיין זַיין אֵייגעֶנעֶ בְּהֵמָהfrom the animal within him;דעֶם יֵצֶר הָרָע וואָס וועֶרט אָנְגעֶרוּפעֶן נֶפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִיתthat is, he must sacrifice the Evil Inclination, which is [sometimes] called the animal soul.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor information and support write [email protected]