Hayom Yom 12 Cheshvan - A Jew hears that his life transcends nature

אַחַת מִתּוֹרוֹת הָרִאשׁוֹנוֹת שֶׁל רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵןOne of the Alter Rebbe’s first teachings, "וְנִקְרְאוּ אָז בְּשֵׁם "וועֶרטעֶרwhich in those [early] days were known as verter, was the following mystical interpretation of the opening verse of the Shema:שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל — אַ אִיד דעֶרהעֶרטShema Yisrael (lit., “Hear, O Israel”) — a Jew hears deeply thatהֲוָיָ' אֱלֹקֵינוּ — אַז כּוֹחֵנוּ וְחַיּוּתֵינוּ אִיז דאָס לְמַעֲלָה מִן הַטֶּבַעHavayah Elokeinu — our strength and vitality transcend nature, אוּן — הֲוָיָ' אֶחָדand that Havayah Echad — Havayah is One.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English