Hayom Yom 19 Sivan - The Tzemach Tzedek's study sessions with the Rebbe Maharash

בְּחֹדֶשׁ מַרְחֶשְׁוָן תּרי"גIn the month of MarCheshvan, 5613 (1852),קָבַע הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶקthe Tzemach Tzedek scheduled —מִלְּבַד הַשִּׁעוּרִים הָאַחֵרִיםin addition to his other study sessions —שִׁעוּר לִמּוּד עִם אַאַזְמוּ"ר בְּכָל יוֹם שְׁתֵּי שָׁעוֹת וּמֶחֱצָהa study session with my revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], for two-and-a-half hours every day.בְּחוֹרֶף מַתְחִיל מִשָּׁעָה הָעֲשִׂירִית לַיְלָהIn the winter they would begin at ten at night,וּבְקַיִץ מִשָּׁעָה הָרְבִיעִית לִפְנוֹת בּוֹקֶרand in the summer, at four in the morning.שְׁתֵּי שָׁנִים הָיָה הַלִּמּוּד: קַבָּלָה עִם בֵּאוּרֵי חֲסִידוּתFor two years, they studied Kabbalah as explained in the teachings of Chassidus. אַחַר זְמַן זֶה — עַד אֱלוּל תּרט"ז, שֶׁאָז נִפְסַק הַשִּׁעוּרAfter this time, until Elul, 5616 (1856), when this study session ceased,לָמְדוּ סִפְרֵי מֶחְקָרthey would study works of medieval Jewish philosophy (Chakirah) —הָרַב סְעַדְיָה גָּאוֹן, מוֹרֶה נְבוּכִים, עִקָּרִים, כּוּזָרִי, וְעוֹדR. Saadiah Gaon, Moreh Nevuchim, Sefer HaIkarim, Kuzari, and others —עַל פִּי תּוֹרַת הַחֲסִידוּתas interpreted in the teachings of Chassidus.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]