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EPISODE · Jun 7, 2026 · 6 MIN

Hayom Yom 23 Sivan - There could be a pious and Chassidic animal soul

from The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman

מְבָרְכִים רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ תַּמּוּז [On Shabbos Mevarchim, אֲמִירַת כָּל הַתְּהִלִּים בְּהַשְׁכָּמָה it is our custom] to recite the entire Book of Tehillim early in the morning יוֹם הִתְוַעֲדוּת and to hold a farbrengen on that day. מַעֲנֶה אַאַזְמוּ"ר לְאַאַמוּ"ר בִּיחִידוּת, חוֹרֶף תרל"ה My revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], gave the following answer to a question addressed to him by my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], in the course of a yechidus that took place in the winter of 5635 (1874-75): הַיֵּצֶר הָרָע נִקְרָא נֶפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִית “The Evil Inclination is called the ‘animal soul,’ לֹא מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא בְּהֵמָה דַוְקָא not because it is bestial. כִּי לִפְעָמִים הוּא שׁוּעָל פִּקֵּחַ שֶׁבַּחַיּוֹת On the contrary, at times it is like a fox, the cleverest of animals, וּצְרִיכִים לְחָכְמָה מְרוּבָּה לְהָבִין תַּחְבּוּלוֹתָיו so that one needs considerable wisdom to recognize its schemes. וְלִפְעָמִים הוּא מִתְלַבֵּשׁ בִּלְבוּשׁ צַדִּיק תָּמִים עָנָו וּבַעַל מִדּוֹת טוֹבוֹת At times, it even clothes itself in the garb of a tzaddik, who is sincere, humble, and of noble character. בְּכָל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִית שֶׁלּוֹ הִיא לְפִי מְהוּתוֹ הַפְּרָטִי “Every individual’s animal soul matches his personal nature. וְיֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר מִתְעוֹרֵר חֵשֶׁק גָּדוֹל לִלְמוֹד חֲסִידוּת A person may be aroused by a great desire to study Chassidus אוֹ לְהִתְבּוֹנֵן הֵיטֵב בְּאֵיזֶה הַשְׂכָּלָה or to meditate deeply on a given abstract concept, וּבֶאֱמֶת הִנֵּה זֶהוּ רַק עֲצַת הַיֵּצֶר though in truth, this is just the counsel of the [Evil] Inclination וּמִתַּחְבּוּלוֹת נֶפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִית and the machinations of the animal soul לִמְנוֹעַ מֵעֲבוֹדַת הַתְּפִלָּה וְכַדּוֹמֶה to keep him from praying, and the like. וּנְקוֹט הַאי כְּלָלָא בְּיָדְךָ וּזְכוֹר אוֹתוֹ תָּמִיד “Adopt this principle and remember it constantly: כִּי כָּל דָּבָר הַמּוֹעִיל אוֹ מֵבִיא לַעֲבוֹדָה בְּפוֹעַל Whenever you encounter something that furthers or brings you to actual Divine service, הִנֵּה כָּל מְנִיעָה שֶׁתִּהְיֶה לְדָבָר זֶה anything that obstructs this — אֲפִילוּ אִם הַמְּנִיעָה הִיא מִדָּבָר הַיּוֹתֵר נַעֲלָה no matter how lofty — הוּא רַק מִתַּחְבּוּלוֹתֶיהָ שֶׁל נֶפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִית stems only from the intrigues of the animal soul.” וְסִיֵּם אַאַמוּ"ר נִשְׁמָתוֹ עֵדֶן After quoting the above teaching, my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], concluded: עַד אָז לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אַז עֶס קעֶן זַיין אַ פְרוּמעֶר נֶפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִית “Until then, I did not know that there could be a pious animal soul, וועֶר רעֶדְט נאָךְ אַ חֲסִידִישׁעֶר נֶפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִית and even a ‘chassidic’ animal soul….” Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English For questions and follow-up: [email protected]

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