Hayom Yom 24 Nissan - Banishing the not good within us

Day 9 of the Omerנוֹהֲגִים שֶׁאֵין מְבָרְכִים שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ בִּימֵי סְפִירַת הָעוֹמֶרIt is our custom to refrain from reciting the blessing Shehecheyanu during the period of the Counting of the Omer.לֹא טוֹב האָבּעֶן מִיר אַלֶעEveryone has in them something not so good. שָׂעִיר לַעֲזָאזֵל אִיז געֶוועֶן אַן עֲבוֹדָה אִין בֵּית הַמִּקְדָשׁSending the goat to Azazel was one of the services in the Beis HaMikdash. ווִי בּאַלד אַ נִבְרָא אִיז דאָ לֹא טוֹבSince something not good exists within a human being,דאַרְף מעֶן עֶס אַוועֶקשִׁיקעֶן אִין אֶרֶץ גְּזֵרָהit must be banished to “an uninhabited place.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]