Hayom Yom 24 Sivan - This is what constitutes your bond with the Rebbe

הַשּׁוֹאֵל בַּמֶּה הִיא הַהִתְקַשְׁרוּת שֶׁלּוֹ אֵלַיYou ask: What does your spiritual bond with me — your hiskashrus — consist of,מֵאַחַר שֶׁאֵין אֲנִי מַכִּירוֹ פָּנִיםsince I do not know you by face…?..הַהִתְקַשְׁרוּת הָאֲמִתִּית הִיא עַל יְדֵי לִמּוּד הַתּוֹרָהTrue connection is attained by Torah study.כְּשֶׁהוּא לוֹמֵד הַמַּאֲמָרֵי חֲסִידוּת שֶׁלִּיWhen you study my maamarim of Chassidus, קוֹרֵא אֶת הַשִּׂיחוֹתread the sichos, וּמִתְחַבֵּר עִם יְדִידַי אַנְשֵׁי שְלוֹמֵינוּ וְתַלְמִידֵי הַתְּמִימִים יִחְיוּassociate with my friends the members of the chassidic brotherhood and the temimimבְּלִמּוּדָם וּבְהִתְוַעֲדוּתָםin their studies and in their farbrengens, וּמְקַיֵּם בַּקָּשָׁתִי בַּאֲמִירַת תְּהִלִּים וּבִשְׁמִירַת זְמַנֵּי הַלִּמּוּדִיםand fulfill my request by reciting Tehillim and maintaining a regular study schedule,הִנֵּה בָּזֶה הִיא הַהִתְקַשְׁרוּת— this is what constitutes hiskashrus.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]