Hayom Yom 26 Adar - 1) Hard work is never fruitless 2) Jewish women cultivate the Jewish nation

Hayom Yom 26 Adar 1 - Hard work will never be fruitlessבִּשְׁלֹשָׁה כְּלֵי שָׁרֵתEquipped with three sacred implements:אַהֲבַת ה', אַהֲבַת הַתּוֹרָה, אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵלa love of G‑d, a love of the Torah, and a love of their fellow Jews.צְרִיכִים צְעִירִים בְּנֵי תוֹרָה לָגֶשֶׁת לַעֲבוֹד בְּכֶרֶם ה' צְבָאוֹתYoung Torah scholars should approach their work [among the Jewish people, who are lovingly called] “the vineyard of the L‑rd of Hosts,” לְקָרֵב לֵב אֲחֵיהֶם לְקִיּוּם מִצְוֹת מַעֲשִׂיּוֹת וּקְבִיעוּת עִתִּים לַתּוֹרָה[Their task is] to draw the hearts of their brethren close to the observance of practical mitzvos and to the designation of fixed times for Torah study,מִבְּלִי הִתְחַשֵּׁב עִם מַחֲלַת הַמִּפְלָגוֹתregardless of the malady of party affiliation.וְהָאֱמֶת הַגָּמוּר הוּאThe real truth isאֲשֶׁר לֵב יִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא מַעְיָן מְקוֹר מַיִם חַיִּיםthat the heart of Israel is a spring of living water,וּבְרִית כְּרוּתָה לַעֲבוֹדָה וְתַעֲמוּלָה שֶׁאֵינָן חוֹזְרוֹת רֵיקָםand we are assured by an unshakable covenant that hard work and outreach endeavors will never be fruitless.Hayom Yom 26 Adar 2 - Jewish women cultivate the Jewish nationכָּל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בְּעַם אֱלֹקֵי אַבְרָהָם וִיְסוֹד בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵלAll that is holy in the nation of the G‑d of Avraham and fundamental for the House of Israel,בְּהַעֲמָדַת דּוֹר יְשָׁרִים וְחִנוּכָםin raising and educating an upright generationבְּכַשְׁרוּת הָאוֹכֶלregarding the kashrus of foodוַאֲצִילוּת טוֹהַר קְדוּשַׁת הַשַּׁבָּתand the lofty purity of the holiness of Shabbos, מָסַר וְנָתַן הַשֵּׁם הַנִּכְבָּד וְהַנּוֹרָא עַל יְדֵי נְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְשָׁמְרָם וּלְעָבְדָםwas entrusted and endowed by the revered and awesome G‑d to Jewish women to guard and to cultivate.הָאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר תְּמַלֵּא חוֹבָתָהּ וּתְעוּדָתָהּTo a woman who fulfills her obligation and her callingבְּחַיֵּי הַמִּשְׁפָּחָהin the area of family life,בְּהַנְהָגַת הַבַּיִתdirecting her householdוּבְחִנוּךְ עַל פִּי הַתּוֹרָהand educating [her children] according to the Torah,עָלֶיהָ הַכָּתוּב אוֹמֵר חָכְמוֹת נָשִׁים בָּנְתָה בֵּיתָהּthe following verse can be applied: “The wisdom of a woman builds her home.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions, information and to support, please write to: [email protected]