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Hayom Yom 26 Nissan - Thinking and speaking Chassidus are holy garments

from The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman

Day 11 of the Omer מְבָרְכִים רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אִיָר It is Shabbos Mevarchim of the month of Iyar אֲמִירַת כָּל הַתְּהִלִּים בְּהַשְׁכָּמָה [On Shabbos Mevarchim, 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. הפטורה: הֲלוֹא כִּבְנֵי כוּשִׁיִים The haftarah begins Halo chivnei Chushi’im (Amos 9:7-15). מִשִּׂיחַת אַאַמוּ"ר From a talk of my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab]: חֲסִידוּת מאָנט אַז וְרָחַץ אֶת בְּשָׂרוֹ בַּמַּיִם וּלְבֵשָׁם Chassidus demands that [every individual in his Divine service should fulfill — in spiritual terms — the Torah’s instruction concerning the vestments of the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest], “He shall wash his flesh in water, and wear them.” דאָס הֵייסְט דִי הַשְׂכָּלָה פוּן חֲסִידוּת מוּז אוֹיסוואַשׁעֶן דעֶם בָּשָׂר This means that one’s contemplation on the concepts of Chassidus must wash the flesh, אוּן אַראָפּשְׁווֵיינקעֶן דעֶם אֶת בְּשָׂרוֹ and clean away אֶת הַטָּפֵל לִבְשָׂרוֹ “those matters that are adjuncts to one’s flesh” — דִי אַלעֶ רְגִילוּת'ן, וועֶלכעֶ בָּשָׂר מאַכט all the habits that the body creates. אוּן דאַן קעֶן מעֶן עֶרשְׁט אָנטאָן דִי בִּגְדֵי קֹדֶשׁ Only then can one put on “holy garments.” מַחֲשֶׁבֶת וְדִבּוּר חֲסִידוּת Thinking and speaking about Chassidus וְהַנְהָגָתָם שֶׁל חֲסִידִים בְּהִתְבּוֹנְנוּת קוֹדֶם הַתְּפִלָּה and following the chassidic practice of meditation before prayer — בִּגְדֵי קֹדֶשׁ הֵם these are “holy garments.” דאָס אִיז בְּגָדִים וועֶלכעֶ מעֶן האָט געֶגעֶבּעֶן מִן הַקֹּדֶשׁ They are garments bestowed by a holy source. אָבּעֶר דעֶר וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם אֶת בְּשָׂרוֹ דאָס דאַרף מעֶן אַלֵיין To “wash [one’s] flesh in water,” by contrast, must be done by oneself. לְבוּשֵׁי הַנֶּפֶשׁ דאָס גִיט מעֶן מִלְמַעְלָה The garments of the soul are given from above, אָבּעֶר אָפּוואַשׁעֶן דעֶם טָפֵל וואָס וועֶרט פוּן בְּשָׂרִיּוּת but washing away the extraneous elements that derive from material involvement, אוּן דעֶם בָּשָׂר אַלֵיין מאַכעֶן פאַר אַ בָּשָׂר קֹדֶשׁ and furthermore transforming the flesh itself into “holy flesh” — דאָס אִיז נאָר בְּכֹחַ עַצְמוֹ this can be done only through one’s own efforts. אוּן דאָס מאָנט חֲסִידוּת This is what Chassidus demands אוּן אוֹיף דעֶם האָט רַבֵּנוּ הַגָּדוֹל געֶהאַט מְסִירַת נֶפֶשׁ and this is the goal for which the Alter Rebbe devoted his life. עֶר האָט געֶעֶפעֶנט דעֶם צִנּוֹר פוּן מְסִירַת נֶפֶשׁ אוֹיף עֲבוֹדַת ה' בִּתְפִלָּה He opened up the channel of utter self-sacrifice to serve G‑d in prayer, זַיין צוּגעֶבּוּנדעֶן צוּ עַצְמוּת אֵין סוֹף to become bound to G‑d’s infinite Essence. חֲסִידוּת שְׁטעֶלט אַוועֶק אַ חָסִיד פָּנִים אֶל פָּנִים צוּ עַצְמוּת אֵין סוֹף Chassidus places a chassid face to face with G‑d’s infinite Essence. Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English For questions and follow-up: [email protected]

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