Hayom Yom 27 Adar 1 - Deviating right or left are both false paths Hayom Yom 27 Adar 2 - Enter before G‑d by actual practice down below

Hayom Yom 27 Adar 1 - Deviating right or left are both false pathsאַאַמוּ"ר אָמַרMy revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once said:אֱמֶת אִיז דֶּרֶךְ הַמִּצּוּעַ“Truth is the middle path.אַ נְטִיָּה לְיָמִיןA deviation to the right,אוֹיף מַחְמִיר זַיין אוֹיף זִיךbeing overly stringent with oneselfאוּן געֶפִינעֶן אִין זִיך חֶסְרוֹנוֹתand finding faultsאָדעֶר עִנְיָנֵי עֲבֵרוֹת, וואָס נִיט וִוי דעֶר אֱמֶת אִיזor sins that do not exist,אָדעֶר אַ נְטִיָּה לִשְׂמֹאלor a deviation to the left,מֵקִיל זַיין זִיךbeing overly lenientמְכַסֶּה זַיין אֵייגעֶנעֶ חֶסְרוֹנוֹתand covering one’s faultsאָדעֶר מֵקִיל זַיין אִין עִנְיָנֵי עֲבוֹדָה מִצַּד אַהֲבַת עַצְמוֹor being lax in one’s Divine service due to self-love,זַיינעֶן בֵּיידעֶ פאַלְשׁעֶ דְּרָכִיםthese are both false paths.”Hayom Yom 27 Adar 2 - Enter before G‑d by actual practice down belowParshas HaChodeshמְבָרְכִים רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן[On the Shabbos preceding Rosh Chodesh,] we bless the new month, Nissan.אֲמִירַת כָּל הַתְּהִלִּים בְּהַשְׁכָּמָה. יוֹם הִתְוַעֲדוּת[It is our custom] to recite the entire Book of Tehillim early in the morning and to hold a farbrengen on that day.הפטורה: כֹּה אָמַר - עוֹלַת תָּמִידThe haftarah [of Parshas HaChodesh] begins Ko amar and ends olas tamid (Yechezkel 45:18- 46:15).מִשִּׂיחַת אַאַמוּ"רThe following teaching is drawn from a sichah of my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab]:חֵטְא בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הָיָ' בְּקָרְבָתָם לִפְנֵי ה' וַיָּמוּתוּThe sin of Aharon’s sons was that “when they drew near before G‑d, they died.”רָצוֹא בְּלִי שׁוֹב[They experienced] ratzo without shov.דעֶר אֱמֶת אִיז אַז מְ'קוּמְט לִפְנֵי ה' דאַרְף זַיין תִּטְהָרוּ, רֵיין אוּן קְלאָהְרIn truth, when one comes “before G‑d” he must be pure and clear,עֶס מוּז זִיךְ דעֶרְהעֶרעֶן אִין מַעֲשֶׂה בְּפוֹעַלand this must find expression in one’s actual practice,כָּל הַגָּבוֹהַּ גָּבוֹהַּ בְּיוֹתֵר יוֹרֵד לְמַטָּה מַטָּה בְּיוֹתֵרfor the higher a level is, the lower it descends.וְרָצוֹא בְּלִי שׁוֹב, הִיא מִיתָהIndeed, ratzo without shov is death.וְעַל זֶה בָּא צִוּוּי ה' אֶל מֹשֶׁה (וַיִּקְרָא טז בּ)For this reason, G‑d commanded Mosheשֶׁיּאֹמַר לְאַהֲרֹן, אוֹתִיּוֹת נִרְאֶה, to tell Aharon - the name Aharon (אהרן) comprises the same letters as the word meaning “seen” י,(נראה)יוּבְכֹחוֹת הַנֶּפֶשׁ הוּא הַשְׂכָּלָהwhich, in terms of our spiritual faculties, is identified with the intellect.לֵאמֹר[“He shall not enter the holy chamber at all times — beyond the curtain, in front of the cover that is upon the Ark — so that he shall not die, for I appear upon the cover in a cloud. With this [offering], Aharon may enter the holy chamber….”]בִּשְׁבִיל לָבוֹא אֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ גַּם מִבֵּית לַפָּרוֹכֶת שֶׁהוּא לִפְנֵי הַצִּמְצוּם[The above-quoted verse continues, speaking of] “enter[ing] the holy chamber, beyond the curtain.” [In spiritual terms, this refers to the highest levels of Divinity] that “precede” the tzimtzum.דאַרְף מעֶן ווִיסעֶןOne must realizeאַז עַל הָאָרֹן, אוֹתִיוֹת נִרְאֶה, הַשְׂכָּלָהthat “upon the Ark (הארן)” — which also shares the letters of the word נראה, thus also referring to intellect —אִיז פאַראַן אַ כַּפּוֹרֶת, אַ כַּוָּנָה פוּן אַ פאַרשְׁטעֶל, וואָס דאָס אִיז דעֶר פְּנֵי הַכַּפּוֹרֶתthere is a cover, an intended self-concealment that is alluded to by the phrase, “in front of the cover.”אֲשֶׁר עַל כֵּן וְלֹא יָמוּתAnd one is told: “He shall not die” —זאָל מעֶן נִיט בְּלַייבּעֶן בַּאם רָצוֹא אַלֵייןone should not content himself with the thrust of ratzo alone.כִּי בֶּעָנָן אֵרָאֶה עַל הַכַּפּוֹרֶת[The rationale is that] “I appear in a cloud upon the cover.”דעֶר צִמְצוּם הָרִאשׁוֹן אִיז כַּוָּנָתוֹ הַגִּלּוּי[Paradoxically, the intentional self-screening that is called] the First Tzimztum exists for the sake of [G‑d’s ultimate] self-revelation [to man].אוּן דעֶר מָבוֹא צוּ דעֶם אִיז דעֶר וְאַלThe prerequisite to that revelation is hinted at by the phrase “he shall not,”בִּטּוּל עַצְמִיhumbling one’s ego,טאָן וואָס חֲסִידוּת הֵייסְט, נִיט דאָס וואָס דעֶר שֵׂכֶל זאָגְטwhich means doing what Chassidus demands, not what one’s own intellect dictates.דאַן אִיז יָבוֹא אֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁWith this preparation, one “may enter the holy chamber.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions, information and to support, please write to: [email protected]