Hayom Yom 27 Nissan - Permissible actions must be invested with holiness

Day 12 of the Omerדְּבָרִים הַמּוּתָּרִיםPermissible actionsאִם עוֹשֶׂה אוֹתָם לַהֲנָאָתוֹ הֵם רַע גָּמוּרperformed for one’s own pleasure are utterly evil,כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתַב רַבֵּנוּ נִשְׁמָתוֹ עֵדֶן (תַּנְיָא פֶּרֶק ז')as the Alter Rebbe states in ch. 7 of Tanya, לְפִי דְּקַדֵּשׁ עַצְמְךָ בַּמּוּתָּר לָךְfor one must “sanctify himself in those matters that are permitted.” צָרִיךְ לְהַכְנִיס קְדוּשָּׁה בַּדְּבָרִים הַמּוּתָּרִיםThese matters must be invested with holiness,שֶׁיִּהְיֶ' בָּהֶם תַּכְלִית שֶׁל תּוֹרָה וּמִצְוֹת יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם וּמִדּוֹת טוֹבוֹתso that they will be undertaken for reasons related to Torah, mitzvos, the fear of G‑d, or self-refinement.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]