Hayom Yom 28 Adar - 1) Shema before Retiring at Night 2) - Tuition deposit by a Bris

Hayom Yom 28 Adar 1 - Shema Prayer before Retiring at Night בִּקְרִיאַת שְׁמַע שֶׁעַל הַמִּטָּה In the Prayer before Retiring at Night, רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם הֲרֵינִי מוֹחֵל וְכֵן לַמְּנַצֵּחַ גו' בְּבוֹא the passage beginning Ribono shel Olam… and the psalm beginning Lamenatzeiach… bevo… אֵין אוֹמְרִים בְּשַׁבָּת וְיוֹם טוֹב are omitted on Shabbos and festivals. אֲבָל צָרִיךְ לוֹמַר בִּשְׁאָר יָמִים שֶׁאֵין אוֹמְרִים בָּהֶם תַּחֲנוּן They should, however, be recited on the other [semi-festive] days on which Tachanun is not recited. "בְּסִיּוּם הג' פַּרְשִׁיוֹת אוֹמְרִים תֵּיבַת “אֱמֶת At the end of the three paragraphs [of the Shema recited before retiring], one says the word emes. יַעְלְזוּ חֲסִידִים - פַּעַם אַחַת, הִנֵּה מִטָּתוֹ - ג' פְּעָמִים, יְבָרֶכְךָ - ג' פְּעָמִים One then says the verse Yaalzu chassidim once, the verse beginning Hinei mitaso three times, and [the three-part Priestly Blessing that begins with] Yevarechecha three times. בְּתִקּוּן חֲצוֹת אֵין אוֹמְרִים לַמְּנַצֵּחַ גוֹ' בְּבוֹא בְּיָמִים שֶׁאֵין אוֹמְרִים בָּהֶם תַּחֲנוּן When reciting Tikkun Chatzos,4 the psalm beginning Lamenatzeiach… bevo… is omitted on the days on which Tachanun is not recited. Hayom Yom 28 Adar 2 - Advance tuition deposit by a Bris הָרַחֲמָן דִּבְרִית מִילָה - אוֹמְרִים [The six stanzas beginning] HaRachaman are recited [at the Grace after Meals] following a circumcision. (מִשִּׂיחָה בִּסְעוּדַּת בְּרִית מִילָה) [The Rebbe Rayatz] said the following at a festive meal celebrating a circumcision: בִּבְרִית מִילָה אוֹמְרִים “At a bris, the wording of the blessing offered by those present is: כְּשֵׁם שֶׁנִּכְנַס לַבְּרִית כֵּן יִכָּנֵס לְתוֹרָה וּלְחוּפָּה וּלְמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים ‘Just as he has entered the Covenant, so may he enter into Torah [study], into marriage, and into good deeds.’ וְנוֹהֲגִים אֶצְלֵנוּ [He then added:] “Our custom is אַז מעֶן גִיט דְּמֵי קְדִימָה אַז דעֶר אִינְגעֶל זאָל לעֶרנעֶן to make a deposit [toward the child’s future tuition fees] — so that he should become a Torah scholar.” (וְנָתַן כְּבוֹד קְדוּשַּׁת אַדְמוּ"ר שְׁלִיטָ"א סְכוּם מְסוּיָּם בְּאָמְרוֹ) [The Rebbe Rayatz]then took out a certain sum of money and said: דאָס אִיז פאַר דעֶר יְשִׁיבָה “This is for the yeshivah.” Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English For questions, information and to support, please write to: [email protected]