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EPISODE · Feb 14, 2026 · 5 MIN

Hayom Yom 28 Shvat - Help your body do not break him

from The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman

אַחַת מִתּוֹרוֹת הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹבA teaching of the Baal Shem Tov:כִּי תִרְאֶה חֲמוֹר[It is written:] When you see the donkey (chamor) —כַּאֲשֶׁר תִּסְתַּכֵּל בְּעִיּוּן טוֹב בְּהַחוֹמֶר שֶׁלְךָ שֶׁהוּא הַגּוּףthat is, when you carefully inspect your chomer, your body,תִּרְאֶהyou will see…שׂוֹנַאֲךָone who hates you —שֶׁהוּא שׂוֹנֵא אֶת הַנְּשָׁמָה הַמִּתְגַּעְגַּעַת לֵאלֹקוּת וְרוּחָנִיּוּתfor it hates the soul that longs for G‑dliness and spirituality.וְעוֹד תִּרְאֶהFurthermore, you will seeשֶׁהוּאthat it is…רוֹבֵץ תַּחַת מַשָּׂאוֹlying under its burden — שֶׁנָּתַן הקב"ה לְהַגּוּף שֶׁיִּזְדַּכֵּךְ עַל יְדֵי תּוֹרָה וּמִצְוֹת וְהַגּוּף מִתְעַצֵּל בְּקִיּוּמָםG‑d intended that the body be refined by studying Torah and observing mitzvos, but it is lax in fulfilling its task.וְאוּלַי יַעֲלֶה בִלְבָבְךָHence you might think that you should…וְחָדַלְתָּ מֵעֲזוֹב לוֹ — שֶׁיּוּכַל לְקַיֵּם שְׁלִיחוּתוֹrefrain from helping him to fulfill its mission,כִּי אִם תַּתְחִיל בְּסִגּוּפִים לִשְׁבּוֹר אֶת הַחוּמְרִיּוּתand instead, mortify yourself in order to break [the body’s] material tendencies.הִנֵּה לֹא בְזוֹ הַדֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁכּוֹן אוֹר הַתּוֹרָהHowever, this will not cause the light of the Torah to dwell [within you].כִּי אִםInstead,...עָזוֹב תַּעֲזוֹב עִמּוֹyou must certainly help him —לְבָרֵר אֶת הַגּוּף וּלְזַכְּכוֹ וְלֹא לְשַׁבְּרוֹ בְּסִגּוּפִיםby refining and purifying your body, rather than breaking it through self-affliction.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

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אַחַת מִתּוֹרוֹת הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹבA teaching of the Baal Shem Tov:כִּי תִרְאֶה חֲמוֹר[It is written:] When you see the donkey (chamor) —כַּאֲשֶׁר תִּסְתַּכֵּל בְּעִיּוּן טוֹב בְּהַחוֹמֶר שֶׁלְךָ שֶׁהוּא הַגּוּףthat is, when you carefully inspect...

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