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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 טוֹב A 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 הַגּוּף that is, when you carefully inspect your chomer, your body, תִּרְאֶה you will see… שׂוֹנַאֲךָ one who hates you — שֶׁהוּא שׂוֹנֵא אֶת הַנְּשָׁמָה הַמִּתְגַּעְגַּעַת לֵאלֹקוּת וְרוּחָנִיּוּת for it hates the soul that longs for G‑dliness and spirituality. וְעוֹד תִּרְאֶה Furthermore, you will see שֶׁהוּא that it is… רוֹבֵץ תַּחַת מַשָּׂאוֹ lying under its burden — שֶׁנָּתַן הקב"ה לְהַגּוּף שֶׁיִּזְדַּכֵּךְ עַל יְדֵי תּוֹרָה וּמִצְוֹת וְהַגּוּף מִתְעַצֵּל בְּקִיּוּמָם G‑d intended that the body be refined by studying Torah and observing mitzvos, but it is lax in fulfilling its task. וְאוּלַי יַעֲלֶה בִלְבָבְךָ Hence you might think that you should… וְחָדַלְתָּ מֵעֲזוֹב לוֹ — שֶׁיּוּכַל לְקַיֵּם שְׁלִיחוּתוֹ refrain from helping him to fulfill its mission, כִּי אִם תַּתְחִיל בְּסִגּוּפִים לִשְׁבּוֹר אֶת הַחוּמְרִיּוּת and instead, mortify yourself in order to break [the body’s] material tendencies. הִנֵּה לֹא בְזוֹ הַדֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁכּוֹן אוֹר הַתּוֹרָה However, this will not cause the light of the Torah to dwell [within you]. כִּי אִם Instead,... עָזוֹב תַּעֲזוֹב עִמּוֹ you must certainly help him — לְבָרֵר אֶת הַגּוּף וּלְזַכְּכוֹ וְלֹא לְשַׁבְּרוֹ בְּסִגּוּפִים by refining and purifying your body, rather than breaking it through self-affliction. Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

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