Hayom Yom 30 Menachem Av - The expansive evolution of Chassidic teachings

מַתְחִילִין לוֹמַר לְדָוִד אוֹרִי[On this day] we begin reciting [the psalm] LeDavid A-donai Ori [in the Morning and Afternoon Services].הַמִּנְהָג בְּבֵית רַבֵּנוּ שֶׁבְּמֶשֶׁךְ הַיוֹם תּוֹקְעִים לְהִתְלַמֵדThe custom in the household of the Rebbe [Rayatz] was to practice sounding the shofar in the course of the day. וּמַתְחִילִים לִתְקוֹעַ אַחַר הַתְּפִלָּה מִיּוֹם ב' דְראֹשׁ חֹדֶשׁWe begin sounding the shofar after [the morning] prayers from the second day of Rosh Chodesh.אַדְמוּ"ר הַזָּקֵן הָיָה אוֹמֵר בַּתְּחִלָה מַאֲמָרִים קְצָרִיםAt first, the Alter Rebbe would deliver short maamarim. וּלְדוּגְמָאFor example,דִּבּוּר הַמַּתְחִיל זֶכֶר רַב טוּבְךָ — וּבֵאוּרוֹ — שֶׁבַּסִּדּוּרthe maamar entitled Zecher Rav Tuvcha, with its commentary that appears in the Siddur [Im Dach], נֶאֶמְרוּ בְּשִׁשָּׁה הֶמְשֵׁכִיםwas delivered in six installments,בַּאֲרִיכוּת יוֹתֵר קְצָת מֵהַנִּדְפָּס[the total] being somewhat longer than the printed version.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]