Hayom Yom 5 Iyar - A soul lives 70-80 years to do a favor for a fellow Jew

Day 20 of the Omerרַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן קִבֵּל מֵרַבִּי מָרְדְּכַי הַצַּדִּיק שֶׁשָּׁמַע מֵהַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹבThe Alter Rebbe received the following teaching from the saintly R. Mordechai, who heard it from the Baal Shem Tov:עֶס קוּמט אַראָפּ אַ נְשָׁמָה אוֹיף דעֶר וועֶלט“A soul can descend into This Worldאוּן לעֶבְּט אָפּ זִיבּעֶצִיג אַכצִיג יאָהרand live its seventy or eighty years —צוּלִיבּ טאָן אַ אִידעֶן אַ טוֹבָה בְּגַשְׁמִיּוּתjust in order to do a favor for a fellow Jew in material matters,וּבִפְרָט אִין רוּחָנִיּוּתand how much more so, in spiritual matters.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]