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EPISODE · Jul 29, 2025 · 3 MIN

Hayom Yom 5 Menachem Av - Make peace between physicality and the Divine

from The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman

סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ“Turn away from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it.”האָט דעֶר בַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב געֶזאָגטThe Baal Shem Tov explained this verse as follows: אִין יעֶדעֶר דָּבָר גַּשְׁמִי פוּן דְּבָרִים הַמּוּתָּרִיםEvery physical thing that is permitted to us זַיינעֶן פאַראַן טוֹב וָרָעcontains good and evil. דעֶר גַּשְׁמִי אִיז רַעIts material dimension is evil אוּן דעֶר חַיּוּת אֱלֹקִי וואָס אִיז מְחַיֶּה דעֶם גַּשְׁמִי אִיז טוֹבand the Divine vitality that animates it is good. בּאַדאַרף דעֶר מעֶנְטשׁ וואָס בּאַנוּצְט דעֶם גַּשְׁמִי זַיין אַ סוּר מֵרָעA person who makes use of a physical object must “turn away from evil” נִיט וועֶלעֶן דעֶם תַּעֲנוּג וואָס אִיז פאַראַן אִין דעֶם גַּשְׁמִיand not long for the materialistic pleasure which that object affords. אוּן זַיין וַעֲשֵׂה טוֹבHe must also “do good” — וועֶלעֶן געֶשְׁפַּייזט אוּן געֶהאָלְפעֶן וועֶרעֶן פוּן דעֶם חַיּוּת אֱלֹקִי וואָס אִיז אִין דעֶם דָּבָר הַגַּשְׁמִיdesire to be sustained and supported by the Divine life-force that lies within the physical object.בַּקֵשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּMoreover, one must “seek peace and pursue it” — דעֶר מעֶנְטשׁ וואָס אִיז אַ סוּר מֵרָע אוּן אַ וַעֲשֵׂה טוֹבa person who “turns away from evil and does good” בּאַדאַרף זוּכעֶן אוּן נאָכְלוֹיפעֶן צוּ מאַכעֶן שָׁלוֹםmust actively seek to make peace צְוִוישׁעֶן דעֶם גַּשְׁמִי אוּן חַיּוּת אֱלֹקִי וואָס אִיז אִיהְם מְחַיֶּbetween physicality and the Divine vitality that sustains it.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]

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סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ“Turn away from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it.”האָט דעֶר בַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב געֶזאָגטThe Baal Shem Tov explained this verse as follows: אִין יעֶדעֶר דָּבָר גַּשְׁמִי פוּן דְּבָרִים...

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