Hayom Yom 7 Cheshvan - Action Speech and Thought vs. Thought Speech and Action

הַסֵּדֶר לְאַחַר מַתַּן תּוֹרָה הוּא In the era since the Giving of the Torah, the stages [in our Divine service] are: הֲסָרַת עָרְלַת הַגּוּף first, removing the foreskin of the body, הַלָּשׁוֹן then of the tongue, הַלֵּב and then of the heart — מַעֲשֶׂה דִּבּוּר מַחֲשָׁבָה action, speech, and thought. אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ שֶׁהָיָה קוֹדֶם מַתַּן תּוֹרָה Avraham Avinu, who lived before the Giving of the Torah, הֲרֵי בַּתְּחִילָה הִכִּיר אֶת בּוֹרְאוֹ — מַחֲשָׁבָה first “recognized his Creator” — thought; אַחַר כַּךְ פִּרְסֵם אֱלֹקוּתוֹ — דִּבּוּר then publicized G‑d’s existence — speech; וְאַחַר כַּךְ מִילָה — מַעֲשֶׂה then performed the circumcision — action.3 Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English For questions and follow-up: [email protected]