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Hayom Yom 8 Adar - 1) A Yud above a Yud below a line in between 2) 1 act is better than a 1000 sighs

from The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman

Hayom Yom 8 Adar 1 - A Yud above, a Yud below, a line in between. דעֶר אַלטעֶר רֶבִּי האָט אַמאָל אַרַיינְגעֶרוּפעֶן אַ יוּנְגעֶרמאַן פוּן דעֶם מַגִּיד'ס תַּלְמִידִים The Alter Rebbe once summoned a young disciple of the Maggid [of Mezritch]. אוּן האָט אִיהם געֶזאָגט — מִיט אַ נִגּוּן, כְּדַרְכּוֹ Speaking in his customary singsong, he said: “אִיך האָבּ אַ מִצְוָה פוּן וְלִּמַדְתֶּם אוֹתָם אֶת בְּנֵיכֶם “I am charged with the commandment, ‘And you shall teach them to your children,’ דוּ האָסט אַ מִצְוָה פוּן זָן וּמְפַרְנֵס בְּנֵי בֵיתוֹ and you are charged with the mitzvah of providing for your family. לאָמִיר זִיך בַּייטעֶן Let us exchange tasks. אִיך וועֶל דִיר געֶבּעֶן דוּ זאָלְסט קעֶנעֶן מְקַיֵּים זַיין דַיין מִצְוָה I will provide you with what you need to fulfill your mitzvah, אוּן דוּ לעֶרעֶן מִיט מַיין זוּן and you will teach my son” — דאָס אִיז געֶוועֶן דעֶר מִיטעֶלעֶר רֶבִּי who was the Mitteler Rebbe. אוּן האָט אִיהם מְבַאֵר געֶוועֶן סֵדֶר הַלִּמוּד The Alter Rebbe then gave him a study plan: דאָס עֶרשְׁטעֶ לעֶרעֶנְט מעֶן אוֹתִיוֹת א. בּ “First, you should teach him the letters of the alef-beis. וואָס אִיז אַן אַלֶף What is an alef? אַ פִּינְטעֶלעֶ פוּן אוֹיבּעֶן, אַ פִּינְטעֶלעֶ פוּן אוּנְטעֶן, אַ קַו בְּאֶמְצַע A point above, a point below, and a line in between. דאָס אִיז אַן אַלֶף That makes an alef. אַ קִינְד מוּז ווִיסעֶן “A child must know אַז דעֶר אַלֶף פוּן תּוֹרָה that the first principle of the Torah אִיז דעֶר יוּד פוּן אוֹיבּעֶן is a yud Above, דעֶר יוּד פוּן אוּנְטעֶן a yid below, מִיט דעֶם קַו פוּן אֱמוּנָה וואָס בּאַהעֶפְט זֵיי and a line of faith that connects them.” נאָך אַ נוּסְחָא אִיז דאָ Or, according to another version: אַ יוּד לְמַעְלָה דאָס אִיז דִי נְשָׁמָה “The yud above is the soul, אַ אִיד לְמַטָּה דאָס אִיז דעֶר גּוּף the yud below is the body, אוּן אַ קַו שֶׁל יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם בְּאֶמְצַע and the line in the middle is the fear of Heaven.” Hayom Yom 8 Adar 2 - One action is better than a thousand sighs אַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמִּכְתָּבָיו My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], writes in one of his letters: טוֹבָה פְּעוּלָּה אַחַת מֵאֶלֶף אֲנָחוֹת “One action is better than a thousand sighs. אֱלֹקֵינוּ חַי וְתוֹרָה וּמִצְוֹת נִצְחִיִּים הֵמָּה Our G‑d is alive and the Torah and its mitzvos are eternal. עֲזוֹב אֶת הָאֲנָחָה Abandon sighing, וּשְׁקוֹד בַּעֲבוֹדָה בְּפוֹעַל וִיחָנְךָ הָאֱלֹקִים apply yourself diligently to actual avodah, and G‑d will be gracious to you.” Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English For information and support write [email protected]

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