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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 4 Tishrei - Teshuva by way of earnestness
Description: צוֹם גְּדַלְיָה נִדְחֶהThe Fast of Gedaliah, postponed [from yesterday], is observed today. [The year 5704, 1943 when Rosh Hashana fell on Thursday and Friday]אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ[The “long”] Avinu Malkeinu is recited [at Shacharis and Minchah].סְלִיחוֹתSelichos [are recited on this day].קִצּוּר בִּאוּר אַאַמוּ"ר בְּאוֹפֶן הָאAn explanation [by the Rebbe Rashab] of the first approach, abridged: ת, תָּמִים תִּהְיֶה עִם הוי' אֱלֹקֶיךָ“Trust G‑d your L‑rd with simple faith.”עֲבוֹדַת הַתְּשׁוּבָה הַבָּאָה עַל יְדֵי הַתְּמִימוּתThis refers to the Divine service of teshuvah that comes through temimus, כַּמָּה בְּחִינוֹת וּמַדְרֵגוֹת בְּעִנְיַן הַתְּמִימוּתa quality that comprises several aspects and levels. וּבְיַחַס אֶל הַתְּשׁוּבָה הָעוֹלָה עַל כּוּלָּנָה הִיא תְמִימוּת הַלֵּב — הַנִּקְרֵאת עֶרנסְטְקַייטWith regard to teshuvah, the most important among them is temimus — earnestness — within the h