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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 7 Cheshvan - Stages before and after Matan Torah
Description: הַסֵּדֶר לְאַחַר מַתַּן תּוֹרָה הוּאIn the era since the Giving of the Torah, the stages [in our Divine service] are: הֲסָרַת עָרְלַת הַגּוּף, הַלָּשׁוֹן, הַלֵּב — מַעֲשֶׂה דִּבּוּר מַחֲשָׁבָהfirst, removing the foreskin of the body, then of the tongue, and then of the heart — action, speech, and thought. אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ שֶׁהָיָה קוֹדֶם מַתַּן תּוֹרָהAvraham Avinu, who lived before the Giving of the Torah, הֲרֵי בַּתְּחִילָה הִכִּיר אֶת בּוֹרְאוֹ — מַחֲשָׁבָהfirst “recognized his Creator” — thought; אַחַר כַּךְ פִּרְסֵם אֱלֹקוּתוֹ — דִּבּוּרthen publicized G‑d’s existence — speech; וְאַחַר כַּךְ מִילָה — מַעֲשֶׂהthen performed the circumcision — action.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English