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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 7 Shvat - The Alter Rebbe's genius
Description: ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΧΦΉΧͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦ°ΧΧΦΌ"Χ¨ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧ§Φ΅Χ ΧΦΌΦΆΧ ΧͺΦΌΦ΅Χ©ΧΦ·Χ’ Χ©ΧΦΈΧ ΦΈΧ ΧΦΈΧΦ·Χ ΧΦΈΧΦ°ΧΦ·Χͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦ·Χ Φ°ΧΦΌΦΈΧ‘ΦΈΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦ·ΧͺΦΌΦ°ΧΧΦΌΧ ΦΈΧWhen the Alter Rebbe was nine years old, he studied geometry and astronomy.ΧΦΌΦΆΧ Χ’ΦΆΧ©ΧΦΆΧ¨ β Χ‘Φ΄ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ¨ ΧΧΦΌΧΦ· Χ’Φ·Χ ΧΦ²ΧΦ΅Χ©Χ Χ’ΦΆΧ©ΧΦ°Χ¨Φ΅Χ Χ©ΧΦΈΧ ΦΈΧWhen he was ten, he composed a calendar for [the next] fifteen years.ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΧΦΉΧͺΧΦΉ ΧΦΌΦΆΧ Χ©ΧΦ°Χ Φ΅ΧΧ Χ’ΦΈΧ©ΧΦΈΧ¨ Χ Φ΄ΧΦ°ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ Χ©ΧΦΆΧΦΌΦΈΧΦ·Χ ΧΦΌΦΈΧ¨Φ·ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΧ ΧΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΧΦΉΧͺ Χ§Φ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΌΧ©Χ ΧΦ·ΧΦΉΧΦΆΧ©Χ ΧΦ°ΧΦΈΧ¨Φ·ΧΦ°ΧΦΌΦ·"ΧOn one occasion, when he was twelve, he taught Hilchos Kiddush HaChodesh by Rambam in public,ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧ ΧΦΈΧ¦Φ°ΧΧΦΌ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΧΦΉΧ Φ΄ΧΧ, Χ©ΧΦΆΧΦΈΧΧΦΌ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΧΦΉΧͺΧΦΉ ΧΦ·Χ’Φ²ΧΦΈΧ, ΧΦ°ΧΦ΅ΧΧΦΆΧ ΧΦ°Χ¨Φ·ΧΦ°ΧΦ΅ΧΧΦΆΧ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΦ΅ΧΧͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΦ°Χ¨ΦΈΧ©Χand the eminent scholars who were present were utterly unable to keep abreast of his presentation.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English