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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 2 Adar 1 - Intellectual service of Gβd, search for the truth
Description: Χ¨Φ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧΧΦΉΧ β ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧ§Φ΅ΧTheΒ Alter RebbeΒ Χ‘Φ΄ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ¨ ΧΦ΄Χ€Φ°Χ Φ΅Χ ΧΦ·Χ Φ°Χ©ΧΦ΅Χ Χ©ΧΦ°ΧΧΦΉΧΦ΅ΧΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΈΧ’Φ²ΧΧΦΉΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΧΦΉΧΦ· ΧΦΌΧΦ°ΧΦ·Χ€ΦΌΦ΅Χ©Χ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦΈΧΦ±ΧΦΆΧͺprovided the members of the chassidic brotherhood with a path in the intellectual service ofΒ GβdΒ and the search for the truth. ΧΦ°ΧΦ·Χ§ΦΌΦ΅Χ¨ ΧΦΌΦΈΧ ΧͺΦΌΦ°Χ ΧΦΌΧ’ΦΈΧ, Χ©ΧΦΆΧͺΦΌΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΦΆΧ Χ¨Φ·Χ§ ΧΦΌΦ°Χ€Φ΄Χ ΧΦΈΧΦ±ΧΦΆΧͺThis entails examining whether every action is dictated only by the truth ΧΦΌΧΦΈΧΦΈΧ Χ’Φ·Χ ΧΦ°ΧΦ΅Χ Χ’Φ²ΧΧΦΉΧΦΈΧand is motivated by oneβs endeavors in Divine service.ΧΦ·Χ’Φ²ΧΧΦΉΧΦΈΧ ΧΧΦΉ ΧΦ΅ΧΧ ΦΈΧΦΌ ΧΦ°ΦΌΧΧΦΉ Χ©ΦΆΧΧΦΌΧΦΉΧ’Φ΄ΧΧ ΧΦ°ΦΌΧΦΆΧ ΧΦΈΧ’ΧΦΌΧͺ ΧΦΈΦΌΧΧΦΌΧ¨ ΧΦ·ΧΦ°Χ©ΧΧΦΉΧ Χ©ΦΆΧΧ¦ΦΈΦΌΧ¨Φ΄ΧΧΦ° ΧΦ°Χ€ΦΈΧ¨Φ΅Χ§ ΧΦΈΧ¨Φ΄ΧΧ ΧΦΌΧΦ°Χ©Φ·ΧΧΦ΅ΦΌΧ¨ Χ‘Φ°ΧΦΈΧ’Φ΄ΧΧ, ΧΦ΄ΧΧΦΌΧ’ΦΆΧ¨Χ§Χ’ΦΆΧ¨Χ’ΦΆΧ ΧΦ΄Χ ΧΧΧ’ΦΆΧΧThis path of service does not involve breaking down mountains, shattering boulders and overturning the world, as some utterly mistaken people think. ΧΦΈΧΦ±ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧΧΦΌΧ¨ ΧΧΦΌΧ, ΧΦ²Χ©ΧΦΆΧ¨ ΧΦΌΦΈΧ Χ’Φ²ΧΧΦΉΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΧ€ΧΦΉΧ’Φ·Χ, ΧΦ΅ΧΧΦΆΧ Χ©ΧΦΆΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΧΦΌ, ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧ ΦΈΧ ΧΦ²ΧΦ΄ΧͺΦΌΦ΄ΧΧͺ ΧΦΌΦ·Χ ΧΦΌΧΦ·Χ‘Φ°Χ€ΦΌΦ΄ΧΧ§The simple truth is that any activity or endeavor, whatever it may be, if it is carried out with sincere intent, suffices: ΧΦ· ΧΦΌΦ°Χ¨ΦΈΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧ ΦΈΧa blessing recited with concentration; ΧΧ’ΦΆΧ ΧΧΧΦΈΧ¨Χ ΧΦ΄ΧΧ ΧΧΦ·ΧΧΧ Χ’ΦΆΧ ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΦΈΧ’Φ΄Χ ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦ²ΧΦΈΧ Φ·Χͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌΧΦ΄ΧΧΦ΄ΧΧ’ΦΈΧ ΧΦ΄Χ€Φ°Χ Φ΅Χ ΧΦ΄Χ ΧΦ·ΧͺΦΌΦΈΧ Χ’ΧΦΉΧΦ΅Χthe words of prayer uttered with a prepared heart and with a knowledge of βbefore Whom one standsβ;ΧΦ· Χ€ΦΌΦΈΧ‘ΧΦΌΧ§ ΧΧΦΌΧΦΈΧ©Χ ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΧΦ΄ΧΧ’ΦΈΧ Χ©...