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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 6 Sivan - Passing of the BeShT “the luminaries were taken”
Description: בִּשְׁעַת קְרִיאַת עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְּרוֹת עוֹמְדִים וּפְנֵיהֶם אֶל הַסֵּפֶר תּוֹרָהDuring the public reading of the Ten Commandments, the congregants stand and face the Torah scroll.אֵין אוֹמְרִים אַקְדָמוּתIt is not our custom to recite the hymn beginning Akdamus.הִסְתַּלְּקוּת הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹבThe Baal Shem Tov passed away בַּיוֹם הָרְבִיעִי א דְחַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת תק"ךon Wednesday, the first day of Shavuos, 5520 (1760). וּמְנוּחָתוֹ כָּבוֹד בְּמֶעזִיבּוּשׁHis resting place is in Mezhibuzh. אַדְמוּ"ר הַזָּקֵן אָמַר עַל זֶהConcerning this, the Alter Rebbe said יוֹם ד, כ בְּכִסְלֵו תקנ"ט בְּפּעֶטעֶרבּוּרגon Wednesday, 20 Kislev, 5559 (1798), in Petersburg: בַּיוֹם הָרְבִיעִי נִטְּלוּ הַמְּאוֹרוֹת“On Wednesday, the luminaries were taken away.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]