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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 4 Elul - Four terms describe humanity: Adam, Ish, Gever, Enosh
Description: Χ‘Φ΅ΧΦΆΧ¨ ΧΦΌΦ΄Χ¨Φ°ΧΧΦΉΧͺ ΧΦ·ΧͺΦΌΧΦΉΧ¨ΦΈΧThe manner in which the blessings before the publicΒ TorahΒ Reading are recited is as follows: Χ ΧΦΉΧΦ΅Χ’Φ· ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΧͺΧΦΉ ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧͺΦ°ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΦ·Χͺ ΧΦ·Χ§ΦΌΦ°Χ¨Φ΄ΧΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΧΦ°Χ‘ΧΦΉΧ€ΦΈΧΦΌ[After theΒ TorahΒ scroll has been rolled open, the congregant called to the reading] should touch the beginning and end of the passage [that is about to be read for him]Β with hisΒ tallisΒ Χ ΧΦΉΧ©ΧΦ΅Χ§ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΧͺ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΦΈΧ§ΧΦΉΧ Χ©ΧΦΆΧ ΦΌΦΈΧΦ·Χ’ ΧΦΌΦ·Χ‘Φ΅ΦΌΧ€ΦΆΧ¨ ΧͺΦΌΧΦΉΧ¨ΦΈΧand then kiss the part of theΒ tallisΒ that touched the scroll. ΧΧΦΉΧΦ΅Χ ΧΦ·Χ‘ΦΌΦ΅Χ€ΦΆΧ¨ ΧͺΦΌΧΦΉΧ¨ΦΈΧAfter rolling it closed, ΧΦ·Χ€Φ°Χ ΦΆΧ Χ€ΦΌΦΈΧ ΦΈΧΧ, Χ§Φ°Χ¦Φ·Χͺ, ΧΦ°ΧΦΈΧΦ΄ΧΧ ΧΦΌΧΦ°ΧΦΈΧ¨Φ΅ΧΦ°he turns slightly to the right and recites the blessing, Χ€ΦΌΧΦΉΧͺΦ΅ΧΦ· ΧΦ·Χ‘ΦΌΦ΅Χ€ΦΆΧ¨ ΧͺΦΌΧΦΉΧ¨ΦΈΧ ΧΦ°Χ§ΧΦΉΧ¨Φ΅Χthen opens the scroll, and [it is read].ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΦ·Χ’Φ²ΧΦ·Χͺ ΧΦ΄ΧΧ ΧΦΈΧΦ±Χ ΧΦΉΧ©ΧΦ΄Χ, ΧΦΆΧ©ΧΦ°Χ ΦΈΧ ΧΦ·Χ¨Φ°ΧΦΌΦΈΧ’ΦΈΧ ΧͺΧΦΉΧΦ²Χ¨Φ΄ΧΧFour terms are used to describe the uniqueness of humanity:Β ΧΦΈΧΦΈΧ β ΧΦ·Χ’Φ²ΧΦ·Χͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΧΦΉΧΦ΄ΧΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦ·Χ©ΦΌΧΦ΅ΧΦΆΧAda...