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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 9 Cheshvan - When a Jew decides to circumcise himself, G‑d reveals Himself to him
Description: בִּהְיוֹת אַאַמוּ"ר בֶּן ד' אוֹ ה' שָׁנִיםWhen my revered father, [the Rebbe Rashab,] was four or five years old, נִכְנָס אֶל זְקֵנוֹ הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק בְּשַׁבָּת קֹדֶשׁ פ' וַיֵּרָאhe came to his grandfather, the Tzemach Tzedek, on Shabbos Parshas Vayeira וְהִתְחִיל לִבְכּוֹת בְּאָמְרוֹand began to cry, he complained;מִפְּנֵי מַה נִרְאָה ה' אֶל אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ וְלָנוּ אֵינוֹ נִרְאֶה“Why did G‑d reveal Himself to Avraham, but does not reveal Himself to us?” וַיַעֲנֵהוּ הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶקThe Tzemach Tzedek answered: אַז אַ אִיד אַ צַדִּיק“When a Jew who is a tzaddik צוּ נַיין אוּן נַיינְצִיק יאָר אִיז מַחְלִיטdecides at the age of ninety-nine אַז עֶר דאַרף זִיךְ מָל זַייןthat he must circumcise himself, אִיז עֶר וועֶרט אַז דעֶר אוֹיבּעֶרשׁטעֶר זאָל זִיךְ בַּאוַוייזעֶן צוּ אִיםhe is worthy of having G‑d reveal Himself to him.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]