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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 2 Adar - 1) Intellectual service of Gβd, 2) Blessing needs an object to take hold
Description: Hayom Yom 2 Adar 1 - Intellectual service of Gβd, search for the truthΧ¨Φ·ΧΦΌΦ΅Χ ΧΦΌ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧΧΦΉΧ β ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧ§Φ΅ΧThe Alter Rebbe Χ‘Φ΄ΧΦ΅ΦΌΧ¨ ΧΦ΄Χ€Φ°Χ Φ΅Χ ΧΦ·Χ Φ°Χ©Φ΅ΧΧ Χ©Φ°ΧΧΧΦΉΧΦ΅ΧΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΈΧ’Φ²ΧΧΦΉΧΦΈΧ ΧΦ°ΦΌΧΧΦΉΧΦ· ΧΦΌΧΦ°ΧΦ·Χ€Φ΅ΦΌΧ©Χ ΧΦΆΧͺ ΧΦΈΧΦ±ΧΦΆΧͺprovided the members of the chassidic brotherhood with a path in the intellectual service of Gβd and the search for the truth.ΧΦ°ΧΦ·Χ§Φ΅ΦΌΧ¨ ΧΦΈΦΌΧ ΧͺΦ°ΦΌΧ ΧΦΌΧ’ΦΈΧ, Χ©ΦΆΧΧͺΦ΄ΦΌΧΦ°ΧΦΆΧ Χ¨Φ·Χ§ ΧΦ°ΦΌΧ€Φ΄Χ ΧΦΈΧΦ±ΧΦΆΧͺThis entails examining whether every action is dictated only by the truthΧΦΌΧΦΈΧΦΈΧ 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·ΧΦΈΦΌΧΧΦΌΧ¨ ΧΧΦΌΧ, ΧΦ²Χ©ΦΆΧΧ¨ ΧΦΈΦΌΧ Χ’Φ²ΧΧΦΉΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΌΧ€ΧΦΉΧ’Φ·Χ, ΧΦ΅ΧΧΦΆΧ Χ©ΦΆΧΧΦ΄ΦΌΧΦ°ΧΧΦΌ, ΧΦ°ΦΌΧΦ·ΧΦΈΦΌΧ ΦΈΧ ΧΦ²ΧΦ΄ΧͺΦ΄ΦΌΧΧͺ ΧΦ·ΦΌΧ ΧΦΌΧΦ·Χ‘Φ°Χ€Φ΄ΦΌΧΧ§The simple truth is that any activity or endeavor, whatever it may be, if it is carried out with sincere intent, suffices:ΧΦ· ΧΦ°ΦΌΧ¨ΦΈΧΦΈΧ ΧΦ°ΦΌΧΦ·ΧΦΈΦΌ...