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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 12 Adar - 1) Giving of self leads before the great 2) Sacrifice the animal soul
Description: Hayom Yom 12 Adar 1 - giving of himself leads him before great menכְּתִיב מַתַּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב לוֹ וְלִפְנֵי גְדוֹלִים יַנְחֶנּוּIt is written: “A man’s gift grants him amplitude, and leads him before great men.”יֵשׁ לְךָ אֲנָשִׁים שֶׁהֵם גְּדוֹלֵי הַשֵּׁם בְּחָכְמָתָם אוֹ בְּעָשְׁרָםSome people are renowned for their wisdom or their wealth.אֲבָל מַתַּן אָדָםHowever, “a man’s gift” —כְּשֶׁהָאָדָם נוֹתֵן אֶת הָאָדָם שֶׁלּוֹ בְּאֵיזֶה הִתְעַסְּקוּת בְּהַחְזָקַת הַדָּתhis giving of himself to an activity that strengthens the practice of Yiddishkeit —הִנֵה לֹא זוּ בִּלְבַד כִּי יַרְחִיב לוֹnot only elicits ample blessings,אֶלָּא עוֹד זֹאת כִּי לִפְנֵי גְדוֹלִים יַנְחֶנּוּbut also “leads him before great men.”Hayom Yom 12 Adar 2 - Sacrifice the Evil Inclination, the animal soulדעֶר אָנְהוֹיב פוּן פָּרָשַׁת הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת אִיזThe words that introduce the passages on the sacrificesאָדָם כִּי יַקְרִיב מִכֶּם קָרְבָּן לַה[literally mean], “A man who will bring from you a sacrifice to G-d...עֶס האָט דאָך געֶדאַרְפט...