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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 20 Adar - 1) Truthfulness is itself a form of Divine service 2) You will need a continuous fire
Description: Hayom Yom 20 Adar 1 - Truthfulness is itself a form of Divine serviceנִיט עֲבוֹדָה אִיז אַז עֲבוֹדָה זאָל זַיין בֶּאֱמֶתThe concept of avodah — Divine service — does not [merely] mean that one must serve G-d truthfully.נאָר אֱמֶת אַלֵיין אִיז אַן עֲבוֹדָהRather, truthfulness is itself a form of Divine service,אַז דִי נעֶגעֶל זַיינעֶן אֱמֶתto the point that even one’s nails [i.e., the most superficial part of a person] should be [permeated by] truth.וואָס וועֶרסְטוּ נִתְפָּעֵלWhy should this be so surprising?מִדַּת הָאֱמֶת רָאָה (סַנְהֶדְרִין קיא. א) וְנָפַל עַל פָּנָיו[After all,] it was the vision of G‑d’s Attribute of Truth [that caused Moshe to] fall on his face.Hayom Yom 20 Adar 2 - You will need a continuous fireהפטורה: וַיְהִי דְבַר ה' גו' - דִּבַּרְתִּי וְעָשִׂיתִי[On Shabbos Parshas Pa...