Loading the player… In answer to the question asked above, then, it is now clear that the way by which one can arrive at “G‑d’s truth” is by the arousal of Divine compassion. אך התעוררות רחמים רבים לפני ה׳ צריכה להיות גם כן באמת However, [this] arousal of G‑d’s great compassion also needs to be […]

Loading the player… In answer to the question asked above, then, it is now clear that the way by which one can arrive at “G‑d’s truth” is by the arousal of Divine compassion. אך התעוררות רחמים רבים לפני ה׳ צריכה להיות גם כן באמת However, [this] arousal of G‑d’s great compassion also needs to be […]

Loading the player… אשרינו מה טוב חלקנו, ומה נעים גורלנו כו׳ “Fortunate are we. How good is our portion, how pleasant is our lot….”1 In this prayer, which is recited as part of the introductory morning prayers preceding Hodu, we offer thanks to G‑d for our “portion” and “lot” — His self-revelation to every individual […]

Loading the player… אשרינו מה טוב חלקנו, ומה נעים גורלנו כו׳ “Fortunate are we. How good is our portion, how pleasant is our lot….”1 In this prayer, which is recited as part of the introductory morning prayers preceding Hodu, we offer thanks to G‑d for our “portion” and “lot” — His self-revelation to every individual […]

Loading the player… וכמו שכתוב: כי נשגב שמו לבדו Thus it is written, 9 “For [even] His Name alone is exalt-ed”; i.e., G‑d’s Name is exalted “alone”, standing apart from all the worlds which it transcends, רק זיוו והודו על ארץ ושמים וגו’ while only His reflection and 10 “His splendor are on the earth […]

Loading the player… וכמו שכתוב: כי נשגב שמו לבדו Thus it is written, 9 “For [even] His Name alone is exalt-ed”; i.e., G‑d’s Name is exalted “alone”, standing apart from all the worlds which it transcends, רק זיוו והודו על ארץ ושמים וגו’ while only His reflection and 10 “His splendor are on the earth […]

Loading the player… Until now the Alter Rebbe has explained the term “our portion.” He now goes on to explain the term “our lot” (in the above-quoted verse, ומה נעים גורלנו — “and how pleasant is our lot”), signifying something bestowed exclusively, and merited only by lot. והנה אף שגילוי זה, על ידי עסק התורה […]

Until now the Alter Rebbe has explained the term “our portion.” He now goes on to explain the term “our lot” (in the above-quoted verse, ומה נעים גורלנו — “and how pleasant is our lot”), signifying something bestowed exclusively, and merited only by lot. והנה אף שגילוי זה, על ידי עסק התורה והמצות, הוא שוה […]

Loading the player… זורע צדקות, מצמיח ישועות [It is written:] “He sows tzedakot and causes deliverance to sprout forth.”1 Tzedakot, the plural form of tzedakah, can mean both “acts of righteousness” and “acts of charity.” הנה מה שכתוב לשון זריעה במצות הצדקה The use of the idiom “sowing” in relation to the commandment of charity, […]

Loading the player… זורע צדקות, מצמיח ישועות [It is written:] “He sows tzedakot and causes deliverance to sprout forth.”1 Tzedakot, the plural form of tzedakah, can mean both “acts of righteousness” and “acts of charity.” הנה מה שכתוב לשון זריעה במצות הצדקה The use of the idiom “sowing” in relation to the commandment of charity, […]