יב חשון - Cheshvan 12 - Torah Recordings

HaYom Yom – Cheshvan 12

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Cheshvan 12: Shema Yisrael – One of the Alter Rebbe's Earliest Teachings

This Hayom Yom brings one of the Alter Rebbe's earliest teachings, then called "verter," on Shema Yisrael: a Jew senses that Havayah is our G-d — that our strength and life are above nature — and that Havayah is One.

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אַחַת מִתּוֹרוֹת הָרִאשׁוֹנוֹת שֶׁל רַבֵּינוּ הַזָּקֵן - וְנִקְרְאוּ אָז בְּשֵׁם "וֶוערְטֶער": שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל^[1] - אַ אִיד דֶערְהֶערְט - הוי' אֱלֹקֵינוּ - אַז כּוֹחֵנוּ וְחַיּוּתֵינוּ אִיז דָאס לְמַעְלָה מִן הַטֶּבַע, אוּן - הוי' אֶחָד.

¹[דברים ו, ד]: "שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל ה' אֱלֹקֵינוּ ה' אֶחָד".

Yud-Beis Cheshvan

One of the Alter Rebbe's earliest teachings — in those days they were called "verter" (sayings): "Shema Yisrael" ("Hear, O Israel")^[1] — a Jew senses — "Havayah Elokeinu" ("Havayah is our G‑d") — that our strength and our life are above nature — and — "Havayah Echad" ("Havayah is One").