Torah

Hayom Yom

A thought for every day of the Hebrew year, from the Rebbe’s book. It is the same entry every year, on the same Hebrew date.

Friday, October 23, 2026

12 Cheshvan 5787

One of the Alter Rebbe's early teachings, then called verter[1] (lit. "words," short sayings):

Sh'ma Yisrael[2] - a Jew[3] senses[4] that

Havayeh[5] Elokeinu - our strength and life[6] is beyond nature,[7] and

Havayeh Echad - Havayeh is One.

Compiled and arranged by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, in 5703 (1943) from the talks and letters of the sixth Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, of righteous memory.

See Sivan 15.

Lit. "Hear, O Israel."

From the word Yisrael, one of Israel.

From sh'ma, "hear," "listen," or "comprehend"; hence, "senses."

See Tishrei 3 and footnotes.

Or "vitality," "life-force."

Havayeh, G‑d transcendent, above nature, is Elokeinu, "our G‑d" - our strength and life. Viz. Tishrei 3.

Footnotes

See Sivan 15.
Lit. "Hear, O Israel."
From the word Yisrael, one of Israel.
From sh'ma, "hear," "listen," or "comprehend"; hence, "senses."
See Tishrei 3 and footnotes.
Or "vitality," "life-force."
Havayeh, G‑d transcendent, above nature, is Elokeinu, "our G‑d" - our strength and life. Viz. Tishrei 3.

אחת מתורות הראשונות של רבינו הזקן - ונקראו אז בשם "ווערטער": שמע ישראל - א איד דערהערט - הוי'[ה] אלקינו - אז כוחנו וחיותינו איז דאס למעלה מן הטבע, און - הוי'[ה] אחד.

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Hayom Yom, compiled and arranged by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, in 5703 (1943) from the talks and letters of the sixth Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, of righteous memory. Text from chabad.org.