Day 44 of the Omer

עֲלִיַּת הַנְּשָׁמָה הִיא שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בְּכָל יוֹם בְּהַג' תְּפִלוֹת

The soul ascends three times a day, during each of the three prayer services.

וּבִפְרָט נִשְׁמַת הַצַּדִּיקִים דְּיֵלְכוּ מֵחַיִל אֶל חָיִל

This is especially true of the souls of tzaddikim, of whom it is said, “They proceed from strength to strength.”

וְדָבָר וַדַּאַי

It is certain

אֲשֶׁר בְּכָל עֵת וּבְכָל מָקוֹם קָדוֹשׁ הֱיוֹתָם

that at all times and in every holy place they may be,

נוֹשְׂאִים רִנָּה וּתְפִלָּה

they offer supplication and prayer

בְּעַד הַמְקוּשָּׁרִים אֲלֵיהֶם וְאֶל פְּקוּדָּתָם וְשׁוֹמְרִים פִּקּוּדֵיהֶם

for those who are bound to them and to their directives, and to those who carry out their directives —

וּבִפְרָט בְּעַד תַּלְמִידֵיהֶם וְתַלְמִידֵי תַלְמִידֵיהֶם

especially their students and their students’ students —

לְהִוָּשֵׁעַ בְּגַשְׁמִיּוּת וּבְרוּחָנִיּוּת

that they be delivered materially and spiritually.

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Day 43 of the Omer

בְּאַחַד הַחֶזְיוֹנוֹת לַיְלָה שֶׁרָאָה הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק אֶת רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן

In one of the nighttime visions in which the Tzemach Tzedek saw [his maternal grandfather,] the Alter Rebbe,

בְּתוֹךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים לְהִסְתַּלְּקוּתוֹ

within thirty days of the latter’s passing,

אָמַר לְפָנָיו הַמַּאֲמָר עַל שְׁלֹשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד

[the Alter Rebbe] delivered a maamar [based on the teaching of the Mishnah], “The world stands on three things….”

אַחֲרֵי הַמַּאֲמָר אָמַר לוֹ

After delivering the maamar, the Alter Rebbe [quoted and interpreted a Talmudic teaching]:

אִישׁ מַזְרִיעַ תְּחִלָּה יוֹלֶדֶת נְקֵבָה — זֶהוּ אִמְךָ

“‘When a man gives seed first, a female is conceived.’ This alludes to your mother.

אִשָּׁה מַזְרַעַת תְּחִלָּה יוֹלֶדֶת זָכָר — זֶהוּ אַתָּה

‘When a woman gives seed first, a male is conceived.’ This refers to you.”

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Day 42 of the Omer

אַאַמוּ"ר סִפֵּר

My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], related

שֶׁשָּׁמַע מֵאָבִיו

that he heard from his father, [the Rebbe Maharash,]

בְּשֵׁם הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק שֶׁשָּׁמַע מֵרַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן

that the Tzemach Tzedek heard the Alter Rebbe

שֶׁהָיָה קוֹרֵא אֶת עַצְמוֹ

referring to himself

בְּשֵׁם בֵּן לְהָרַב הַמַּגִּיד

as the son of the Maggid of Mezritch

וּבְשֵׁם נֶכֶד לְהַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב

and the grandson of the Baal Shem Tov.

Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

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