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Hayom Yom 6 Kislev - When we recite Shema before retiring every night we can still achieve something


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אַאַמוּ"ר אָמַר

My revered father, [the Rebbe Rashab,] once said:

קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע שֶׁעַל הַמִּטָּה

The recitation of the Shema before retiring at night

אִיז, אִין זְעֵיר אַנְפִּין

is a miniature version

וִוי דעֶר וִוידּוּי וואָס קוֹדֶם צֵאת הַנֶּפֶשׁ מֵהַגּוּף

of the confession a person makes before his soul departs from his body.

נאָר יעֶמאָלט גֵייט מעֶן שׁוֹין אִינגאַנצעֶן אַוועֶק פוּן יְרִיד

At that time, however, one leaves the fair forever;

אוּן עֶס עֶנדִיגט זִיך שׁוֹין דעֶר מִסְחָר פוּן הַיּוֹם לַעֲשׂוֹתָם

that puts an end to the transactions that can be undertaken “today, [which is the time] to perform them.” 

אוּן אִין קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע שֶׁעַל הַמִּטָּה פוּן יעֶדעֶר נאַכט

When we recite the Shema before retiring every night,

האַלט מעֶן נאָך אִין מִיטן יְרִיד

we are still in the midst of the fair —

אוּן מעֶן קעֶן נאָך אוֹיפטאָן

we can still achieve something.

Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

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