Hayom Yom and SFHM Reflections 🌟📝🕊️✨📚

יג אלול

Hayom Yom

R. Hendel said that at a chassid’s first yechidus, the orla of the heart the thick layer covering it was removed ✨ Not every struggle disappeared, and the person didn’t suddenly become perfect. But something softened. That's what real growth is Not becoming a different person, but removing the fear, ego, hurt, and defenses covering the heart. Sometimes we don’t need to add more to ourselveswe need the courage to remove a layer and make more room for Hashem, for others, and for who we truly are.

א אב

Hayom Yom

Mashiach’s greatness will not be measured only by his wisdom, but by his humility ✨ Even though he will teach the greatest souls, he will also teach the simplest person with the same care and respect Maybe true greatness doesn’t create distance it creates closeness. The higher we rise, the more we should lift others with us. 🙏✨⚡️💛

Sefer Hamitzvos

No leaven in kohanim’s meal offering portion.

Male kohanim eat meal offering leftovers.

Bring vows by next festival.

Don’t wait past 3 festivals to pay vows.

כז תמוז

Hayom Yom

The Alter Rebbe told a brilliant scholar that he lacked nothing except to remove the chametz of ego and bring in the matzah of bitul ✨ Maybe sometimes spiritual growth isn’t about adding more it’s about letting go of the ego so there’s more room for Hashem’s light. 💫

Sefer Hamitzvos

Kohanim can’t eat Sin Offerings whose blood was sprinkled inside the Sanctuary burn them.

Kohen must not fully detach the head when “slaughtering” a bird Sin Offering.

Follow the Torah’s procedure for Guilt Offerings what’s burned, what Kohanim eat.

‎כה תמוז

Hayom Yom

Jew naturally recognizes G-dliness 🤍✨ and, deep down, can never truly be separated from Hashem. These are not two ideas they are one. Because the soul knows its Source, it is always drawn back to Him.even when we feel distant, our soul never does. The longing to return, to grow, and to reconnect isn’t something we create it’s who we are. Sometimes we’re not searching for Hashem; we’re uncovering the connection that was always there. ⚡️💛

Sefer Hamitzvos

Sacrificial animals must be 8+ days old.

Can’t offer animals paid to a prostitute or traded for a dog.

No honey or leaven on the Altar.

Every sacrifice needs salt.

Don’t offer any sacrifice without salt.

כד תמוז

Hayom Yom

The Tzemach Tzedek teaches that the goal is not for avodah to become easier it’s to become stronger through it ✨ Instead of asking Hashem to remove the work, ask for the strength to keep doing it. Maybe the deepest part is this the work itself changes us. We don’t wait until we feel inspired to begin; we become inspired because we keep showing up ❤️‍🩹 Sometimes the greatest blessing is not an easier path but the strength to keep walking it. 💫

Sefer Hamitzvos

No blemished-animal fats on Altar.

No offering animals with temporary blemishes.

No blemished animals from non-Jews.

Don’t blemish a designated sacrifice.

Redeem blemished offerings to make them unsanctified.

כב תמוז

Hayom Yom

The Rebbe Rashab teaches that a Chassidic teaching clears the mind, a Chassidic practice fills the home with light, and a Chassidic melody fills the heart with hope, trust, and joy 🤩 ✨ Maybe that’s because Chassidus is not only something we learn it’s something we live. One idea can change the way we think, one mitzvah can brighten a home, and one niggun can lift a weary soul. 💛 Sometimes the greatest transformations begin with the smallest moments. 💫

Sefer Hamitzvos

Impure Kohanim can't serve.

Tevul Yom Immersed-but-not-sunset Kohanim can't serve.

Kohanim must wash hands/feet before service.

Kohanim with blemishes can't enter Sanctuary/Altar or serve even if temporary.

כא תמוז

Hayom Yom

“They shall make Me a sanctuary, and I will dwell within them.” ✨ Not within the building but within every Jew. Even when the outer walls feel broken ❤️‍🩹, the foundation of the soul remains pure. Just as the holiness of the Beis Hamikdash never left its place, the Shechinah never leaves your deepest self. you are not defined by your brokenness, but by the holiness that has always lived within you. 💫

Sefer Hamitzvos

Kohen Gadol enters Holy of Holies only on Yom Kippur. Regular kohanim only when serving.

Kohanim can't leave Temple during service.

Remove ritually impure people from Temple area.

Impure people banned from Temple Courtyard and Temple Mount.

יח תמוז

Hayom Yom

Real change takes time. Inspiration may happen in a moment, but becoming who we are meant to be is the work of a lifetime 💫.

Sefer Hamitzvos

Incense Don’t copy the Temple incense for personal use.

Golden Altar No sacrifices on it incense only.

Ark Kohanim must carry it on shoulders.

Poles Never remove the Ark’s carrying poles.

טז תמוז

Hayom Yom

The Maggid said that if only we could kiss a Sefer Torah with the same love that the Baal Shem Tov kissed Jewish children ✨ To the Baal Shem Tov, every child was a living Sefer Torah a soul, a piece of G-d walking through the world 🌎. He did not see labels, flaws, or expectations. He saw the holiness inside each person. And maybe that is his deepest lesson, to look at people through the eyes of the soul 💛 If we could see others and ourselves with even a fraction of that love, everything would change. Because sometimes the holiest thing we can do is remind another person that they are precious.

Sefer Hamitzvos

Treat G-d’s Temple with awe. No shoes, no spitting, no shortcuts, no sitting except for a king of David dynasty. Still applies today to the Temple Mount.

ט״ו תמוז

Hayom Yom

Rabbi Nachum of Chernobyl became physically affected simply from answering Amen yehei shmei rabba 💛✨ At first, it seems impossible. But Chassidus teaches that G-dliness is not meant to stay only in the mind it is meant to enter the heart, the soul, and even the body. Just as fear, stress, and pain can leave an imprint on us ❤️‍🩹, holiness, joy, and connection can leave an imprint too. Prayer is not only words. Torah is not only information. When we are truly present, one Amen, one niggun, or one moment of davening can reach places inside us that words cannot 💫 Maybe the lesson I take is this, if the body can remember fear, the soul can teach the body to remember joy 💛✨

Sefer Hamitzvos

No Iron-Touched Stones

Don’t build the Altar with stones touched by iron. Invalid if you do.

No Steps on Altar

Don’t ascend the Altar by steps. Use a ramp with small steps instead.