PARACHAT BERECHIT (1) - HITAT DU JOUR 24 TISHRI 5787 - 05 Octobre 2026

Hello everyone, welcome to our daily appointment, the study of the daily Chitat. Today is the 24th of Tishrei 5787, Monday, the second day of the week of Parshat Bereshit, and I am infinitely happy to be with you to share this moment. As it is written, there is a Chabad custom the day after Simchat Torah. An announcement is proclaimed at the synagogue at the end of the prayer: "Vayelech Yaakov l'darko ," and Jacob went on his way.

Its purpose is to remind us to take with us the unique spiritual energy, the " kochot," the strengths we drew during the Tishrei holidays, and to let them radiate throughout the year. We must stop for a moment to meditate on the powerful moments we experienced during this sacred month of Simcha, of joy. The stories heard, the inner emotions felt, the good resolutions, all the joys we experienced, the Torah we studied, and the holiness we drew during that month. On Simchat Torah, it is also custom to hold a farbrengen before the end of the Yom Tov.

And during the farbrengen, the Lubavitcher Rebbe would remind the Chassidim to make a firm resolution to study the Chitat for the coming year. In the year 5752, at the end of the farbrengen, the Rebbe mentioned the Chitat three or four times; after Birkat Hamazon, the Rebbe rose to repeat once again that he wanted to remind everyone of the importance of studying the Chitat. So today, a particularly strong reminder is necessary for each and every one of us to support the Chitat. Send us your dedications via WhatsApp at 33 6 21 37 24 52 and share the Chitat with your loved ones.

Invite them to join the group so that more and more of us study the Chitat, and in doing so, receive all the blessings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and thereby bring Mashiach now. Chumash. After telling us about the genesis of the world, the Torah returns to the details of the creation of the human being. Hashem takes earth from the four corners of the world to fashion his body.

He also integrates clay from the future site of the Beit Hamikdash, where offerings will be made , where Israel will do Teshuva. In this way, man will have an innate disposition to return to Him when he needs to do that work. We saw that on the 3rd day, the plants had sprouted, but they remained as buds beneath the surface. The moisture of the earth requires man's prayer to transform into rain.

Hashem fashions man and breathes into him a Neshama that comes from His own spiritual breath. He named him Adam , man, in reference to Adama, the earth , the material from which he was drawn. The Holy One filled the Garden of Eden with splendid orchards, primarily apple trees, and settled man there. The Torah specifies the very geography of the Garden of Eden.

There were two major trees enthroned in the center: the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge. And the Tree of Life as well. Rivers have their sources there. In this way, they fertilized the regions they traversed.

At first, man hesitated to enter the Garden of Eden. He feared the responsibility of the mitzvot and the heavy mission of administering the world entrusted to him. The Holy One nevertheless decided to entrust him with that mission. He commanded him to refrain from consuming the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.

And we end our study of the day with the birth of Rava. Let us not wish for man to appear self-sufficient. It is not good for man to be alone. Had man been alone, he would have been likened to a divinity.

The Creator therefore decided to split the original human being into two halves, a man and a woman destined to help each other in the accomplishment of good. So that man would feel the need for this union, the Holy One asked him to assign a name to each animal. And by tackling this task, by discerning the energies specific to each creature, he noticed that all living species evolve in pairs, which awakened in him the legitimate desire to find his own companion who would become...Today is the 24th day of the month of Tishrei. We read Psalms 113 to 118, from 113 to 118, and today's chapters of Psalms are none other than those of the Hallel.

We had the privilege of reciting it every day of Sukkot and Simchat Torah, and now we are extending it by one additional day. The day after the holiday is called Isru Chag in Israel today; it is what we experienced yesterday. The term Isru means bound, as in "bind the festival," bound and attached. It is the bridge that unites the ordinary days of the week to the Yom Tov that has just ended .

And on this day of Isru Chag, we infuse the joy of the holiday into everyone's daily life by setting our table with our finest items. Yes, it is formally forbidden to fast today. The Gemara teaches that one who beautifies this feast table the day after the Yom Tov to attach it to the holiday performs an act of spiritual value comparable to building an altar and bringing a sacrifice. A verse from today's Psalms alludes to it: "Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar." May this day be a source and a springboard to infuse positive energy, joy, and celebration into our daily lives.

Tanya and Iggeret HaKodesh, Siman 4. The Rebbe Rashab here addresses the prohibition of speaking during prayer. Imagine that we have been waiting for months for a visit from an exceptional personage. He announces that he will be at our home tomorrow.

The excitement is at its peak and the big day finally arrives. The illustrious guest appears. But instead, we ignore him completely. We prefer to go about our errands and our occupations.

This is a behavior that might seem strange, absurd. After so much waiting, to waste our guest's presence like this, forgetting the initial enthusiasm we had. We should devote every second to his company. Instead of dispersing into so many futilities, Hakadosh Baruch Hu is the King.

He is an infinitely precious King whose direct proximity is veiled from us. And we pray fervently for the coming of Mashiach, where His vision will be permanent. But even in our time , what an immense privilege we have to benefit from this daily visit from Hakadosh Baruch Hu during our prayers. When we pay attention to the words we utter, we can literally feel the presence of Hashem by our side.

Wasting this precious time with idle chatter reveals madness. The Rebbe Rashab tells us it constitutes a manifest lack of respect toward Hashem. He aspires for us to taste the joy of this moment, which is so particular—an intimate moment with Hashem—without letting ourselves be distracted by concerns completely detached from the presence of Hashem and His holiness. That is why the Rebbe Rashab gives us a formal injunction here, a takkanah that strictly forbids us from speaking during the entire time of prayer at the shul, from the beginning of the prayer until the final Kaddish.

Anyone who breaks this rule, barring force majeure of course or ignorance, must express their regrets and ask for forgiveness before three people for this failing; this is what the Rebbe Rashab tells us today. When we observe a respectful silence during prayer, Hashem fills us with a profusion of brachot, of blessings. Hayom Yom, 24th of Tishrei. The Rebbe provides us in today's Hayom Yom with some essential guidelines concerning the farbrengen.

Above all, a farbrengen is a pillar in the life of a chassid, and participating actively in a farbrengen strengthens and nourishes the chaverut. How should such a gathering be structured? Well, there is a rav who must take the floor and lead the direction to orient the exchanges toward improving our conduct, our practice, our Chassidic commitment, our attachment to Torah and Mitzvot, while encouraging the establishment of moments for studying Chassidut. The one who speaks must under no circumstances place himself on a pedestal or act as a lecturer.

His words must first resonate with himself, for he, too, needs to improve. Even if he addresses a subject that does not directly affect him. He must seek how to elevate himself through it. If only by a very small amount.

It is this authenticity that will touch the audience and inspire everyone to follow his advice. Let us take great care never to humiliate anyone. A Chassidic farbrengen is inseparable from absolute respect for others and for Am Yisrael. The unconditional love we have for every Jew of Am Yisrael.

Rambam daily. In today’s Rambam, we continue the study of damages caused by livestock. Chapter 9. He details here the calculation of the compensation owed by the owner when their animal injures another beast.

It attacks two distinct animals or causes damage to property that belongs to co-owners. In Chapter 10, the Rambam sets forth the rule that an animal that has fatally attacked a human being must be put down. If this animal also possessed the status of "mu'ad," meaning it is a proven danger, its owner is sentenced to pay a fine, what is called "kofer." And finally, in Chapter 11, the Rambam gives us details here on the methods for fixing this fine as well as the procedure to follow if the condemned animal has mixed with other beasts or if it turns out it was carrying young. And there you go, that was the Rambam of the day and we must remember it.

The Parsha mentions it, " v'ruach Elokim." The Midrash teaches that this divine breath, the "ruach Elokim," is none other than the spirit of Moshiach. From the dawn of time, this dynamic that we are experiencing until today, since the ultimate goal of creation is to bring the world to the era of Moshiach. Hakadosh Baruch Hu prepared the foundations of this Geulah , this deliverance. This is what we must live every day.

We know that we are at the zenith of this anticipation, very close to reaching the objective for which the universe was brought into being. Hashem created the world and we are arriving, with every passing second right now, at the realization, at the materialization of this dream, that of Moshiach which is taking shape. See you very soon. Send a new dedication.

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