PARACHAT VAYERA (4) - HITAT DU JOUR 19 HESHVAN 5787 - 30 Octobre 2026

Hello everyone and welcome to our daily appointment for the study of the daily Chitas. Today is Yom Chamishi, Friday, Erev Shabbat Kodesh of Parshat Vayera. It is the 19th of Cheshvan. As we approach the 20th of Cheshvan, the birthday of the Rebbe Rashab, Rabbi Sholom Ber, it is fitting to remember the founding of the Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim.

Three years after its creation, during a gathering, a farbrengen addressed to the Bachurim, the Rebbe Rashab gave a historic speech opening with the words " Ayatzel Beis Dovid." In this address, he identified two forms of spiritual resistance that the Tmimim , the students of the Yeshiva, must overcome. First, the barrier of those who openly oppose Emunah and the practice of Torah and Mitzvot, often seeking to turn Jews away through contempt, denigration, or mockery. And then, those observant Jews who minimize the importance of teaching the need

to believe in the coming of Moshiach, and to live and cultivate the aspiration for the redemption. The struggle of these Yeshiva students against these influences, the Rebbe Rashab told them, does not rely on rebuke, mussar, or controversy, but on the positive, "Asei Tov," on spreading Chassidut and strengthening Emunah in the imminence of the coming of Moshiach .

Years later, the Lubavitcher Rebbe emphasized that this teaching is now addressed to every Jew. Every encounter with a member of our Jewish people constitutes a providential opportunity to share the depths of Chassidut and to transmit the enthusiasm for the Geulah Amittit. Refuah Shleimah. In the Chumash, in Parshat Vayera, in the Shishi portion, we speak of the covenant of Beersheba: Abimelech, King of Gerar, observes the divine revelations Abraham benefits from; he therefore seeks a peace treaty to guarantee the protection of his descendants.

Abraham agrees. Then, he demanded an explanation regarding the wells that had been seized by the king's servants. To settle the legitimacy of the ownership, the water miraculously rose at Abraham's approach. The latter sealed the agreement by offering seven ewes to Abimelech as a testimony of his rights to the wells, naming the place Beersheba, the well of the oath.

Next, we speak of Abraham's dwelling, of the place where Hakadosh Baruch Hu decided to establish Abraham, that is to say in Beersheba for 26 years. He would open an inn there. An inn, and also plant fruit trees in order to be able to provide fruit to his guests. It was there that he helped people understand to whom we must pray.

To Hashem. After eating, his guests would seek to thank him. And there, Abraham would tell them: "Thank Hashem, and not me." It is He who created the world. "If they refused, Abraham would ask them to pay a very high price for their meal.

Then, they would acknowledge that Abraham was right about the Holy One, blessed be He , and agree to thank the Holy One, blessed be He. Today is Yom Yud Tet, the 19th day of the month of Shevat, and we are reading from chapter 90 to 96. In today’s chapter, chapter 94, there is a verse that says this: " Happy is the man whom You discipline, O Lord, and whom You teach from Your Torah. "Why is he happy?

Sometimes, feeling uncomfortable can be beneficial for us. This is what the Torah tells us. If a baby never felt restricted in its simple ability to crawl, would it ever learn to walk or run? In reality, we are very fortunate when we start to feel uncomfortable with who we currently are.

It helps us seek ways to grow and improve ourselves. Through adversity, we grow and become stronger. But what should we do if we cannot determine what needs to be corrected while still feeling that something is wrong? Yet we remain in that unpleasant state.

The answer is found at the end of the verse. We must study the Torah. The Torah is the wisdom of the Holy One, blessed be He, of God. And just as Hashem has no limit, since we know that the Holy One is the Torah, it has no limit.

And when we study it, we also find that there is no limit to our progress, our evolution in Judaism, and in the practice of Torah and Mitzvot. We can always find another area of our lives that we can improve compared to before. Then we will be very happy that the Holy One gave us this chance to grow. In reality, the*yisurim*, the difficulties that no one likes, when they arise, they serve as a springboard They must be experienced as a springboard, knowing that by studying the Torah, by finding this source of infinity, we have the energy and resources to face the events that come our way, allowing us, Baruch Hashem, to grow and become stronger and stronger.

Tanya, Iggeret HaKodesh, we are now beginning a new letter from the Rebbe Rashab. This letter will help us appreciate how special the laws of the Torah are. Why? Because it helps us perform the Mitzvot in an appropriate manner.

But first, we are going to study an explanation of what the Arizal, Rabbi Isaac Luria, that great master of Kabbalah, says: that a soul, a neshamah, must return repeatedly to this world, which we call gilgul, in order to accomplish all the 613 mitzvot it is possible for it to observe. The Rebbe Rashab explains to us why the neshamah needs to possess the 613 mitzvot, because they constitute the garments, the levushim, that is to say, the means of expression. Which allow all 613 parts of the neshamah to appreciate the light of Hashem in the Garden of Eden. Sometimes we need clothing, special clothing, to appreciate certain things.

The sunlight is so bright that we must use a special type of glasses to look at it. We need warm clothing to be able to go out and enjoy the snow and the cold. It is the same for being able to contemplate the light of Hashem in the Garden of Eden. The light of Hakadosh Baruch Hu is so intense that the neshamah can only enjoy it if it is clothed in certain garments.

When Moses our teacher was on Mount Sinai to receive the Torah from Hakadosh Baruch Hu, he had to enter inside a cloud. And it was from there that he was able to contemplate Hakadosh Baruch Hu. This cloud was that form of protection, that form of clothing, that means of expression which allowed this contemplation to be real, to be conveyed When the soul is in the Garden of Eden, it also needs special clothing to see Hakadosh Baruch Hu. There, those garments are the mitzvot that we perform in this world.

Each mitzvah becomes that garment which will allow one to enjoy Eden. If we are lacking these mitzvot, may God preserve us, brothers of shalom , we will lack what is necessary to be able to contemplate the light of Hakadosh Baruch Hu in the Garden of Eden . Therefore, every element of our existence, every mitzvah that presents itself to us, has its importance. Even if sometimes we have the impression of not seeing the necessity of it, may He help us to be conscious of it.

Day by day. We are today 30 days from the 19th of Kislev, the Rosh Hashanah of Chassidut, 30 days before a holiday. It is said in the texts of the Halacha that we begin to study subjects related to this holiday. In today's Hayom Yom, we learn what the Rebbe Rashab confided to a person during a private audience regarding what Chassidut is.

Chassidut has accomplished something very special. Previously, if a Jew wished to understand the greatness of God, he had to study Kabbalah. But by studying Kabbalah, a person can feel it with their neshama, with their soul, without necessarily being able to truly understand it. Chassidut helps us grasp these highly spiritual concepts by explaining them using concrete examples drawn from our own reality.

And this is what the Rebbe Shneur Zalman stated to a Chassid during a yechidut, that Chassidut is the path for Israel. The word" Shema "is an acronym for a verse that says this," Se'u Marom. " Lift your eyes up high and contemplate who created all these things, meaning the entire world. This is precisely what Chassidut does.

It helps us lift our eyes toward the heights." Marom, "which is far higher than the sky , well beyond human comprehension, while still remaining capable of understanding Chassidut provides us with parables," meshalim, "using elements we already understand, which also give us the means to study spiritual realities that our material minds could not normally grasp And in this way, we can see that Hakadosh Baruch Hu is the creator of the entire universe. And we will conclude with our Rambam. But remember to send us your dedications and to subscribe to the Chitat. You are the strength, the supporters, the partners, and the pillars of the Chitat You can take out this monthly subscription, which allows us, too, to continue with more strength to spread Chassidut and the Chitat.

Be blessed infinitely for that. You can send us a message via WhatsApp at 06 21 37 24 52. 06 21 37 24 52. And we conclude with the Rambam, Hilchot Mechira.

In chapter 22, we learn about the sale of property that does not yet exist, such as, for example, selling everything that will grow on this tree. A person does not have the right to do this because the property has not yet grown. In chapter 23, we are taught the nuances regarding this subject. It is different if a person sells someone the right to cultivate land in their field.

This is completely permitted because it allows them to use the field, which truly does exist. And finally, in chapter 24, the Rambam indicates that if we sell trees to someone, we must also grant them enough space in the field so that they can take care of them. We also learn additional laws there regarding how to proceed when it is not clearly defined what a person is selling That was the Chitat of the day. I invite you to share it with as many people as possible today.

A special dedication to everyone listening to us in Netanya. There are so many of you, may Hashem bless you for that and send you blessing in all material and spiritual realms. May those who do not have children be able to have children. Say amen, amen; may those who need good health have Hashem send them good health.

May those who are not yet married have Hashem send them their soulmate. May Hashem send goodness so we can have a good, serene, and peaceful Shabbat in true joy. Shabbat shalom to one and all.