{"podcast":{"title":"The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman","slug":"the-daily-hayom-yom-with-rabbi-yosef-katzman-5077771","podcast_index_feed_id":5077771,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-daily-hayom-yom/","website_url":"https://the-daily-hayom-yom.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/95b136de-348a-4743-a3a5-8b1e7b38ad46/sLSRiOhJ6Sp1LO-0Stxm8hZE.png","author":"Rabbi Yosef Katzman","episode_count":500,"summary":"The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T06:20:43.282736+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-hayom-yom-with-rabbi-yosef-katzman-5077771"},"episode":{"title":"Hayom Yom 10 Sivan - Jews are called lamps we must kindle the fire","slug":"hayom-yom-10-sivan-jews-are-called-lamps-we-must-kindle-the-fire","published_at":"2026-05-25T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-hayom-yom-with-rabbi-yosef-katzman-5077771/hayom-yom-10-sivan-jews-are-called-lamps-we-must-kindle-the-fire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-hayom-yom-with-rabbi-yosef-katzman-5077771","url":"https://the-daily-hayom-yom.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/70286fbc-ac37-46a8-85ef-01749d0a9fcf/Hayom-Yom-10-Sivan.mp3","summary":"רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן עָנָה לְאֶחָד בְּהִכָּנְסוֹ לִיחִידוּת The Alter Rebbe once gave the following answer to a chassid in the course of a yechidus: בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וועֶרעֶן אָנגעֶרוּפעֶן נֵרוֹת The Jewish people are called lamps. אַ נֵר אִיז כָּלוּל פוּן כְּלִי פְּתִילָה שֶׁמֶן וָאֵשׁ A lamp is comprised of a container, a wick, oil, and fire. מעֶן מוּז אָבּעֶר אָנצִינדעֶן דעֶם אֵשׁ However, we must first kindle the fire; אוּן דעֶמאָלט אִיז דאָס מֵאִיר only then will it shine. בּאַ דִיר אִיז אַ גוּטעֶר נֵר You possess a good lamp, אָבּעֶר עֶס פעֶלט דִיר דעֶר אָנצִינדעֶר but you lack someone to kindle it. דוּרךְ הַכָּאָה בְכֹחַ אִין דעֶם אֶבֶן שֶׁל נֶפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִית When one forcefully strikes the stone — the animal soul — געֶהְט אַרוֹיס אַ נִיצוֹץ אֵשׁ a spark flies out, וועֶלכעֶר צִינדְט אָן דעֶם אֵשׁ אֱלֹקִי and that kindles the G‑dly fire. Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English For questions and follow-up: cablejew@gmail.com","meta_description":"רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן עָנָה לְאֶחָד בְּהִכָּנְסוֹ לִיחִידוּת The Alter Rebbe once gave the following answer to a chassid in the course of a yechidus: בְּנֵי י…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":365,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-hayom-yom-with-rabbi-yosef-katzman-5077771/episodes/hayom-yom-10-sivan-jews-are-called-lamps-we-must-kindle-the-fire/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-hayom-yom-with-rabbi-yosef-katzman-5077771/hayom-yom-10-sivan-jews-are-called-lamps-we-must-kindle-the-fire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}