Hayom Yom 10 Teves - Abandon the thoughts of 'I' say, 'I' hold
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תַּעֲנִית, סְלִיחוֹת, אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ
[The Morning Service on this] fast day includes Selichos and Avinu Malkeinu.
מַעֲנֵה הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק עַל יְחִידוּת
In response to a question raised at yechidus, the Tzemach Tzedek once explained:
כְּתִיב יַעֲזוֹב רָשָׁע דַּרְכּוֹ וְאִישׁ אָוֶן מַחְשְׁבוֹתָיו גו
“It is written, ‘Let the wicked man abandon his path and the man of iniquity [abandon] his thoughts.’
אָוֶן הוּא מִלְּשׁוֹן אוֹן בְּחוֹלָם, שֶׁפִּרוּשׁוֹ כֹּחַ וְעוֹז
“The word אָוֶן (‘iniquity’) can also be interpreted as hinting at אוֹן (‘strength’).
וּכְשֵׁם דְיַעֲזוֹב רָשָׁע דַּרְכּוֹ זֶהוּ דָבָר הַמּוּכְרָח
Just as a wicked man must ‘abandon his path,’
אֲשֶׁר בְּלֹא תְּשׁוּבָה אִי אֶפְשָׁר לָגֶשֶׁת אֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ
for without teshuvah he cannot approach holiness,
הִנֵּה כְּמוֹ כֵן צָרִיךְ הָאִישׁ אוֹן
so too, a man of strength —
כְּלוֹמַר אִישׁ הֶחָזָק בְּדַעַת עַצְמוֹ
that is, a person who is strong and confident in his own opinions —
לַעֲזוֹב מַחְשְׁבוֹתָיו
must ‘abandon his thoughts.’
וְלֹא יֹאמַר אִיך זאָג אַזוֹי, אִיך האַלט אַזוֹי
He should no longer say: ‘This is what I say,’ or ‘This is how I hold.’
כִּי כָל “אִיך" וּמְצִיאוּת הוּא מְקוֹר הָרַע וְגוֹרֵם פֵּרוּד לְבָבוֹת
For any mention of ‘I’ and [any conception of oneself as an] entity [of weighty import] is the source of evil and instills divisiveness between people’s hearts.”
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
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