The three hundred sixty-first "room" in the palace of Hayom Yom.
Tuesday, 25 Cheshvan 5704.
Shiurim: Chumash, Toldos, Shlishi, with Rashi's commentary.
Tehillim, the 25th of the month: one says the first half of chapter 119 - from the beginning of the chapter, which opens with the word "Ashrei", until the end of the group of verses of the letter Lamed, which concludes with the words "rechavah mitzvascha me'od".
Tanya: on this day one completes the section of Iggeres HaKodesh, and studies all of Iggeres 32 - from its beginning with the word "Barech" until the conclusion of the letter with the words "kenefesh tidreshenu".
The daily saying is very brief. Its source is a short letter that the Rebbe Rayatz wrote on 15 Menachem-Av 5700 to one of the chassidim, who lived in the state of Ohio in the United States, in the city of Marietta. In the letter the Rebbe Rayatz arouses him to speak with the balebatim living there about keeping practical mitzvos; and regarding taharas hamishpachah the Rebbe writes to him that he should search for ways to succeed in influencing whoever is not observing taharas hamishpachah, that he should fulfill this as well.
And at the conclusion of the letter the Rebbe Rayatz writes to him: "You must remember that 'a man's steps are established by Hashem', and Divine Providence brought you to Marietta for some purpose."
The Rebbe brings these words here in the daily saying, without mentioning the name of the specific place, for in this way they become a general message for every person and in every place. And the Rebbe writes: "Divine Providence brings each person to his place of residence" - and for what purpose? The reason a Jew finds himself in a particular place is because the mission rests upon him "for the sake of strengthening Yiddishkeit and spreading Torah", to strengthen Yiddishkeit and spread Torah in that place, and that is why he is there.
And the Rebbe concludes with encouragement: "When one plows and sows - it grows", meaning: even though at the outset there may be efforts one must invest in order to succeed in strengthening Yiddishkeit and Torah in that place - the effort resembles plowing and sowing - nevertheless, when one exerts himself, in the end he merits that it truly does grow, and he sees fruits from the labor invested in that place.