"Cheder" three hundred thirty-three in the chamber of Hayom Yom.
Tuesday, 27 Tishrei 5704.
Shiurim: Chumash, Noach, Shlishi, with Rashi's commentary.
Tehillim, on the 27th of the month, one recites from chapter 120 through chapter 134, inclusive.
Tanya: we continue Iggeret 25. The daily portion is from page 139, beginning with the words "וְהִנֵּה נוֹדַע," and concludes on page 278, with the word "לָאָרֶץ."
The daily teaching is brief, and it is taken from a letter that the Rebbe Rayatz wrote on 11 Iyar 5702. The letter is addressed to a girl in her adolescent years, and the Rebbe Rayatz holds her in very high regard. On the one hand, he describes to her the great difficulties of our generation among most young men and women, and describes how they, Rachmana litzlan, sink into negative matters and drift away from what ought to be — in a truly very sharp manner; and among these words he speaks about what a person's life should really be. And here comes the present teaching.
And what is the saying? Thus it is written: "The Torah and mitzvos encompass a person's life" — the Torah and mitzvos leave no point in life without precise guidance on how to conduct oneself at that stage, "from the day he emerges from his mother's womb until the time of his passing" — from the moment of birth until a person returns his soul on high. Throughout all the days of his life, the Torah and mitzvos provide precise guidance and instruction on every single detail.
"and place him in a place of light" — when a person conducts himself according to Torah and mitzvos, this places him in an illuminated place, "with a sound intellect," that he should have a healthy and correct perspective on things, "and with the acquisition of lofty character traits," that he should have character traits of a high qualitative level, "and upright conduct," that he should conduct himself in an upright manner — not only between man and G-d, in what is demanded of him between a Jew and the Holy One, blessed be He, but also between man and his fellow, that he should conduct himself with those around him in a pleasant and good manner.
"For one who conducts himself according to the Torah and the directives of Chazal" — whoever conducts himself according to the Written Torah and according to the directives of Chazal, who added to the Oral Torah — "lives a fortunate life both materially and spiritually".
Toward the end of the letter, the Rebbe Rayatz concludes and writes to that young woman that she merited to be born and raised in an environment of those who observe Torah and mitzvos, and to G-d-fearing parents; and therefore she has much better initial conditions than the other young women discussed in the letter. With this he greatly arouses her to strengthen herself in the observance of Torah and mitzvos, to refine her character traits, and so on. This is the content of the letter and the content of the daily teaching.