Monday Tevet 6 5703
Torah Lessons (5703)	Chumash: Vayigash, Sheini with Rashi. Tehillim: 35-38. Tanya: So, too, are all (p. 23)...before it was created (p. 23).

"Know the G-d of your fathers and serve Him with a whole heart." [1]

Every sort of Torah knowledge and comprehension, even the most profound, must be expressed in Avoda. [2] I.e. the intellectual attainment must bring about an actual refinement and improvement of character traits, and must be translated into a deep-rooted inward attachment (to G-d) - all of which is what the Chassidic lexicon calls "Avoda."

   

Notes:

1. (Back to text) Divrei Hayamim I, 28:9.

2. (Back to text) "Serve Him" in the quotation uses the Hebrew word Avoda.