Reflections on the Daily "Hayom Yom"
Aug 9, 2026 · 2 min · 2 segments
Study the daily entries of "Hayom Yom," a book of short daily insights which was compiled by the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, in 1942.
We all like to hear a good story.
There's a billion-dollar news industry that makes lots of money by telling us the stories of the day.
And Disney makes millions by telling our children fairy tales.
But we have been telling the stories of ourselves, the stories that made us who we are today.
Now this is important because the type of stories that you read and the type of stories that you tell over to your children Those stories influence us and shape us in a very real and powerful way.
So we have to make a choice.
Do we want to be exposed and influenced by the nonsense of what's going on in the news today or by the fairy tales that have no substance whatsoever or We have the choice.
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We all like to hear a good story.
There's a billion-dollar news industry that makes lots of money by telling us the stories of the day.
And Disney makes millions by telling our children fairy tales.
But we have been telling the stories of ourselves, the stories that made us who we are today.
Now this is important because the type of stories that you read and the type of stories that you tell over to your children Those stories influence us and shape us in a very real and powerful way.
So we have to make a choice.
Do we want to be exposed and influenced by the nonsense of what's going on in the news today or by the fairy tales that have no substance whatsoever or We have the choice.
