Hayom Yom 12 Menachem Av - When one loves a Jew, he loves G‑d
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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דעֶר רֶבִּי — אַדְמוּ"ר הַזָּקֵן
The Alter Rebbe
האָט געֶזאָגט פוּן מעֶזרִיטשׁעֶר מַגִיד פוּן בַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב'ס וועֶגעֶן
quoted the Maggid of Mezritch, who said in the name of the Baal Shem Tov:
וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ
[The command to] “love your fellowman as yourself”
אִיז אַ פֵּירוּשׁ וּבֵיאוּר אוֹיף וְאָהַבְתָּ אֶת ה' אֱלֹקֶיךָ
is a commentary on [the command to] “love G‑d your L‑rd.”
אַז מ'האָט האָלט אַ אִידעֶן
When one loves a Jew,
האָט מעֶן האָלט דעֶם אוֹיבּעֶרשְׁטעֶן
he loves G‑d,
וַוייל אַ אִיד האָט דאָךְ אִין זִיךְ אַ חֵלֶק אֱלֹקַהּ מִמַּעַל
for within a Jew there is “a part of G‑d.”
אִיז אַז מְ'האָט האָלט דעֶם אִידעֶן
Thus when one loves a Jew —
דעֶם אִינוועֶנִיג פוּן אִיהְם
meaning, when one loves that nucleus within him —
מִמֵּילָא האָט מעֶן האָלט דעֶם אוֹיבּעֶרשְׁטעֶן
one loves G‑d.
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
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