EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 3 MIN
Hayom Yom 2 Tammuz - Loving your fellow Jew is the Gateway to prayer
from The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן כּוֹתֵב בְּסִדּוּרוֹThe Alter Rebbe writes in his Siddur נָכוֹן לוֹמַר קוֹדֶם הַתְּפִלָּה הֲרֵינִי מְקַבֵּל עָלַי מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה שֶׁל וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָthat it is appropriate to say before [the morning] prayers: “I hereby undertake to fulfill the commandment, ‘Love your fellowman as yourself.’ “זֹאת אוֹמֶרֶתThis impliesאֲשֶׁר מִצְוַת אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל הִיא שַׁעַר הַכְּנִיסָהthat fulfilling the mitzvah of ahavas Yisrael is the gatewayאֲשֶׁר דֶּרֶךְ בּוֹ יָכוֹל הָאָדָם לָבוֹא לַעֲמוֹד לִפְנֵי ה' אֱלֹקֵנוּ לְהִתְפַּלֵּלthrough which a person is enabled to enter and stand before G‑d in prayer,בִּזְכוּתָהּ תְּקוּבָּל תְּפִלַּת הַמִּתְפַּלֵּלand in the merit of [this mitzvah] one’s prayers are accepted.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]
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