EPISODE · Aug 6, 2026 · 5 MIN
Hayom Yom 24 Menachem Av - To love a fellow Jew is to love G‑d
from The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
מְקוּבָּל רַבִּי מִפִּי רַבִּיThe following tradition was handed down from Rebbe to Rebbe:אִין דעֶר צַייט פוּן מַחֲלוֹקֶת הַיְּדוּעָהAt the time of the well-known dispute [between chassidim and misnagdim],האָבּעֶן חֲסִידִים דעֶרצֵיילט דעֶם אַלטעֶן רֶבִּי'ןthe Alter Rebbe’s chassidim told himדִי גְרוֹיסעֶ יִסּוּרִים וואָס מ'האָט פוּן דִי מִתְנַגְדִישׁעֶ פְּראָסטעֶ אִידעֶןthat they suffered greatly from the simple folk among the misnagdim.האָט דעֶר רֶבִּי געֶזאָגטThe Alter Rebbe replied:דעֶר זֵיידעֶ — אַזוֹי פְלעֶגט דעֶר רֶבִּי רוּפעֶן דעֶם בַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב“Grandfather (that was how the Alter Rebbe would refer to the Baal Shem Tov)האָט זֵייעֶר לִיב געֶהאַט דִי פְרָאסטֶע אִידֶעןhad a great love for simple Jews.אִין דִי עֶרשׁטֶע טעֶג וועֶן אִיךְ בִּין געֶוועֶן אִין מעֶזרִיטשׁIn the first days of my stay in Mezritch,האָט דעֶר רֶבִּי הָרַב הַמַּגִּיד געֶזאָגטthe Rebbe, the Maggid [of Mezritch], declared:מְרַגְלָא בְּפוּמֵיהּ פוּן רֶבִּי'ן — הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב‘The Rebbe, the Baal Shem Tov, used to sayאַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל אִיז אַהֲבַת הַמָּקוֹםthat to love a fellow Jew is to love G‑d.בָּנִים אַתֶּם לה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶם[As it is written,] You are children of G‑d your L‑rd. אַז מעֶן האָט האָלט דעֶם פאָטעֶר האָט מעֶן האָלט דִי קִינדעֶרOne who loves the Father, loves [His] children.’”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]
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