Hayom Yom 3 Adar - 1) Loving every Jew 2) A scholar can attain the level of a simple Jew

Hayom Yom 3 Adar 1 - Loving a fellow Jew, applies to every Jewרַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן אָמַרThe Alter Rebbe taughtמִצְוַת אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא לִיְלִיד עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר מֵעוֹלָם לֹא רָאָה אוֹתוֹthat the mitzvah of ahavas Yisrael, loving a fellow Jew, applies to every member of the Jewish people, even if one has never seen him.וּמִכָּל שֶׁכֵּן לַחֲבֵר עַדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר בִּמְקוֹם מְגוּרוֹ, שֶׁהוּא בֶּן אוֹ בַּת עֲדָתוֹHow much more does it apply to a member of the Jewish neighborhood in which one lives, to every man or woman who is a member of one’s own community.Hayom Yom 3 Adar 2 - A scholar can attain the level of a simple Jewמַעֲנֵה הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶקThe following is an answer that the Tzemach Tzedek gaveלְחָסִיד בָּקִי בְּשַׁ"ס כוּ' וּמַשְׂכִּיל גָּדוֹל בַּחֲסִידוּתto a chassid who was exceedingly well versed in the entire Talmud and in the scholarly writings of Chassidus:קַבָּלַת עוֹל אִיז מְשַׁנֶּה דעֶם מְהוּתKabbalas ol, the unquestioning acceptance of G‑d’s yoke, transforms a person’s essence.דוּרְך קַבָּלַת עוֹל פוּן אַ עֶבֶד פָּשׁוּטBy adopting the kabbalas ol of a simple servant,וואָס בְּשַׁעַת עֶר שְׁלאָפְט אִיז אוֹיךְ נִיכָּר דעֶר עוֹל הָעַבְדוּת זַיינעֶרwhose yoke of servitude is apparent even when he sleeps,קעֶן אֲפִילוּ אַ לַמְדָן אוּן אַ גָּאוֹן אוֹיךְ קוּמעֶןeven a scholar and a genius can attainצוּ דעֶר מַעֲלָה אוּן חֲשִׁיבוּת פוּן אַ פְּראָסְט–תְּמִימוּת'דִיקעֶן מְסִירַת-נֶפֶשׁ אִידthe lofty rung and stature of a simple, artless Jew who serves G-d with mesirus nefesh, with self-sacrificing devotion.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor information and support write [email protected]