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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 2 Tammuz - Loving your fellow Jew is the Gateway to prayer
Description: 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 implies אֲשֶׁר מִצְוַת אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל הִיא שַׁעַר הַכְּנִיסָהthat fulfilling the mitzvah of ahavas Yisrael is the gateway אֲשֶׁר 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]