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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 15 Kislev - One must have self-sacrifice to love a Jew whom one has never seen
Description: "בְּתּוֹרָה אוֹר, דִּבּוּר הַמַּתְחִיל וַיֵּשֶׁב: "וְאֵינָהּ יְכוֹלָה לִרְאוֹת בְּאַהֲבָה" צָרִיךְ לִהְיוֹת "וְאֵינָה יְכוֹלָה לִהְיוֹת בְּאַהֲבָה[In the above note, the Rebbe makes an emendation to the Hebrew text of Torah Or that has since been incorporated in all of its editions.]רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן סִפֵּר לִבְנוֹ אַדְמוּ"ר הָאֶמְצָעִיThe Alter Rebbe told his son, the Mitteler Rebbe: דעֶר זֵיידעֶ (הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב) זאָגטMy [spiritual] grandfather, (the Baal Shem Tov,) once said אַז מ'דאַרף האָבּעֶן מְסִירַת נֶפֶשׁ אוֹיף אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵלthat one must have mesirus nefesh for ahavas Yisrael — אֲפִילוּ צוּ אַ אִידעֶן, וועֶלכעֶן מ'האָט קֵיינמאָל נִיט געֶזעֶהןeven for a Jew whom one has never seen.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]