Sunday, November 16, 2014

Unifying Klal Yisroel - V

We need to empty our hearts from all selfish interests and dedicate our hearts to being a dwelling place for the Schechinah, for the Jewish Nation. To be filled with love for every Jew is the true revelation of the Schechinah. To ask for peace, to chase peace, to love others with all one's might. To pray for one's brothers, his blood relatives. To distance from quarrels arguments and divisions, and to seek the complete unity among Jews. To feel that each Jew is one's brother, with no distinctions between black yarmulka and a knitted one, between a woolen yarmulka and someone for whom the sky is his kippah. With no distinctions between a black hat, a shtriemel or payos, between Sefardim and Ashkenazim. They are all children of Hashem, they are all beloved by Him, and he worries about all of them. He wants a relationship with every one of them...

Unity is the most important thing and is the root of all blessing for Klal Yisroel. We should not start a fight with any Jews no matter what, even if they are literally worshiping idols because as long as we have unity no nation can overcome us. Division and disunity are akin to idol worship as they cause division in the Unity of Hashem. The Unity of God and the Unity of the Jewish Nation are synonymous. We need to strengthen ourselves in this aspect. and ask forgiveness and have more patience for our fellow man, relatives, spouses, children neighbors and acquaintances. We should greet every person we meet, as the Gemara tells us that Rebbe Yochanan greeted the gentiles he met in the street. A person should be pleasant and loving, not get angry, or bear a grudge.

Be aware that any and all success in spirituality or the business world is dependent on love for your fellow Jew and the unity that you seek.
וקרא רנ"ח

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