Wednesday, June 06, 2012

CLD #606


For the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.
Before Tefillat Shaharit every morning there is a single halacha that is against common sense. The Shulhan Aruch brings it down in the Halachot before Tefillat Shaharit. Maran Shulhan Aruch says that one must say out loud before beginning to pray: “Hareni Mekabel Alai Mitzvah Aseh Shel Ahavata Le’Re’acha Kamocha VeHareni Ohev Kol Ehad KeNafshi U’Meodi Ve’Hareni Mezamen Pi Lehitpalel Lifnei Melech Malchei HaMelchaim HaKadosh Baruch Hu.”

I declare to take upon myself the Mitzvah of ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself’ and I also LOVE every single one like my own Soul and I take upon myself to invite my mouth to pray in front of The King of all kings, Hashem.

What do we see here? The Shulhan Aruch, the composer of the most important book of Halacha in Jewish History, brings down the Mitzvah of the importance of another Jew before you begin to pray about your own flesh and blood.

So many people assume the Torah creates people that are selfish and self-centered, but we clearly see from this single Halacha that even before we PRAY for our own tissue, we must think about the Jew down the block without food for Shabbat or the Jew across the street that needs help finding a Havruta to learn Torah.

B’H may we only see the spiritual light in each Jew and help them bring that out to the entire Nation.

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