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Hayom Yom 2 Tammuz - Loving your fellow Jew is the Gateway to prayer
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רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן כּוֹתֵב בְּסִדּוּרוֹ
The Alter Rebbe writes in his Siddur
נָכוֹן לוֹמַר קוֹדֶם הַתְּפִלָּה הֲרֵינִי מְקַבֵּל עָלַי מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה שֶׁל וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ
that it is appropriate to say before [the morning] prayers: “I hereby undertake to fulfill the commandment, ‘Love your fellowman as yourself.’ “
זֹאת אוֹמֶרֶת
This implies
אֲשֶׁר מִצְוַת אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל הִיא שַׁעַר הַכְּנִיסָה
that fulfilling the mitzvah of ahavas Yisrael is the gateway
אֲשֶׁר דֶּרֶךְ בּוֹ יָכוֹל הָאָדָם לָבוֹא לַעֲמוֹד לִפְנֵי ה' אֱלֹקֵנוּ לְהִתְפַּלֵּל
through which a person is enabled to enter and stand before G‑d in prayer,
בִּזְכוּתָהּ תְּקוּבָּל תְּפִלַּת הַמִּתְפַּלֵּל
and in the merit of [this mitzvah] one’s prayers are accepted.
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
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