Article No. 5, 1984<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What does the Klal<\/em> [\u201crule,\u201d as well as \u201ccollective\u201d], \u201cLove thy friend as thyself\u201d give us? Through this rule, we can come to love the Creator. If this is so, what does keeping the 612 Mitzvot<\/em> [commandments] give us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n First, we need to know what a rule is. It is known that a collective [Klal<\/em>] consists of many individuals. Without individuals, there cannot be a collective. For example, when we refer to an audience as \u201ca sacred audience,\u201d we are referring to a number of individuals who have gathered and formed a unit. Afterwards, a head is appointed to the audience, etc., and this is called a Minian<\/em> [ten\/quorum] or a \u201ccongregation.\u201d At least ten people must be present, and then it is possible to say Kedusha<\/em> (a specific part of a Jewish prayer) at the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Zohar<\/em> says about it: \u201cWherever there are ten, the Shechina<\/em> [Divinity] dwells.\u201d This means that in a place where there are ten men, there is a place for the dwelling of the Shechina<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It therefore follows that the rule, \u201cLove thy friend as thyself,\u201d is built on 612 Mitzvot<\/em>. In other words, if we keep the 612 Mitzvot<\/em>, we will be able to achieve the rule, \u201cLove thy friend as thyself.\u201d It turns out that the particular elements allow us to achieve the collective, and when we have the collective, we will be able to achieve the love of the Creator, as it is written, \u201cMy soul yearns for the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, one cannot keep all 612 Mitzvot<\/em> alone. Take, for example, the redemption of the first-born. If one\u2019s first-born is a girl, he cannot keep the Mitzva<\/em> of redemption of the first-born. Also, women are exempted from observing time-dependent Mitzvot<\/em>, such as Tzitzit<\/em> and Tefillin<\/em>. But because \u201call of Israel are responsible for one another,\u201d through everyone, they are all kept. It is as though everyone keeps all the Mitzvot<\/em> together. Hence, through the 612 Mitzvot<\/em>, we can achieve the rule, \u201cLove thy friend as thyself.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Article No. 5, 1984 What does the Klal [\u201crule,\u201d as well as \u201ccollective\u201d], \u201cLove thy friend as thyself\u201d give us? 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