Editing Mivtza Ahavas Yisroel (section)

== History of the Mivtza ==
The Mivtza was announced by the Rebbe on Chai Elul 5736 (1976), in a sicha where the Rebbe spoke about how every Yid must work with others and influence their immediate environment with the mitzvah of "[[Ahavas Yisroel]]," which means that every Yid must love another Yid "like yourself."

In accordance with all the Rebbe's Mivtzei Hamitzvos being "general mitzvos" which require extra care and enhancement, Mivtza Ahavas Yisroel stands at the forefront, as this mitzvah is, in the words of Chazal, "a great principle in Torah" and "the entire Torah."

The Rebbe expressed that all the Mivtzoyim he announced are founded and based on "Mivtza Ahavas Yisroel," because the explanation for fulfilling this mitzvah is that all of Am Yisroel is "one complete structure," like one body, to the extent that every Yid says about another Yid that he is "his own flesh and blood." Therefore, the fulfillment of any mitzvah by one Yid affects another Yid, particularly a mitzvah that is general and fundamental - such as the mitzvos chosen by the Rebbe for special enhancement.
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