Editing Ahavas Yisroel (section)

==== The Reasons for the Essential Nature of Ahavas Yisroel ====

===== • Ahavas Yisroel is Ahavas Hashem: =====
Since every Jew is a child of Hashem, as mentioned in the verse "Banim atem l'Hashem Elokeichem" (You are children to Hashem your G-d), every Jew is beloved to Hashem. Therefore, when one loves the beloved, it is as if one loves the one who loves. Also, because every Jew has a divine soul which is "a part of G-d above, mamash (truly)," and "when you grasp a part of the essence, you grasp it all," since Ahavas Yisroel contains Ahavas Hashem, it is an essential love because every Jew has an essential love for Hashem, and because of this, he has an essential love for every Jew.

===== • All of Am Yisroel is Included in the Soul of Adam Harishon: =====
All of Am Yisroel were originally included in one general soul, which is the soul of Adam Harishon, and therefore every Jew is a part of this whole and is also included in his fellow. Moreover, since all are rooted in one essence, and essence - even when divided into particulars - in each particular there is the entire essence, since "when you grasp a part of the essence, you grasp it all." Therefore, every other Jew is like himself, and in loving another Jew, he is not loving another but loving himself.