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Nitzutz Mashiach - Spark of Mashiach
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==== Bringing the Redemption ==== By virtue of the spark of Moshiach within every Jew, each person has the power to bring about the general redemption - by revealing their particular spark through their service with all the powers of their soul. Even though we're talking about just a private spark and the individual service of a Jew - since the spark of Moshiach is an internal and essential matter, the principle applies: "When you grasp a part of the essence, you grasp it all." Therefore, even one spark can bring about general redemption throughout the entire world. This is also the reason for Rambam's ruling that when "a person performs one mitzvah - he tips the scale for himself and the entire world toward merit, and brings salvation and deliverance to himself and to them" - because through a mitzvah, even a single one, the spark of Moshiach is revealed and affects the entire world. The spark of Moshiach also emphasizes even more the power of a Jew to crown Melech HaMoshiach and connect to him through the proclamation of "Yechi HaMelech" (Long live the King). For if every king has a deep connection to his people (which is why he depends on them, as "there is no king without a people") - for Melech HaMoshiach the connection is even deeper, because of the spark from his soul that exists within every Jew. Similarly, this spark gives Melech HaMoshiach the power to redeem each and every Jew, even those at the lowest levels - since they too have a connection to Moshiach through the spark of his soul that illuminates within them. This is similar to what is explained about Moshe Rabbeinu, who was able to take all of Israel out of Egypt only because of the part of Moshe Rabbeinu that illuminated within each member of Israel. The work of Ahavas Yisrael (love of fellow Jews) in the special manner relevant to our generation, the period of "the threshold of redemption," while emphasizing the unity of Israel through the level of Yechidah, "the point of unity beyond division" - is made possible through the power of the spark of Moshiach.
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