Editing Ahavas Yisroel (section)

== Ahavas Yisroel Today ==
In 5751 (1991) on Shabbos Parshas Mattos-Massei, the Rebbe spoke about Ahavas Yisroel and introduced a tremendous innovation. Ahavas Yisroel today - said the Rebbe - is not for the sake of correcting the cause of the [[Galus (Exile)|galus (exile)]] - sinas chinam (baseless hatred) - as it was until now, that we increase in ahavas chinam (unconditional love) to bring the [[Geulah - Redemption|Geulah (Redemption)]], because the cause of the galus has already been corrected (!). Ahavas Yisroel today is because of the spark of Moshiach that exists in every Jew, and it serves as a taste of the true and complete Redemption, when all Jews will be united through the spark of Moshiach that is in each and every one.

It should be noted that this historic announcement is connected to other milestones in our progress toward Redemption, which the Rebbe pointed out in recent years. For example: the completion of the work of spreading the wellsprings, the end of the war of the soldiers of the House of David, the completion of polishing the buttons, the completion of the teshuvah work needed for the coming of the Redemption, and the completion of the work of refining the sparks.