Hayom Yom 8 Cheshvan - A Mitzvah connects the person with G-d

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Oct 23, 2023 · 8m

מִצְוָה לְשׁוֹן צַוְתָּא וְחִבּוּר

The word mitzvah is related to the word tzavsa, meaning “connection.”

וְהָעוֹשֶׂה מִצְוָה מִתְחַבֵּר עִם הָעַצְמוּת בָּרוּךְ הוּא

A person who performs a mitzvah forges a connection with the Essence of G‑d —

שֶׁהוּא הַמְצַוֶּה אֶת הַצִּוּוּי הַהוּא

with the One Who gives that command.

וְזֶהוּ שְׂכַר מִצְוָה מִצְוָה

This is the meaning of the teaching of the Sages that “the reward for a mitzvah is a mitzvah.”

דְּזֶה מַה שֶׁנִּתְחַבֵּר עִם עַצְמוּת אוֹר אֵין סוֹף מְצַוֶּה הַצִּוּוּי, זֶהוּ שְׂכָרוֹ

The reward for a mitzvah is the connection it makes with G‑d’s…