Jul 24, 2026 · 3 min · 5 segments
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This sounds beautiful, but it brings up a practical question.
You can command someone to do an action like eating matzah or giving charity, but how can you force your heart to suddenly feel love? The commentators explain that the Torah gives us a secret rule about how the human mind works.
Your heart follows your actions.
If you sit around waiting to suddenly feel inspired or full of love, it might never happen.
But if you start acting like you love someone, that feeling will naturally grow inside of you.
How do we act with love towards Hashem? by looking at the beautiful world He made, thinking Him through the good things in our life, and doing mitzvahs with a smile.
The more good actions we do, the more our hearts open up, and the more we will naturally feel that love for Hashem.
This is a huge lesson for our everyday lives and relationships.
Sometimes we don't feel like helping out at home or we don't feel motivated to be nice to a sibling or a classmate because we aren't in the mood.
If you force yourself to do a kind action first, your feelings will catch up.
Smile anyway, help out anyway, and do the right thing anyway.
By changing your actions on the outside, you will end up changing how you feel on the inside.
This sounds beautiful, but it brings up a practical question.
You can command someone to do an action like eating matzah or giving charity, but how can you force your heart to suddenly feel love? The commentators explain that the Torah gives us a secret rule about how the human mind works.
Your heart follows your actions.
If you sit around waiting to suddenly feel inspired or full of love, it might never happen.
But if you start acting like you love someone, that feeling will naturally grow inside of you.
How do we act with love towards Hashem? by looking at the beautiful world He made, thinking Him through the good things in our life, and doing mitzvahs with a smile.
The more good actions we do, the more our hearts open up, and the more we will naturally feel that love for Hashem.
This is a huge lesson for our everyday lives and relationships.
Sometimes we don't feel like helping out at home or we don't feel motivated to be nice to a sibling or a classmate because we aren't in the mood.
If you force yourself to do a kind action first, your feelings will catch up.
Smile anyway, help out anyway, and do the right thing anyway.
By changing your actions on the outside, you will end up changing how you feel on the inside.
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