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The Baal Shem Tov teaches that every single Jew is cherished by G-d. This is even more so during exile, when the Jewish people is “afflicted.” When one reaches out to a Jew who is distant and reveals that he, too, is an “only child” of G-d, then G-d’s kindness and compassion for the entire people become aroused.

“The Lord G-d is a sun and a shield.” “The Jewish people are likened to the moon.” The union between man and G-d is formed when a person makes himself a “small luminary,” a reflection of G-d.

This lively, Simchas Torah Nigun, was a favorite of the Rebbe’s father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak. Here, it is sung at Birkat Hachamah, the Blessing of the Sun.