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 The intent of the presentation below is to deepen the understanding of the objective of worldwide chaburas on Ahavas Yisrael and how we hope it will help to achieve Jewish unity.  The presentation can be used to help explain the project, "Ahavat Yisrael", to those who may be interested in joining or forming a chabura.

The speaker is Rebbetzin Tziporah Harris, and she began forming these groups in November 2008.

The chabura members commit themselves to learning and reviewing the halachos of Ahavas Yisroel as stated in the Shulcha Aruch:

1. Speaking well of your fellow Jews (obviously without allowing this to lead into the trap of lashon Hara)

2. Respecting your fellow Jews (by giving them validation, acknowledgment and appreciation)

3. Caring about their material and physical needs

4. Doing teshuvah on past failures or omissions in these areas.

The commitment that participants are asked to make is as follows:

I undertake to help awaken ourselves and the Jewish people to pursue Ahavas Yisrael as if our lives depend on it. For the next 40 days I will invest efforts in the following areas:

1. Becoming a more loving and giving person and releasing my negative internal blocks that get in the way of my Ahavas Yisrael

2. Restoring, building and deeping close relationships

3. Pursuing Ahavas Yisrael in my own community (pursue loshon tov and strife free environment in schools, shuls, workplaces and neighborhoods

4. Reaching out beyond my community with Ahavas Yisrael (have a good eye and kind words for other Jews regardless of their affiliation or level of observance)

The Ahavas Yisroel initiative is for women to get together once a week for 7 weeks, either in person or by conference call. They begin by saying a perek of tehillim for the sake of the Jewish people which broadens our sense of commonality and hashivos and for people we know. We review the three dinim of Ahavas Yisroel with each other. We talk about our successes and failures. Do we really have praiseworthy inner dialogue about others and outer dialogue? How did we talk about people? What could we share about the beauty that we have seen in other people with the other members of our group? Did we treat others with respect, what could we share about this, our successes and failures so we can strengthen each other? Without lashon Hara, chas vshalom of course.

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