Kamocha: If You Don’t Love Yourself, You Can’t Love Me
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Kamocha: If You Don’t Love Yourself, You Can’t Love Me
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What does it actually mean to love another “like yourself”? In this honest and emotionally charged shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz unpacks the depth of the word “kamocha” — like yourself — in the mitzvah of Ve’ahavta l’rei’acha kamocha. This isn't about being nice or agreeable. It's about the raw inner work of learning how to treat others with the same nuance, patience, compassion, and depth that you (sometimes secretly) extend to yourself.
But what if you don’t love yourself? What if your internal dialogue is cold, angry, or disconnected? Then that becomes the ceiling for how much love you can give someone else. That’s where the work begins.
In this Shiur:
- Why we often feel alone even when surrounded by others
- How self-compassion is the key to unlocking real love for others
- What it means to "see the sign" hanging over every person: Work In Progress
- Why your inner world always leaks into your outer relationships
- How living as a soul — not as a performance — changes everything
This shiur is a gentle but urgent reminder: before you ask how much you love others… ask how you speak to yourself. Because the mitzvah doesn’t just say to love — it says to love like you love you.