## Tzava'at HaRivash Chapter 128

###### Tzava'at HaRivash 128:1
[Tzava'at HaRivash 128:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tzava%27at%20HaRivash/r/128:1)

**טעם למדת אהבה ויראה** מפני שאם לא הי' לאדם כ"א האהבה של השי"ת. הי' האדם רגיל תמיד עם השי"ת וגם הי' נטבע באדם אהבה ונעשה לו טבע. אך מכח היראה שעמה הוא ירא לגשת:

**The Way of The Baal Shem Tov. Adapted into English by Rabbi Amiram Markel and Yehudah Shimon Markel, 2020:**
The reason both love and fear of *HaShem,*blessed is He, are necessary, is as follows: If a person only had love of *HaShem*, blessed is He, he would become accustomed to always be with *HaShem*, blessed is He. The love would thus become so embedded in him that it would become natural and familiar to him. However, through fear of *HaShem* that is joined to love of Him, he fears approaching. This will suffice for the understanding.