The Baal Shem Tov taught: To live a G‑dly life, to keep all the mitzvahs with awe, with love, and with joy—this is not something distant from you. It is who you truly are. Because within you is a soul, a G‑d point, a divine living being that cannot allow itself to be torn away from G‑d, that only desires to be always at one with Him. For this thing is very close to you, in your mouth and in your heart, to do it. (Deut. 30:14) The Alter Rebbe taught: Here’s what you must do: Fix a time each day to study the words of inner Torah and ponder who G‑d is, who you really are, and what the relationship is between your...