Uplift: Unconditional Love

In this short Uplift clip for Elul, Rabbi Silber reminds listeners that Hashem's love is not conditional on performance: not on the mitzvos we do, not on the self-improvement we're working on, not even on who we might become. He contrasts this with human love — even the most devoted parent's love for a child waxes and wanes — to show that Hashem is the one truly unconditional and unchangeable source of love in the world. Elul, he teaches, is the month when that love is felt most intensely, as the King leaves His palace and becomes more accessible than at any other time of year.

• Hashem's love for you isn't earned through mitzvos or self-improvement — it's simply unconditional.
• Even the most devoted human love waxes and wanes; Hashem's love for you never does.
• Elul is the month when Hashem's unconditional love is felt more intensely than at any other time of year.