Tosefta zu Dewarim 6:5
וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֥ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶֽךָ׃
Und du sollst den HERRN, deinen Gott, von ganzem Herzen, von ganzer Seele und von ganzer Kraft lieben.
Tosefta Berakhot
Rebbi Meir used to say, ‘It says [in the Torah], “And you should love Hashem, your God, with all of your heart …” (Deuteronomy 6:5) [That means that you should love God] with both of your inclinations, with the good inclination and with the evil inclination. “… and with all of your soul …” (Deuteronomy 6:5) [That means that] even if He takes away your soul [you should still love Him]. And so also it says, “Because for Your sake we are killed all the time …” (Psalms 44:23) [But there is also] another explanation. “With all of your soul” [means] with the soul that He created within you, as it says “Let my soul live and I will praise You …” (Psalms 119:175) And [also] it says, “All my bones will say,’Hashem, Who is like You?”’ (Psalms 35:10)’ Ben Azzai says, “’With all of your soul’ [means that] you should give over your soul to [the performance] of the commandments.”
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