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==Obligation== | ==Obligation== | ||
# There is a | # There is a Biblical obligation to love one's fellow Jew as he loves himself. <ref> Vayikra 18:19: "ואהבת לרעך כמוך", Rambam (Sefer HaMitzvot aseh no. 206)</ref> | ||
# This mitzvah is rewarded greatly<ref>Ketubot 77b</ref> and is considered one of the major pillars of the Torah.<ref>Mishna Avot 1:2 states that one of the three pillars of the world is kindness. Rabbi Akiva in Beresheet Rabba 24:7 says that this mitzvah of loving your fellow Jew is one of the great pillars of the Torah.</ref> | |||
==What does it Include?== | ==What does it Include?== | ||
# Included in this commandment is to have pity on fellow Jews and on their money. Also, to speak positively of other Jews and to be concerned about their honor. <ref> Mishpitei HaShalom pg. 144 </ref> | # Included in this commandment is to have pity on fellow Jews and on their money. Also, to speak positively of other Jews and to be concerned about their honor. <ref> Mishpitei HaShalom pg. 144 </ref> | ||
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==Who is one Obligated to Love?== | ==Who is one Obligated to Love?== | ||
# The | # The mitzvah to love your fellow applies to all Jews regardless of age or gender. <ref> Shulchan Aruch HaMiddot vol. 2 pg. 47 </ref> | ||
# One is obligated to love his fellow, even if he doesn't love himself. Therefore it is forbidden to insult others even if one doesn't mind when others put him down. <ref> Shulchan Aruch Hamiddot vol. 2 pg. 39 </ref> | # One is obligated to love his fellow, even if he doesn't love himself. Therefore it is forbidden to insult others even if one doesn't mind when others put him down. <ref> Shulchan Aruch Hamiddot vol. 2 pg. 39 </ref> | ||
# The Mitzvah to love a fellow Jew applies even to a person who does not like or get along with other people and even if he insults or embarrasses them. As well, there is a mitzvah to do chessed and acts of kindness to a person who is selfish and does not do so for others. <ref> Shulchan Aruch HaMiddot vol. 2 pg. 39 </ref> | # The Mitzvah to love a fellow Jew applies even to a person who does not like or get along with other people and even if he insults or embarrasses them. As well, there is a mitzvah to do chessed and acts of kindness to a person who is selfish and does not do so for others. <ref> Shulchan Aruch HaMiddot vol. 2 pg. 39 </ref> | ||
