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==Obligation== | |||
# There is a an obligation to love one's fellow Jew as he loves himself. <ref> Vayikra 18:19 </ref> | |||
==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> | |||
# One should find joy in the succsess of other and avoid feeling jealous just as one would celebrate his own success. <ref> Mishpitei Hashelom pg. 144 in the name of the Ramban. </ref> | |||
==Who is one Obligated to Love?== | |||
# The mitzva to love your fellow applies to all Jews regardless of age or gender. <ref> Shulchan Aruch HaMiddot vol. 2 pg. 47 </ref> | # The mitzva 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> | ||
