Rabbi Chaim Mintz discusses the concept of loving one's fellow man in Torah.
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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Chaim Mintz’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.
an online question online from uh Sarah Solomon we from where she doesn't tell me where across the street I don't think so Solomon isn't the she has but Hill's statement Hill told uh the convert well you know do don't do onto somebody else what you don't want done to you that's the entire Torah so your question is isn't H's statement that the whole world the whole Torah is true obviously that's not the whole is true obviously that's not the whole Torah what about well uh I think we have to explain to the everybody what we're talking about over here did the tells us that a non-jew came to Hill and said first he came to shamai shamai and he said to him teach me the Torah on one foot foot so shamai took his stick and threw him out got upset with him were he making fun hold to one foot so he went to Hill and Hill told them should love your friend like yourself that is the Torah and the rest of it is the explanation and that is what the Torah is all about so uh person's question is that uh how uh person's question is that uh how about loving hasem loving your your friend like yourself to love God is also why do you say the word of the answer is like this it's a a little bit uh this explanation I don't want to take too much time explaining it but it's a very important fundamental idea
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- 0:00an online question online from uh Sarah Solomon we from where she doesn't tell me where…
- 0:31is true obviously that's not the whole Torah what about well uh I think we have…
- 1:01foot so shamai took his stick and threw him out got upset with him were he…
- 1:32uh person's question is that uh how about loving hasem loving your your friend like yourself…
- 2:02idea Judaism that God gave us physical examples in order for us to understand spiritual ideas…
- 3:02or God created happiness and joy God created joy and happiness we have to thank God…
- 3:32and created love and Brotherhood and peace it's a creation it doesn't have to be but…
- 4:02all always God talks about himself you should love God like a man loves his wife…
- 4:33high of God if we wouldn't have any people to love we would know what it's…
- 5:04please them anybody love somebody else if you really love how can I please what can…
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