CHABAD.ORG Love and Hate By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
At the center of the Mosaic books is Vayikra. At the center of Vayikra is the “Holiness Code” (chapter 19) with its momentous call: “You shall be holy because I, the L‑rd your G‑d, am holy.” And at the center of chapter 19 is a brief paragraph which, by its positioning, is the apex, the high point, of the Torah:
Do not hate your brother in your heart.
You must surely admonish your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against the children of your people.
Love your neighbor as yourself. I am G‑d.1
I want, in this study, to examine the second of these provisions: “You must surely admonish your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.”
At the center of the Mosaic books is Vayikra. At the center of Vayikra is the “Holiness Code” (chapter 19) with its momentous call: “You shall be holy because I, the L‑rd your G‑d, am holy.” And at the center of chapter 19 is a brief paragraph which, by its positioning, is the apex, the high point, of the Torah:
Do not hate your brother in your heart.
You must surely admonish your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against the children of your people.
Love your neighbor as yourself. I am G‑d.1
I want, in this study, to examine the second of these provisions: “You must surely admonish your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.”
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