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<p>Loving another as one's self entails treating the other as we would want to be treated.</p>
 
<p>Loving another as one's self entails treating the other as we would want to be treated.</p>
 
<mekorot><multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:18</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>,&#160;<multilink><a href="RambamHilkhotEivel14-1" data-aht="source">Rambam</a><a href="RambamHilkhotEivel14-1" data-aht="source">Hilkhot Eivel 14:1</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Maimon (Rambam, Maimonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Maimon</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SeferHaChinukh243" data-aht="source">Sefer HaChinukh</a><a href="SeferHaChinukh243" data-aht="source">243</a><a href="Sefer HaChinukh" data-aht="parshan">About Sefer HaChinukh</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:18</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="HaKetavVeHaKabbalahVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">HaKetav VeHaKabbalah</a><a href="HaKetavVeHaKabbalahVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:18</a><a href="R. Yaakov Mecklenburg (HaKetav VeHaKabbalah)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yaakov Mecklenburg</a></multilink>,&#160;<multilink><a href="RDavidZviHoffmannVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">R. D"Z Hoffmann</a><a href="RDavidZviHoffmannVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:18</a><a href="R. David Zvi Hoffmann" data-aht="parshan">About R. David Zvi Hoffmann</a></multilink></mekorot>
 
<mekorot><multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:18</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>,&#160;<multilink><a href="RambamHilkhotEivel14-1" data-aht="source">Rambam</a><a href="RambamHilkhotEivel14-1" data-aht="source">Hilkhot Eivel 14:1</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Maimon (Rambam, Maimonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Maimon</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SeferHaChinukh243" data-aht="source">Sefer HaChinukh</a><a href="SeferHaChinukh243" data-aht="source">243</a><a href="Sefer HaChinukh" data-aht="parshan">About Sefer HaChinukh</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:18</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="HaKetavVeHaKabbalahVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">HaKetav VeHaKabbalah</a><a href="HaKetavVeHaKabbalahVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:18</a><a href="R. Yaakov Mecklenburg (HaKetav VeHaKabbalah)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yaakov Mecklenburg</a></multilink>,&#160;<multilink><a href="RDavidZviHoffmannVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">R. D"Z Hoffmann</a><a href="RDavidZviHoffmannVayikra19-18" data-aht="source">Vayikra 19:18</a><a href="R. David Zvi Hoffmann" data-aht="parshan">About R. David Zvi Hoffmann</a></multilink></mekorot>
<point><b>"ואהבת את רעך" vs. "אָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ"</b> – R. D"Z Hoffmann asserts that the difference between these formulations relates to the nature of the love.&#160; The "לְ" connotes love which is expressed through actions rather than emotions, as it something you do "to" the other.</point>
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<point><b>"ואהבת את רעך" vs. "אָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ"</b> – R. D"Z Hoffmann asserts that the difference between these formulations relates to the nature of the love being commanded.&#160; The "לְ" connotes love which is expressed through actions rather than emotions, as it something you do "to" the other.</point>
 
<point><b>Can you command an emotion?</b></point>
 
<point><b>Can you command an emotion?</b></point>
 
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Version as of 13:13, 19 July 2021

Love Your Neighbor As Yourself

Exegetical Approaches

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Actions

Loving another as one's self entails treating the other as we would want to be treated.

"ואהבת את רעך" vs. "אָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ" – R. D"Z Hoffmann asserts that the difference between these formulations relates to the nature of the love being commanded.  The "לְ" connotes love which is expressed through actions rather than emotions, as it something you do "to" the other.
Can you command an emotion?

Generosity of Spirit

The verse commands that we should want for the other what we would want for ourselves.

Love

The law demands that one should feel love for one's neighbor, just as one does for one's self.

Sources:Moses Mendelssohn
Can you command an emotion
"לְרֵעֲךָ" – who is included?
"כָּמוֹךָ"
"ואהבת  את רעך" vs. "אָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ"
Context
Comparable verses