Rabbi Akiva teaches: “Love your
neighbor as yourself (Lev. 19:18) constitutes the greatest principle of the
Torah. Note that the Torah does not say,
“Since I was humiliated, let it be just the same for my neighbor, or “Since I
was insulted, let my neighbor be insulted as well.” Rabbi Tanhuma says, “If you choose to behave
in such a manner, know well whom you are actually insulting, for “God created
humankind in the divine image.” (Genesis 5:1) – Shabbat 156b
When we give the best of
ourselves, we become the best self.
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