Rabbi Amiel used to say,
If a heathen were ever to approach me and ask me to teach him the whole Torah while standing on one foot, I would say to him, "The Lord wages war from generation to generation against the unjust. This is the essence of Torah. The rest is commentary. Go study." -Seymour Siegel quoting Hayim Rambani
Contrast that statement with Hillel's comment, "That which is hateful to you, do not do unto others."
If a heathen were ever to approach me and ask me to teach him the whole Torah while standing on one foot, I would say to him, "The Lord wages war from generation to generation against the unjust. This is the essence of Torah. The rest is commentary. Go study." -Seymour Siegel quoting Hayim Rambani
Contrast that statement with Hillel's comment, "That which is hateful to you, do not do unto others."
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