How can we love every Jew?

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How can we love every Jew?

July 16, 2008 · Filed Under Other Jewish World Commentary ·

Written by: Dan Illouz

A thought provoking post by Chana got me to think about the question she asks. I will let our readers try and give their answer in the comments section. Eventually, maybe I will write a post about this:

How can one love every Jew?

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4 Responses to “How can we love every Jew?”

Julia Says:
July 16th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
By trying to be non-judgemental and accepting of others. Chana's post is excellent!
Ayala Says:
July 16th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Although we may not love all Jews' actions we must love their intrinsic G-dliness, know that spiritually, even though it may be hidden, we all strive for the same things, and that we are all connected to Eretz Yisrael. Great post!
ClooJew Says:
July 16th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I don't think, lulei demistafina, it has to do with being "non-judgmental." One can be very judgmental of one's children and still love them. The idea is to recognize that each Jew is precious to God and love them for that reason alone.
Zemer Says:
July 17th, 2008 at 2:28 am
Chana touched on some very important concepts. I think that the actual definition of real love is a recognition at a deep level of the beauty and G-dliness of a person. If you examine relationships of true love in your life and the lives of people around you, you will find this to be true. G-d infused every Jew with a spark of His essence; G-d created every human being as an expression of an aspect of G-d that is entirely unique. When we love someone, we have begun to discover their unique G-dliness, and to see how this person is a real reflection of G-d. And we can apply the concept in the opposite direction: to love someone, we need to apply ourselves to trying to find this intrinsic Divinity of him/her. And this is behind Chana's principle of finding a quality or pattern of behaviour in a person that is worth learning or acquiring for ourselves: in other words, it means finding something in this person that is so special and G-dly that we want to integrate it into our selves. Chana's point about flaws is very true. I find that very often, the people that I dislike or have difficulty tolerating have certain traits or behaviours that are painful for me to be exposed to, because of my own experiences.