God says in Parashay Vayera (Genesis 18:19), “כִּי יְדַעְתִּיו, לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֶּה אֶת-בָּנָיו וְאֶת-בֵּיתוֹ אַחֲרָיו, וְשָׁמְרוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָה, לַעֲשׂוֹת צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט – Because I know Abraham will command his children to follow in his way, and preserve the way of God, to be just and do the right thing.” Generally the word צְדָקָה – tzedakah is translated
There is a old Jewish parable told about two friends, I could tell you the story, but I think the below video does a much better job… http://youtu.be/R4RimGtG3p8 Hillel the Elder taught us that this point, “Love your neighbor, like you love yourself”, is the point of and base of the whole Torah and Judaism.
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