EPISODE · Feb 11, 2025 · 11 MIN
Judaism, Loving Your Enemies, & Beshalakh
from Real Rabbi NYC · host Juliet Elkind-Cruz
We've all been a part of a culture that teaches that Christianity is all about love, and Judaism is about stringency of the law.Yuck! Love is so much nicer, right?But it's simply not true! In fact, a central value of Judaism is love, and the teaching that we should love our enemies comes from Judaism, not Christianity!But that's a complicated question. Should we love our enemies, in fact? And how do we do that, even if we wanted to?Please leave a comment with thoughts...
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We've all been a part of a culture that teaches that Christianity is all about love, and Judaism is about stringency of the law.Yuck! Love is so much nicer, right?But it's simply not true! In fact, a central value of Judaism is love, and the teaching that we should love our enemies comes from Judaism, not Christianity!But that's a complicated question. Should we love our enemies, in fact? And how do we do that, even if we wanted to?Please leave a comment with thoughts...
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