Is It Asking Too Much to Love Your Neighbor as Yourself?

Romantic, idealistic Christianity says no. Sober, practical Judaism says yes.

From Parable of the Good Samaritan by Jan Wijnants, 1670. Wikipedia.

From Parable of the Good Samaritan by Jan Wijnants, 1670. Wikipedia.
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Philologos
Dec. 30 2015
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