²⁸ Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the first commandment of all?” ²⁹ Yeshua answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. ³⁰ And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. ³¹ And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ �There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Mark 12:28-31, NKJV (Modified)

“TaSiM (תשים, you should set) alludes to TaShuM (תשום, you should evaluate). One must always evaluate his deeds to ensure that he is acting correctly, and to rectify his shortcomings (Likutey Moharan I, 15:2). Rebbe Nachman recommended the daily practice of hitbodedut (private, individualized prayer) as the highest path to self-awareness and God-consciousness.”�Rebbe Nachman’s Torah, Exodus-Leviticus, Breslov Research Institute, pg. 178

“Examine yourselves, if you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or don’t you yourselves know, that Yeshua the Messiah is in you? Unless you fail the test.”

2 Corinthians 13:5

וְאֵלֶּה הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תָּשִׂים לִפְנֵיהֶם

“Now these are the ordinances which you shall set before them.”�Exodus 21:1

You shall not hear a false report (23:1)

This is also to warn against hearing a true report in a manner that results in falsehood, such as when a judge agrees to hear one litigant without the other being present.

Mechilta cited at Chabad.org

“Any judge who judges a true judgment truthfully, even if he sits in judgment only one hour, the verse ascribes to him as if he became a partner to the Holy One, Blessed be He, in the act of Creation, as by means of a true judgment he upholds the world. This conclusion is derived by means of a verbal analogy [gezera shava]: It is written here: “And the people stood over Moses from the morning until the evening.” And it is written there, in the act of Creation: “And it was evening and it was morning, one day” (Genesis 1:5).”

Shabbat 10a, William Davidson Talmud, Sefaria.org

“It is even given an almost mathematical exactitude with the often reiterated belief in "measure for measure" (middah keneged middah): "all the measures [of punishment and reward] taken by the Holy One, blessed be He, are in accordance with the principle of measure for measure" (Sanh. 90a; cf. Sot. 8b); and "from the very creation of the world the Holy One, blessed be He, arranged that by the measure with which a man measures is he measured" (Gen. R. 9:11).”

JewishVirtualLibrary.org, Reward and Punishment

“For the way you judge others is how you will be judged — the measure with which you measure out will be used to measure to you.”

Matthew 7:2, Complete Jewish Bible

He who gives to the poor will not lack,�But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

Proverbs 28:27, NKJV

He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will pay back what he has given.

Proverbs 19:17, NKJV

When you lend money to My people, to the poor person who is with you Why does the Torah call the borrower a "poor person"? Don't wealthy people also borrow money? In fact, the one who has to borrow money finds himself in a position of din (judgment). We must strive to bring him into chesed (kindness). Therefore a loan is called gemilut chesed (literally, "doing acts of kindness"), for it brings chesed to the person who is in need of it (Likutey Halakhot IV, p. 376).

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Do not charge him interest Why is interest called neshekh (נשך)? Because it is like neshikhah (נשיכה), the "bite" of a snake. At first this bite is a small annoyance, but suddenly it swells up. So too, interest seems like a small "bite" at first, but it adds up and costs a person plenty (Rashi).

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“Although certain religions teach pacifism, Judaism permits self-defense. We are not required to “turn the other cheek.” Some scholars are of the opinion that Jesus said to “Turn the other cheek” (Matthew 5:38-39), in response to his literal and mistaken understanding of the biblical directive, “An eye for an eye” (Exodus 21:24).

R’ Bentzion Kravitz, Jews for Judaism

“Nor does a similar statement, “Let him offer his cheek to one who strikes him; let him be filled with reproach” (Lamentations 3:30), teach pacifism. Rather, in context, it teaches one to receive afflictions with the belief that whatever God does is ultimately for the good, even if the purpose is not apparent.”�R’ Bentzion Kravitz, Jews for Judaism

If you see the donkey of your enemy…you must surely help him

The mitzvah of helping another person—even an enemy—is aimed at creating unity and friendship. You must leave behind any remnant of strife and grudge that you bear to your enemy and nurture only love �(Likutey Halakhot VIII, p. 61b) .

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“Rabbi Mikhal gave this command to his sons: “Pray for your enemies that all may be well with them. And should you think that this is not serving G-d, rest assured that more than all prayers, this is, indeed the service of G-d.”�Tales of the Hasidim, Early Masters, Martin Buber, Shocken Books, Pg 156

If you see the donkey of your enemy…azov ta’azov “Your enemy”—this is a person who has sinned (Pesachim 13b). "Azov ta’azov"—you should leave behind (i.e., forget) what you have in your heart regarding him (Targum Onkelos). ChaMoR(חמור, donkey) is similar to ChuMRiyut (חומריות, materialism). This verse teaches that if you see a sinner struggling with his material desires, you should forget your ill feelings towards him. Forget all that you thought was wrong and evil about him and judge him favorably. In this way, you can lead him back into the realm of good (Likutey Halakhot VIII, p. 59b). If the Torah is referring to an actual enemy, then the Targum's explanation “Forget what you have in your heart about him” makes sense. But if the Torah is referring to a sinner, how can we forget that he is a sinner? We can—by judging him favorably. This elevates him to the scale of merit and relieves him of his heavy burden of sin. We must forget everything that we hold against him, or else he will never be able to shirk his burden (ibid., p. 60b-61a).

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"Therefore if there is any encouragement in Messiah, if there is any comfort of love, if there is any fellowship of the Ruach, if there is any mercy and compassion, then make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, united in spirit, with one purpose. Do nothing out of selfishness or conceit, but with humility consider others as more important than yourselves, looking out not only for your own interests but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves, which also was in Messiah Yeshua…”

"Who, though existing in the form of G-d, did not consider being equal to G-d a thing to be grasped. But He emptied Himself—taking on the form of a slave, becoming the likeness of men and being found in appearance as a man. He humbled Himself—becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason G-d highly exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Yeshua every knee should bow, in heaven and on the earth and under the earth, and every tongue profess that Yeshua the Messiah is Lord—to the glory of G-d the Father.”�Philippians 2:1-11

⁴³ “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’⁴⁴ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, ⁴⁵ that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. ⁴⁶ For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? ⁴⁷ And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? ⁴⁸ Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Matthew 5:43-48