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

December 30, 2015

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

By Philologos

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

Got a question for Philologos? Ask him directly at philologos@mosaicmagazine.com.

“Is there a Hebrew word for a cliffhanger?” asks Mosaic reader Frederick Stone. “Your column of December 16 has me all worked up, and now I have to wait two weeks for its second part? Oy, the suspense!”

Suspense, Mr. Stone, was the point. I’ll continue where I left off.

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