To get a clear understanding of ahava, let's examine the Hebrew word itself and learn how to love Hebraically. The commandments: Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal, do not covet; and whatever other commandment—all are summed up by this: Love your neighbor as yourself. That’s because Torah is the mind of ELOHIYM. Hebrew is a power-filled force that helps us better know the Scripture and the Scriptures’s author. Deuteronomy 7:7-9 tells us, “YAHUAH did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. Meaningful relationships have mutual giving. – Galatians 2:20Know therefore that YAHUAH your ELOHIYM is ELOHIYM; he is the faithful ELOHIYM, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands. Do the mitzvoth to help others.An amazing ahava story is found in Genesis 29 when Jacob worked for Rachel for many years. But whoever keeps His word, truly in him the love of YAHUAH is perfected. Since the Shema is composed of verses from the Torah, its recital fulfills that obligation.The recitation of Ahava Rabbah fulfills the mitzvah of saying a blessing before This article is about a prayer and blessing. And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. Your submission to the lifestyle of the Scriptures is the world’s proof that we love Him and are committed to YAHUAH. The Mount of Olives is the elevation just north of Silwan.The historical record reveals that the Jewish People have been gathering According to Judaism, man can have several forms of love toward the God of the universe. Ahavat Torah is a warm, spiritual, and welcoming Jewish community in west L.A. where each person’s presence is acknowledged and valued. Rather than treating love and brotherhood simply as a lofty ideal, Judaism specifies in detail how to carry it out.A Jewish man studies at a Yeshiva (Orthodox Jewish seminary) in Jerusalem.All of the commandments in the Torah (first five books of the Bible) describe how to love one another and God.In addition to the most basic of the Ten Commandments that we shall not kill, there are commandments that specify that we not harm others through shoddy construction of homes, to not leave a stumbling block in the way, or to help those whose lives are in danger if it will not endanger our own lives in doing so.Traditionally, all other commandments may be suspended when a life is at stake.A Jewish boy puts money in the pushke, a box kept in Jewish homes for collecting funds to give to the poor and other benevolence.The Torah commands us to help others with their burdens and to give charity (tzedakah) to the poor.There are laws concerning business behavior — examples being not to use false weights or to defraud in buying and selling, and not to charge interest on a loan. חֶמְלָה גְּדולָה וִיתֵרָה חָמַלְתָּ עָלֵינוּ: אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ. Here in this chapter a man comes to Messiah and asks how he can inherit eternal life.
וְלא נֵבושׁ לְעולָם וָעֶד: כִּי בְשֵׁם קָדְשְׁךָ הַגָּדול וְהַנּורָא בָּטָחְנוּ. Our members are drawn together by a love of Jewish ethics, culture and tradition. And they will bond together in order to fulfill Your Will with full hearts וְיַחֵד לְבָבֵנוּ לְאַהֲבָה וּלְיִרְאָה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ. The root word of ahava is “ahav.” The term ahav in Hebrew means, “to give.” True ahava, true love, is more concerned about giving than receiving. The Torah is not a burden when it is motivated by ahava. The Rabbi replied, “do to others what you want done unto you for this is the whole of Torah.” The man quickly converted as he learned Torah from that one passage and that one foot.The letter of the law says “do not murder” but the Spirit of the Torah says to not create any circumstances where another person could be harmed. Torah study ingrains in us the idea that ELOHIYM is the infinite source of all wisdom and defines the ultimate in “meaning.” Therefore personal goals and desires cannot compare, and you’ll drop anything which is not consistent with the will of YAHAUAH,” wrote one teacher.Our Torah says, “You shall love YAHUAH your ELOHIYM with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your possessions.” When you love YAHUAH with all of your heart or “lev,” you are basically loosing self to Torah. The Savior tells him to “keep the commandments” and then specifically discusses the 10 Commandments with him. He wants Yashar’el to be devoted to Him alone. It includes all food and chlorine-free diapers; there is no annual supply fee. בַּעֲבוּר אֲבותֵינוּ שֶׁבָּטְחוּ בְךָ. “Therefore ahavta YAHUAH your ELOHIYM and guard His charge,” Deuteronomy 11:1. It means to set aside our life, so that His Life can come forth from our hearts. Being the center of someone’s attention isn’t love. “The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Yahshar’el sought for rest, YAHUAH appeared to him from far away. Since we have trusted in Your great and awesome holy Name, let us rejoice and be gladdened by Your salvation. You become so overwhelmed that Torah study becomes your very essence and you want to absorb as much as you can. Love does no wrong to a neighbor.
For judgment is without mercy to the one who hasn’t shown mercy. Torah Chayim – literally the book “instructions for living” is YAHUAH’s communication to the world. חֶמְלָה גְּדולָה וִיתֵרָה חָמַלְתָּ עָלֵינוּ: אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ. But love is much more than can be tasted with candy or seen in the movies and read in a romance novel.We can understand God’s intention for love by looking at it in His holy language (lashon hakodesh), Hebrew, and in Scripture.Hebrew is one of the most ancient of languages — so ancient that Jewish literature describes the creation of the earth using this language.Because it is a foundational language to the ancient world, it can give us great insight into the meaning of love.