"דעלך סני לחברך לא תעביד. זו היא כל התורה כולה, ואידך פירושה הוא: זיל גמור"
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D'`alakh s'nai l'khavrekh la ta`avaid. Zo hi kol hatora kulahh, ve'idakh perusha hu: zil g'mor — That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor. That is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation. Go and study it. — Babylonian Talmud, tractate Shabbat 31a
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Hillel the Elder
Hillel the Elder (c. 110 BCE–10 CE) was a Jewish religious leader who was born in Babylon and lived in Jerusalem during the time of King Herod. He is one of the most important figures in Judaic history, associated with the Mishnah and the Talmud. He was the ancestor of a long line of rabbis, including Judah haNasi, who compiled the Mishnah, and Judah's son, Hillel the Younger.
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