[Avodah] Love your fellow as yourself

[Prof. Levine]

The new translation of RSRH's commentary on Vayikra translates pasuk 
19:18 as "but you shall love your neighbor's welfare as though it 
were your own."

 From Rav Hirsch's commentary it seems to me that he interprets the 
work l'ray'acha to apply to all of mankind, to one's fellow man, and 
not just to one's fellow Jew. Indeed, he writes, "For the duty of 
love that is under discussion here is incumbent in regard to all our 
fellow men." (page 624. My emphasis on the word all.)  Further in his 
commentary of this pasuk Rav Hirsch refers to Avos 6:1, namely that 
one who loves Hashem loves His creatures. His creatures would, of 
course, include all mankind.

Yet, according to the Chinuch and the Rambam, ray'acha is taken to 
refer to one's fellow Jew only.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Yitzchok Levine 
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