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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." <br><br>
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 <b><u>all</u></b> 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.<br><br>
Yet, according to the Chinuch and the Rambam, ray'acha is taken to refer
to one's fellow Jew only. <br><br>
Can anyone shed some light on this? <br>
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Yitzchok Levine</body>
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