The embodiments of love as portrayed in the Bible are contextualized in the lived experiences of individuals whose encounters with others (including the deity) provide the prism through which to conceptualize love primarily as a concrete "act," and not only as a sensation or as spiritual inclination. In this paper, I will provide examples of the “duty” to love other humans, animals, and nature and the specific contexts for embodying love including observing the Sabbath day, its fundamental appreciation of creation, the emphasis on family, community, and hospitality towards “strangers,” its liturgy, feasts, rest, and love it engenders.
Embodiments of Love of Neighbor in the Jewish Tradition
The embodiments of love as portrayed in the Bible are contextualized in the lived experiences of individuals whose encounters with others (including the deity) provide the prism through which to conceptualize love primarily as a concrete "act," and not only as a sensation or as spiritual inclination. In this paper, I will provide examples of the “duty” to love other humans, animals, and nature and the specific contexts for embodying love including observing the Sabbath day, its fundamental appreciation of creation, the emphasis on family, community, and hospitality towards “strangers,” its liturgy, feasts, rest, and love it engenders.