Leviticus 19:17
לֹא תִשְׂנָא אֶת אָחִיךָ בִּלְבָבֶךָ הוֹכֵחַ תּוֹכִיחַ אֶת עֲמִיתֶךָ וְלֹא תִשָּׂא עָלָיו חֵטְא
You shall not hate your kinsfolk in your heart. Reprove your kinsman but incur no guilt because of them. [JPS translation. Edited for gender neutrality]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. What does it mean to hate someone in your heart? How does hatred for someone affect how we treat that individual?

2. How does this text speak to the laws of tzedakah?

Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)