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The Torah of Adonai, Blessed be His Name, was given as instruction for Israel to live in harmony. Israel was/is to love Adonai and each other completely.

When Noach was instructed to bring both clean and unclean animals on board the ark, they were to be cared for equally. I can imagine that Noach did not say to the unclean ones, "you are unclean, fend for yourselves". No, just as he cared for and met the needs of all under his care, we too should have the same attitude for one another.

Yeshua said in the book of John 13 34 ...love one another; as I have loved you, ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

This is a Torah commandment from D'varim (Deuteronomy) not to be forsaken. In the so-called 'messianic' movement, and other movements, this is not well practiced. Why? Perhaps arrogance, selfishness, the belief of 'knowing it all', etc.. I too have been guilty and we must endeavor to fulfill this mitzvah to love. It takes practice and total submission to the will of our Father and not our own will.

To know God is to keep His commandments

3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. 9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

1 John 2:3-11

art by Michael Yosef Robinson