Kof or Kofer? (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} embenshaul) wrote, |
I hadn't heard that quote; I like it a lot!
My title comes from a story in the Talmud about the great rabbi Hillel (and his "arch rival," as it were, the rabbi Shammai). As the story goes,
(quoted from here)
My title comes from a story in the Talmud about the great rabbi Hillel (and his "arch rival," as it were, the rabbi Shammai). As the story goes,
A gentile once came to Shammai, and wanted to convert to Judaism. But he insisted on learning the whole Torah while standing on one foot. Shammai rejected him, so he went to Hillel, who taught him: "What you dislike, do not do to your friend. That is the basis of the Torah. The rest is commentary; go and learn!"
(quoted from here)
