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Judaism

Torah, Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World), Covenant & Ethical Action

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Verified Primary Attribution #1
“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? And if not now, when?”
— Hillel the Elder Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) 1:14
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Verified Primary Attribution #2
“It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it.”
— Rabbi Tarfon Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) 2:16
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Verified Primary Attribution #3
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. The highest degree of charity is to strengthen a person's hand so they need no longer depend on others.”
— Maimonides Mishneh Torah, Laws of Gifts to the Poor 10:7
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Verified Primary Attribution #4
“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.”
— Elie Wiesel US News & World Report (1986)
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