Re’shit ḥokhmah (Beginning of Wisdom): On Love
Love: Chapter One
The concept of Love is further explained in the Zohar [II, Ki Tissa, 190b], where it is stated as follows:
The Torah contains within it love and brotherhood and truth. Abraham loved Isaac, [and] Isaac [loved] Abraham—they embraced one another. As for Jacob, both of them seized hold of him with love and brotherhood, each having…
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