Positive commandment · Mitzvat Aseh #206 of 613
To love every member of our people
לאהוב כל בני אדם מבני ברית
The verse · Vayikra 19:18
לֹא־תִקֹּם וְלֹא־תִטֹּר אֶת־בְּנֵי עַמֶּךָ וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ אֲנִי ה׳
“Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.”
The Rambam’s words
To love every member of our people, as [Leviticus 19:18] states: "And you shall love your neighbor as yourself."
לאהוב כל בני אדם מבני ברית, שנאמר: "וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ" (ויקרא יט, יח).
Why · Sefer HaChinuch #243
Love of Israel
“The root of the commandment is well-known — as in the way that he acts to his fellow, so will his fellow act to him. And there will be peace among the creatures with this.”
Who & when
“And this commandment is practiced in every place and at all times.”
Where in the Mishneh Torah
Hilchot Human Dispositions הלכות דעות