Page 13 - Love in the Torah

INTRODUCTION

A small child does not know of racial segregation, hatred or anger;
classifying people based on their religion, culture or nation, or the ra-
tionale behind persecuting other people because every child is born
with a disposition for love. Hatred is an affliction acquired later, a trap
of the devil. Satan uses the weak spots in one’s
self to teach him to hate, more or less, at

every stage of his life. The innocent child
who initially knows only to love and to
sacrifice can become loveless through
a sense of hatred being taught to him
over time. Eventually, he becomes