When Israel received the Torah at Sinai, they united as One Man with One Heart and thus they received the ability to elevated themselves above themselves which allowed them to love one another before themselves.
For it is the Light of the Torah that transforms one from selfishness to selflessness.
Two thousand years ago Israel was plagued by baseless hatred, divided into numerous sects and factions. In the midst of this came the Moshiach, the Living Embodiment of Torah, only to be subjugated to this same hatred and be crucified by All Israel. This oneness of hatred resulted in the Temple's destruction forty years later according to the Laws of Tzaraat, where the Lashon Hara, evil speech, has manifested itself in the form of a plague on the walls of one's house and needs to be torn down. So too, YHWH's house, had to be torn down in judgment.
In such circumstances the Light of Torah fades and loses its power. Only true love of fellowman inspired by love of YHWH can re-illuminate the Torah to the people of YHWH. Such unselfish, laying-down-one's-life type of love, like the love of the Moshiach renders the Torah powerful,
Torah life can only be fulfilled in assuming mutual responsibility for one another. For obedience to the Torah is summed up in love for one another. This is the true meaning of fellowship....taking upon oneself the mantel of responsibility for your brother, as you do for your own life.
This is the essence of covenant, when one cares for his brothers' needs as if that life is his own. United in blood kinship through covenant.
The above article was inspired and partially quoted from:
It's Time to Debunk Misconceptions About the Torah, by
Michael Leitman as published on Haaretz, 5/24/17
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