Dear Brother

A poor soul approached who was singing the blues He asked, 'What does God no longer want me to do?' 'What is hateful to you, do not do to others All the rest is commentary, my dear brother' He said, 'I've never heard it that way before When you've time, I'd like to hear more' Though I thanked the blues singer very much ~ Hillel's words, not mine, his heart touched _____________________________________ Hillel was a Talmudic Sage of the 1st Century BCE. On the brink of the Sabbath one late Fri- day afternoon, a stranger asked him: 'Tell me the Torah on one foot.' Hillel replied, 'What is hateful to you do not do to others. All the rest is commentary. Go and learn.' (Talmud, Shabbos 31a)