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en-wikipedia-org-5561		Jewish views on love - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	4957	467	76	Some Jewish sources have emphasized the importance of self-sacrifice in regards to putting our needs second to another's, but Rabbi Akiva's teaching of "Your own life takes precedence to that of another," contradicts his own principle of loving thy neighbor as thyself.[2] Thus, for example, the Jewish philosopher Lenn Goodman speaks of how laws regarding the suffering of animals ideally "create a sensibility of love and kindness."[11] Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, a Jewish historian believed that at the core of Judaism the covenantal model between the Jewish people, God, and the Land of Israel, explains our "obligation to respond to the needs of the other."[12] Tirosh-Samuelson thought about the possible meanings when this model was expanded to include the earth as a whole, showing the importance of treating all living creatures with respect. Love between God and human beings[edit] "Greater Love Hath No Man: The Jewish Point of View of Self-Sacrifice." In Contemporary Jewish Ethics, edited by Menachem Marc Kellner, 175-83.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-5561.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-5561.txt