A Good Jewish definition of love

[Mark]

The three loves--love of G-d, love of and love of one's fellow--are one. One cannot differentiate between them, for they are of a single essence. And since they are of a single essence, each one embodies all three.

So if you see a person who has a love of G-d but lacks a love of and a love of his fellow, you must tell him that his love of G-d is incomplete. And if you see a person who has only a love for his fellow, you must strive to bring him to a love of and a love of G-d--that his love toward his fellows should not only be expressed in providing bread for the hungry and water for the thirsty, but also to bring them close to and to G-d.

(From the words spoken by the Lubavitcher Rebbe immediately following his formal acceptance of the leadership of Chabad-Lubavitch in 1951)

[R' Y'hoshua Moshe]

Amein! Now that is wisdom, a three-fold love. May this teaching go out into Yisrael and to the Nations.

Shalom,

Reuel

[nasah]

When He said "Feed my sheep!" I don't just envision a physical meal, but a spiritual one. This spiritual feeding has been greatly neglected for a long time, and a belly filled without a spiritual follow up will stay empty still, and lay fallow for still some time to come.....

Shalom,
nasah

[Mark]

There are actually two words that are translated "feed" in the John 21 passage. The first and third are the word "bosko" which mean to provide fodder or pasture the flock. The middle word is the poimon which means to tend or to shepherd. It is the same root as the word we use for "pastor".

[nasah]

Thanks for the info! Very interesting. I see several dimensions of application for that.
Basically it is an instruction to guide and instruct those we feed giving the right amounts as well as correct instructions on how to utilize.
I see how that completes the picture of what we are to do.

That's a balance i'm still struggling to find.

Shalom,
nasah