© D. Yael Bernhard Ahavta l'reyecha kamocha (אהבת לרעך כמוך) . . . Love thy neighbor as thyself. So read the Hebrew words written on this painting, and etched into the Judeo-Christian tradition that has persisted since the Torah was given to Moses on Mt. Sinai over three thousand years ago. The concept is so embedded in our culture, it's almost like stating the obvious.