In judaism does exist something similar like this phrase God loves the sinner but not the sin?

in christianity is very popular his phrase but I don’t know if does exist in equivalent in judaism?

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  • The specific term comes from Ghandi (Hindu)
    The closest Christian formulation from St. Augustine – “With love for mankind and hatred of sins.”

    Though people might not recognise the phrase,
    the concept itself is of fundamental importance in Judaism.

    But Jews generaly do not do pithy aphorisms.
    The closest phrasing (though much longer) that I can think of is a conversation in the Babylonian Talmud between rabbi Meir and his wife Bruria.

    The story goes that
    Rabbi Meir was regularly abused by a local street gang or some such.
    One day he was angry and began to pray for their demise.
    Bruria asked him “How can you do such a thing?”
    Meir replied “does it not say ‘in that day the wicked will be no more’ ?”
    Bruria pointed out “it does not say the people will perish. You should pray that they abandon their wickedness — then they will be righteous and the verse will be fulfilled.”
    Then rabbi Meir prayed for their prosperity —
    and the young men did well, and came to be under the influence of good teachers, and became righteous people.

    another thought —

    When the Temple stood, every year, on the festival of Sukkot 70 animals were sacrificed – 1 on behalf of each of the nations of the world (by Jewish tradition there are 70 primary nations)
    This was done no matter whether the nations were being nice to Israel or attacking Israel or what.

    !! even better —

    See the story of Jonah.
    God sends Jonah to Nineveh, the capitol of Assyria to try to get them to repent.
    Jonah refuses because Assyria has been attacking Israel — so he wants the Assyrians destroyed.
    Long story short … Jonah goes. They repent. He sits down in mourning.
    God points out to him that he loves all his creations and wants them all to do well.
    – Chosen by Asker

  • No, Judaism doesn’t do catch phrases. We believe all humankind is born pure, and repentance returns us to a pure state. G*D has mercy on all. It rains on the just and unjust alike. All who keep the 7 Noachide laws have a place in the world to come.

    * To behave justly in all relationships, and to establish courts of justice.
    * To refrain from blaspheming G*d’s name.
    * To refrain from practicing idolatry.
    * To avoid immoral practices, specifically incest and adultery.
    * To avoid shedding the blood of ones fellow man.
    * To refrain from robbing ones fellow man.
    * To refrain from eating a limb torn from a live animal.

    www.NoahideNations.com
    www.okbns.org

  • No, there is no equivalent phrase in Judaism. In Judaism, all people are born innocent and good. The Christian concept of sin doesn’t exist anywhere in Jewish beliefs.

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    Jewish

  • Jews believe all Jews andall Gentiles can go to heaven if the laws of Noah are followed

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