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To illustrate the importance, the Gemara (Shabbat, 31a) relates the following story: A non-Jew came in front of Shammai and requested conversion on condition that Shammai teach him the whole entire Torah while standing on one foot. Shammai then drove him away with a builder's rod. The non-Jew then decided to ask Hillel to convert him on the same condition (that he teach him the whole entire Torah while standing on one foot). Hillel responded the following: "Do not do to your friend what is hateful to you...the rest is commentary, go learn!" We therefore see that according to Hillel, loving your fellow as yourself is so important that in essence it is the entire Torah!

Furthermore, Rashi (Shemos, 19;2) relates that when the Torah was given, the whole entire nation were like "one man with one heart." Meaning, there were no differences between them. They were all like one--in peace. The Yalkut Shimoni (Yitro, 273) relates that Hashem said, "The whole Torah is peace and to whom do I give it? To the nation which loves peace!" We therefore see the true greatness of pursuing peace--for without peace, the Jews would have never received the Torah!

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