That’s one peirush in Rashi and it deserves a great deal of explanation, but since it’s not the subject for now, we'll go to the other peirush. The second peirush in Rashi is ׁ ָּ̆מַמָך¿ר≈בֲח. ‘What is hateful to you, do not do to your friend’ means your friend, a fellow of flesh and blood. You shouldn’t hurt people; you shouldn’t rob people or step on people’s toes.
Most of the mitzvos, Rashi says, are laws of not wronging your fellow man. That’s why bein adam lachaveiro was not only the first thing before Matan Torah, it was the first thing after too. Mishpatim; a whole parsha of bein adam lachaveiro.
As soon as the glorious experience of Matan Torah concluded, the Am Yisroel was on such a high that they were ready to accept it all. עַמ¿ׁ ̆ƒנ¿ו ה∆ׂ ֲ̆ﬠַנ – We want to do everything! Just let us know what!
And what did Hashem say? “Here are the mishpatim, the laws of dealing with your fellow man; all forms of damages, and the monetary relationships with those around you.” Sit down next week to learn Mishpatim with peirush Rashi and you’re reading a law book! All the details of how to treat your fellow man’s property; his cows and his sheep, his shirt and his land. All the various payments for bodily injury, and the laws of torts and contractual agreements.
And that’s most of the Torah! Rashi says that the majority of the mitzvos are laws against wronging your fellow man, laws of getting along properly with your fellow man. That’s a majority of our Torah obligations. It’s the majority of our Torah study, the majority of our accomplishments in this world, and the majority of our reward in the World to Come. Bein adam l’chaveiro is the ikkar, that’s what Hillel told this ger.
