אַהֲבָה עַצְמִית

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Egoism / Self-love

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Love in which a person loves themselves. Figuratively: egoism.

("And as we have already written in the introduction to Sefer HaPeleh, the reason God wished to show extra love to them, is that the highest goodness, the giving of the Torah, is self-love, like a father’s love for his son; and the highest goodness for Him, even besides the will of our son." – Panim Yafot, Shemot 19:17)