בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ
צִוּוּי לִרְדֹּף אַחַר הַשָּׁלוֹם בְּכָל מָקוֹם.
("סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ"- תְּהִלִּים לֵד טוּ, וְכֵן:"אָמַר רַב חֶלְבּוֹ: אָמַר רַב הוּנָא : כָּל שֶׁיּוֹדֵעַ בַּחֲבֵרוֹ שֶׁהוּא רָגִיל לִתֵּן לוֹ שָׁלוֹם יַקְדִּים לוֹ שָׁלוֹם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר:"בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרוֹדְפֵהוּ", וְאִם נָתַן לוֹ וְלֹא הֶחֱזִיר, נִקְרָא גַּזְלָן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר:"גְּזֵלַת הֶעָנִי בְּבֵיתְכֶם"- בְּרָכוֹת ו ע"ב)
תרגום
ביטוי (אנגלית)
Seek Peace and Pursue It
הגדרה (אנגלית)
A commandment to pursue peace everywhere.
("Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it" - Psalms 34:14, and likewise: "Rav Chelbo said in the name of Rav Huna: Anyone who knows that his friend is accustomed to greet him with peace should precede him with peace, as it is said, 'Seek peace and pursue it'; but if he greets him and the other does not return the greeting, he is called a robber, as it is said, 'The robbery of the poor is in your houses'" - Berachot 6b)