Definition: the state or quality of being faithful to a person, group, ideal, or tradition
Synonyms: fidelity, allegiance, duty, commitment, community, steadfastness
Discussion: The respected Rabbi Hillel questioned, “If I am not for myself, who is for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I?” (Mishveh: Ethics for the Fathers, 1:14). Loyalty, at the center of human values, cements social bonds between people, families, communities, and nations. It requires that we recognize a relationship to our fellow human beings: it must be cultivated and taught, because it is rarely instinctive. Loyalty involves duty, a sense of commitment and community, knowledge that each of us is a part of something greater than ourselves. It makes us aware of the duties and obligations we therefore have toward each other.
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