v ot : ▁“ You ▁must ▁surely ▁open ▁your ▁hand ▁to ▁him ▁or ▁her ” ▁( De var im ▁ 1 5 : 8 ); ▁“ ... L ove ▁your ▁neighbor ▁as ▁yourself ” ▁( V ay ik ra ▁ 1 9 : 1 8 ); ▁“ Res cue ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁drawn ▁to ▁death ” ▁( Pro ver bs ▁ 2 4 : 1 1 ) ▁and ▁"... ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁mit z v ah ▁greater ▁than ▁the ▁re de em ing ▁of ▁capt ives .” ▁( Ma imon ides , ▁M ish neh ▁Tor ah , ▁Hil ch ot ▁Mat an ot ▁An iy im ▁ 8 : 1 0 - 1 1 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Sh ul chan ▁A ru ch ▁adds : ▁“ Every ▁moment ▁that ▁one ▁del ays ▁in ▁free ing ▁capt ives , ▁in ▁cases ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁exped ite ▁their ▁freedom , ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁tant amount ▁to ▁murder .” ▁( Sh ul chan ▁A ru ch , ▁Y ore h ▁De ' ah ▁ 2 5 2 : 3 ) ▁ ▁Lim itations ▁in ▁the ▁Pract ice ▁of ▁the ▁M itz v ah ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁M itz v ah , ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁performed ▁within ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁boundaries , ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁of ▁which ▁is : ▁ ▁“ One ▁does ▁not ▁r ans om ▁capt ives ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁their ▁value ▁because ▁of ▁T ikk un ▁O lam ▁( liter ally : ▁“ fix ing ▁the ▁world