imon ides ▁used ▁ ▁to ▁interpret ▁how ▁far ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁char ity . ▁Ma imon ides ▁taught ▁that ▁the ▁Law ▁correctly ▁says ▁in ▁ ▁" You ▁shall ▁open ▁your ▁hand ▁wide ▁to ▁your ▁brother , ▁to ▁your ▁poor ." ▁Ma imon ides ▁continued ▁that ▁the ▁Law ▁taught ▁how ▁far ▁we ▁have ▁to ▁extend ▁this ▁principle ▁of ▁tre ating ▁kindly ▁every ▁one ▁with ▁whom ▁we ▁have ▁some ▁relationship ▁— ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁other ▁person ▁off ended ▁or ▁wrong ed ▁us , ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁other ▁person ▁is ▁very ▁bad , ▁we ▁still ▁must ▁have ▁some ▁consideration ▁for ▁the ▁other ▁person . ▁Thus ▁ ▁says : ▁" You ▁shall ▁not ▁ab hor ▁an ▁Ed om ite , ▁for ▁he ▁is ▁your ▁brother ." ▁And ▁if ▁we ▁find ▁a ▁person ▁in ▁trouble , ▁whose ▁assistance ▁we ▁once ▁enjoyed , ▁or ▁of ▁whom ▁we ▁have ▁received ▁some ▁benefit , ▁even ▁if ▁that ▁person ▁has ▁subsequently ▁wrong ed ▁us , ▁we ▁must ▁bear ▁in ▁mind ▁that ▁person ' s ▁previous ▁good ▁conduct . ▁Thus ▁ ▁says : ▁" You ▁shall ▁not ▁ab hor ▁an ▁Egypt ian , ▁because ▁you ▁were ▁a ▁stranger ▁in ▁his ▁land ," ▁although ▁the ▁Egypt ians ▁subsequently ▁opp ress ed ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁very ▁much . ▁ ▁De uter onomy ▁chapter ▁ 2 5 ▁Reading ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁ ▁" You ▁shall ▁not ▁take ▁a ▁wid ow ’ s ▁ra iment ▁to ▁p ledge ," ▁Ma imon ides ▁taught ▁that ▁coll ater al ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁taken ▁from ▁a ▁wid ow