While I have no exact count, I read somewhere (don't recall if it was Ramba"m or similar source) that loving the convert is the one mitzvah that is repeated most often in the Torah. If this is true, why? If I'm mistaken, please tell me which oone is the most repeated.
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3My sister was turned down for a shidduch by a mother who 'would not have her son date the daughter of a convertess'. I have heard from friends of mine who have a convert father that he has not always been treated with the reespect he deserves. Perhaps we are reminded of this over and over because there is an innate tendency for us to mistreat converts. – Baby Seal May 9 '14 at 18:53
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1One of my friends converted many years ago. I did not support her conversion, but she did it, anyway. She has proven my assumption to be wrong. She is more meticulous than I, and I have had great esteem for her. – DanF May 9 '14 at 18:57
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judaism.stackexchange.com/a/36192/4682 :D – Baby Seal May 9 '14 at 19:01
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Large amount of overlap: judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/8558/… – Menachem May 11 '14 at 20:56
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Agreed that there is a lot of overlap. I shall leave the decision to close as duplicate to voters. It's too close a call for me to decide either way. – DanF May 12 '14 at 18:00
Hashem knew it's the mitzvah that would be violated the most as the makeup and appearance of the Jewish nation would vary so widely in the diaspora. The concept of what a Jew looks like was irrelevant then and now, yet the prejudice against the other nations would always spread.
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Agreed - it s a credible answer, but I would appreciate source on this thought. Thanks – DanF May 12 '14 at 17:24
