G‑d then informed Moses of the corrective punishments for engaging in the relationships that were forbidden at the end of the preceding section of the Torah. After concluding these laws, G‑d stated that the Jewish people must observe them because “I am G‑d.”
Whom to Love
אֲנִי ה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר הִבְדַּלְתִּי אֶתְכֶם מִן הָעַמִּים:
(ויקרא כ:כד)
[G‑d instructed Moses to tell the Jewish people,] “I am G‑d . . . who has distinguished you from other peoples [by giving you My laws].”
Leviticus 20:24
Feelings of love toward another person can be very strong. So strong, in fact, that they might cause us to consider defying the Torah’s prohibitions or even forsaking G‑d altogether if we become attached to someone forbidden to us. G‑d therefore reminds us that He, the creator of the world and the source of love, issued these prohibitions, so we should not expect any positive outcome from transgressing them. Should we ask why G‑d implanted in us the ability to become so strongly attached to another person that it might compel us to defy Him, the answer is: in order to reward us commensurately for overcoming this challenge; we can be assured that G‑d can be relied upon to reward us amply when we comply with His will.1
This is difficult
What if these people are to your family and you love them even with ther faults
Are you not supposed to ever see them even if you yourself are not breaking the laws
That to me seems impossible unless I am not reading it correctly
Please help me to understand
This teaching is in the context of forbidden marriages discussed in the preceding verses. It is that type of relationship that is forbidden and we must reject, regardless of how strong our love is.
It is in no way intended to imply that we should not see or have a connection with those who sin. It is only that we should not violate any commandment, even if it would seem to us to be an act of love to do so.
Thank you Rabbi for clarifying
I appreciate it
Indeed: this question and answer proofs to read and understand things IN CONTEXT.