[Buggman]

On another occasion it happened that a certain heathen came before Shammai and said to him, "Make me a proselyte, on the condition that you teach me the whole Torah while I stand on one foot." Thereupon he chased him away with the builder's cubit that was in his hand. When he came before Hillel, (he also asked Hillel to teach him the entire Torah while standing on one foot) Hillel replied, "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor: that is the whole Torah while the rest is commentary; go and learn it." (b.Shabbat 31a)

"Love your fellow as yourself - Rabbi Akiva says this is a great principle of the Torah." (Kedoshim 19:18, Toras Kohanim, ibid. See also Talmud Yerushalmi, Nedarim 9:4; Bereishis Rabbah 24:7)

Shalom

[Zionist Conspirator]

Yes, I am quite aware of the story of Hillel (and I should have known someone would bring it up).

The heathen demanded to be taught the Torah while standing on one foot. What else could Hillel say?

Hillel would never have argued that the ritual commandments and taboos are essentially unimportant or meaningless, nor would he reduce the Torah to purely rational morality, as you well know.