Reply To: Lo sichanem

Cs – ok, so the Lubavitcher rebbe didn’t say that most goyim are CHUMH”A; i found it surprising to make such a statement.

I also disagree with the idea that doing a chesed to help someone without personal gain is lishma. Mitzvos are done leshem shomayim. If ab atheist wants to help someone, his actions – though without personal gain – are avodah zara, because he thinks that he has the independent power to help or harm others.

An act that is pure is one that is done for Hashem alone, whether it be chesed, or any other mitzvah.