LEV650 [This verse]. Man's moral obligations to his fellowman derive from religious perceptions of human rights and from practical considerations of the needs of society. The Judaic doctrine of the equality of all men, inherent in the biblical account of Creation, grants every individual equal rights and privileges. Man's freedom of action is consequently circumscribed by the rights of other people. One may do or say whatever he desires so long as he does not infringe upon the prerogatives and sensitivities of his neighbors. These bounds are expressed in Hillel's (1st cent.) paraphrase of the Golden Rule: "What is hateful unto thee, do not do unto others" (Shabbat 31). (Continued at [[GEN46]] Genesis 1:26 image BLOCH 254-5)