Even in the Talmud, Rabbis are consulted to settle disagreements between neighbors. I don’t know what follow-ups there might have been after those published settlements. Did the two neighbors follow them?

Where 2 must live as 1, fragility is high. Marriage has a high divorce rate. In earlier modern-Judaism, men were allowed a pilegesh (mistress) on the side to promote peace at home. Prior to that, polygamy was the rage. How many wives did Solomon have? Was there any discontent present in the harem?

World history has far more documentation of wars than peace. Royal marriages were often based on trade and peace arrangements with royals from other countries.

For the most part, religions and nations aside, every one is a fiddler on the roof – trying to make a living without dying. Aspirations about overall peace and coexistence are dreams and aspirations. They are the sum of beliefs from philosophers, poets, artists, and similar folk. And as you study those works, you’ll also find discordance among perspectives.

From pasts to present, the world continues – nations battle, people have fights amongst themselves, and groups are discriminated and persecuted. And those that aren’t comfortably in the average are often suspect even within their own groups.

So Am Echad is more difficult a concept than one G-d. For better or worse, as long as there is freedom of thought, there’ll be differing opinions and constructs. The odds against reaching Am Echad are greater than winning at Megamillions lotto. And once you’re the winner, you’re no longer comfortable being average. Most people and groups of people want the power in their terms rather than sharing it with others. Am Echad is an abstraction in human behavior, within societies, among societies, and between them. As an independent Jewish country, Israel must also struggle against the struggle among those within borders and those beyond. More powerful United States has similar struggles and many test the USA each day from within and without.

Perhaps only a holy messiah or powerful extraterrestrial force can bring unity. Even that will be tested and dissented against. Am Echad remains a phantom, a wisp of ghost, that offers a valuable jewel but has no takers. For even those that accept the Torah (as a holy Jewel) remain divided. Am Echad is a figment of imagination and, based on history, is likely to remain so. “Do unto others before they do it to you” or “Screw you” are far more common concepts – they’re tangible and real. “I’m okay, youre okay” pales in comparison to “Screw off, you crap”. As we live disturbingly and ever after disturbed.