Wow. What a week it's been! It still feels to me like a Wednesday. I don't feel like it's the weekend. I'm not sure if I'm in denial or what but hey, I guess I've earned a bit of a break.
- Don't Charge Interest: N/A
- Help Someone Laugh: Throughout middle and high school, I felt like it was my job to entertain my friends. Like if they weren't happy or smiling, it was my job to change that. It's a wonderful position to be in but it's also very detrimental. I didn't spend enough time trying to cope with what I was feeling. I think it's important to know that helping someone laugh is a wonderful thing, but it isn't your job if you're not up to it.
- For Whom Was I Named?: I know I was supposed to get more information on my great grandmother but all I can think is guteneshama, guteneshama, guteneshama...
- A Lifesaving Brive: N/A
- The Little Indecencies That Reveal Character: N/A
- "The Most Beautiful Etrog I Have Ever Seen": N/A
Day 85: "Do Not Stand by While Your Neighbor's Blood Is Shed": The Requirement to Intervene
When we see a homeless person huddled in the cold on a sidewalk, we usually walk by. Maybe we drop a coin in his cup, maybe we give him something to eat, maybe we smile and hope that's enough.
When we see an accident on the side of the highway, we usually keep driving. We assume someone has called for help, we slow down and look at the damage and we keep going.
This apathy isn't enough. I'm a hypocrite for saying this because how am I to know when someone is in need of serious help? I'm only human. But the important thing to remember is that we are commanded to be upstanders. We are required to intervene if someone's life is in danger, if someone is at risk.
We can just stand by; we have to stand up.
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