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Basis Of Ethics:
Compassion For Others
Monday, January 9, 1995 ❖ 9 Shevat 5755
6:30 to 7:30 PM
Meet our teachers, decide which class is right for you!
Continuing and new classes begin the week of February 5.
RABBI IRWIN GRONER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
NEW CLASSES INCLUDE .
ABOUT OUR TEACHERS
Total Beginner
• Conversational Hebrew
Hebrew Interactive
Monday nights (every other week)
Learning Center and
Hebrew Programs at the
• Twice-A-Week Beginner
Agency for Jewish
Conversational Hebrew
Education. She holds
Tuesday & Wednesday mornings
graduate degrees from
Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University. She is ❖ Brown Bag Lunch Time
the author of curricula used throughout the
Beginner Conversational
community and is a past recipient of the
Hebrew
Berman Outstanding Professional Service Award
Wednesdays
and the Schochet Outstanding Teacher Award.
❖ Advanced Hebrew Reading
Ronit Goutkovitch is a Hebrew instructor at
Wednesday nights
Akiva Hebrew Day School. A graduate of the
OR JOIN A CONTINUING CLASS
Teacher's College in Nahalal, Israel, she received
special IDF training in teaching reading, social
IF THE LEVEL IS RIGHT FOR YOU.
psychology, and treatment of people with learning
For a complete schedule call
disabilities.
(810) 354-1050.
Ahuva Newman has been teaching Hebrew
for 21 years. She holds degrees from Hebrew
MIDRASHA
University and Wayne State University. Ahuva
Center for Adult Jewish Learning
teaches Hebrew at Temple Shir Shalom and
Temple Emanu-El as well as at Midrasha.
Nira Lev directs the
Tziona Ragowsky holds degrees from Bar
Ilan University and Tel Aviv University. She has
20 years teaching experience in Israel. In
addition to teaching adult Hebrew at Midrasha,
Tziona is an adult educator and instructor at
Temple Israel.
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he Torah continues the smaller and weaker. Therefore,
saga of liberation of the He- if the two animals are yoked to-
brew people from Egyptian gether, the smaller animal suf-
slavery. Throughout the fers, and this is, therefore,
narrative, the Bible describes forbidden.
Jewish tradition has always
Pharaoh repeatedly as a relent-
less and ruthless despot, a king disapproved of the hunting of an-
whose "heart is hardened." Nine- imals for sport. It's only in recent
teen times, the sages point out, years that I have ever encoun-
the phrase "hard heart" occurs in tered Jews who kill animals for
the description of Pharaoh's re- fun..
IfJurlsism teaches compassion
sponse to Moses' plea of freedom.
The Bible and the Jewish tra- for the lower animals, how much
dition were pointing to more than more does it teach compassion for
Pharaoh, and their judgment ex- our fellow human beings? The
tended beyond Egypt. The con- biblical tradition is suffused with
dition of the "hard heart" was not an awareness of the suffering of
limited to the Egyptian Pharaoh, all living things. Jewish morali-
nor to the Roman Caesars, nor to ty is based on the universal prin-
the Hitlers and the Stalins of ciple that we must respond with
every age, for the world is filled "rachmonos." Its sinful not to feel
compassion.
with many little tyrants.
Allard heart is the mark of one
who has no compassion, magna-
nimity, or generosity of spirit.
Pharaoh was preoccupied with
buildings that would immortal-
ize his name, pyramids that
would glorify him through the
centuries. He was obsessed with
What is the root of the word
greed and power. He brooked no
disagreement and allowed no "rachmonos"? The term defies lit-
kindness, charity or sympathy for eral translation. It means sym-
men and women, or even chil- pathy, mercy, love, tenderness
and empathy. It is derived from
dren.
The foundation stone of Jew- the Hebrew word "rechem" which
ish ethics, the principle of Jewish means the womb of the mother.
morality, is that a person must "Rachman° s" is the all-embrac-
have mercy on everyone and ing love of a mother, suggesting
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everything. What is the gravest her warmth, protection, nurture
sin? I believe it to be cruelty. The and secure affection.
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basic term with which to under-
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ethical response is "rachmonos." those who were born out of the
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The Bible presents the story of same womb. The word univer-
the slavery in Egypt and utilizes sally expresses the tender feel-
it as the leit-motif for the com- ings of a parent for an offspring.
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mitment to demonstrate com- That supreme quality of mercy
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passion. We are to remember our and compassion is in the love of
degradation and oppression, the God, the Father, for His children.
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Torah states, not to keep alive the
tell a Jew, even if he has violat-
hatred
of
our
oppressors,
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rather to extend compassion to ed all the laws of the Torah, by a
those who are not secure and free. distinguishing characteristic. He
Over and over again does the is compassionate. Jews are call
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press the strangers." Why not? compassionate children of com-
"Because you know what it was passionate ancestors. In a world
like to be a stranger, you were so often devoid of compassion, the
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Ezekiel 28:25-29:21.
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